90 years ago, local livestock company sets rail record
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90 Years Ago
December 24-31, 1918
A family reunion was held in the home of Mrs. George Tooley on Christmas Day with all of her children and grandchildren present. The group included: Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Tooley, Mr. and Mrs. I.T. Peyton and their children, also Miss Cassie Tooley.
The Woodson-Fennewald Co. of which Towney W. Finnigan was an officer set a record in 1918 by selling 1,387 more carloads of livestock on the market at National Stock Yards, Ill., than any other firm. Their sales totaled 7,000 carloads.
State Senator R.S. McClintic was in Jefferson City meeting with the General Assembly Statute Revision committee, of which he was chairman.
Harold J. Hagan, who lost his right foot from wounds in action in the St. Mihel Drive in France on October 1, 1918 arrived in New York and was sent to a base hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Hagan.
80 Years Ago
December 8, 1928
Miss Alice Virginia Melson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Melson of this city, and Samuel Bethel Young, Jr., of Smithville, Tenn., were married December 27 in St. Jude’s Episcopal Church by the Rev. A.E. Woodward. Attendants were Miss Gwendolyn Jenkins of Columbia, Ohio, Miss Mary Young, Miss Julia Ellis of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Miss Clara Graham. R. Shields McClintic was the best man and groomsmen were Stoddard Williams of Eldorado, Kan., Allen Umstattd, Jr., of St. Louis and Eugene Elliott.
Miss Frances Webster and William E. Murray were married in Hannibal December 22. Miss Gertrude Salmon and Virgil E. Nichols were married December 22 in Hannibal.
70 Years Ago
December 29, 1938
Miss Ruth Ella Ketsenburg and Carl Thrasher of Bethel were married December 25 by the Rev. Fr. E. Connolly. Miss Virginia Rigsby and George M. Hardy of Waynesville were married December 23. The wedding of Miss Lillian Jarboe and Orville Hagan of Corpus Christi, Tex., was to take place December 30. Miss Oneta Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith of the Mt. Vernon community, and Gilbert Curless of Paris, were married December 24 by the Rev. Beryl S. Kinser.
Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Mudd celebrated their golden wedding anniversary December 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ketsenburg were parents of a daughter, Phyllis Lee, born December 22. A daughter was born December 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Williams of Indian Creek.
Mary Ann Carr, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Carr, and Richard Lee Bennett, nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bennett, were selected as the winners of the annual courtesy awards given by the Women’s Service Club of Hunnewell.
60 Years Ago
December 30, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. James Hagan and family left for New Orleans, La., to make their home. Hagan had been transferred to New Orleans from Carthage, Mo.
Six inches of snow greeted Monroe City citizens when they arose December 24, followed by a drop in the mercury Christmas night to eight degrees below zero.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Long, Jr., were parents of a son, Michael Gerald, born December 27.
A hunting accident near Indian Creek came close to bringing tragedy to three homes. The accidental discharge of a full choke 12-guage shotgun struck Jimmy Williams, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Williams, in the lower abdomen inflicting serious injuries. Howard Adam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Adam, and Alfred Hays, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hays, also of the Indian Creek community, received minor injuries from the same blast. The gun was in the hands of John Montgomery, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Montgomery.
Two broiler plants, operated by the Clawson Hatchery and Roy M. Luyster, marketed their first output of birds. Clawson Hatchery sold their first lot to the Henderson Produce Co. on December 10 and Luyster delivered approximately 4,000 to the same company on December 17.
50 Years Ago
December 25, 1958
John Richard Warren, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Warren of near Stoutsville, died Sunday morning, December 21, following injuries received in a one car accident around 8 o’clock Saturday evening, December 20, near the B.P. Hays farm south of Monroe City. He was found by J.K. Robinson, Bernard Buckman and Ronald Hays. It was believed he was trying to avoid hitting a cow.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. James Spalding was awarded first prize in the Christmas Lighting contest. Second prize went to Mr. and Mrs. George Block and third prize to Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Sparks. Honorable mention went to Dr. and Mrs. Galbraith, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Proctor and Mrs. and Mrs. Ambrose Quinn.
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Lockett observed their 45th wedding anniversary December 24.
New people: a daughter, Terri Jo, to Mr. and Mrs. John Lehenbauer, December 18; a daughter, December 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Swisher; a son, David McBurney, December 11 to Mrs. Glenn M. Hosch and the late Lieut. (j.g.) Hosch. Lieut. Hosch was killed October 23 in a plane crash in Pensacola, Fla.
The contract for the Mark Twain Shrine in the park at Florida was let at Jefferson City December 23 to the Martin Construction Co. of Hannibal on the low bid of $151,351.
40 Years Ago
December 26, 1968
Three students from Monroe City R-I High School were named as Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1969. They were Martha Maddox, Ralph Harn and Marvin Robinson.
Mrs. Clarence Hays has three grandsons in the armed forces in Vietnam. They were Pvt. James Walker, Specialist Mike Keller and Sp/4 Carl F. Hays.
