Old News

The Old News column is contributed by the Webb City Area Genealogical Society. It features historical photos that have been donated and archived at its headquarters on the third floor of the Webb City Public Library, in Webb City, Missouri.

Sale of ’39 fire truck helped purchase rescue vehicle for WCFD in 1968

Joplin Globe Webb City Fire Chief Jess Gordon and his assistant, Goss Blanchard, stand with pride by their department’s new rescue van in 1968.   Old News From the 3rd floor of the Webb City Public Library Sale of ’39 fire truck helped purchase rescue vehicle for WCFD in 1968 Webb City Fire Chief Jess …

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Lakeside business, including 200 bathing suits, sold for $200 110 years ago

A photographer around 1900 took this picture of the Lakeside Hotel (left) and the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Company powerhouse. The canopy in the foreground was over the streetcar waiting area. Old News From the 3rd floor of the Webb City Public Library Lakeside business, including 200 bathing suits, sold for $200 110 years ago …

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The TB Hospital power couple: he treated the patients, she ran the hospital

This aerial photograph shows the grounds of the Jasper County Tuberculosis Hospital in 1956.  The hospital was located 1 1/2 miles northwest of Webb City on Carl Junction Road. It’s the current site of Webb City Health and Reahbilitation Center, and the road is now called Stadium Drive. (Contributed by Jeanne Newby) Old News From …

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Two teachers taught 82 Oronogo elementary students during the 1932-33 school year

An image of Oronogo’s Irving School, apparently taken in the late 1930s after the annex holding the gym and auditorium was constructed. It was located on Central Street at Grant Street, where the downtown water tower is today.  Old News From the 3rd floor of the Webb City Public Library Two teachers, paid an average …

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