Tag Archives: Jokes

Sonic Booms of 1962

In March/April 1962, B-58 Hustler nuclear bombers from the Strategic Air Command cris crossed the skies over Maryville at Mach 2, which produced sonic bombs as they did mock nuclear strikes on New York, Los Angeles, Omaha, Lincoln, St. Louis, … Continue reading

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1878 Horse Race with Eugene Field, Gen Custer and Trump

The 7th Annual Nodaway County Fair featured horses named Eugene Field, Gen. Custer, and Trump.  The headline of the horse racing was the Trump race (and Trump won).

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Truman Road or North College Drive

In the 1950s through 1975 Maryville had a strange battle over the street name for the road going north from Administration Building over whether it should be called Truman Road or North College Drive.

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