Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of April 1
1906 Carl J. Henry is elected the city attorney of Butler.
1908 One of the most destructive hail storms rips through the Pleasant Gap community leaving large hailstones in an area 1 mile wide and three miles long.
1915 There are so many cases of mumps in and around Adrian, many people are afraid to shop in fear of getting the ailment.
1938 Mr Rice is again in Amoret with his portable picture show, and the feature is "Murder At Glen Athol". Admission is 10 cents, kids 5 cents.
1950 The population of Bates County is 17,534, down 1,997 from 1940.
1951 New prices at the NU SHO movie theater in Butler, 45 cents for adults and 10 cents for kids.
1973 Jerry Cook, former Farm Bureau insurance agent, in Butler, goes into partnership with George Krinn to form an independent agency on Ohio street near the post office.
1978 A rough night for police in Butler and Rich Hill. Prisoners in both locations set fire to the bedding in their cells, creating unneeded chaos.
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