July 25, 2007
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Lake Viking celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday with sun-splashed activities attracting nearly 3,000 people to a barbecue and free musical entertainment. A “members only” dance capped the day-long event with nearly 1,000 members in attendance.
Carl Bennet and his son, Garrett, and a friend, Jordan Hunter, caught a 92-pound monster Blue Cat in the Grand River west of Pattonsburg and McFall. It’s the biggest known fish taken out of the Grand, said Agent Bill Lenhart of the Harrison County Department of Conservation.
July 30, 1997
Junior Terry, 60, a longtime leader in business and the affairs of Gallatin and Daviess County, died yesterday. Junior was a former city alderman and founder of Terry Implement Company. The business grew over 38 years to be a leader, affiliated exclusively with Agco Allis Farm Implements, formerly All-Chalmers.
Wendy Howard, a 1995 graduate of Missouri Western State College, has been awarded the prestigious U. S. Army Health Professions Scholarship. Ms. Howard, a 1990 graduate of Pattonsburg High School, is currently enrolled at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbia, where she is ranked first in her class.
Lee Pryor, Braymer, knocked down his first hole-in-one last Friday during a round of golf at Daviess County Country Club. It came off an 8-iron shot on the par 3, 137-yard fifth hole. Pryor’s shot landed approximately three yards from the pin and rolled in.
July 29, 1987
The first opening of the Grand River Museum, located next door to the post office in Jameson, will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6-8. William J. Mays of Kansas City, who was born and raised in Jameson, is responsible for the creation of the museum.
Loren Adkins of Gallatin and Robyn McNeely of Jameson, recently participated in the Larry Holley Cardinal Basketball Camp at William Jewell College in Liberty. They were able to meet NCAA All-American Danny Manning of the University of Kansas, who was guest speaker during the camp.
July 27, 1977
With the addition of two new service stations by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eads, and Phil Tate, Gallatin now has six stations selling gasoline either self-service or varying degrees of driveway accommodation.
Gerri Bayne, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bayne of Jamesport, was crowned Miss Jamesport Junior Livestock Show queen Monday night. Miss Bayne was crowned by last year’s queen, Kim Trimble.
Gallatin voters once again overwhelmingly approved a $362,000 revenue bond issue Friday for the purpose of expanding the city’s power plant, and voters in the west ward chose Hubert Long as their new council member.
July 27, 1967
Elijah Whitt’s claim to fame was his family. He had four wives, sired 25 children and there were 48 grandchildren and many, many great-grandchildren. Government sources state that for an average family today, with an income between $5,000 and $7,000 a year, it costs $220,000 to raise a child to the age of 18.
Construction of Valkyrie Valley swimming pool is underway this week with Paddock Enterprises of Kansas City building the pool. The pool will be L-shaped with a capacity of 90,000 gallons of water.
Sunday and Monday at the Courter Theatre in Gallatin, Lynn Redgrave, “Best Actress of the Year,” in “Georgy Girl.” Also starring James Mason and Alan Bates.
July 25, 1957
The State Department of Health yesterday notified the County Tuberculosis Association that 1,523 persons in the county were x-rayed this month in the mobile unit. The potential goal was 6,800, thus only 22.3 percent took advantage of the free checkup.
Midn. 3/c Leon Everman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Everman of Route 1, Winston, plots ship’s position during summer training exercises aboard the tactical command ship USS Northampton. During the cruise, the ship will take part in gunnery training exercises at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
July 31, 1947
Miss Leona Pearl Funk of Eagleville has been named librarian for the new Daviess County Library, it was announced this afternoon by Mrs. Ina Johnson of Altamont, president of the library committee. Miss Funk comes here from Burlington, Iowa.
A self-service laundry for Gallatin will soon be put into operation by A. R. Moore of the Moore Maytag Company. The new enterprise will be housed in the Uriah Day building on South Main Street.