The social news or gossip columns in the old newspapers are always fascinating to read. A special section in the newspaper was devoted to the social media of the day. The whereabouts of local people and events were often featured in these columns. Here are a few from The News Messenger of Lyon ...
Someone recently challenged me to come up with some New Year’s resolutions. I have a couple of problems with that particular idea. First of all, how can you resolve to become a better person when you’re already so good that there’s nearly no room for improvement? If you are, as Mary ...
To the editor: Since the election many of us are basking in the realization that the last four year nightmare is about to end. That doesn’t mean we can just sit back and relax. Bringing our nation, state and society back to a Constitutional republic (instead of a mob ruling democracy) ...
We have been learning about Sharon McCully, a 1957 Russell High School graduate, who trained as a nurse and volunteered for the Air Force in 1968. She served in Massachusetts before completing flight nurse training and deploying to Vietnam in May 1970, serving with the 903rd Aeromedical ...
Just in time for Christmas, I looked like a freak. How festive. I came home from town, and wife Pam made a face at me. “What’s wrong with your eye?” Nothing that I knew about till I looked in the mirror. My left eye was red where white was supposed to be. It was what your teenager would ...
The Star Vaudeville House, which was located on West Main Street in Marshall opened its doors in October of 1907. It was the first theater in Marshall with a film projector to show motion pictures. The theater later became the Standard Theater in 1909 and then lastly called the Lyric Theater. ...