

Are You Hurt?
Daily Record January 27 1942 No, these are not group pictures of victims of an air raid on a beauty shop. They were made to demonstrate...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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There's No Crying in Baseball. . .
In the summer of 1940, the Lawrenceville Merchants softball team won the Wabash Valley Girls Softball tournament. The nonprofessionals...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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A Review of Lawrence County Life in April, May and June 1878.
James C Allen was the Judge; Thomas H Huffman was the State’s Attorney. B L Cunningham was the Circuit Clerk; Issac Potts was the County...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 28, 20245 min read
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WPA Sewing Projject
Lawrence County News September 2, 1937 Sewing Project in Lawrenceville Closes Thursday Acting under orders from the District...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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Got any mule?
The National Prohibition Act, known informally as the Volstead Act, was enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment (ratified...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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"I work for my Liquor!"
Apparently, the Lawrence County News editor was asked where he got his ideas for his editorials, one of which must have made some folks...
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May 8, 20241 min read
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Stamping out Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in the early 20th century. Doctors were treating this dreaded disease at special hospitals...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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The "Old Folks Home"
The Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church accepted the Hennessey site in Lawrenceville Illinois for the location...
Lawrence Lore
Feb 28, 20242 min read
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The Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Brian Spangle wrote a short history about the replacement bridge, now known as the Lincoln Memorial Bridge or the George Rogers Clark...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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SHS "Arabs" Basketball-- 1940s and 1950s
The Sumner High School team of 1948-1949 posted a fine record and turned out one of the finest ball players in Sumner’s history, Jack...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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