HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1936-1940 - Fulton County Public Library

AIRPLANE PURCHASED
Eugene Bright
The News-Sentinel, July 2, 1937
Eugene Bright, owner of the Bright Hardwood Lumber
Company, has purchased a Redwing cabin monoplane and plans to use
that means of transportation to his mill in Muscatine, Iowa. Mr. Bright
returns to his home here every week end and the trip by motor car takes
about seven hours. By plane the trip takes two and a half hours. Bright
has a students license and eventually plans to get a pilots license.
COTTAGE PURCHASED
Emillle Pop Martin
The News-Sentinel, July 2, 1937
Locust Point, owned by Clark Condon, Rochester, has been
purchased by Emille Pop Martin, one time owner of Colonial Hotel,
Fred H. Moore announced today.
STEININGER REUNION
Hiatt Woods, Tippecanoe River
The News-Sentinel, July 6, 1937
The Steininger reunion was held Monday at the C.N. Hiatt woods
along the Tippecanoe river, with relatives and friends present from
Benton Harbor Mich., South Bend, Auburn, Royal Center and
Rochester.
A basket lunch was enjoyed at noon and the afternoon was spent
singing, speaking and playing games.
Leonard Steininger was elected president and Mrs. Berlin Van
Soik, secretary-treasurer, for the coming year.
PURDUES WARD LAMBERT
To Hold Coaching School Here
The News-Sentinel, July 7, 1937
Coach Ward Lambert, Purdue basketball mentor whose teams
have won or tied for the Big Ten title nine times in the past seventeen
years, will resume his summr coaching school at Lake Manitou the
week of August 16-21. - - - - -
In resuming his popular summer coahing school after a lapse of a
few years, Lambert again selected Lake Manitou as the site because it
makes possible the combination of basketball with enjoyable vacation.
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