Blast from the past

Over 100 years of collecting has gone into Al’s Antiques, a new store that recently opened in Pattonsburg. The name comes from three groups of Als represented by its owners: Allen and Bonnie McFall, Alan and Linda Corwin, and Allen Huthinson.

Kristy Hubbard’s garden, located at 407 East Tuggle in Gallatin, was selected by the Gallatin Garden Club as Yard-of-the-Month for July.

Terrill Wood and Levi Michener, both students at Gallatin High School, recently attended the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Leadership in Practice Program at Stephens College in Columbia. The program selects future leaders from schools across the state, and is a three-day program designed to provide young Missourians with the opportunity to learn the characteristics of leadership.

July 2, 1997

Bonnie Painter brought McDonald Tea Room owner Virginia McDonald to life during two performances sponsored by the Daviess County Fine Arts Council and Missouri Arts Council. Fellow performer Doug Nichols assisted in the presentation, acting the part of famous tea room patrons like Missouri Gov. Hyde, retailer J. C. Penney, and foods giant Duncan Hines.

Jan Johnson became the first woman president of the Gallatin Rotary Club Tuesday when she was installed in a ceremony at the club’s regular meeting. Ms. Johnson was inducted in a brief ceremony by retiring president, Dale Alexander.

Jesse Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Waters of Odessa, Texas, reported June 30 to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Jesse is the grandson of Gerald and Delores Waters, formerly of Jameson. He is the great-grandson of the late Floyd and Anna Dunnington of Gallatin and Lowell and Berta Waters of Jameson and Gallatin.

July 8, 1987

Anne Foley has received word of the receipt of the National Mortar Board Scholarship given to a student continuing graduate studies. She graduated in May from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a degree in Business and Public Administration. Anne attended both the University of Missouri-Columbia and Kansas City and earned a cumulative GPA at both institutions of 4.0.

Mark Scott of Hamilton is currently officer in charge of the Gallatin Post Office. Scott has worked in the postal system for the past 3 ½ years. His wife, Marcie, works at the post office in Braymer.

Christie Froman of Gallatin has qualified to compete in national rodeo competition by winning second place in goat tying at the Missouri High School Rodeo Finals. She advances to the nationals July 26 through August 2 at Pueblo, Colo.

July 6, 1977

Utility Superintendent Connie Bashford this week called for water conservation in Gallatin. Bashford said that the well pumps are running 24 hours a day and are not gaining any additional capacity for storage. Unless the heat wave breaks soon, or showers arrive to relieve the pressure, the emergency pump will have to be installed in the river again to replenish the city’s wells.

Debbie Frost and Kathy Smith recently attended the Northwest Missouri State University’s basketball camp. Debbie returned home with two awards: one for “hustle” and the other a “second in free throw shooting.”

July 6, 1967

Brenda Searcy and Kay Trimm attended a publications workshop at NWMSC at Maryville for two weeks. They wrote copy, made layouts for the college newspaper and a small annual, plus received valuable training in a short photography course. Brenda will serve as editor of “The Bulldog” this year while Kay will be assistant editor.

Chief Warrant Officer Cleo Hardin of Gallatin, who has been in Vietnam since August of 1966, has been decorated with the Bronze Star for meritorious service. He also was promoted, not long ago, in the First MP Company of the First Infantry Division in the criminal investigation detachment.

July 5, 1957

A new source of farm labor for Daviess County farms is being considered. It is the Indian from reservations in the western United States. In recent years there has been a noticeable increase in the desire of Indian people to leave the reservation areas.

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Grogg purchased the Rex Café last weekend and moved to their new location next door to the post office.

Parking meters are on the way out in Gallatin. The city council voted unanimously Monday night to terminate the agreement with the meter company now that the six-month trial period has ended.

July 3, 1947

A Grundy County jury Tuesday night awarded Mrs. Mildred Dixon, Gallatin, $1,058.88 in damages in the fatal wounding here June 13, 1946, of her husband, Ernest (Hum) Dixon, by Cleve Murphy, Gallatin city marshal.

Two more veterans’ farm training classes have been added to the five now in operation in the Gallatin school. Instructors of the new training classes are Kenneth Mitchell and Roy Nichols.

You’ve heard of the old saying about a person cutting off his nose to spite his face. A sum total of 720 Daviess Countians did that very thing by voting against the 35-cent road and bridge levy in Monday’s election. There is no way on God’s green earth for Daviess County to get roads and bridges without money. To get money, it takes either a levy increase or a bond issue. The former method was selected and it failed by 216 votes.