Memories for February 8, 2017

100 years ago

Taken from 25 years ago, PCN, Feb., 1942.

Representative Dudley Jones was completely aroused over the tendency of railroad station agents to tell people the trains were on time when they were as much as five or six hours late. He was trying to get a bill through the legislature forcing agents to give the customers thorough reports on this condition.

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A midnight high school basketball game was played against Poplar, the hour being due to a delayed train bearing the visiting players. Malta won, 23-14. Another basketball note concerned Burner Survant who was tossing them into the net for Shattuck Military School at Faribault, Minn. Survant scored 15 points in a single game.

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There was excitement in the suburbs when a group of children crawled aboard a hayburner delivery wagon owned by the Malta Mercantile Company when the driver was making a delivery. By the time the runaway was halted the frightened beast had scattered children and groceries over a wide area but nobody was hurt.

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Dr. Clay was called to Harlem to assist in curbing an outbreak of typhoid fever. More than 100 cases were reported but deaths were few.

75 years ago

February 5, 1942

Red Cross gets note of thanks from Ireland

Chapter Chairman George Chambers of the County Red Cross organization, this week received the following note of appreciation:

Northern Ireland

January 4, 1942.

Dear Friends,

My colleagues and I in charge of the Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defense, clothing depot for evacuees (from England) desire to thank you all most gratefully on behalf of several hundreds of poor, homeless people we have been able to supply with warm winter clothing through your generosity.

Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year.

Yours sincerely,

Daisy C. Boyd.

Victory Book Drive going ahead here with good results

The Victory Book Campaign in Malta is getting well underway with 183 books donated thus far for the Army, Navy and Marines. More books are needed, and lots of them. The goal is set for 10 million books in the nation. If you have a book that you would like to give to the defenders of your country, leave it at the Phillips County Library, Safeway store, or at the high school.

Those who have donated books are as follows: Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Williams, Ole Olson, Mrs. Roy Braaten, Norma Jean Meyer, Mrs. Emma Rupp, Mrs. W. W. Coon, Mrs. Sarah Garland, Mrs. E. O. Ward, Mrs. D. Sklower, Mrs. Frank Partridge, Dodson Civic Club, Wynn Noffsinger and Mrs. Dwight Jones.

Two color movies presented here by Standard Garage

Two full-length natural color movies, packed with human interest, drama and action, coming to Malta on February 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the City Hall auditorium.

The two films, In Our Own American Way and Thunderheads over the Pacific, were produced by Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company, and will be sponsored by the Malta Standard Garage, local dealers for this pioneer implement firm.

50 years ago

February 9, 1967

District Judge adopts "get tough" policy for young drinkers

Juveniles apprehended with liquor in their possession will have two courses open to them, either tell where they got it or go to court, County Attorney Don Cole announced today.

Judge Thomas Dignan advised the County Attorney and other law enforcement officers that any juveniles arrested with beer or liquor in their possession, that the County attorney is ordered to file juvenile proceedings in District Court - unless the offender tells where or from whom the illegal beverages were obtained.

An additional order in this "get tough" policy authorizes the juvenile officer, first having received the permission of the District Judge, to jail any uncooperative offender overnight.

Komis in Vietnam

Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Art Komis that their son, Pfc. Larry J. Komis, has arrived safely in Danang, Vietnam. He is serving in the communication section of the 159th Marines, 1st Division.

20th anniversary observance to buy Saddle Club

Forty-one persons attended the 20th anniversary observance of the founding of the Phillips County Saddle Club Thursday night in the Malta Club rooms. A program with Pres. John Barnes reading the history of the club followed the dinner which was served by the ladies of the group.

Honored guests of the evening were C. K. Hansen and Kyle Wiese, who have been members since the Saddle Club was organized. They received trophies from the club for their past services and continued interest.

25 years ago

February 5, 1992

Phillips County's garbage is on the road to Valley County

The new County garbage program is working well, with no problems loading or unloading, according to Commissioner Sherman Doucette.

Average tonnage hauled 63 tons per month from the container sites (soon to be nine). So far the average cost per mile for fuel for the truck has been 18-cents. The truck has driven over 3,000 miles in January to and from the Valley County landfill and container sites.

Street Talk

Question: Do you remember ever having a winter like this one?

Editor's Note: The average temperature from January 29 through February 4, 1992, was 57°.

Marianne Askvold: No! Never in my lifetime. I don't expect to see another one!

John Matovich: Not quite. 1931 was open like this, and dry, but colder. In the spring there was no green showing anywhere. It was dry summer, too!

Martin Sandvik: No, never. I don't think we'll ever see another like it.

Myrtle Pabst: No, I never have.

10 years ago

February 7, 2007

Saco School 2007 Spelling Bee winners

The winners of the Saco School Spelling Bee were Kayla Gairrett, first place, Angie Crowder, second place, Tori Burnham, third-place, Brennan Simpson, fourth-place, Leah Minnerath, fifth place and the alternates are Connor Pippin and Jesse Davis.

Saco Homecoming Royalty

Homecoming Royalty for Saco High School are Queen LaTricia Crawford and King Korey Kluck. Homecoming candidates also included Kelcie Depuydt, Brandi McNamara, Bobbi Nelson, Jamie Rusher, Mark Gerke and Eric White.