LETTER TO MR. RALPH D. POWELL, GENERAL MANAGER FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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TELEPHONE UN 2.554
January 3, 1961
Mr. Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
2430 E. Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Dear. Mr. Dulles:
We called your office this morning to invite you to be the
principal speaker at the Springfield, Missouri Chamber of
Commerce Annual banquet to be held in April 1961.
As you were unable to come to the telephone, we talked with
Mr. He requested a letter of invitation be mailed.
He also stated he would bring our request to your attention.
.The date of the meeting will be the date best suited for your
appearance during the month of April. Our preference would
be one of the four Monday evenings, however, we are very
flexible and could schedule the meeting to best fit your
itinerary.
Enclosed you will find our 1960.program which will present a
good picture of the evening's activities. We are also
attaching information about our fine. City and surrounding
area.
We would very much like to have you and Mrs. Dulles visit our.
City and await your favorable response at your earliest con-
venience.
RDP/cjb
Enclosures
RALPH POWELL
General Manager
ly yours,
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SPRINGFIELD.*. MISSOURI
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Annual Meeting & Banquet
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1960
... Program ...
BILL CANTRELL
THOMAS BAIRD Master of Ceremonies
General Chairman
INVOCATION
DINNER
ENTERTAINMENT
REVEREND THOMAS ZIMMERMAN
Publishing House
THE PITCHHIKERS
International Champions, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.
AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS
J. C. LOFTIS
President, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Like most of leaders KraftKraft n eFoods,
December
president through
Loftis,
13, 1956, began humbly and worked
ion
a series of promotions into a Position of
top management.
Loftis started work in Tampa, Florida,
on September 26, 1926, as a salesman for
a wholesale grocery house that handled
Kraft products. Shortly afterward, Kraft
started its own distribution branch in Tam-
pa, and Loftis was named manager.
Later he received a series of promotions
within the company's Southeastern Division
sales department, which moved him up to
sales manager of the Atlanta branch, then
to division sales manager, and on to as-
sistant division manager.
In 1944, Loftis was made division man-
ager for Kraft's Southwestern Division. He
achieved such an outstanding record as di-
vision general manager that he was called
to the tin Chicago yin 1951 international Isservle as aexxeccu-
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J. CLYDE LOFTIS
President, Kraft Foods, Inc. Loftis became a member of Kraft's
Board of Directors and the Operating Com-
rnittee of the National Dairy Products Corporation shortly thereafter. of the M
K board ofegrnr a nobs e of orfhe Menninq r &oun Roilroad~onekao cams bar of the
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This year we are proud to honor Kraft Foods, Inc. at
our annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting.
Kraft's original operation started in 1939 with a processing
and natural cutting plant. In October of 1954 the present
plant began production. It is the largest plant of its kind in
the United States to do collecting, processing and packaging
of cheese.
Mr. J. C. Loftis was Executive Vice-President of Kraft
when the decision was made to establish the new plant in
Springfield.
Springfield is proud of Kraft and Kraft employees. We
salute you!
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distinction ... Architectural control ... City water, natural gas . . . John J. Pershing
School . . . Winding streets, all hard surfaced with curbs.
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One of the
Most Precious Gifts
you can give your family for Christmas
IS A HOME
that will assure their future security.
It Is A Lasting Gift
and in most cases will increase in value as the years go by.
If you are interested in buying a home, call
Perry Ragan, W. H. Wright,
Sam B. Hoefgen or C. L. Bossi
who will advise you on just how easy you can own a home.
The salesman will bring his listing book showing pictures
of homes for sale and explain how they can be financed.
PHONE UN 6-7222
Home of "HAPPY HOMER"
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RIDE THE
FREE BUS
ONLY STEPS
You'll find this colorful sign and dozens like it in downtown
Springfield! There are thousands of easy to find ... easy to reach
off street parking places ... DOWNTOWN!
Park your car on any of the scores of parking lots - ride the
free bus to the door of your favorite store!
It's easier to shop downtown ... for stores ... hundreds of them
are concentrated in a single area! You find everything you want
... in a wider choice ... within a radius of a few blocks!
Visitor in Springfield?
To get downtown ...
Turn South on Grant from North of town ...
Turn West on St. Louis Street from Glenstone ...
