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Christmas 1956: Columbia Florist and Nells ads

2021-12-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM
Christmas events and sports news dominated the front page of the December 19, 1956, Adair County News. These ads, from pages 4 and 6, featured Columbia Florist & Nursery, Greensburg Street, and Nell's Variety, south corner of the Public Square.

The Columbia Florist & Nursery opened in early 1954; it was owned by Mr. & Mrs. Rives Kerbow and located in the basement of their home.
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Taylor Co. officials meet with Governor Beshear

2021-12-19 - Campellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith
State Representative Sarge Pollock, Senator Max Wise, Governor Andy Beshear and Taylor County Judge Executive Barry Smith during a Friday press conference at the Taylor County Courthouse in the aftermath of last weekend's deadly tornado.

Paired photo: Governor Beshear in Taylor County today
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Kentucky Color: A closer look

2021-12-19 - Great Wooded South - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge
A closer look at the canine in the distance. Billy Joe says, "Rather than creating a fuss by alerting him (or her) to my presence, I remained motionless. Then, all at once, that super sense of smell that canines are famous for, picked up my odor on the breeze and the dog locked up into a dead stop. After nearly a minute the German Shepard broke loose from that motionless position and uneasily returned from which it had come."

Paired photo: Kentucky Color: A Tad Unnerving
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