Stories from Monday, December 10, 2012

On his way off to work, he kissed me goodbye, then stopped to raise an eyebrow. "You taste like tortilla chips," he said suspiciously. It was 9 a.m. Who eats tortilla chips for breakfast? "I packed some in your lunch," I said, pointing to the lunch pail he was carrying. "I ate the crumbs off the counter."...

By GEORGE F. WILL 'Gosh!' Says Roosevelt On Death of Yamamoto -- The New York Times May 22, 1943 WASHINGTON -- President Franklin Roosevelt was truly astonished when told by a reporter that Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, had been shot down by U.S. ...

Mary Davis FISK, Mo. -- Mary Davis, 59, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Davis was born March 23, 1953, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a cook and seamstress. She had enjoyed her little dogs and the outdoors. She had lived at Poplar Bluff most of her life...

Floyd and Sue Lynxwiler of Doniphan will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 16. They were married on Dec. 16, 1962 by Ron Smotherman at the Ponder Church of Christ. Letha Mathis (Holland) and Tom Bridges were their witnesses. They are both originally from Doniphan and are lifelong residents of Ripley County...