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THIS WEEK IN LOCAL HISTORY
Columbia schools tax levy handed board a rare loss
Published Sunday, June 4, 2006
10 YEARS AGO June 5, 1996 Columbia voters handed Columbia Public Schools its first ballot loss in 19 years, defeating a proposal that would have resulted in an 8 percent tax levy increase. School Board President Harris Cooper said: "The election results likely mean more children will be going to school in trailers, poorer maintenance on buildings, more students in classes and fewer electives offered to high school kids." The vote was close: 4,251 against and 4,023 for it. June 5, 1996 A Knight Ridder story of interest began: "It is 10:30 p.m. Do you know what your neighbors are doing?" The answer? Having sex! The Andrology Institute in Lexington, Ky., which deals with fertility and reproductive issues, has determined 10:34 p.m. as the most active time. The Institute also announced what has been known since Adam and Eve; sexual frequency is higher in young men and declines with age. Compiler’s note: Duh! 25 YEARS AGO June 4, 1981 Columbia Entertainment Company presented "The Music Man," starring John Blakemore in the title role. He was joined by Denny D’Arca, Judy Walters, Billy Williams, Jeanne Graznak, Debbie McGrath and Dave Knight. The play ran for two weeks at Launer Auditorium. Compiler’s note: Blakemore is now on the staff of Stephens College, working with Ken Lazebnik. Knight had a non-singing role as the Anvil Salesman. Knight is one of the major supporters of the arts in Columbia. June 5, 1981 A sneak preview at the Biscayne Theater: a PG movie titled "Raiders of the Lost Ark," starring Harrison Ford. Also at the Biscayne, brought back by popular demand: "The Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier. June 7, 1981 The headline: "Illegal Aliens. Can We Stem the Tide?" The story could be datelined 2006: "They are fugitives from the law, yet mostly decent, hard-working people. Their allies say they are essential to the economics of both Mexico and the United States. Opponents say they depriving poor, black and young Americans of jobs they rightly deserve." 50 YEARS AGO June 9, 1956 Scott Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Orr, won the Jaycees "Road-E-O" at Hickman High School. Orr and Richard Lowrey tied for first, but Orr won by edging Lowrey in the tie-breaker - a parallel parking contest. Compiler’s note: Scott followed in his dad’s path, serving Columbia as an attorney for four decades. He won the state "Road-E-O" contest the next week in Rolla, and he is still interested in autos, dabbling in sports car racing. One of the finalists in the Columbia contest was Darrell Palmer, later a race walker and a participant three years later in the first Heart of America Marathon. June 10, 1956 Russ Sloan accepted a football scholarship at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Sloan was an end in football, a basketball player and a track man at Hickman High School. He also played Ban Johnson baseball and was both student body president and a member of the National Honor Society. Compiler’s note: After graduating from MU, Sloan later ran for the General Assembly as a Republican. He lost. Russ now lives in California. June 10, 1956 Named as assistant city manager intern was Don Allard, 27, a 1955 MU graduate in industrial and personnel management. The Poplar Bluff native served under Leo Hill. Compiler’s note: Allard returned to Columbia in early 1962 to begin an 11-year run as city manager. He has lived in Colorado for the past 30 years and is now retired at age 77. 75 YEARS AGO June 4, 1931 Robert E. Lee Hill, his wife, and daughters Mary Jane and Virginia Lee sailed for Vienna, Austria, where Hill was an American delegate to the International Rotary Convention. The Hills celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary two days into their Atlantic crossing. Hill was the MU Alumni Association recorder and editor of the University Alumnus magazine. Compiler’s note: Hill helped Boone County hams become world famous by his promotion of the hams through both Rotary and the MU alumni. June 4, 1931 The 84 select, or blue head, lambs at Wabash stockyards in Columbia sold for $10 a hundredweight. Standard, or red head, lambs went for $9.50, and medium, or green head, lambs sold for $7.50. Blue heads averaged 77.7 pounds, red heads 70.3 pounds, and green heads 63.2 pounds. A total of 625 lambs were sold. June 5, 1931 Rattlesnakes were much in the news on this day. L.C. Lane of near Midway killed a 4-foot rattler and found a young weasel in the snake’s stomach. The rattler had eight rattles and a button. Owen Old of Ashland was bitten by a rattler more than 4 feet long that also had eight rattles. The snake’s fangs had to penetrate both Old’s pants and a sock, thus delivering only a small amount of venom. 100 YEARS AGO From the Weekly Columbia Herald June 8, 1906 The 64th annual commencement at MU was attended by more than 5,000 people. Degrees were awarded as follows: Academic - 57; engineering - 41; law - 37; teachers college - 22; agriculture and medicine - eight each. Masters degrees: academics - 11; chemical engineering and agriculture - 3; mechanical engineering and education - 2; civil engineering - 1. The Senior Ball was held in the new Rothwell Gymnasium. Music was by Ozment’s Orchestra. To make the two-day celebration complete, MU beat the University of Kansas in baseball, 7-0, to clinch the Missouri Valley Conference title.
The proposed board would consist of three members of the faculty, three alumni and three students. Compiler’s note: The proposal stemmed from the firing of the football coach for paying a player to play. A hundred years later, the curators are now asking the university to police itself. 150 YEARS AGO From the Missouri Statesman June 6, 1856 Advertisement: "G.F. Bailey and Company Circus and Menagarie will be in Columbia on June 9. They have procured a new and extraordinary addition of animals, young, newly caged and possessing all the characteristics and habits of the their native state. "Mr. J.W. Ward will appear on the Flying Cord, acknowledged the best in the world. "One of the most brilliant equestrians is La Petite Marie, only 10 years of age, the Model of the American Arena. "Madame M. Carroll, equal in attraction, in her celebrated act of ‘The Floating Veil.’ "La Perche by the Lee Brothers, in which one balances a pole perpendicularly 25 feet in height while the other climbs it and performs upon the apex. "A magnificent brass band will accompany the performances." Admission: 50 cents, half price for children. Performances at 2 and 7 p.m.
Bill Clark is a Tribune columnist.
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