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The following is a reprint of news from ‘The I-J’ early newspaper files that were published in the 1960s and ’70s. The article was researched weekly from the historic files of the paper by the late Ruby E. Richards, co-owner and publisher. We think this is timely (due to the past 250th Anniversary of Potosi and 200th Anniversary of Washington County 2013 Celebrations) and appropriate time to reprint these articles as trib-ute to a great lady and her hard work on the project.

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Murphy’s Confectionary, Potosi was located on East High Street at 135. The site now is home to the Lucas Building. It is the red and orange brick building that sits “at the bottom of the hill”. The Lucas Building was built in approximately 1935 or later. The street at the corner was Water Street, until changed with the 911 ad-dressing system to Police Plaza. Another note might be “Saddlebags” as the fresh water creek that runs under the street and under the current building there. The public is welcome to bring in historic items from the past for usage in this Column.

65 Years AgoJanuary 21, 1954

“The County Court set a budget of $114,667.51 for Washington County operations during 1954.”... “E.M. McKee was re-elected for a three year term as superintendent of the R-3 School District.”... “Miss Norma Jean Cordia was crowned Basketball Homecoming Queen at Potosi High School, with Miss Annette Frank and Miss Lucy Joan Jarvis as maids of honor.”... “Charles Carnahan closed the doors of Potosi Variety Store the first of the week while the place un-dergoes a complete remodeling.”

75 Years AgoJanuary 20, 1944

“The Pleasant Hill School build-ing, 7 miles West of Potosi, burned Thursday about 11 a.m. Miss Marga-ret Snelson is the teacher. Classes are being held temporarily in the Pleasant Hill Church.”... “Miss Zelda White of Potosi became the bride of PFC Mar-land T. Keithley at the home of Rev. Arthur Gray, Methodist minister at Potosi, on Saturday, January 15, 1944 at 3 p.m.”... “Funeral services were held at St. James Church, Potosi, for Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Black, 55, well-known county lady and resident of Pleasant Hill.”... “Mrs. Henry Berry gave a dinner Sunday in honor of her daughter, Doris, who was observing her 15th birthday. Guests were Anna Carol Swift, Margie Lou Bust, Anna Jean Cain and Jennie Roussin. In the afternoon Doris treated the girls to matinee at the Plaza.”

85 Years AgoJanuary 18, 1934

“A meeting of the shareholders of the new bank to be organized in Potosi was held Friday afternoon and attended by nearly all who are interested. The stockholders elected B.G. Casey, H.L. White, Eugene Wirth, Frank Bust and Elza Hornsey as Directors, and selected ‘Wash-ington County Commercial Bank’ as the name of the new institution. Immediately following the meeting the Directors met and elected offi-cers. Eugene Wirth was unanimously elected President, Wallace J. Evans, Vic President, W.F. Bond, Cashier, and G.F. Showalter, Assistant Ca-shier. The new bank will be open for business about February 1st, and the present Washington County bank room will be the quarters for the new bank.”... “The two-story house of Percy C. Walton at Mineral Point was burned to the ground Friday.”... “Born January 11, 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simpson, a son. The boy has been named James Lambert.”

100 Years AgoJanuary 22, 1919

“FOR SALE: Wagon, set of har-ness and plug mare, $50. Apply at this office.”... “Horses are a drug on the market now-a-days. With the high cost of feed, a horse soon eats his head off.”... “James B. Govero, Sr., of Cadet, was a visitor at this office Monday. Mr. G is 77 years of age, but hops around pretty brisk.”... “The

protracted mild weather has brought the blue birds back, fooled into be-lieving that spring was here.”

110 Years AgoJanuary 20, 1909

“In Fredericktown the girls have organized a society called the An-cient and Accepted Order of Lemons. Only those who have been squeezed are eligible to membership.”... “The winterish weather hangs on, but not with excessive cold.”... “The snow-fall last week made rabbit hunting easy and a bunny had a hard time of it.”... “LOST- A nickle-plated lantern at the Presbyterian church last Sun-day night. Finder please return same to Bugg Merc. Co.’s store.”... “The activity of the seedmen is a sign that spring is not so far away.”... “The dance given at the home of Mr. Jas. W. Martin at Latty on Friday evening last by Mrs. Zora M. Johnson and Miss Hallie Martin was conceded by all present as being one of the most enjoyable affairs ever given at Latty. The young people ‘tripped the light fantastic’ until the ‘wee sma hours,’ and went to their homes quite well pleased with the evenings,’ pleasure.”

