How Clarence Thomas Freshman Year at Conception Propelled Him to the Supreme Court

Posted on January 17, 2026 by roger

The rise of Clarence Thomas from a poor boy in Georgia to the Supreme Court is tied to a series of momentous events during his freshman year at Conception Seminary in 1967-1968 in Missouri.

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Highway 275 Conference Named For Highway That Only Goes Through 1 Town in Missouri (Rockport)

Posted on January 15, 2026 by roger

The Highway 275 Conference has to have one of the strangest concepts of any conference in the country.  It is named after a highway that goes through only 1 town in Missouri (Rockport).

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Tornado Hits Troop 75 Campout in April 1966

Posted on January 12, 2026 by roger

On April 29, 1966, a small twister leveled the campsite of Troop 75 near Burlington Jct.  Nobody was seriously hurt, but Burlington temporarily lost its power and phone service.  Area farms suffered damage, and livestock was lost

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Golf at Maryville Methodist Seminary

Posted on January 12, 2026 by roger

The first issue of “The Chautauquan” in 1908 features a photo of people playing golf on the grounds of the Maryville Methodist Seminary (which had been given to the state of Missouri to start what would become Northwest Missouri State).

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Sarah Caldwell Visits Maryville April 20, 1977

Posted on January 10, 2026 by roger

Sarah Caldwell (1924-2006), dubbed the “Orson Welles of the Opera” along with her mother visited Maryville on April 20, 1977 where she conducted the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Lamkin Auditorium (now Bearcat Arena).

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Arlington-Ream-Bainum Hotel, Fourth and Market

Posted on January 9, 2026 by roger

The Bainum Hotel at Fourth and Market first opened in 1880 as the Arlington Hotel. In 1897 it became the Ream Hotel.  In 1916 E.H. Bainum bought it and made it the Bainum Hotel.  The hotel was heavily damaged in an arson fire and was condemned by the Maryville City Council and was torn down.  History at theclio.

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Actor Smiley Burnette Visits Maryville in August 20, 1957

Posted on January 8, 2026 by roger

Little Kenneth Townsend is paid a nickel by Hollywood Walk of Fame Actor, Composer, Singer Smiley Burnette for posing for a picture. Kenneth and the other youngsters in the picture were named winners in the western costume contest in downtown. Others are, left, Don Townsend, Coralee McClurg, Kirby Hatcher and Gary Sparks.  He is on the Nodaway Stair of Stars

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Luona-Linville-Stephenson Hotel at 2nd and Main

Posted on January 8, 2026 by roger

The Stephenson Hotel dates from 1881 when it was the Luona Hotel. Around 1889 it became Linville Hotel and in 1952 it became the Stephenson’s Hotel. It was the bus stop Continental American Bus Lines

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Mutz Service Station 1956 – Douglas Dempsey Propietor

Posted on January 8, 2026 by roger

The original on this advertisement is from the Maryville Daily Forum, May 1, 1956

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Cattle Herding Still Going On

Posted on January 8, 2026 by roger

Cattle herding is still going, although on a much smaller scale. This cartoon is based on how my mother and father met in the 1930s, while he was moving cattle in front of my mother’s house on the Maitland-Skidmore road.  The Victorian house is 125+ years old, and the house and most of the outbuildings are still in use on the road.  Here are posts folks made about their recent cattle-herding experiences.

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