The new armory

Dr. J.F. Robinson is remodeling his brick building on East Walnut street which was formerly occupied by the First Baptist Church, The building will be put in the first class condition and a 16 foot addition was added to the east side of the structure. A splendid new floor is being put in the main building and a new furnace is being installed to heat the buildings. All this is being done for Co. H., which as leased the building for an Armory. The location is simply ideal for an armory and the buildings will be remodeled especially for the boys of Company H.

50 years ago

Two cars are stolen during the night here

Investigations of two stolen cars occupied Vernon County Sheriff Less Hunt today.

Still missing is an automobile stolen from in front of the home of Wilma Overton. The car is registered in her name but belongs to a minor son, Bob Overton, of the same address. In a statement to the sheriff, Overton said the car was observed in its parking place at 4 a.m., today.

The missing vehicle is a 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air, pink and white.

In a second stolen car case, a 1948 two-door Fleetline Chevrolet, taken from the C.A. White Motor Company sales lot, was found abandoned and stripped southwest of town by M.C. Wilson who lives in that area. Wheels, battery and the radiator had been stripped from the two-tone green vehicle.