__Sunday__
100 years ago
Nov. 26, 1923
• A long-running dispute over a gate leads to a fatal shooting in Qulin. W. M. Robinet claims he shot his landlord John Carter in self-defense after the last in a string of violent tirades from Carter about a gate Robinet always left open. When Robinet pointed a shotgun at Carter and told him to leave, Carter reportedly hid behind a fence and reached for his hip. Carter shot and killed him instantly, then turned himself in to authorities.
• Two one-pound potatoes grown by farmer M. D. Haag are displayed in the front window of the Interstate American newspaper in Poplar Bluff. Haag lives in Butler County and reportedly grew 118 bushels of potatoes on half an acre of land.
75 years ago
Nov. 26, 1948
• Butler County Circuit Court rules in favor of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in a $20,000 lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed after three people died after driving in front of a southbound mail train at a Neelyville crossing the previous year.
50 years ago
Nov. 26, 1973
• Tornadoes kill five in Eminence and Clarkton over the weekend (Nov. 24). Reports stated mobile homes were ripped from their moorings and other houses were ripped apart or damaged. The National Weather Service in St. Louis reported other tornadoes were sighted farther southeast in the Bootheel around 10:30 p.m. that night.
Meanwhile, the region is placed under a flash flood watch through tomorrow (Nov. 27) due to the deadly storms. The Black River crested at 18.05 inches in the morning but is expected to ebb if no further rain arrives.
__Monday__
100 years ago
Nov. 27, 1923
• Several dealers are entering cars on their lots in a street safety contest. During the Better Brakes Demonstration, Police Chief Ward Hendrickson will measure Nov. 28 the distance it takes for cars to stop after hitting the brakes at a predetermined speed.
75 years ago
Nov. 27, 1948
• A high-speed chase on Route 67 ends with a bang yesterday. Troop E Patrolman L. L. Murphy pursued a 1948 Nash stolen in St. Louis at 70 mph for several miles on 67. When the Nash turned onto a country road, Murphy broke his own windshield and shot out its rear tire. The car crashed and flipped, and Murphy extracted three uninjured men from the wreck. The thief turned out to be 24-year-old Delton Buren Messer of South Carolina, who was fleeing a larceny charge. The other two were hitchhikers.
• After temporarily shutting down, the International Shoe Co. factories in Poplar Bluff will reopen and re-hire all employees who were laid off.
50 years ago
Nov. 27, 1973
• Doniphan gets a pat on the back from the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission. Speaking at the Achievement Day Luncheon, OFRPC Director Brent Tinnin said Doniphan’s personality invited industrial development and economic growth. Additionally, the Jaycee Wives presented awards to local business owners and Mayor John Bowden for participating in the One Step Project, a community-wide effort to remodel and repair small businesses.
__Saturday__
Nov. 25, 1923, 1948 and 1973 — No editions available.