Turn north on Campbell or Jefferson from Sunshine
Turn East on College from. West of Sprngficld'
HANTS
 Antiques
Hoover's Antiques .................15
Automobile Rental
Hertz System .................... 3
National Auto Rentals ............ 3
Banks
Union National Bank ..............18
Dining
Aunt Martha's Pancake House ....4
Colonial Dinner House .............8
Colonial Hotel .....................7
Davidson's Cafteria ................5
Pizza House ........................4
Rock Village Lodge ................7
Shady Inn ..........................4
The Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q ......... 5
Tony's Mayfair Cocktail Lounge...4
Dancing
Tony's Mayfair Cocktail Lounge ...4
Entertainment
Art Museum ........................4
Fishing ............................17
Hunting ............................5
Sightseeing ................. 3, 10, 11
Springfield Lakes .................. 17
Industry
Chamber of Commerce ............ 16
Hiland Dairy .......................5
Lodging
Colonial Hotel .....................7
Colonial Motor Lodge ..............8
Elmhurst Motel ....................8
Motel LaSalle ......................7
Mt. Vernon Motor Lodge ...........8
REAL-ESTATE
WNW
? Industry
? Business
? Farms ? Loans
?Insurance
1 1461 S. Glensione
Ph. TU 1-4333
(Map H-6)
Oak Rest Court ....................7
Park-A-Nite Court ..................8
Rail Haven Motel .................. 7
Restwell Motel .....................8
Rock Village Lodge ................7
Maps
City Map ......................10, 11
Street Guides ..................12, 13
Ozarks Trips ...................... 17
Radio
KTTS Radio .......................9
KWTO Radio .......................9
Real Estate
K. R. Can-Trell ...................18
C. O. Sperry and Co . ............ 2
John Hunt and Co. .................9
Residential Areas
Eastwood Hills ....................13
Mardeana Hills ................... 14
Southern Hills .......... Back cover
Westwood Acres ................... 2
Retail Shopping
Public Square & Downtown Area ...19
Sporting Equipment
Peer Hardware Co .................17
Television
KTTS-TV .......... .9
Tire Service
Tire Town .........................18
Tire Trouble?
Call UN 2-1924
TIRE TOWN
A Division of Truxan-Parts, Inc.
(Map G-2)
Commercial at Glenstone
Springfield, Missouri
THE
UNION NATIONAL
BANK
OF SPRINGFIELD
The
Bank That Always Runs Strong
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GUIDE TO SPRINGFIELD ACTIVITIES
Published Monthly ? KEYS TO SPRINGFIELD CO. ? Verlene Franson, Editor
2323 LUSTER BOULEVARD ? SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI ? PHONE TU 1-7027
Advertising Representatives - BURKE & BROWN, Inc. - Phone TU 1-5566
Copyright, 1960 by Verlene R. Franson, Owner and Publisher
VOL. 4 NO. 3 Printed by Cain Printing Co. DECEMBER, 1960
Keys to Springfield is distributed
throughout the city and selected points
throughout the United States to acquaint
visitors and new residents with practical
information about Springfield and vicinity.
THIS MONTH'S COVER
Santa Claus seldom gets the chance
to use his sleigh in the Ozarks.
Springfield weather records show that
only on four Christmases since 1887 has
there been a really white Christmas
here . . . 1892, 1913, 1915, and 1918.
There were four others with a small
amount of snow, making eight times
out of 73 years the Ozarks has had a
white Christmas.
The most recent white Christmas was
in 1935 and then it was more sleet than
snow that covered the ground.
Springfield and the Ozarks enjoy a
variety of weather with four definite
seasons. Each with its .,wn peculiar
charm adds to the zest of Ozark life.
With the changing seasons, we are sel-
dom caught in prolonged sultry heat or
NATIONAL
Phone UN 2-5078
Current Models
Downtown, 219 N. Jefferson
(In Congress Garage, Map F-4)
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CONTENTS
Antiques ......................15
Art Museum .................. 4
City Map .................. 10, 11
Classified Index ...............18
Dining ...................... 4, 5
Facts About City .......... 6, 16
Industry ....................... 9
Lodging ....................... 7
Residential Areas ...... 2, 12, 14
Special Events .................9
Sports ....................... 5, 9
Area Trips ....................17
numbing cold. Seldom do we have
traffic-stopping snow. But on occasion
Mother Nature does spread a white
blanket as she did in the scene on this
month's cover which was snapped by
a Springfield Newspaper photographer
last winter when the Springfield area
recorded more than 31 inches of snow,
nearly three times the normal amount.
The growing season this year was
shorter than usual with only 172 days
compared to 199 frost-free days in the
normal season.
Rarely does a substantial amount
of snow remain on ,the ground for more
than two or three days. There are
many delightful days for outdoor acti-
vities even in mid-winter here.
