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Local History Archives - January 2023

A.T. Yoachum

Published January 27, 2023 Submitted by: Renee

The obituary of Augustine Yoachum gives interesting insight to the history of Christian County, the Ozarks region, and some background of the mysterious Yoachum silver dollar.

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Paul Mueller Convoy

Published January 13, 2023 Submitted by: Renee

A 1981 shipment of 10 giant milk coolers departed from the Paul Mueller Company in Springfield on their way to Pennsylvania. It represented the largest single shipment in the company's history to that date.

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