One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
10 Years Ago –
June 13, 2012
484th MP Company stands ready to deploy
It’s going to be brutally hot in Afghanistan when two Montana Army National Guard companies from eastern Montana arrive for duty this week, so what better place to train than the hot Texas desert?
The soldiers have spent two months at Fort Bliss, honing their skills before deploying for a year. The guard recently sent four Montana journalists to Texas to view the training and interview the soldiers just before they board airplanes headed east.
The 484th has about 150 people, including two women ready for their first overseas assignment, except for two members, only six months back, who volunteered to go again.
The MPs are given a tricky task in anticipation of the pullout of American troops from Afghanistan in a year or two. They are to train the Afghan National Police, the primary police force in a country that has only a shaky national identity, mostly tribal and family allegiance.
Malta Swim Team to host annual meet this weekend
The Malta Swim Team will host its annual meet Saturday and Sunday with swimmers from 10 teams expected to participate.
Coach Don Lynn has approximately 40 swimmers out for two-a-day practices. The team got its feet wet with a third-place finish last weekend in Chinook, the first meet of the season.
Coach Lynn returned to coaching the team this year after a few years off but has eight years of prior experience.
“It’s nice to have state champions to be your assistants,” he said of assistant coaches Nicole Arnold and Brett Amestoy.
The action starts at 10 a.m. on both days with preliminary races on Saturday and finals on Sunday.
Showing at the Villa
Avengers starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans
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25 Years Ago –
June 11, 1997
Ben Franklin store to change name, affiliation to survive loss of supplier
The local Ben Franklin store in Malta will change its name and its store affiliation soon in order to survive, owners Bill and Joan Hicks announced this week.
The store’s new name will soon be Ben Franklin/Coast to Coast.
“We will remain a variety store and will be offering the following departments,” Hicks said; fabric, crafts, electronics, toiletries, school and office supplies, stationery, domestics, toys, sporting goods, housewares, pet supplies, horticulture, hardware, paint and more.
The local store, which is independently owned, lost its main supplier when Ben Franklin Inc. failed to successfully complete a reorganization begun in 1996 under Chapter 11 bankruptcy provisions, according to Hicks.
Local girl lands part of Dorothy in Fort Peck Theatre’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ production
A Malta coed will have a starring role in the upcoming Fort Peck Theatre production of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Megan Parker, daughter of Supt. and Mrs. Bill Parker of Malta landed the lead role of Dorothy in the classic production in which a tornado carries her and her dog, Toto, off on a journey down the yellow brick road to the mystical land of Oz.
The musical features a cast of over 70 community and professional actors and is “the biggest show I’ve done here in four years,” said John Rausch, who is in his fourth season as artistic director.
Parker, who is staying in Glasgow, was one of about 70 people who tried out for various parts in the cast. Nearly everyone landed a part of one sort or another, Rausch said.
“We’re delighted to have her,” he said of Parker. “It’s quite a sacrifice on her part.” Cast members rehearse in the evening because many of them have regular daytime jobs.
Showing at the Villa Theatre
The Fifth Element starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich
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50 Years Ago –
June 29, 1972
Ulrich Named First V.P. of M.B.A
R.H. Ulrich, president of the First State Bank of Malta, was elected first vice-president of the Montana Bankers Association at the 69th annual convention held last week at Jackson Lake Lodge, WY.
B.G. Paige of Philipsburg is the new president; T.A. Vashus of Glendive was elected second vice-president, and R.C. Wallace of Helena remained secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Ulrich accompanied her husband to the convention in Jackson Hole.
Grazing Office Is Selling Rodent Poison
The Montana Department of Agriculture has ordered rodent control bait for use in many counties, according to Ray Pratt, entomologist for the Cooperative Extension Service at Montana State University. Instead of the Extension Service, the Grazing Office in Malta will be selling the bait.
The bait available from a Nebraska firm was a 1-20 mixture of oats and strychnine. The 55,000 pounds of rodent bait will be sent to county commissioners in 10-pound bags and will cost 25 cents a pound plus freight.
Showing at the Villa
Play Misty For Me starring Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter
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75 Years Ago –
June 19, 1947
Picture Show at City Hall for Kids
A motion picture show will be given at the Malta City Hall next Tuesday evening at 8:30 for all those who are taking part in the summer recreation program. Parents are invited, Coach “Bun” Lodge announces.
The summer program of games and sports is well underway. It has been decided to hold weekly Friday night dances for teenagers during the summer at the city hall.
Several twilight baseball games will be played. Teams are being rounded up and dates will be announced later.
Light Test Reveals Many Are Defective
“An appalling lack of proper lights” was Patrolman Jerry Johnson’s comment on Malta automobiles following last Thursday’s lighting equipment test conducted by a detail of state patrolmen.
The test crew ran 480 cars through the light testing equipment and found 350 unable to pass. All drivers of cars with defective lights received cards to mail after repairs are made. Patrolman Johnson states that he will follow up on those cases where the cards are not returned.
No more warnings about defective lights will be given. The patrol officer points out that leniency has been shown because of repair shortages, but since garages now have all the necessary materials to correct defects, the law will clamp down on offenders. From now on, he says, it will be “tickets” for bum lights.
Light testing equipment is expected to be brought into this area again in the fall.
Officers of the light testing detail were Sgt. William Cahal, Patrolman Jerry Johnson. Patrolman Bud O’Brien, and Patrolman John Graland.
Showing at the Palace
Swamp Fire starring Johnny Weissmuller and Virginia Grey
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100 Years Ago – 1922
- Fourth of July celebrations were being planned for the Phillips and Content communities. The Content celebration was to be held at the Peter Hockert ranch.
- A check was being made of local motorists and many new 1922 license plates were appearing on the city streets.
- Scoutmaster A.E. Plummer had taken the Malta Boy Scouts on a week’s camping trip to Camp Creek near Zortman.
- The McKee livery barn on the north side burned to the ground, the fire starting in the early hours of the morning. Four horses were burned to death.
- C.G. King had purchased the interest of O.J. Tollman in the Malta Feed and Transfer Company.
- Work preparatory to the opening of the Ruby Gulch mines at Zortman had started.
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118 Years Ago – 1904
- Malta had extended an invitation to all of northern Montana to attend a mammoth Fourth of July celebration. A feature of this affair was to be a reading of the Declaration of Independence by Miss Emma Trafton, (Mrs. R.L. Campbell). There was also to be a baby contest for children under 18 months and a full program of sports including women’s horse races and prizes for the handsomest man and the oldest women.
- John Survant of the Circle Diamond Cattle Co. had been informed by the board of stock commissioners that all cattle had to be dipped before being shipped. This caused so much consternation among stockmen that the editor of the Enterprise wrote an editorial pointing out that the cattlemen of the state would lose a half-million dollars as the result of this ruling. He said, “No beef steer can be run through a dipping vat and be shipped without a big shrink and looks bad besides.”
- C.L. Houghteling, who came to Malta with a crew of Mexican sheep shearers, was killed in the Fox and Powell saloon by Henry Grammer, Circle Diamond cowpuncher. Crammer allegedly protested against Houghteling’s abuse of an aged man. A quarrel grew out of the argument and the cowboy shot the stranger in the stomach. He was released on $5,000 bail after giving himself up to a deputy sheriff.
- New caps for the members of the city band improved the appearance of that aggregation.
- Bargains at the Chambers Hardware store included hay rakes for $22.50 and mowers for $25. In stock were assorted sizes of coffins, caskets, and undertaking supplies.
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