6B---June 17, 2004
The Cuba Free Press
Berryman post office closes
Five Years Ago
June 17, 1999
A front-page photo was of a
Maggi Construction crew who
recently installed the piers of the
new Brown Bridge northeast of
Steelville between Hwy. E and
Cave Road.
Despite news of 1,400 layoffs
around the country, no Burlington
Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
employees in Crawford County
will be losing their jobs in the cor-
porate cut back.
Cuba's Maggie Brown front-
page photo showed her with a gui-
tar she was given at a recent musi-
cal concert at Riverport in St.
Louis.
Obituaries were Marion Julia
Saltsman nee Haley, age 98;
Bryon E. Thurmond, Sr., age 49
and Gerald J. Guay.
Ten Years Ago
June 16, 1994
At a special meeting of the
Crawford County R-2 Board of
Education a new teacher's salary
schedule was adopted for the
1994-95 year. Many teachers were
not pleased with the approved
salary schedule. The salary
increases for teachers who have
many years of experience are sig-
nificantly below the beginning
teachers.
Indian Hills is looking to the
City of Cuba to solve their water
problems.
Two representatives from the
"Make a Wish Foundation" came
to Cuba from West Plains to the
home of Gale Osbern in Leasburg
Sunday, June 5. They brought a
van full of balloons, a larg e screen
Magnavox television and a VCR
and transferred her living room
into Disneyland. Gale's life is
threatened due to her body's
inability to fight off disease.
A program in memory of G. C.
Beckham was held at the county
courthouse in Steeiville on June 2.
It was followed by planting a tree
on the courthouse lawn in his
memory.
Deaths Albert Conrad Bruning,
age 90; Louis Hutson, age 63;
Nellie R. Gilliam, age 79; Rev. J. R.
Ivie; and Mabel Fannie Green, age
80.
Fifteen Years Ago
"June 15, 1989
Pictured is a large sign being
erected by the Highway Dept. at
the north service road west (DD).
The sign reads 'No access to 1-44."
Drivers have been mistaking the
state road as an access route to
Westbeund 1-44.
Tourists are being advised to
contact this area for'eather infor-
mation instead of relying on St.
Louis television stations. Many
times the weather here is different
from conditions in St. Louis. The
Mid-Missouri Canoe Liveries
Assoc. has river level gauges in
eight locations on the Meramec
River and creeks.
Recallingpast D
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Cantley
Tracy L. House of Cuba was pic-
tured as she was presented with a
scholarship from Lee A. Iacocca,
head of the Chrysler Corp. at
Southfield Highland Park,
Michigan. She isone of the seven
students earning this award.
Obituaries were William G.
Branson, age 92; Mary Virginia
Wendell, age 66; James W. Roff,
age 90; Adeline O. Steele nee
Pelter, age 77; and Ruth Aline
Wade nee Scott.
Twenty Years Ago
June 14, 1984
A new sidewalk was laid on
south Buchanan running along
the property fronted byA. B. Gross
Chiropractic Clinic.
Howard Brown will be on the
Republican ticket in the August
primary as a candidate for the
office of associate judge in District
One. Democrat candidates are Bob
Kent for Crawford County Sheriff,
Ken Fiebelman for State
Representatives from the 149th
District. Richard Korte is also a
candidate for the same position.
The home of Clarence Russell
was hit by lightening Sunday
around .2:20 p.m. causing a fire
which burned the house to the
ground. No one was home at the
time.
The Berryman Post Office closed
its doors May 31, 1984, just one
day before Clifford Green retired
as Postmaster. The closing was a
shock as there had been no warn-
ing. Men arrived from Springfield
that afternoon to close the pest
office.
Twenty-five Years Ago
June 14, 1979
The R-2 school beard approved
all day kindergarten classes.
Two state Highway Patrolmen
received promotions, Walter E.
Aytes from Corporal to Sgt. and
Trooper Lowis Hodge to Corporal.
A new recruit, Daniel E. Miller
from Sedalia, Mo., will begin his
duties June 25.
The 100-year-old general store
building at Jakes Prairie was
turned into a Community Center
and now serves as meeting place of
the 30 year old Prairie 4-H Club.
Government food stamp house-
holds increased 30%.
The new Hickory Park
Townhouse rental apartments
between Hwy. P and Mapleshade
Read were nearing completion.
Thirty Years Ago
June 13, 1974
Peoples Bank began a major
remodeling program which will
include an additional teller win-
dow, carpeting, and sound absorb-
ing vinyl covering and repainting.
Crawford County was hit by a
tornado-like winds reported to be
75 miles per hour early Sunday,
June 9. Severe damage was every-
where. One picture showed what
appeared to be cedar posts but
were actually the stumps of four
trees in a row snapped off, all at
about the same height. The area
near Oak Hill was severely hit and
the barn of James W. Jest farm
looked like it had been stepped on
by a giant foot. Roads were
blocked all over the county by
falling trees which also broke elec-
tric lines.
Cynthia Spurgeon was elected
to the State 4-H Council.
Mrs. Lila Martin and Eugene
Rodgers exchanged wedding vows
at Delhi Baptist Church June 8.
The Free Press printed a cop of a
handbill of 1935 announcing
dances every Saturday night at
the Atlanta Ballroom in St. James.
The Grubb Brothers Band provid-
ed the music, admission was gents
25*cents, ladies free..The_handbill
wht in by Olga ra'nson
nee Giubb, who played the piano
in the band.
