April 12, 1951
• Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “The Palomino,” “Daughter of Rosie O’Grady” with June Haver and Gordon MacRae, and “Curtain Call at Cactus Creek” with Donald O’Connor, Gale Storm, and Walter Brennan.
• The Sharp estate farm, occupied and operated in recent years by Danny White, has been sold to Melvin Dill. The farm consists of 94.67 acres and is about three miles south of Fairfax.
• Mrs. Jim Miller received word that her nephew, Lt. Col. Donald P. Frame of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was killed Tuesday of last week in Korea. He was a squadron commander of a marine corps fighting group and was shot down on the North Korean front. When he attempted to jump from the plane, his parachute caught on the wing of the plane. He fell behind the United Nations lines, was rushed to a hospital, but died in a few hours.
• Miss Stella L. White passed away Sunday evening at the Fairfax Community Hospital. Miss White, 73, had lived her entire life in the house where she was born northeast of Fairfax. She was an organizing member of the William White Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a direct descendant of William White, who came to America on the Mayflower.
April 15, 1976
• Watch for the opening of L & L Interiors Decorating by Paula, soon to open in the Mulvania building in Fairfax. The business will feature a complete line of carpet, wallpaper, linoleum, draperies, and macramés.
• All singers are welcome to come to the Fairfax Baptist Church on Mondays to practice for the recording of a gospel album. Robert Bowness is organizing the group.
• Miss Lydia Massingill, a member of the Fairfax Garden Club, has made eight Betsy Ross dolls which will be used for table decorations at a state garden club meeting to be held later this month in St. Joseph.
• The City of Fairfax will receive its Bicentennial flag in ceremonies Saturday in the city park. Clarence H. Heflin, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, will make the presentation. As part of the ceremonies, the Fairfax Garden Club members will plant a “Liberty Tree” in the park in commemoration of our nation’s 200th birthday anniversary.
• City of Fairfax officials newly elected include: Dick Kemerling, police judge; Floyd Simpson, city marshal; Harold Snyder, mayor; Mrs. Shirley Wennihan, city collector; Robert Alldredge, south ward councilman; and Alan Bradfield, north ward councilman.
April 12, 2001
• The Fairfax Masonic Lodge held an open meeting Saturday, April 7, to present Hal Davis with his 50-year pin. Hal’s sons, Sheldon and Kenneth, were also in attendance.
• Nic Smith and Casondra Morton were crowned the Fairfax High School Prom King and Queen. The theme of the evening was “Angel Eyes.”
• The Community for Kids Preschool students toured KG Buds in Fairfax on April 4. Owner Kay Graves talked to the students about flowers.
• Fairfax high school and junior high cheerleaders were selected for the coming year. They are: football – Miranda Nichols, Beth Graves, Ashley Gomel, Lacy Moore, and Jennifer Wooten (mascot); basketball – Miranda Nichols, Ashley Gomel, Daniel Herrington, and Beth Graves; and junior high – Shelby Zirfas, Ashley Million, Jamie Strickland, and Kaylyn Sly.
