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Comment on Joplin High, Class of 1897 by Leslie Simpson

Leslie Simpson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:15:12 +0000

I have Roy Calvin’s “Reminiscences” of growing up in Joplin. Wonderful stuff! I love his descriptions of what young people did for fun in those days.

Comment on Growth of A City – Fourth Street Looking East by Joplin Resident

Joplin Resident — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:59:07 +0000

So sorry when the Connor Hotel was destroyed. It was such a beautiful hotel with charm and nostalgia. What a shame and a loss of a great landmark. Sadly, tearing down the old buildings is an epidemic in America’s cities.

Comment on 105th Anniversary of Springfield’s “Easter Offering” by Oh Say Can You See? III: 2 “The United States of Lyncherdom” | Prophecy Panic Button

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:18:42 +0000

[...] One hundred and five years ago [1906], on the night before Easter, a mob in Springfield, Missouri broke into the Greene County jail, carried three prisoners to the city square, and lynched them for the alleged assault of a white woman. The murder of the three men quickly became known as the “Easter Offering.” The lynchings made the front page of newspapers across the nation and faded only with news of a terrible earthquake which leveled the west coast city of San Francisco. [Historicjoplin.org] [...]

Comment on A History of the Joplin Union Depot – Part I by Historic Joplin » Blog Archive » Current Prospects for the Union Depot

Historic Joplin » Blog Archive » Current Prospects for the Union Depot — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:15:41 +0000

[...] learn more about the Union Depot, read our five part history of the depot here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part [...]

Comment on Fifty Days of Sunday: The Preparations for Sunday by Jonnie Brown

Jonnie Brown — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:28:06 +0000

Very interesting article. Amazed at the actions of the mayor of Joplin. One would have thought Sunday was coming to bring a religious awakinging to Joplin but, obviously, the mayor felt the need to usurp Sunday’s possible impact.

Comment on The Connor Hotel – Part One by jrotc

jrotc — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:36:19 +0000

the Connor hotel is a great building that represented joplin

Comment on Men and Dust by Lanna Gaines

Lanna Gaines — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:36:06 +0000

Thanks for this great piece of information. The film is a thought provoking film even today.

Comment on The Bars and Buffets of Joplin – The Working Man’s Preferred by carma Thomas

carma Thomas — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:57:35 +0000

Looking for info on the Diner Ma & Pa’s ran by John West.

Comment on Guest Piece: Chapters Erased from Joplin’s Architectural History – Leslie Simpson by John DeGraff

John DeGraff — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:49:38 +0000

I sure hope they commmerate this home in some way. It stood guard over the park for about 100 years. The land for the park was I believed donated from this family. I hope future people can walk up and see what this home was before the tornado. 3 lives were also saved in the basement of this home.

Thanks,
John DeGraff

Comment on The Hard and Deadly World of Joplin Mining by George H.Hobbs

George H.Hobbs — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:39:09 +0000

My father,George H.Hobbs,the second,was a pulmonary specialist.He was the medical director at the TB hospital in Webb City,in the early / middle 50′s.We lived on the grounds,I remember playing in the chat fields that surround the area.He devoted his life to pulmonary medicine,and the welfare of the miner’s of the area.
Anybody still around,that recalls him ?
George H.Hobbs,the third