N EIGH BORHOOD N EWS
Press-News Journal, Canton, Mo., Thursday, July 25, 1985,
I
Canton
Mrs. Cecil McFadden
II
Vacation includes
trip to resort
in Colorado
Mrs. Fred Banker returned last
week from a three week vacation in
Wentzville with her daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Giesmann and daughters.
While there she, Mr. and Mrs.
Giesmaun and daughters attended a
reunion of Mrs. Banker's nephews, the
sons of Lewis Raleigh and the late
Katherine Raleigh, in Vail, Colo. Those
attending " were seven of the eight
Raleigh sons, Francis, Harold, Edwin,
Lee, Fred, Bill and Charles, their
wives and children and grandchildren.
The late Mrs. Raleigh's brother, Mr.
and Mrs. George Gibson and a niece of
Mr. Raleigh and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Long besides the above
mentioned. In all there were 81
persons that spent the week of June 30
to July 6 in Vail, visiting, reminiscing,
getting reacquainted, rafting, playing
ball, horseback riding, riding the
ski-lift chairs, shopping and enjoying
the scenery.
Dr. and Mrs. Walt Dimmitt, Aaron,
Lesley and Sarah of Springfield spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lea Dimmitt. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Douglass of Shelbyville visited with
them Saturday afterneon. Saturday
evening Mr. and Mrs. George Harris
entertained at a dinner in celebration
of the birthday of her mother, Mrs.
Dimmitt. Others present were Dr. and
Mrs. Walter Dimmitt and children,
Jennifer and Joel Harris of Quincy,
Hannah and Seth Wilson and Lea
Dimmitt.
Mrs. Jane Freeman and son, Brett,
of Tulsa, Okla., came last Tuesday to
spend a week with her parents, Dr:
and Mrs. J. R. Galbraith.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Uhlmeyer
of Kahoka and Mrs. Bert jones of St.
Patrick were Sunday afternoon visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Redmond
Raleigh and Julian Raleigh.
Tommy Zenge of Iowa City spent
last week with his grandmother, Mrs.
J Andy Zenga,
Mrs. Susie Fisch, Jason, Joseph
Andrew and Jamie of Edwardsville
arrived Monday to visit her mother,
Leta Bell Bader, and Nelson and Dee
Spicknall.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Raleigh,
Andrea and Andrew of LaGrange were
Sunday supper guests in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Redmond
Raleigh and Julian Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Risk and
granddaughter, Nicole Morey, of
Toledo, O., visited Wednesday and
Thursday in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Frye. Other dinner guests
Wednesday evening were Mr. and Mrs.
George Davis of Warsaw and Mrs.
Florence McClain.
Mrs. Margaret Dinwiddie, Nikki and
Adam of New London visited Tuesday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Redmond Raleigh. Mrs. Teresa Fergu.
son, John and Kim of LaGrange visited
Tuesday evening with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Mohr visited
from Thursday to Saturday in the
home of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Cates and Stephen
in Kansas City. "
Mrs. Joe Wiskirchen visited for a
week in the home of her son-in-lav and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Ellison, Mark and Kathy, in St. Peters.
Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alma
Wiskirchen of Bakersfield, Calif.,
arrived Thursday and stayed overn-
=tight. Mr. Ellison brought them to
o
Canton Friday and Mrs. Alma
Wiskirchen is spending two weeks
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Uhlmeyer, and other relatives
and friends.
Fannie Hahn and Cleta Mac Van
Tress of Canton and Lynda Bradshaw
of Edina attended the Risk family
reunion Saturday at the home of Curtis
and Alice Hinton at Kirkwood, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Adams of
Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Greathouse of Mountain Home, Ark.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Guflfoil of St.
Charles spent the weekend with the
ladies' mother, Mrs. Travis Boulware,
and visited with other relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Blackburn
hosted a fried chicken dinner July 14
for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva
Miller of North Adams Nursing Home
at Mendon, at the Blackburn Lake
north of Canton. Forty-eight relatives
of Mr. and Mrs. Miller attended the
family reunion.
