This week in history
Thursday, July 24, 2008
From The Farmington Press, July 25, 1968
• For the first time in history, the 1968 St. Francois County Fair would be held at its new permanent 30-acre site along U.S. 67 between Farmington and Flat River.
• Trimfoot Company was purchased by Endicott Johnson of New York.
• Wichman Motors advertised the new 1968 Rambler American for “as low as $1,923”.
• Playing at the Roseland Theatre was “Family Band”, “Around the World in 80 Days”, with “The Graduate” and “Rosemary’s Baby” advertised as “Coming Soon”.
• Dugal’s Big Star advertised large Grade “A” eggs at 39 cents a dozen; Tab, Coke, Sprite, and Fresca in a six-bottle carton for 39 cents-plus deposit and five large ears of golden corn for 39 cents.
30 Years Ago
From The Farmington Evening Press, July 24-28, 1978
• Progress was being made on the construction of a Reserve Center at the intersection of Highway W and 67 in Farmington.
• The last obstacle holding back the building of Farmington’s new public library was removed when the Farmington Board of Aldermen, meeting in a special session, voted to give the go-ahead to the first phase of the project.
• Farmington iris gardener Ed Knight was the auctioneer for the Lead Belt Iris Society’s annual auction.
• Roseland Theatre was showing “Grease” and the Bonne Terre Cinema was showing “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and “Star Wars”.
• A feature on Kevin, Julie and Brad Ross featured the “Ross Kids’ Worm Ranch” they had set up in the basement of their family home.
20 Years Ago
From The Farmington Press-Advertiser, July 22-26, 1988
• The outer walls of the new Wal-Mart store in Farmington gave an impression of the eventual size of the superstore, which was scheduled to open in 1989.
• It was reported that the St. Francois County Fair was “off to a good start” for the 1988 event.
• The Farmington School District was planning for $1.5 million in improvements for district buildings following the passage of a 95-cent per $100 assessed property value tax levy. Among the projects would be a Vocational Training Center and a new athletic complex at Farmington High School.
• The Press-Advertiser was purchased by American Publishing Company. Also included in the purchase was the Fredericktown Democrat News, which had been a privately-held newspaper for 117 years.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken advertised 15-pieces of chicken for $10.99.
10 Years Ago
From The Daily Press Leader, July 23-29, 1998
• Ten young men with a mission rode into Farmington on their bikes as a part of the Journey of Hope fund-raising campaign.
• Camp Penuel was featured as they celebrated 25 years in the ministry.
• LIFE Center for Independent Living opened a second office in Farmington for easier accessibility for consumers in Madison and Ste. Genevieve counties.
• The Mineral Area Flyers AAU Girl’s 14 and under basketball team brought home gold medals from the Show-Me Games in Columbia.
• A study was being made on the feasibility of building an Aquatic Park on the north lawn of the Farmington Civic Center.
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