History
A glance in the rearview mirror: August 1921—Overcrowded livestock. Stitching a beating heart. Girl hero resents publicity.
by Mary Jo David The following excerpts are from August 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. In general, these news excerpts are reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. State Fair Like Great University: Few universities are enabled to disseminate as much knowledge along the lines of all of life’s activities as does […]
Waterloo Farm Museum celebrates Log Cabin Day
by Arlene Kaiser With all the rain, tornado warnings and hot weather, you would think it would have been a terrible idea to have an outdoor event. But like the pioneers that came before us, we never give up. The event called “Blacksmiths, Soldiers & Log Cabin Weekend” went on June 26 and June 27, […]
Anne (Howlett) Potts treasures family memories, growing up in Gregory
Another in SCN’s “Tales from our 50-Year Residents” As told to Mary Jo David Visit with “hometown girl” Anne (Howlett) Potts, and you can’t help but yearn for the days when Gregory was a budding metropolis with three grocery stores and two soda fountains. And although it was a busy town, it was a place […]
A glance in the rearview mirror: July 1921—Rowdies in the creek. Fly traps. Hometown boy killed in Battle of St. Mihiel.
by Mary Jo David The following excerpts are from July 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. In general, these news excerpts are reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. Remember this when you see Joslyn Lake, Joshlyn Lake, and Porto Rico! Don’t Play “Blind Man’s Buff” with Your Precious Dollars: “Blind Man’s Buff” […]
A glance in the rearview mirror: June 1921—Hairs per square inch. $7 to support 7 children. Attending college in a bathing suit.
by Mary Jo David The following excerpts are from June 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. In general, these news excerpts are reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. Ford Producing 4,000 Cars a Day: Ford is building cars at full speed…The output for May 1921 will probably overshadow May 1920 by between […]
A glance in the rearview mirror: May 1921—Prisoner plates. Lightning strikes. A non-squirting grapefruit.
by Mary Jo David The following excerpts are from May 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. In general, these news excerpts are reproduced in the original, without edits or corrections. MICHIGAN NEWS FROM 1921: Manufacture Auto License Plates (May 5): At the Jackson State Prison, automobile license plates are now being manufactured by the […]
My childhood on the farm
by Dorothy Craft In 1945 when I was an infant, my father took on the job of dairy herdsman at the Westfall Farm on M-106 a couple of miles east of Stockbridge. My family lived there until I turned 16. I have such wonderful memories of my childhood: Bottle feeding baby lambs who’d been rejected […]
Recalling the good old days in Stockbridge
by Mary Lou (Shellenbarger) Clifton Old folks, of whom I guess I am one, often throw out the phrase, “the good old days.” But just for a moment, put aside the computer, the smartphone, the iPad. You get the idea. In 1947, my dad accepted a teaching position in the Stockbridge Schools. So my parents, […]
Recalling the good old days in Stockbridge
by Mary Lou (Shellenbarger) Clifton Old folks, of whom I guess I am one, often throw out the phrase, “the good old days.” But just for a moment, put aside the computer, the smartphone, the iPad. You get the idea. In 1947, my dad accepted a teaching position in the Stockbridge Schools. So my parents, […]
A glance in the rearview mirror: April 1921—Mumps. Prunes. Olives. And women feeling their oats.
by Mary Jo David The following excerpts are from April 1921 editions of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspaper. A SELECTION FROM SCHOOL NOTES: “Possibly you have noticed that the school bell taps about five minutes before time for the last bell. This extra exertion on the part of the janitor is to avoid a rush on […]