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31 photos from the Herald & Review archives

Jan 13, 2021
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1985: Richard Ferrill, Orville Ferrill and Leck Smith attach the legs of a hog to an end loader. The steam results from hot water poured over the carcass to make the hide easier to remove. The 'lost art' of hot butchering is not lost in the Ferrill family of Oreana. Each year, Hazel Ferrill gathers her family and tackles several hogs given as Christmas presents. (H&R file photo)

1979: Dirt surrounds this rural Sullivan house to form a heat-saving cave home. Roger Maxedon will have to mow his house as well as his lawn. Once completed, the home will have 3½ to 4 feet of dirt on top of the house. (H&R file photo)

1961: Teachers certificates by the hundreds are viewed by William Woodward, Macon County superintendent of schools. The certificates are turned in to Woodward's office for registration. About 800 have been received. Another 700 are still to come. (H&R file photo)

1990: Thirteen-year-old Vernon Woods of Decatur chalks his cue between shots while playing pool at the Decatur YMCA with friends. Woods says he drops by the 'Y' several times a week after school to play pool. (H&R file photo)

1943: One step in the making of ammunition boxes at Woodworking Inc. is the preparation of closures. Nailing rope handles securely to the tops and bottoms of the boxes are Helen Marsh and Vivian Zilz. In the background, George Jones checks the nails that are put into the boxes by the automatic nailing machine. He checks each nail to see that it is secure, using a hammer to drive in the loose ones. After inspecting the box, it and the closures are stenciled and dipped in water stain. (H&R file photo)

1989: Yoyo the Clown, alias Tom Payne, ties a leprechaun's hat to the whistle on his vehicle prior to the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade through downtown Decatur. Payne is with the Ansar Shrine, which supplied the clowns for the annual event. (H&R file photo)

1977: Pictured is the Sullivan Municipal Power Plant. (H&R file photo)

1979: Viola F. Martin, left, and Audra Mathis look on as Kathy Lingard gives Bill 'Woody' Woods a farewell hug. For 16 of his 23 years as a mail carrier, this route, No. 27, belonged to Woods. His route is bordered on the north and south by Grand Avenue and the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. tracks and on the east and west by Church and Monroe streets. Many in the community turned out with cakes, cookies and an engraved plaque to tell their beloved mailman goodbye on his last day, Dec. 28. (H&R file photo)

1990: F.W. Woolworth & Co. at 239 N. Water St. will be closing its doors in January after 86 years in downtown Decatur. The store opened about 1904 at 147 N. Water St. and moved to its current location in 1910. (H&R file photo)

1984: Bob Best is a combination pressman-photographer for Best Newspapers in Illinois Inc. in Sullivan. His parents own the small community newspaper company and are active in the operation of the News Progress in Sullivan and the Findlay Enterprise. (H&R file photo)

1992: Glenn Sunderland, 66, of Washington, warms up his lungs and bagpipe as a fellow member of the Morton Highlanders tunes his instrument by playing into a brick wall. Sunderland was on hand in Decatur to march in the city's St. Patrick Day parade. (H&R file photo)

1981: Shelbyville High School receiver Drew Woodruff was on target in the opener against Sullivan. Woodruff nabbed a 60-year touchdown pass from quarterback Trey Cox in the first quarter. It turned out to be the winning score. (H&R file photo)

1993: Greg Mayberry, certified technician, and Jerry Woodard, service director for Bob Ridings Lincoln-Mercury-Jeep-Eagle, look over a car's engine. (H&R file photo)

1988: Theresa Poland, right, watches as daughters Stepheny, left, and Kelly paint tree-ring designs at the kitchen table. Steve and Theresa Poland own Tree-ring Creations. The circular works of art cut from solid red oak display animals, hobbies, logos and holiday symbols. They have sold more than 1,000 tree rings this year. (H&R file photo)

1990: Val Woods, 26, is thought to be the only female wrecker driver in Decatur and perhaps in Illinois. Prairieland Towing operator Rick Richards said he gets calls specifically requesting Val, one of the AAA affiliated services four wrecker drivers. (H&R file photo)

1987: MacArthur's James Woodland takes it up against Lincoln's Mike Thomas. Lincoln won, 77-50. (H&R file photo)

1987: Decatur's Sons and Daughters of Ireland marched in Decatur's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The group will also march in Chicago's parade. (H&R file photo)

1987: Matt McCarty, a supervisor at Sullivan Tubular Products, crimps an automotive air conditioner hose. The plant, located in the former Switchcraft Inc. plant, began limited production in late January. (H&R file photo)

1994: H. Nelson Woodley teaches karate at St. James School gym, sponsored by the Southside Improvement Association. (H&R file photo)

1989: Monument Committee chairman Allen Golden Sr. shows of the new Veterans Memorial in Sullivan. Moultrie County American Legion Post No. 68 will dedicate the 9-by-15-foot monument in Wyman Park. (H&R file photo)

1985: Since arriving at Eastern Illinois University in 1965, Tom Woodall has had a hand in everything from coaching cross country and promoting distance running to developing cirriculum in the physical education department in cardiorespiratory fitness. (H&R file photo)

1957: Dedication services were held for the newly remodeled Presbyterian Church in Sullivan. (H&R file photo)

1993: Russ Woolen, founder of God's Shelter of Love, delivers a message of redemption to Herman. Woolen is no longer associated with the shelter, which recently relocated away from East Marietta Street. (H&R file photo)

1960: Asphalt drips off a culvert. Earl Walker Co. Inc. in Sullivan has been making culverts for 22 years and dipping them in asphalt since 1955. The Walker firm is owned by W.S. Johnson of Joliet and is one of four in Illinois that makes asphalt-coated culverts. (H&R file photo)

1991: Tory Koss, leadoff batter for the Decatur Sting, bunts the ball foul during the ASA Women's Nationals at Borg-Warner Field. (H&R file photo)

1966: Newspaper advertising has come a long way during the past 50 years, and H.W. 'Pete' Barth thinks it will continue to be the dominant advertising medium. Barth, display advertising manager of the Herald & Review, retired after 50 years with two newspapers. (H&R file photo)

1990: Auctioneer Leroy Elfrank of Texas coaxes bids out of the audience for government surplus cars during the two-day sale in the Decatur Civic Center. Trucks, cars, a 1952 American LaFrance firetruck, dump truck and two boats are up for auction. (H&R file photo)

1992: Eastern Illinois University shortstop Aimee Klien (12) tries to put a tag on Drake University's Kris Cox who was stealing second in the championship game of the Central Illinois Fall Ball Festival at Borg-Warner Field. Drake won 6-0. (H&R file photo)

1987: Dale Aupperle, mayor of Forsyth, speaks out in opposition to Phillips Pipeline Co. wanting to construct three propane storage tanks at the facility just north of the village. (H&R file photo)

1991: Jim Kettelkamp winds up for a mighty swing during a men's C League game. (H&R file photo)

1981: An auctioneer looks for higher bids on an old bicycle. Bids were about $150. The estate of the late Edward H. Kushmer Sr. was auctioned off at the Macon County Fairground. (H&R file photo)