HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1936-1940 - Fulton County Public Library

were Mrs. Nora Rice of Battle Creek, Michigan and Mr. & Mrs.
Charles Leedy.
LIBBY PRISON NEAR HERE
Near Starke-LaPorte County Line
The News-Sentinel, Aug. 27, 1936
Few persons know that the infamous Libby prison of the Civil
War is now located in Starke county. The building was brought to
Chicago for the worlds Fair of 1893 and was later shipped into Indiana
and converted into a barn. It stands about a half mile west of state road
No. 29 near the Starke-LaPorte county line.
CHURCHILL, RUEL
Will Study in Germany
The News-Sentinel, Aug. 28, 1936
Ruel Churchill, mathematics professor at the University of
Michigan, and graduate of Akron high school, will sail from New York
tomorrow for Freiburg, Germany for a five months course at the
university there. Mr. Churchill visited his mother Mrs. Dora Churchill,
and his sister Mrs. Ralph Pratt, in Akron before going to New York.
TREE CUT
At Louderback Garage
The News-Sentinel, Aug. 28, 1936
A mulberry tree which is believed to have been 110 years old
was cut down yesterday in the parking space at the Louderback Garage
at the (NE) corner of Main and Sixth streets. Under the roots of the tree
were found about a dozen old bottles, many of them of very antique
design. It is believed that the bottles were buried by someone at an
early day and that the trees roots gradually entwined about them. The
lot where the tree was cut was owned for many years by the late Milo
Smith, a pioneer resident of this city.
FAIRVIEW HOTEL
Ben Pollack Band Aug. 30
The News-Sentinel, Aug. 29, 1936
Ben Pollack and his orchestra will be the featured band at the
Fairview Gardens, Lake Manitou, on Sunday evening, August 30th,
according to an announcement made today by Alice McMahan,
manager of the Fairview Pavilion.
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