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- 0:00Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Manchester Enterprise to read news
- 0:04from and around Manchester. Your reader today is Roger Hempiion.
- 0:09We will begin with the edition dated Wednesday, February eighteenth,
- 0:14twenty twenty six. As a reminder, Radio I is a
- 0:18reading service intended for people who are blind or have
- 0:21other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
- 0:26The first article from today's edition is titled Goose Rock
- 0:30man murdered. Welfare check leads to finding sixty year old
- 0:34homicide victim. Staff report Enterprise News authorities have launched a
- 0:41homicide investigation following the death of a Goose Rock man
- 0:45earlier this week. According to officials, Alonso Jackson, sixty, was
- 0:51last seen alive on Sunday, February eighth, at his residence
- 0:55on Steve's Court in the Goose Rock community. Neighbours requested
- 0:59a welfare on Tuesday, February tenth after becoming concerned about Jackson.
- 1:05He was discovered unresponsive inside the home and was later
- 1:09pronounced deceased by Clay County Coroner Jason Abner. Chief Deputy
- 1:14Clifton Jones with the Clay County Sheriff's Office confirmed the
- 1:18case as being treated as a homicide. We are conducting
- 1:22a homicide investigation and following up on leeds, Jones said.
- 1:27Following an examination by the Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office
- 1:31in Frankfort, Jackson's manner of death was officially ruled a homicide.
- 1:36Coroner Jason Abner also commented on the case, noting mister
- 1:40Jackson was pronounced deceased at the residence after being discovered
- 1:44during the welfare check. Our office is continuing to assist
- 1:48law enforcement as needed. The Clay County Sheriff's Office continues
- 1:53to actively investigate the case. Authorities have not released additional
- 1:57details at this time. Anyone within related to the investigation
- 2:02is encouraged to contact the Clay County Sheriff's Office. The
- 2:06next article from today's edition is titled man allegedly hits
- 2:10woman with chicken statue. Victim says boyfriend choked struck her
- 2:15in domestic dispute. Staff report Enterprise News. A woman was
- 2:21allegedly struck with a chicken statue during a domestic violence
- 2:24incident Thursday afternoon at Erahead Court. According to an arrest citation,
- 2:30Travis Carr, thirty four, of Boonville has been charged with
- 2:34first degree strangulation, domestic violence related, second degree assault, domestic violence,
- 2:41second degree fleeing or evading police on foot, and resisting arrest.
- 2:46The arrest was made by Clay County Sheriff's Deputy Wes Brumley.
- 2:51According to the citation, deputies responded to a domestic dispute
- 2:55involving Evelyn Smith at a residence on Arahead Court. Smith
- 3:00told authorities she and Carr were in a relationship and
- 3:03became involved in an argument that turned physical. Deputy Brimley
- 3:08wrote in the narrative, on the above date and time,
- 3:11I responded to a call of a domestic dispute at
- 3:14one thirty Arrowhead Court. According to the report, Smith stated
- 3:19Carr grabbed her, pushed her over a chair, and choked
- 3:22her until she nearly lost consciousness. She also reported that
- 3:26Carr struck her in the hand with a chicken statue.
- 3:30Deputy Brumley noted observing injuries consistent with Smith's statement, writing
- 3:35that he observed blood and a large swelled spot on
- 3:38her right hand. Smith was transported to advent Health Manchester
- 3:42for treatment. Authorities later located Carr in the woods near
- 3:46the residence. According to the citation, Car fled on foot
- 3:50when deputies made contact. Deputy Brimley stated in the report
- 3:55later on this date, I located the above in the
- 3:58woods near the place. On contact with the above, he
- 4:01took off running towards the house. After a brief footchase,
- 4:05I caught the above, and after a brief struggle, the
- 4:08above was placed in handcuffs. Carr was taken into custody
- 4:12and lodged in the Clay County Detention Center. The incident
- 4:16remains under investigation. The next article from today's edition is
- 4:21titled Advent Health supports backpack program and school's staff Report
- 4:26Enterprise News. Advent Health Manchester continues its commitment to student
- 4:32wellbeing by supporting the Clay County Board of Education's Backpack Program,
- 4:37an initiative that ensures local students have access to nutritious
- 4:41food on weekends and other days when school is not
- 4:44in session. Hospital officials say the partnership reflects a shared
- 4:48mission to care for the whole child and strengthen families
- 4:52across the community. At Advent Health Manchester, we're proud to
- 4:56support the Clay County Board of Education Backpack pro helping
- 5:01ensure local students to have access to nutritious food on
- 5:04weekends and days when school is an incession. Hospital representatives
- 5:08said in a statement, this program, made possible through the
- 5:12incredible work of our Family Resource Centers, provides more than meals.
