These handy household hints appeared in The Harvard Courier newspaper on May 11, 1895.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
S1C Donald Averill lost 25 Oct 1944 in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay Aircraft Carrier
This story appeared in The Harvard Courier 75 years ago describing to the Averill family that the navy had no hope of locating their son missing in the sinking of the aircraft carrier the USS Gambier Bay.
Donald
Edward Averill (1925-1944)
Richard
C. Moore painted this lithograph titled “Freedom’s Cost” commissioned by the
USS Gambier Bay Association. Nineteen-year-old Seaman 1st Class
Donald Averill of Harvard was among the 138 men lost when the aircraft carrier
was sunk by Japanese gunfire on the morning of October 25, 1944. Donald Averill
was a graduate of the Harvard High School Class of 1943.
Link to the Gambier Bay Association
Sutton Locker Plant Torn Down 1995
The May 11, 1995 Clay County News covered the demise of the Sutton Locker Plant. Remember going in there on a hot August afternoon to get your meat, and linger in the cool?
European War was Nearly Over on May 3, 1945
The May 3, 1945 Harvard Courier newspaper listed the good news from the European War front. The end was near.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Sutton's Primary City Ballot - 1920
This is the Sutton city ballot for the primary election in 1920 from the Citizens "party" caucus.
John J. Pershing's Favorite Son for President Ad
General John J. Pershing was a "Favorite Son" candidate for President of the United States from Nebraska.
H. O. Gemar's 1920 Talking Machine Business
A new business on Sutton's north side in 1920 was H. O. Gemar's store offering the "New Comfort" Talking Machines and OKEH Records.
From Wikipedia, the entry for Okeh records tells us:
Okeh Records is an American record label founded by the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation, a phonograph supplier established in 1916,[1] which branched out into phonograph records in 1918.[2] The name was spelled "OkeH" from the initials of Otto K. E. Heinemann but later changed to "OKeh". Since 1926, Okeh has been a subsidiary of Columbia Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music. Okeh is a Jazz imprint distributed by Sony Masterworks, a specialty label of Columbia.
1920 George Rauscher & Son Grocery Ad
In March 1920, Melchoir Figi sold his interest in the Figi & Rauscher grocery concern. The firm continued in business as George Rauscher & Son.
1995 All-County Girls' Basketball Team
The 1995 All-County Girls' Basketball Team appeared in The Clay County News on March 30, 1995.
1995 All-County Boys' Basketball Team
The 1995 All-County Boys' Basketball Team appeared in The Clay County News on March 30, 1995.
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