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Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Volume XV, Number
86
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... The
Carthage Veterans Alliance will meet Thursday
night, October 19th at 7 p.m. in the Legion Rooms
of the Memorial Hall in order to finalize the
annual Veterans Day program to honor all
Veterans, those who are serving in the armed
forces, those who were wounded and those who paid
with their lives. Don’t forget to fly a flag
on Nov. 11.
Did Ya Know?... The
Powers Museum Maple Leaf Quilt Show will be held
October 17-28 in the Powers Museum, 1617 W. Oak,
Carthage, MO. Free Admission. Hours: Oct 17-21,
9:30 to 6 p.m., Oct. 22 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 23
Special Monday opening noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 24-28
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Did Ya Know?... The
Maple Leaf 2006 5th Annual Three Minutes of Fame
Lip-Sync Competition will be held this Thursday,
October 19th in the Carthage High School
Auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more
information call 417-388-0997
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today's
laugh
Some endeavors are doomed to
failure, like trying to jump across a well in two
jumps.
Wise admonitions:
Never eat in a restaurant where
antacid is listed on the menu as a side dish.
Never entrust your life to a
surgeon with more than three bandaids on his
fingers.
Never get in line at the bank
behind a person wearing a skimask.
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1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
County Court.
At Monday’s session
of the county court J.P. Steward, road commissioner for
Webb City special road district, drew a warrant for $800
for special road work and T.W. Cunningham drew $2,480 for
the Joplin district, W.B. Kane, road commissioner of
Carterville special district, $89.54; VA. Wallace,
Carthage, $312, J.W. Weaver, Oronogo, $75.
H.L. Shannon was allowed
$250 on salary and Judge Weeks was allowed $5 for stamps
for the treasurer’s office.
The court approved the
bond of W.J. Land as special road superintendent of Twin
Grove township and also the bond of W.A. Dumbald as
coroner.
A Full Fledged Brakeman
Now.
Phil Purcel who has long
been a brakeman on the Frisco interurban, has at last
secured a run in the freight service, and has reported at
Monett to begin work.
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Today's
Feature
Maple Leaf Baby
Contest Friday.
News release
The 40th Annual
Maple Leaf Baby Contest, sponsored by
McCune-Brooks Hospital, will be held on Friday,
October 20th beginning at 6 p.m. at the Carthage
Junior High Auditorium, 13th & River Streets.
Contestants are
divided into categories based on their age as of
October 1, 2006. A first, second and third place
winner will be chosen for each category, with the
Maple Leaf Baby to be chosen from all first place
winners. Contestants are judged in diapers only
and are evaluated on their stage presence and
personality.
Registration forms
are available at McCune-Brooks Hospital, 627 West
Centennial and the Chamber office, 402 South
Garrison. Entry fee is $5 for pre-registrations
and $10 the night of the event. Pre-registrations
will be accepted at the Chamber office until Noon
on Friday, October 20th.
The Maple Leaf
Baby Contest is open to the public. Guest emcee
for the evening will be Cooper Banks from 95.1
Mike FM.
For more
information contact the Chamber office at
358-2373.
Public Works
Empty Agenda.
The Public Works
Committee will meet this afternoon in the Council
Chambers of City Hall. There are no items of new
or old business on the agenda.
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Stench Report:
Monday,
10/16/06
No Stench
detected on the
Carthage Square
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
I figured out a while
back that one stupid thing I could avoid is
tellin’ folks about stupid things I’ve
done.
I keep thinkin’ I was just
too young to understand stupid, or at least I
would eventually outgrow the urge to do stupid
things.
Typically when I start
feelin’ I’ve past the stupid things
portion of my life, I have ta be reminded that
you’re never too old to do somethin’
stupid.
I have had a life long battle
with various forms of the nail. Those little
metal spikes make me do a variety of stupid
things. The most common result is me tryin’
to hold a nail with a thumb that has just been
smacked with my hammer. I just never learn.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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To
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By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. Rheumatoid
Arthritis Affects Mostly Women
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My mother was affected with rheumatoid arthritis
at 27. She had me at the age of 32. Could I get
it since she had it for almost five years before
she had me? Is it hereditary, or does it affect
people randomly? -- C.F.
ANSWER: Women with
rheumatoid arthritis outnumber men with it by a
ratio of 3-to-1. Being a woman, therefore, puts
one at greater risk for it.
There is a
hereditary component to this illness. If one
identical twin has it, the chances of the other
identical twin having it are 30 percent to 50
percent. Identical twins have the exact same
genes. Children of an affected mother or father
are twice as likely to have it than those without
such a family history.
Genes aren’t
its only cause. Environmental factors are
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rheumatoid arthritis when she had you is no more
of a risk for your getting it than if she had
come down with it long after your birth.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
Can a person with Lyme disease spread it to
another? Our son-in-law has it, and we wonder if
our daughter will get it from him. -- P.D.
ANSWER: Lyme
disease is not spread from person to person.
It’s spread from a bite of an infected tick.
Your daughter won’t catch it from her
husband.
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