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Thursday, October 17, 2002 Volume XI, Number 86
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .Eminence Chapter #93 Order of the Eastern
Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22nd,
2002, at the Masonic Temple, 7th & Maple.
Did Ya Know?. . .The Annual
Pancake Feed at the Carthage Fire Department will be held
from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, October 19th. $3.00 per
person.
Did Ya Know?. . .The Diabetic
Support Group will meet from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 23rd in the McCune-Brooks hospital dining room.
This month the group will learn about different exercise
programs in the Carthage area.
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today's
laugh
Two city slickers went
ice-fishing in Minnesota.
When they got back to camp, the man
in the bait shop asked, "Did you catch many
fish?"
One city slicker said, "Heck no, it took us six
hours to get the boat into the water.
At the counter, a woman was complaining
about the departure time, saying, "Young man, I
could stick a feather in my ear and get there
faster."
The clerk smiled and said, "Madam, the runways are
clear."
1902
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of
Events as they have Transpired in the City and County
since our last Issue.
Many Picnics
Postponed.
Several moonlight picnics planned for
early this week, while the moon was full, have gone
glimmering. The wet weather has knocked many a well laid
plan in the head. As one young lady remarked yesterday:
"There has not been a single
moonlight picnic this summer and it’s a shame we
can’t have one while this moon is full."
There were at least three
"horse-and-buggy" picnics" on for this
week. One crowd of young society folks was going to Cave
Springs on Center creek tonight or tomorrow, a crowd of
married folks was going to drive to Carytown tonight, and
another crowd of young folks was planning for a
"moonlight soiree" at the historic old
Wildwood, down Spring river.
The woods and river bottoms are now so
damp and wet that they will hardly be suitable for
picnicing for a day or so even if the rain should stop.
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Today's Feature
NASCAR
to the Max
Prior to
Sunday’s running of the UAW-GM Quality 500
from the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte,
NC, many were questioning the logic of Chip
Ganassi hiring Joplin native Jamie McMurray to
drive his third team car next season. McMurray
had not won in any of his previous seasons’
in NASCAR Truck or the NASCAR Busch Series.
McMurray learned two weeks ago that his induction
into NASCAR Winston Cup racing would occur
earlier than expected when he was tabbed to
finish the season in Ganassi teammate Sterling
Marlin’s car because of an injury suffered
by Marlin at the race in Kansas City.
McMurray’s initial start last week at
Talladega resulted in a 26th place finish after running out of fuel
mid-way through the race. Sunday’s race from
Charlotte silenced some of the critics and
skeptics as McMurray claimed the win in only his
second career start. This betters the mark set
last year by Kevin Harvick who won in his third
career start. Though McMurray’s win was
achieved in convincing fashion, he took home the
five bonus points that go to the driver who leads
the most laps during the race, he was chased down
the stretch by Bobby Labonte and won by only .035
seconds.
The top five in the points
standings held their positions as all had
respectable showings with points leader Tony
Stewart finishing third and stretching his lead
over second place Jimmie Johnson slightly to 97
points. First through fifth are separated by 182
points.
The series’ will have its
last short track race of the season this Sunday
at the .526 mile Martinsville (VA) Speedway. The
track’s paperclip appearing layout is
concrete through its tight narrow turns and
asphalt down its’ lengthy (as compared to
the turns) straights. In the three most recent
appearances at the track there have been three
different winners, which doesn’t reveal a
clear-cut favorite of the 43 starters. Look for
the top five in the championship points chase to
race conservatively and to try to avoid the
typical bumping and banging that typically
plagues short track races.
Letter
to the Editor
Opinions
expressed reflect those of the writer
and not necessarily those of the Mornin' Mail.
Dear Editor,
The Carthage Square is alive
and going strong. Yes, most of the businesses on
the Carthage Square are doing great.
I can’t believe the
Carthage Press has written articles twice about
the "Gloom and Doom" on the square
based on one businessperson’s opinion —
and the same one and only one both times! And,
then here comes the Joplin Globe doing the same
thing!
Of course, I know the news
media likes "Gloom and Doom" stories
the best. But, please look around! Check the
sales tax records!
Do those two newspapers not
think and look for themselves? It seems they are
letting one business talk for all of us that have
been here a lot longer and are still alive and
well?
Oldies and Oddities is doing
great! We have great customers from Carthage and
around the world and they love Carthage and the
Carthage Square.
Please Press and Globe —
do your own thinking and investigating. Thanks!
— Roberta Sade
Owner, Oldies and Oddities
Mall
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
We don’t intend ta
become the local "stock car" news
source, but last week’s win of the
NASCAR race by a Joplin driver seems ta
warrant a little front page coverage.
‘Course our NASCAR
articles are generated here in Carthage by
the Mornin’ Mail mystery
corespondent (you may have some idea as to
the identity). We’ve been
publishin’ the NASCAR to the Max for the
last two seasons and it seems to be received
well. It is intended to target those who may
have some interest in the series, but
don’t necessarily have the time or the
temperament to sit through watchin’ cars
go in circles for 500 miles or so.
With the season
windin’ down, you might wanna tune in
and watch the Jasper County racin’
representative show his stuff on national tv.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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TALK CARS
By Tom & Ray Magliozzi
Dear Tom &
Ray:
I have a troubling situation to
ask you about. Three times in the past several
months, my wife has parked her car, gotten out
and absent-mindedly left this ‘99 Mazda 626
running. Once, she left it running all day at her
office. My first question is, what kind of damage
can this do? And the obvious second question it,
why is she doing this, and how can I stop her?
— JR
RAY: Well, to answer your first
question, leaving the car running all day
won’t do any damage. As long as the
engine’s cooling system is working normally,
a modern car can run for days and days —
until it runs out of gas — without causing
itself any harm.
TOM: Think about it, JR. If
long-term idling caused engine damage,
wouldn’t you see thousands of broken-down
police cars in Dunkin’ Donuts parking lots?
RAY: The second question is
trickier. I’d have to assume that she’s
not used to a car that’s so smooth and
quiet. What was her previous car? Was it a 1986
Chevy Cavalier with a bad muffler? My guess is
that the signals she used to get from her old car
— the noises and vibrations that told her it
was running — are not there in her new car.
You might need to loosen up the fan belt and get
this Mazda squealing.
TOM: Still, a person has to be
distracted in some way to forget to turn off his
or her engine. So something must have distracted
her on those days.
RAY: Here are my suggestions:
First, if she hasn’t already she should
stash an extra set of keys at work. That might
not help her remember, but it’ll save you
the trips to rescue her. Then I’d get her
one of those retractable key holders that you can
clip onto your belt.
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