Forum Flashbacks: Aug. 28-Sept. 4
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, AUG. 31, 2000
25 YEARS AGO: Trying To Stay Cool – These children, left to right, Colby Kelly, Wesley Carter and Jared Kelly find the only way to stay cool — at the water fountain at Beal Park, during the Elmer Emery Family Reunion. The family was also celebrating Ethel Emery’s 80th birthday.
25 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Aug. 29, 2000
Energy alert announced by local Light & Power
Due to widespread hot weather, the region’s energy supply system is under stress during the peak-usage hours of 3 to 7 p.m.
As a result, St. Joseph Light & Power Company is requesting its Northwest Missouri area customers conserve energy by curtailing all non-essential uses of electricity during those hours for the rest of the week.
“Light & Power customers are using electricity at a record pace,” said Jerry Musil, manager, Corporate Communications for the company said.
At 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, customers were using electricity ahead of the pace set Aug. 16, when they used a record 300 megawatts of electricity. A megawatt is 1,000 kilowatts.
“Usually, demand increases as the week progresses,” Musil said. “The forecast is for the temperature to increase during the rest of the week, meaning demand also will likely increase. To make sure the energy situation does not worsen in the next several days, we’re asking customers to conserve energy.”
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Sept. 2, 1975
Graham Dedicates Fair to Local Centenarian
Many people enjoyed the Graham Street Fair this year which had a theme of “Parade of Nations” and was dedicated to Mrs. Ida Adkins who became a centenarian in February. Activities included a parade, baby show, pet show, a dinner sponsored by the Lyle Club, a hometown variety program, dance, 4-H livestock show, United Methodist Church dinner, a garden tractor pull and horseshoe and tennis tournaments. Officers for the fair this year were: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brinson, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Warner, Mrs. Darrel Davis and Mrs. Franklin Dreher.
100 years ago
Maryville Daily Democrat-Forum, Aug. 31, 1925
LARGE CROWD AT DEDICATION
The remodeled Christian Church building at Barnard was dedicated yesterday and a large crowd was present at the services.
The services were started at 9:45 o’clock yesterday morning with the regular Sunday school. …
One hundred and eighty-nine persons were present at the Sunday school. …
The Rev. J. Arthur Dillinger, pastor of the Wyatt Park Christian Church at St. Joseph and former pastor of the Barnard Church, preached the sermon in the afternoon. …
The remodeling work was done at a cost of about $4,000 and all of the money has been raised. The church is now free from debt.
In his dedicatory sermon, the Reverend Mr. Dillinger said in part:
“We are met here today to dedicate anew this house of worship. This temple is a symbol of your devotion. It is a monument to your estimate of what religion means to you. The true glory of the house of God is not in the bricks, not in the mortar, not in the arches or spans, but in the kind of souls it shelters. A true home is not found in the grandeur of the house, not in the richness of the furnishings nor in the number of automobiles owned. No, No. The only question that need to be asked is, “Does love live here?” If the answer is, “Yes,” we may pass on and know that the glory of that home is Divine.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50- and 100-year flashbacks are courtesy of the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project from the State Historical Society of Missouri, accessible at shsmo.newspapers.com.
