November 8, 1951
• Showing at the Paramount Theatre: “Al Jennings of Oklahoma” with Gale Storm and Dan Durea, “Chain of Circumstance,” and “Apache Drums” starring Stephen McNally and Coleen Gray.
• There are those who say that the width of the stripes on a caterpillar indicate the sort of winter to be expected. If the stripe is narrow, the winter will be mild. If it is wide, the weather will be rather rugged. Those who have taken the trouble to find the fuzzy crawlers say the stripes are narrow – which means a mild winter (if they are right). Let’s hope that is correct.
• Dick Hinderliter’s underdog Blue Jays came away with a scoreless tie at Peru, Nebraska. It was a raw night, with the thermometer hovering around the 10 degree mark, causing numb fingers to fumble or miss passes.
November 11, 1976
• Second Lt. Thomas C. Catlett, a 1965 graduate of Rock Port High School, recently departed with his unit for a training exercise at Fireisland Air Station, Norway. The exercise, dubbed Coronet Minuteman, was one of a series of maneuvers conducted in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Europe. Catlett is an F-4 Phantom weapons system officer with the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina.
• The newest business on the outskirts of Rock Port is the S & S Fur Co., located at the junction of U.S. 136 and Hwy. 275 junction.
• Midwest Fabrics will close its doors in the near future according to owner and operator Mrs. Rosalee Flanagan.
• Showing at the Paramount Theatre: “Logan’s Run” and “The Shootist.”
November 8, 2001
• Citizens Bank & Trust held its annual Halloween Parade. First place winners in each category were: babies to 3 years – Carter Ottmann; 4 years to kindergarten – Cavin Joesting; 1st through 3rd grades – Alyssa Lansdown; 4th through 6th grades – Hayden Oswald; and junior high, high school, and couples – Montana and Brock Martin.
• The Rock Port Blue Jays traveled to Albany, Missouri, Friday, November 2, to take on the Warriors in District 14 football action. The Blue Jays were named the District 14 champions upon winning the game 40-12.
• Amanda Gray placed 36th at state cross country with a time of 22 minutes and 52 seconds. Gray was one of 154 girls competing in the race held at Oak Hills Golf Club in Jefferson City, Missouri.
• The Rock Port High School FCCLA Chapter members threw a Halloween party October 30. They traveled around town collected food items for the food pantry in a scavenger hunt and visited the nursing home residents at Pleasant View. They then returned to the school for a costume contest and food and games. Suzanne Hurst won the contest, with Jessica Graybill coming in second and Jayme Lewis getting third.
• Sparky the Fire Dog visited the students at Atchison County Head Start October 30 to talk to the kids about fire safety. Nancy Lee with the American Red Cross was also in attendance and the staff and students presented $2,200 to the American Red Cross, with the funds having been raised at a trike-a-thon held October 11.
