Factories and Industries

Aaron Edward bldg 4 sale as Noel bld being built 08.11.1958
Aaron Edward bldg burns p2 02.10.1961 
Aaron Edward bldg burns p3 02.10.1961
Aaron Edward bldg burns, many businesses lose stored products 02.09.1961
Aaron Edward calling for bids on new plant @ Springdale Ar 10.08.1957.jpg
Aaron Edward Inclusive Poultry House 05.09.1929
Aaron Edward many families leaving Lamar from plant closing 12.17.1958
Aaron Edward Noel comes up short of money 4 building 06.21.1958
Aaron Edward plant closes & bldg sells to Bob Berry 11.21.1959
Aaron Edward plant closes @ Ft Scott much like Lamar 08.28.1959.jpg
Aaron Edward plant closing becomes a reality 4 Lamar 11.19.1958
Aaron Edward plant closing cause much regret 11.20.1958
Aaron Edward plant packing & moving to Springdale Ar 06.03.1967
Aaron Edward plant to close as Neosho's terms acceptable 05.12.1952
Aaron Packing & Lamar losing a good man, Frank Paxton 08.15.1952
Aaron Packing does Bob Berry have bldg site for sale 08.28.1961
Aaron Packing looks like writing on the wall 4 Lamar 03.22.1957
Aaron Packing people of Lamar overlooking importance of plant 10.23.1951
Alx James & Co Lamar brickmakers 07.21.1870
Alx James & Co new burned bricks 07.14.1870
Andrew Liles Gate Co 10.24.56
Anheuser-Busch contribution to war effort 10.24.1918
Big Smith ad for women to work in overall factory 11.28.1947
Big Smith and Clothing Workers Union sign new contract 08.31.1959
Big Smith Ben Landreth replaces Bob Hoppe as mgr 8.5.1955
Big Smith Bob Hoppe local mgr transfers to Carthage 04.19.55
Big Smith can manufacture some big clothes 06.05.1957
Big Smith celebrates 10 yr in Lamar w payroll of $2 bills 12.16.1957
Big Smith celebrates 10 yr in Lamar w payroll of $2 bills p2 12.16.1957
Big Smith C of C welcomes Big Snith expansion 03.03.1950
Big Smith construction on new bldg underway 02.22.1952
Big Smith could continue on in cramped quarters if need be 06.30.1950
Big Smith growth & operations 04.21.1959
Big Smith has 40th anniv of founding 05.21.56
Big Smith picnic 07.18.1960
Big Smith plant pic on 6th street in Lamar 00.00.1957
Big Smith production halted by lack of zippers 02.11.1949
Big Smith removed from old bldg to new plant 06.13.1952
Big Smith sells to Colonial Commercial 06.18.1977
Big Smith signs contract to rent bldg for 10 yr period 07.08.1952
Big Smith talking expansion plans for Lamar 03.07.1952
Big Smith to establish an overall factory in Lamar 11.14.47
Big Smith to invest in Lamar if Lamr will invest also 11.14.1947
Big Smith union workers get new contract 08.31.1962
Big Smith wants expansion in Lamar 08.27.48
Big Smith workers will after vacation return to new plant 05.30.1952
Braniff Airlines connection to Barton Co 01.05.1940
Browning Clothing factory moving 05.30.1939
Browning Clothing factory to hire women soon 09.02.38
Campbell's Broom Factory @ 1500 per day 05.16.1918.jpg
Campbell's Broom Factory hires Forest Moore 12.12.1918
Campbell's Broom Factory new addition 07.04.1918
Campbell's broom factory running steadily 07.20.1922
Crown Coach Lines (Greyhoumd) 00.00.51
Crown Coach Lines daily routes on air conditioned buses 09.05.1957
Crown Coach Lines N & S schedules 05.10.1950
Finley Engineering Co 07.12.55
Finley Engineering Co expanding office building 09.01.1962
Finley Engineering Co gets Minuteman Missle project 01.09.1962
Finley Engineering Co help wanted ad 04.06.1977
