March 2023

April 4, 1973 — Barry County Sales Tax Indicates Business High Although up-to-date figures are not available, sales tax collections in Barry County indicate a steady growth in the sales capacity of the trade territory doing business with merchants of the county. Figures obtained from the Missouri Department of Revenue, sales tax division indicate the following: In 1966 total sales tax coll-the comparison for 1967 was $642,000; for 1968 the figure was $645,000 and in 1969 the total was $738,648.

;Barry County Clerk, Rex Stumpff and his staff, Patricia Evans, election deputy, pictured on the left above and Pauline Hickman on the right have been working hard to have everything in order for the county election Tuesday, April 5. With 26 road districts, 19 municipals, school and other districts all balloting this spring, they were faced with a big job, but it appears everything is now ready for the 14,777 registered voter of the county at the 15 polling places. Stumpff says that absentee ballots are now available at his office.