Births: a son was born December 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Couch of Stoutsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mudd celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary December 22.
30 Years Ago
December 21, 1978
After two years of no lights on the 52 foot, 35 year old tree in the Scott Conway yard, the lights are again lit up and glowing again.
Annette Marie Hunter and David Harold Little were married November 4 at the Christian Church by Rev. David Seitz.
John Moyers was the top salesman in the Monroe City FFA fruit sales contest with a total of 107 boxes of fruit. Sheila Shortridge was second with 97 boxes ad Penny Bastian third with 93. Other top salesmen were Marty Chitwood, Scott Dowell, Chris Kendrick, David Wilson, Allen Elliott, Eddie Truster and Kevin Jones.
Paul Shepard, a junior at Monroe City R-I High School, made doll houses for Christmas and sold his first one to his teacher.
20 Years Ago
December 29, 1988
Motorists woke to an icy morning on Tuesday as the weather turned bad. A car slid off the road into a ditch at the intersection of East Border and Second Street.
Births: a son, Patrick Joseph, December 22 to Lynn and Beth Anderson.
Joann Franklin was named as circulation manager at the Hannibal Courier-Post. She has been an employee for 12 years.
10 Years Ago
December 29, 1998
Taken from the files of The Lake Gazette
Ralph Adams, long-time service station owner, closed his doors on December 23 in part due to the new federal regulation on gasoline sales. He had been in the gasoline business for more than 36 years.
Births: a daughter, Taylor Elizabeth, December 21 to Jonathon Todd and Tammy Parrish; a daughter, Faith Victoria, December 18 to Paul and Katy Yates of Eolia.
Newly elected officers of the Monroe City Jaycees included: Chris Ellison, president; Greg Beaver, vice president of individual development; Jamie Mudd, vice president of community development; Kenny St. Clair, membership vice president; Tracy Havermale, treasurer and Sabrina Lewis, secretary.
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An open-book history test at semester’s end
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As Monroe City families gather to make new memories during the holidays, someone is sure to ask, “Do you remember when?”
For long-time residents, every block in the main business district, is sure to trigger something special that happened in their lifetime. For nearly two years now we have looked back in time, through this column, to explore the changes of the past 150 years.
During the creation of “Monroe City, Missouri…A Sesquicentennial History” the town seemed to come alive with the hustle and bustle of bygone years. We celebrated not only the lives of those we personally remembered in the family profiles written for the book, but explored the changes in the community 1857-2007. What did we learn?
Knowledge of the past helps us build for the future. Perhaps with the uncertainty of the economy going into 2009, it is appropriate to look back so we can look forward. Change is inevitable. The collective memory of family and friends who experienced those changes can lighten the load of an always uncertain future, if those memories are shared.
See this week's Lake Gazette for a two-part open book Monroe City Trivia test that might stimulate some interesting conversation at holiday reunions. Look at these modern photos, compare them with those from the previous century, and answer a few questions about the growth and changes over the past 150 years? Take this week to discuss the questions and research the answers. The names and dates to answer the factual questions are all found in the sesquicentennial book. If you need an extra copy for your relatives and holiday guests, to devise your own holiday game of Monroe City Trivia, a few are still available at the Lake Gazette office or in Paris at the Monroe County Historical Society’s Research Center. Only you can supply the memories that go along with the question:
“Do you remember when?”
The following are but a few of the questions that could provide a lively family discussion or an interesting game of Trivia during your holiday gatherings. To design your own set of “mind teasers” just thumb through 246 pages of the Sesquicentennial History book.
Do you remember when the Post Office was located in the Proctor Building at the corner of North Main and Winter Streets?
How many years did the Post Office occupy that location and where was its next address?
What family business opened in 1888 in the tallest building on this block and where is it located today?
Which business do you remember occupying the store nearest the railroad track?
When was shingled awning added to these and other downtown stores?
Do you remember when East Summer Street was an active part of the business district?
What service was provided in the two-story brick building in the Exchange Block when horses and autos shared the road?
What lumber yard was located on the north side of the street? Who was the last owner and when did it close?
In what year did The Farmers Elevator & Exchange Company construct the landmark 160 ft. towers seen here across Main Street
on East Summer? When was the Company organized and why was that location chosen?
When was the Kroger Store located on Summer Street? In 1953 it and three other stores were the only grocery business listings in the telephone directory. Can you name the other three? How many grocery stores are there in Monroe City in 2008?
Do you remember when Saturday was a big day for shoppers, from Dover Street on south Main, to the Baptist Church on the north.
What was the name of the AAA Garage that opened in 1936 at the corner of Main and Dover?
What tragedy, in which year, stuck the 100 block of South Main just before Christmas?
Less than a year after the incident in question #10, four persons lost their lives in another tragedy on South Main. Which business was affected by both?
What two buildings, seen in the historic photo, are no longer standing?
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