Finley Engineering Co history of company 07.14.1961
Finley Engineering Co S Dakota newsletter 05.26.1962
Ford Motor Co needed new tires 04.04.1929
Foree Construction Co leaving Lamar-REA jobs done 11.04.47
Frank Horton Co about to go into history 00.00.1981
Frank Horton Co all Algeier personnel moving to Joplin 09.20.1954
Frank Horton Co controlling interest sold to Okla group 01.09.1962
Frank Horton Co demonstrating new cable plow 09.18.53
Frank Horton Co moving into new bldg on 160 hwy 01.10.1947
Frank Horton Co new bldg at 204 W 12th (160 hwy) 00.00.1980
Frank Horton Co puts Springfield in deep freeze p1 01.22.1960
Frank Horton Co puts Springfield in deep freeze p2 03.18.1960
Frank Horton Co starts on 1st REA cable plowing job 10.12.1957
Frank Horton Co to plow 4 elec cables from lake to town 07.15.1957
Frank Horton Co to plow Liberal telephone cables 09.05.1958
Frank Horton Co vs Springfield Mo 07.14.1960
Frisco Railroad ad 4 Sunnyland train Lamar to Memphis 06.18.1957
Frisco Railroad bumping brings new tower agent 07.28.1960
Frisco Railroad depot & Moran Mill 00.00.1909
Frisco Railroad eliminating passenger train serv 10.01.1960
Frisco Railroad modern machinery reduces need for people 01.17.1956
Frisco Railroad removal of the Frisco water tower 09.12.1952
Frisco Railroad signal tower to be closed after update 06.09.1962
Frisco Railroad signal tower now is obsolete 07.30.1962
Frisco Railroad to K C ballgame 07.04.1929
Frisco Railroad tower
Ft Scott stage to keep rolling 06.30.1870
G A Seyffert Wagon Shop 1 blk N of NE corner of sq 06.10.1869
Gary Ardrey toy manufacturer 12.12.1960
Gilkey Const Co hires Kenneth Oylear former city super 10.25.1958
Gilkey has new 3 bedroom homes for sale 08.19.1974
H Sheakly harness manufacturer N side of square 02.17.1870
Hutchens Manuf site secured by Lamar 03.21.1947
Hutchens Manuf wants $120,000 bldg for plant 03.14.1947
Hutchens Manufacturing 3 key workmen in Lamar 09.07.48
Hutchens Manufacturing explains not coming to Lamar .08.13.48
Hutchens Manufacturing enterprise lost ot city of Lamar 05.16.1947
Hutchens Manufacturing site & bldg sold to RPM 06.09.1950
Hutchens Manufacturing city boys install water line 08.03.1948
Iantha Asphalt plant 12.05.1929
Katy Railroad seeks to remove depot @ Nevada Mo 07.24.1961.jpg
Lamar Bottling Works (Bevo a beverage) 05.02.1918
Lamar Bottling Works (O'Joy Bottling) 06.09.53
Lamar Concrete Co at old stockyard 19th & Maple 03.29.1956.jpg
Lamar Concrete Co back to Lamar 09.27.1960
Lamar Concrete Co owners Carl Moore & Bud Sumners 09.06.1957
Lamar Concrete Co plant moves to Reeds Springs Mo 05.02.1960
Lamar Concrete Co selling govt apprv FALL-OUT shelters 09.23.1961
Lamar Concrete Co since 1970 family owned & operated 07.28.1988
Lamar Concrete Co since 1970 family owned & operaed 09.08.1992
Lamar Concrete Co to sell swimming pools 08.02.1961
Lamar Concrete sold to Bert Winn 03.19.1959
Lamar Concrete in civil suit 08.03.1962
Lamar Concrete lawsuit explanation 08.03.1962
Lamar Enterprises Inc provides Lamar recycling services 11.29.2008
McCall Bros 8th & Lexington 06.06.1947
McCall Bros Concrete Blks 01.12.48
McCall Bros starting up concrete block factory 04.15.1947
McClintock Mattress 1702 Lexingto mattress renovation 01.02.1957
McClintock Mattress renovating cotton mattresses & others 02.08.1957
McCluey-Pettit Broomworks replacing Rostron Broom factory 12.05.1950
McCluey-Pettit Broomworks trial 06.18.1959
