Morehead Memories: True Stories from Eastern Kentucky

by Ellis, Jack D.

• ISBN13: 9780945084921
• ISBN10: 0945084927
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Jesse Stuart Foundation

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Faith vs Feuds: Church and Conflict	21	(44)
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rowan County Feud - Effect on the Church
First Christian Church
First Baptist Church
First Church of God
Early Entrepreneurs: Visions of the Future	65	(52)
City of the Hills
Queen City, Kentucky
Utilities - Let There Be Light
Morehead Money Managers - Banks
Morehead State Bank
Peoples Bank
Citizens Bank
First Federal
Morehead National Bank
Building Businesses - Sales and Services	117	(76)
Allens Meat Market
Bishop & Battsons Drugstores
Eagles Nest
Bakery: Boys, Bicycles, and Bread Wrappers
Tourists, Tourist Camps and Tourism
Red Rose Dairy - McBrayers - Regal Store
Stock Market - Monarch Supply Store
Medical Men (and Women): Treating the Sick	193	(40)
Early Physicians
Drs. Caudill, Proudfoot & St. Claire
Medical Practitioners 1864-1950
Health Department & Epidemics
School Superintendents: Leaders in Education	233	(60)
The Formative Years
Hiram Bradley Era
Cora Wilson Stewart Era
Moonlight Madness
Lyda Messer Caudill Era
First ``Colored'' School
J. H. Powers Era
Roy E. Cornette Era
Rowan Rural & Public Schools
High School History: Sports, Band, Drama	293	(54)
Sports Camels in Educational Tents
Basketball Begins
Football Arrives
WW II Years Slowed Sports
Band Era
Drama
Publishers and Printers: The Paper Trail	347	(60)
Morehead Advance - Mountaineer - Scorcher
Morehead Independent
Rowan County News; The Morehead News
College Campus Newspapers
Navy Paper - Mountain Cruiser
Federal Functions: Post Office and CCC Camps	407	(48)
Civilian Conservation Corps - CCC
U. S. Post Offices in Rowan County
Rowan County Post Offices 1828-1928
Rural Routes Established
Chronology of Morehead Post Office
Flood and Fire: Deluge and Ashes	455	(40)
July 4th Celebration
Death, Destruction, and Survival
Flood Aftermath
Fire and Firemen
Water System Voted
Bookmobiles and Black History	495	(24)
First Bookmobile Arrives
First Public Library Board
Black History
Arts and Entertainment	519
County Fair
Local Lottery: Drawing
Morehead's Music Man
Swimming Pool: Mardi Gras
Radio Reception: Poor
Movies on the Silver Screen
Chronology of Movie Theaters
Appendix Rowan County Officials
Bibliography