HERTZ
Phone UN 4-7328
We rent all types
e Cars and Trucks
807 E. Trafficwav (Man G-4)
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TONY'S MAYFAIR
Dancing Nightly
To Live Music
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
AND RESTAURANT
Lunches & Dinners Daily
"Springfield's
Finest and Newest"
DOWNTOWN, 413 ST. LOUIS
(Map F-4)
We Specialise in t' ood Food
? STEAKS
? SPAGHETTI
Open 10 A.M. - 1:30 A.M.
Closed Sundays
AIR CONDITIONED
Facilities for 25, Private Party Room
PHONE UN 6-9617
Corner Sunshine and Campbell
On U.S. 60, 160, 166
"Springfield's Finest
Steak House"
and
Cocktail Lounge
You'll enjoy relax-
ing here.
"Woman by a Large Window", an oil on
canvas, is one of the paintings from
the exhibition featured in the main
gollnrt of the Art Museum this month
"The Figure in Contemporary Ameri-
can Painting" will be on display Dec.
4-26 in the main gallery at the Spring-
field Art Museum.
The exhibition consists of paintings,
with the exception of two large wood-
cut prints. These are works "in which
the human figure is the chief concern
for the expression of ideas and the
portrayal of an emotional state "
They show an awareness of the contri-
butions of abstract art.
The one-man show, Dec. 4-28, will
be by Bob Johnson, museum curator.
ART MUSEUM SCHEDULE
Monday thru Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights, 6:30 to 9:30. Sunday, open
1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
PIZZA HOUSE, INC.
FRESH PIZZA
Prepared In 12 Minutes
Watch for PIZZA Sign on S. Glenstone
4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Closed Monday
1349 D & E Glenstone (South)
Phone TU 1-4073
Aunt Martha's
Pancake House
1700 East Cherokee
(Just North of the Plaza Bowl)
11 VARIETIES OF PANCAKES
Served All Hours
Steaks Chicken
FISHING - SIGHTSEEING mW To Springfield, Missouri 17
TAKE A TRIP THROUGH THE OZARKS
Four sight-seeing trips out of Springfield take
the visitor to the heart of the Missouri Ozarks.
Longest of the trips is to Bagnell Dam on the
Lake of the Ozarks, which has a shore line larger
than that of Lake Michigan. This trip will
probably require a little more than half a day,
but the other three can be covered in less time.
No. I (Tour of the Scenic Shepherd of the
Hills country and Table Rock Dam)-Highway 65
south of Springfield, turn west at Reeds Spring
junction on Hwy. 76 to Reeds Spring. South on
Highway 13 to Hwy. 148. You will see signs
pointing to Marvel Cave and Fairy Cave before
passing through the Shepherd of the Hills Coun-
try, made famous by Harold Bell Wright's novel,
Follow 148 until you see a sign pointing to
Table Rock Dam. After viewing the dam, re-
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resort city of Lake Taneycomo.
No. 2 (Roaring River State Park)-Take Hw .
60 southwest of Springfield to Monett, south
on Highway 37 to Cassville, Hwy. 112 south
from Cass?Alle leads to Roaring River State
Park, "Yosemite of the Ozarks",
which includes a trout stream, bass
lake, picnic and camping grounds and
state fish hatchery in a rugged Ozarks
setting. On the return trip, follow
Hwy. 44 northeast from Cassville to
Galena and then take Hwy. 13 north
of Crane and to junction Hwy. 60,
which leads back to Springfield.
No. 3 (Lake Taneycomo, Lake Bull
Shoals and School of the Ozarks)-
Hwy. 160 south through Nixa to
Highlandville where you pickup Hwy.
65. Follow it south to Branson and
cross Lake Taneycomo into Hollister
and south to School of the Ozarks.
Return to Branson, take Hwy. 160
Forsyth, resort town, located be-
"aneycomo and the upper end
e Bull Shoals. From Forsyth
'.iwy. 76, turning off on 76A to
ttockaway Beach, the most elaborate
of resort and recreation areas in this
section of the Ozarks. Follow Hwy.
76 to 65 and return to Springfield.
No. 4 (Lake of the Ozarks. Bagnell
Dam and Bennett Spring State Park)
Hwy. 65 north to its junction with
Hwy. 73 near Buffalo. Follow Hwy.
73 north to Hwy. 64, turn right to
east of Lebanon, and then follow
Hwy. 5 to Camdenton, home of the
famous AT Bar li rodeo. -hen take
Rwy. 5t across ar arm of the take
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turn on 54 to Camdenton and on
Highway 5 to Lebanon, where you
pick up Interstate 44 for the trip back
to Springfield.
