Voices From The Past

May 5, 1922

Powelson Manufaturing Electric Curling Irons

J.W. Powelson, well known in this county as the promoter of the Anna May Oil Company, is general manager of the Rogers Electric Company at Miles City which has started the manufacture there of a patented electric curling iron. The iron is something out of the ordinary, being insulated so that after it warms up it will maintain an even temperature no matter how long it burns. The company has orders on its books for 4,000 irons, one order from a Butte jobber alone for five gross or 720 irons. The plant will be turning out from five to six hundred irons a day within the next 30 days and expects to employ from 12 to 15 persons daily.

May 2, 1947

School Notes: New Spur Staff

Vivian Dent has been chosen to be Editor-in-Chief of the Spur for next year, and Lucille Huckins will be her Assistant Editor. The rest of the staff are as follows: Sophomore Editor, Carl Mackaben; Junior Editor, Claire Mitchell; Senior Editor, Paul Halleck; Business Manager, James Cole; Literary Editor, Betty Elkins; Sports Editors, Chris Mangen and Howard Smith; Humor Editor, Bettyan Halleck, Operator, Vernon Bandy; Assistant Operator, Gene Wice; Art Editor, Margaret Wice; Assistant Art Editor, Rita Cathey; Typists, Phyllis Alderman and Margaret Roberts.

The freshman editor will not be chosen until next fall. To give them an idea of what is required of each, this staff will publish the May issue.

All of these people have been selected because of their ability to work and cooperate with others, therefore it will be safe to say that the “Spur” will be as good as ever (or maybe a little better).

May 4, 1972

4-H Speech and Demonstration Winners Perform

Powder River County 4-H’ers recently took part in Demonstrations and public speaking events at the Powder River County High School. The events took place on two recent Saturdays with 4-H’ers from all over the county competing. Judges for the demonstrations were Mrs. Paul Hazelton, Mrs. Doug Randall and Lester Phillippi. Walter Ferguson was the speech judge.

The following is a list of the 4-H’ers giving demonstrations and their placing:

Blue: Michele Green, champion, sr. division; Patti Green, reserve champion, sr. division; Ken Kolka, honorable mention, sr. division; Jackie Green, honorable mention, sr. division; Jeri Janssen, honorable mention, sr. division; Judy Clements, honorable mention, sr. division; Julie Gardner, champion, jr. division; Twila Kolka, reserve champion, jr. division; Peggy Phillips, honorable mention, jr. division; Mark Wiltse, honorable mention, jr. division; Melissa Kolka, honorable mention, jr. division; Lana Kay Minow, Jackie Hanson, Louise Hanson, Andy Hanson, Robert Janssen, John Edwards, Marla Jo McRae, Melanie Kolka, Jeff Wash, Karen Clay, Owen Rumph, Donna Green, Linda Merchant, Greg Gentry, Lynne Wiltse, Marlys Kolka, Terry Yonkee, Rae Ellen Gaskill, Sandra Russiff and Becky Burton.

Red: Ann Seidl, Rowena Warner, Teresa Clay, Tracey Mobley, Kyle Mobley, Emily Green, Don Warner, Annette Gentry, Jerry Alderman, Wayne Alderman, Shelly Robillard, Vicki Bidwell, Marie Hulford, Gaylene Minow, Sarah Ann O’Daniel, Robert Bird, Laurie Capra, Barbie Russiff, Norman Lambert, Rose Ann Capra, Jim Bird, Craig Carter, Laurie Janssen, Barbie Burton, Larry Janssen, Karen Minow, Ginger Carter, Albert Neate, Shannon Shy, Grant Olson, John McRae, Peggy Green, Clifford Carter, Cindy Carter and Louise Capra.

Speech: Terry Lynn Minow, champion; Julianne Minow, reserve champion; Mary Smith, Gaylene Phillips and Mona Holst.

May 1, 1997

Six AAU Wrestlers Place at Montana State Tourney

By Greg Risdahl, Co-Coach

The 1997 State AAU Freestyle wrestling tournament was held April 19 and 20th in Billings at the Billings Metra. Eleven Powder River Wrestlers competed in the tournament and six placed in the top six.

The results from the weekend’s State AAU tournament for the Powder River wrestlers are as follows:

Junior Division: Don DeGooyer, 95 pounds, 5th place, Elliott Barnhart, 132 pounds, 4th place and Austin Phillippi, 132 pounds, 6th place.

School Boy Division: Frankie Schoonover, 85 pounds, 3rd place.

Cadet Division: Micah Mathieson, 99 pounds, 1st place and Curtis Damm 112 pounds, 5th place.

Also competing in Saturday’s tournament were Michael Eustice, Tony Davis, Larry Montgomery, Carsten Phillippi and Will Page.

Several of the wrestlers are now preparing to compete in the AAU Western Regional tournament to be held in Butte the week of June 16. As part of the training, the wrestlers are lifting weights to build strength. Weight training is conducted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4:30 p.m.

Assistant Coach Tom Brewer has donated the use of a building for weight training and practice purposes. Several community members have already donated or loaned equipment to the club. Thank you very much!