Bauman's Ready to Wear Store Closes 1930

There was a ready-to-wear clothing store in Sutton in the late '20's but it closed in early 1930 according to this ad in the January 3, 1930 issue of The Sutton News. 

Sutton had 13 students at the University for the second semester in 1930.

 Ads in the Sutton Register and Sutton News in January 1930

These are Sutton Ads from January 1930

And from The Sutton News

Remember, Gold's was a downtown Sutton store until 1890!

1932 Burlington Rail Pass Found Blowing Around Town

This 1932 Burlington rail pass was found in a plastic zip-lock bag blown up against the fence of a dog run in Sutton this week (early April 2022). 

Among the fun consequences of being associated with a local historical society is that this kind of thing finds its way to our attention. Our learned,  and developed curiosity then kicks into gear.

William Chandler was born in Smith County, Kansas on 24 Oct 1904 and died in Harvard on 27 Nov 1969. He is buried in the Harvard cemetery.

William Joseph Chandler appears in the 1920 census as the 16-year old son of Vern and Rosa Chandler in Clay Center. He was in Harvard in 1940 with his wife Lottie and two children. He identified himself as an assistant welder for the Burlington railroad. 

The rail pass has been well preserved and from all appearances, has been kept for almost 90 years as some kind of memorabilia. So how did it come to be blowing loose on the streets of Sutton in 2022?

I dunno. Contact us if you lost this item, or have information about how or why it is still around.

1930s Businesses in Sutton

One discovery of this project was finding an industry that suffered seriously during the depression. While looking for Sutton business ads in newspapers from the mid-1930s, we often found fewer than a handful in either of the town's papers. Businesses appeared to cut their advertising budgets, seriously. There were numerous ads in 1931 and 1939, but 1934, not so much.

Looks like Sutton had an afternoon radio show on KFAB in 1931. I believe KFAB was still in Lincoln at this time.

Did not remember hearing about the Blosser-Wright auto dealership before.

Long time Sutton medical team, along with Dr. Ochsner

Gold's department store left Sutton in 1890, but continued to advertise in rural papers, at least into the '30's.

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