Fort Scott school officials re-elected to posts

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

The Fort Scott Brick & Tile Co. will resume operations Wednesday with a full force of men at work. About 60,000 bricks will be turned out each day. The plant has been partly closed down for several weeks because of improvements that have been made. The bricks plant now is one of the thriving Fort Scott industries. The company now is known as the Fort Scott Brick & Tile Co.

The brick made here are the best turned out in the state. Kenneth Calhoun is president of the new concern; W. Rice Gunn is vice president; W.J. Smith is secretary; W.C. Gunn, treasurer; and D.P. Thomas, general manager. Mr. Calhoun said "The plant has been overhauled and was never in better shape. We expect to employ 60 men continuously now."

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Clinton Buchanann, serving time following conviction on the charge of passing "no funds" checks, can today draw a good one for $12,000, the amount he received from for a patent attachment to a side hill combined threshing machine perfected while in jail. Experts declare that the attachment is the most useful contrivance of its kind ever patented.

TOPEKA -- The senate by a vote of 24 to 9 passed the teachers' pension bill.

The measure applies only to cities of the first class. The teachers, in order to receive benefit from the act, must have been in the school service not less than 20 years.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

The Fort Scott schools are to retain their present superintendents and principals for another year. The board re-elected Superintendent V.M. Liston and the following principals: W.S. Davison, principal of the high school and of the junior college; Edgar Williams, principal of the junior high and Central schools; E.J. Hawkins, principal of Plaza School; Mrs. Stella Gunsaullus, principal of Eugene Ware School; and Miss Ivy Morgan, principal of Main Street School.

A veritable fairyland of beauty and color will be presented to the public by the Ellis Music Co. when the firm celebrates its return to its permanent quarters by a formal opening and showing of spring merchandise Friday and Saturday.

The big store has been redecorated throughout.

New fixtures and decorating place the store in the rank of outstanding business houses in almost any town in the state.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

As proposed in the school bond to be voted on April 4, these questions have been asked of some of the voters: (1) Why not use Hawkins School for junior college? (2) How well would the present junior college fit into the junior high school structure?

Foodtown's National Brand Sale: Jello-O, three packages 19 cents; Stokely Fruit Cocktail, five cans $1; Gold Medal Flour, 5-lb. bag 39 cents; Maxwell House Coffee, lb. can 59 cents; Fadler seal fresh tomatoes, two tubes 25 cents; white or red potatoes, 25-lb. bag 69 cents; Stokely pineapple Juice, four giant cans $1; Del Monte pineapple, five cans $1; Kraft pure grape jelly, four 20 oz. jars $1.

Special offer: Free six-pack regular size carton of Coca Cola (plus deposit) with the purchase of $ 7 or more of groceries, meat and produce.

Photo caption: "It was party time for the Bourbon County 4-H Junior Leadership Club at the 4-H Building. Larry Ruble, Mike Dikeman, Earl Carter and Dale Niemeir are seen presenting their version of 'Davey Crockett.' This came after they had shot one member of the group, Clyde Albright, because he couldn't stay on key."-- Photo by Wayne Tyler