August 5, 1949
• Mrs. William C. Sieben, who has been hospitalized with injuries suffered in the June 1 tornado, was brought to the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Irvine, Sunday. Since the tornado, she has been confined to a hospital bed at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville with a broken leg and other injuries. Her leg will have to remain in a cast for another month.
• Registration was open this week for the 1949 renewal of the jalopy race, booked as a pre-Tarkiesta feature Wednesday, August 17. The gravity racers will speed down a course laid out on the Main Street hill. First prize will be a gasoline airplane motor and propeller and second prize a gasoline racing car. Contestants must be boys 11-15 and the combined weight of the driver and motorless car must not exceed 250 pounds.
• Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mather observed their golden wedding anniversary with a picnic dinner Saturday at Big Lake. Seven of their eight children and their families were present. As an anniversary gift, the children presented their parents with a plastic dinette set. The Mathers, married July 30, 1899, have resided in the county throughout their 50 years of marriage.
August 8, 1974
• George Henry, outstanding cross country and distance runner for Tarkio College, placed fourth in the first AAU Omaha Marathon in Omaha, Nebraska, August 4. He ran the 26.6 mile course in a time of 2 hours, 36 minutes, and 40 seconds. George will be a senior at Tarkio College this fall.
• The Missouri State Highway Patrol exhibit “Otto – The Talking Car” will make its annual appearance at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Otto is a 1931 Model A Ford Roadster that talks, blinks its eyes, blows smoke and blows its horn for the audience. Otto will visit and answer questions about safety and traffic laws.
• Miss Criss Schmidt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schmidt of Tarkio, was named the 51st Iowa Championship Rodeo Queen at Sidney Tuesday, August 6.
• The trim on the First Christian Church and parsonage have been given a fresh coat of white paint, shining up their appearance.
August 5, 1999
• Members of Boy Scout Troop 88 of Tarkio built six picnic tables in three days inside the cool shop of Woodruff Arnold. The tables are being used in the South City Park. The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce and City of Tarkio purchased the supplies needed for the tables to be built.
• The 1999 C.A.B.A. World Series was dedicated in memory of Dave Hancock. Dave had served as head umpire for the World Series. His family accepted a plaque given in his memory.
• The new proposed water tower location is being planned for what is called the “old Tarkio College track” site near Woodruff Village. The Tarkio Water Company will be receiving the property from owner Frank Voyticky, who lives in New York.
• Renovations at the Tarkio Post Office are underway. So far, new concrete has been poured in front of the building.
• Hazel Kemerling of Tarkio and her daughter, Vickie Bowers of Rock Port, have signed a lease agreement with Wildcat Enterprises regarding the Walnut Inn in Tarkio. Kemerling and Bowers plan to open the Walnut Inn as a restaurant. The lounge is being moved to the theatre room, which is still being renovated. The ladies are looking for art from the late 1800s to decorate with. Edna O’Dell’s murals painted in 1973 will remain.
