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Back in the Good Old Days

EIGHTY YEARS AGO June 5-11, 1942 • The rationing boards have a new name, the War Price and Rationing Board. The two Barry County boards have issued 3,779 certificates for canning sugar with a total of 61,825 pounds of sugar.
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Couple celebrates 50th anniversary

James and Joyce Wheeler Lawrence will celebrate their 50th anniversary on May 27. The couple were married May 27, 1972, at First United Methodist Church in Monett with Rev. Jim Fulbright officiating. Their children, Scott Lawrence and Aaron Lawrence (Jessica), along with their grandchildren, Addison Lawrence, Whitney Lawrence, Lakyn Lawrence, Cullen Lawrence, Dahlia Fabiani, Kyla Fabiani, and Rayanna Fabiani, will host a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at Liberty United Methodist Church, 21034 Lawrence 1090, Monett. The omission of gifts is requested.
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Purdy FBLA students to compete at nationals

Purdy freshman Nathan Harris (left) and senior M’kena Propps (right) will be competing against students from across the nation at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference this June in Chicago. Harris and Propps were among 16 Purdy students who recently competed at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Springfield, where Harris placed third in Intro to Business Concepts and Propps placed third in Client Service. The Purdy FBLA Chapter competes under the advisership of Kay Wright and Emily Kooi, the latter of whom will be joining Harris and Propps in Chicago. Contributed photo
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Back in the Good Old Days

EIGHTY YEARS AGO May 29-June 4, 1942 • The Monett Steam Laundry has installed a new triple-head steam presser. The Pantex shirt unit works on an assembly line basis, with cuffs and collars ironed in one operation and sleeves put over two form pressers.
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Back in the Good Old Days

EIGHTY YEARS AGO May 23-29, 1942 • A bumper strawberry crop has proved very challenging, selling for $2.70 to $3 a crate. Pickers are badly needed and crates are in short supply due to a fire at the manufacturer in Monett, a shortage expected to cost growers around $100,000 in unpicked berries.
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Back in the Good Old Days

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 an experiment in paper conservation. Public sentiment did not support the change and the paper stayed in its regular broadsheet version thereafter.
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