- 5:17It provides peace of mind for families and a stronger
- 5:20foundation for student success because when children are nourished, they're
- 5:24better able to learn, grow and thrive, and caring for
- 5:28the whole person body, mind, and spirit starts right here
- 5:32in our community. The Backpack program operates through the district's
- 5:36Family Resource and Youth Service centers, which work directly with
- 5:40schools to discreetly send food home with students who may
- 5:44face food insecurity outside regular school hours. The effort has
- 5:48become a vital support system for many Clay County families,
- 5:52particularly during times of economic strain. Clay County School's Superintendent,
- 5:57William Sexton, praised the partnership, noting its direct impact on
- 6:02students' ability to succeed in the classroom. Without the support
- 6:06of partners like Advent Health Manchester, programs like this simply
- 6:10wouldn't be possible, Sexton said. When students don't have to
- 6:14worry about where their next meal is coming from, they
- 6:17can focus on learning We're grateful for their commitment to
- 6:20our children and families. District leaders say the program not
- 6:24only helps meet immediate nutritional needs, but also contributes to
- 6:28improved attendance, better concentration, and overall student well being. Community
- 6:34partnerships have long played a key role in sustaining the
- 6:37backpack program, with local organizations, churches, businesses, and volunteers stepping
- 6:43forward to ensure students are cared for beyond the classroom.
- 6:47School officials encourage anyone interested in supporting the program through
- 6:52donations or volunteer efforts to contact their local school's Family
- 6:56Resource Center. As Sexton emphasized, the effort is about more
- 7:01than food. It's about making sure every child in Clay
- 7:04County has the support needed to learn, grow and succeed.
- 7:10The next article from today's edition is titled Clay kicks
- 7:13off District Monday Tigers Lady Tigers face Jackson by Tanner Hoskins.
- 7:20Clay County High School is hosting the twenty twenty sixth
- 7:23forty ninth District Boys Girls Basketball Tournament. Clay County, North Laurel,
- 7:29Jackson County, Oneida, Baptist, and Redbird will all compete for
- 7:33the Crown of the forty ninth, the winners and runners
- 7:36up advancing on to the twenty twenty sixth thirteenth Region Tournament.
- 7:41North Laurel remains the favorite, as they've dominated in both
- 7:44boys and girls action all season long. Can anyone dethrone
- 7:48the Jags and become the new champs of the forty ninth.
- 7:52Let's dive in and see what both tournaments hold in store.
- 7:55Starting with the schedule, this will be a four day
- 7:59event begins on February twenty third. Monday February twenty third
- 8:04at five thirty pm. Four seed Anita Baptists versus five
- 8:09seed Redbird Boys, seven pm. Two seed Clay County versus
- 8:14three seed Jackson County Girls. Eight thirty pm. Two seed
- 8:19Clay County versus three seed Jackson County Boys. Tuesday February
- 8:25twenty fourth, six pm one seed North Laurel versus four
- 8:30seed Oneida Baptist Girls. Seven thirty pm one seed North
- 8:35Laurel versus four seed Ania Baptist Boys. Thursday February twenty
- 8:40sixth six thirty pm. Forty ninth District Boys Championship Friday
- 8:46February twenty seventh, six thirty pm forty ninth District girls championship.
- 8:52This is shaping up to be yet another fantastic forty
- 8:55ninth district tournament. Clay County High School will not allow signs, noisemakers,
- 9:01or body paint at this year's tournament. The rankings were
- 9:04based on forty ninth district seating standings. The next article
- 9:09from today's edition is titled Blind Draw or Earned Spot
- 9:13by Tanner Hoskins. The forty ninth district boys basketball coaches
- 9:18recently voted to determine postseason matchups for twenty twenty seven
- 9:22by blind draw rather than seeding. Meanwhile, the girls coaches
- 9:27voted to seed their tournament. Even more interesting, no other
- 9:31forty ninth district sport opted for a blind draw. That
- 9:35raises a fair question. If a blind draw is truly
- 9:38in the best interest of the kids, as representatives from
- 9:41Jackson County Redbird and A Knight of Baptists have suggested,
- 9:45then why does that logic apply only to boys basketball.
