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KenRex Drama Desk Winners: Jack Holden, Outstanding Solo Performance, and Outstanding Music in a Play, John Patrick Elliott

Posted on May 18, 2026 by roger

Ken Rex, the off-Broadway play about Ken Rex McElroy in Skidmore, won two Drama Desk Awards on May 17. It was nominated for a third award Outstanding Sound Design of a Play for Giles Thomas.

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“In The Garden of the Shah” With A Cast of 86 at Washington School 1928

Posted on May 16, 2026 by roger

In December 1928, Maryville High School put on a production of “In the Garden of the Shah,” which starred 86 actors – nearly the entire school population. Photos of the show, which appeared in the 1929 Maryvillian Yearbook, also featured … Continue reading →

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Sears Kit House, Magnolia “Mansion in a Box” Rankin House in Tarkio, and Robinson House in Maryville

Posted on May 13, 2026 by roger

Two of northwest Missouri’s most famous and iconic houses — the Ted Robinson house (623 West 3rd) in Maryville and the Rankin house in Tarkio (106 South 10th) are Sears kit houses. Both are The Magnolia, dubbed “Mansion-in-a-Box”. Both were … Continue reading →

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1916 Bearcats Football Team

Posted on May 13, 2026 by roger

Colorized photo in the first Tower Yearbook (1917). This is also the first Bearcat team since football was discontinued after one season in 1908. That caption in the opposite order we expect today. The first row is the top row. … Continue reading →

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Aviation Club Forms 1940

Posted on May 12, 2026 by roger

The Maryville Aviation Club, formed in 1940 to make and fly model airplanes, had to split into two groups: junior and senior high school. The above image is from a very poor-quality copy published by the Forum and is AI-generated … Continue reading →

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Original Munchkin Land Ponies and Carriage Parade to Tivoli Theatre for Wizard of Oz Screening 1939

Posted on May 12, 2026 by roger

On October 12, 1939, five Maryville area children dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz arrived at the art deco Oz-like Tivoli Theatre on a carriage pulled by two Shetland ponies that had actually been used in the … Continue reading →

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Bob Bosch Present U.S. Capitol Flags Be Flown Over Washington and Eugene Field Schools 1974

Posted on May 11, 2026 by roger

BOB BOSCH (LEFT), a former Maryville R-II High and now assistant to Senator Thomas Eagleton, recently presented two American flags that have flown over the nation’s Capitol to Raymon Schuster (second from left), Washington Middle School principal; Mrs. Sharon Slagel, … Continue reading →

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5 Scouts Attending 1963 Jamboree in Greece

Posted on May 9, 2026 by roger

5 Maryville Scouts To World Jamboree

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All-State College Chorus and Band Featuring Mike Miller and Dennis Dau 1969

Posted on May 7, 2026 by roger

This is an unusual 1969 photo that shows of two people who are something of Maryville High School music legends — singer Mike Mike (Class of 1965) and Dennis Dau (Spoofhound band director 1979-1999). Caption: Northwest State College students chosen … Continue reading →

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Explaining Difference Between Stop and Yield 1964

Posted on May 6, 2026 by roger

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