FISHING-HUNTING-OUTDOOR
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
We can tell you where the fish are
biting-the type of bait and equip-
ment to use-direct you to the streams,
lakes and boat docks-furnish you
with reguiations, permits, and Types
of equipment you'll need,
PEER HARDWARE CO.
31, So. Akve, iNiap E-5) Ph UN 2-933
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DINING
WHY NOT!
Invite Your Organization to Hold Its Next
Convention in Springfield
The International Association of Convention Bureau's survey shows that the
convention business is a significant industry, and that every person in a com-
munity benefits directly from them or indirectly.
Delegates spend money for food. They pay to be catered to and provided with
comfort. They buy many things, and they need a whole range of services. Every
one of these delegates requirements can be met by a business in our community,
and the people in all these businesses will be the first to pocket the profits.
But, they in turn will respend what they get from the convention. They will
spend it for food, rent, hardware and other things the community can supply.
In 1960, 79 conventions and other events were held in Springfield, Thirty-five
thousand delegates spent a total of $4,000,000.00. How was the average dollar
spent?
Food Specialties
Aunt Martha's Pancake House (Map
15). Open daily except Monday .
Specializes in Pancakes, S t e a k s,
Chicken.
Colonial Hotel (map F-4)
Beautiful new Colonial Room open
daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Davidson's Cafeteria (map F-4).
Open daily except Monday, for lunch
and dinner. Fried chicken, salads,
pecan pie are our specialties.
The Hickory. Pit Bari-B-Q (map B-7).
Southern Bar B Q meats prepared in
open pit ovens . . . always delicious.
Pizza House (Map H-6). Pizza Spec-
ialty served daily except Monday.
Fresh Pizza, not frozen.
Shady Inn (map E-7). Every Fri-
day night is Lobster night; Wed. and
Sat. nights, prime ribs of beef.
Tony's Mayfair Cocktail Lounge
(map F-4). Specializing in spaghetti,
steaks. Dance nightly, live music.
The Springfield Chamber of Commerce provides many services at no cost to you;
such as helping to make necessary arrangements, registration, convention
badges, planning meeting, etc.
Photo here and page 13 by Mo. Resources
The archery season on deer started
the first of October and winds up on
Dec. 15.
Duck hunters have found the Ozarks
lake country productive this year. The
duck season runs through Dec. 20 and
the .goose season through Dec. 22, with
possession and daily limits both five.
Quail season ends Dec. 15. Limits
are six daily and six in possession for
the areas south of the Missouri River.
A REQUIRED TRIP
The Adoration Scene atop Mount
We have a booklet on tips, facilities and a checklist for you and your organization. Branson (see Trip 3 to Branson, page
17) can be seen throughout the month.
The figures, which range from 13 to
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Dine for Less
THE CAFETERIA WAY
Noon and Evening
11-2 5-8
Closed Mondays
Bring the Whole Family
Davidson's Cafeteria
412 St. Louis St.
HICKORY PIT BAR-B-Q
#2
For Carry Out Phone UN 6-9612
Scenic at Sunshine (Map B-7)
The best in Southern Bar B Q with
or without sauce. Ribs, Beef, Pork,
Ham-exactly the way you want it.
No charge for children under 5
years. We know we have the best---
we'll prove it. Open Daily 11 a.m.
An Ozarks farmer was asked if he
had any trouble with insects getting
in his corn. "Sure have, he replied, "but
I fish `em out and drink it anyhow."
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FRISCO STILL CITY'S BIGGEST EMPLOYER
Springfield, One-Time `Railroad Town'
Now Is Leading Transportation Center
This is Locomotive No. 4524, the last
steam locomotive bought by the Frisco
Railway. It was deeded to the City of
Springfield in November, 1953. It is
By Frank Peters
Springfield used to be called a "rail-
road town." If the words are not often
heard nowadays, it is not because the
railroads have pined away, for the Fri-
sco Railway is still the city's biggest
employer, and the Missouri Pacific's
single freight link to the west is thriv-
ing.
Springfield today might be called a
"transportation town." The city has
grown faster than the railroads, but
the city's historic function is the same:
It channels trade, travel and tourism
among a hundred Southwest Missouri
towns, and links them with the outside
world.
Over the years, cars, buses, trucks
and airplanes have claimed a bigger
and bigger share of the railroads' work.
