Librarian finds crispy bacon as bookmark

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

Will Fort Scott support the Young Men's Christian Association in the handsome new building which has recently been built for it at a cost of $40,000 and which has been saved from creditors by the generous response of a few Fort Scott men? The committee recently named by the Industrial Association to work out a plan of preventing foreclosure on the Y.M.C.A. property, which was heavily involved as a result of the financial panic and the bank failure here following the completion of the building, has not only succeeded in placing some $15,000 in bonds on the Y.M.C.A. property, as a means of carrying this debt, but has secured from individuals pledges of so much each year toward payment of interest on the bonds.

This secures to the association relief from the embarrassment which has confronted it in its efforts to build itself up to a sustaining basis. It will require 600 members to support the organization in good running order.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

(March 12) -- The Coyan and Son Furniture Co. announced today that it was preparing to move to new and larger quarters the last of this month in the Aronson Building on Market Street, and with the announcement -- of major importance and interest in business circles -- the story of the turning point in the career of Hugh Coyan, founder of the company, wove itself into the history of the start and growth of the firm. It is a turning point that involves $3. The big furniture concern is vacating its present quarters, the combined Keith and Klein buildings at 115-117 Market, to the Aronson location, 111 Market St., the building occupied for 62 years by Ed Aronson and the late Sidney Aronson. Hugh Coyan is taking as much interest in the move as if he were moving his family into a new home. Hugh Coyan came down to Fort Scott from a farm near Mapleton with a wife and three children over three decades ago. That decision to strike out for himself when his request for $3 more pay per week was refused was the turning point for Hugh Coyan. Mr. Coyan opened his store Oct. 1, 1910.

Thirteen years ago he negotiated for the Klein Building. Associated in the store with Mr. Coyan are his two brothers, Guy L. Coyan and Claude Coyan.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

A total of 1,466 students in Fort Scott's school system received polio vaccine this week, Dr. James Basham, county health officer, said. Basham said students in the county schools and pre-school children will receive immunization shots tomorrow at Memorial. The shots are free of charge.

Maxwell Bridge Construction Co. of Columbus was the apparent low bidder for two bridges in Bourbon County, both west of Mapleton. One is over Irish Branch and the other is over Owl Creek.

Linda Davis, Fort Scott High School senior, is a winner in the National Quill and Scroll feature story contest. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Davis, 501 S. Little. Frank Bruce is the journalism instructor.

Miss Davis' entry was entitled "Still Another Use for Fry Bacon."

Her story:

"Everyone realizes that students need bookmarks to keep their place in books. The most popular are passcards, history tests, grocery lists and sociology reports. Some prefer snapshots, scraps of material, pencils or shoe strings. However, Mrs. Lucile Rogers, librarian, stated that the most unusual bookmark ever to be found in a book was a nice, crispy fried, slice of bacon."

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

No publication.