

702 11th Street
Stillwell and Wright service station of the northeast side of the square. New cash register at the station in 1937; new gas pump--the...
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May 6, 20242 min read
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A S Baird & Son Contractors
Alexander S Baird moved to Sumner in June 1864. He was a native of Wabash County where his family had migrated from Indiana in the early...
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Mar 28, 20243 min read
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Curl on the Top
After a delay because of a late shipment of equipment, The Dairy Queen located at the south Lawrenceville city limits on IL State Highway...
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Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Beasley's Chevrolet
J O Beasley owned and operated Beasley’s Chevrolet Sales and Service at the north edge of Sumner for nearly 51 years. In September 1977...
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Mar 22, 20241 min read
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Banker and Oil Man
F C Borough, for many years one of the leading businessmen of Lawrenceville, was killed at Harrison New York February 17, 1924, by a...
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Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Five Pounds. . .Really?
Johnny Carson said the worst gift was a fruitcake. "There was only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people kept sending it to each...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Rooney Baking Company Bridgeport 1936
Bridgeport Leader June 18, 1936 The Rooney Baking Company started baking in their permanent oven at their new location on Main Street in...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
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Paris Bakery Offering Prizes 1936
On February 20, 1936 Paris Bakery announced it would give away ten prizes to ten lucky children. First prize was a new 1936 Silver King...
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Nov 28, 20232 min read
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Helena/Mooresville
An undated typed paper was found in a museum file in a folder called “Helena”. The title of the paper though was Mooresville by Noble...
Lawrence Lore
Nov 24, 20234 min read
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