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100 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1925
Saturday morning, Mrs. Will Lovelace telephoned Marshall Waterman that she was having trouble with Mrs. Harry McIntyre, a nearby neighbor, and asked him to come at once. He did so and states after talking with both Mrs. Lovelace and Mrs. McIntyre, he went up town and secured a warrant for the arrest of the latter. In the meantime, Mrs. McIntyre had sworn out a warrant before Justice W.S. Hayden for the arrest of Marshall Waterman, charging he had entered her house and seized her by both arms and that he had done so without a warrant. Both deny the charges against them and both cases will come up the next term of the Circuit Court.
Last Sunday evening at the West Ely Lutheran church, a very pretty and impressive ceremony took place when Miss Lorene Eliza Lehenbauer and Mr. Erwin Frederick Boettcher were united in marriage. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Frieda Lehenbauer, and the groom’s best man was Mr. Edwin Frankenbach.
The Robinson Construction Co., which received the contract for building the concrete highway between this city and Hannibal, has moved two construction units on the job and began work Monday morning. The company expects to have five more units on the job in a short time, and the contract calls for the road to be completed by the first of the year.
The supply of natural ice stored last winter by the Palmyra Ice and Cold Storage Co. is about exhausted, and the plant has been overhauled and the first of the week was started up so that plenty of ice will be available.
During the July 19 City Council meeting, Mayor Bernhard administered the oath of office to Councilman-elect, August Berghoff of the First Ward; Councilman-elect Emil Nill of the Second Ward; Councilman-elect Henry G. Frankenbach of the Third Ward and immediately called the new Council to order. He thanked Mr. Russel F. Fogle and Mr. L.H. Sharp for their faithful and efficient service to the city.
Philadelphia news – Chas. Waller, wife and daughter spent a portion of of last week with James Waller and family. They attended the Elk’s Circus in Hannibal, Mr. Waller is manager of the Flying Fishers and has been traveling with them for 18 years.
Sunday being John C. Drescher’s 62nd birthday, a number of relatives gathered at his home in this city to help him celebrate the occasion.
75 YEARS AGO
JUNE 28, 1950
The LaCrosse Dredging Corporation of Chicago has been awarded the Northeast Missouri Electric Power cooperative contract for a steam electric generating plant. The steam plant will be located adjoining the diesel plant now in operation on the banks of the Mississippi east of Palmyra. The contract was let for $805,720.
Sunday morning at 4 o’cock (Korean time), the Communist supported country of North Korea started an invasion of the free county of southern Korea. On Tuesday, President Truman ordered General MacArthur in Japan to support the Southern Koreans with warships and airplanes.
Mr. and Mrs. George Litteken of Palmyra, are the parents of twin daughters born Tuesday night in blessing hospital in Quincy, Mrs. Litteken is the former Lois Glendinning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Glendinning.
Jack Thornburg, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Thornburg of Palmyra, was severely burned Saturday afternoon when he backed into a pan of boiling water at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schneider.
Mrs. William Hicks and son, Leo, and her mother, Mrs. Irvia Johnson of Taylor, have returned from a week visiting with relatives in Kansas.
Saturday evening, a car driven by Everette Tuley, of route 3, Palmyra, struck the rear end of a truck loaded with baled hay on South Main St. in Palmyra. The truck, owned by Raymond Foubester of Palmyra, had been parked near the intersection of Bailey and Main streets while the driver repaired a flat tire. Tuley, evidently, did not see the parked truck.
In observance of Father’s Day, the children of T.A. Ashmore arranged a dinner in his home on Palmyra as a surprise to him. They, with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren, had arrived before he could realize what they were up to. The children are Mrs. Margaret Tucker, Palmyra; Albert Ashmore, Quincy; H.S. Ashmore, Maywood; Marvin Ashmore, Quincy; Medley Ashmore, St. Louis; and Mrs. Kathlyn Schanz, Palmyra.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Hill are the parents of a daughter, Carolyn, born Friday, June 23, at Levering hospital, Hannibal.
The wedding of Miss Betty Callaghan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Callaghan, six miles southwest of Palmyra, and Dan House, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor House of Palmyra, took place Saturday evening.
