From our files: Cowley’s Hub Theatre sold in 1926

100 years ago, Nov. 5, 1926

The Cowley Progress

Acting for the Cowley Ward, Bishop Marchant has sold the Hub Theatre to H.D. Bischoff of Lovell, who will take formal possession of it on November 20. Mr. Bischoff informs The Progress that he will make many improvements in the building as well as in the equipment, putting in new projectors and a new screen, and he intends also to add something in the way of music and will make the house more comfortable and attractive to the patrons of the local picture show house.

75 years ago, Nov. 4, 1951

The Lovell Chronicle

One man may be responsible for breaking into two Cowley businesses last Friday night, according to deputy sheriff John Hampton. A back window in the Husky service station was broken to gain entrance, Hampton said. Cigarettes, candy and an undetermined amount of money was stolen.

The Sidon Irrigation District office, across Main St. from the service station, was also broken into that night. The door of the office was pried open, Hampton said, and a vise, anti-freeze and starting fluid were taken. The vise was found by the deputy behind the building.

50 years ago, Nov. 4, 1976

The Lovell Chronicle

Some 473 million acres of federal land now have a new management mandate under a law signed October 22 by President Gerald R. Ford. Known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the new law establishes a policy of continued federal ownership and sets guidelines for administration and management of these lands and their resources by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management.

Since creation of the Bureau of Land Management in 1946, successive presidents have sought a law that would replace the more than 3,000 public land laws applying to the public domain, some dating back to the post-revolutionary war period. Many of these antiquated laws have been replaced by the new act.

25 years ago, Nov. 8, 2001

The Lovell Chronicle

Thursday was a sad day for Scott Murphey and his mother, Ruth Keszler. For the first time in 86 years, Lovell was without a Ford dealership. Wednesday, Oct. 31, marked the final day of Scott Murphey Ford as a Ford franchise holder. The Ford Motor Company pulled the Lovell franchise. Scott Murphey will continue to operate his business, selling cars and running his automobile repair shop, but the company will no longer fly the Ford banner.

10 years ago, Nov. 3, 2016

The Lovell Chronicle

Students at Lovell Elementary School pondered the importance of making healthy choices in their lives last week as part of this year’s Red Ribbon/Character Counts week held at the school. The school ties the two programs together annually to educate the children about what it means to have good character and the perils of drug abuse.