Forum Flashbacks: Sept. 18-24
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, SEPT. 19, 2000
25 YEARS AGO: Sifting for rewards – Sifting sands for rewards at the Sand Scoop booth are Andy Spire, right, and children Kaylie Spire, age 18 months, center and Riley Spire, age 3, left. The St. Gregory’s Carnival was held Sunday with a fun-filled day of inside and outside booths and games. A large crowd was in attendance for the event, with the funds raised to support the school’s technology, professional development and student trips.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Sept. 24, 1975
50 Hogs Stolen Tuesday Southeast of Maryville
Fifty head of hogs, valued at between $1,750 and $2,000, were stolen from an unoccupied farm southeast of Maryville sometime Tuesday night or early this morning, according to the sheriff’s department.
The Hampshire shoats, some black and some belted, were owned by Charles Baker, Maryville, and were uninsured, deputies said. They were taken from a location about four miles southeast of Maryville.
Baker told authorities all the hogs were there when they were fed Tuesday evening but were missing this morning. The shoats weighed between 35 and 50 pounds each and were valued at $35 to $40 a head.
75 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Sept. 18, 1950
Youths Admit Vandalism Acts
Robert Slayden, age 19, of Maryville, along with three juveniles, two boys, age 15, and a girl, age 16 were placed on probation by Circuit Judge Ray Weightman Saturday afternoon when they appeared in circuit court on a charge of vandalism and destruction of property.
All four admitted writing names and initials in wet concrete of a newly-constructed sidewalk at the south side of the Maryville high school some time during the evening of Sept. 12. Damage to the sidewalk was estimated at about $100, and Judge Weightman also ordered that the four teen-agers pay for the damage through weekly payments from their own earnings or allowances.
The juvenile hearings were held in the judge’s chambers, and Judge Weightman was closeted with the two boys and the girl about one-half hour each. All stated that they felt the judge’s ruling fair and expressed their regret at having committed the act of vandalism. …
Don Alexander, president of the school board, said Saturday that he thought that the whole incident was highly regrettable and hoped that it would teach other teen-agers a measure of respect for the high school buildings and grounds.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 75- and 90-year flashbacks are courtesy of the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project from the State Historical Society of Missouri, accessible at shsmo.newspapers.com.