In the last ten years, too, Springfield
has gained its first three major pro-
duction industries. Someday Spring-
field may be called a "factory town,"
but that day is probably far off.
Springfield was the largest town
shown being moved to Grant Beach
Park where it is now on display. It
was acquired by the Frisco in 1943 for
$198,169. (Photo courtesy of the Frisco).
Southwest Missouri at the time of the
Civil War, before the railroads arrived;
it grew very slowly, though, because
the rivers hereabouts were too small
to navigate, and nature made the roads
rocky, hilly and winding.
The town's first railroad crept in
from St. Louis in 1873, years after
Springfieldians had been told to expect
it, and after a fuss with the towns.
people the railroad put its terminal a
mile north of the town's Public Square.
This rail enterprise was called the
Southwest Branch of the Pacific Rail-
road. It could afford to quarrel with
Springfield because it knew it would be
the most important institution in the
city's life, then and for nearly a cen-
tury to come.
Today you may view a neat cross-
section of Springfield's history by
starting at Commercial Street and driv-
ing south a mile to the Public Square.
The four sets of tracks you see once
belonged to four different railroads.
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FACT
,FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
Altitude ... Slightly more than 1300
feet.
Area . . 34.7 square miles.
Population . . . Third metropolitan
area in Missouri, 96,403 population
within City limits by 1960 preliminary
Census count. Trade area, approxi-
mately 435,000.
County . . . County seat, Greene
County, central city for 15 coun-
ties.
Founded . 1829.
Government . . Council-Manager
Location . . . Southwest area of state
near center of Ozarks region with-
in 60 minutes drive to Ozarks fa-
mous recreational areas.
We fher t i+c+ MIX 6.5.1, 46.6;; precipitation, 40.99 inches;
humidity 71 percent.
Churches . About 140, represent-
ing more than 30 different denom-
inations.
Colleges ... Bible: Central Bible In-
stitute, Baptist Bible College; Lib-
eral Arts: Drury, Southwest Mis-
souri State, Evangel; Business:
Draughon Business University, Of-
fice Appliance Mechanics Institute.
Hospitals ... A major medical cen-
ter. Five community hospitals, three
schools of nursing, one nurses'
school of anesthesia, Federal Medi-
cal Center (1,150 bed prison hos-
pital).
Industry ... Diversified, totaling 240
manufacturing firms-world head-
quarters Assemblies of God Churches
(daily printing of literature over
five tons in its Gospel Publishing
House); paper containers; trailers;
furniture; cheese; clothing; build-
ing products, fabricated steel pro-
ducts, portable typewriters, paper
boxboards, V-Belts. Information on
Industrial Sites may be obtained
from the city's Industrial Develop-
ment Corp. or at the Chamber of
Commerce.
Newspapers . . . Three published in
one plant: morning Springfield
Daily News, afternoon Leader and
Press; Sunday News and Leader.
Daily: Daily Events. Weekly: Union
Labor Record.
Radio and TV ... Five radio and two
television stations provide listen-
ing and viewing over six networks,
They are; KGBX, KICK, KTTS.
Transportation .. , Three airlines of-
fer daily passenger and freight
service: American, Delta and Ozark,
Municipal airport 15 minutes from
downtown. CAA service available
24 hours a day. Hangar facilities and
maintenance crews on duty. Char-
ter service available. Auto Rental
Agencies: Hertz System and Na-
tional Car Rentals. Taxicabs: Yel-
low, Rogers and Red Top. Bus
Lines: Nine intercity lines provide
connections to any part of the
United States. City bus transpor-
tation provided by City Utilities.
Railroads: largest railroad shops
west of the Mississippi, St. Louis-
offer both passenger and freight
service. Highways: U.S. Highways
66, 65, 60, 13, 160 and 166. Greene
County has more miles of second-
ary highways than any other coun-
ty in Missouri. There's an excellent
hard-surfaced road leading from
Springfield in any direction, Truck
Lines ... Service by 28 highway car-
riers, Campbell 66 Express general
offices.
Speed Limits ... 30 mph unless oth-
erwise posted; business district and
school zones, 20 mph. Five mu-
nicipal parking lots.
Lodging Facilities . First class ac-
commodations include 2,500 hotel
and motel rooms.
Schools . . . 36 elementary, six junior
high, three senior high, one train-
ing school, two for handicapped
children, five Catholic parochial
schools.
Mineral Resources . . . Limestone,
agricultural lime, zinc, cadmium.
Agriculture . . . 433,280 acres in
county, 82.9 percent cultivated.