- 9:49Shouldn't the same philosophy extend to every sport. If blind
- 9:54draw is better for student athletes, why not soccer? Why
- 9:57not baseball? Why not volleyball? A Night of Baptist, for example,
- 10:01consistently Fields, one of the top soccer programs in the region.
- 10:06It's hard to imagine they would support leaving post season
- 10:09placement to chance rather than performance. Why Because seating rewards
- 10:14what sports are built upon earning your spot. That's the
- 10:18core of the debate. Seating isn't about favoritism. It's about accountability.
- 10:23It's about teaching young men that what you do during
- 10:26the regular season matters. Wins matter, preparation matters, execution matters.
- 10:32When you earn the top seed, you've earned a measurable advantage.
- 10:36That's the reward for doing things the right way over time.
- 10:40A blind draw, on the other hand, removes that structure.
- 10:44It suggests that performances can be secondary to luck, and
- 10:48while sports always carry elements of unpredictability, the framework itself
- 10:52should reinforce effort and merit. If the goal is truly
- 10:56what's best for student athletes, consistency matters. The message across
- 11:01all programs should be clear. Earn it. Otherwise, what are
- 11:05we teaching that if you're not quite good enough to
- 11:08secure your position, perhaps the better strategy is to hope
- 11:12the bracket falls your way. High school athletics should prepare
- 11:16students for life in life. You don't draw for your job,
- 11:20you don't draw for a scholarship, you don't draw for advancement.
- 11:24You compete, you prepare, you earn it. So again, why
- 11:28is boys basketball different? If blind draw is the standard,
- 11:32apply it across the board. If earning your seed is
- 11:35the standard, apply that across the board. But don't tell
- 11:39us it's about what's best for kids unless it's best
- 11:42for all of them. The next article from today's edition
- 11:47is titled three Honored for All Region Macy White named
- 11:51first Team by Tanner Hoskins. Clay County's girls basketball program
- 11:57was well represented when the thirteenth Region Girls Basketball Coaches
- 12:01Association released its twenty twenty five twenty six All Region teams,
- 12:06with several Lady Tigers earning recognition for their contributions during
- 12:11a competitive season across the region. North Laurel junior Maryella
- 12:16Claybrook was voted the thirteenth Region Player of the Year
- 12:20after receiving the highest number of votes from coaches. Claybrook
- 12:24has put together a dominant season for the Lady Jaguars,
- 12:27leading offensively while delivering strong performances in key games against
- 12:32top competition. Bell County's David Tige was named Coach of
- 12:37the Year after guiding the Lady Bobcats through an impressive
- 12:40campaign marked by consistency, balance, and strong play on both
- 12:45ends of the floor. Coaches were not permitted to vote
- 12:48for their own players, and selections were based on total
- 12:51votes received. Ties were not broken. First Team All Region.
- 12:56The first team featured standout players from across the region,
- 13:00including Clay County's Macy White. Others named to the first
- 13:04team include Carrie Lamb Bell County, Shelby Mills, Knox County,
- 13:09Macy Messer, South Laurel, Madison Hopkins, Whitley County, Peyton Mabe,
- 13:15South Laurel Neve Allen, Bell County, Aubrey Clemens, Corbin, Rachel Howard, Pineville,
- 13:23Mackenzie Hensley, Knox Central, Macy White Clay County Second Team
- 13:29All Region. Clay County's Carley Fults earned second team honors
- 13:33among a deep group of contributors from around the region,
- 13:36including J. C. Simpson, Harlan County, Callie Jones, South Laurel,
- 13:42Emily Lambert, Middlesbrough, Lauren Parton, Lynn camp Leiley Phillips, North Laurel,
- 13:48Lydia King, Corbin, Carley Fults, Clay County, Cheyenne Rhymer, Harlan,
- 13:55John Rice, Whitley County, Hailey, Comb's, North Laurel Paye, Shoun's
- 14:00Win Harlan Third Team All Region. Clay County's Lawrence Sizemore
- 14:05was named to the third team. Also Jayley Cochrane, Harlan County,
- 14:10Marley Martin, Barberville, Kaylin Smith, Knox Central, Millie Roberts Middlesbrough,
- 14:17Aubrey Bundy, South, Laurel, Brianna Engel, Barberville, Gracie Barton, Bell County,
- 14:24Bella Lewis, North Laurel, Lawrence Sizemore, Clay County, Addie Wilson,
- 14:30Corbin Reagan, Clem, Harlan County. Senior Academic AWE Region Clay
- 14:37County's Lawrence Sizemore was recognized for ekluance in the classroom
- 14:41with a cumulative GPA of three point five or higher.
