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Cheers! Park well water controversy was matter of health
Published 6/5/2011 at 7:47 a.m. 0 comments
The long-standing fight for the right to drink sewage in Sunset Park dribbled to a close in 1911.
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Warren farm had unique pets
Published 5/28/2011 at 11:13 p.m. 0 comments
If you'll forgive the atrocious pun, the farm of Gene and Alice Warren on U.S. 60-East used to be the grass menagerie.
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The Lackeys: Some interesting similarities between father and son
Published 5/21/2011 at 11:41 p.m. 0 comments
Henry Lackey failed to get the birthday present that he really wanted back in 1961 when he was turning 14.
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Worsham Hall: Sitting on the site of interurban system
Updated 5/14/2011 at 10:50 p.m. 0 comments
Over the last couple of weeks I've had a number of people contact me about old railroad ties being dug up near the corner of Elm and Third streets during sewer construction work.
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City scene: Some towns in our country had difficult beginnings, endings
Updated 5/7/2011 at 10:49 p.m. 2 comments
Regard this as the municipal edition; I believe this is probably the first time that every item discussed in this column pertains to city government.
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All dressed up: Factory helped boost employment rolls during Depression
Updated 4/30/2011 at 4:41 p.m. 0 comments
Henderson residents viewed a pretty sight in 1936 when they toured the new Betty Maid Dress Factory at Washington and Water streets.
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Personalities: Couple of big egos in town 100 years ago
Updated 4/23/2011 at 9:53 p.m. 0 comments
This is a story about two men, one famous and the other obscure, both of whom had well-developed egos.
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Rabies! Before vaccinations, it was a regular problem here
Updated 4/16/2011 at 11:48 p.m. 0 comments
A cute little dog that had been hanging around the J.L. Nicholson Co. on South Green Street wound up losing its head after biting 14 people back in 1936.
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Dixie Flyer: County-to-city bus service enjoyed a likely brief run
Updated 4/9/2011 at 10:07 p.m. 0 comments
One of the most dangerous combinations in the world has to be ignorance and arrogance.
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Body language: Lively debate ensued when corpse showed up at train station
Updated 4/2/2011 at 3:23 p.m. 0 comments
It's a trifle disconcerting when a dead body lands in your lap, so to speak.
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Wildlife refuge: Local farmers waged long fight against development
Updated 3/26/2011 at 11:17 p.m. 4 comments
The Sloughs Wildlife Management Area, which currently comprises six units totaling nearly 11,000 acres in Henderson and Union counties, got off to a slow start because of fierce opposition from local farmers.
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WPA: Its local history contains much good, much controversy
Updated 3/19/2011 at 6:32 p.m. 1 comment
The federal Works Progress Administration was the biggest employer Henderson County had back during the mid-1930s.
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Boom town: Tri-county mines were under fire back in the '30s
Updated 3/12/2011 at 11:29 p.m. 0 comments
Explosive times marked labor relations in the coal industry of Henderson and Union counties during 1936-37.
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Guns ablazin': Would-be robbers met their match in night watchman
Updated 3/5/2011 at 4:03 p.m. 0 comments
Corydon crackled with gunfire a century ago as yeggmen nearly made off with all the loot in the Corydon Deposit Bank.
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Persistence pays off: ‘Politicians and preachers’ teamed to fight gambling
Published 2/26/2011 at 5:15 p.m. 1 comment
Gamblers were apparently rolling the dice again in 1961, a decade after wide-open commercial gambling ended here.
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