50 YEARS AGO
Downtown parking problems caused the chamber of commerce to name a committee that will appear before city council asking for improvements to First Street. It was estimated that widening the street will create about 90 additional parking spaces.
Junior Dixon of Licking, a Democrat, became the sixth man to file for sheriff.
A new market on South Highway 63 was opened by Willis Williams and son, Bill. The 7,000 square foot building is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Duff and was constructed by Les Sutherland of Mountain Grove.
Houston won its opening contest in the Mountain View tournament, defeating Bakersville, 54-38.
At Cabool, thieves broke into the Murr Rexall Drug store and took narcotics and other items.
The Ray Fleenors were in St. Louis to buy merchandise for her business — Jessie’s Style Shop.
Clinton D. Copeland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Copeland, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army after completion of 25 week’s study at Fort Gordon, Ga.
In the want ads, homegrown beef was advertised for 79 cents per pound for hind quarters; 55 cents for sides and 39 cents for front quarters — cut and wrapped for freezer.
The Plato Eagles defeated Dixon and Norwood lost to Licking