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yorktown barber
yorktown barber
The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.
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bob johnson
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Dec 24, 2004
7:45 PM
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does anyone remember the barber that came to yorktown, i believe, every two weeks? his name was perry hiller or heller.
i remember he had an old box car and a stove that he burned cobs in, in the winter time. we would have to stand up and let him get the cobs from under the seat that we sat on. i can also remember about four or five cans of keresene that he had hanging or nailed to the wall, they were like coffee can size, and when his clippers would start slowing down, he would put them in one of the cans, while they were running, and keep them in there until they picked up speed! he would then start cutting more hair and the keresene would drip down on your neck! we never had lice or anything tho.
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Vivian Gudgell
Guest
Dec 25, 2004
11:37 AM
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Bob Johnson,
I am curious to know if you are related to the William Goodhart Johnson's or his father Loyal T. Johnson? I know there was a Johnson farm across the road from our house in Thomas. We lived next door to the telephone office for a few years after WWII.
Vivian Gudgell
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Denise
147 posts
Dec 25, 2004
1:49 PM
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Bob,
Vivian has submitted a photo of Perry Heller, the barber - see Yorktown Photo Album.
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Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society
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bob johnson
Guest
Dec 25, 2004
7:54 PM
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mrs. gudgell,
the johnson farm that was across the street from the gudgell home, was my grandfather, peter c. johnson. this was the former cartwright farm. i was born and raised a mile east of thomas. my father was lester.
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