Phil Benefiel
Lawrence County News July 17, 1952 Benefiel Recipient of National Recognition “When Philip B. Benefiel of Lawrenceville was elected...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 13, 20231 min read
The Austin Coupe,The Volkswagon of the Depression
August 9, 1930 Daily Record Considerable excitement and congestion of traffic at the City Hall corner (11th and State, Lawrenceville)...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Slot Machines and Chewing Gum
September 28, 1911 Four Slot Machines Confiscated by the Sheriff and State’s Attorney Last week Earl R Decker, who owns a number of slot...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Two Graduates--BTHS
In 1896 the Bridgeport High School produced its first graduating class which consisted of only two members, but the number gradually...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Old Julia's Surprise 1952
Lawrence County News June 26, 1952 "Old Julia Develops Some Young Ideas" “There is interest and excitement in the Pleasant Ridge...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 9, 20231 min read
"Two Formals and Gold Sandals"
The following letter published in a Lawrence County newspaper from 23-year-old Army Nurse Bettie Jo Eaton sent home to her family in...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20234 min read
Rest in Peace"
Old newspaper articles are often filled with information that capture our attention. This particular article captured Larry Curry’s...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Barbers in the County
In an earlier post we asked for memories of barbers in the county. Rodney Stevens said that the barber on 12th Street in the basement...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Attention: Ruark's
William F Ruark has been reported as the son of John C and Mary Smith Ruark born about 1815. While the Native Americans had vacated the...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 4, 20233 min read
And a Can of Pineapple. . .
Per a request from a Civil War researcher with the Martin County Indiana Historical Society, John King was tasked with tracking down...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 3, 20232 min read