Dr. and Mrs. James E. Walter
returned home Saturday from Scotts-
dale, Ariz., where they visited two
weeks with their son and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Jeffrey Walter. On the way home
they visited the Grand Canyon.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Miller, Stephanie
and Kristen entertained at a barbecue
Sunday evening for the 4th birthday of
their son and brother, Ashley. Those
attending were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hoffman,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman, Maria
and John, Stanley Hoffman, and Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Hoffman, Kim and
Justin.
Mrs. Ruth Tomlinson of Canton and
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tomlinson of
Quincy spent from Friday evening to
Sunday with Mrs. Carolyn Hathaway
at Chesterfield. Friday evening Mrs.
Hathaway and Ruth Tomlinson attend-
ed the St. Louis Symphony Pops
Concert at Queeny Park. Saturday
evening all attended the wedding of
Robert Mulch and Connie Hyder at the
Community Christian Church at Man-
chester. Dr. D. Larry McSpadden
directed the church choir for the
ceremony.
Betty Jo Boulware Adams of
Springfield and Leora B. Barkley
Gliesman of Poway, Calif., hosted a
luncheon on July 20 at the home of
Velma Boulware. Those present were
Mary Sue Marks Finney of Webster
Groves; Shirley .Schlager Wagner of
Kansas City; Dottle Farmer Branson
of Rockledge, Fla.; Colleen Wilson
Apgar of Willow Grove, Pa.; Judy
Burrows* Anderson. $pringfield;
_Dgrs Leavitt Little of Canton;
Robelee Waterston Chapman of St.
Louis; and Mary Ellen Blalock of
LaGrange. The group attended the
reunion of Canton High School
graduates durin the weekend.
Mrs. Fred Johnson of Oswego, N. Y.,
arrived Wednesday of last week for a
week's visit with her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Wellman, Mary Jo and Bill.
She came to attend the Canton High
School class o[ 1941 reunion during the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Baugher of
Burlington spent Wednesday of last
week with Mrs, Irene Van Tress and
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Peterson.
Mrs. S. J. Lillard arrived home
Monday from a week's trip to Hawaii
with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hall of Moberly. Mr.
Hall's mother, Mrs. Harry Hall, Sr., of
Boonville also went on the trip.
Visitors calling during the weekend
in the home of Mrs. Velma Boulware
were Mr. and Mrs. Barker Haygood
Davis of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Metcalf of Portland,
Ore.
Mrs. Irene Van Tress spent Friday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Peterson at Camp Fenway.
Mrs. Tom Kenney traveled to
Chicago by train chaperoning junior
students of the Cheryl Kaiser School of
Dance attending the Chicago National
Association of Dance Masters Conven-
tion July 18-21. She accompanied 10
junior students who joined the senior
FUNDAYS in the PARK
MARTIN PARK CANTON
Friday, August 2 --
1 - 4 ?. M. OPIIIJDIIr GAMB
S P.M. - ICE CREAM SOCIAL,
6 P. M. PRINCE & PRINCESS CONTEST (Age 2.4)
7 P.M. UTTLE MISS & MISTER CONTEST (Age
Register ' hour prior to contests.
Saturday, August 3rd --
11 A. - lurer CONTr (,qe O.24 mcm)
lleglstor by IO.4S m.
I P.M. - CHILDRENS GAMES
2 P.M. MONEY SCRAMi.E
$ P.M. HOG ROAST, SPONSORED BY EAGLES
NO. 1800 -- ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC. aL4FI'S, GAMES
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE CRAFTERS WELCOME.
Contact Georgia Hood, 211-$,572 or 5611 or
Pansy Van Ness, 6S5282
sp=,, by LeOm.Ca, to,, V.F.W.
Post • Auxiliary.
MARIAN THE
LIBRARIAN "
Like the Old Mississippi River, the
Mark Twain Sesquicentennial at
Hannibal just keeps rolling along.
Events have been scheduled from May
to November to celebrate Twain's
150th birthday, and the town expects a
million visitors. Former Mayor Lyng
said, "We expect this important
celebration not only to be fun, but to
focus national and international
attention to one of our foremost
writers and social critics. Our town is
the perfect location for the Sesqui-
centennial because Hannibal was both
the scene of Twain's boyhood and one
of the principal dwelling places of his
imagination."
Born in Florida, Mo., on Nov. 30,
1835, it would be 28 years before
Samuel Langhorne Clemens would
adopt the name "Mark Twain." It was
a call used on riverboats when
sounding water depths.
