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Title: Fabled Guide Fletcher Dies
Description: Obituary for J. D. Fletcher, a longtime fishing guide and resort owner at Table Rock Lake, described as a "genuine Ozark hillbilly." It is stated that Fletcher served as a guide from 1958 to 2009, when he was forced to retire due to health concerns. Visitation and funeral service details are provided.
Date: 2014-01-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Sportsman's Friend Remembered
Description: Autobiographical material from Harold Ensley's book Winds of Chance, reprinted in memory of "The Sportsman's Friend." Enlsey, a legendary broadcaster and sportsman, here recounts how he began his career.
Date: 2005-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: City Fishing for a Half-Century
Description: Article profiling Inter-City Bait & Tackle, located one-half mile east of I-435 on 24 Hwy. The shop has been serving area fisherman from the Northeast community and eastern Jackson County for over 50 years. The current owner is James Hardman, a 1986 graduate of Northeast High School, who purchased the business in 2005.
Date: 2007-07-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Fishing Tackle Made in Missouri
Description: Book identifies fishing tackle manufacturers in Missouri between 1900 and 1989. Some of the Kansas City-area companies include: Lutz Pork Bait Company (920-924 Wyandotte), Arnold Manufacturing Company (2328 A Brooklyn), Perfection Bait Company (16. E. 11th St.), E. E. Combs (3816 Wyoming), Fetchi Lure Company (2026 Broadway), Metro Specialty (4436 St. John), Fly Boy Lures (4020 State Line Rd), and others. Includes illustrations of fishing lures and assorted tackle, as well as fishing tackle patents issued to Missourians.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Book

Title: Missouri River In Kansas City
Description: Unidentified men and children with fishing nets along the north shore of the Missouri River; ASB Bridge under construction in the distance.
Date: 1910
Object Type: Photograph

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