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Monthly Archives: June 2026
Walter Cronkite’s Dogs in 1930 and 1975
Amazingly, Maryville plays a role in the history of Walter Cronkite’s dogs! Specifically, the dogs are terriers belonging to CBS Newscaster Walter Cronkite’s father, Walter Leland Cronkite, Sr., who was a dentist in St. Joseph, where the newscaster was born … Continue reading
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First Kindergarten Class (in Nothwest Missouri Administration Building) 1911
The first public school kindergarten class in Maryville (and probably Nodaway County) and was held in the Administration — creating a situation where Maryville students could attend all classes from Kindergarten through college bachelors degree in one building.
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Nodaway Valley Bank President Frederick Paul Robinson (1875-1936)
Caption from Forum on : Fred P. Robinson, president of Nodaway Valley Bank until 1936,when he died, is shown in about 1886 on his high wheeler bicycle. Picture was furnished by Mrs. Edward W. Gray, Long Beach, Cal.
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Advertisement for Scouts and Camp Robinson 1937
1939 advertisement for Scouting in the Forum. Lots of interesting stuff starting with the strange graphic, which I can’t quite figure out. The aviation and signaling merit pages have dramatically changed, although the safety and athletic meritages are similar. Interesting … Continue reading
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Train Wreck By Skidmore (or Maitland) in 1903 (?)
The Forum Nodaway Countians in History column has this photo donated by Merele Hammond which is labeled a train wreck in 1903 a mile north of Skidmore. I cannot find a reference to such a wreck, but I find these … Continue reading
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Best Groomed 4H Award for 1955
Here’s a 4H Award in 1955 for best groomed humans awarded at Horace Mann High School. It was on the front page of the Forum. Here’s the caption:
Byrl Raymond Dougan (1919-1988)
Byrl Raymond Dougan who worked for United Telephone might be best remember for being the convivial scout master for Troop 75 in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Maryville’s First Stand-Alone School 1857-1867
In 1857, with Maryville’s population hovering around 500, the school moved from the log cabin courthouse at 2nd and Main to a newly built one-room school at Market and Fifth Street. In 1867, with Maryville’s population nearly tripled to 1,682, … Continue reading
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Cooper Cup Competition for “Best Class of the Year” at Maryville High School from 1924 to 1963
From 1924 to 1963, the “Cooper Cup” was awarded to the Washington high school that racked up the most points in an internal competition that, each year, decided which class was best. The winner was chosen by the superintendent, principal, … Continue reading
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