The Daily Capital News from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 15

First edition printed in 1861 By JOHN CAMP Cape c.r a rdeau Missourian Bloomfield claims 'Stars and Stripes' lay On the onlv nm BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (AP) press of the Herald early in November 1861 four Union soldiers strug- gled to print a ncwspaper-thcir first edition of "The Stars and stripes. In 1861 Union troops had tak- en Bloomfield as a picket post to provide warning to cities in he orth the approach of Confederate troops. The town on the only reliable north- south all-weather road in east Missouri and, a such, was an important route for the move- ment of troops along'the Mis- souri Valley. Through the town passed Un- ion forces and apparently one man picked up a copy of the paper that has finally found its way back to the town where it was printed over a century ago.

The story of the return began when Oliver Hudson was clean- ing the attic of an old house in.per, a well as several letters Valoma, Ind. Among other pa-was then quietly filed away Business matters need attention now pers he found the copy of the Stars and Stripes. His first im- pulse, he related, was to burn it, but then he decidec the paper could be of some historical im- portance. The copy is one of three re- maining of the first edition. Through Ivan O'Danieli publisher of the Bloomfield Vin- dicator, successor to the Her- ald, the copy was recently ac- quired by the Stoddard County Historical Society.

James R. Mayo, president of the purchase "a real bar- gain." He said one other copy is in the Library of Congress and of the third isn't the society, said price was S250 By JOHN CUNNIFF AP Business Analyst NEW YORK (AP) i the the location known here. crush of confusion and mas shopping last-minute busi- ness often is forgotten, especial- unfinished business. Fail to do so and you cannot claim your deduction for another entire year. There is a related matter of Elvis Mooney.

a member of the historical society and a local historian, speculates that an In- diana soldier, stationed here during the occupation by Union fced vn that have grown 'in attende value you may wish to sell for a variety of tax reasons, among In this category are at least! the attic of the old house in In- diana and forgotten. Although the first edition of the Stars and Stripes was print- ed here Mooney says there is no evidence of a second edition here. He added that another Stars and Stripes was printed in Virginia, but that was not a military paper and had no rela- tionship to the Bloomfield prod- uct. Nor is there any direct rela- other than name, with story relating how Army wag- ons moved through swamps east of Bloomfield. There is even a notice asking for an ap- prentice to help put out the pa- per along with a stipulation that the youth be intelligent to in- Though intentions of further printing here no records survive.

Bloom- field, where not a single vote for Abraham Lincoln was cast before the war, was occupied early in the conflict by Confed- erate forces. Then came the tne Union at the time of the first the and that.ledition of the Stars and Stripes he be lame lest he Finally, several sharp engage- ments around the town ended in 1864 in a battle that leveled the enlist in the Union forces. notice indicated Stars and daily news- around the the present-day Stripes, the giant paper circulated world among U.S. military forc- es. The first edition now rests in the vault of a Bloomfield bank.

Plans are to reproduce copies and sell them for a dollar apiece for the benefit of the his- torical society. Purchasers will be able 1o read a front-page poem head- lined Pluribus Unum" and a three matters on which time is running out. Two fnvolve in- come taxes. Fail to take care of these tax items by next Wednes- day and you lose an entire year. Forget the third and the conse- quences are much more painful.

The first consideration applies to stock investors. If you wish to establish a loss that can be de- -You feel that your income next year will be gerater and therefore wish to take your' gains now while in a lower tax bracket. --You have substantial losses this year which you can deduct from your gains, thus reducing, the income due. If you -next year you might not have: ducted on the income tax formsjthose losses to reduce the tax Vflll 1o A it i. -1 you file next April must sell your worst performers by the fi- nal day of the year.

That means you haye Dec. 26, E9, 30 and 31 to complete this bite. Time has already run out for establishing gains on a regular basis, which requires that you sell your stock at least five days before the close of the year, the reason being that it takes that time for a transaction to be completed and paid for. If, however, your broker is willing to put through the order on a "next day" basis, in which ST. LOUIS AP)-- Five long the uvc haser has to come up distance telephone operator sl with the Payment on the follow- loaed two taxicabs with Christ- ing day i' ou have Dec 26, 29 Operators adopt orphaned family HOLIDAY GREETINGS place.

It's a wonderful time of the year to thank all our friends 0kil 'orwiTto Oscar Wolz and Employees Clay Street Texaco Service 730 West McCarty Dial 636-9582 Page 1.5 830 East High very Merry Christinas to everyone. May your holiday be replete with goodness in every way. And lor yoitr friendship, we extend grateful thanks. HOLSUM BAKING CO. Dial 636-2175 Try News-Tribune Want Ads Dial 636-3131 For Assistance AND mas presents and food Monday and delivered them to a widow and 11 orphaned grandchildren in Madison, 111., near St.

Louis. Mrs. Lottie Lynn and the chil dren--aged one to 18--received eight Christmas presents. They also' got clothing and food. The children's' father, Ralph G.

Welty. died of Jung cancer in July 1968. Their grandfather died in June. Their mother was killed Oct. 18 in traffic acci- dent.

Dorothy Blumenthal said she and other Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. long distance op- erators read about the family's plight in the newspaper and de- cided to "adopt" the family for Christmas. About 300 employes contribut- ed money, clothing and food-, stuffs for the Christmas cara- van to the Lynn household. "You hear about the bad, but you don't often, hear about the! good." Mrs. Lynn declared, "until something like this hap- pens." and 30 in which to sell.

And if the broker can sell your stock on a straight cash- basis, with the buyer paying; and taking possession immedi- ately, you can trade up to and including the final day of the year. The second matter on which time is running out pertains to the self-employed: doctors, writers, artists, plumbers and so on. Under the Keough Act, such persons can put 10 per cent of their net income, to a maxi- mum of 52,500 in a pension trust and thus delay paying taxes un-j til they retire. The pension funds can be in-i vested in insurance, mutual! funds, savings banks and so on, but in most instances must be left there until the individual is 59 when they can be distribut- ed. And the third matter? Your wife's--or husband's-- Christmas gift.

Unfortunately, you do not have until Dec. 31 to take care of this matter. In it might be too late right BEST WISHES THE EMPLOYEES Callaway Farmers Equipment Inc. Jefferson City Fulton Your John Deere Dealer WE THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYES OF GENTGES ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY welcome the opportunity to extend our sincere wishes for a Happy Holiday Season to you our friends and customers. It has been our pleasure to serve you during the past year.

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to you and your family, our wish is for all the merriment and excitement of this festive season all the joy and warmth of a Yuletide celebration. And may we thank you for your much appreciated patronage, THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF Front row: Norbert Viet, Jim Linhardt, Ken Boessen, Harold Gabiesberger. Center' row- Leo Roefter, Oliver (Ted) Quick, Stanley Hen- son, Jerrv Mills. Back row: Bock, Richard Gilpen, Don Sommerer, Jackie Custard. Front row: R.

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