January 3, 1947

• Arthur H. Hackett announced the sale of the Crescent Theatre to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fraser of Woodlake, Minnesota, who will take possession of the business soon. Mr. Hackett has conducted a show in Fairfax since 1910, when motion pictures were really young. The first show here was called Fairyland, was owned by Mr. Hackett and Will Bryan, and was located where the Fletchall machine shop now stands.

• The new magistrate courts were established January 1 and will be combined with the probate courts in the 94 counties of the state. The present probate judges will preside over the magistrate courts. The sheriff in each of the counties affected by the law will take over the duties formerly performed by the constables. The offices of justice of the peace and constable are now abolished.

• John Bolin opened a new produce and feed store in Fairfax January 2 in the business building of Mrs. Anna P. Taylor on south Broadway.

• Friday, January 3, will be Religious Emphasis Day at the Fairfax High School and pupils will hear lectures and engage in discussions all day. Among topics to be discussed are: “Religion and Science Won’t Mix,” “The Bible Is Out Of Date,” “Religion the Foundation of the Home,” and “Peace Depends On Our Leaders Only.”

January 6, 1972

• Most of the business buildings on the north side of the square in Maryville, Missouri, were destroyed or damaged by fire Tuesday evening as a blaze raged out of control for several hours. Discovered in the Holt Supply about 7:30 p.m., the fire spread to the Western Auto, Jones Drug Store, Maryville Shoe Company (all of which were completely destroyed) and Bainum Hotel, Robey Insurance, and P.N. Hirsch department store (which were damaged). Jones Drug was owned by 99-year-old Warren Jones, who was still active in the business. Fairfax firemen responded to the scene to help.

• The Fairfax Kiwanis Club sponsored their annual corn-yield contest. Scott Ray was the uncontested winner with a 198.65 bushel per acre yield and Greg Hawkins came in second with 179.24.

• St. John’s Lutheran Church in Corning is decked out for Christmas. Passersby can see a lighted evergreen 50 feet in height. An ornate altar setting complements the decorations. The altar was designed and built by Pastor Profit when the church was constructed in 1893. He was a talented architect and cabinet maker, as well as the pastor.

January 2, 1997

• The Fairfax Forum is now 105 years old. The Forum has not had too many owners and has tried to keep abreast with new technology.

•  Over The Back Fence by Nancy Gaines: “Dub Harrington played Santa Monday to the downtown businesses by delivering caramel corn and cookies to each. He had the Santa hat but the goodies were in a blue plastic box, not the traditional red sack. Thanks Dub, it was very thoughtful, plus being very good!” “Thought for the day…‘Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.’”

• The third grade class studied a unit called “Christmas Around The World.”  They were assigned the countries of Mexico, Spain, England, France, and South Africa and made a Christmas decoration native to the countries. They also found a recipe native to the countries, together as a class went and shopped at Fairfax Market for the ingredients, then held a Christmas Festival of Foods for their family and staff members to enjoy.