Forum Flashbacks

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 23, 1975 Milner Day Counted Big Success Rain washed the festivities inside but it couldn’t put the damper on the toasting and roasting that put a wonderfully warm touch on Saturday’s Ryland Milner Day celebration at Northwest State University. Henry Iba, Milner’s former high school and college coach,…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 14, 1975 Blaze Engulfs Appliance Store Damage from the fire Friday night at Appliance & TV Mart, 122 N. Main St., has not yet been estimated by the store’s owner, Ron Goff. The fire, which was reported at 9:57 p.m. started at the rear of the top floor…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 6, 1975 Beetle Subgenus Named For MSU Science Professor Official notification of the discovery and naming of a new subgenus and species of beetle in honor of a Northwest State University professor has been made to the scientific world. Dr. Charles A. Triplehorn, internationally known coleopterist from Ohio…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 31, 1975 Citizen Interest Resurrects Community’s Courthouse Clock The four-sided clock in the tower of the Nodaway County Courthouse is once again keeping time and striking the hours as it has done intermittently since December of 1894 when it was installed by one John J. Neuhavre, representing the…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 24, 1975 Consolidation Saves $30,000 a Year With a total operation expense savings roughly in excess of $30,000, West Nodaway R-I Junior High School students at Elmo will attend classes beginning in August at the high school at Burlington Jct., said R-I Supt. Glenn Bargman. Other changes include…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 17, 2000 Pedersen, Carrell take the ‘World’ — give it a twirl Maryville is home to at least one world champion. Ashley Pedersen was recently named 2000 World Twirling Champion in the duet division along with her partner Hope Carrell of Marion, Ill. The team earned a spot…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 13, 1975 Explosion Rips Best Auto Repair An explosion and fire caused an estimated $65,000 damage late Monday night to Best Auto Repair and four vehicles on the 100 block of West Lincoln Street. The explosion, which scattered debris as far as two blocks away, occurred at 11:48…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 2, 2000 Purnell signs with Green Bay Bearcat kicker David Purnell has signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers. After competing during the Packers’ mini-camp Thursday through Sunday, the Packers offered Purnell a contract and invited him to compete for the starting kicker slot. Head…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, April 25, 1975 Dr. Foster Selected for Russian Visit Dr. Robert P. Foster president of Northwest State University, will be a member of the six-man United States delegation in Moscow, May 2-9. A highlight of the visit for the Americans will be participation May 8 in Russia’s observance of…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, April 19, 1975 Metric System Converts Students During Horace Mann Study Unit All indications are it is only a matter of time until the United States converts from the English to the metric system of measurement. Evidence is seen in many everyday instances. Pattern companies are including metric charts…