Tag Archives: Maryville High School

Maryville’s First Stand-Alone School 1857-1867

Posted on June 8, 2026 by roger

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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Maurice Chick’s 1953 Escapade That Landed the Original Spoofhound in the Nodaway Valley Bank Vault

Posted on April 24, 2026 by roger

Here’s an amazing 1953 story about Morris Chick, one of the players scolded by L.E. Zieger in 1921 as “a bunch of Spoofhounds,” who wound up with one of the plaster casts of a Spoofhound that was sold during the … Continue reading →

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New Dark Green Gaberdine Custodian Uniforms at Washington and Eugene Field, 1950

Posted on April 11, 2026 by roger

New dark green gaberdine custodian uniforms were rolled out in 1950. Here’s the caption from the Forum. HAPPY UNIFORMITY–Pausing long enough from their work to display their. New uniforms are Bill Short, Everett Baker, Eugene Field, Ollie Majors, and Howard … Continue reading →

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First Drivers Education Machines at Maryville High School 1949

Posted on April 7, 2026 by roger

AI Enhanced Maryville Forum Hi-Lights photo of the new Drivers Education equipment at the Washington High School, published April 16, 1949  An excerpt of the article (edited) is below, including identifying the people involved

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