October 5, 1951
• Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Saddle Legion” with Tim Holt, “Experiment Alcatraz” with John Howard and Joan Davis, “Sirocco” with Humphrey Bogart and Martha Toren, “Wake Of The Red Witch,” “Three Husbands starring Emilyn Williams, Eve Arden, and Howard DeSilva, and “God Is My Co-Pilot.”
• Rock Port’s fire hydrants loom up like giant firecrackers since last week when they were given a coat of brilliant red. The color makes them plainly visible to everyone.
• Freddie Gebhards, son of Ben F. Gebhards, has secured a job with a construction company on work in North Africa and expects to leave Rock Port for the long trip to the continent next Monday.
• Funeral services were held at the Memorial Building Tuesday for Private Billy Ray Bolin of Watson. Private Bolin was killed in action February 13, 1951, near Hongsong, South Korea, while going to the assistance of a wounded comrade. Billy was 21 years of age when he was killed.
• James F. Gore, Sr., longtime public figure in Atchison County, passed away Friday, September 28, following a heart attack. Gore, the local attorney, came to Atchison County as a one-year-old and was one of the oldest graduates of Tarkio College, having graduated in 1897. Before beginning his service in law in 1907, he served as the circuit clerk from 1899 to 1907.
• A grand opening at Rock Port’s new Army Store will be held Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6. The store will sell men’s and women’s clothing, housewares, boys’ clothing, and Army surplus items.
October 7, 1976
• The Rock Port High School Homecoming will be October 8 against Fairfax. King and queen candidates are Rick Hendrickson, Danny McMahon, Jeff Houts, Marvetta Leseberg, Julie Jochim, and Teresa Blasnitz.
• Steve Hunter purchased a 190 acre farm plus a two-bedroom home belonging to the Mrs. Augusta M. Ramsay estate for $153,900 or $810 per acre October 2 at public auction. The land consists of 143 crop acres.
• Beverly Million, Tarkio, recently purchased the Torrey Pines business located on Hwy. 59 South in Tarkio. She plans to take over the business from Kim Herrick on October 8.
• Bringing the 167 bridges in Atchison County up to “adequate standards” according to state definition would cost the county approximately $18,857,000, according to estimates. This would involve replacing all but one of the bridges in order to widen them and putting in tubing and concrete culverts. Most of the bridges are over 50 years old.
October 4, 2001
• Rock Port High School Homecoming king and queen candidates are Kalen Smith, Curt Graham, Jared Meyerkorth, Melissa Herron, LoryAnne Bressler, and Suzanne Hurst.
• The TAG and special education students at Rock Port R-II began a relief fund drive for the victims of the terrorist attacks on the East Coast. The children raised $1,231. Five of the seven grade levels raised over $100 each.
• The Rock Port Blue Jays football team traveled to Hamilton, Missouri, to compete against the Hornets Friday night. They defeated the Hornets 43-7.
