100 YEARS—SEPTEMBER 17, 1925
Electrically lighted homes in the U.S. total 12 million and it is forecast to be 16 million by 1930… WEDDINGS: Miss Matilda Grace Barnes to Mr. Bruff K. Wilkins… BIRTHDAYS: Mrs. Irn Wilkins, her 40th… If all the men and women employed in the telephone business in the United States were placed in columns of four, it would take twenty-four hours for them to march past a given point… The Skinner sale was quite successful from a financial standpoint, some cows selling as high as $70… Hoefer & Czapansky have, solid plain oak dining room suite, 8-foot table, 6 leather chairs, 48-inch buffet for $105 cash…
75 YEARS—SEPTEMBER 14, 1950
The Fuller reunion had over 100 descendants of Noble Fuller, gathered at the Miltonvale Park, their 14th reunion… Wheat $1.98… ANNIVERSARIES: Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Graham 50th. Mr. and Mrs. Wess Reed 50th. Mr. and Mrs. Bruff Wilkins 25th… BIRTHDAYS: James Yonally 14th… Boyd Propane Gas Service of Concordia will fill your propane bottle for two old car batteries with the money you save, you can attend the circus… DUTTON-ENNIS HGF grocery store has lettuce 20 cents a lb., potatoes, white or red peck 60 cents, white onions 6 cents a lb., and carrots bunch 10 cents…
50 YEARS—SEPTEMBER 11, 1975
Miltonvale city and area receives a new ambulance, cost $13,400.00. It will go into service as soon as the equipment is installed… New art teacher for Miltonvale is Karen Reimer… ANNIVERSARIES: Buster and Gloria Halepeska 25th… Miss Jeni Peck is the Rodeo Queen at Longford’s Rodeo last Friday… BIRTHS: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gosey have a daughter… WEDDINGS: Pam Sween to Dan Campbell … Rainfall for the week 1.68… Turner’s Grocery has 10 lbs. of potatoes for 89 cents, grapes 49 cents a lb. and tomatoes 39 cents a lb…
25 YEARS—SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
Mission to Mexico to build a school from Miltonvale were Ray and Sonya Cote, Marvin and Jessica George, Sara Labarge, Anne Osborne and Blanca Pruitt. A group from Troy and also Solomon traveled with the group… BIRTHS: Tom and Cathy Whiteley have a girl… Miltonvale area ladies 90 years old and older are invited to Senior Citizens for a free dinner on Sept. 15… Moisture for the week .00…Church sign for the week. Do not wait for the hearse to take you to church… The Fuller-Willard reunion had 46 attending…