- 14:45The next article from today's edition is titled Lady Tigers
- 14:50Down Jackson by Tanner Hoskins. Clay County cruised to a
- 14:54twenty five point win after defeating Jackson County sixty three
- 14:58to thirty eight at home on Thursday. The Lady Generals
- 15:02have gotten the best of Clay County for the past
- 15:04few years, but the tide is turning with the momentum
- 15:07shifted back to the Black and Gold. The futures also
- 15:11shining brightly in Manchester as the youth led this game
- 15:14in scoring. Harper Rice, an eighth grader from CCMs, led
- 15:19to Lady Tigers in scoring with fifteen points and eight rebounds.
- 15:23Freshman Anna Samples added thirteen points, shooting two for two
- 15:27from the field and three for five from deep, giving
- 15:30her a personal season high and a rivalry game. Senior
- 15:33Lawrence Sizemore added twelve points to give Clay County three
- 15:37scores in double digits. Coach Jemma Parks was all smiles
- 15:41after her team dismantled the Lady Generals. Her team stuffed
- 15:45the stat sheet and played with intensity throughout total team.
- 15:49Winn said Parks, these girls don't care who gets the
- 15:52glory if we win, they're happy. It makes coaching so enjoyable.
- 15:57It's been fun to watch these girls improve as the
- 15:59season continues. We still have plenty of toork on, but
- 16:03I'm very proud of how we played tonight. Tiger junior
- 16:07Madison Pendland continued her strong play posting seven points and
- 16:11making crucial defensive stops throughout the game. Carlely Fults added
- 16:16seven as well, with Macy White pouring in six and
- 16:19Taylor Grub with three to round things out. Harper Rice fifteen,
- 16:25Anna Samples thirteen, Lawn Sizemore twelve, Madison Pendland seven, carle
- 16:31Fults seven, Macy White six, Taylor Grub three. The next
- 16:37article from today's edition is titled beat Down Tiger's Dismantled
- 16:42Jackson seventy one to forty nine by Tanner Hoskins. Clay
- 16:47County powered past another district rival, sweeping Jackson County this
- 16:51regular season. After defeating the General Sandley with a seventy
- 16:55one to forty nine win, the Tigers eighteen and seven
- 16:59were once again led by Jacob Rogers with another twenty
- 17:02three point game. Rogers's sharpshooting paired fantastically with Aiden Baby
- 17:08Bear Wager's twenty one points as they scored from inside
- 17:11and out all night. Holding an early but narrow nineteen
- 17:15to sixteen lead, Clay County relied on strong defense to
- 17:19hold the Generals scoreless for the first four minutes of
- 17:22the second quarter. To build their lead. The Tigers went
- 17:25on to hold a ten point thirty eight to twenty
- 17:28eight lead before the half time break. Coach Michael Jones
- 17:32was proud of how his team rallied to fill the
- 17:34absence of Aiden Grubb, as Maxton Gray and Jay Nicholson
- 17:38both combined for nineteen points to help fill the void.
- 17:42Gray added ten, Nicholson with nine. Those two stepped up
- 17:46in a big way to help us win tonight, said
- 17:49Jones in reference to Gray and Nicholson. Two very tough
- 17:53kids who know and understand what this team needs, and
- 17:56they gave it just that. Their production goes beyond the
- 17:59stay sheet. Clay County went on to close out the
- 18:03Generals with the same defensive effort given in the second quarter,
- 18:06as they held the Generals to only eight points in
- 18:09the third quarter to grow their lead to fifty five
- 18:12to thirty six to start the fourth. The Tigers went
- 18:15on to win seventy one to forty nine in their
- 18:17final regular season district matchup of the year. Brody Hooker
- 18:22added five points in the win and Skuyler Sizemore added
- 18:26three as well. Jacob Rodgers twenty three, Aiden Wagers twenty one,
- 18:31Maxton Gray ten, j Nicholson nine, Brody Hooker five, Skuyler
- 18:36Sizemore three. The next article from today's edition is titled
- 18:41Clay falls in ot at Leslie by Tanner Hoskins. It
- 18:46was a thriller in Heiden last week as the Lady
- 18:49Tigers fell in overtime to Leslie County seventy six to
- 18:52seventy two. The two teams traded leeds all night, with
- 18:57them tied at the break twenty nine each. Clay searched
- 19:00ahead by three at forty seven to forty four. Heading
- 19:04into the fourth quarter. The Lady Tiger offense cooled off
- 19:07a bit, only scoring fourteen points in the quarter while
- 19:11giving up seventeen to leave them tied at sixty one.
