Forum Flashbacks: April 16-22
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, APRIL 17, 2001
25 YEARS AGO: Working With Others – Pre-schooler Devin Vinzant and his fifth grade buddy Amber Williams prepare a boat to float at the Maryville Middle School Discovery Lab. Drinks and snacks were provided for these classes by Maryville’s Hy-Vee Food Store.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, April 22, 1976
Reception to Honor Miss Dykes’ Publication of ‘Behind the Birches’
Miss Mattie Dykes, Northwest Missouri State University professor emeritus of English, Friday will be honored by the Maryville Branch of the American Association of University Women in recognition of the 20th anniversary of her publication of “Behind the Birches.”
The recognition, in the form of a 2 to 4 p.m. reception at the home of Mrs. Charles Bell, 326 N. Grand, Maryville, honors her for the book which told the story of the first 50 years of the institution now known as Northwest Missouri State University. It was published in 1956 in the 51st year of the school’s history and a year prior to her retirement as professor of English at NWMSU, a 35-year tenure. …
Copies of “Behind the Birches” will be available for purchase and autographing, but the committee emphasized the main purpose of the reception is to honor Miss Dykes. …
During her NWMSU tenure, Miss Dykes sponsored the writer’s club; Sigma Tau Delta; and the school newspaper, The Northwest Missourian, for 15 years.
In 1972 , Miss Dykes was chosen Missouri Press Woman of the Year. She had followed her retirement from the University faculty by devoting much time to her 10-week writing classes, which were “open to anyone with the urge to write.” She served as editor of the National Federation of Press Women magazine, and as the organization’s treasurer and president. …
She joined the Maryville Branch of AAUW in 1922 and in 1972 was awarded an honorary life membership in recognition of her 50 continuous years of membership. She served the branch in many capacities, including the presidency from 1926 to 1928. …
At the 1933 national convention in Minneapolis, Miss Dykes received one of 14 national awards in an essay-writing contest for her essay entitled, “The Fellowship Crusade and Its Far-Flung Banner.”
75 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, April 20, 1951
Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Enters Her 45th Day of Hiccoughing
Miss Annabelle Lane, 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary Lane, 122 ½ West Third street, this morning entered her 45th day of hiccoughing at St. Joseph’s Mercy hospital where she has been a patient since Wednesday.
A freshman at the Horace Mann high school, Annabelle began hiccoughing on March 7 while she and her mother were driving to St. Joseph. The hiccoughs have been continuous since that time except when she is relaxed or asleep.
She was admitted to the St. Francis hospital March 11 for treatment and also underwent surgery. While under the anesthetic, the hiccoughs stopped, but when she became conscious they started again. Annabelle was dismissed from the local hospital on March 21.
She attended her classes at the Horace Mann school for a couple of days after she was released from the hospital but could not do her work because of the hiccoughs.
Attendants at Mercy hospital last night said a check revealed the girl was hiccoughing 29 times per minute. The condition ceases when she is asleep or relaxed. The reason for the stoppage is not known.
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.
