Days of Yore
10 years ago
october 16, 1997
Lyzz McLeod was named queen and Brice Laramore king at homecoming last week.
Stephan and Marcella Clark are creating some unique gift items with their new business, Custom Mug Shots. With the use of a digital camera, some unique software and a special printer, they can take a photograph and put it on a ceramic mug, baseball cap, custom greeting card, or put it in a unique frame.
Indian Guide residents enjoyed a pizza supper Saturday night, along with cake baked by Elsie.
25 years ago
september 30, 1982
Jon Beeman of Peabody, a sophomore at Emporia State, is listed as a member of the university's cross country team this fall.
Michelle and Eddie Madsen, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Madsen of Peabody have enrolled in Brown Mackie College, Salina. They will pursue a course of study in the field of data processing.
50 years ago
september 26, 1957
Peabody was shocked out of sleep in the middle of the night at 1 a.m. Monday by the rending crash of the Rock Island Twin Star Rocket derailing at the crossing of the Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads. The Rocket was southbound from Minneapolis to Houston. Twenty-four passengers were hurt but none killed.
Marilyn Eberle has been chosen by the Peabody Future Farmers of America as their 1957-58 FFA sweetheart.
Loren Hodel has pledged the Tau Kappa Epilon fraternity at Emporia State College, it was announced last week. Hodel, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hodel, is a freshman student at the college.
100 years ago
october 3, 1907
Misses Ivy Morgan and Anna Jones entertained a few friends at dinner last Thursday in honor of Mrs. Agnes Brown Chamberlain. Those invited were Mesdames W.F. Miller, Winsor and Bertha Landon.
F.W. Tucker and wife, Mrs. F.E. Pettit, Mrs. F.B. McKercher, Miss Effie Niccolis and Guy Tucker went to Newton on No. 5 Monday to hear the lecture on Christian science given by Bicknell Tours of Chicago in the auditorium.
125 years ago
october 12, 1882
R.J. Pontius has an addition built to his house.
John Stone is building on his farm west of town.
John Brooks is going to build a large barn.
