Tag: Boyett
Plant played key role in WWII effortYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSunday, December 27, 2015 The year 1940 ended with a strong whiff of exhilaration in Henderson’s collective nostrils….
Getting old doesn’t necessarily mean not workingYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023 Many of you, I’m sure, heard your parents and grandparents talking about long-gone people…
Iconic Henderson clock is 100 years oldYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettMAY 28, 2017 Music and poetry joined hands in 1917 to ring in the iconic clock of what…
Civil rights battles still being waged here in 1964Yesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSunday, June 8, 2014 Henderson’s racial report card was probably no better than a C-minus in…
Sugar shortage panicked residentsYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettDECEMBER 17, 2017 The Meatless Tuesdays and Wheat-less Wednesdays were bad enough, but it was the sweetness shortage that caused Henderson…
Slow process to stub out smokingYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022 Ashtrays in most public establishments have pretty much gone the way of the spittoon.Both America…
Flatboat Days had a good runYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023 – THE GLEANER Henderson’s entry in the first Flatboat Days race wasn’t exactly built for…
YESTERDAY’S NEWS by FRANK BOYETT THE GLEANER • Sunday, May 20, 2012 Kerosene lanterns give way to electric lights 75 years ago It took a good, long while…
Yesterday’s News by Frank Boyett SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 A sphinx once guarded Second and Elm streets but it got toasted in 1920 The bakery that once stood at…
Yesterday’s News By Frank Boyett March 3, 2013 Henderson’s city government touts progress in 1938 Henderson city government was not only making great strides in 1938, it was…
FRANK BOYETT – YESTERDAY’S NEWS The Gleaner – Sunday, June 29, 2014 Buried treasures probably still out there somewhere The possibility of finding buried treasure makes people’s hearts…