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was stillborn on
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the heavy work at the Onondaga
bridge site south of Leasburg.
Workers returned to work Mon-
day afternoon after a week lay
off due to weather and high
water conditions.
Henry F. "Bud" Remmert, for-
merly of Cuba, passed away at
his home in Phoenix, Arizona on
April 19 at the age of 66. He was
a postal worker for 33 years.
Funeral services were held in
Cuba.
Clarence Kenneth Driemeyer
was 72 when he died athis home
in Steelville April 11.
Recalling
the Past
Vera
Cantley
Goldie Marie Dunn, age 64,
formerly of Steelville, was bur-
ied in Myers Cemetery, Dates,
Mo. on April 15.
Eighty-three year old Norma
Marie Edinger departed this life
on April 13.
Henry Albert Tinker of
Steelville, age 75, was laid to
rest on April 17. He was a chef
by trade and cook in various
restaurants in St. Louis.
Fifteen Years Ago
April 21, 1988
Pictured were workers pour-
ing the foundation for the Olin
Plant in the Cuba Industrial
Park. This $1.6 million dollar
plant will employ 63 persons
and manufactures copper tub-
ing.
The City of Cuba will again be
in the spotlight as an example
in a program, "Resource and
Case Study Events" in the sec-
ond day leadership held at the
UMR at Rolla May 26.
The selection of two Cuba busi-
nessmen was announced at the
Peoples Bank annual economic
seminar held March 28. Jim
Barnett, President of Peoples
Bank was named Small Busi-
ness Administrator Financial
Advocate of the Year. Percy
Pascoe, editor of the Cuba Free
Press, was selected as the Small
Business Media Advocate of 1988
in the St. Louis District of SBA.
Tuesday, the first concrete
building block ever manufac-
tured in Kenya, South Africa was
produced on a machine manu-
factured in Cuba, Mo. by Fleming
Mfg. Fleming currently employs
70 people and has machinery in
54 countries throughout the
world.
Eleven deaths were listed in
this issue of the Free Press.
Gladine H. Lane nee Eoff, age
55, died on April 9; sixty-seven
year old Elasio Hulsey on March
25; Lillian Ettinger Huntley, 76,
on April 5; ninety-two year old
Florence E. Setzer nee Mudyett
on April 4.
Sidney Thomas Pearson II, age
61, on April 4; eighty-eight year
old Herman Busse, formerly of
Japan, Mo., passed away in Wyo-
ming on March 28, Sion B.
(Sleepy) Halbert, age 78, on April
2. '
Beulah I. Lay, age 79, of
Steelville, on April 9; Selma
Helen Nonte, 87, passed away
April 3.
Craig Kenneth Shanklin, age
25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Shanklin, formerly of Cuba, was
killed in an auto accident in Mis-
sissippi April 25.
Twenty Years Ago
April 21, 1983
Pictured in this issue was a
strawberry patch covered with
ice, owned by grower Carla
Schnelt. Water from a reservoir
sprays the plants, continually
through a system of pipes, form-
ing a layer of ice on the plants.
The temperature of the ice cover
never drops below 32 °, so the
plants are protected from the
lower air temperatures we have
had the last three growing sea-
sons of out five years.
Concern is expressed that am-
bulance districts funds may be
depleted by October.
New laws will make drunk
driving penalties tougher.
A car went under a tractor
trailer and the car was drug 125
feet on Hwy. 19 on April 13. Four
persons from Kirkwood had to
be extracted from the car by
Steelville Rescue Squad.
Funeral services were held for
Marta L. Shaw nee Horn, age
76, on April 12.
Twenty Five Years Ago
April 20, 1978
Five parcels of land near the
north-east corner of Hwy. 19 and
1-44 were annexed to the City of
Cuba April 17.
The city budget was increased
to $820,000.
City employees re-built the
sidewalk leading to the city hall.
Thirty recommendations were
made by the State Auditor after
his audit of Crawford County for
the three years ending Decem-
ber 31, 1976.
Thirty Years Ago
April 19, 1973
Cynthia Plaster, age 16 of
Ballwin, Mo., lost her life in a
float trip on the Courtois River.
Nine 4-H Clubs observed Earth
Week by having a Clean-up
Crawford County Day. They
cleaned streets and roads and
passed out litter bags.
