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Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for March 27, 2019

100 years ago

March 26, 1919

Mrs. Mike Ferguson of Nielson died at the Ebaugh hospital in Malta.

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Fire did considerable damage to the Heath women's wear store in Malta.

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New desks had been ordered for the Freewater School which was taught by Ms. Ethel Mead.

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Art Murphy was going around with a broken ankle received when he was injured by a horse he was attempting to break.

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Dave Claypool resigned his position as deputy sheriff and Mike O'Neil of Wagner was appointed to the vacancy.

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Harry Lyden was a candidate for re-election to the office of alderman from the first ward.

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Emmett Smith had returned from Big Sandy and was planning on planting a big wheat acreage.

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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stine and family were back from the west coast where Mr. Stine had been employed during the winter.

75 years ago

March 30, 1944

Army speeds up induction of 26-year-olds

The mass movement of men under 26 from jobs to battle lines has been speeded as selective service began calling them up for immediate physical examinations and postponed its consideration of older men in order to meet the army's demand for vigorous young fighters.

Virginia Barnard is new wave recruit

Miss Virginia Lee Barnard, 20, of Telegraph Creek enlisted in the Waves of Helena, it was recently reported Monday in Montana Navy Recruiting District.

Miss Barnard has been a student at Montana State College in Bozeman, where she was prominent in campus activities. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Barnard. She graduated from Malta High School in 1940.

50 years ago

March 27, 1969

Malta Toastmasters host area contest

The Malta Toastmasters Club will host the area 6 Toastmaster Club Annual Speech contest this Thursday.

Walt Haynes and Harris Wiltzen are chosen by their fellow members to represent the Malta Toastmaster for speech presentation. The speech evaluators will be A. T. Hovstad Hal Vosen.

Whitewater Girls Staters

Cathy Studdard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimbelman, has been chosen as Girls State delegate from Whitewater High School for the annual session this summer.

Tina DeMontigny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete DeMontigny, was selected as the alternate.

25 years ago

March 30, 1994

New facility will open

The City of Malta will open its new landfill on Saturday, April 9, and will close its existing facility, April 8, according to Mayor Byron Ereaux.

Smiths take first at Moonlight Madness

Bill and Carol Smith of Anthony's won first and third place, respectively, for their costumes in the Malta Merchants' Moonlight Madness sale, both dressed to the nines in their nighttime apparel. 1994.

10 years ago

March 25, 2009

Malta graduate lands spot on Denver Nuggets cheer team

When the Denver Nuggets play a home game, former Malta resident and Malta High School graduate Brandon Milligan enjoys one of the best seats in the house.

Milligan, who graduated from MHS in 1999, landed a spot on the NBA squad's cheer team in tryouts last summer.

Cheerleading isn't new for Milligan. He was sort of a cheerleader, for example, when he served as senior class president at Malta High. He also played football and wrestled for Malta.

 

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