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Morris High School Class of 1924

A photograph given to Ken Cooke by Ralph Aplin and now owned by Rene Elliott appears below.

The Morris High School, Class of 1924 is shown on the steps of the old high school.

I don't have a copy of the Morris High School yearbook for 1924. If anyone has a copy please provide us with a list of the graduates so it can be included here.

Rene Elliott provided the following information about this photo.

It seems to me that one of the Mansfield girls is seated in the front row?

RPPC: A Drive in Hillington Cemetery, Morris, N. Y.

A real photo post card of a scene from Hillington Cemetery along the Butternut Creek. Click on link below for higher resolution image.
Many thanks to Rene Elliott for the loan of the post card for digitizing.

The back of the card says that one cent postage is enough within the US, but two cents are needed to send the postcard abroad.

It is

RPPC Along the Butternut, Morris, N. Y.

RPPC (real photo post card) loaned by Rene Elliott shows a scene along the Butternut Creek in Morris, NY.

Click on the link below for a higher resolution image.

Morris High School, Training Class of 1911

A photograph labelled:

Morris Training Class - 1911 - Parish Hall

was loaned by Rene Elliott.

The only person identified currently is this one, who is said to be Ken Cooke's Aunt Lucy.

First National Bank of Morris blotters, Depreciating Currency

The topic of this bank blotter is one that has not
been of great concern in recent years. When our
coins were made of silver or gold filing a bit off
may have been a profitable undertaking, but not
today with our "sandwich" coins. The US quarter went
to a "sandwich" in 1965 when Johnson was president and is
sometimes call a "Johnson Sandwich." The current clad
version is two layers of cupronickel, 75% copper and
25% nickel, on a core of pure copper. If no one
has filed the edge off the coins 80 quarters should
weigh one pound.

The text under the image reads:

First National Bank of Morris blotters, Our Common Interests



THE BEGINNINGS OF LIBERTY
A pre-Revolutionary organization called "The Sons of Liberty" did much
to crystallize sentiment in favor of independence. Many of their meetings

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