March 29, 1946

• Serious need for more food has brought about a revision in 1946 farm production goals for Atchison County. Farmers in the state are asked to step up corn production 300,000 acres above the previous goal of 4,500,000 acres, which is the largest acreage increase requested in any state.

• Fairfax has another business establishment that opened this week and it is known as Thiesfeld Feeds and Seeds. Richard “Pete” Thiesfeld is the owner and it is located in the former Peterson Feeds and Seeds building a half block north of Main Street on Hwy. 275. He has the equipment formerly used by the Peterson firm for grinding and mixing feeds and will also carry commercial feeds and farm seeds.

• Schooler’s Grocery, a Fairfax institution since 1902, will have its remodeling program completed by Saturday and will open that day as a modern self-service store.

April 1, 1971

• Over 60 home economic students presented their annual style show in a unique and colorful way Friday, March 26. Girls modeled garments they had constructed during the year under the guidance of instructor Miss Gloria Shuler.

• The old Missouri Opry Show featuring the Bartles family will be presented at the school auditorium April 9, under the sponsorship of the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department. Proceeds from the event will be divided between the Fairfax hospital and the firemen’s equipment fund. The two-hour show will include a variety of country music acts with old time fiddling and gospel singing.

March 28, 1996

• The Scout Pinewood Derby was held at the Fairfax School Sunday afternoon. Bryan Krutz, Tyson Miller, and Michael Oswald were the overall winners.

• The book, Country Schools of Atchison County, is finally out! Wynona Smith will be at the library in Fairfax on Wednesday, April 3, for a book signing. She will also hold book signings at the Rock Port library and at the Walnut Inn in Tarkio. Wynona was born in Cedar County, Missouri, and moved with her family to Atchison County in 1927. During the editing of this book, she and her husband, Melvin “Jack” Smith, moved from their farm east of Tarkio, which had been their home since 1951, to Lake Stockton.