- 19:14The Lady Eagles scored fifteen points in overtime to Clay's
- 19:18eleven to secure the victory. Clay was led in scoring
- 19:22by Carly Fultz with twenty one points. Lauren Sizemore added twelve,
- 19:27Macy White ten, Harper Rice ten, Madison Pendland nine, Anna
- 19:32Samples eight, and Kenzie Grubb two. The next article from
- 19:37today's edition is titled Tiger's Travel to Hazzard. The Tigers
- 19:42are set to meet the Hazzard Bulldogs in their final
- 19:45game of the regular season on Thursday, February nineteenth at
- 19:48Hazzard High School. The Bulldogs sixteen and nine are now
- 19:52led by coach Ksey Huff as longtime legendary coach Al
- 19:56Hollands stepped down this past off season. Will have their
- 20:00hands full with this talented Hazard squad led by Seth
- 20:04Coddle's twenty points per game. Dealing with Coddle and Trey's
- 20:08kincaid fifteen points per game will provide the Tigers with
- 20:11a very solid test as the forty ninth District tournament
- 20:14looms ahead next week. Tip is set for seven to
- 20:18fifteen pm Thursday, February nineteenth at Hazzard High School. The
- 20:23next article from today's edition is titled Tigers take hard
- 20:27fought win over Mountaineers. A slow start that saw a
- 20:31close contest in the first half was outshined by the
- 20:34tigers seventy two to fifty five victory over the visiting
- 20:37Oneida Baptist Mountaineers. Clay County eighteen and seven completed their
- 20:42regular season sweep of Obi led by former Mountaineer now
- 20:47Tiger Jacob Rodgers twenty three point performance. Rogers was surgical
- 20:52like with his precision and efficiency in terms of shooting
- 20:55on Tuesday night, going three for five from the field,
- 20:59four for eight from three, and five of seven at
- 21:02the free throw stripe. While Clay surged ahead to a victory,
- 21:06it didn't come easily. The Tigers lost junior small forward
- 21:10Aiden Grubb to an ankle injury in the waning minutes
- 21:13of the contest. The loss of Grub at this time
- 21:16of year is brutal as his status for district play
- 21:19is in question. Grubb finished with fifteen points in the
- 21:22win as well. Tiger junior Maxton Gray also had his
- 21:26personal season high fourteen points in this contest, having a
- 21:30game that was equally as efficient as Rogers. His emergence
- 21:34could be crucial down the line, as he can be
- 21:36yet another score for the Tigers. Seniors Jay Nicholson and
- 21:40Aiden Wagers were honored in pregame ceremony, as Nicholson went
- 21:44on to pour in eight points and Wagers with five,
- 21:48Rody Hooker added five, and Skyler Sizemore added two. Jacob
- 21:53Rodgers twenty three, Aiden Grubb fifteen, Maxton Gray fourteen, Jay
- 21:59Nicholson eight, Aiden Wagers five, Brody Hooker five, Skuyler Sizemore two.
- 22:05The next article from today's edition is titled Pulaski defense
- 22:09shuts down Lady Tiger's sixty to forty Pulaski County put
- 22:14the clamps on the high powered Lady Tiger offense in
- 22:17Saturday's Donnie Gray's shootout. The Lady Maroons came away with
- 22:21a sixty to forty win. Pulaski held Clay's leading score
- 22:25Macy White, scoreless in the game. The Lady Tigers trailed throughout,
- 22:30falling behind fifteen to eleven at the end of the
- 22:33first quarter and twenty two to seventeen at the break.
- 22:36The Lady Maroons came out clicking in the second half,
- 22:39scoring nineteen points in the third and nineteen more in
- 22:43the fourth quarter for the dominating win. Clay was led
- 22:46in scoring by Carly Foltz with twelve, Lauren Sizemore eleven,
- 22:51Madison Pendlin eight, Harper Rice six, and Kenzie Grubb three.
- 22:57The next article from today's edition is titled Wagers his
- 23:00career high thirty seven points in eighty seven to fifty
- 23:04three win. Clay County played the role of beekeeper on
- 23:08Friday night as they tamed the Middlesbrough Yellowjackets eighty seven
- 23:12to fifty three to notch their eighteenth win of the season.
- 23:16The Tigers simply dominated throughout this contest, led by the
- 23:20massive thirty seven point game from Aiden Baby Bear Wagers.
