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Beacon Motel Same Location ~!IIiiiiJi'" for 50 Years! Historic Route 66 stretches across the U.S. from Chicago to Los Angeles. Along the way, in Lebanon, Missouri is a growing popular landmark stop for any history enthusiast, tourist, or local Ozark resident. Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets started in the outlet business in 1972 as an outlet for locally made Walnut Bowls. Ida and Rea Reid, founders, began their entrepreneurship operating a motel in the 1960's called the Capri Motel which was located right along Route 66, known today as Interstate 44.. They sold the Capri Motel in 1966 and along with their sons, Rod and Randy, started a new business in 1972 called the Shepherd Hills Gift Shop which was leased as a part of the Shepherd Hills Motel and happened to be located in virtually the same spot as the Capri Motel. Later, as they began expanding, they bought a portion of the motel as well as the gift shop and began construction of their current building in 1999. In the meantime, Shepherd Hills added additional locations including those in Osage Beach, MO, Branson, MO, and Eddyville, KY , and brought in other quality products to the lineup including Chicago Cutlery, Denby Pottery, and of course Case XX pocketknives--making the latter also available through catalog mail order and eventually on the web at www.CaseXX.com. Lebanon is one of the best places to see the Mother Road, which was officially named right here in Missouri. You can drive a 5-mile section of the original road, and commemorative Route 66 signs will help guide your drive. We're proud to be part of Route 66, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the Route 66 Museum and Research Center, inside the Lebanon-Laclede County Library. The museum features authentic recreations of a 1950s diner and gas station; it also has antique cars, photos, memorabilia, original maps, books, magazines, videos, and more. Get a quick overview of the highway's heritage, or explore more in-depth all 3,500-square-feet. The museum is located at 915 S. Jefferson Avenue, and admission is free. For more info on the museum or all that Lebanon has to offer call1-866-LEBANON. VISIT: LEBAN••(SN• lebanonmo.org UR contents l1It features 2 OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES 3 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Robert Gehl 4 THE WORLD CAME TO JOPLIN Joe Sonderman 6 NEWS FROM TH E ROAD 10 MERAMEC CAVERNS Joe Sonderman 18 PIPPIN'S RESORT Joe Sonderman 22 BLOOD SPILLED ON ROUTE 66 Kip Welborn 28 COLLECTING MATCHCOVERS Phil Gordon 34 DEATH ON ROUTE 66: PART TWO Cheryl Eichar Jett 38 JANE'S CORNER Jane Dippel 40 NEW MEMBERS Robert Gehl 41 BUSINESS MEMBER • DIRECTORY Robert Gehl 48 THEN AND NOW Joe Sonderman ON THE COVER BoorsCOURTRESTOREDNEONSIGN. PHOTOBYCHERYLEICHARJETT ADVERTISING RATES PER ISSUE Inside Cover Full Page Color - $175, Back Cover Full Page Color - $185,112 Page B&W - $70,112 Page Color - $85,114 Page B&W - $50, 114 Page Color - $60,118 Business Card B&W - $40. Other rates are available upon request, call (314) 965-5751. PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Winter Issue, January 2014 Spring Issue, April 2014 Summer Issue, July 2014 Fall Issue, October 2014 Submission deadline 11.19.13 Submission deadline 2.19.14 Submission deadline 5.19.14 Submission deadline 8.19.14 FUTURE MEETING DATES Nov. 9 - Gra~ny Schaffer's in Joplin / Jan. 11, 2014 - University Plaza in Springfield / April 12, 2014 - Vacuum Cleaner Museum in St. James .FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION ON FACEBOOK Please become a fan to stay up to date on meetings, activities, news from the road and magazine previews. You are welcome to post your favorite Route 66 pictures. Thanks to Internet Services Director Carolyn Hasenfratz. mwww.facebook.com/missouri66 Show M~ Route 66 Magazine is (he official publication of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Show Me Route 66 Magazine is published quarterly and is distributed free of charge to all paid members in good standing of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Additional copies may he purchased for the cost in advance of $6 USD each including postage. Request for additional copies may be made direct to The Route 66 Association of Missouri. P.O. Box 8117, Sr. Louis,Missouri 63156. