Mary S. Northrup Obit-Rich Hill Mining Review Sept.1984

Mary S. Northrup 96,of Rich Hill.Missouri, died on Thursday, August 30, 1984 at Medicalodge Nursing Home, Butler, Missouri where she had been a patient for the last 12 years.
Mary was born on September 29, 1887 at Tooele, Utah, the daughter of John Gillespie and Elizabeth Whitelock, Stewart.
On September 29,1910 Mary was united in marriage to Roy L. Northup and to this union two sons were born, one son, Roy Richard was killed October 24, 1944 while serving his county in the Army in World War II.
Mary had lived in Rich Hill, Missouri for 40 years. She owned and managed the Northrup Drug Store for many years until her retirement in 1964. She was very active in the V.F.D. and the America Legion and other civic affairs.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Besides her son, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy who passed away in 1944 two brothers and two sisters.
Mary is survived by a son, Jack Northrup of Lee's Summit, Missouri, two Grandchildren and two Great Grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday September 1, 1984 at 2:00 p.m. from the Underwood-Steinbeck Chapel, Rich Hill, Missouri with Charles Rhodes officiating, Interment was made in Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Missouri.
Mrs. Pauline Underwood organist played selections of "Ave Maria" and "The Old Rugged Cross"' Those serving as casket bears were: Herb McDaniel, Paul Droz, Jim Wheatley, Harry Poulter, Fred Marquardt and Harland Swope.
Services and interment were under the direction of  Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home, Rich Hill Missouri.
  

Mid Continent Building at 8th and Park

Rich Hill, Missouri

Mid Continent Building

I would say sometime in the 1960'S

Rich Hill Mining Review -{Fall 1984}

McElroys becomes Hoepner Feed&Grain

On September 24 MeElroy Feed and Grain became Hoeper Feed and Grain with Terry and Dixie Hoeper the new owners.
Both Terry and Dixie are familiar faces to the Rich Hill area.Terry is a 1968 graduate of Nevada High School but lived on the family farm west of Rich Hill for the last 11 years. During those years he has been engaged in grain brokerage and farming.
Terry and Dixie were married 9 years ago.Dixie is a 1971 graduate of Rich Hill and grew up in the Sprague area, the daughter of Mr. Marvin Kenney.
Both will be working in the business. Terry as truck dispatcher and manger and Dixie as bookkeeper.
The couple purchased the Elevator because we needed the room to better handle the products we deal in white corn and oats,we needed the facility to work from,"said Terry
Expansion plans are already underway and scheduled to be done by June 15 including the addition of another elevator leg that will allow them to move 4000 bushels of grain move per hour.Also more storge 70,000 bushels more, for white corn is planned.
"We want to get farmers to book acres,instead of bushels, of white corn on contracts with Quaker Oats"said Hoeper.
Hoeper Feed and grain also offer a line of livestock feeds and supplements along with barbed and hog wire and steel fence posts.
Hoeper Feed and Grain is located on old 71 highway south.

Negro Leagues history in Bates County Missouri

Dixon discusses Negro Leagues history in Bates County Missouri
Phil Dixon, co-founder of the Negro League Baseball Museum, was at Bates County Museum in Robertson Hall to present a program about the legendary Kansas City Monarchs Baseball team.  In 1924, the Monarchs claimed a Championship title and Phil Dixon is attempting to present programs about every game the team played during that year. August 23rd, in the year 1923, the Kansas City Monarchs traveled to Rich Hill to play ball!

The museum was thrilled to host this important presentation and was great to hear what Phil had discovered about the Rich Hill game as well as learn more about the incomparable Kansas City Monarchs.

His program was  about a 45 minute power presentation with historic photographs, entertaining stories and colorful baseball poetry. Following the program the museum  hosted a free will offering luncheon complete with a traditional baseball park menu: Hot Dogs with all the fixin’s, nachos, soda pop, and ice cream.

Richard R. Northup Dog tags

Web site were I found Richard Northurp Dog tag

Some of the most intriguing items on the group are the dogtags that were on an old piece of wire when I got the group. 

Two of the dogtags are from men of the 60th CA , who died on the Japanese Hellship Arisan Maru ( Robert Nail and Roy Northrup ) in 1944 . The circular dogtag is made out of a coin and has a " T-42 " date on the back. It belonged to EM3c Emmett Lee Kilmer of the USS Canopus who was liberated in Manchuria at the end of the War . The final tag belonged to Major Reginald H Ridgely of the 4th Marines on Corregidor . He also survived the war and attained General rank in the USMC . I do not know how Chaplain Borneman came into possession of the tags. They all have a great deal of wear , corrosion, and some are bent. They were all on an old wire when I got them in his effects.

Picture from the David Wright Collection

Got these Pictures at Rich Hill Alumni {David Wright Collection} 

Tom Perry and the 1968 Rich Hill baseball team

Rich Hill 1968 baseball team,

Got this picture from Tom Perry Facebook thanks Tom

Front, Kenny Ison, Danny Detienne, Tim Breckinridge, Tom Perry, Steve Landon, Kenny Vail. Back Row: Eric Nichols, Kip Linard, Steve Schofield, Dude Breckinridge, Tom Breckinridge, Chris Vail, Coach Larry Wilson, — in Rich Hill, MO.