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150 Years Ago, July 22, 1875 – MARKET – New potatoes are selling in town from 25-50 cents a bushel. PROGRESS – Mr. F. B. Williams has just completed the carpenter work of a new church for the Cumberland Presbyterians, four and one-half miles southwest of Novelty.

140 Years Ago, July 16, 1885 – SOLD – Theodore Hafner has bought the grass in our public square, Hurdland item. BIRTH – We neglected to say last week that Mr. William McKinney was the proud ‘pap’ of a boy baby, Novelty item. IN MEMORY – The death of Judge Benjamin Botts occurred at his home near Novelty on last Thursday, Novelty item.

130 Years Ago, July 18, 1895 – INJURED – Miss Ella Ewing, the Missouri Giantess, one day last week while mounting her horse at the home of Judge Buford, fractured the bones in her ankle. FAIR Days – A chariot race at the Edina Fair this year is one of the features. BIRTH – Born to Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Brown on last Tuesday, an 11 lb. boy. NOTEWORTHY – Worth Rich, living west of Newark claims the honor of being the owner of a hog that is the champion eater in the state. His pigship weighs only 15 lbs. but not withstanding its size, it succeeded in getting outside of six gallons of sweet milk, four gallons of buttermilk, one gallon of yeast, one roll of butter, and when discovered was cooling off on a 20 lb. cake of ice, The La Belle Star item.

110 Years Ago, July 22, 1915 – BIRTH – Born Saturday, July 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer R. Parcell, a 10 ½ lb. son, James Richard. WINNER – Frank Glover’s baby was the winner in the baby contest at the picture show here last week, Newark item. WEATHER – Salt River has been out of its banks seven times this year, Brashear item. PROGRESS – A new striped canvas top for the bandstand of the Edina Ladies’ Band is quite an improvement to the stand, as well as to the park.

100 Years Ago, July 16, 1925 – TENT SERVICES – The Pentecostal tent meeting Sunday in the park drew one of the largest crowds seen in Newark for many years. It is estimated that fully a thousand people attended the services, Newark item. DISEASE – Dr. C.C. Gibson of Novelty reports quite a good deal of sickness of various kinds throughout the country, among which are some cases of Typhoid Fever, Prairie View item.

90 Years Ago, July 18, 1935 – BIRTH – Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hustead of near Rutledge, are the parents of their first son and second child, Kenneth Arlow, born Monday. WED – Miss Elva Pearl Kenoyer and Ellis L. Hayden of southeast of Edina were married Saturday evening by C.E. Hunolt, Justice of the Peace at his Edina residence.

80 Years Ago, July 19, 1945 – ACCIDENT – Joe Arment of Edina suffered a broken bone near the ankle Monday while working in the timber for J.E. Schofield, near Knox City. IN MEMORY – Isaac B. Carder of near Colony, 90 years old, died Monday evening. He is the last of the Carder twins, who for years ranked as among the oldest set of twins in Missouri and even in the United States.

70 Years Ago, July 21, 1955 – SOLD – J.L. Kinsel, owner of the South Side Drug store, has sold his stock and fixtures to Clarence R. Gilbert, owner of Gilbert’s Radio & Appliance, who took possession of the drugstore yesterday morning. Mr. Gilbert and his wife will operate both businesses for the present. WEATHER – Although Edina received all the rain needed here, the official total for the last week was only .91 inch, as compared to 4-5 inches in some areas of Knox County. ACCIDENT – Mrs. Gerald Pulse of Plevna, 39, is at Gibson Hospital here in critical condition from injuries, including a broken back, sustained early yesterday afternoon, when she fell or jumped from an automobile driven by her husband, south of the Little Fabius on Highway 15 south of Edina. Mrs. Pulse has two broken vertebrae and head lacerations and contusions and suffering from severe shock. Plans to move Mrs. Pulse to Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis for surgery by specialist, Dr. C.C. Gibson, owner of Gibson Hospital.

60 Years Ago, July 8, 1965 – BIRTH – A son was born Sunday morning, July 11, 1965, to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker of Hurdland at Grim-Smith Hospital, Kirksville. IN SERVICE – Seaman Maurice D. Minor, USN, a son of Rev. and Mrs. James A. Minor is serving aboard the anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier USS Hornet, which participated in Seattle’s “Seafair” June 18-21. Army Pfc. Gary D. Shahan, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Shahan of Edina, a member of Company C was named the best company July 12 in the 32nd Infantry’s 2d Battalion of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. The Division is engaged in keeping a constant watch along the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea to provide early warning of any possible Communist buildup. S-Sgt. and Mrs. Michael Bishop and son, Michael Lee, left for Chicago, where the former is stationed at the Fifth Army Headquarters. FIRE – The fire department answered a call to the McCurren Coin-O-Matic Laundry about 4:05 a.m. Sunday morning where a fire of undetermined origin was extinguished in the rafters above the ceiling. The fire was discovered by the nightwatchman, Hugo Branham. EMPLOYED – Charles E. Chuck Murrell, Jr., of Edina, is now employed at Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home, after attending mortuary college in Chicago, being licensed in both Missouri and Illinois. SHOWTIME – The Schaffner Players, starring Toby and Susie, began their fortieth annual tour this year and appearing in Edina this week.

50 Years Ago, July 23, 1975 – BIRTHS – Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lynn Gibson of Edina are the parents of a daughter, Gayla Michele, born July 15, 1975, at Grim-Smith Hospital, Kirksville. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McPherson of Knox City are the parents of a daughter born July 17, 1975, at Laughlin Hospital, Kirksville.

40 Years Ago, July 24, 1985 – PROGRESS – Work is nearly completed on the new gym floor at Knox County R-1 High school as men from Hamlin Construction Company finished placing the new playing surface. The floor took over 60,000 nails to put the floor together. HONORS – Laurie Moutrie, Dawn Goodwin, Tracy Dixson and Susan Kimble attended the 1000 Hills Camp for Flags at NMSU, Kirksville. They won an overall fourth placing in the flag competition. The squad beat out many larger schools in the competition. Dixson was one of six named to the Outstanding Flag Girls Squad from over 220 competitors.