Annual stockyards receipts over
$48,000,000.
Commerce . Total Retail Sales for
1959, $143,672,000, source, Standard
Rate & Data).
Large collection antique dishes, Cut and
pattern glass, colored and satin glass
Lamps. Clocks. Marble top tables.
Primitives. Unusual Gift Items Open
daily except Sunday, 8 a m, to 5 p m.
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of a NEW dimension in living
"THE NEW ENGLANDER" built by Alfred S. Durham, decorated by
Mashburn Furniture Company
Showcase and Model Homes
Mardeana Hills may be entered by driving south of Sunshine on Campbell
Street and turning west on Broadmoor or by driving south of Sunshine
on Fort Street and turning east on Broadmoor.
FHA FINANCING AVAILABLE as low as $1,523.00 down payment
Open from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. seven days weekly.
Offered by-
COMMUNITY MERCHANDISERS, INC.
Phone UN 2-3724
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LODGING
Springfield Ranks Third
In State's Population
With a population increase of more
than 30,000 from 1950-60 to 96,403,
Springfield is firmly established as
Missouri's third city . . . behind only
St. Louis and Kansas City in popula-
tion. Because the Queen City of the
Ozarks is strategically located as a
distribution center and is the hub of
one of the nation's finest vacation
areas, a similar growth is expected
during the next decade.
According to the preliminary report
of the 1959 agriculture census there
were 2912 farms in Greene County
with an average of per-farm value (in-
cluding land and buildings) of $20,048.
Nearly one-half of these farms were
reported as commercial-type opera-
tions.
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Family accommodations. Free TV in
each unit. Refrigerated. Weekly rates
Sept. to June on Kitchenette Units.
Rt. 8. Box 1000 Ph. UN 6-6023
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S. W. Side of City (Map A-7)
6!08, U.S. 166, 60. Mo. 13
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Free TV. Modern brick units. Family
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St. Louis and Glenstone
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In Every Unit
Beautiful New
SWIMMING POOL
for our Guests
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
At Springfield's Downtown Hotel
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U. S. 66 UN 6-3511
St. Louis & Jefferson (map F-4)
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each with television and telephone.
Children's playground - steam heat.
Swimming Pool
Enjoy your favorite dishes in our
famous coffee shop and beautiful
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West edge US 166-60 ? Telephone
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S.E. side of city US 60-65-166
On the Plaza (Map 15)
with nice restaurant and 50-
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Ozark Turkeys
Help State Rank
4th as Producer
Missouri has in the last few years
climbed from 10th to fourth place in
the nation as a turkey producer.
There are many reasons why south-
west Missouri is becoming a major
producing area. The land is cheap,
well drained and well shaded. The
Ozarks woodland eliminates the need
for expensive range shelters. And the
winters in this area are mild compared
to those in northern states.
Drive out of Springfield in any direc-
tion and you'll see huge flocks of tur-
keys. The biggest producing area is
at Crane, about 40 miles to the south-
west. One big producer has about a
half-million turkeys in his operation in
southwest Missouri.
Farm experts predict that more and
more of those big birds Americans
carve for their holiday dinners will
be grown in the Ozarks.
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Nearest to Downtown
1234 St. Louis (Map G-4) Ph. UN 6-9337
CITY ROUTES 66 -'166 - 60
Television - Kitchenettes - Family Cot-
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925 N. Glenstone Ph. UN 5-6622
(Map H-3)
East side of city near downtown
U. S. 65-66-166
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12 RESIDENTIAL ISO* To Springfield, Missouri ' '
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Gracious, suburban living is the
watchword for Eastwood Hills,
one of the newest residential de-
velopments in Springfield, situat-
ed a mile east of the city limits
on Ingram Mill Road, just north
of Sunshine.
While architectural control pre-
vaLs in this scenic suburban
area, the general price range is
such that it easily fits the pocket-
book of any potential, discrimin-
ating home owner in search of
quality.
The three handsome new resi-
dences pictured here are an ex-
ample of the price range. . .
At top is a five-bedroom home
priced in the lower $60,000 class,
while in the center is a spacious
"showcase" home in the lower
$40,000 range, and at bottom is
an ultra-modern home priced in
the upper $20,000 class.
Besides these, there are other
homes available in Eastwood
Hills on lots ranging from 85 to
140 feet, fronting on wide, paved
streets with City Utilities service
already available.
For further information contact
Aut Swenson, developer, at Box
1553, South Side Station, TU 1-6321
or UN 4-2872, or Springfield's
leading contractor-builder, Ray-
mond F. Ward, phone UN 2-9825.
