__Nov. 4, 1948__
• The Rotary Club began planning yesterday (Nov. 4) for a Chili Day, which will possibly be held Dec. 8. The proceeds from the chili would go to the Bacon Memorial Park board to be used in starting development of the park, which was donated by Mrs. W.W. Turner for public use.
Rotary President Paul Kaiser said he hopes to raise enough funds to see at least part of the park able to be used by the public next year. He also invited Kiwanis Club, Lions Club and the Jaycees to help sell tickets for the event.
• Mrs. Jerry Harwell, who lost her husband during World War II, has managed to make a profitable business from a hobby of making necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches and other pieces of jewelry and ornaments. She discovered the hobby when she was recovering from the loss of her husband, who was killed while fighting the Nazis in 1945.
Nov. 4, 1923, and Nov. 4, 1973 — No editions available.
__Nov. 5, 1923__
• Mayor G.N. Davis, with the approval of several city aldermen, has tendered the use of the second floor of city hall for the trachoma clinic to be held here Nov. 21-23.
Dr. Ross Hopkins has made surveys in Butler County the first four days of this week and reports he is pleasantly surprised to learn that trachoma or any other sort of sore eyes is very scarce in this county.
The trachoma clinic will be in Dexter and then Fredericktown after it is here.
• A fire which started at 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Neelyville restaurant operated by Perry Lee destroyed that restaurant, the general merchandise store of J.A. Foster, the restaurant operated by William Hanes, a barber shop and a residence. All but Lee’s building were uninsured.
__Nov. 5, 1948__
• An average of about four out of 23 draftees pass final physical and mental tests from Butler County, according to Raymond Perkins, chairman of the Selective Service board. This is a little higher percentage of “failures” here than in Missouri as a whole, it was said.
The Selective Service board has received call for 15 to report for examination next Monday and eight on Nov. 16. There will possibly be another call received before the end of the month.
• Plans for the presentation of Kinyon Kapers, a musical comedy show to be sponsored by the Kinyon school PTA on Nov. 19, were discussed at the school last night (Nov. 4). Olin Richards is the chairman of the show committee and Tony Saracini will serve as master of ceremonies. The show will be held at the high school auditorium and tickets will be on sale soon.
__Nov. 5, 1973__
• Two students at Twin Rivers High School and their parents were honored guests of the Poplar Bluff Optimist Club today at breakfast. David Burke of Fisk, son of Joy Burke and the late Ray Burke, and Jeanette Ashcraft of Qulin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ashcraft, were recognized by the Optimists as Twin Rivers R-X’s Students of the Year.
• Class No. 31 of the Poplar Bluff R-I practical nursing program started classes Sept. 17, with 30 students enrolled. The enrollees started clinical experience in Doctors, Lucy Lee and Poplar Bluff hospitals last week.
__Nov. 6, 1923__
• Doniphan has three companies looking to bring an electric light and power plant to town. The Prospect-News reports Mr. Alexander of Springfield, Sam Danner of Shamrock, Oklahoma — and formerly of Doniphan — and the Mid-Continent Equipment and Machinery Company of St. Louis have all asked for a franchise from the city of Doniphan.
• Robert L. Reed received notification today from the State Game and Fish Commission that a shipment of young fish will arrive here in a special train car at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 7). Reed and other anglers will meet the train and take the fish to Hilliard or Hendrickson, where the live fish will be put in Black River to stock it.
__Nov. 6, 1948__
• After absentee votes were counted, Democrat Charles Smith of the Coon Island District turned a four-vote deficit into a seven-vote victory over Republican G.W. Dollins in the race for Western District County Judge. With Smith’s win, Democrats have swept all the county office races in the 1948 election.
• The Poplar Bluff Mules and Perryville Pirates played to a 7-7 tie in football Friday night (Nov. 5.) Tom Minetree scored the Mules’ lone touchdown, while Frank Case led Poplar Bluff with 69 rushing yards and also intercepted a pass.
__Nov. 6, 1973__
• Despite the vigorous protests of Poplar Bluff Mayor Bernard Wheetley, the city voted at Monday night’s meeting (Nov. 5) to issue a 3.2% beer license to G.B. Wisdom, owner of Chico’s Restaurant on 67 North. Issuance of the license, which has been a controversial topic for several months, is in conflict with Northwood Hills Protective and Restrictive Agreement prohibiting the sale of alcohol. Wisdom and other businessmen have filed suit to overturn the agreement banning alcohol sales.