March 5, 1943
March came in neither ranting and blustery, nor did it make its advent Monday morning in a mild, springlike manner, as the day was uncomfortably cold, although without heavy wind or the usual March bluster. You can take your choice as to whether the third month of the year arrived like a lamb or a lion.
Believed by some persons to have been a vivid rainbow, although there was no rain falling at the time, several bright sun dogs were seen in the sky within a huge circle last Sunday afternoon. It is a phenomenon of cold weather and by some is taken as a sign that colder weather is in prospect. This “sign” must have some authority, judging from the intense cold which visited these parts on Monday and Tuesday.
February 29, 1968
Workmen at the Missouri Beef Packing plant at Phelps City returned to work Monday after walking off the job January 31 over a chain speed dispute. Company officers reported that all but eight men reported for work at their scheduled times Monday and Tuesday. Starting with work Monday the chain was moving at 170 head per hour; five above the speed at the time of the walk out when the company indicated they were going to speed up operations.
March 4, 1993
The annual Maradi Mifflin Spelling Bee was recently held at the Rock Port R-II School. The winners were: Kandi Herron, 8th grade, 1st place; Brock Bastow, 6th grade, 2nd place; Matthew Moore, 7th grade, 3rd place; and Amber Junior, 6th grade, 4th place. The group competed in the Atchison County Spelling Bee at Fairfax R-III in the Home Economic Building on Wednesday, February 24, 1993 at 1:30 p.m.. Kandi missed the word ostrich, Brock missed scissors, Matt missed mutton and Amber missed jauntily.