`Railroad Town'
(Continued from page 6)
The northern set of tracks, which
gave Commercial Street its southwest-
northeast slant, were those of the first
railroad, the Pacific's S o u t h w e s t
Branch. Their yards, shops and depot
created "North Springfield," for many
years a separate city. As Springfield's
sole rail terminal, Commercial Street
once had the biggest hotels and fan-
ciest saloons between St. Louis and
Dallas. If you open the right doors you
may still see traces of Commercial
Street's Victorian elegance.
Nearing the Square, the next set of
tracks (at Phelps Street) were those
of the Springfield Connecting Railroad,
SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY
On Dec. 6, at 8:00 p.m.,, the Spring-
field Symphony Orchestra will present
an all-orchestra concert. The concert
will be presented in the Central High
School Auditorium, map F-3, and tic-
kets will be on sale at the door.
CHRISTMAS VESPERS
"The Messiah" will be presented by
the Drury choir and orchestra at 4
p.m., Dec. 11, in Stone Chapel on the
campus. The public is invited.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
All of the games this month are at
8 p.m. at both Drury and Southwest
Missouri State College.
1 Central Okla. at SMS
3 Wayland College at SMS
7 Missouri Valley at SMS
9 Austin, Tex. at Drury
10 Washington U. at SMS
14 Prairie View at SMS
15 William Jewell at Drury
now the "Old East Belt." It was built
to join North and South Springfield
after the city's second railroad arrived.
That was the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis Railway. Its buildings
were all painted a brilliant red and
white, and its tracks (at Mill Street)
now serve the city's one passenger
depot.
These three railroads eventually be-
came the property of the St. Louis-San
Francisco (Frisco) Railway. The set
of tracks nearest the Square, fourth
and last in our cross-section, were and
are the operation of the Missouri Paci-
fic Railroad in Springfield.
Today these downtown tracks are
mostly used for commercial service
and switching. Starting after World
War II, the Frisco collected all its scat-
tered shops, roundhouses and store-
rooms into one great, multi-million-
dollar facility that many Springfield-
ians never see. All the big freight
trains go there and come from there.
It is called the Springfield Shops of
the railroad-formerly the West Shops
-and covers a tract a mile long and a
half-mile wide in northwest Springfield.
Springfield has not left its railroads
behind. It has just fit them neatly into
the complex pattern of a modern, grow-
ing city that depends not on one, but
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 G-6 Art Museum
G-1 Baptist Bible College
E-4 Baptist Hospital
F-3 Burge Hospital
F-3 Central High School
F-5 Chamber of Commerce
F-3 City Hall
F-3 City Utilities Building
1-4 Cotautterc .1 Jt. hoi)Pi..g
H-6 Country Club Shopping Center
F-5 Jubilee U.S.A.
F-4 Downtown Shopping Area
F-3 Drury College
H-3 Evangel College
E-6 Fassnight Park
F-3 Federal Building-Post Office
F-2 Gospel Publishing House
E-3 Grant Beach Park
F-3 Greene County Courthouse
E-6 Parkview High School
E-3 Producers Creamery
F-4 Shrine Mosque
G-5 SW Missouri State College
G-7 St. John's Hospital
H-3 Smith Park
E-7 Wedgewood Shopping Center
F-3 Springfield Public Library
F-7 Doctor's Memorial Hospital
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2. Zoo Park
3. Fair Grounds
4. McDaniel Lake
5. Doling Park-Nichols Park
6. Municipal Golf Course
7. Fellows Lake
8. Lily Tulip Co.
9. Hickory Hills Country Club
10. Kraft Foods Co.
11, Royal McBee
13. Lake Springfield 1-11
14. Southern Hills
15. Plaza Shopping Center
16. National Cemetery
17. Slier's Daily Fee Golf Course
18. Twin Oaks Country Club
19. U. S. Medical Center
20. 3 Par Night Golf
21. Springday Manufacturing Co.
22. Central Bible Institute
23. Eastwood Hills
 ec. 31 Missouri Quail Season
Jan. 15 Missouri Coon Season
Veterans Day
**Arkansas State vs. Austin C
lege, Conway, Ark.
*University of Arkansas vs. Sout
ern Methodist (Homecoming),
Fayetteville, Ark.
*University of Tulsa vs. North
Texas State, Tulsa, Okla.
21 Missouri Deer Season (Gun an
Rifle)
**Arkansas State vs. Henderso
Conway, Ark.
