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It was Slim Pickins
In the winter of 1950, my cousin entered a contest in a movie magazine. All she had to do was select a name for Whip Wilson’s horse. If you are not a fan of the old …
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Dianne Peck
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12/4/24
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Pearl Harbor Remembered 83 Years Later This weekend, December 7, is the 83rd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces, a date well remembered by our parents, grandparents, and …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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12/4/24
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Well, President Biden is throwing open the doors to the border and letting illegal immigrants skip ICE check-ins to thwart The Donald’s planned crackdown. Meanwhile, Denver’s mayor is …
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James Mahlon White
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11/27/24
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A 1935 Thanksgiving Celebration By the time you are reading this column, it is likely you have already observed Thanksgiving or are planning an extended Thanksgiving celebration over the weekend. …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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11/27/24
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Bees or Butterflies? Down here on the creek, I was taught American History in a little one-room school house. As I have aged I have discovered that so much of it was a fallacy. Discovering George …
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Dianne Peck
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11/27/24
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All kinds of accounting problems going on with The World Bank and the Pentagon. The bank fears budget cuts from President Trump when he gets back into office because they’ve “Lost track …
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James Mahlon White
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11/20/24
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Historical Museum Featured By Glynna Elliott Morse Walter Moser presented the luncheon program at the November 13 Windsor Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Windsor Assembly of God Church. He …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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11/20/24
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Another verse to the song At some time or another we have all, without looking, allowed ourselves to become embroiled in a situation that we later regretted. In other words we didn’t look …
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Dianne Peck
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11/20/24
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Election night was a barn burner and President Trump is the “Comeback kid.” President Biden graciously invited The Donald for a visit on a Wednesday. Not so gracious are officials who …
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James Mahlon White
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11/13/24
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The First Year of Army Air Base at Knob Noster Kathleen Boswell gave a reenactment presentation for the Windsor Historical Society program on Saturday, November 9 about the life of George A. Whiteman …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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11/13/24
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Artistry with Silk
According to weather folklore if spiders spin larger than usual webs and enter the house in great numbers, a snowy winter is supposed to be on tap. I’m a strong believer …
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Dianne Peck
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11/13/24
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We’re well into the Autumnal Equinox and Daylight Savings Time is behind us. Before we know it, the Winter Solstice will arrive on our doorstep on Saturday, December 21. In the meantime, …
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James Mahlon White
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11/6/24
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A mighty sick hog.
Despite the Missouri Conservation’s request to all hunters who encounter a feral hog to shoot it on sight, the animals are proving themselves survivors. The hog, tame or …
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Dianne Peck
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11/6/24
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Calhoun Soldier Last Missouri Casualty of WWI Next Monday, November 11, we will observe Veterans Day. Originally, November 11 was celebrated as Armistice Day because the armistice ending the World …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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11/6/24
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Major networks were a busy place last night. They had three “Breaking news” stories going on at the same time. One was the Mendez Brother’s who killed their parents in 1989. They …
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James Mahlon White
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10/30/24
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Corn Shocks in Harvest Season Traditional harvest season images include corn shocks surrounded by pumpkins and squash, and persons frequently associate corn shocks with Halloween and Thanksgiving. …
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Glynna E. Morse
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10/30/24
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Don’t Foller Me Around!
For some unknown reason I have been recalling the time I guided a group of summer school students through the old Union-Williams cemetery. At first I was a little …
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Dianne Peck
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10/30/24
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Vote early and vote often! This reminds me of a new law in California. It bans a requirement to show an ID to vote. Where else in the world can you go into another country and cast a ballot if …
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James Mahlon White
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10/23/24
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Tom Colwell Tells History of Calhoun Tom Colwell provided a history of Calhoun places and people in a special program for the Windsor Historical Society held at the Calhoun Community Church. …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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10/23/24
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PREFER THE LATTER
Cleaning out an old file cabinet recently I stumbled across some news stories I had copied and saved from The Enterprise, dating back to July, 1927. The Central Missouri Press …
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Dianne Peck
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10/23/24
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I’d forgotten Monday was Columbus Day until I flipped on the TV and there were some college students demonstrating against old Chris Columbus. Remember when the City Council in Washington D.C. …
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James Mahlon White
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10/16/24
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Reviewing the Past
118 Years Ago First Airdome Theaters in Missouri Airdome outdoor theaters became popular in the early 1900s. Opera houses or indoor theaters held plays, music, and other forms …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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10/16/24
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Wow! So here I am; after all these years, my first column for the newspaper. Okay, well not really. I did have a column for a period of time while Jab was the publisher at the Benton County …
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Adam Dean Howe
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10/9/24
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Ground Breaking Ceremony for Kaysinger Dam and Reservoir
October 9, 1964
Sixty years ago, the front page of area newspapers publicized the upcoming ground breaking ceremonies scheduled on …
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Glynna E. Morse
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10/9/24
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What shall I expound on today? Well, there’s been a real nip in the morning air and after all the hot days, it’s sort of a surprise. A surprise until I remembered that October just opened …
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James Mahlon White
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10/3/24
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