July 26, 1946

• There is on display in The Mail office a specimen of hybrid popcorn which is being raised by L.H. Koenitzer this season and its unusual height attracts a lot of attention. The stalks are 10 feet long and each stalk carries a number of potential ears. Early-day popcorn usually grew to a height of about four feet.

• A good many persons from Rock Port and vicinity attended the air show at Omaha last week and saw maneuvers of the planes which took part in the aerial exhibition. Some even saw one of the aviators crash and lose his life.

• E.J. Bratrud, manager of the Gallup Golden Rule Store, has purchased Vernon C. Jelley’s new and modern home on courthouse hill.

• The Mail is indebted to Wm. D. Slemp for a dozen luscious peaches which he sent in Tuesday from his orchard southeast of Rock Port. The fruits were weighed on the large office scale and tilted it at five pounds.

July 22, 1971

• Dr. and Mrs. Keith Whigham are the parents of a daughter born July 14 at the Nsanbya Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. She weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces and has been named Leah Dawn. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whigham of Blanchard, Iowa, and Henry Schnegelberger of Rock Port. The Whighams also have a son, Scott, 4.

• Editorial: One of the minor (and unimportant) mysteries of life concerns the late shows of commercial television. The oldest and reported most viewed – the Johnny Carson Show – began the trend. Johnny adopted the practice of waiting for an introduction before appearing, then mugging and jigging about to ridiculously wild and prolonged applause. What everyone is so wildly applauding is a mystery. Yet not long ago, an out-of-character Robert Frost, the English M.C., turned to a frisky, jumping entrance himself. Somersaults and cartwheels may be next.

• New Scoutmaster of Troop 59 of Rock Port is Jim Blank and his new assistant is Carol B. Lewis, who plan the forthcoming Court of Honor for the troop to be held at the city park August 3.

• A cradle handmade by W.D. Shadwick, Rock Port, at the request of George Schoneman, Fairfax, was made by looking at pictures of the original cradle made in 1870. The Dutch colonial design, made from white pine, was created for Schoneman’s great-granddaughter, Alisa Gayle Ball.

July 18, 1996

• Eric Abbott graduated from the training academy July 28th in Jefferson City, Missouri. The training includes six months schooling which consists of 1,100 hours of law enforcement training. Eric was elected president of the class and graduated second in the class.

• The Rock Port Drug-Free Schools Grant Program is holding its Summer Activities Program. Attendees recently enjoyed t-shirt tie-dying at Jan Carpenter’s. The moms assisting Jan were Lawna Bell, Anita Robertson, and Marcia Showalter.