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Eldon Morti playing baseball on the school grounds on April 14, 1942. The upper grade school played baseball in the corner of the area of the current location of the bus barn directly across the street on Market from the school, which is now the…

Maurine Mohr with toddler Mary Lauber at the Lauber farm in 1945.

Bill Hamilton farmed off and on until 1952. He farmed 120 acres of wheat and sold the land in 1960.

Rev. Hanna L. Almon came to Derby in August of 1945 with her husband Rev. Clarence E. Almon. He was invited to be the minister for the Presbyterian Church for three years. She took over when he became seriously ill in December of 1945. Hanna served…

Rev. Hanna L. Almon came to Derby in August of 1945 with her husband Rev. Clarence E. Almon. He was invited to be the minister for the Presbyterian Church for three years. She took over when he became seriously ill in December of 1945. Hanna served…

Zoe Alley and her granddaughter Betty Zoe Alley standing in a chariot used in the rodeos that took place south of Derby. Charles Rankin stands at the front of it. The chariot was in front of Chet Smith's grocery store.

Frank Simonsen was the bus driver for the Derby School bus in the 1940s.

On April 25, 1944 one 15-foot section of the bridge broke and washed away due to the flooding water. Then on April 26, 1944 the rest of the bridge collapsed into the Arkansas River. The 375 foot long bridge was originally built in 1900 of wood…

Mary Lauber and her cousin Mary Sue Hiskey in the bathtub in 1947. Mary Lauber's parents were John Lauber Sr. and Juanita Riley. Mary Sue Hiskey's parents were Marshall Hiskey and Olga Lauber. John and Olga were siblings.