Eight Cuba bowlers bowled in
the State Senior Citizens Bowl-
ing Tournament for men at
Jefferson City. Howard Murphy
received two trophies.
Five young boys, Johnny
Breese, Scott Cape, David
Sizemore, Tom Green and Gerry
Sanders won trophies in the Pass
Shot and Rifle Contest sponsored
by the Optimist Club.
Delilah Smittle of Cuba exhib-
ited art work in different media's
at the Jones Learning Center
Gallery at the School of the
Ozarks. She worked in the art
department of the schools print
shop.
Richard Stanley Adams, in-
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Adams was born April 10 and
passed away 13 hours after birth.
Thirty Five Years Ago
April 18, 1968
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
had a very fine addition to their
new church with the installa-
tion of a pipe organ.
Susan Martin and Terry
Cloninger were chosen to attend
Girls State at Columbia. This is
sponsored each year by the
American Legion Auxiliary.
A national report showed
Crawford County had 11 more
business firms in 1968 than in
1967.
Gary R. Crowder of Bourbon,
recently returned from Army
duty in Germany, was killed
when his car crashed near
Sullivan.
Mrs. Ruth Bailey and Joe Scott
exchanged wedding vows on
April 4.
The timber industry in
Crawford County was told in
pictures and a story in a full
page feature in this issue.
Mrs. Betty Lou Ransom nee
Ennis, age 37, passed away April
18.
Forty Years Ago
April 18, 1963
Lou Anne Taylor, age 9, won
the National Litterbug Poster
Coloring Contest sponsored by
the National Council of State
Garden Clubs in Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Essman
observed their 60th wedding
anniversary.
Rev. J.R. Stogsdill left for
Jamacia on April 19 to partici-
pate in an evangelistic crusade.
Margaret Black became the
bride of Don Shelton on April 6.
Judy Ann Doff and Edward
Keturakis were united in mar-
riage in St. Louis on April 15.
Deaths recorded were Louise
(Linda) Adams on April 15; Betty
Embree nee Rodgers, 90, on April
9; and Emma Souders, 83, on
April 13.
The Cuba Review
April 20, 1902
April in the year of 1905 must
have taken June's place as the
month of weddings as six wed-
dings were recorded in the April
issue.
Earnest Maule of Cuba and
Miss Julia Langenkamp of St.
Louis were married in St. Louis
on April 12.
James Goodwin and Anora
Jessen were united in marriage
at the home of her brother Christ
Jessen on April 19.
Preston Britton and Maggie
Mitchell were also married on
April 19.
April 19 was also the wedding
date for John S. Wilkey and Cora .
M. Pease.
Judge W.C. Doggett performed
all three weddings, one at 10
a.m., one at 4 p.m. and another
at 7 p.m.
Amy Souders of the Oak Hill
Community and Charles
Ormsby were united in marriage
April 16.
Lewis Lutzenburg and Sallie
Carter chose April 12 for their
wedding.
Oak Hill Items--A cold wave
struck this corner of the globe
Saturday, April 15 and contin-
ued for several days. Plenty of
frost and ice were found, but we
hope the fruit is not seriously
injured.
Maple Shade News--Quite a
blizzard struck us the last of the
week and damaged some of the
fruit.
The Cuba Review
April 21, 1910
Through the efforts of I.C.
Walker, Secretary of the Fair
Association backed by J.A.
Green, the Frisco Corn Contest
was secured as a feature of the
County Fair. The prize is valued
at $100. The contest was open to
every boy over 16 years old and
to any man in the county. It as to
be given by the Frisco Railroad
who was providing one prize in
each county through which the
railroad passes, 45 in all. The
prize was a free scholarship, all
expenses paid in the short term
agricultural course in the State
University.
Dr. Howald Dressel, Dentist
of St. Louis, planned to arrive in
Cuba about April 20 and was to
occupy a room in the Cox Block.
Leasburg--For three days it
rained, sleeted and snowed. We
wondered what the fruit crop
will be.
The Bank of Oak Hill com-
menced business December 1,
1909 with a capital of $8,280.45
and by March 10, 1910 or le
than four months later had in-
creased it to $28,549.82.
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