McCleod's Line Service office in Wiedman bldg 11.29.1956
Mo Pac assigns Ben Laziure as Lamar station agent 09.06.1906
Mo Pac assigns N F Barksdale as Lamar station agent 05.05.1958
Mo Pac depot and water tower pic 00.00.1941
Mo Pac eliminates section crew for Lamar 04.08.1961
Mo Pac eliminating passenger service after 11th of May 03.31.1959
Mo Pac last passenger train from Lamar 03.21.1960
Mo Pac passenger serv ends thru Lamar 03.31.1959
Mo Pac passenger trains dwindling on the routes 07.10.1957
Mo Pac propoganda ad 04.25.1929
Mo Pac removal of Lamar's water tank for steam engnies p1
Mo Pac removal of Lamar's water tank for steam engines p2
Mo Pac removal of Lamar's water tank for steam engines p3
Mo Pac sells depot for $50 @ Boston to Homer Stockdale 07.18.1939.jpg
Modet T Ford fuel system design 02.28.1929
Model T Ford replacement parts costs 05.30.1929
Model T Ford simple cooling system 01.24.1929
Nellie Don Factory in Nevad Mo begins operation Tues 10.10.1957
Norris Grain Co tornado causes loss of 2000 broilers 03.28.1961
O'Joy Bottling Works 05.23.1929
O'Joy Bottling Works 12.21.48
O'Joy Bottling Works has do it all bottling machine 05.16.1947
O'Joy Bottling Works sold & equip is moving to Ks 08.29.1955
O'Joy Bottling Works sold by Alexander to Julio Bond 11.28.1952
O'Sullivan Ind ad for workers 09.18.1972
Outboard Marine buying up RPM stock certificates 01.20.1952
Phillips Petroleum traveling classroom in Lamar 4 days 11.18.1957
Plains Engr Co J H Foree owner of Line Serv Co now in Lamar 10.13.1960
Post Office gets mail route truck to K C to replace trains 11.30.1948
Post Office has new outside schnorkel mail box 04.12.1958
Post Office Howard Lee retires and others move up 11.27.1959
Post Office is now back on S side of square 01.16.19
Post Office mail truck damaged by fire while on route 04.26.1961
Post Office Quackenbush to succeed Frank Vlazny as route carrier 02.08.1958
Post Office requires all mail to have street & number address 00.00.00
Post Office to be moved back to S side of square 11.07.1929
Post Office to close at noon on Saturdays 07.19.1958
Post Office to get new office bldg for Lamar 02.28.1929
R P M Manufacturing to build new foundry 06.16.1950
R P M Manufacturing tempo picking up & machinery comes in 11.28.1950
R P M Manufacturing now to have fence and guards 06.03.1952
R P M Manufacturing annual payrol 1951-1952 $400,000 08.01.1952
R P M Manufacturing assembly line ready to start 12.19.1950
R P M Manufacturing becomes owner of J G Doyle Co 12.12.1950
R P M Manufacturing employs 116 men production 12000 per month 03.23.1951
R P M Manufacturing growing by leaps & bounds 01.27.1953
R P M Manufacturing has Blair of K C to run restaurant & cater to factory 11.07.1950
R P M Manufacturing has Rice Bros start foundry site 06.23.1950
R P M Manuf hiring 06.18.1953
R P M Manufacturing mowers now shipping by air transport 03.26.00
R P M Manufacturing new foundry being built 11.13.1951
R P M Manufacturing officially now known as Lawn Boy 05.12.1955
R P M Manufacturing owner J G Doyle buys Hutchens site 06.13.1950
R P M Manufacturing pic of a semi and driver to haul mowers 09.16.1954
R P M Manufacturing plane crash @ company airport in Lamar 02.23.1955.jpg
R P M Manufacturing pre 1952 picture
R P M Manufacturing producing 500 mowers per day 01.05.1951
R P M Manufacturing scenes from the factory p1 01.30.1951
R P M Manufacturing scenes from the factory p2 01.30.1951
