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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years ago
July 22, 1925: To take care of expanding business the Hayes-Custer Company, operating the plant at the junction of Empire Street with the Illinois Central railroad, has just completed a new two-story addition to the east. This new building, constructed from concrete blocks, is made necessary by a shortage of space for storage and will be used as a warehouse. The company, which has a workforce of 60, has specialized in manufacturing furnaces but now is adding a new line of gas stoves.
People are also reading… Downed trees, power lines, and outages reported after afternoon storm in Bloomington Teen arrested, victim identified in Bloomington homicide 1 person shot, killed Thursday night in Bloomington Pfaff’s Bakery has been feeding Pontiac for three generations, seven decades Bloomington teen detained on murder charges, after prosecutors say he described fatal shooting Church building collapses overnight in Bloomington Jeri Beggs discusses how Illinois State athletics will handle loss of NCAA funds Bloomington man sentenced to 14 years for strangling a woman, endangering children 2 FruGALS, Abundant Thrift stores moving to new spots in downtown Bloomington Man detained for selling cocaine in ‘broad daylight,’ McLean County prosecutor said Man detained after shots fired early Wednesday in Bloomington Luther Burden III finalizes rookie contract with Chicago Bears Kobe Ramen Pho & Poke coming to Bloomington this fall Illinois National Guard soldiers return home after 10-month deployment to Africa Flick: Legendary, with a 100% chance of Chuck 75 years ago
July 22, 1950: The Bloomington City Council has rendered an edict to suburbanites to come into the city or be banned from using Bloomington water. After Jan. 1, 1951, the ordinance reads, no water shall be supplied from systems outside the city where users have been adjacent to the city for six months or more — in other words, Bloomington water is only for Bloomington citizens and taxpayers. The ordinance exempts industries and the town of Normal.
50 years ago
July 22, 1975: Restoration of Normal’s historic brick water tower in Fell Park has been postponed due to lack of interest and money. The Normal City Council was plenty interested until the meeting last week when it found that only one proposal of $9,000 had been submitted.
25 years ago
July 22, 2000: Illinois State University will purchase the former Lexington Cooperative Research Farm from Growmark Inc. for $687,000, taking possession of the 150-acre farm along Interstate 55 north of the Twin Cities next spring. The purchase was approved Friday (July 21) by the ISU Board of Trustees. Specifically, the 150 acres will be purchased for $3,200 per acre for a cost of $480,500. Existing farm buildings are being bought for $206,500.
The agreement includes spending $1.4 million to relocate as well as modify and improve existing facilities on the Lexington farm.
A girl’s best friend: 35+ vintage Pantagraph ads for diamonds Elbe – Nov. 13, 1883 Miller-Ulbrucg Jewelry Co. – Dec. 11, 1914 Yocum Jeweler – April 14, 1917 L.F. Chadband – Nov. 8, 1918 Will H. Homuth Jewelry Co. – Oct. 8, 1923 Will H. Homuth – Feb. 29, 1924 Burklund’s – Aug. 6, 1924 Chadband’s – Nov. 11, 1932 Clyde V. Noble – Sept. 3, 1937 Shield’s – Nov. 20, 1942 Chadband’s – June 21, 1945 Shield’s – June 22, 1945 Chadband’s – Nov. 6, 1945 Chas L. Miller – Nov. 28, 1948 Shields – March 25, 1949 Shield’s – June 18, 1950 Shield’s – June 29, 1950 Vogel Jewelers – March 5, 1950 Chadband’s – Dec. 11, 1953 Kmart – Dec. 10, 1963 Sorg’s – Dec. 11, 1953 Chadband’s – July 4, 1960 Shield’s – March 14, 1963 Page’s Quality Diamonds – Aug. 13, 1964 Sorg’s Jewelers – Aug. 5, 1964 Shield’s – July 20, 1956 Shield Jewelers – July 25, 1965 Shield’s – Dec. 18, 1966 Longines – Dec. 7, 1969 Lowell Jewelry – Dec. 9, 1973 Bergner’s – Dec. 22, 1973 Sorg’s – Oct. 12, 1974 Bergner’s – Feb. 6, 1975 Bergner’s – June 19, 1975 JC Penney – Jan. 14, 1979 J.C. Penney – March 30, 1980 Armstrong’s – Dec. 4, 1981 Diamonds – Nov. 9, 1982 Sorg’s – June 22, 1986 Shield Jewelers – March 16, 1986 Jack Lewis – Oct. 5, 1994 Jack Lewis – Nov. 6, 1997 Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0
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