115 Years AgoJanuary 20,1904

“A complaint has been made to the Journal of the open and defiant crap games that are conducted in the vicin-ity of Mineral Point on Sundays, and our co operation has been solicited in suppression of this evil. We therefore call public notice to it.”... “The roads are good for this time of year.”... “Sunday was one of those rare Janu-ary days, cloudless skies and bracing air. The warm sunshine of the past week has started the sap to flowing in the sugar trees.”... “Settle & Co. have repaired the sidewalk in front of their store. Let others follow suit.”... “The Potosi office of the Bell Tele-phone Co. (long distance) has been removed from Teasdale’s drug store to Hotel Austin.”... “There would be more improvement in the business part of Potosi if those who would make improvements were only given a chance to get the ground.”... “Wm. Wilson of Pleasant Hill dropped in at this office Saturday to square up.”

120 Years AgoJanuary 18, 1899

“There is a strong talk of estab-lishing electric lights in Potosi. But then, we have heard that before.”... “A down town telegraph office is to be established at Hotel Austin. Mr. F.S. Laird will be the operator.”... “The blue birds, spring’s earliest har-bingers, have put in an appearance here.”... “A number of the young folks of this place gave a ‘hop’ at the Opera House Tuesday night.”... “The Berryman mail carrier informs us that four converts were baptized at Huz-zah Baptist Church, near Berryman, last Sunday, by immersion. Rev. For-tune conducted the ceremonies.”... “Constable John L. Paul, of Summit, added a dollar to our editorial exche-quer last Monday.”... “Burwell Fox and son, Burwell, Jr., returned home

Find oF the Week

By Dick ReschLoneliness is as hazardous to one’s

health as smoking a pack a day, new research suggests.

Oddly enough, people in the hospi-tal are at particular risk of becoming lonely. Doctors, nurses and support staff may poke and prod them at all hours of the day or night. But they tend to lack interactions with family and friends, especially as the days in the hospital mount.

That could have dire consequences for their recovery. All the good work their clinicians are doing to heal them could be undermined by loneliness.

Fortunately, healthcare providers can “treat” loneliness -- by making smart design choices that keep loved ones by patients’ sides.

Social health has a significant im-pact on physical health. An analysis of multiple studies conducted by Yale University researchers found that so-cial interaction helps patients recov-ering from coronary artery disease or bypass surgery. The more a patient felt supported by his social network, the more quickly he recovered.

A separate study published by the Journal of the American College of Surgeons found that patients with smaller social networks were more likely than their peers with larger networks to stay in the hospital for longer than a week.

In other words, a healthy social life in the hospital speeds healing.

There’s a lot hospitals can do to keep their patients’ social health up. For starters, they can make it easier for friends and family to stick around. Too many hospitals lack places for family members to sleep, share a meal with their loved one, charge their phones or even hang up their coats.

Hospitals don’t have to trans-form themselves into the Ritz. But simple things like natural light, pot-ted plants, artwork on the walls, and free WiFi can go a long way toward getting friends and family to extend their visit.

Reconfigurable patient rooms can make it easier for visitors to stay with their loved ones. Thirty years ago, a new dad might’ve had to nap in a folding chair while he waited to give his wife a break from their newborn baby. Today, he may be able to sleep right beside his family on a sofa that converts into a bed at the flip of a switch.

Movable walls that replace the cur-tains of yesteryear could allow one patient to enjoy a visit with family while her roommate sleeps in silence.

Hospitals increasingly understand that effectively ministering to pa-tients requires addressing the needs of their families.

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s sur-gery center in New York has movable sofas that let large families all sit to-gether. In Chicago, families at North-western Memorial Physicians Group can sit behind frosted-glass panels to have serious conversations in private.

Some hospitals are even going so far as to allow loved ones to help with patient care. Intermountain Healthcare in Utah found that letting family members perform some hos-pital staff functions reduced rates of readmission.

When hospitals design spaces with visitors in mind, patients and loved ones alike feel at home, at ease, and connected with one another. It’s time we treat loneliness like the vital sign it is -- by making healthcare spaces a little more welcoming.

Dick Resch is CEO of KI Furni-ture.

To Better Treat Patients, Hospitals Should

Keep The Family Close

Saturday evening from Middlebrook, where they spent several weeks.”... “Lisle Dawson, a sailor on one of Uncle Sam’s war ships, is visiting relatives near Mineral Point. He was in Potosi Monday, and wore the naval uniform.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake has announced its 2019 Calendar of Special Events. These events are not only education-al and entertaining, but they are also family oriented and free to attend.

23 March - 4th Annual Wappapello Woodlands Expo (WWE)

27 and 28 April – 41st Annual Old

Greenville Black Powder Rendez-vous (BPR)

18 May – Kids to Parks Day25 May – 3rd Annual Music in the

Park1 June – Jack Miller Memorial

Kids Fun Day28 June – 4th Annual Movie in the

Park29 June - Independence Day Cel-

ebration and Fireworks at the Lake6 July – Ranger Willie’s Wet and

Wild Water Safety Festival17 August – Annual Duck Blind

Drawing30 August to 2 September – An-

nual Labor Day 25 Mile Community Yard Sale

14 September – Wappapello Outdoor Opportunity for Disabled Sportsmen (WOODS)

21-22 September – 28th Annual Old Greenville Days

29 November to 29 December – 27th Annual Festival of Lights Auto Tour

For more information on this topic please contact the Wappapello Lake Project Office at (573) 222-8562; www.CorpsLakes.us/Wappapello; or Wappapello Lake Face Book Page.

