January 7, 1949
• B.P. Hunter Stores advertised “Resolved To Save You Money” sales: Golden crust bread, 16 oz. loaf, 10¢; pork chops, 49¢ per lb.; Hy-Klas grade A pasteurized milk, 19¢ per qt.; Quaker Oats, 32¢ for a large box; and men’s Wolverine work shoes, $8.45 per pair.
• Ardis Sly of Fairfax is a member of the recently organized University of Missouri Madrigal Group. Prof. R. Oscar Clymer, organizer of the group, has secured for them vocal chamber music written in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.
• Mrs. Birdie Jaquet and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Best have taken possession of the Rhinehart Cafe. The new owners are from St. Joseph. Until recently, he was the distributor for Dollie Madison cakes in this area, making daily trips here. The name will be changed to the Wide Awake Cafe.
• Mr. and Mrs. Max Smith have leased the Cline Hawkins property known as the Ed Weedin place in north Fairfax and have moved in. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Elms are occupying the upstairs rooms in the house.
• R.H. Dunlap has sold his 80-acre farm four miles south of Fairfax to H.C. Osburn.
January 10, 1974
• School was opened one hour late Wednesday morning because of the cold and snowy conditions.
• The tour of the Holy Land guided by Mrs. Clyde Hendricks was enjoyed by 17 members of Sorosis at the Baptist Church Monday, January 7. Many names, places, and events came alive as slides were shown and narration given. Souvenirs and artifacts were also viewed, including the stones from the Dead Sea and the place where David gathered five stones to use against Goliath.
• Katherine J. Taylor died Monday at the Fairfax Community Hospital after several weeks of illness at the age of 79. She was a lifelong resident of this community and served as a telephone operator for more than 40 years. After retiring, she was employed in the kitchen at the hospital and was widely acclaimed for her culinary expertise.
• The 43rd annual Fairfax Invitational Basketball Tournament will begin Monday. This year’s tournament will include teams from Fairfax, Ravenwood, Sheridan, Craig, Rock Port, Hopkins, Barnard, and Nodaway-Holt.
January 7, 1999
• Approximately two to three inches of snow fell December 30 and another six inches fell on Friday, January 1. Most Atchison County residents are just grateful they didn’t receive the 12-16 inches that fell near St. Louis.
• The Heartland Riders Chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association held a toy run and the toys that were collected were given to area hospitals, including Community Hospital in Fairfax.
• Christmas vacation did not go as planned at Fairfax R-3. A pipe in the newly built area of the library froze and busted, causing water to run into the library. Along with this problem, a steam pipe under the stage broke leaving no heat in the gym. The steps to the stage had to be removed to allow workers to get into the pipes.
• For over 100 years, members of the Harmes family have been getting together on New Year’s Eve to keep a family tradition going. The German tradition is called Johnny in the Shirt, a bread concoction. Thirty-four family members gathered at the home of Marilyn Graves in Fairfax this holiday.
• A water line break on High Street in Fairfax was discovered at 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5. The city was without water most of the day causing the school to close.
