Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

Thursday, October 27, 1966 -- A GLIMPSE INTO STAUNTON'S PAST-- Otto Hiffman, one of Staunton's senior citizens, brought in a clipping to the Star-Times recently, taken from an issue of the paper dated October 2, 1930. The clipping contained some interesting information about the early days of Staunton, jotted down by the late Armin C Kurz, then editor and publisher of the Star-Times, in an interview with the late Charles F. Hackman, one of the pioneer residents, who founded the furniture business now conducted by R.A. "Dick" Russell, his grandson.

Mr Hackman. in the interview stated that...