'Dollars for Scholars' grows

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

Cecil Harris, one of the progressive and extensive farmers of the Devon neighborhood, has purchased a 33-horsepower gasoline traction engine that will be used extensively in his farm work.

The engine was ordered through the Armstrong Hardware Company and will be here within a few days. Mr. Harris has planned a number of uses for the engine when it arrives, among which are to grade roads, plow fields and supply the power for much of the farm work. But few of this class of engine are now in use in the eastern part of Kansas, though they are rapidly coming into use on the larger wheat ranches of the western part of the state.

Full line of fine staple and fancy groceries, flour, feed, fresh and salt meats. We deliver phone orders promptly. -- Fred McCreedy, 503 S. Margrave. Phone 136.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

Chester Greer, city employee, has prepared a very realistic-looking "fireplace" on the stage at Memorial Hall for use at the American Legion's annual Christmas tree event for needy children on Christmas Eve. The fireplace is constructed of pasteboard boxes and is covered with brick-patterned-paper. There is even a doorway in the back of the fireplace through which Old Santa can enter. Mr. Greer also is repainting Santa and his sleigh and reindeer which last year were placed on top of Memorial Hall. This year they will be placed over the old water works custodian's quarters on Tower Hill at the north of the towers.

The Diamond-Catt Community Club will meet Friday night. Everyone is to bring candy.

Richard Duncan, rural Garland, was in town yesterday.

Claud Fuller, of Devon, was in town yesterday.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

Photo caption: "Students of John Radell's sixth grade class used puppets to help show their parents what they knew about weather is a science program presented at Winfield Scott School. In the photo are Linda Edgar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Edgar; June Leslie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Leslie; and Jean Crain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crain. Pulling the strings are Jean Strader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strader; and Lucy Garrison, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Garrison." -- Tribune photo

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Photo caption: "Harold Potter, 1124 Burke, looks with pride at license tag number 1961 attached to the car owned by Potter and his wife, Ruby. Members of the centennial capsule committee are attempting to get this tag to seal inside the time capsule. I didn't knew this tag would be so important when I bought it," Potter said.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

The Fort Scott Gordon Parks Committee has added almost $3,000 to the growing contributions to the "Dollars for Scholars" campaign at Fort Scott Community College. Diana Henry, treasurer of the Parks committee, recently gave the college a check for $3,790, most of which was raised during events here last fall in honor of Parks, Fort Scott native, renowned photographer and artist.

The Parks scholarship donation brings the total raised in the FSCC endowment fund drive to about $150,000 in pledges and contributions.

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announced the election of five new members to the commerce board of directors.

The five new directors are Sara Marble Emery, Laura Meeks, Sid Miner, David Shepherd and Carolyn Sinn.