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Wednesday, April 19, 2000 Volume VIII, Number 216
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .Carthage Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
#2590 and the Ladies Auxiliary announces its Easter Egg
Hunt will be held at the post, junction of highways 96
& 71 on Saturday, April 22nd. The public is invited
to this free event. Activities will begin at 11 a.m. with
the Carthage Police Department fingerprinting and
videotaping children till 2 p.m. The Easter Egg Hunt will
be held at 2 p.m. with different age brackets.
Did Ya Know?. . .On this day in
1878 the first telephone exchange was established in
Missouri
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today's laugh
"We can pay you
eighty dollars a week now and one hundred dollars a week
in eight months," the personnel director offered.
"Thanks," the applicant said,
"I’ll be back in eight month!"
The Indian chief signed the treaty with
two Xs. The cavalry officer asked him what they meant.
The Indian chief explained, "First
is name—Running Wolf. Second—Chief."
We spend the first half of our lives
trying to understand the older generation, and the second
half trying to understand the younger.
1900
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
The
Fall of a Big Chimney.
A thunderous crash started the citizens
of Carthage at 6:30 o’clock last evening, and the
100-foot smoke stack of the ruined Globe mills—the
largest chimney in Carthage—lay in fragments on the
ground.
Nelson Damon was responsible for the
fall having contracted to remove the brick work of the
chimney and boiler house. He went to work with a pick and
dug out the entire north side of the base of the great
tower, when it gently leaned more and more to the north
and finally fell with a violence that jarred the town.
It makes an enormous pile of debris,
intermingled with rods and bands of iron, which were used
to strengthen it at intervals of about ten feet. The
force of the shock was sufficient to break and even to
pulverize nearly nine-tenths of the bricks, those that
escaped destruction had nearly all the mortar knocked off
them.
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Today's Feature
Initial Budget
Request Review.
The City Council Public Safety
Committee reviewed proposed budgets for the
Police and Fire Departments during the
Committee’s regular meeting last Monday
evening in the Fire Station.
The annual City budget process
will begin April 26 when the Budget/Ways and
Means Committee is scheduled to hear budget
requests from all departments. The opening round
of requests will continue on April 27 with
proposals from outside agencies.
The Police budget request shows
an overall increase of 3.13% and the Fire budget
request is up 6.07% over last year.
All departments are increasing
their budgets for fuel and the Council has voted
to increase the amount the City contributes to
its health insurance program. Health insurance
costs for the Police department shows an increase
of 19.9% and the Fire Department up 16.83%.
City Administrator Tom Short
told the Committee that the most recent cost of
living indicators could be as high as 4.3%. The
City typically increases payroll in accordance
with cost of living increases.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Wearin’ a helmet while
ridin’ a bicycle just makes good sense.
‘Course growin’ up I never even
considered the idea. Didn’t bother me
any. Didn’t bother me any. Back then,
anyone ‘fraid to take their lumps
didn’t need ta be tacklin’ a two
wheeler. Ya might as well of had a set of
trainin’ wheels. If I ever had a helmet
on while peddlin’ a bike, I was on the
way to a neighborhood touch football game (at
least that’s what our parents were told.
Typically there was plenty of real
tacklin’ goin’ on. Didn’t
bother me any.)
The real bumps to the head
in my case were those times playin’ hide
and seek in the dark and runnin’ into
the clothsline pole. Only happened a couple a
times I can remember. Then the baseball bat
incident. Don’t ‘member that one
much either. The head is a terrible thing ta
waste.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’,
Talkin’, Talkin’, . .
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Weekly Column
PRIME TIME
WITH KIDS
by Donna Erickson
If your daughter celebrates a
birthday around this time of year, turn your home
into a millinery for this year’s party.
Guests will love making and decorating their own
charming, flowery bonnets made out of leftover
wallpaper and household odds and ends. For your
party’s grand finale, it’s hats off to
the birthday girl as everyone shows off their
finery in a parade.
The basic items you will need
for this activity are leftover sheets of pretty
prepasted wallpaper; a clean plastic container,
such as an eight-ounce Cool Whip container or a
mixing bowl (approximately seven inches wide and
four and one half inches deep); one strong rubber
band; fabric scraps; silk flowers; tissue; lace;
ribbons and paper streamers; and household glue.
Here’s how to make one hat:
Cut the wallpaper in two large
squares, approximately 20 inches by 20 inches
each. Dip the sheets in a bucket of water or
dampen them with a wet sponge. Carefully attach
the sticky sides together, keeping a square
shape. Lay the damp wallpaper on a table and
place the tub/bowl right side up in the middle of
the square. Use two hands to gently lift and
gather the wallpaper around the tub/bowl. While
you hold the wallpaper in place, another person
may place the rubber band over the wallpaper
where the rim of the tub/bowl can be felt through
the wallpaper. Let dry for about 45 minutes to
one hour. During this time, partygoers may play
games, open gifts, and eat.
Remove rubber band and
tub/bowl. The wallpaper should be molded in the
shape of a hat. Use scissors to round off the
edges of the brim.
Decorate the hat with ribbons,
buttons and flowers.
Note: If you host a party for
young children, mold the hats beforehand and let
the kids decorate them at the party.
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