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Looking Back: U.S. Navy electronics facility made Centre College its home
(Editor’s note: Information was taken from articles in The Advocate Messenger.) A new $134,000 Naval Reserve Electronics Facility ... Read more
Author: Brenda Edwards - Page 3 | The Advocate-Messenger
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Looking Back: Centre grad head west; Old record books
Four Danville men, who were referred to as “The Junior Colonels,” a unique organization of St. Louis, Missouri, ... Read more
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Looking Back: Christmas greetings cards from the past
These Christmas greeting cards are from a collection owned by Sharon Stratton of Danville. She is an ... Read more
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Brooks was first U.S. Armored Forces casualty in WWII
(Editor’s note: Information in this article was researched by Andy Bryant, a Danville native, who says he is ... Read more
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1861 wedding connected local families’ histories
The Hughes and Marksbury families are intertwined with the O’Bannon and Coovert families in Garrard County, who ... Read more
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Looking Back: Danville man thanks his father in letter from WWI
Corporal Howard M. Guthrie, who grew up in Danville and was a former newspaper carrier for ... Read more
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Looking Back: Perryville native shared WWI experiences in letters
A Perryville soldier went through World War I in France without any injuries during active duty overseas. Private ... Read more
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Looking back: Water turned to oil for Danville businessman in 1900s
An oil well was a conundrum in Junction City in the early 1900s. Danville businessman John W. ... Read more
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Danville man fought in Pacific theater during World War II
A Danville soldier was among the thousands of Kentuckians who fought in World War II and returned home ... Read more
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Looking Back: Halloween mischief
Halloween parties and fall festivals in schools and communities end the month of October and offer fun, prizes ... Read more
