June 25, 1948

• A large hay barn at the Carl Scamman home farm west of Rock Port was destroyed by fire Monday. The barn had just been filled with hay.

• Wm. A. Luhrs, as ardent a Republican as you can find, is attending the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. He is said to have a job as a sergeant-at-arms with a front-seat location.

• The body of Second Lieut. Marlin L. Pierce arrives today (Friday) from North Africa, where he lost his life on November 7, 1943, while serving in the air corps. His funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Building.

• Midshipman Rob Roy Greenley, taking naval training at the United States Naval Academy, is on a cruise to Europe. There are 3,700 men aboard.

• An explosion of accumulated gas wrecked a part of a residence, shook the neighborhood, and injured Mrs. Jack Lynn at her residence on South Main Street. Mrs. Lynn had gone to the basement and lit a match to turn on the burner of the water heater, but after she lit the match, a terrific blast took place caused by a slow leak of gas. Mrs. Lynn was severely burned. Her baby, who was in a play pen on the porch just off the kitchen entrance, was unharmed, although the nearby door was torn from its hinges.

• Miss Joanne Curnutt leaves early in July for Banff, Canada, where she will continue her majoring in music with the head of the piano department at the School of Fine Arts in Banff.

June 21, 1973

• Clark H. Gore, Rock Port, took second place in the age 60-64 division of the Missouri State Senior Golf Tournament at Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City. Gore received a gift certificate for $45 dollars.

• Cox’s Conglomerations: “Matthew Leisman, age 7, said, “If my brothers would pitch the ball to me slow enough, I could hit a touchdown.”

• Jill Wanamaker, Rock Port, has won an all expense paid trip to the National Student Council Leadership Conference at Camp Cheley, Colorado. She won this trip as the award part of the Nona Hyde Award given by the Missouri Association of Student Councils (MASC).

• The Atchison County Library board of directors approved the purchase of a bookmobile last week. The board is purchasing a Beechcraft motor home which will be fitted with shelving.

• Nearly 40 bicycle riders rode through Atchison County June 19-20. They were members of a Spokesmen tour that is riding 2,000 miles from Houston, Texas, to Winnepeg, Canada. Even though the riders are not athletes, only one has dropped out so far and at the halfway point, there have only been eight flat tires.

June 18, 1998

• The summer activities program held the yearly fishing derby at Demotts’ pond on Saturday, June 6. A hot dog roast was held during the break from fishing. Kari Beth Sierks and Miranda Deatz had the biggest fish in the young age group, Kaci Demott in the middle age group, and Thomas Herron in the older age group.

• Veda McFarling will celebrate her 100th birthday on June 20. There will be a reception at the Community Care Nursing Home in Tarkio.

• The residents at Pleasant View are starting a fundraiser for a larger, sturdier flag pole. The one they want will cost $400. They want to install it out in the east yard.

• Rock Port Telephone Company hosted an open house Friday, June 12, honoring employees: Boyd Spiker, Elmer Davis, Richard Burke, and new manager Raymond Henagan.