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Adair County odds and ends, mid-October, 1932 As mid-October 1932 approached, New York Yankees fans still basked in their team's recent 4-0 sweep of the Cubbies in the World Series; famed airplane pilot Amelia Earhart opined that regular commercial trans-Atlantic flights would come sooner rather than later; the Depression neared the end of its third year with unemployment at 20% or higher and no end in sight; and the November election loomed ever closer on the near-event horizon. But meanwhile, back in The Shire... By JIM At the Columbia Cash Store (IGA), $18.75 would put a Philco Junior radio in the hands of a proud new owner. The device featured Balanced Superheterodyne, and the price included the tubes and tax. Said the ad, "Every Family Can Afford One of These Radios." (This being pre-REA, if the family lived out in the county and didn't have a "light plant," that is, a gasoline or diesel powered generator, the purchase of a battery for the radio would have also been required.) Many Adair Countians who had radios were experiencing difficulties picking up WHAS 840 radio. The station was putting up a powerful new 50,000 watt transmitting tower and was having to use a 1,000 watt auxiliary tower in the interim. Sidewalk superintendents around town had plenty to talk about as Columbia saw the Hotel Miller undergoing renovations practically from the ground up, with the interior completely redecorated and refurnished, and hints floated about it would be equipped with an up-tp-date heating apparatus. The Adair Sales Co., the local Ford dealer, had added a brand new Fork wrecker truck to their arsenal, one to "take care of all types of wrecks." Over on Lindsey Wilson hill, the gridiron eleven got off to a rocky start at home, dropping the season opener to Taylor County High, 40-0. Only three Lindsey players drew mention by name: Alfred Harper and Johnnie Rosson, both Adair Countians, and Kenneth Chumbley of Russell County. On a brighter Lindsey note, three late-arriving students had pushed enrollment to 131, ninety-nine of whom were in the college department and the balance in the high school department. Among the community correspondents several mentioned recent rains and many noted the general health in their respective section as good. In Milltown, however, Miss Catherine Buckner remained seriously ill with typhoid fever, and down Glens Fork way, schools had been closed for two weeks because of whooping cough, mumps, and scarlet fever. (Sadly, Miss Buckner had passed before the Milltown newsletter appeared. She was fourteen.) From Portland came the news of Sir Frost paying nighttime call to that section of the county, and in the Gradyville section, Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Waggener and children of Columbia had taken a recent Sunday dinner with the H.P. Walker family. And finally, announcement of a new enterprise on the Square: "Mrs. M.L. Grissom and Mrs. Gordon Montgomery announce the opening of a dressmaking establishment in the M.L. Grissom Funeral Home... All types of sewing done at reasonable prices. Gowns fashioned and made in the latest styles. Your patronage will be appreciated."(In 1932, Mr. Grissom's Funeral Home was located about halfway between Campbellsville Street and the east corner, in the building later occupied by Kroger. This design and sewing business likely was short lived, as this was the only mention found of it in the paper.) This story was posted on 2022-10-12 11:30:17
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Some more information about The Columbia Bakery September 2 is the birthday of Adair Co. Hero Col. Frank Wolford 85 years ago: Grocery stores galore! Coffey & Stotts, 1931 Goff Motel, 1942 - 1953 Rev. Wyatt G. Montgomery Goes to Egypt, 1922 Ms. Sara Rey Marcum attends a ball, 1909 Odd Fauna of Adair County Short takes from the Adair Co. News, page 1, mid-January 1922 Selected Christmas ads, 1956 View even more articles in topic Jim: History |
 
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