Forum Flashbacks: Jan. 25-31

MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, JAN. 28, 1974
50 YEARS AGO: The map … illustrates a 3M Company projection for the Maryville Recreation Complex. The 3M proposal was made to maximize the use of their various artificial playing surfaces (gray shaded areas). The proposal shows an ideal, and expensive, possible use of the land which is directly east of the high school but also illustrates the number of facilities which could be located on the land which is owned by the district.

25 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Jan. 29, 1999

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the pope was not missed by several area youth.

Nodaway County teens were among the thousands who participated in the historic papal visit to St. Louis this week. For members of St. Columba’s and St. Gregory’s youth groups, the experience was almost beyond description.

“It was cool because I got to see the Pope,” Gina Stiens, of Maryville, summarized.

Tuesday morning, the teens took part in “Walk in the Light,” a youth walk from the Gateway Arch to Kiel Center. Debbie Stiens, who went as a chaperone for the trip, remarked that the route was filled with people for blocks.

Once at the Kiel Center, speakers and Christian musicians, including DC Talk and Rebecca St. James, performed.

“It was great to see that many young people enthused about something church-related,” Debbie Stiens said.

Jackie Strueby, one of 32 youth from St. Columba to attend the event, said excitement filled the air. … No one escaped the mood, with even bishops joining in doing “the wave” around the stadium.

Around 6:30 that evening, Pope John Paul II arrived at Kiel Center in the popemobile.

Strueby said it was not the pope himself, but the presence surrounding him that evoked an emotional response.

“A lot of people were crying,” she said. “He brought a mood with him.”

50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Jan. 25, 1974

A steering committee appointed to study the feasibility of a recreational complex in Maryville unanimously recommended to the Maryville R-II School Board Thursday that plans for such a development be pursued.

The steering committee had been appointed by the school board to see if the need existed for developing an athletic and recreational facility on 20 acres of land, located just east of the high school and owned by the school district.

The school board will take the committee’s recommendation under study at its February meeting to determine further courses of action.

Probably one of the first steps to be taken will be the employment of an architect so the school district can get an estimate on how much the proposed complex would cost.

Supt. Dr. Robert E. Hale said today the facility could be approved by district voters with no increase in the present school tax levy.

Instead, he said, the indebtedness could be paid off by extending for four or five years the bond payment schedule now being retired by the district.

For many years, the high school football and track teams have used facilities at Northwest State University, and the need for the high school to have its own facilities has been discussed at length in recent years.

100 years ago
Maryville Tribune, Jan. 31, 1924

A. W. BUTLER IS MANAGER FOR COOLIDGE

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By United Press

Chicago, Jan. 31 — Asa W. Butler, Albany, Mo., today was appointed the Missouri manager of the Coolidge campaign for President.

The appointment was made on recommendation of Governor Arthur M. Hyde, the general headquarters here announced.

Asa W. Butler of Albany is a pioneer northwest Missouri newspaper man, now head of the coal inspection department of Missouri. He is editor and publisher of the Albany Capitol and is president of the Missouri Press Association.

Mr. Butler is a northwest Missouri product, having been born and reared in Gentry County. He enlisted in the United States army during the Spanish-American war and served at Porto Rico , being discharged at the end of the war.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50-year and 100-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, JAN. 26, 1999
25 YEARS AGO: Cub Scout Friendship – Cub Scouts Trevor Henggeler (left) of Den 4 and Dakota Merrill of Den 6, Pack 74, are caught deep in conversation at the Pinewood Derby. Winners from Pack 74 Pinewood Derby were Cub Scouts Jimmy Laughlin, first; Dakota Merrill, second; Jason Barmann, third; Trevor Henggeler, fourth. Winning Webelos were: Ryan Still, first; Derrick Garnett, second; Will Growcock, third; Austin Holman, fourth.