Wappapello Lake US Army Corps Of Engineers 2019 Special Events

Studies show a warm embrace can lower blood pressure and help seniors feel less lonely

No one gives a heartfelt hug like a grandmother, but these days more and more grandmas (and grandpas) are feeling alone and isolated, be-cause they may be either widowed or do not have any relatives nearby who can help them navigate the stages of aging. So, just in time for National Hugging Day, January 21, we invite you to tag along as Visiting Angels sends designated huggers to the lo-cal homes of seniors to surprise them with a warm embrace.

“We’re taking the time to deliver hugs for a week this January because studies show a heartfelt hug is a great stress buster, it can help lower blood pressure, and even mitigate cold symptoms,” says Larry Meigs, CEO of Visiting Angels, one of the larg-est in-home senior care companies with a local office. “Statistics show one-fifth of our nation’s seniors feel isolated. Our caregivers are in the homes of seniors daily, to keep them as active as possible. They help them with daily tasks like getting dressed for the day or making meals. These designated huggers are stepping in to reassure seniors they are not alone and there are people who care about them.”

Visiting Angels “Designated Hug-ger for A Day.”

Why Hugs…• More than one-quarter of Ameri-

cans age 65 or older live alone, ac-cording to research by the Pew Re-search Center.

• AARP launched a campaign to address the growing problem of loneliness and estimates one in five people older than 50 are affected by isolation that can lead to higher rates of chronic disease, depression, de-

mentia and death.• In a University of Michigan sur-

vey, more than 70 percent of older Americans polled say they feel iso-lated and lonely.

How Hugs Help…• MOOD ENHANCER – Re-

searchers with Carnegie Mellon Uni-versity recently did a study that found hugs can lighten your mood, even on really bad days. Most of the study’s participants said their moods would improve after getting a hug following some sort of stressful interaction.

• IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOSTER – A study put together by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Virginia shows get-ting a hug a day could keep the doctor away! Scientists looked at hugging and the probability of getting sick with a cold and they found partici-pants who had been hugged did not suffer the same kind of symptoms as those who had not been hugged.

• GOOD FOR THE HEART – Sci-entists with the University of Vienna found hugging a loved one can re-duce high blood pressure, a major risk factor of potentially fatal heart disease.

National Hugging Day has been around for more than 20 years. The holiday is observed on January 21 in

Local ‘Angels’ Surprise Seniors With Heartfelt Hugs

Governor Parson has appointed Judge Robin Ransom to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. Judge Ransom will succeed Judge Lisa S. Van Amburg, who retired in August.

A native of St. Louis, Mo., Judge Ransom earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology from Douglass Residen-tial College – Rutgers University in 1988. Judge Ransom graduated Juris Doctor from the University of Mis-souri School of Law in May 1991.

After graduating from law school, Judge Ransom worked for the St. Louis County Public Defender’s Of-fice, the St. Louis County Prosecuting

Attorney’s Office, and the St. Louis County Family Court-Juvenile Di-vision before being appointed Fam-ily Court Commissioner for the St. Louis County Family Court in 2002. Judge Ransom was appointed to the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in 2008. In 2018, Judge Ransom was elected the first female African-American as the presiding judge for the 22nd Judi-cial Circuit.

Judge Ransom is a member of the Missouri State Foster Care and Adoption Board and the Juvenile Of-ficer Performance Standards Work Group. She also serves as a mentor for The Literacy Project.

Governor Parson Appoints Judge Robin Ransom To Missouri Court Of Appeals, Eastern District

the United States, as well as many other countries and there is no age limit! This year, we invite you to head out with Visiting Angels as our designated huggers hit the road to surprise local seniors.

Visiting Angels began franchising in 1998 in the Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania area. Today, Visiting Angels has more than 550 private duty agen-cies throughout the United States. Visiting Angels agencies employ only experienced caregivers and con-duct the most comprehensive back-ground screenings to ensure that their caregivers meet or exceed the com-pany’s high standards. For compan-ion care, Alzheimer’s care, dementia care and the country’s best palliative care program, make Visiting Angels your choice in senior home care. For more information on Visiting Angels or to find a location near you, please visit www.visitingangels.com.

The Washington County Com-mission will conduct a public hear-ing for the 2019 Operating Budget on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 7 P.M., in the upstairs Courtroom at the Washington County Courthouse, 102 North Missouri Street in Potosi.

All citizens interested in the 2019 Operating Budget for the county are welcome to attend.

Public Hearing Set ForWashington County ‘19

Operating Budget