- 23:24Wagers went twelve of fifteen from the field and ten
- 23:27to twelve from the free throw stripe to put together
- 23:30one of the best performances by a Tiger ever. Wagers
- 23:34and company stormed ahead early and never looked back as
- 23:37they fired fifty seven percent from the field on Friday
- 23:40night while shooting roughly forty percent from deep. The seniors
- 23:45stole the show, as highlighted by Wagers thirty seven. However,
- 23:48Jane Nicholson had his own season high with sixteen points.
- 23:52Maxton Gray added ten, continuing his and Nicholson's uptick in
- 23:57the absence of Aiden Grubb. Rody Hooker at d six
- 24:00points on two threes as well. Underclassmen, freshman and sophomore
- 24:05saw the floor and got quality minutes in the win
- 24:08as well as Logan Desirn added six, Alex Gray with four,
- 24:13and Skyler Sizemore four. Jacob Rogers added one point off
- 24:18a free throw in the Victory, Aiden, Wagers thirty seven, J.
- 24:22Nicholson sixteen, Maxton Gray ten, Logan Desirned six, Rudy Hooker six,
- 24:29Alex Gray four, Skyler Sizemore four, Tyler Center's three, Jacob
- 24:35Rogers one. The next article from today's edition is titled
- 24:39Marvin Hall, a long time staple on the campus of
- 24:43a Nida Baptist Institute, was built in the early nineteen hundreds.
- 24:48For sixty two years, Marvin Hall stood on the campus
- 24:51of a Nida Baptist Institute as the main cog in
- 24:54their education wheel of learning. In October nineteen sixty six,
- 24:59a fire broke out in the two story building, with
- 25:01a financial audit being the only item saved. Dean Hodemann,
- 25:06who discovered the fire about four thirty a m. Said
- 25:09it apparently began in the chapel located in the north
- 25:12end of the second floor, and the fire had apparently
- 25:15been smoldering for some time. Heavy black smoke had filled
- 25:19the first floor and he was unable to enter the building.
- 25:23Marvin Hall was built in nineteen o four as a
- 25:26gift from doctor J. B. Marvin and his wife Juliette
- 25:30of Louisville. The Marvins agreed to donate forty two hundred
- 25:34dollars that's equivalent to one hundred thirty three thousand dollars
- 25:37today to construct the building. The Marvins agreed to donate
- 25:41the money on condition that the United Residents raised fifteen
- 25:45hundred dollars. Reverend James Anderson Burns told the Marvins he
- 25:49felt the money could be raised. He was elated at
- 25:52the donation, saying that now his people will confidently believe
- 25:56in the future of their school and so feel warranted
- 26:00in putting their all into it. Burne, the president of
- 26:03a nda Baptist Institute, hired J. H. Blackburn of Barberville
- 26:07to erect the new building. In Burns's book The Crucible,
- 26:12he said, we burned the bricks, sawed the lumber, dressed it,
- 26:16and did all the work with our own hands. The
- 26:18building housed a chapel, library, and several large classrooms. Once completed,
- 26:24the chapel could set approximately three hundred people. The Marvin family,
- 26:28along with their daughter Martha, were killed in nineteen thirteen.
- 26:32According to Louisville Courier Journal, the family was in the
- 26:36last sleeper compartment of the Ben Harbor Express when it
- 26:40collided with the White Mountain Express at North Haven, Connecticut.
- 26:44The donation of the Marvin family and their legacy lived
- 26:47on within the campus of A. Knight of Baptist Institute,
- 26:50as Marvin Hall was the cornerstone for many years at
- 26:53the school. In nineteen twenty five, an addition was built
- 26:57onto the hall to better serve the students. At the
- 26:59time tim of the fire in nineteen sixty six, the
- 27:02building was nearly worn out and abandoned. According to an
- 27:05article in the Manchester Enterprise, bricks had started to fall
- 27:09from the building. It said. The loss was estimated at
- 27:12one hundred thousand dollars and was only partially covered by
- 27:15insurance and did not cover the contents of the building.
- 27:19Even though the building no longer exists, the legacy and
- 27:22value it provided for a night A Baptist Institute will
- 27:25live on forever. This concludes the reading of the Manchester Enterprise.
- 27:31Your reader has been Roger Hamperion. Now please stay tuned
- 27:34for continued programming and on behalf of everyone here at radio.
- 27:38I thank you for listening and we hope you have
- 27:41a good day.