February 28, 1947

• Fifty-one persons were present at the Methodist Youth Fel-lowship rally held in Rock Port Sunday evening, February 23. There were 19 from Fairfax, 17 from Rock Port, and 15 from Westboro. The Fairfax youth had charge of the worship service.

• Lee Martin has sold the 160-acre farm he recently bought east of Fairfax to John Hart of Skidmore and has purchased a highly-improved 100-acre farm, one-half mile north of the Maryville State Teachers College. Mr. and Mrs. Martin will move to their new home April 1.

March 2, 1972

• LeRoy Howell and Bill Oswald had better than usual fisherman’s luck one day recently when they snagged a 34-pound flathead catfish in the Missouri River. This one was snared in a trammel net. LeRoy and Bill are ardent fishermen, having enjoyed the sport as companions for nearly 20 years.

• J. Hayden Pyeatt accompanied 43 students from the agriculture department to Kansas City Tuesday where they attended the annual farm mechanical show and machinery display. Before they returned home, the young men were treated to dinner at a Kansas City restaurant.

• Death came Monday to one of Atchison County’s oldest native citizens, Augusta E. White. She was born October 11, 1875, and died February 28, 1972, at the age of 96 years, four months, and 19 days. Augusta was born on her grandfather’s farm 1 1/2 miles north of Fairfax and spent her entire life in the community. She operated a millinery shop for many years and was an official recruiting officer for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Miss White was a member of the Eastern Star and the Colonial Dames and organized the William White Chapter of D.A.R. in Atchison County and was the first regent of that chapter.

• Five Northwest Missouri State College coeds were honored recently by the announcement that they had been selected for the summer Ambassador Program to spend six weeks in various foreign countries in conjunction with the Experiment in International Living. Cindy Davis of Fairfax was chosen as the ambassador to France.

February 27, 1997

• Dedicated Auxilians of Community Hospital recently served over 200 people at their chili, soup, and pie supper held at Fairfax R-3. The evening efforts showed a profit of over $1,000. The Auxiliary will use these proceeds for an electronic blood pressure cuff providing better patient care at Community Hospital.

• A $500,000 bond issue will be on the April ballot for the Fairfax R-3 school tax to become $4 instead of the present $3.51 if passed. The extra money would be used to put in a 60×60 building going south of the cafeteria to house a library and new restrooms and the elementary wing would be extended to include four more elementary classrooms.

• The Community Hospital Development Council has purchased new stress testing equipment and Nu Step exercise machines for the hospital in Fairfax and the rehab facility in Mound City. Monies for these projects came from the golf committee, council members, sponsors, golfers, and volutneers who made the 1996 CommuniTEE Benefit Golf Classic so successful.