Forum Flashbacks: Nov. 6-12
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, NOV. 12, 2000
25 YEARS AGO: Deer Season Opens – Cory Cronk, 10-year-old son of Richard and Roxanne Cronk, Maryville, shot his first deer Saturday. He brought down this 9-point buck from more than 80 yards with one shot.
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Nov. 8, 1975
Elderly Enjoy Meals, Companionship At New Senior Citizens Center Here
It looked a lot like Thanksgiving at the new Nodaway County Senior Citizen’s Center, Maryville, Thursday when the participants in the Meals for the Elderly Program sat down to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. One thing each of the diners agreed upon was that the food served by the Meals for the Elderly Program in Maryville, is always delicious.
Not to discount the importance of the well-balanced nutritious meals the senior citizens receive in the program the food is not necessarily the most important function of the program. Companionship, a chance to get together with other senior citizens and a reason for just getting up and out of the house each day may be the more important aspect of the program.
The program was recently moved to the new center from the Margaret Davison Complex. Mrs. Sue Posten, site manager, Meals for the Elderly, said she felt the move was working out very well. “There have been a lot of new faces,” she said.
Although the Margaret Davison location was more convenient for residents of the complex, there are a number of senior citizens who could not attend the meals there because of a lack of transportation. Many of these senior citizens live closer to the new center and can and do attend the meals now.
The senior citizens have already begun, in the center’s first week of operation, to try out some of its facilities. Mrs. Gladys Robertson, Maryville, who lives just two blocks from the new center is very happy with the move. She is also looking forward to using the craft shop. “I do a lot of craft work. That’s my life now.” Mrs. Robertson commented and also mentioned she is a member of the Brush and Palette Club, Maryville.
Although the new location is not as handy for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Madden, residents of the Margaret Davison Complex, they still plan to attend meals two or three times a week. Madden also likes the pool table at the new center.
The lunch Thursday was the first meal Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stalling, Barnard, had taken advantage of. Stalling said, “We never had been here so we decided to come down and see what it’s like. The food is just okay.”
75 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Nov. 9, 1950
Our Kountry Kousin
Observes Honor Our Heroes
With the world in the grip of a war and all of its implications, the significance of Armistice Day seems to be waning. Each year finds fewer celebrations in observance of the cessation of hostilities of World War I. Business continues per usual and many people neglect to pause in prayer for those who made the supreme sacrifice and to make supplication for a future world of peace.
Charles Stelzle gave us food for thought on a related subject. He wrote: “I believe in my country. I believe in it because it is made up of my fellowmen and myself. I can’t go back on either of us and be true to my creed. If it isn’t the best country in the world, it is partly because I am not the kind of a man that I should be.”
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.