Deaths were Leatha Alice
Chapman nee Souders, age 93;
Lucille Robinson, age 63; and
Nathan Charles Likely, 13-year-
old son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles D.
Likely.
Thirty-five years ago
June 12, 1969
Flowering trees, evergreens,
and roses were set out by a nurs-
ery in front of the Recklein
Auditorium. They were purchased
by the Cuba Musical Club as part
of their beautification program
there.
Obituaries were Ellen Ann
Moody, age 79; Royal C. Knight,
age 70; and Georgianan Sweetin
Beezley, age 80.
Forty years ago
June 1, 1964
One of the most destructive hail-
storms to hit Cuba in many years
came on Friday, June 5. Tree limbs
and trees fell in the accompanying
winds. Gardens and flowers were
stripped of leaves and bushels of
green leaves were raked up in
yards. The hail was more like
sharp pieces of ice instead of the
usual round hailstones.
A new stere building, 70x75 feet,
was begun for the Corner Grocery.
The all modern convenient shop-
ping, air conditioning store was
scheduled to be completed by
September.
Plans were being made for a
benefit dance for the youth center.
Proceeds will enable them to buy
equipment for the recreation
room.
Louis Lutzenberger, age 91, and
his wife age 82, of Bourbon, were
given recognition in the St. Louis
Post Dispatch for their marriage of
over 60 years.
Ellen Marie Hoener became the
bride of Larry George Cox, June 6.
Fifty.five years ago
June 8, 1939
Two dynamite bombs about
three minutes apart exploded on
the southwest portion of Echo
Supplies Co. roof here about 1 a.m.
Wednesday. Each bomb tore a hole
about a foot big in the roof and
blew out several small panes of
glass in the factory windows. A
suspicious black car was seen and
noted by Sheriff Cherry and the
license number was taken. Isador
Londe, an alleged notorious pro-
fessional bomber from St. Louis
was arrested. I.cal officers consid-
er the bombing as a warning
should unions demands be
ignored.
Howard Williams of Cuba who is
an enrollee at the CCC Camp at
Bunker, Missouri was€in an acci-
dent. He is in the veteran's hospi-
tal with a broken neck.
Alvie West, salesman for Earls
Chevrolet of Steelville reported
the sale of 63 new and used cars
for the month of May.
June 15, 1939
Businessmen here agreed to
close at 6 p.m. instead of 6:30
except on Saturday nights.
Aerial photographs for all farms
in the county will be available
soon. They will be used as a means
of measuring farms to determine
performances under the ACA pro-
gram.
A daughter, Connie Sue Ann was
bern to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Souders.
Virgil Tayloe, son of Charlie of
Oak Hill was married to Barcie
Cantley of Owensville Saturday,
June 10. A wedding dance was
given at the Playgrounds that
night.
Funeral services were held on
Monday for Elsie Neeley, age 47.
She and her husband were the
first operators of the picture show
in east Cuba and it was known as
Nicalee Theatre.
The Cuba Review
June 14, 1908
The Cuba Bakery at the junction
turned out on Monday 250 loaves
of breads, besides large numbers of
buns, rolls, cookies and cakes•
Hurrah for the city bakery.
In the annual re-adjustment of
postmasters, salaries a long list of
Missouri offices get an increase.
Cuba is the only town in this sec-
tion that shows an increase.
John Dowley had the following
notice in this issue• From this date
I will deliver meat to customers up
to 9:30 in the morning and begin at
4 and deliver until 5:30.
A wind storm blew down tb
Catholic Church at Knobview.
building was under
and was just-ready for the
when the storm came up.
man, Mr. Markely, was badl
M.L. Nevils, rural mail
had a narrow escape from
ing in Brush Creek. The water
past fording and beat him
below the ford where it was
Seeing the mail wagon was
to turn over he jumped out.
wagon turned over and drifted
dragging the horse along. Howev
the horse broke lose and swam od
and the wagon lodged about
yards below the ford in midstrea:
Several persons soon helped pu
the wagon to shore. The mail w
all recovered.
Dr. J.H. Martyn reports a fit
10-pound bey born to Mr. and M
Harry Lichus June 7. This is t
17th child bern to them.
Mr. and Mrs. George Blair
Leasburg are the happy parents
a daughter born June 9•
Married Wednesday, June 6,
the residence of the bride's paren
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunninghm
Nathan Souders and Ann:
Cunningham.
Frank Barnhart and Minn:
Ratliff were quietly marrie
Saturday, June 9.
John Burrell and Frances Mill -'''"
were married Monday night. |
The Cuba Review | I
June 13, 1911 |
The proceedings of the Circ, I
Court of Crawford County for t]t-L._ -
June term was published. Thirt
four cases were decided and othe
continued. 'ERRY'I
Oliver Jack, formerly of Cub LLC. Acl
died June 8 from an accident, ll (bet
was a Frisco operator at Winds73-732-
Springs and had his legs crushfike
Per
off by a train when he was rlXperienc
down by it at night. er, Johr
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J.l utbOard
Pickens, a bey, June 10 The bal I ,
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arrived on the birthday anniv*t ....
mine
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Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Lewis ha!___
received news of the arrival o}AL E I
fine little son at the home of lilON: C
and Mrs. W.L. Wooten (n lditions,
Jessamine Lewis) in Georgia. T larages,
little man has been nam tee estin
"Lawrence" in honor of his gra
father Hon. L.H. Lewis.
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