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Early Files

  • 5-15-13 Early Files

    140 years ago
    May 7 1873
    Word to the wise
    Next Monday will be County Court Day. Let everyone who has stock to sell bring it in. Let those who want to buy stock come in. Let every man who this week borrows and reads his neighbor’s Standard come in Monday and subscribe for it, and let every subscriber whose time is about to expire step in and renew his subscription.

    80 years ago
    May 12, 1933

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  • 5-8-13 Early Files

    60 years ago
    May 1, 1953
    Slated for blacktopping
    The State Highway Department is staking the St. Rose Road this week in preparation for the application of a blacktop surface extending a distance of 9.3 miles from the city limits of Lebanon to a junction with Hwy. 152 near St. Rose. The contract for the job is held by the Carey Construction Company of Lexington, which intends to send a crew here shortly.

    45 years ago
    May 2, 1968
    Arrives in Vietnam

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  • 4-24-13 Early Files

    140 years ago
    April 16, 1873
    Sign here, please

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  • 4-17-13 Early Files

    80 years ago
    April 21, 1933
    Many apply for new jobs
    The Department of Forestation of the United States Government, in an effort to aid the unemployment situation in the country, will give jobs to 250,000 men between the ages of 18 and 25 years. It is specified that men applying for such places must be unmarried but have dependents.

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  • 4-10-13 Early Files

    60 years ago
    April 10, 1953
    15 tapped for duty
    Fifteen Marion County men, most of whom are 20 and 21 years of age, were ordered this week by the local Selective Service board to prepare for Army induction on April 21.
    Mrs. John D. Foote, clerk of the board, said an additional 15 are to be called for induction on April 28.

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  • 4-3-13 Early Files

    140 years ago
    April 4, 1873
    Report exaggerated
    Some idiot at Versailles describing himself as “James Jeff” sent us a few weeks ago a notice of death of Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Elder, which we inserted, supposing it to be correct. It turns out that Mr. Elder is alive and well. It was a very poor joke and has caused Mr. Elder’s relatives considerable trouble.
    One of the most intricate questions with which the human mind has to grapple is to consider what such beings as the so-called “Jeff” were created for.

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  • 3-20-13 Early Files

    80 years ago
    March 24, 1933
    Legal beer next month

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  • 3-6-13 Early Files

    130 years ago
    March 7, 1883

    Skating rink items
    We postponed the rink on last Friday night to give the people a rest, and because there was a show in town…On next Friday night we will have a sack race. A prize of $5 will be given to the party making three rounds in 40 seconds, a prize of $2 for 45 seconds and prize of $1 for 60 seconds. In preparing the contestant for the race the end of the sack will be cut off to allow the feet to pass through, thus leaving the feet free to make short, quick strokes.

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  • 2-27-13 Early Files

    70 years ago
    March 5, 1943

    14,000 get ration books
    A tabulation of this week’s sign-up for Ration Book No.2 shows that 14,909 of the books were issued at Lebanon’s J.R. Sterrett Memorial Gymnasium and 12 other designated schools in the county. The figures also show that some 2,000 others are yet to secure them. The point system of buying goes into effect Monday.

    50 years ago
    March 7, 1963

    New police commander

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  • 2-20-13 Early Files

    60 years ago
    Feb. 13, 1953
    Plans for hotel site

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