Memories for the week of June 29, 2016

100 years ago

June 29, 1916

This week at the Orpheum Theatre

Friday, Hazel Dawn in My Lady Incog. Saturday, Kitty Gordon in Her Maternal Right. Monday, Blanche Sweet in The Ragamuffin. Tuesday, Norma Talmadge and Seena Owen in Martha's Vindication. Wednesday, Edward Breeze in The Lure of Heart's Desire.

Duck boats bought

The Milk River Gun Club has purchased several duck boats of the latest patterns and will have them at the clubhouse this fall for the use of the members. Parties not owning boats have had a hard time in getting around on the lake. This will add greatly to the convenience of the club members and their friends.

Phillips

George Hammond arrived with his household goods Monday and will make his home near Phillips.

Helen Brown was taken to Malta Saturday in a very serious condition for an operation and she is improving. Helen is a great favorite in the community and all are hoping for her speedy recovery.

Canned Willie

In an Encyclopedia of Military Terms, just published by Canadian troops serving in France, an old staple army article, corned beef, is given the name of "bully."

Members of the United States Marine Corp, who publish no encyclopedia, call the same thing "Canned Willie," and they point out that troops all over the world have different and expressive terms, describing the tinned corned beef product.

Our Marines give no reason for their "Canned Willie" version of the corned beef affair, other than that they try to be original in all things, and that, in going about the world in performance of duty, they learn what the other fellow is doing in a nicknaming way and are able to keep up to the minute.

75 years ago

June 26, 1941

Lloyd Thompson wins weekly prize in Fish Derby

Word from Bob Ebersole, manager of the "fish derby" being operated between Malta and Fort Peck this summer, says that Lloyd Thompson of Malta wins the $5 offered for the largest pike caught during the week of June 8-14.

Thompson caught a pike weighing five pounds, five ounces and walked off with the honors from last week. He wins $5 worth of fishing tackle offered by Hanscom & Just.

Ya Don't Say!

Wifey: The girls tell me that I ride so well I actually appear to be part of the horse.

Hubby (casually): Uh-huh! Which part?

Red Cross Chapter receives letter from

London, Eng.

The local Red Cross Chapter has received a letter from the Woman's Voluntary Services for Civil Defense in London, England, thanking the chapter members for the contributions made to the British.

The letter stated that "every man, woman and child is playing a definite part in the battle which is now raging, and it is because of your help and sympathy that the battle is less bitter, suffering is less severe, strain is less acute." Work by the Red Cross in maintaining canteens and war nurseries was commented upon as well as contributions of clothing and other articles.

50 years ago

June 30, 1966

Wrong Noise!

A report in the News last week stated that short blasts on the siren of the fire truck would be used for notifying people to shut off their out-side water. This is an error and should have stated that when the siren blows, except at the 9:30 curfew, persons should shut off their outside water.

Hanson, an expert machinist, built the steamer in his spare time during the past several years. The machine work, incidentally, was done on a lathe that Hanson also built himself.

Compton is the owner of a Case steam engine which is in tip-top shape and is used in parades and in Compton's annual steam threshing bee.

Dean Robertson New Principal

Dean Robertson, vocational agriculture instructor since 1948, has accepted the position of principal at Malta High School.

Robertson graduated from Montana State College in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture education. He came to work in Malta in July. He will receive his masters degree in education at the end of the summer school term at MSU.

25 years ago

June 26, 1991

Tornado warning will sound in Malta

Because of unstable weather conditions in the area recently, the Phillips County Sheriff's and Disaster and Emergency Services Supervisor Clark Kelly have made arrangements for the siren in Malta to be sounded as a tornado alert.

If a tornado is sighted coming toward Malta, the dispatch will ring the manual siren. It will be left of the top of the cycle for 10-15 seconds. After it has quit for five seconds, it will ring again. It will be left on the top of the cycle for another 10-15 seconds.

The siren will be rung night or day of a tornado is sighted.

10 years ago

June 28, 2006

Little Big Town and PC Fair

The Phillips County Fair presents Little Big Town in concert on Saturday, August 5th at 7 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Dodson.

Phone booth, antique or just eye sore?

Thanks to the ever present call phone, the old fashioned phone booth has gone the way of the dinosaur as the decrepit remnant of a once functioning phone booth located on the corner of Central Avenue and 1st Street West in Malta.

Another abandoned pay phone further south on Central is in similar disrepair.