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Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XLI New Series, No. 5 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Culver-Stockton celebrates 160th anniversary
REGIONAL ISSUE COMING The Press-News Journal next regional issue will Feb. 14 and will be sent to every household in Lewis and Knox County. Advertisers can contact the Press-News Journal at (573) 288-5668 to place an ad in this regional issue. Local FFA chapters and farm related articles will be featured.
HIGHLAND HIGH COURT WARMING
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Henderson Hall, one of the school’s oldest buildings, built in 1904 on the spot where the original school building, “Old Main,” stood.
Highland High School will have their annual Courtwarming activities Friday, Feb. 1. Royalty will be announced between games. The Highland varsitiy basketball teams will face Macon.
CANTON EAGLE DAY Canton Eagle Day is Saturday, Feb. 2 with eagle viewing at the Mississippi River Park shelter house from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Dr. Joe Coelho will have a slide show presentation of eagles with lectures presented at the top of each hour at the Lock and Dam 20 Lockhouse. A wildlife carving display by Donnie Raines is at the Canton Library from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. A wildlife slideshow and movie will be shown at the Lewis Street Playhouse at 3 p.m.
On Jan. 28, Culver-Stockton marks 160 years as an institution. The school is celebrating by declaring the day National Blue Day. All alumni and friends of the College are encouraged to wear blue to show their support of C-SC. On Jan. 28, 1853, the Missouri legislature approved the charter for a Disciples of Christ affiliated school, Christian University. In 1918, the school was renamed Culver-Stockton College to honor major donors to the school, Mary Culver and
Robert Stockton. During the past 160 years, the school has persevered through its share of hardships: Both Confederate and Union troops occupied campus during the Civil War; at least three school buildings have been completely destroyed due to fire, including “Old Main,” which at the time was the school’s only building; a tornado tore through campus, leveling the Joe Charles Field House, where just hours before hundreds of people had sat watching graduation. Now,
looking back, Culver-Stockton honors those tribulations as events that have shaped the path of the College. The school has also seen historic events and landmark achievements. C-SC was the first school west of the Mississippi River to be chartered specifically for co-education, and it also boasts the oldest fraternity west of the river. Honored visitors to campus include Eleanor Roosevelt and Ronald Regan, among many others. More importantly, over the years, over
Police Investigate Shooting Incident Canton Police and other area law enforcement agencies are investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Jan. 28. According to Canton Police Sergeant Cory Bennett, law enforcement officers responded
to a call about a shooting victim in the 600 block of South Fourth Street in Canton around 8:30 p.m. on Monday evening. A male subject, approximately in his thirties, was found with gunshot wounds and was trans-
ported to Blessing Hospital by Lewis County Ambulance. The names of the victim or possible suspects were not released by press time. Further information can be found on the Press-News Jour-
BY RITA COX Editor rita1@lewispnj.com
well known in the area as a baseball umpire and basketball referee. An avid supporter of sports, he was involved in the LaGrange Ball Park Association for many years, helping with others to improve and maintain the ballpark facility. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal fan and attended many games in St. Louis with fam-
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ily and friends. He enjoyed discussing the Cardinals with fellow LaGrange residents and friends. Murphy was involved with the LaGrange Senior Housing and enjoyed visiting with the citizens who live there. Delbert will be remembered for his dedication to LaGrange and his efforts to improve the community. Every sum-
mer one could find Delbert mowing grass somewhere in LaGrange, being a role model for others to keep their property maintained. Services were scheduled for Jan. 30 at the Davis Funeral Home in LaGrange. An obituary for Mr. Murphy appears in this edition.
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nal’s website at www.lewispnj. com when it becomes available. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the LaGrange Police Department also responded to the incident.
LAGRANGE CITY MARSHALL DIES
Delbert Murphy, current LaGrange City Marshall, died Jan. 27, 2012. Murphy was also mayor of LaGrange in the late 90s. He owned Murphy Ice Company for over twenty years and was also
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25,000 students have graduated from C-SC. For National Blue Day, there will be festivities around campus, including a birthday cake for the College and a photo of all current students. There are also events planned throughout the course of the year to commemorate this historic anniversary, including this year’s Homecoming theme, “Reflections of Blue and White.” For more information, contact Heidi Lanier at 573-2886312 or at hlanier@culver.edu.
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