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MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, JAN. 10, 1974
50 YEARS AGO: Holly Michel Whittington Is 1973’s First Baby – Holly Michel Whittington, Fairfax, was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Michael Whittington on New Year’s Day at Fairfax Community Hospital.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Jan. 10, 1974
Miss Holly Michel Whittington, Fairfax, has been named 1973’s first baby in the Maryville trading area by the Daily Forum.
Born on New Year’s Day at 7:45 a.m., Miss Whittington is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Michael Whittington. She entered the year weighing in at 8 pounds and 8 ounces.
Dr. Wallace Carpenter, Rock Port, delivered this year’s first at the Fairfax Community Hospital.
As winner of the Daily Forum’s 35th Annual First Baby Contest, Miss Whittington and her mother will receive a Toss’ems Disposable Nurser Set from Ben Franklin; A pair of shoes from Brown’s Shoe Fit Co.; a Baby Carry-All from Montgomery Ward; a $10 Savings Account from Citizens State Bank; TempCare Kit and InfaFeeder from Houghton’s Nodaway Drug; an 1881 Rogers Baby Cup from Albert Bell, Jeweler; a potted plant to the mother from Kissinger Flower and Gift Shop; $5 on the purchase of any baby items from Haines Drug; a $5 Carter Gift Set from Stephenson’s Toggery; a Deepsilver Fork and Spoon Educator Set from Time and Gift Shop; and gifts from The Landmark and P. N. Hirsch & Co.
Holly is her parents’ first child and as a girl, a real novelty in the paternal grandparents’ family — Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whittington — who have five sons.
Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones.
100 years ago
Maryville Tribune, Jan. 9, 1924
MINISTERS WANT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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The Ministerial Alliance of Maryville is taking definite steps toward a more general observance of Wednesday evening as “Church Night,” and toward promoting a sentiment in the town for leaving that evening free from other entertainments that might interfere with church observances.
Speaking of the plan, the Rev. B. F. Cline, pastor of the Methodist Church South, and who is secretary of the Alliance, has the following to say of the action taken by that body at its meeting on January 5.
“At a meeting of the Ministerial Alliance, held January 5 last, a motion was made and unanimously adopted which seeks for a cooperative understanding between the churches of Maryville and other organizations and societies, social and athletic activities in their week day programs.
“The motion follows. ‘That the chair appoint a committee to take steps to call attention to the fact that Wednesday night is supposed to be church night, and to see, that as far as possible, the churches and all other organizations and activities have respect for this program.’”
“We are reminded that about 2 years ago such steps were taken by all concerned, as to designate Wednesday night “Church night.” The thought being, if the churches would arrange their week night programs to come on Wednesday evening, and if all other activities would regard this as belonging to the churches and arrange their programs to come on the other five evenings of the week, we could, by this understanding, so cooperate as to avoid much inconvenience to the churches and other organizations and activities as well.
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.
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, JAN. 3, 1999
25 YEARS AGO: Presley Ren Hardy, daughter of Carrie Hardy of Maryville, was the St. Francis Hospital & Health Services 1999 New Year’s Baby. Mother and daughter are pictured with nurse Brenda Swinford. Presley was born at 6:49 a.m. on Jan. 1, weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce. She was 20 inches long. Grandparents are June Hardy and Wayne Hardy, Sidney, Iowa; and great-grandparents are Jean Carlock, Hamburg, Iowa, and Myra Stanley, Sidney, Iowa. Sponsors of the Maryville Daily Forum You’re #1 Baby promotion and their gifts for the new little one are: S. Chavala M.D., $10 gift certificate; The Bookstop, book; KFC, meal; Energizer, $25 donation; Rod’s Hallmark, baby keepsake book; Food-4-Less, $10 gift certificate; Kissinger Flower and Gift, floral bouquet; Wal-Mart, baby gift pack; Marfice Jewelry, newborn gift; and First Bank CBC, baby bank.