Although he dropped out of school at
the age of 12 when his father died, his
education came from his experiences.
Foremost were his boyhood years in
members in Chicago, already partici-
pating in the convention. The conven-
tion was held at the Ambassador West
Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gooch visited
from Friday to Sunday in Florissant
with their grandsons, Ben and Jim
• Dougherty, while their parents, Dr.
and Mrs. John Dongherty, attended a
wedding in Springfield.
Keith Otte returned home from
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital in
Chicago Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rickards
returned home Sunday from a week's
visit with their chidren, Lynn, Sandy
and Adam Rickards in Littleton, Colo.
Places visited while there were Pikes
Peak, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain
National Park, North Pole, Cave of the
Winds, Garden of the Gods and many
other places of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Large and his
mother, Mrs. W. S. Large of
Beardstown, visited Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Meyer. Mrs. W. S.
Large is the mother of Mrs. Meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ferguson, St.,
left Sunday, July 14, to go to Ft.
Stewart, Ga., to visit their son, Bobby
Jr., until July 17. While there they
visited Tybee Island, River Street in
Savannah and Ft. Plaski. Their son
cco hme on Thursday
and will visit with them until Aug. 2.
Mrs. Leland Beck and Cheryl went
to DeKalb Thursday to visit her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. David Beck,
Heather, Heidi and Adam. Mrs. Beck
also visited Saturday with her son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beck at
Stillman Valley, Ill. Cheryl Beck went
to Milwaukee, Wis., Saturday to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Bechtel. They
returned home Sunday.
Thirty-one members of the Couples
Class of the Immanuel United
Methodist Church met for a carry-in
dinner June 30 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Blackmore.
No more kicks on Route 66
There'll be no more "kicks" on
Route 66 in Missouri!
The Missouri Highway and Trans-
portation Department is making a
highway marking change on the last
remaining section of U.S. Route 66 in
the state.
According to Chief Engineer Robert
Hunter, U.S. Route 66 markings will be
replaced with State Route 66 markings
from the Interstate 44 Scotland turnoff,
about seven miles east of Joplin, to the
Kansas state line. This change affects
about 14 miles of highway.
Hunter says the change was
approved by the American Association
of Highway and Transportation Offici-
als (AASHTO) in keeping with their
Hannibal, the setting of many of his
great novels.
If Hannibal was his classroom, then
the Mississippi was his educator. He
received a steamboat pilot's license in
1859. Two years later the Civil War
broke out, stopping steamboat traffic
and forcing Twain to look for a new
career. He became a correspondent for
the "Sacramento Union," then the
most powerful paper in the West.
His popularity as a writer grew, and
it skyrocketed in 1884 with the
publishing of Huckleberry Finn which
contains vivid descriptions of life on
the Mississippi River. Ernest Hem-
mingway often said that Huckleberry
Finn was the first and perhaps the
greatest American novel ever written.
It may have been a long time since
you've read any of Mark Twain's
books, so the Canton Public Library
suggests you brush up on them by
checking some out from its shelves.
BUD MILLER
MOTOR CO.
River Heritage
Days
1981 OMs 98 Regency
2 dr,#ug power,-Lanclau
roof, 1-owner, low mile-
age. $8,250.00.
1982 Cutlass Supreme
4 dr., wire wheels, air,
vinyl roof, cruise, tilt.
1-0wner. $5,595.00.
Your Chevrolet-OMs Decder
in Canton
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recent ruling. On June 27 this group's
route and numbering committee voted
to decertify the 59-year-old Route 66
and also voted to remove the route's
highway signs.
"We know that Route 66 has a place
in many American's hearts, but
progress has passed the route by,"
Hunter says. "Interstate 44 in
Missouri, which runs from St. Louis to
the Oklahoma state line, is the
primary replacement for Route 66."
The Department's District 7 office in
Joplin will coordinate the route
marking change with the Kansas
Department of Transportation which
will also change a section of old U.S.
Route 66 in Kansas to State Route 66.
H00ving 00oldour budne::,
we would like to expre## our sincere
ft00nks end nppred#ion fo M/ our
customers & #/ends, nnd hope
you will @n/inue to suPI;o#
Bob nnd KAy
JACK & tIM
Happy
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Thursday,
Saturday,
July 25, 26,
-- SCHEDULE OF
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FISHING DERBY BEGINS
Area: Mississippi River from the dam
Eagle road over railroad
Contest: 15 yrs. and under - 16 yrs. and
in charge.
