June 2022

Different people from different regions have different ideas about what is history and what should be discarded. Clay Countians can’t seem to make up their mind...they will marvel at antique automobiles and farm machinery, spend mone they sometimes can’t afford for someone else’s old furniture, yet want every building showing signs of being old disposed of. I don’t understand it. I tend to agree with Bill Hancock of Knobel, who maintains that “anything can be renovated.” He backs his argument by telling folks to take a look at his store building in Knobel which is the old Sellmeyer building. It was in a sad, neglected state for a number of years, but with renovation has become a source of pride for the people of Knobel who are glad to have such a nice, big, brick building in their town. Around town, just let a

The most common female name in America is Mary. Thinking back over the years, there are dozens of friends, acquaintances, relatives and co-workers with that name. One thing I have noticed, however, is that most were not known simply as Mary. In most instances, they were called by their middle name as well.