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be sent electronically to Joe Sonderman, Magazine Coordinator, Roure 66 Association of Missouri, at [email protected]. Reproduction of this magazine in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission from the President andlor Board of Directors of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff are nor responsible for errors or omissions contained herein. The Roure 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff retain the right to edit any submitted materi- als and to not publish an article of questionable content or that goes against the purpose of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri is a non-profit corporation established to preserve. promote and develop Old Route 66 in Missouri. missouri66.org 1 j[lofficers/directors/committees OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Tommy Pike James Crooks Tonya Pike Robert Schulz 1602 East Dale St. 2540 Christopher Oaks Ct. POBox 9623 708 South Market St. Springfield, MO 65803 St. Louis, MO 63129 Springfield, MO 65801 Waterloo, IL 62298 (417) 865-1318 (314) 293-2540 (417) 872-7280 (618) 939-7021 furyon66(O.)earthlink.net jimmy52(O.)sbcglobal.net tj p_666(o')ya hoo.com schulz(O.)htc.net BOARD OF Jerry Benner Jerry L. Law Mark Stauter James J. Thole 1115 Chatelet Dr. 434 N. 5th Street 309 Hutchinson Dr. 1264 Jade Wind Cir. DIRECTORS Ferguson, MO 63135 Wood River, IL 62095 Rolla, MO 65401 Manchester, MO 63011 (314) 521-4255 (314) 440-0040 (573) 341-2932 (636) 227-2258 ~benner(O.)mindspring.com thelaw1(O.)sbcglobal.net mstauter(O.)fidnet.com 66thole(O.)sbcglobal.net David J. Eslick Debbie Rhew Ted Terbeek Diane Warhover 3311 South Elmira P. O. Box 761 5601 S. Foxboro Trail 447 Clemens Ave. Springfield, MO 65807 Dixon, MO 65459 Springfield, MO 65804 Kirkwood, MO 63122 (417) 889-9332 (573) 433-9812 (417) 823-9166 (314) 965-5751 djeslick(O.)undata.com dprhew(O.)windstream.net terbeektn(O.)sbcglobal.net warhoverdiane(O.)gmail.com Robert Gehl Joe Schulte 1667 Timber Ridge Est. Dr. 940 Saint Antoine St. Wildwood, MO 63011 Florissant, MO 63031 (636) 458-4585 (314) 921-1329 (636) 458-4080 fax GJoes99(O.)yahoo.com rgehl66(O.)earthlink.net COMMITTEES HISTORIAN I MEMBERSHIP MOTOR TOUR PUBLICATIONS ORAL HISTORY SERVICES Kip Welborn, Diane Warhover, Jerry Benner, Chairperson Robert Gehl, Director Co-Chairperson Chairperson 1115 Chatelet Dr. 1667 Timber Ridge Est. Dr. 3947 Russell Blvd. 447 Clemens Ave. • Ferguson, MO 63135 Wildwood, MO 63011 St. Louis, MO 63110 Kirkwood, MO 63122 (314) 521-4255 (636) 458-4585 (314) 853-7385 (314) 965-5751 ~benner(O.)mindspring.com (636) 458-4080 fax rudkip(O.)sbcglobal.net warhoverdiane(O.)gmail.com rgehl66(O.)earthlink.net Debbie Rhew, NEON HERITAGE Co-Chairperson SHOW ME ROUTE 66 PRESERVATION MISSOURI HISTORIC P. O. Box 761 MAGAZINE James J. Thole, Chairperson ROUTE 66 BYWAY Dixon, MO 65459 Joe Sonderman, Editor 1264 Jade Wind Cir. CONTACT (573) 433-9812 1710 Coachway Lane Manchester, MO 63011 Tommy Pike dprhew(O.)wind strea m. net Hazelwood, MO 63042 (636) 227-2258 1602 East Dale St. (314) 609-6370 66thole(O.)sbcglobal.net Springfield, MO 65803 INTERNET SERVICES stlrt66(o')aol.com (417) 865-1318 Carolyn Hasenfratz, PRESERVATION furyon66(O.)earthlink.net Director Jane Dippel, Chairperson 1544 High School Dr. 7920 Captain Conn Dr. Brentwood, MO 63144 St. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 963-0930 (314) 843-7132 carolyn_hasenfratz(O.) vestaon66(O.)att.net sbcglobal.net BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE The following back issues are available: Vol. 22 #2 Sorting out 66 in St. Louis, Remembering the Midway Vol. 22 #1 Luna Cafe's Spectacular Neon Scene Returns, Farewell to Zeno's Make sure your collection of Vol. 21 #4 The Wagon Wheel Motel, Untangling Arlington Hill Show Me Route 66 is complete I Send $6 per issue Vol. 21 #3 The Civil War, Nelson's Dream Village (which includes postage) to: Vol. 21 #2 Maplewood Missouri, Rolla Celebrates 150, Madison County, Illinois Route 66 Association of Missouri Vol. 21 #1 Munger Moss Motel, Ft. Leonard Wood PO Box 8117 Vol. 20 #4 Haunted 66, Devil's Elbow, Springfield Cobras Vol. 20 #3 Drive In Theatres, Bunion Derby St. Louis, MO 63156 Vol. 20 #2 The Sunset Motel Glows Again,Route 66 in Joplin 'Include your address and the Vol. 20 #1 New Look for the Wagon Wheel, Rock City (Times Beach) Volume/Issue Number. Vol. 18 #3-4 Gary Turner, Meramec Caverns Barns Vol. 18 #1-2 Ghost Churches ofSt. Louis 2 Show Me Route 66 membershi matters 00 BY ROBERT GEHL, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (636) 458-4585 OR RGEHL66(@EARTHLlNK.NET THE "MAGICAL SPARK" 5 years ago, soon after the restoration of the neon sign You can see it in the kids today, weaned on the movie Cars, that s:at the Donut Drive-In, I received a wonderful note of thanks suddenly see the shields or signs out in the real world and instantly rom Kay Schwarz. Kay, along with husband Paul, are part of make that connection to Radiator Springs and Route 66. I've seen the Schwarz family that own and operate this classic establishment youngsters catch a glimpse of those dual "6's" on a marker by our along the Chippewa Street alignment of Route 66 in St.
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