Largest fish in pounds - check-in station
Co.
Cut off time noon Saturday: Medals to the
BINGO- 2:00-4:00
Bicentennial Park - Ed Orf in charge
HORSESHOE PITCHING CONTEST --
Divisions: 15 yrs. and under - 16 yrs. and
Doubles (both female & male) - Mixed
23rd of July. Call Mark Wolter: at
charge.
TII ll "111t
Fishing Derby going strong
Horseshoe Pitching continues
Bingo in the park 2:00-4:00
Quilt Display & Contest - American
a.m.-4 p.m., Lois McCutchan in charge,
Flower Mill
Be sure to ask for a Canton River
purchase necessary -- then get it
merchants. We are giving away 10 $100
winner everytime in Canton -- See you one
days.
liT', EILT IT" 'TII
2:00 Antique cars on display at Lewis County
lot, all day till 4:00. Public votes for the
Rich Baily in charge.
9:30 Kiddies Pet Parade - begins at post
given by Canton Civic Club
10:00 Frog Jumping Contest - Bicentennial
your own frogs) (kids age 1-92); Egg ToSS
8-12; other games in the park;-Tricycle
about 11:00. (the above done by Canton
Ann Hamilton, President)
10:00 Lewis County Motor Co., 50 yrs., open
10:30 Hot Dog stand opens in the park
12:00 Final weigh-in of fish for fishing derW
Machine, Lewis Street.
1:00 Canton State Bank, 50 yr., open houSe till i
1:00 Bicycle Races - Culver-Stockton College
2 divisions, 1 mile ride 8th grade and
9-12 grades, Gary Dunn of Nichols Im
Check in at 1 p.m.
2:00 Canoe Race - Canton to LaGrange,
DeCoster in charge
2:00 Bingo in the park, ends 3:30
2:00 Horseshoe Pitching finals
4:00 Medals awarded to the winners (
with ribbon, worn around neck)
4:00 Canton Athletic Association having
at ball park on Hampton Lane
Crafts -- Sno-Cones -- Funnel cakes
Lots of good things happenii
N EIGH BORHOOD N EWS
Press-News Journal, Canton, Mo., Thursday, July 25, 1985,
I
Canton
Mrs. Cecil McFadden
II
Vacation includes
trip to resort
in Colorado
Mrs. Fred Banker returned last
week from a three week vacation in
Wentzville with her daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Giesmann and daughters.
While there she, Mr. and Mrs.
Giesmaun and daughters attended a
reunion of Mrs. Banker's nephews, the
sons of Lewis Raleigh and the late
Katherine Raleigh, in Vail, Colo. Those
attending " were seven of the eight
Raleigh sons, Francis, Harold, Edwin,
Lee, Fred, Bill and Charles, their
wives and children and grandchildren.
The late Mrs. Raleigh's brother, Mr.
and Mrs. George Gibson and a niece of
Mr. Raleigh and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Long besides the above
mentioned. In all there were 81
persons that spent the week of June 30
to July 6 in Vail, visiting, reminiscing,
getting reacquainted, rafting, playing
ball, horseback riding, riding the
ski-lift chairs, shopping and enjoying
the scenery.
Dr. and Mrs. Walt Dimmitt, Aaron,
Lesley and Sarah of Springfield spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lea Dimmitt. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Douglass of Shelbyville visited with
them Saturday afterneon. Saturday
evening Mr. and Mrs. George Harris
entertained at a dinner in celebration
of the birthday of her mother, Mrs.
Dimmitt. Others present were Dr. and
Mrs. Walter Dimmitt and children,
Jennifer and Joel Harris of Quincy,
Hannah and Seth Wilson and Lea
Dimmitt.
Mrs. Jane Freeman and son, Brett,
of Tulsa, Okla., came last Tuesday to
spend a week with her parents, Dr:
and Mrs. J. R. Galbraith.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Uhlmeyer
of Kahoka and Mrs. Bert jones of St.
Patrick were Sunday afternoon visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Redmond
Raleigh and Julian Raleigh.
