One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Mustangs basketball Team Begins "B" Tourney ... The Malta Mustangs are traveling to Havre this weekend for the North Central Class B basketball tournament include (back row) Stephen Wiltzen, Vaughn Lefdahl, Charles Seel, Dennis Nybo, Melvin Sundin, Darvin Nessland and Coach Bill Ryan. Front row, Lynn Mavencamp, Ronald McKoy, Terry Hungerford, Scott Cowan, Eugene Vennes, Mike Lang and Bob Norrbohm. 1966.
They were celebrating in the Whitewater Penguin locker room Saturday night after the local 3-C won its first ever Divisional championship and an invitation to the Class C State Tournament in Bozeman this weekend. 1991.
Beverly Broadbrooks gets her wings. See 50 years ago. 1966.
"Dodson, MT. 1915" is the title of this painting by Malta artist Judy Michael. It has been selected for showing in the C.M. Russell Art Auction March 21-24 at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. 1991.
100 years ago
February 24, 2016
Local Gleanings
The ski practice of last Saturday proved a wonderful success. Pete Martel, who occupies the position of private detective, and floor walker in the Depot Department store of Ray Thomas, made a daring leap of three feet and landed on his back.
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One of the many great scandals of the day was started last Tuesday morning when city detective Floyd O'Reilly discovered one of our most prominent and well-thought of citizens – a married man at that – in the lobby of the Wagner Hotel. Since then it has come to light that this man has a record of having won the hearts of several girls and then casting them asunder. One party in particular states that several years ago this man not only won the heart of a very pure and noble girl and asked her to marry him, but did marry her, and they lived very happily ever since. The honorable citizen and young lady in question as regards the scandal, are Judge Davidson and Mrs. Woods. Shame on you Judge.
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It was reported that Ezra Ereaux was kicked by a horse. From the looks of things the horse must have struck him with both feet.
75 years ago
February 20, 1941
Stag Party
Some fellow with the moniker Scott, wrote some lines of verse which had in it, "The stag at eve had drank his fill..." This wouldn't be applicable to the big for-gentleman-only party which one of our leading civic organizations is planning on having next Saturday in the City Hall. Out of this stag party will emerge the individual card game champions. According to the dope we get over the horn, there will be plenty of satiating and delicious food on hand. It will be a night for the boys to tell wifie to stop worrying where they are and Nels Olson has been instructed to replace the S.R.O. sign with the N.W.A. placard (which means no women allowed.) For further details keep an eye peeled.
Yah Don't Say: Depends
on Direction
Youth: "I want to join the army. I'm a track athlete."
Sergeant: "Sorry, son. We don't want anybody who's trained to start running when a gun is fired."
50 years ago
February 24, 1966
Ole Nessland honored at
retirement party
A surprise no-host party in honor of Ole Nessland and his family was attended by the grade school personnel and their wives and husbands at his home Sunday evening. Nessland is retiring March 1 after 14 years as custodian of the Malta Elementary School.
Family members present were his wife, Betty; two daughters, Grace and Brenda, and a son, Darvin. A son, Ronald of Havre, was unable to attend.
Mrs. Swen Holte presented a paper, patterned after the Gettysburg Address, in honor of Nessland. A song, composed especially for him, was sung by the group.
New Frontier Stewardess
Beverly Broadbrooks, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Broadbrooks of Malta, received her wings as a Frontier Airlines stewardess after completing the air carrier's stewardess training school in Denver. Mrs. Broadbrooks, a graduate of Malta High School, also attended Eastern Montana College in Billings, Northern Montana College in Havre and Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys, Calif. As a Frontier Airlines stewardess she will be flying out of Phoenix, Ariz.
25 years ago
February 27, 1991
Penguins fly high to first ever state invite
Who says Penguins can't fly? The Whitewater Penguins flew into the Glasgow gym over the weekend and swooped up the Divisional championship trophy. This first ever feat enables the young Penguins to fly south this weekend to the State Class C Tourney.
10 years ago
February 22, 2006
Career in education would have been his but for World War II
With his 88th birthday coming up on April's Fool's Day, Duane Compton of Malta likes to talk about life events which changes his career choice, and his life in general.
Born and raised on a farm in the Loring community to Henry and Leafy Compton, who had come from Minnesota to Canada, and then to Montana in 1915, he recalls his early days.
"I attended elementary school days at North Fork School, riding horseback to school, first on a Shetland pony and then a bigger horse, accompanied by my sister on her stead."
Education motivated him and Duane to attend two years of college in Havre to be able to teach...the next three years were spent in Longview School north of Dodson, teaching children from the Kienenberger, Solberg, Mortenson and Dolphay families.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, motivated President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to declare war the next day. Anticipating the draft, Duane joined the military in March 1942, going to Butte for his physical.
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