Old-fashioned country store a fading bygone way
In Emden Missouri the McPike brothers have run a general store since 1948 selling groceries hardware feed fencing clothing hunting licenses and even birds dogs. The small white clapboard shop with extra benches and old ads embodies a slower era as local farms shrink and population declines. The brothers value conversation and community and plan to stay open despite changing times with customer loyalty keeping the business alive.
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Emden
Missouri
McPike
Callen
Mac’ McPike
Mac
Roy
Becky Vanzant
Rainbo Bread
Emerson
Army Medical Corps
Brooklyn Dodgers
Big Boys
Vanzant
Shelby County
David Young
Youngs
Young
Writing Your Life History Resources and Tips
Older adults are urged to start a life story on paper or computer. Use memory, family input, and library books such as Preserving Your Past and Writing the Story of Your Life. Monthly newsletters like Lifestory, and groups like Elderhostel offer guidance, with advice on photos, indexing names, and transferring to disks for flexible emphasis.
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Janice T. Dixon
Dora D. Flack
Ruth Kanin
Fanny- Maude Evans
Martha Streeter
Manhattan
Kaw Valley Extension Homemakers
Lois
Paul Lewis
Streeter
Atchison
Phoenix
Ariz
Senior Center Calendar Events and Meetings
Senior Center at 745 Vt hosts multiple events including OURS and DCSS dances with Rex Williams Del and Clyde, and Borderline Country. Hospice and Caregiver Support Group meet in the center conference room. NARFE Chapter 378 meets at Greenery Restaurant. DCSS board meets at 3 p.m. on dates listed.
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OURS
Senior Center
Rex Williams
DCSS
del and
Clyde
Borderline Country
Senior citizen rights vs government aid debated
A reader criticizes aid abuse by food stamp recipients and questions asset checks while acknowledging the need to help the truly needy. Betty Gibb offers perspective, noting income tests are possible and urging reporting suspected fraud to local SRS offices. She also emphasizes protecting the vulnerable and invites further comments for Sense for Seniors.
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SRS
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Mac” McPike
Quincy
Ill
Frank P. Thomas
Charles Kempthorne
Letter Rock Rd
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Iowa
745
the All Stars
Journal-World
Alvamar Orchards
Sirloin Stockade
Orcha
Lawrence
George Corn
Betty Gibb
Kansas Senior Press Service
S. Clairborne
Horton
Marilyn Martin
Charles Hamm
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!