Forum Flashbacks: Oct. 23-29
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, OCT. 27, 2000
25 YEARS AGO: Halloween Parade – Ariannah Roderick, the witch, helps her little brother Anderson Roderick, the dinosaur, as Mallary Herring bends down so he could reach the Halloween candy during Trick or Treating at the Maryville Daily Forum.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Oct. 26, 1975
Our Kountry Kousin Observes
A Mistaken Idea
Teen-agers from the country sometimes get the mistaken idea that their environment affords little in the way of entertainment that urban people would enjoy and that conditions just aren’t so favorable for them to be popular with the younger set. This is an ideal time to disprove that theory.
Can you think of anything more thrilling than a party on the farm on these lovely evenings? What fun to call for your guests for a hayrack ride to the country home where a huge bonfire is ready for a wiener roast or ranch-style supper! Winners of a scavenger hunt and contest games could be rewarded with prizes of farm produce — for example, a roll of home churned butter, a dozen eggs, a jar of jelly, a bag of potatoes or other fresh vegetables, or several ears of popcorn. After the party, another hayrack ride back to town and the entertainment which had been so different than ordinary parties will be the subject of conversation for days to come. Living in the country doesn’t limit, but rather augments, party possibilities.
75 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Oct. 23, 1950
Neva Sage ‘Woman of the Year’
Miss Neva Sage, who has been a member of the Maryville Business and Professional Women’s Club since about 1931, was honored at a club dinner Wednesday night at the Cardinal Inn and was named the club’s “Woman of the Year.” This was a part of the National Business Women’s Week activities being observed by the B&PW. …
Miss Sage was presented an orchid from the club and a Woman of the Year pin. She also received several floral arrangements, other gifts, and letters from friends unable to attend the event. …
Miss Sage left Maryville in 1940 and spent two years in Florida after which she went to Indianapolis, Ind., where she worked in a defense plant, in the riveting department, and also worked in the records department for the United Christian Missionary Society, until her retirement.
She returned to Maryville in 1969. Prior to leaving, she had been receptionist for Drs. Bell and Anthony and R. C. Person, and was also the organist at the Maryville First Presbyterian Church.
Wherever she went Miss Sage served as an organist, often in churches other than the Presbyterian. Through the years, she has provided music for weddings and funerals, probably touching more than 1,000 homes. She still plays the organ on many occasions, and even started to play the dinner music at which she was the honoree.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50- and 75-year flashbacks are courtesy of the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project from the State Historical Society of Missouri, accessible at shsmo.newspapers.com.
