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Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for October 24, 2018

100 years ago

October 17, 1918

The influenza epidemic was abating. Two deaths had occurred during the week, Mrs. Dave Skinner and an 11-year-old girl from the Canadian line had died.

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Political activity was the biggest news with the election of a county ticket of prime importance. On the Republican ticket, Dudley Jones was a candidate for state representative; H.S. Whitcomb, commissioner; Henry Neilson, sheriff; R. L. Campbell, treasurer; H.S. Munson, assessor; Fred C. Gabriel, county attorney; Flora Simms, superintendent of schools; R.V. Tucker, coroner, and R. E. Richardson, surveyor.

The Democratic ticket included J.E. Linquist, state representative; Henry Christianson, commissioner; Tom Johnson, sheriff; Homer Testu, treasurer, W. G. Schneider, clark and recorder; Charles Claypool, assessor; Henry Wolfe Jr., attorney; Annabel Aker, superintendent of schools, and S. J. VasCinder, coroner.

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The new electric fire siren had its first workout when the Murphy home on the north side of the Milk River was destroyed by flames.

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Word was received of the marriage of Nial Smith and Flo LeGrande at Boulder, Colo.

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The public schools were scheduled to open on November 11.

75 years ago

October 21, 1943

First Honor Roll of the year has 20 names

The Honor Roll of junior and senior high school students for the first six-weeks period was announced this week by Superintendent J. H. Lesselyong.

Those are 20 names on the combined Honor Roll with Betty Jane Korsbeck, a junior, leading the six grades with 14 honor points. Joan Funk and Jean Robinson, seniors, each earned 12 points.

The entire Honor Roll follows: Ole Veseth, Joyce Crouch, Leslie Hromas, Doris Miller, Marjorie Harwood, Dolores Knutson, Evelyn Kvale, Wilmagene Cotter, Daniel Crouter, Betty Jane Korsbeck, Laura Nitz, Maude Parker, Elaine St. John, Jean Coffman, Harriet Erickson, Joan Funk, Eunice Jensen, Leona Nelson, Mary Parker, and Jean Robinson.

Pay increase to families voted

The Senate Tuesday accepted by voice vote and sent to the White House a bill increasing dependency allotments for the families of enlisted men in the armed forces.

Present law provides $50 for the wife, $12 for the first child, and $10 for additional children, with $22 of the total coming from the serviceman's pay.

Vagg funeral at Saco Friday

Funeral rites for Mrs. Harry A. Vagg, who died at a hospital in the western part of the state Monday after two months of illness, will be held at the Saco Methodist Church.

Mrs. Vagg was one of the early settlers in the Saco community. She came to Saco in the early 90's and was married there on June 28, 1895, to Harry A. Vagg.

50 years ago

October 24, 1968

Malta contestants get 2nd places in District P, P&K

The six local winners in the Punt, Pass and Kick competing in Great Falls were and Tommy Robinson and Gary Nordlund, were the only two to place. Other contestants from Malta were Ross Frazier, Harry Carnahan, Mark Hungerford, and Douglas Simanton. Parents driving the Boys to Great Falls were Vernon Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nordlund, Mrs. Milo Frazier, Mrs. Floyd Carnahan, Mrs. Morris Hungerford, and Mrs. Bill Simanton.

25 years ago

October 27, 1993

Street Talk

Question: Do you think morals today have changed from when you were young? Why?

Tom Taylor: I don't think the morals standards are any different - the standards are the same, but many don't observe them.

Norman Haugness: Yes, because the cost of living and everything is so high. People who are hungry and poor do bad things.

Margaret Grabofsky: Of course they are different. There was not as much violence. We constantly tried to protect our good reputation.

Clara Veseth: Of course they are different! People were more sensible then than they are now.

 

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