Forum Flashbacks: Dec. 25-31
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, DEC. 27, 1950
75 YEARS AGO: A U.S. Army training camp in Japan was named in honor of Capt. Kenneth W. Descheneaux, of Maryville, who was killed in Korea on Sept. 3, 1950.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 29, 1975
Smiles Express New Employe Attitude at Workshop Building
The attitude of the 27 developmentally disabled employes of the Nodaway County Sheltered Workshop has always been good. They have cheerfully labored inside in the cold and wet with their coats on. They did their jobs as efficiently as possible in the old White Manufacturing plant under the most adverse conditions.
Now, their attitude is expressed in a smile. For, they are warm and must no longer fear a rain shower or a snow fall. The employes of the Nodaway County Sheltered Workshop have since Nov. 17 labored in a modern, warm, dry and well-lighted building designed solely for their production and social needs.
“Production has increased since they’ve moved into the new building. The atmosphere here is so much better,” Marlin Slagle, ex-president and a board member of the Nodaway County Sheltered Workshop Association, said. …
The new metal construction building is located just east of the Margaret Davison Complex in Maryville. It was made possible by a levy approved in March of 1975 by the votes of Nodaway County voters. …
A big boon to the workers in the new building is the separation of the noisy wood workshop and the general work area. It makes for much more pleasant working conditions and more efficient production.
In the wood workshop, employes assemble wood pallets, hose reels, reels for lightening(sic) rod cable and practically any kind of rough woodwork. They have even turned a shipping crate into a sofa.
In the general work area, employes sort diaper irregulars for Riegel Textile, and do other sorting and assembling jobs which do not require the noisy machinery of the wood workshop.
75 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 27, 1950
Army Camp Named for Descheneaux
A United States Army training camp in Japan has been named in honor of Capt. Kenneth W. Descheneaux who was killed in action in Korea on Sept. 3. A picture of the sign, above, at the entrance to the camp was recently sent to Mrs. Descheneaux, of Maryville in a letter from Col. John S. Guthrie, Commanding Officer of the 7th Infantry Regt., Third Infantry Division.
Capt. Descheneaux was the company commander of Co. 1 of the 7th Regt. at Ft. Devens, Mass. before he was sent to Korea and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia Watt, and two daughters, Linda Ann, 2 years, and Kenna Lee, 3 weeks.
Capt. Descheneaux on Nov. 14 was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart medal.
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.
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, DEC. 28, 2000
25 YEARS AGO: Who Needs A Sled? – Anna Schieber decided she didn’t need to wait for a turn on the sled, brother Zach or sister Elizabeth could just keep them. The children were sledding on the hill behind St. Gregory’s School.
