125 years ago, 1896 Fulton Gazette
A number of gentlemen have just completed a new track for driving and training horses a half mile north of town on the property of Mr. Dan Tucker. The track is an excellent one and is located on high ground overlooking the city and entire country. A grand view west and north is presented as well as south and east. The track is fine condition and a horse enjoys being exercised on it. John Jameson, the Tuttles, Geo Magorian, Nim Townsend, Roy Tucker, Dick Smith, the Simses, Noan Robnett and others have gay times racing on this new track. It is a good place to take an evening whirl if you have a plug that can go a mile in three minutes or fewer.
The breach of promise suit brought against John W. Lyons, of this county, by Emma D. Sexton, of Mexico, was concluded Tuesday in the Audrain Circuit Court. The arguments were commenced at 8 o'clock and the case given to the jury about two hours later. After remaining out an hour and 45 minutes the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, allowing her 4,000 actual and $1,000 punitive damages. Young Lyons is not worth anything financially and has no property, so the verdict of the jury is not worth much to the plaintiff, other than being a satisfaction. The suit was brought by Miss Sexton through her attorneys, Edmonston and Cullen, she claiming that in 1893 Lyons promised to marry her and later debauched her. Lyons claimed the marriage contract was broken after he learned that the girl's character was not the best, and employed Fry and Macfarlane as his attorneys.
100 years ago, 1921 Missouri Telegraph
Forrest Myers got up in the air Tuesday and found out that Fulton was a prettier place than he had imagined before. Going up in the airplane gave him a view of the whole town. Circling over the country club grounds, he thought it one of the prettiest scenes he had ever seen. He got several pictures as he went around over the town which developed well and he was very glad he had taken the ride.
Boulware H. Jameson made arrangements for all of his mechanics to take a ride in the airplane and said that the reason he gave them all a trip was that within a few years he expected to be selling airplanes to the general public, just as he was now selling Ford's and wanted his mechanics to be getting acquainted with the flying game. Those who took a flying trip from the Ford station were William Watson, Henry Wirth, Tom Benskin, Carl Truitt and Kirken Rossen.
75 years ago, 1946 Missouri Tele graph
Danuser Diggers are shipped by airplane. The first air shipment of diggers manufacture by the Danuser Machine Company of Fulton was made recently, when three of them were sent by transport plane from New Orleans to a dealer in Guatemala. The local company is turning out 400 post hole diggers a month now.
Local lumber dealers reported Thursday at least 30 new houses and seven apartment units have either been completed or started in recent months in Fulton. These homes, practically all of them being built under priorities obtained for homes for veterans, are going up slowly because of the shortage of building materials. A few have been completed but it will be some time yet before all of them are ready for occupancy. The OPA recently granted increases in the price of a number of materials needed in building, and it is expected that this will help stimulate production. The price of all fir lumber was advanced 50 to 80 cents a hundred board feet, and composition roofing increased 33 cents per 100 square feet. In announcing these increased prices. One dealer estimated that the cost of building had increased approximately 75 per cent since 1940. In addition to the new homes and apartment units, work has been started on seven business buildings and an eighth is to be started soon.
50 years ago, 1971 Fulton Sun Gazette
Sunday will be a big day for members of the First Baptist Church. Services will be held for the first time in the new sanctuary followed by a formal setting of the cornerstone, Rev. J. Frank Kirkland said the cornerstone will contain a mixture of the old and the new. New material includes a copy of "Good News for Modern Man," copies of both local newspapers, a copy of the Fulton High School newspaper, a church directory, a copy of the current church songbook and a copy of Sunday's program. Rev. Kirkland said some elm seeds would be included to insure trees in the future in case Dutch Elm Disease kills off the elm trees.
25 years ago, 1996 Fulton Daily Sun Gazette
Brian McCallister's clout over the fence at Backer Field Thursday night climaxed a 10 run performance by the Rotary hitting attack and ended the Rotary-Gambles game at an even 10-0 score. Rotary, unbeaten and leading the Federal loop, relied on the hitting of Vince Brookins, Tommy Kearns, Bill Cole, and McCallister to jump into a 6-0 second inning lead, and then to end the game in the fourth with four more runs. While the hitters were having a field day. 10 strikeouts by Bill Cole and flawless defense combined to shut down Gambles on one hit. Dave Baysinger, the first man to bat, had the only base hit for Gambles in the first inning. Morts was the loser.