2021 Fall Newsletter

PS-ADDENDUM: On 10/12/21 during my Wife's eye appointment at Sa bates Eye Center with Dr. Michael Cassell, I asked him about current status of the old Eye Foundation. He reported that the Sabates share had been sold to Truman Medical Center, the building sold to another firm. That a very similar charitable operation has been built at the UMKC School of Medicine with the name of UMKC VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY. It now has six eye Scientist working on the latest eye research and is training 4 new specialized doctors each year from more than 250 applications. Dr. Cassell was trained at the original Foundation as was my Dr. King Lee. Dr. King Lee was one of the first

trained by Dr. Felix Sabates and worked for him for several years before going to Advent Hospital. Dr. Fe lix's dream was to cure Macular Degeneration, which is the main cause of blindness in older patient. Berenice Boyd Wallace is the only donor mentioned in the Kansas City Star report and in the 20 years She likely made a substantial contribution. It is remarkable that the Foundation Internationally respected, con tinue to carry on and cares for hundreds, if not thou sands of patients. The Sabates name has been sold to a large Interna tional, French group known as ESSILOR CORP. and

works worldwide. Lloyd L. Peckman

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STEP BACK IN TIME Mr. David Lykins was the first medical missionary in 1855. Dr. Hoover was sent as medical assistant in 1856. B.F. Simpson was the county attorney, coming to Paola in 1858. The Colored Baptist Church was organized in 1865 and the Colored Methodist church in 1868. The first baker was C. Eisle, father of Mrs. Ewbank. The bakery was located in a house where Cecile Shope if located. Tom Ellis of St. Louis established the Union Crusader in 1861, using material that had been used in publishing the Paola Chief. John McReynolds published the Paola Chief in 1860 prior to the Union Crusader. It was owned by W.R. Wagstaff.

Simpson and John McReynolds. It was sold in 1873 to The Republican Co., composed of the three Greason brothers. It was republican in politics. In 1874 it was published as a reform paper. They sold out in 1880 to Leslie J. Perry who consolidated it with The Republican Citizen. W.D. Greason was the editor for many years and it is now the property of Drew Mclaughlin. In 1871 Perry and Bright started the Kansas Spirit. Soon Mr. Bright retired and Perry changed it’s name to Western Spirit. In 1880Mr. Sheriden bought an interest and took charge as editor in 1881. It was then owned by Sheriden, Highley, and Greason. In 1887 Mr. Sheriden became the sole owner. The First National Bank was established in 1871 with a Mr. Thomas as president and F.M. Shaw, cashier. It was discontinued in 1877. The Miami County National Bank began in 1876 with J.E. Thayer president and J.W. Spon able vice president. The success of the Free Public Library was largely due to the great interest of J.W. Sponable”. It is great that one person can remember so much.

The Miami Republican was established in 1866 by Basil

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