Memories for Wednesday, December 29, 2021

10 years ago-

Wednesday,

December 28, 2011

Senators nominate French to Us Academies

Senator Max Baucus has nominated Jaclyn French of Malta to the US Naval Academy at Annapolis.

French is a senior at Malta High School.

The senator nominated a total of 37 Montana seniors to the various military academies to which they have applied.

Sen. Jon Tester also announced that he has nominated French to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where she has also made application.

A nomination, usually from a member of Congress, is the first step in applying to attend a U.S. military academy.

Two Mustangs named to Shrine Game East team

Malta Mustang standouts Jace Anderson and Jade Olson have been selected to play on the East Team in the Montana Shrine Game.

Anderson was selected as a safety and Olson was selected as a running back.

Showing at the Villa

The Muppets starring Amy Adams and Jason Segel

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25 years ago-

Wednesday,

December 25, 1996

Malta will send four to Helena for 50th Girls State Convention

Juniors Beth Atchley, Pam Holman, Alissa Taylor, and Katie McKeon will represent Malta High School as delegates to the 50th Anniversary Session of the Montana American Legion Auxiliary Girls State June 1-7, 1997 on the Carroll College campus in Helena.

Citizens of Girls State will not only review knowledge already acquired concerning the political machinery in the state, but they will perform exactly the same duties as real office holders in the everyday world.

They will elect their own officers in the manner prescribed by the Montana election procedure. They will set up their city government, pass and enforce their own ordinances. They will organize their own legislature where they will present and argue their own bills. They will have their own laws, enforced by their own officials. Each girl will have the opportunity to learn firsthand that government is just what she makes it.

The entire program is non-partisan. Political parties are called “Blue” and “Gold” and will be purely mythical and in no way connected with existing political parties. The sole purpose of the program is to enable the girls to grasp the meaning of governmental problems facing United States citizens today.

Mustangs win at Lewistown, enter break with 3-0 record

Although Malta got only four points from Kirk Stiles, the Mustangs used a balanced scoring attack, got help from the bench, and played its best defensive game of the year for a double-digit 51-38 victory at Lewistown Friday evening.

Malta played well defensively when it counted against the large Lewistown team, holding Lewistown to single-digit scoring in each of the first two quarters. Lewistown missed a lot of easy shots in the first half that went down more often in the second half.

The Mustangs take a 3-0 record into the Christmas break and will see action again on Jan. 3, when they travel to Chinook for a varsity tipoff. Malta will host Glasgow (in Saco) on Jan. 4, for a very important District 2B matchup.

Showing at the Villa Theatre

Michael starring John Travolta

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50 years ago-

Thursday,

January 6, 1972

DeMolay Sweetheart

Gail Blunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blunt, was crowned DeMolay Sweetheart and presented with a dozen roses at the DeMolay Christmas formal on Dec. 29. Her escort was Bob Jacobson. The first runner-up for the Sweetheart title was Sheila Watts.

Marriages, Divorces Decline

Marriages and divorces in Phillips County both declined during 1971 from the previous year. There were 45 marriages this past year compared to 48 in 1970.

Twelve divorces were recorded in the office of the county clerk of court as compared to 15 granted last year.

There were 82 new civil action cases begun in 1971 as were 46 probate cases, seven criminal cases, and 16 juvenile cases.

These figures can be compared with 57 civil, 53 probate, 13 criminal, and 13 juvenile case actions in 1970.

The record year for county weddings was in 1957 when 58 were recorded. There were 55 in 1968, 30 in 1969, and 48 in 1970.

New Bank Construction Progressing

Jack Kelly, President of the new First Security Bank of Malta, told the News this week that construction of the new bank building is progressing well, and since the building is now pretty well closed in and heated, the finishing work will start soon.

Among the items to be installed soon is the air-conditioning system. Some of the outside finishing work will be delayed until warmer weather.

Kelly also said that he has moved his temporary office to the rear of Rogers Motor Inn and may be contacted there.

Kelly said that the new bank is planning on being open prior to April 1.

Showing at the NEW Villa

“What’s The Matter With Helen?” starring Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters

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75 years ago-

Thursday,

January 2, 1947

State Production and Income Near Record Level

Montana’s production and its income from industry, finance, and commerce, while generally slightly under the 1942 production peak and the 1944 income peak, has continued at a near-record level, far in excess of the 1930s, the tenth annual edition of “Montana Production,” discloses.

Prepared at Montana State University by Dr. Roy J.W. Ely of the department of economics, the report reveals that income payments, despite a slight drop from the 1944 total of $549,000,000, actually were greater for all groups in 1945 except in the bracket of proprietors’ income. The 1945 total for all groups was $539,000,000.

Net salaries and wages and other labor income increased from $306,000,000 in 1944 to $319,000,000 in 1945, and dividends and interest increased from $40,000,000 to $43,000,000. Proprietors’ incomes however, dropped from $203,000,000 in 1944 to $177,000,000 in 1945, the report shows.

Stockmen Offered Surplus Potatoes for Feed

Bozeman – The government has made 225,000,000 pounds of potatoes available to Montana farmers and ranchers for livestock feed, R.J. McKenna, State Productions and Marketing Administration Director, announced.

The surplus government-owned potatoes are being made available, McKenna said, “in accord with the department of agriculture’s effort to obtain utilization of as great a portion of this year’s record crop as possible.”

Livestock growers may apply for the potatoes through county agricultural conservation associations.

Classified:

WANTED: Oldtime fiddlers to enter contest at dance of Military Order of Cooties, Malta City Hall, Saturday night, January 18. Cash prizes. Entrants please register in advance at VFW clubroom, Malta.

Showing at the Palace

That Texas Jamboree starring Ken Curtis and Jeff Donnell

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***The First Edition of the Paper for This Year (1947) is Missing Quite a Bit of Content. The 100 and 118 Years Ago will Return in Next Weeks Paper ***

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From 1908:

A Childs Inquiry

A theatrical manager at the Players’ Club said of the school of classical dancing that Miss Isadora Duncan conducts:

“Miss Duncan hears some quaint remarks as she converses with her child pupils. One day, preparatory to the first lesson in a dolphin dance, she delivered to her class a little lecture on this fish. She described the grace of the dolphin, and afterward, she described its habits and mode of life.

“And, children,” she said, “a single dolphin will have 2,000 offspring.”

“A little girl gave a start.”

“And how about the married ones?” she gasped.

More one-liners from 1908:

To know how to wring victory from defeat, and make stepping-stones of our stumbling blocks, is true success.

As soon as one begins to love their work, then will they also begin to make progress.

When a woman has her hair fixed up, she is half-dressed.

This would be a brighter world if the people who can’t sing wouldn’t.