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100 years ago
May 22, 1924
About twenty of Calhoun county’s leading apple growers met in the office of the Farm Bureau at Hardin last Saturday for the purpose of trying to perfect a Fruit Growers’ Organization. A B. Leeper of Centralia, Ill, manager of the Illinois Fruit Exchange, was present and explained the plan of operating a marketing organization for the fruit raised in Calhoun. Those present voted in favor of such an organization and if twenty percent of last year’s apple crop, which is in the neighborhood of 100,000 barrels, can be secured from the growers to be handled through this organization, then such an organization will be perfected. The News is of the opinion that a Fruit Growers’ Association will be a benefit to the growers of Calhoun county.
75 years ago
May 26, 1949
North Calhoun County was hit by a freak tornado Saturday evening and considerable damage was done, although no one was injured. Apparently the twister was part of the one that had struck in Missouri, across the river, and then moved east. The wind struck about 5 p.m. Saturday evening, approximately, about the time the tornadoes were wrecking Wood River and other parts of Illinois and Missouri. In Wood River there was great damage to property and five lives were lost and scores injured. However, we have heard of no former Calhoun folks being injured there, although we learned of several who lived close to the stricken area.
50 years ago
May 23, 1974
A fire started in the basement of the Hardin Grade School at 12:30 p.m. Monday, but was put out by the school personnel. A bulletin board, covered with crepe paper was ablaze. The fire alarm was sounded and the students were evacuated. The Hardin Fire Department was called, but later was advised not to respond, because the fire had been put out.
25 years ago
May 26, 1999
One of the first steps in building a new school has begun for the Calhoun Unit 40 Board of Education, that of listening to various presentations and proposals. S. M. Wilson, general contractors from Granite City and St. Louis, gave a presentation to the Calhoun school board members at their meeting on Monday, May 17, in hopes that their company would be hired as the project’s construction manager. They explained about the company’s history, their recent education construction management project experiences, the advantages of construction management and exactly how it works. In April, one of S. M. Wilson’s superintendent’s Bernie Loft of Hardin notified Amy Berg, Vice-President of Business Development, about Calhoun’s successful bond referendum and about the new school construction grant. S. M. Wilson would like to help the district take the next step and deliver a wonderful school with its limited referendum dollars. President Scott J. Wilson told of the company’s history dating back to 1921. Wilson is the founder’s grandson. The company is interested in being the construction manager for the school project.
