One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Young Cowboys, Cowgirls get riding trophies...First place winners receiving trophies at the Boots and Saddles Day Sunday are, left to right, Diana Robinson, Vicki Oxarart, Van Truman, Bim Oxarart, Allie Olsen, Pattie Sue Smith, Greg Oxarart and Mike Adams. Greg Oxarart was high-point boy and Patti Smith was high-point girl for total points accumulated on May 29 and July 24. (Feigel Photo, 1966.)
Junior Princess Hopefuls...Contestants for the title of 2006 Junior Princess for the Phillips County Fair Rodeo are, from left: escort Nolan Simanton, contestants Avery Wiese, Katie Czereda, Kiera Simonson, Billie Orahood, 2005 Princess Chelsea Gard, contestants Frankie Orahood, Ashley Tremblay, Kourtney Simonson, Madison Rose Waters and escort Jarret Werk. 2006.
100 years ago
July 27, 1916
GN Bridge catches fire
The Great Northern bridge on eand a half miles east of Vandalia caught fire last Saturday shortly after No. 1 passed over it and the center of the bridge was entirely destroyed. A freight train was rushed to the fire but too late to save the rest of the bridge. Numbers 4, 224, and the local freight were held up at Hinsdale until early Sunday morning and No. 28 was sidetracked at Vandalia. The fire was supposed to have started from the live coals in ashes dumped from No. 1.
75 years ago
July 24, 1941
Aluminum collections started
With a rattle of post and a cleaning pan, Phillips County opened its drive for scrap aluminum Monday. The drive will continue all this week and will end early next week. Girl Scouts in Malta are contacting homes throughout the city and collecting the metal.
Dr. G. W. Setzer, chairman of the the drive for this county, said that results are gratifying but that householders should make every effort to search their homes for toys, kitchen ware, household appliances and gadgets which have outlived their usefulness. Dr. Setzer said that Montana is one of the five states that first began the campaign.
Nearly 100 pounds of scrap aluminum have been collected by Girl Scouts of Dodson under the supervision of Mrs. Dwight Jones. The Woman's Club of Loring and Whitewater are conducting the drives in their respective communities. At Zortman and Landusky, Harry Witcomb is supervising the collections and at Saco the Jaycees under Mayor Martin Hanson are collecting the scrap aluminum.
Editor's Note: Scrap metal drives were held across the United States to help in the war effort in Europe. The United States would not officially join WWII until the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
J. R. Larcombe is elected Post Head
J. Russell Larcombe was elected Commander of Phillips County Post No. 57, American Legion, at the Monthly meeting held in the basement of the Fifth Avenue Hotel Monday night. He succeeds Lawrence Castlemen.
Wolffe injured when car strikes bridge west of town
Paul Wolffe, 22, who was seriously injured early Sunday morning when his automobile struck a bridge five miles west of town is in the hospital recovering from a broken leg, cuts, bruises and possible internal injuries.
Exact details of the accident cannot be learned but it was believed Wolffe, whose home is in Rapid City, S.D., lost control of his car and the vehicle swung over to the opposite side of the road striking the abutment of the bridge. The force with which the car crashed into the bridge twisted iron. Wolffe has been employed on the Steve Holman Ranch near Dodson.
50 years ago
July 28, 1966
80 4-H girls participate in Self-Made Dress Revue
Approximately 80 4-H girls participated in the 4-H Dress Revue Friday at the Villa Theatre. "Stairway to the Stars" was the theme for the revue which was open to the public. Junior Leaders acted as narrators.
Winners in the Senior Division were Teresa Hould, first; Pat Cummings, second and Charlotte Mitchell, third. The costumes made and modeled by the girls in this division were special occasion and wool. Teresa will get a trip to the 4-H Congress at Montana State University at Bozeman in August where she will compete in the state competition.
From the News Files
41 years ago (1925.)
Pete Whiteford was in critical condition after being thrown over a fence while riding a bucking bronc at a stampede in Glasgow.
Phillips County has been included in a tour of interested growers of Bliss Triumph potatoes from southern states. Samples of Montana seed potatoes sent to Santa Fe, N.M., the previous spring had produced good results.
25 years ago
July 24, 1991
Construction going strong at Saco
Hampered by rain and mud, by the end of this week construction will be on schedule at Saco School.
The construction of a new gym with a college-sized playing floor, all new lockers, band room, library and several other rooms broke ground on April 15 and is scheduled for completed by September 15, 1991.
The cost of the addition will be about $1.2 million when complete.
Questions and frustration aired at public meeting
A large crowd of angry and frustrated farmers, ranchers and concerned citizens gathered Tuesday night at the BLM's public meeting to solicit comments and questions regarding the draft of the Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan.
The anger and frustration came mainly from what local landowners are seeing as disregard for their concerns and their livelihood in the BLMs preferred alternative management plan and in many serious inaccuracies to maps and other data included in the report.
As only lady put it, "It's got us really scared. We are going to have the black-footed ferrets whether we want them or not."
10 years ago
July 26, 2006
Local swimmers first at Lewistown
The Malta Swim Team took first place in Lewistown this past weekend with 55 of the team's swimmers in attendance.
Earning high point honors for the Malta Swim Team at the Lewistown meet were Quintin Boos, Midget Boys, Nicole Arnold, Junior Girls and Cole Brown, Bantam Boys.
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