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From 1987–89, Nelson worked for the state of Missouri with the mentally disabled. She continued to perform in Branson, Missouri and received a lifetime achievement award from KMBZ in 1996. Nelson died in Springfield, Missouri on January 27, 2010, aged 78, following a long illness, and was buried at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Springfield.
Notable buildings include the Scruby Brothers Building (1893), S. A. Stone Building (c. 1894), Dairy Creme Building (c. 1950), Strand Coffee Shop Building (1936), Strand Hotel and Garage (1925), Norman & Jarvis Funeral Home Building (c. 1916), Empire Theatre (1916), Chillicothe Post Office/Federal Building (1916), Grace & Simpson Apartments ...
Chillicothe is known as "The Home of Sliced Bread". [24] On July 7, 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company began selling pre-sliced bread "at quality grocers in the area", marking the first time sliced bread was available commercially in the world. They used the Rohwedder Bread Slicer, a machine created by Iowa inventor, Otto Frederick Rohwedder ...
Jerry Lon Litton (May 12, 1937 – August 3, 1976) was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 1976.
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Chillicothe, Missouri. Pages in category "People from Chillicothe, Missouri" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
This is the history of St. Columban parish in Chillicothe, Missouri. Current exterior of the church. The first St. Columban church was built in 1858 by John Joseph Hogan, who became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Joseph in 1868. [1] In 1872, St. Joseph's Academy boarding and day school (to the left) began its 97-year tradition.
In 1927 Rohwedder successfully designed a machine that not only sliced the bread but wrapped it. He applied for patents to protect his invention and sold the first machine to a friend and baker Frank Bench, who installed it at the Chillicothe Baking Company, in Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1928. The first loaf of sliced bread was sold commercially ...
Lindley Township is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [ 1 ] Lindley Township was established in 1856 (168 years ago) ( 1856 ) , and most likely was named after James Johnson Lindley , a state legislator.