Sutton's summer celebration was called the "Harvest Festival" in 1970 and was held on Monday and Tuesday.
There was a time when the carnival alternated between the north and south sides each year.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
The Application for a Brick on the American Legion Wall - 1970
When the Sutton American Legion Post built its new building in 1970, it included a wall of bricks recognizing local vets. This was the application to be included.
I was mildly surprised the first time I was in the Legion building on a visit back to Sutton and found that my parents had put a brick up for me - on the right edge in the corner, about eye level, if you're the right height.
1995 All-County Basketball & Wrestling Teams
The Clay County News named these high school athletes to the All-County teams in 1995
The Clay County All-County Boys' Basketball Team:
The All-County Girls' Basketball Team in 1995
And the All-County Wrestling Team for 1995
Carl Unterseher - Harvard's Master Machinist
Carl Unterseher was born on a farm near Sutton in 1909, graduated in the Sutton Class of 1926.
He did some traveling, learned a skill, and operated his shop in Harvard for many, many years.
Carl's photo and story in the July 6, 1995 issue of The Clay County News generate a feeling that you would have like to sit with him a while and just listen.
1995 Ad for Brown's Thrift Store
This was the ad for Brown's Thrift Store during the Fourth of July week in 1995.
1995 Coast-to-Coast Ad
Francis Miller was the long-time owner-operator of the Coast-to-Coast store on the west side of the south end of downtown. The store operated until the mid-2000'sies.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Saronville had Basket Store No. 65 in 1920
Ever heard of "The Basket Store?" There were dozens of them apparently headquartered in Lincoln with many in Omaha and numbered up to 92 in St. Joseph.
Area Round Barns in 1970
The county paper did a story on the round barns in the area in 1970.
This round barn on the Reuben Sell farm east of Sutton was featured in Nebraska History magazine along with other Clay County round barns. Clay and Lancaster Counties each had four round barns, more than any other Nebraska counties.
There were a total of 36 round barns in the state. In the upper left here is the best preserved Clay County round barn in 1970. It was on the Dana Gail Schliep farm a mile south of Fairfield and was in use. The barn in the upper right was on the Earl Fate farm southwest of Clay Center. It was believed to have been built in 1914 by H. M. Graham. The barn at the lower left was located three miles east of Edgar and was built in 1910.
The fourth barn in this collage is clearly not round but it made the cut for the article as a brick barn, solid brick. Not a usual thing.
The article accompanying the photo of the four barns on June 25, 1970 goes into detail about these barns.
The headline in the article is was kind of an unfortunate sign of the times, or something.
Six School Children Died in Truck-School Bus Accident - 1970 near Davenport
This accident near Davenport in June 1970 killed six children between the ages of 6 and 11.
This seems early for tall-corn-blind-rural-intersections to have contributed, but we all need to be on top of that danger every summer.
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