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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Gibson's bought the Lyric Theater in 1947

 

This article in The Sutton News on September 4, 1947 tells when the Gibson's purchased the Lyric Theater, but not the name of the prior owner. Need to research that....



Friday, August 5, 2022

Harvard Banker Visited Inflation-Plagued Germany in 1922

Herman Wellensiek, Harvard banker, visited relatives in Germany in 1922 and observed the economic climate in the early months of Germany's inflation crisis. About a year after this article appeared in The Harvard Courier, the U.S. dollar was worth more than 4 trillion marks. Prices were doubling in less than every four days.

This article was in The Harvard Courier on August 10, 1922.







Monday, August 1, 2022

Clay County Teachers in 1897

The annual Clay County teachers institution received a full story in the Edgar Post on July 30, 1897. The article lists teachers who attended, which likely is a list of the teachers of Clay County in 1897, or at least nearly all of them.

The article about the institute follows our list.