YESTERYEARS: 75 years ago
April 28, 1927
Work on the new Skelly filling station at the northeast corner of 5th and Main street is about finished. This is another fine addition to the business district of Florence, and makes a marked improvement on a bare corner of the 500 block. The lot has been entirely covered with concrete and a faith stuccoed youth tile office building erected.
If the tentative plans of the Florence Lions Club materialize, Florence will stage one of the best Fourth of July celebrations the town has ever experienced. One of the main events, according to plans now being made, is a barbecue, which will be staged similar to the one held here several years ago, and all visitors will be given a real feed some of barbecued beef. Baseball games, races, parade, fireworks and other entertainment are being planned to round out a fine program.
