One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
The above Malta High School students were those chosen by the Malta Kiwanis Club to participate in the annual Kiwanis sponsored Malta-Swift Current, Sask., student exchange student program. From the left are Kenny Blunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blunt, Elaine Jacobson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jacobson; and exchanges Alan Roberetson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Mangis; Dennis Fahlgren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fahlgren, and Barbara McKeon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis McKeon. PCN 1969.
100 years ago
April 23, 1919
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz were recent arrivals from Minnesota. They had filed on a homestead on Assiniboine Creek.
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A great shortage of farm labor was reported throughout the county with most farmers trying to get their crops in single-handed.
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J.M. Brayton, Andrew Tweedie, and Herb Stucke had taken civil service examinations at Glasgow for the position of postmaster at Malta.
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Robert Wylder and Myrtle Monroe of the North Bench were married at the home of Rev. Kiracofe at Lovejoy.
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Among those who received naturalization papers in district court were Louis Tuma and Frank Hornof.
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The high school sophomores wrote a letter of cheer to Edna Robinson who had been ill for a week.
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Phillips County men at Camp Merritt, N. J., awaiting discharge from the army were Sgt. Ray Gardiner, Bugler Dick Thompson, Sgt. Fred L. Robinson, Pvt. Urie Coe, Pvt. John Crowley, and Pvt. Lars Kodalen.
75 years ago
April 20, 1944
Beet workers ordered for county
An order for 218 Mexican nationals for beet work was placed through the Phillips County Extension Office and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company on Monday this week.
Carnahan-Tremblay wedding rites Tuesday
Miss Lucy Anne Tremblay, Regina, and Mark Carnahan, Malta, were married Tuesday morning at the Catholic Church by Father J. W. Crowley.
The attendants were Mrs. Sylvester Olsen and Aime Tremblay, sister and brother of the bride was dressed in a light blue suit with blue accessories. A wedding breakfast was served at the Fred Carnahan home after the ceremony.
Fire Destroys Shack
A grass fire which got out of control north of the Clack Service Station Wednesday morning destroyed a small trailer shack before the Malta Fire Department could arrive on the scene. A trailer house nearby, owned by Ed Young, was saved.
Spring football practice underway
Spring football practice got underway Tuesday night with 35 gridsters reporting. Of this number, 10 are letterman of last falls team which won the division and lost the NOrthern Montana championship 7-0 to Shelby.
Two prairie fire on Sunday call out squad
Fire fighting equipment of the county-state-federal fire prevention squad was called out Sunday afternoon to extinguish two fires burning simultaneously in the district south of Malta. A fire started on the Copple farm, got out of control and swept across several stubblefields on the Bernal Southwick place and a fire on the Clyde Waters place burned over about 60 acres of range land on the Tom Beavers ranch.
Two more grass fires
All fire fighting equipment of the county organization was called to the vicinity of the American Legion Plunge Tuesday afternoon to control a stubble fire that got out of control when wind changed and burned over a large section of land. A fire on the Ed Ferm farm west of Malta on the south side of the river called out the fire fighters Wednesday afternoon when the wind changed and swept flames to the vicinity of the Hugh Taylor buildings.
50 years ago
April 23, 1969
Black water can be expected from City water mains
City Engineer Bud Halser this week notified the citizens of Malta that they may expect a little "black water" from their faucets for the next few days. Hasler said this was because the city street sweeper is buying used and is getting water from fire hydrants. This use of the hydrants after the long winter distributes sediment in the water lines.
To National 4-H
Dennis Haser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haser, will be leaving this weekend for the National 4-H Conference in Washington D. C.
Haser, a Malta High School senior, is one of four Montana delegates who will be attending the conference at the National 4-H Center in Washington.
25 years ago
April 20, 1994
MHS names '94 valedictorian, salutatorian
Daniel Low has been selected as valedictorian of the Malta High School Class of 1994 and Lara Wilson has been named salutatorian.
Mr. Low is the son of John and Linda Low of Malta. Miss Wilson is the daughter of Joe and Joyce Wilson.
10 years ago
April 19, 2009
Council okays welcome sign funds
The Malta City Council has joined the Chamber of Commerce in an efforts to welcome people by committing funds for new welcome signs.
Last week the Chamber's executive board and City Council both pledged $2,500 to help pay for new welcome signs.
Port of Morgan to get $14,469,565 to upgrade
The stimulus bill will have one good effect in Montana as an estimated $77 million is being allocated from the stimulus bill to spend on the five ports of entry along the U.S. Canadian Border.
The Port of Morgan north of Malta should be receiving $14,469,565.
Editor's Note: Billings-based CTA Architects-Engineers, served as the subcontractors for $7.5 million to rebuild the Port of Morgan, according to the Independent Record, Aug. 25, 2009.
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