Tommy Zenge of Iowa City spent
last week with his grandmother, Mrs.
J Andy Zenga,
Mrs. Susie Fisch, Jason, Joseph
Andrew and Jamie of Edwardsville
arrived Monday to visit her mother,
Leta Bell Bader, and Nelson and Dee
Spicknall.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Raleigh,
Andrea and Andrew of LaGrange were
Sunday supper guests in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Redmond
Raleigh and Julian Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Risk and
granddaughter, Nicole Morey, of
Toledo, O., visited Wednesday and
Thursday in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Frye. Other dinner guests
Wednesday evening were Mr. and Mrs.
George Davis of Warsaw and Mrs.
Florence McClain.
Mrs. Margaret Dinwiddie, Nikki and
Adam of New London visited Tuesday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Redmond Raleigh. Mrs. Teresa Fergu.
son, John and Kim of LaGrange visited
Tuesday evening with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Mohr visited
from Thursday to Saturday in the
home of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Cates and Stephen
in Kansas City. "
Mrs. Joe Wiskirchen visited for a
week in the home of her son-in-lav and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Ellison, Mark and Kathy, in St. Peters.
Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alma
Wiskirchen of Bakersfield, Calif.,
arrived Thursday and stayed overn-
=tight. Mr. Ellison brought them to
o
Canton Friday and Mrs. Alma
Wiskirchen is spending two weeks
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Uhlmeyer, and other relatives
and friends.
Fannie Hahn and Cleta Mac Van
Tress of Canton and Lynda Bradshaw
of Edina attended the Risk family
reunion Saturday at the home of Curtis
and Alice Hinton at Kirkwood, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Adams of
Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Greathouse of Mountain Home, Ark.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Guflfoil of St.
Charles spent the weekend with the
ladies' mother, Mrs. Travis Boulware,
and visited with other relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Blackburn
hosted a fried chicken dinner July 14
for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva
Miller of North Adams Nursing Home
at Mendon, at the Blackburn Lake
north of Canton. Forty-eight relatives
of Mr. and Mrs. Miller attended the
family reunion.
Dr. and Mrs. James E. Walter
returned home Saturday from Scotts-
dale, Ariz., where they visited two
weeks with their son and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Jeffrey Walter. On the way home
they visited the Grand Canyon.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Miller, Stephanie
and Kristen entertained at a barbecue
Sunday evening for the 4th birthday of
their son and brother, Ashley. Those
attending were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hoffman,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman, Maria
and John, Stanley Hoffman, and Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Hoffman, Kim and
Justin.
Mrs. Ruth Tomlinson of Canton and
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tomlinson of
Quincy spent from Friday evening to
Sunday with Mrs. Carolyn Hathaway
at Chesterfield. Friday evening Mrs.
Hathaway and Ruth Tomlinson attend-
ed the St. Louis Symphony Pops
Concert at Queeny Park. Saturday
evening all attended the wedding of
Robert Mulch and Connie Hyder at the
Community Christian Church at Man-
chester. Dr. D. Larry McSpadden
directed the church choir for the
ceremony.
Betty Jo Boulware Adams of
Springfield and Leora B. Barkley
Gliesman of Poway, Calif., hosted a
luncheon on July 20 at the home of
Velma Boulware. Those present were
Mary Sue Marks Finney of Webster
Groves; Shirley .Schlager Wagner of
Kansas City; Dottle Farmer Branson
of Rockledge, Fla.; Colleen Wilson
Apgar of Willow Grove, Pa.; Judy
Burrows* Anderson. $pringfield;
_Dgrs Leavitt Little of Canton;
Robelee Waterston Chapman of St.
Louis; and Mary Ellen Blalock of
LaGrange. The group attended the
reunion of Canton High School
graduates durin the weekend.
Mrs. Fred Johnson of Oswego, N. Y.,
arrived Wednesday of last week for a
week's visit with her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Wellman, Mary Jo and Bill.
She came to attend the Canton High
School class o[ 1941 reunion during the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Baugher of
Burlington spent Wednesday of last
week with Mrs, Irene Van Tress and
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Peterson.
Mrs. S. J. Lillard arrived home
Monday from a week's trip to Hawaii
with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hall of Moberly. Mr.
