Forum Flashbacks: March 13-19
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, MARCH 18, 1975
50 YEARS AGO: Keenan and Kara Lea Garrett
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, March 18, 1975
Honesty may be the best policy, but if you saw a lot of money lying on the sidewalk would you keep it or return it to its owner? Keenan Garrett, 13, and his sister, Kara Lea, 7, found such a package Sunday afternoon and did the honest thing. They did it by themselves.
Keenan and Kara, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Garrett of Maryville, had been to a movie Sunday afternoon and decided to go to the bowling alley. As they were passing the Citizens State Bank, they noticed an envelope on the sidewalk.
Marked Trump’s Ace-High, the envelope contained about $168 in cash and some checks. That is quite a sum for an adult to turn down but for two children it must have been a doubly hard decision.
Keenan and Kara, however, rushed on to the bowling alley and called Henry Duncan Wells, a vice president at the Citizens State Bank. He came down and picked up the money.
“It was nice of them to turn it in,” Wells said. “A lot of kids would have stuck the cash in their pocket and thrown the checks in the trash.”
The money apparently had been intended for the bank’s night depository, but missed the slot. It is now safely deposited in the bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett are proud of Keenan and Kara and said, “They did it all on their own. We were very glad they could handle it by themselves.”
100 years ago
The Maryville Daily Democrat-Forum, March 16, 1925
ROB 3 STORES AT SKIDMORE
Three stores were robbed at Skidmore, an automobile burned and another automobile stolen southwest of Skidmore — all this happened last night. The presumption is that the robbers in making a get-away got their car too hot, left it to burn and stole an automobile to aid in their escape.
The estimate of the loss early this morning had not been ascertained. Sheriff Lowell Campbell was called about 7 o’clock this morning. The robbery was about midnight, according to W. A. Baker, who operates a bakery at Skidmore, who heard a commotion at this time but paid no attention to it. …
Fourteen pairs of shoes, a number of pairs of silk hose and approximately $15 in cash were taken from the Foster Store. Some money, the amount unknown early this morning, was stolen from the Barrett Mercantile Co., and at the Drug Store a diamond ring was the main loot.
The thieves seemed particular in their selection at the drug store and left some jewelry lying out on the show case. Also they took their time, as they stopped to munch some cheese and crackers at the Foster Store.
The stores were all entered by the front door. The robbers forced entrance by the use of a large crowbar. They also attempted to break into the safe at the Foster store but were unsuccessful. However, they damaged the combination and jammed the door of the safe.
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, MARCH 15, 1975
The clock was turned back about 200 years Wednesday by the fifth graders at West Nodaway R-I Grade School, Clearmont, who presented the musical play “1776” in celebration of America’s Bicentennial. Mrs. Joan M. Howey, vocal music teacher, wrote the narration and directed the music and dancing while the pupils wrote their skits. … Bonnie Teuscher (extreme right) accompanies (from left) Diana Wiederholt, Jill James and Christy Carter on the autoharp as they sing “Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier” and sew.
