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Chief Ca-Ha-Qua (Red Fox) Trail Around Nodaway Lake
In August 1971, the 5 mile Chief Ca-Ha-Qua Nodaway Scout Trail, built by Troop 74, opened at Nodaway Lake, with the Mic-O-Say dancers commemorating it. AI used to colorize black-and-white photos often makes them brown. The sign was white. While … Continue reading
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146 Tons of Dust Deposited on Maryville in March 1935 Dust Storm
The Forum reported a March 1935 Dust Storm deposited 146 tons of dust on Maryville’s then area of 2.28 square miles (based on a sampling of how much had fallen in a 2×3 square foot area). Numerous dust storms hit … Continue reading
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Male Cheerleaders at Northwest Missouri in 1935
In 1935 Northwest’s Cheerleaders were all men (Louis Groh, Virgil Yates, Verne Campbell). From Northwest Tower.
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1941 College Leap Year Celebration
Note for 1980: will Nodaway County boys attending the Maryville Teachers College ever be the same after the strenuous event of Leap Week, which climaxed Friday night with a dance where styles were reversed? The figure on the left isn’t … Continue reading
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Lovers Lane, Maryville
From about 1900 to 1945, the section of what today is South Walnut between Lincoln and South Street was known as Lover’s Lane. There were poems about the Lane, a stories about being one of the “beauty spots of Maryville…with … Continue reading
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Great Jesse James Bank Scare of 1881
In 1881 (or possibly 1882), Maryville had a scare that outlaw Jesse James was staying at Dr. David Mulholland’s home, next door to First National Bank President Joseph Jackson’s landmark mansion at Lincoln and Walnut. Bankers were reported to have … Continue reading
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1965 Boys State Maryville Participants Flew to Event in 7 Private Planes
In 1965 Maryville Boys State participants flew to the event in Warrensburg on 7 private planes from Maryville Airport.
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Picking a Peck at Pickering
Pickering has long been a place to pick a peck of apples. A 1976 history of Pickering notes: The Carmichael apple orchard (500 trees_ was west of Pickering, about four miles, and was planted in 1910 by Riley “Rile” Carmichael. … Continue reading
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Alma Nash’s All Women Maryville Band Leads Suffragette Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue March 2, 1913 — Day Before Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
Top Row: Edith Davenport, Helen Young, Mary Thomas, May Denny, Margaret Conway, Myrtle Lanning, May Shipps, Gerturde Kireh, Velema Lanning. Middle Row: Mary’O’Brien, Anna Dougan, Ora Quinn, Helen Rowley, Lela Caudle, Mrs. Del Thompson, Hazel Vandervoort, Grace O’Brien, Mary Q. … Continue reading
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Burlington’s Doodlebug
Burlington Doodlebug in Amazonia, Missouri. This train is on the St. Joseph/Amazonia/Barnard/Maryville/Hopkins/Clarinda/Creston route. self-propelled railcar most commonly configured to carry both passengers and freight, often dedicated baggage, mail or express, as in a combine.[1] The term has been used interchangeably with jitney. The name is … Continue reading
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