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Dale C. Maley: Fairbury was home to a national mechanical corn picker champion
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore World War II, annual national championships were held to determine who could hand-harvest corn the fastest. Fairbury native Ted Balko won the national contest in 1934 and 1938. Ted hand-harvested ...
Nussbaum family key part of Fairbury history
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Nussbaum family has had a huge impact on the history of Fairbury, including one of the homes that is easily recognizable as one drives through town along Route 24. That's the one Betty Nussbaum ...
Looking Back
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago130 Years Ago October 15, 1892 Last Saturday the teachers of our public schools had a picnic out on the banks of the Vermilion. Kent's hack was secured...
