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Through the Years, Oct. 1

50 YEARS AGO: HER MAJESTY, QUEEN JO LYNN — Homecoming queen for the CHS Wildcats Friday was Miss Jo Lynn Moore of Shell Knob. Miss Moore is pictured above as she passed through downtown Cassville in the annual homecoming parade, immediately after her coronation before the CHS student body.

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Barry County Health Corner

Barry County Health Department offers an array of family health services including woman’s health, family planning, birth control, and more. In collaboration with the Ozark Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Family Planning, we offer the following services:

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Through the Years, Sept. 24

40 YEARS AGO: SMOKEY VERIFIES FALL COLOR — Smokey The Bear went into the Barry County forests this week and verified the prediction of U. S. Forest Service personnel of the weekend of October 19-20 as the peak of Flaming Fall Review in this area. Assisting in the efforts was Anne Carey, assistant district ranger.

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Through the Years, Sept. 17

40 YEARS AGO: PLAYFUL SUBJECT LION — Object of a 24 hour lion hunt’ in the Eagle Rock area over the weekend, and now an obvious target of county regulations, this was the playful lion at a Hilltop area tavern last week. With the owner, Larry Rainey, the 11-month-old cub, although hot because of the weather, was enjoying the romp. Since, the lion which ended a walk through the countryside of Table Rock Lake on Sunday, faces possible county regulations and the owner possible charges for animal abuse due to inadequate facilities. Previously kept on a chain, after being raised indoors at another Cassville business, the lion was joined by a second of the species early this week, according to information available from the Barry County sheriff’s office, mainly through complaints from neighbors in the Hilltop area. Democrat file photo

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Through the Years, Sept. 10

30 YEARS AGO: APPLE HARVEST — Apples are red, ripe and ready for picking at Vollenweider Orchards in Exeter. Roberto Smith, field foreman at the orchard, said that the time it takes pickers to pick a bushel of apples varies from 30 minutes to an hour and a half depending on ripeness and weather. Orchard workers come to Barry County each fall for the apple harvest from as far away as Florida, Michigan and Ohio.

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