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Thursday, August 28, 2008

40 Years Ago

From The Farmington Press, Aug. 29, 1968

• Tom Fitz of Fitz Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. would give away the keys of a brand new 1968 Chevrolet to the top Farmington Jaycee at a membership banquet.

• The Farmington Fall Festival parade would be held on Sept. 14. The parade would begin at 10:30 a.m., stepping off from the swimming pool park. The parade theme would be “City of Tradition and Progress”.

• Make Mine Music Shop was opened at 13 West Liberty Street. Old and new records were on sale for $1 and would include top hits like “Indian Reservation”, “Light My Fire”, “Born to be Wild”, “Mrs. Blue Bird”, “Hurdy Gurdy Man”, “Mr. Businessman”, “Hello, I Love You”, “Hip City”, “Classical Gas”, and “Down at LuLu’s”. Albums were on sale for $3.69.

• Dugal’s Big Star advertised Mayrose Proten Chuck Steak for 59 cents a pound and Mayrose Proten Rib Steaks for 89 cents a pound.

• Golman’s advertised back-to-school shoes. “Mr. Sneaker”, a “girl’s favorite”, were on sale for $2.99 and Converse All-Stars Basketball shoes were $3.99.

30 Years Ago

From The Farmington Evening Press, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1978

• Enrollment figures for the Farmington R-7 school district would show a decrease of about 100 students from the previous year total. The school district showed an enrollment of 2,800 students.

• A unique weather vane was located on the top of St. Francois County Savings and Loan. The gold painted aluminum vane was in the shape of a dollar sign.

• Work on St. Joe State Park was slated to begin in March of 1979. Campgrounds, restrooms and showers, playgrounds, and support equipment would be part of the project.

• Turley Dodge advertised a 1978 Custom Dodge Van. The features included cruise control, AM/FM stereo tape, factory air, swivel seats, sculptured shag carpeting, couch (that makes into a bed), ice box, and “many more fine features”.

• Dugal’s Big Star advertised Mayrose Proten Rib Steaks for $1.99 a pound and Mayrose Proten Chuck Roast for $1.49 a pound.

20 Years Ago

From The Farmington Press Advertiser, Aug. 23-26, 1988

• Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis made a stop at the train depot in Bismarck as a part of a “whistle-stop campaign” through rural America.

• Larry Chapman would begin as the new head football coach for Farmington High School.

• Timothy Raymer had been named to the Dean’s List for academic achievement at Southwest Missouri State University.

• Local school districts were preparing for an increase in enrollment numbers for the 1988-89 school year.

• Firefighters battled a blaze at Eugene Kollmeyer’s hay barn in Wolf Creek. Firefighters from Wolf Creek, Farmington and Doe Run helped to battle the blaze.

10 Years Ago

From The Daily Press Leader, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 1998

• Following 20 minutes of discussion by council members and a 6- to 4-vote, the Farmington City Council voted to keep the city stickers.

• Jon Cozean and Becky Landrum were two members of a committee dedicated to the revitalization of Long Memorial Hall.

• Christian Illusionist D.J. Edwards was scheduled to perform at the Family Fun Fest, which would take place at the Farmington Civic Center.

• The fifth annual Downtown Farmington Organization’s Backyard Barbecue was scheduled to take place with a number of teams already signed on to participate. The Meat Meisters of Mercantile Bank would go on to claim bragging rights for two of the three categories.

• Bob Carlisle appeared in concert at the Farmington Civic Center.

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