*Arkansas Tech vs. College of
the Ozarks (Homecoming),
Russellville, Ark.
0 - Jan. I Oklahoma Quail Season
3 - Jan. I Oklahoma Woodcock
Season
4-27 Oklahoma Deer Season (Gun a
9 Rifle)
4 Thanksgiving Day
25-30 Fishing at its Best'
30 Missouri Bull Frog and Squirrel
Seasons Close
DECEMBER - 1960
All Month - Showing of the Life of`
Christ "Pool of Siloam", Siloam i
Springs, Ark.
I.2 Fishing at its Best
t *klan. 9 Arkansas Woodcock Season .;
'Jan. 31 Oklahoma Fur Bearing
Season
l Noel "The Christmas City",
Noel, Mo.
an. I Adoration Scene Lighting
and Christmas Parade,
Branson, Mo.
Jan. 15 Arkansas Snipe Season
Jan. 10 Arkansas Dove Season A
Reopens
First Day of Winter -
Christmas Day
31 Fishing at its Best
Joplin Christmas Parade, (First!
Part of December), Joplin, Ms)
Four State Dairy Forum, Jo
Mo. (First Part of December
Autumn in the Ozark Playgrounds means
s to many people. Gaiety, festivals, fo
ng, hunting and special events. All are o
k Autumn calendar.
o others the annual jaunt into the hills to
foliage color takes on an element of r
e revel in the softness of the air . . . the
which mingles with the fragrance of the
ke . . . the music of foxhounds on a still
"
"'lust Ozarkin .
When's the best time to come?
Early harbingers of Autumn come with
sant month of September. The natural c
of leaf color crimsons the sumac, sprea
ery shrub and tree until the climax is broug,
per-night multi-colored brilliance by a brisk
Is date is a varying one-depending on the
the weather. Normally, from mid-Octob
ire's plenty of color continuing well into NovA
Ar. Even then come those last Autumn datK,
LINGER UNTIL SPRING
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lore and more those who live in severs "l
r climates come to the Ozark Playgro
{west Arkansas, southwest Missouri or norfN
homa, for the Flaming Fall Revue and;
,'through the winter to enjoy the first .
th of the Ozarks' early Spring. Theylh j
fortable living at a practical cost in the
ark communities or various resort areas,
which some all-year accommodations ar
They find that the Ozarks' winter "cold;
of short duration. The trip from and
fir northern home is an easy one. Mw4,
tAt any season-the Ozark Playgrounds a
,:reach-Yours to Enjoy!
P?L.A Ti ROUNDS
FUN-FILLED EVENTS
LISTED INSIDE
 "OZARK PLAYGROUNDS'
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
._ -FUN FOR ALL -
Each Saturday Nite
Red Foley Show "Jubilee U.S.A."
Jewel Theatre, Springfield, Mo.
No closed season on Bull Frogs
and Rabbits in Oklahoma.
May 15-Jan. I Oklahoma Squirrel
Season
May 30-Feb. 28 Missouri Rabbit Season
July I-Nov. 30 Missouri Bull Frog Season
Aug. 28-31 Fishing at its Best
Aug. 28-Sept. I I Les Gotcher Square
Dance Institute, Eureka Springs,
Ark.
SEPTEMBER - 1960
1-4 Fishing at its Best
- Oct. 8 Arkansas Dove Season
- Oct. 10 Missouri Dove Season
- Oct. 20 Arkansas Rails and
Gallinules Season
- Oct. 20 Missouri Rails and
Gallinules Season
- Oct. 30 Oklahoma Dove Season
1 - Oct. 3 I 1880 Silver Dollar City,
Branson, Mo.
- Nov.30 Missouri Squirrel Season
2-3 Frontier Frolics, Bull Shoals, Ark.
3 Eighth Annual Cherokee National
Holiday, Tahlequah, Okla.
3-5 Clothesline Fair, Prairie Grove,
Ark.
5 Labor Day
5 Labor Day Celebration, City
Park, Van Buren, Ark.
5 - Oct. 15 Sat. and Sun. Old Mill Play-
ers Theatre, presents "The Shep-
herd of The Hills", Branson, Mo.
7 Ozark FFA Fat Beef Show,
Springfield, Mo.
7-10 Heart of the Ozarks Fair, West
Plains, Mo.
8-9 Baxter County Fair, Mountain
Home, Ark.
IO Sidewalk Jamboree. Carthage,
Mo.
Map, Inforrna+ison or s'iaces io Stay, 'a' rite t17n
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