Forum Flashbacks: May 28-June 3
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, JUNE 1, 2001
25 YEARS AGO: Summer Fun & Safety Fair – The fire truck was one of the main stops at the recent Summer Fun and Safety Fair, hosted by Parents as Teachers. … Lt. Phil Rickabaugh helps Madison Atwell operate the firehose.
25 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, May 31, 2001
Maryville man saves life of child
Tyler Wilcoxson will probably remember his swim Monday, at Mozingo Lake Park for a long time to come.
Luckily for Wilcoxson, two men sitting on the beach, Pat Sturm and his son, Robbie Sturm, heard his cries for help.
“We were on the beach and we heard these faint cries for help — so we started looking around,” Pat said. “We finally located him out in the water. He was in pretty deep water. We were lucky to see him — he was out pretty far.”
Pat said his son, Robbie, swam out to help the boy. …
The boy was maybe 9- or 10-years-old, according to Robbie. He had been on a tube and had fallen off. The tube was floating away from him. …
The boy was inside the swim area by just a few feet, according to Robbie.
“He went under a couple times and came back up, while I was trying to swim to him,” he said. “When I got to him, he didn’t struggle, I just had to keep my head and his head above water to pull him in.”
After he got the boy to safety, Robbie said the boy’s father, James Wilcoxson, shook his hand and thanked him.
“He (the boy) was pretty shaken up,” Pat said. “He seemed more scared than anything.”
50 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, June 3, 1976
5 Generations Par on Gaughs’ Course
David Gaugh, Maryville, recently started his 1,500 hours of internship in pharmacology at his family’s drug store, thus making him a member of a family tradition that has spanned over five generations.
In 1890, Marcus Alexander Gaugh became the first registered pharmacist in the family. He later practiced as a medical doctor in the Burlington Jct. and Clearmont areas.
The present Gaugh Drug store, on the south side of the square, has been open for business, under the Gaugh name, since 1911. Charles Russell Gaugh, the founder, worked as the store’s pharmacist until he was 88.
William Russell Gaugh joined his father, Charles, in 1946, after graduation from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology. For several years William taught music in the area. He taught for six years at Maryville High and wrote the alma mater song.
Today William and his sons, Ronald and Norman, own and operate the drug store.
Ronald Gaugh’s idea to become a pharmacist was an easy choice for him to make. He said, “I grew up with it; I worked in the store when I was young.”
He attended Kansas University, Lawrence, and received his degree in 1957.
The newest Gaugh pharmacist, David, a 1971 Maryville High graduate, completed his pharmaceutical school training at the University of Wyoming, Laramie.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50-year flashback is courtesy of the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project from the State Historical Society of Missouri, accessible at shsmo.newspapers.com.
