Bicentennial July Festivities Include Contests Parage and Service
Community events highlight wood chopping and chain saw contests at the Public Library window and a 3:30 July 3 kids athletic event. A July 3 parade plans 17 floats and a band, with calls to Jack Comstock. Sunday 8:00 religious patriotic service at City Park features Rev. Larry Kackley and Ruth Magee with County Chorus. Fireworks July 4 at City Park sponsored by Jaycees, and Farm Bureau beef barbecue funds Bicentennial Commission. Darlene Swiger named on PC honor roll scholarship list.
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Jack Comstock
Our Country
Larry Kackley
Ruth Magee
Jaycees
The
Farm Bureau
Bicentennial Commission
Worthington Barbecue Kicks Off Three Day Event
Worthington Bar-B-Que runs Thursday through Saturday with a three day program featuring Hartsock Shows and Rides and an Art and Craft Show in the Garden Club Building. A free drawing is held each evening and the Bar-B-Que Queen is crowned Saturday at 9 PM. Garden Club volunteers run the food stand serving beef barbecue sandwiches.
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Garden Club
Worthington Garden Club
New Football Coach Hired At PC High School
PC High School appointed Dave Mitchell as head football coach replacing resigning Cline. Mitchell, a Bethany Missouri native, played at Highland Junior College and coached at Missouri Western Maysville and Lawson. The Mitchells, wife Barbara a West Putnam teacher, have a two year old son Lance and recently searched Unionville for housing. Contacts: Twyla Melton at 947-3143 or 947-2481.
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Dave Mitchell
PC High School
Cline
Barbara
West Putnam Elementary
Mitchell
Bethany
Missouri
Highland Junior College
Missouri Western
St. Joseph
Maysville
Lawson
Mitchells
Lance
Unionville
Twyla Melton
County Health Unit To Visit Livonia And Powersville
The Putnam County Health Unit will visit Livonia on Thursday June 24 at the Community Building with Health Nurse Donna Pickens speaking at 8:00 P.M. The program informs residents about free health services and questions are encouraged. On July 1 at 2:00 P.M. the Unit will present at Powersville Township Hall.
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Putnam County Health
Livonia
Helpmate Club
Donna Pickens
Powersville
Putnam County Health Unit
NE Missouri Field Days Set For June 30 At Kirksville
The first of two field days for Northeast Missouri State University’s 1976 Agriculture Demonstration Project will start June 30 at 10 a.m. at the old airbase six miles north of Kirksville on Highway 63. A total of 151 plots plus a two acre no till corn plot will be open for inspection.
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Northeast Missouri State Uniersity
Kirksville
Highway 63
David Travis
Northeast
Travis
Soil Conservation Service
la Plata
Northeast Agriculture
Mark Schiatt
Bob Thur Man
Eolia
Dan Yager
Old Settlers Steer Show Friday at Fowler Elevator
The annual Old Settlers Steer Show takes place Friday July 2 with weigh-in from 4 to 5 p.m. at Fowler Elevator in Seymour Iowa. Tom Flood chairs the event and explains an entry fee of 10 dollars for open class with 100 dollar plus trophy for Grand Champion and 75 dollar plus trophy for Raa served Champion. For questions contact Tom Flood at 515 898 7711 Seymour Iowa.
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Fowler
Seymour
Iowa
Tom Flood
Lemons Centennial seeks old pictures for local history displays
The Lemons Centennial Plate Committee and Putnam County Historical Society request copies of photos of Lemons business places, the old schoolhouse, Christian Church, depot, county farm, and other landmarks. Contact Reva Durbin or Anna Skinner with copies. originals returned.
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Lemons
Reva Durbin
Route 8
Anna Skinner
Route 3
Unionville
Friday Night Entertainment in Unionville Square
Putnam County chamber invites trade area residents to Friday nights in Unionville with free entertainment and a dance on the square. June 25 program lists 8:00 P M Old Fiddlers Contest with 100 prize money contact Glen Vestal and 9:00 P M Free Street Dance with Music by Glen Vestal and His Sheriff’s Posse Band.
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Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Unionville
Glen Vestal
Sheriff's Posse
Col Arnaman Addresses Florida And Pennsylvania Auctioneers
Col Arnaman spoke to the Florida State Auctioneers Association in Palm Beach and attended the Livestock Marketing Congress in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, to invite attendees to the NAA Convention in St Louis from July 2 to 25. As NAA Convention Chairman he has helped recruit over 1000 new members with more joining nationwide. The St Louis convention will be the last Midwest gathering until 1940.
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Willard Arnaman
Spirit 1
Florida State Autioneers Association
Palm Beach
Florida
Arnaman
Jer Shey
Pennsylvania
NAA
St Louis
Col
Bicentennial Parade Seeks Floats Before July 3
Time is running out for floats in the Bicentennial Parade set for Saturday morning July 3 at 100 o'clock. Twenty floats have entered so far and organizers urge more entries. Contact Jack Comstock to plan a float.display
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Jack Comstock
Dr Grover N Gillum Receives Doctor of Humanities Honor
Dr Grover N Gillum, professor emeritus of internal medicine, is awarded the Doctor of Humanities by the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine during May commencement. The honor recognizes his decades of service, teaching, and leadership at KCOM and his collaboration with osteopathic medicine and medical education.
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Grover N. Gillum
Gillin
KCOM
Kansas City College of Ostepathi Medicine
Callum
Kt IM
Stu
Ulepets
Gunter For Health Sciences
American College of Iate Ipathic
American College of
Tgseopathy
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Gillum
Rudolph S Bremen
Kansas City
Unionville PCA Names David McCollough Assistant Vice President
Unionville Production Credit Association in Missouri announces David McCollough’s promotion to Assistant Vice President effective June 1 1976. He will work in the Central Office in Unionville serving Putnam and Schuyler counties after previously guiding the Mound City PCA office and the St Joseph PCA as branch manager.
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David McCollough
Unionville Production Credit Association
Unionville
Missouri
Putnam
Schuyler
McCollough
Missouri Girls State Ends 35th Session at Fulton
The Thirty-fifth Missouri Girls State was held June 13 to 19 at William Woods College Fulton. Tina Reasbeck and Debi Skipper of Unionville led as student leaders with scholarship awards totaling 1000 dollars for attendees seeking William Woods College.
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Missouri Girls State
William Woods College
Fulton
Missouri
Stephens College
Columbia
American Legion Auxiliary
Rotary
Lions Club
Tina Reasbeck
Debi
Unionville
Tina
F.H.A
F.hsa
Camera Club
National Honor Society
Cocaptain
U-Ettes
Faith Taber
Nacle Church
Federalist Party
Nationalist Party
Girls State
Wilburn
Odam
Feeder Calf Consignment Day Set for July 1
The Putnam County Marketing Association announces a one day feeder calf consignment on July 1 at the sale pavilion and courthouse extension office from 9 am to 4 pm. Only Putnam County and nearby counties may participate.
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Unionville City Park
Putnam County Marketing Association
Putnam County
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Route 4
Darlene Swiger
Lucerne
Worthington
Dave and
Barbara Mitchell
Livonia and
Ethel Carr
Wilma Cullum
Mildred Quigley
Susan
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Milan
Mike Quigley
Jason
Rachael
Aaron Stuckey
Unionville Republican
American Cancer Society
Elva C. Hibbs
Old Settlers
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Don Herrick
Mae Bowman
Sylvia Jones
Museem
Col. Arnaman
Faily Out National
Tincoln
Nebraska
N.A
St Touts
Mid West
Grover Gillum
PCA
Fairgrounds
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Goard
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Lamon Wood
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Green Castle
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