Hall's mother, Mrs. Harry Hall, Sr., of
Boonville also went on the trip.
Visitors calling during the weekend
in the home of Mrs. Velma Boulware
were Mr. and Mrs. Barker Haygood
Davis of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Metcalf of Portland,
Ore.
Mrs. Irene Van Tress spent Friday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Peterson at Camp Fenway.
Mrs. Tom Kenney traveled to
Chicago by train chaperoning junior
students of the Cheryl Kaiser School of
Dance attending the Chicago National
Association of Dance Masters Conven-
tion July 18-21. She accompanied 10
junior students who joined the senior
FUNDAYS in the PARK
MARTIN PARK CANTON
Friday, August 2 --
1 - 4 ?. M. OPIIIJDIIr GAMB
S P.M. - ICE CREAM SOCIAL,
6 P. M. PRINCE & PRINCESS CONTEST (Age 2.4)
7 P.M. UTTLE MISS & MISTER CONTEST (Age
Register ' hour prior to contests.
Saturday, August 3rd --
11 A. - lurer CONTr (,qe O.24 mcm)
lleglstor by IO.4S m.
I P.M. - CHILDRENS GAMES
2 P.M. MONEY SCRAMi.E
$ P.M. HOG ROAST, SPONSORED BY EAGLES
NO. 1800 -- ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC. aL4FI'S, GAMES
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE CRAFTERS WELCOME.
Contact Georgia Hood, 211-$,572 or 5611 or
Pansy Van Ness, 6S5282
sp=,, by LeOm.Ca, to,, V.F.W.
Post • Auxiliary.
MARIAN THE
LIBRARIAN "
Like the Old Mississippi River, the
Mark Twain Sesquicentennial at
Hannibal just keeps rolling along.
Events have been scheduled from May
to November to celebrate Twain's
150th birthday, and the town expects a
million visitors. Former Mayor Lyng
said, "We expect this important
celebration not only to be fun, but to
focus national and international
attention to one of our foremost
writers and social critics. Our town is
the perfect location for the Sesqui-
centennial because Hannibal was both
the scene of Twain's boyhood and one
of the principal dwelling places of his
imagination."
Born in Florida, Mo., on Nov. 30,
1835, it would be 28 years before
Samuel Langhorne Clemens would
adopt the name "Mark Twain." It was
a call used on riverboats when
sounding water depths.
Although he dropped out of school at
the age of 12 when his father died, his
education came from his experiences.
Foremost were his boyhood years in
members in Chicago, already partici-
pating in the convention. The conven-
tion was held at the Ambassador West
Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gooch visited
from Friday to Sunday in Florissant
with their grandsons, Ben and Jim
• Dougherty, while their parents, Dr.
and Mrs. John Dongherty, attended a
wedding in Springfield.
Keith Otte returned home from
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital in
Chicago Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rickards
returned home Sunday from a week's
visit with their chidren, Lynn, Sandy
and Adam Rickards in Littleton, Colo.
Places visited while there were Pikes
Peak, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain
National Park, North Pole, Cave of the
Winds, Garden of the Gods and many
other places of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Large and his
mother, Mrs. W. S. Large of
Beardstown, visited Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Meyer. Mrs. W. S.
Large is the mother of Mrs. Meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ferguson, St.,
left Sunday, July 14, to go to Ft.
Stewart, Ga., to visit their son, Bobby
Jr., until July 17. While there they
visited Tybee Island, River Street in
Savannah and Ft. Plaski. Their son
cco hme on Thursday
and will visit with them until Aug. 2.
Mrs. Leland Beck and Cheryl went
to DeKalb Thursday to visit her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. David Beck,
Heather, Heidi and Adam. Mrs. Beck
also visited Saturday with her son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beck at
Stillman Valley, Ill. Cheryl Beck went
to Milwaukee, Wis., Saturday to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Bechtel. They
returned home Sunday.
Thirty-one members of the Couples
Class of the Immanuel United
Methodist Church met for a carry-in
dinner June 30 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Blackmore.
No more kicks on Route 66
There'll be no more "kicks" on
Route 66 in Missouri!
The Missouri Highway and Trans-
portation Department is making a
highway marking change on the last
remaining section of U.S. Route 66 in
the state.
