A large crowd turned out to see more than 65 visiting airplanes for the annual “flyin” program on May 20 at the Friend Air Park, now the Monett Regional Airport. The Neosho Hill Billy Divers parachute club provided a demonstration. Members, from left, Bill Richardson, Ed Holder and Bob Allman are shown preparing for jumps. File photo/The Monett Times
EIGHTY YEARS AGO May 16-22, 1942 • The Monett Times published its May 16 edition as a tabloid, referring to it as Victory Size, as…
