One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
The Malta High School Girls Basketball team won the State AAU basketball title for the second year in a row Saturday night as they coasted by the Havre Farmerettes 42-16 in the tournament held at Hinsdale. Pictured above from the left is the Mustang first string of Jackie Taylor, Linda Hughes, Gail Stiles, Doris Jacobs, Janet Stiles and Barbara McKeon.
Pictured below are the Malta "second six" who contributed heavily to the Malta victory on Saturday night. From left to right are Robbie McKoy, Cheryl Drabbels, Janet Mavencamp, Carol Scofield, Terrianne Jacobson and Debbie Losleben. 1968. (See a 50-year anniversary story on the team in next week's PCN.)
100 years ago
March 28, 1918
Robert Clarkson had resigned as Phillips County agent to farm in the Wagner area. A new county agent, W. P. Stapleton, was soon to arrive to succeed Clarkson.
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Among pupils of the second grade who had been neither absent nor tardy during the month of March, we find the names of Earl Beavers, Delmar Edwards, Marion Campbell, Russell Robertson and Earl Siers.
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The county political pot was already beginning to warm up. Ray L. Campbell had his eye on the job of county treasurer and Fred C. Gabriel had stated that he would be a candidate for reelection to the office of county attorney.
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John Survant had made the trip to Wagner to locate the place where his ranch was before the flood during the previous week.
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75 years ago
March 25, 1943
Dodson man wins fellowship in chemistry
Arthur J. Fry of Dodson has been selected as the winner of a fellowship to the Institute of Gas Technology in Chicago. A senior in chemistry at Montana State College, Fry is one of 17 young men selected following a nationwide survey.
In June, Fry with the other members of the group will begin the institute's four-year graduate training program. The announcement of Fry's appointment came from Harold Vagtborg, director of the gas institute.
During his study at the institute, he will receive an annual stipend of $1,135 covering expenses. In the summer he will be employed in the gas industry as part of the curriculum.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Fry earned a B.S. degree in chemistry at Montana State College, Bozeman, in 1943, and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of California-Berkeley in 1951. He did his Ph.D. research on isotope effect studies on the mechanisms of organic reactions under the direction of Prof. Melvin Calvin, a Nobel Prize winner, according to his obituary following his death in 2011 at the age of 90.
Fry was on the chemistry faculty at the University of Arkansas from 1951 until his retirement in 1991.
Blackout test due in Malta
People of Malta may expect a series of blackout test anytime within the next week, according to Commander Frank Squires who announced that the staff of corps of the local civilian defense organization has completed special training at the control center.
Staff members have been trained in handling all incidents telephoned to the control center. Those manning the control center have full knowledge of everything that happens in the city and is thus able to direct all equipment to the scene of any incident immediately.
Grade school play pleases large audience
A capacity house saw the grade school military playlet last Friday evening in the City Hall. Excellent performances were given by characters in the military skit and a chorus of about 300-grade school children was an outstanding feature of the program.
The local epidemic of mumps caused some changes in the program, the principal shift being the substitution of Pete Lapham as the "tough top sergeant" for Jimmy Larcombe, who had been cast in the role.
Characters in the playlet included Evelyn Carberry as "Miss Spirit of Liberty," Ole Veseth as "Uncle Sam," James Todd as Mac Slade and Winston Mebust as "raw recruit," Delbert Long and Wendell Anderson as "two sailors," Dick Pancake as " a marine," Curtis Smith as "an orderly" and David Rostad, Walter Martin and Danny Vert as a "color guard."
50 years ago
March 28, 1968
Mustangs named on Gazette Tourney Team
Lynn Mavencamp, Malta Mustang forward, was named to the Billings Gazette's 1968 State Class B all-tournament team. Other members of the team were Larry Wilhelm of Circle, Ray Smith of Choteau, Ken Harshman of Chinook and Gary Arthur of Missoula.
Other Mustangs making the team were Duane Walker on the second team; and Dirk Young honorable mention.
Athletes, coaches honored by Malta Athletic Club
Malta athletes and their coaches were honored by the Malta Athletic Club Tuesday night at the 16th Annual Athletic Club Banquet held at the VFW Club.
Dirk Young was named MVP for basketball; Kit Kaufman, MVP for football; Larry Olson, MVP wrestling; and Francis Elliot, long-time Malta Mustang fan was honored by the club for his faithful attendance at sporting events, both in town and away from home.
25 years ago
March 24, 1993
Information sought on drug sales
If you have any information concerning the use or sale of illegal drugs, you are encouraged to call Crimestoppers with this information at 654-1900.
Mustangs claim fourth
"It was very gratifying and I was very pleased with our performance. I definitely would consider it a very successful year," Malta Mustang Coach Bernie Wasser said after his squad rose from the ashes of mediocrity to finish as the number four team in the Class B ranks of basketball.
The Mustangs who had a 2-7 mark halfway through the season finished 17-12 overall.
The state tournament marked the end of the high school careers of seniors Trevor Stiles, Larry Cummings, Bryce Olson, Bill Hanson, Micah Lang and Joe Simanton.
10 years ago
March 19, 2008
Spelling champion!
Justin Funk, a fifth-grade student at Saco Elementary, was the winner of the year's County Spelling Bee. Runner-up was Kade Murdock, an eighth-grade student at Whitewater School. Funk is the son of O.D. and Tanya Funk.
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