According to Chief Engineer Robert
Hunter, U.S. Route 66 markings will be
replaced with State Route 66 markings
from the Interstate 44 Scotland turnoff,
about seven miles east of Joplin, to the
Kansas state line. This change affects
about 14 miles of highway.
Hunter says the change was
approved by the American Association
of Highway and Transportation Offici-
als (AASHTO) in keeping with their
Hannibal, the setting of many of his
great novels.
If Hannibal was his classroom, then
the Mississippi was his educator. He
received a steamboat pilot's license in
1859. Two years later the Civil War
broke out, stopping steamboat traffic
and forcing Twain to look for a new
career. He became a correspondent for
the "Sacramento Union," then the
most powerful paper in the West.
His popularity as a writer grew, and
it skyrocketed in 1884 with the
publishing of Huckleberry Finn which
contains vivid descriptions of life on
the Mississippi River. Ernest Hem-
mingway often said that Huckleberry
Finn was the first and perhaps the
greatest American novel ever written.
It may have been a long time since
you've read any of Mark Twain's
books, so the Canton Public Library
suggests you brush up on them by
checking some out from its shelves.
BUD MILLER
MOTOR CO.
River Heritage
Days
1981 OMs 98 Regency
2 dr,#ug power,-Lanclau
roof, 1-owner, low mile-
age. $8,250.00.
1982 Cutlass Supreme
4 dr., wire wheels, air,
vinyl roof, cruise, tilt.
1-0wner. $5,595.00.
Your Chevrolet-OMs Decder
in Canton
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recent ruling. On June 27 this group's
route and numbering committee voted
to decertify the 59-year-old Route 66
and also voted to remove the route's
highway signs.
"We know that Route 66 has a place
in many American's hearts, but
progress has passed the route by,"
Hunter says. "Interstate 44 in
Missouri, which runs from St. Louis to
the Oklahoma state line, is the
primary replacement for Route 66."
The Department's District 7 office in
Joplin will coordinate the route
marking change with the Kansas
Department of Transportation which
will also change a section of old U.S.
Route 66 in Kansas to State Route 66.
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Thursday,
Saturday,
July 25, 26,
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FISHING DERBY BEGINS
Area: Mississippi River from the dam
Eagle road over railroad
Contest: 15 yrs. and under - 16 yrs. and
in charge.
Largest fish in pounds - check-in station
Co.
Cut off time noon Saturday: Medals to the
BINGO- 2:00-4:00
Bicentennial Park - Ed Orf in charge
HORSESHOE PITCHING CONTEST --
Divisions: 15 yrs. and under - 16 yrs. and
Doubles (both female & male) - Mixed
23rd of July. Call Mark Wolter: at
charge.
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Fishing Derby going strong
Horseshoe Pitching continues
Bingo in the park 2:00-4:00
Quilt Display & Contest - American
a.m.-4 p.m., Lois McCutchan in charge,
Flower Mill
Be sure to ask for a Canton River
purchase necessary -- then get it
merchants. We are giving away 10 $100
winner everytime in Canton -- See you one
days.
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2:00 Antique cars on display at Lewis County
lot, all day till 4:00. Public votes for the
Rich Baily in charge.
9:30 Kiddies Pet Parade - begins at post
given by Canton Civic Club
10:00 Frog Jumping Contest - Bicentennial
your own frogs) (kids age 1-92); Egg ToSS
8-12; other games in the park;-Tricycle
about 11:00. (the above done by Canton
Ann Hamilton, President)
10:00 Lewis County Motor Co., 50 yrs., open
10:30 Hot Dog stand opens in the park
12:00 Final weigh-in of fish for fishing derW
Machine, Lewis Street.
1:00 Canton State Bank, 50 yr., open houSe till i
1:00 Bicycle Races - Culver-Stockton College
2 divisions, 1 mile ride 8th grade and
9-12 grades, Gary Dunn of Nichols Im
Check in at 1 p.m.
2:00 Canoe Race - Canton to LaGrange,
DeCoster in charge
2:00 Bingo in the park, ends 3:30
2:00 Horseshoe Pitching finals
4:00 Medals awarded to the winners (
with ribbon, worn around neck)
4:00 Canton Athletic Association having
at ball park on Hampton Lane
Crafts -- Sno-Cones -- Funnel cakes
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