R P M Manufacturing to Outboard Marine of Illinois 01.15.1952
REA 13th annual mtg w salute to mgrs 07.20.1951
REA 21st annual mtg w entertainment & prizes 10.16.1957
REA becomes incorporaed & lists stockholders 11.05.1937
REA bldg view in early 50's at 1104 Broadway 00.00.1950's
REA board members, line crew, trucks, bldg 1104 Broadway 07.20.1951
REA gains and losses 03.09.1959
REA Harry Green, Fulton Mo replaces John Beall who died 06.20.1947
REA Mgr Chas Holcomb and office staff 07.20.1951
REA mgr history 06.18.1953
REA mgr leaving Lamar 03.17.1944
REA new mgr Chas Holcomb arrives from Montana 04.01.1949
REA remodeling exterior and a new shop bldg 01.14.1958
Ready Mix Concrete 03.29.56
Rogers Flies & Lures has open house in new bldg 04.21.1961
Rogers Flies & Lures history told at Rotary program 05.05.1959
Rogers Flies & Lures J Rogers to represent Mo as State Champion 09.31.1954
Rogers Flies & Lures moving 04.07.1959
Rogers Flies & Lures now has the Romer Coach for sale 05.09.1961
Rogers Flies & Lures to expand 09.07.1960
Rogers Flies & Lures to open retail shop 04.29.1960
Rostron Broomworks bankruptcy proceedings started 11.21.1950
Rostron Broomworks Daisy Broom Co employees pic 00.00.1936
Rostron Broomworks Earl Turner comes back to Lamar 05.18.1945
Safeway Co to remove from Lamar 04.12.1946
Safeway Co will leave town & close Lamar terminal 06.28.1946
Sheldon's Silica Road Rock 05.01.1971
Sho Me Quail (Jack Stansberry & horses) 02.06.1942
Sho Me Quails Inc 03.05.54
Sho Me Quails Inc 08.30.54
Sho Me Quails Inc 09.06.1957
Sho Me Quails Inc 11.15.55
Sho Me Quails Inc now has 1 owner Jack Stansberry & wife 06.23.1961
Southwestern Bell ad 10.10.1977
Southwestern Bell area code dialing coming to Lamar 02.15.1962
Southwestern Bell call to Truman iniatiates Lamar long distance 12.18.1953
Southwestern Bell Ed Nieshoff Lamar manager 08.16.1957
Southwestern Bell Frank Horton recieves 1st call from Mayor Combs 12.08.1950
Southwestern Bell J Peterson asst vice pres for Mo-Illinois 08.26.1952
Southwestern Bell Mayor Combs places first call 12.08.1950
Southwestern Bell new lines being built both city & rural 07.23.1948
Southwestern Bell operator of 20 yrs retires 10.10.1929
Southwestern Bell phone number had grown to 1492 in Lamar 03.06.1957
Southwestern Bell Robert E Cato manager at Lamar 11.17.1958
Southwestern Bell to ends local operators 08.20.1962
Southwestern Bell to remove people and jobs from Lamar 10.24.1960
Southwestern Bell to terminate local switch boards 04.21.1962
Southwestern Bell to use Telestar to relay signals 07.12.1962
Southwestern Bell transferring local man Bob Lloyd to Joplin 02.14.1956
Thorco (Best Yet Wire Factory) now in old Lamar Mills bldg 03.03.1931
Thorco (F M Thorpe Co) hiring 10.25.1972
Thorco ad for part time workers 07.09.2003
Thorco background on Allen & Howard operations p1 02.29.1980
Thorco background on Allen & Howard operations p2 02.29.1980
Thorco Kenny Howard retires after 42 years p1 01.10.2009
Thorco Kenny Howard retires after 42 years p2 01.10.2009
Thorco original wire factory plant and later bldgs 00.00.01960's
Thorco pictures of original wire factory bldgs 00.00.00
Thorco plant after expansion in early 1990's 03.00.1992
T I M E trucking now operation Powell Trl Lines direct to Calif 11.10.1958
Willys-Overland Inc has the Whippet 07.18.1929
Witty & Shelton deliver K C Journal paper from Nevada to Carthage 12.19.1940