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This Week in History

Sunday, September 23, 2007

40 Years Ago

From The Farmington Press, Sept. 21, 1967

• Ozarks Federal Saving and Loan Association acquired three pieces of property on East Columbia Street, lying east of Washington Street and extending to Harrison Street in downtown Farmington. The property was acquired to provide a site for the future home office building of Ozarks Federal.

• After losing their first game of the season to Crystal (City), the plucky Knights bounced back to take their first historic game ever played in the new Haile Stadium against the Herculaneum Black Cats. A capacity crowd was on hand to attend the dedication of the stadium to the memory of former teacher, principal and coach Harvey “Hap” Haile.

• The Lady Knights featured player was Sharon Cleve, a four-year member of the volleyball team.

• Fitz Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. advertised the “1968 Top Secrets” with “Dramatic! Distinctive! Daringly New! Chevy II Nova, Corvette Sting Ray, Camaro — “The Hugger”, Chevelle, and Chevrolet Impala.

• Wichman Motor Company advertised “Mercury-the Man’s Car”, featuring the Mercury Montrey, Mercury Cougar and the Rambler American. Also featured was the 1968 American Motors Javelin.

30 Years Ago

From The Farmington Evening Press, Sept. 20-26, 1977

• Brian Kocher, a freshman at Farmington High School, took first place in the SEMO District 4-H and FFA Tractor Rodeo. Kocher’s brother, Chuck, a tenth-grade student, placed fifth.

• Farmington School Superintendent Ralph Parks showed a sample of one of the new chairs that will be bought with Federal Grant money for the middle school auditorium. The government approved a $55,000 sum for seats and a middle school science lab.

• A new computer installation in the offices of Sanders Trucking held the interest of the Farmington Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Janet Douglas looked at the VDT screen as the machine zips out a print of all the southbound traffic for the day. Leo Dugal of the chamber went on the tour, which was led by Clarence Benton.

• Will Rose, whose 12-year old son Doug wanted to get into bike rebuilding, left the Farmington Police Department’s abandoned bicycle auction with a unicycle. Doug tried it out on the driveway of his home with the Farmington Evening Press cameras documenting the event.

• Playing at the Roseland Theater in Flat River was “The Spy Who Loved Me”.

20 Years Ago

From The Farmington Press Advertiser, Sept. 15 and 18, 1987

• An architect’s drawing highlighted the new Tradition Inn Motel, Country Kitchen Restaurant and the courtyard lounge being constructed near the intersection of Highway 67 and Columbia Street. The complex is located on 8.8 acres.

• Charlie Boyd was honored as “Employee of the Year” during ceremonies at the Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center.

• The U.S. Postal Service began soliciting bids for either the expansion of the present Farmington post office, or the construction of a new post office at a different site. According to postal service projections, the Farmington post officer would have 18,300 customers by 1991 and about 22,000 by 2001.

• New teachers and employees in the Farmington School District included Nancy Graham, Deborah Simmons, Linda Francis, Betty Vavra, Susan Webb, Don Francis, Rosita Rafael, Vicki Keith, and Jerry Chamberlain.

• Mineral Area College would hold a symposium on “The Constitution-Our Legal Heritage” featuring Professor Gray L. Dorsey, the Honorable William L. Webster, Mr. Richard Carellia, the Honorable Stephen L. Limbaugh, the Honorable Andrew Jackson Higgins, and Dr. W. Nicholas Knight.

10 Years Ago

From The Daily Press Leader, Sept. 20-26, 1997

• The St. Francois County Pow-Wow was being held at the Farmington Industrial Park. Vendor booths, gourd dancing, grand entry and inner-tribal dancing were to be a part of the event.

• The Farmington Knightline received a number of awards during summer camps. Members included Brecky Scott, Elizabeth Crites, Shelly Blum, Amanda Pinkston, Amanda Massie, Amber Clauser, Sarah Kitchell, Paige McDowell, Natalie Pinkston, Ashley Robinson, Elise Smith, and Sara Stewart. The squad was celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Knightline.

• Detective Sergeant Rick T. Baker added a higher level of professionalism to the Farmington Police Department by graduating from the 190th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy.

• Country Artists Tracy Lawrence, Trace Adkins and Sherrie Austin were scheduled to perform at the Farmington Civic Center on Oct. 26, 1997.

• Farmington High School Winter Guard sponsor Linda Huck received a $250 donation to be used for a new competition floor for the 20-25 member winter season roster.

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