50 YEARS AGO
JUNE 25, 1975
The matter of traffic problems at the intersection of Main and Main Cross was the first of many problems discussed at the regular meeting of the Palmyra City Council last Thursday night. One of the biggest concerns is sight distance, and it was recommended restricted parking 50 feet in each direction from the intersection.
An early morning fire extensively damaged the home of Mrs. Jessie Goodwin, 331 West New, early Thursday morning.
A committee composed of Mary Ragar, Charles Fisher, Joyce Hackler, Claire Robinson, Jean Speak, Mary Slavin, Marg Saffarrans, Mary Brown and Joyce Erwin, established by the Youth Services Bureau, but now working independently, met to discuss the needs of youth from surveys of the middle and high schools. Ideas included promoting better communication between the school and parents, providing a recreational director during the summer months for youth activities and urging the City Council to provide more tennis courts, bike trails, sledding hills, and roller skating areas.
A crowd of about 250 attended the morning and afternoon services commemorating the 100th anniversary of Park Chapel Baptist Church.
Father Edward J. Donohue, pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Palmyra, won the annual Priests’ Golf Tourney of the Jefferson City Diocese June 23 with a score of 84.
Taylor news – It is rumored that the nursery and kindergarten set are wanting their parents to boycott the West Quincy Bank. They don’t like the balloons they got from Mr. Miller as well as the candy they got from Col. Web.
Philadelphia news – On Thursday and Friday nights, the congregation of the Baptist Church will go by bus to see the last two parts of the film “Like a Mighty Army” at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Palmyra.
Maywood news – Callers of Mrs. Ethyl Benedict were Mr. and Mrs. Duane Benedict, Jody and Jerod, Lovington, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Benedict, Emden; Mrs. Gladys Allen, Philadelphia; Mrs. Bertha Leeser, LaGrange; and Wilma Snyder, Taylor. Others included Mrs. A.J. Getz and Lance, Mrs. Shirley Heines, Willa Mills, Mrs. Nora Schroder, Mrs. William Shaver, Mrs. Alvin Vaughn, and Brenda and Barbara Feldkamp.
25 YEARS AGO
JUNE 28, 2000
Heavy rain Sunday night took out at least one county road. Ronnie Church, highway supervisor, reported the culvert on County Road 101, which is shared with Shelby County, finally gave away and something would need to be done.
The founder of the Palmyra Spectator is going into the Missouri’s newspaper hall of fame. Jacob Sosey, who brought his family and a printing press on a flat boat down the Ohio River and up the Mississippi River and started the state’s second oldest newspaper in 1839, is part of a group of nine tone to be inducted.
A large group of bicyclists traveled up hill and down through Marion County Thursday during the Cycle Across Missouri State Park Camp event, which started at Wakonda State Park.
George M. And Dee Lewis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 29, 2000
Zachary Burch, son of Monte and Leila Burch, celebrated his first birthday on May 24, 2000.
The Hannibal Clinic has announced Sally Gottman as Employee of the Month for June.
Philadelphia news – Congratulations to Travis Spratt who won the Gem Country 105 True Value Country Showdown contest on Saturday evening in Quincy. He now completes in the State Showdown at the DeQuoin State Fair.
Taylor news – Congratulations are in order for two couples who were united in marriage Saturday, June 24. One was the outdoor, western themed wedding of Dawn Hanlin and Shaun Anderson. The second was at Bethel Baptist Church uniting Libby Lake and Darren Arp.
Palmyra High School students attending the FCCLA leadership conference recently were Beth Jones, Alisha Jones, Wendy Saxbury, Emily Foreman and Karen Dromey.
Taylor Brandenburg recently attended the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar at the University of Missouri in St. Louis in June.
Butch and Anna Herold won first place trophies in the archery competition of the 2000 Missouri State Senior Games in Columbia last week. Anna set a new competition record with a score of 758 out of 900 in the women’s 50-54 division, and Butch scored a 848 out of 900 in the men’s 55-59 division.
The Cloverdale Saddle Club recently donated $1,000 to the 4-H clubs of Marion County, which are trying to raise $12,000 for the Marion County Junior Fair.
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