McHenry Family Reunion

at the lake.

Butch Williams and Mildred Rhoads will be giving the welcome at the Memorial Service at the Unionville Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2023. Carla Cullor and the Good News Community Choir will sing two songs and Carter Pearce, US Army retired Chaplin will give the Memorial Day address.

June 3, 2023, the Legion will be sponsoring the District meeting at 10:00 a.m. We are to make the tea, lemonade and coffee and everyone is to bring a covered dish. In case of rain it will be held in the Old Soldiers room. Rosie Rhoades will be speaking.

The Auxiliary Chapter was undraped by Janet in memory of Jeanne Morris. Mildred read from the Manual of Ceremonies.

The poppies were distributed.

The next meeting will be Monday, June 19, 2023, at the Legion building at 2:00. No further business. The meeting was closed by Mildred and prayer was given by Janet.

Respectfully submitted, Beverly J. Staggs, Secretary

Notice Stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Stockholders Meeting of Northern Missouri Bancshares, Inc., will be held at the Unionville branch of Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri located at 1604 Main Street, Unionville, Missouri, at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023, for the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year, and any business that may come before the meeting.

David L. Tribble, Chairman

The descendants of George William and Burdell Martz McHenry held their family reunion at Diana Cowan’s Lake Thunderhead home on Sunday, May 28, 2023.

Attendees ranged in age from six months to 96 years.

From the Haziel McHenry family were Betty Farley, Ron and Renee Wilson from Dewitt, IA. Ted and Sherry Baugher, Lincoln, NE. Keith and Debbie Thomasson, Centerville, IA. Kevina and Julie Abrahamson, Kassie and Brody, Sturgeon, MO. Loyd and Brenda Sleeth, Ashely and Brian, Numa, IA. Bradley and Josie Sleeth, Hartford, IA. Nick and Lindsey Brotten, Ramsey, MN. Tony and Krista Andersen, Joel, Centerville, IA. Logan and Caitlyn Steadman from

Perry, IA. Doug and Terri Erickson, Ethan, Harrisburg, MO. Carl and Becky Christensen, Zumbro Falls, MN. Jordan and Danielle Harris, Ottumwa, IA.

From the Arrah McHenry Carlstrom family were John and Julie Mills, Overland Park, KS.

From the George McHenry, Jr. family were Carol Prewitt, Unionville, MO and Fred Prewitt, Pollock, MO.

From the Vyca McHenry Cowan family was Diana Cowan, Unionville, MO.

From the Robert McHenry family were Jim Baraks, Unionville, MO. Lanny and Roberta Wright, Moline, IL. Jose and Sarah Brito, Jonathan, Anna, and Jose, Jr., Iowa City, IA.

Back in the Day

By Ross Malone

June 7, 1862 – Gen. Franz Sigel’s Union troops entered Waynesville and took over the Courthouse as their headquarters building. They also seized the Old Stagecoach Stop across the street for use as a hospital.

June 8, 1925 – Birthday of Eddie Gaedel the smallest man to ever play professional baseball. (3 ft. 7 in. tall) His St. Louis Browns uniform number was 1/8.

June 9, 1929 – On Hwy 61 near DeSoto, a local man was driving his car when two Festus boys were trying to fly an airplane, lost control and crashed into the car destroying it. No one was seriously injured.

June 10, 1904 – In Chariton County the residents formed a rat-killing club. Each day they would hunt rodents and then congregate for a big dinner. (No, rats were not on the menu!) At Tom Berry’s farm they killed 260.

June 11, 1862 – On this day the Cape Girardeau-built Red Rover accepted its first patient. It was America’s first hospital ship.

June 12, 1889 – Samuel Laws, President of the University of Missouri was fired on this day. After an on-going argument with Curators, he purchased a dead elephant for the College of Agriculture. That was the last straw and they disposed of both Laws and the elephant.

June 13, 1921 – The famous bear pits at the St. Louis zoo were opened for public view on this day. The “rocks” were actually concrete cast from molds of the cliffs near Herculaneum. For information about Ross Malone’s Missouri Books, visit www.RossMalone.com .