Forum Flashbacks: Nov. 30-Dec. 6
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, DEC. 6, 1998
25 YEARS AGO: Ecstatic Northwest fans tear down the goal posts on the football field following the Bearcats’ win over Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday. The team will play for the national championship Saturday in Florence, Ala.
25 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 6, 1998
Somewhere in Texas near Corpus Christi, the Missouri flag will be flying this week.
The deal was part of the bet wagered between the mayors of Maryville and Kingsville, Texas, for Saturday’s football game.
Northwest Missouri State University claimed a berth in the Division II national championship game with a 49-34 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville in Maryville.
“For three years we’ve had this goal,” Northwest head coach Mel Tjeerdsma said. “Now we’re on our way to Florence. It’s a tribute to the team.”
This is Northwest’s first ever appearance in a national championship game.
One of the largest crowds ever in Rickenbrode Stadium cheered the Bearcats to victory Saturday. At the conclusion of the game, fans streamed out of the stands onto the field and tore down the goal posts. One ended up in Colden Pond.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 5, 1973
The opening of a new manufacturing plant in Maryville has been announced by the Convenience Products Division of Riegel Textile Corp. …
The new Maryville plant will manufacture disposable baby diapers such as the company now manufactures in its South Carolina plants under the Riegel “BabyCare” label, but primarily for a number of major national retail chains under their own brand.
The plant will be located adjacent to the Northwest Missouri State University campus in the 40,000 square-foot Townsend Warehouse. The area was rezoned last month by the city council, paving the way for the new industry.
An initial employment of approximately 150 persons is expected.
100 years ago
Maryville Daily Democrat-Forum, Dec. 5, 1923
AUTO OWNERS MAY GET PLATES HERE
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An automobile license distributing center will be located in Maryville about January 1, 1924, J. P. Berry, supervisor of the Automobile Club of Missouri, told a Democrat-Forum reporter this afternoon.
It is planned to locate an office here about that time and, if possible, a local man will be put in charge of the work. In this way, the automobile owners of Nodaway and surrounding Counties will be able to get their license plates in Maryville instead of Jefferson City as is now the case.
It is estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 license plates will be issued from the Maryville office every year.
By this plan, a large amount of money can be saved the state of Missouri every year, Mr. Berry said this afternoon.
It costs considerable money to mail out the individual licenses from Jefferson City, he said, and much of this expense could be saved by the Maryville office. License distributing centers will also be located in Chillicothe, Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City and Hannibal.
A great deal of time can also be saved by automobile owners in this section of Missouri by getting their licenses through the Maryville office, Mr. Berry said. A great deal of “red tape” is connected with the issuance of licenses at Jefferson City, he added. Many times, the applications have to be mailed back for corrections before the licenses can be issued (to) the car owners.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50-year and 100-year flashbacks are courtesy of the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project from the State Historical Society of Missouri, accessible at shsmo.newspapers.com.
