Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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WINDMILL CITY AND THE BUTLER WINDMILLS ■ THE Butler Company, which was organized in 1894, made windmills, pumps, tanks, tankheaters, etc. In 1896, L. C. Harding took over the management of the Butler Co. That same year they began making Record bicycles. During the year 1904, while making buggies, they had 125 employees. In 1918 they turned their full attention to windmills, pumps, pumpjacks, stock tanks, etc. During the 1920 ' s they exported a large percentage of their output to South Africa. Dur- ing this time they were one of the three largest exporters of windmills. In the winter of 1930-31 three aviators from Cincinnati, Ohio, built an airplane called The Yellow Jacket. They flew it to Cincinnati where they sold it. Due to the de- pression, they were unable to continue making airplanes. Since the war they have had their output curtailed due to a shortage of labor and materials. The Butler Company started business with one two-story building and has ex- panded to its present size. The capital stock in the industry has been quadrupled. In 1943 Mr. Harding retired and Mr. A. M. Sicard was elected to the management. The company is one of twelve windmill companies throughout the United States. Butler can well be proud to be called the Windmill City and the high school basketball team, the Butler Windmills. Page Eight

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FACULTY MARCELLA PETERSEN B. S. Bowling Green State University Music, English , ITH BEEBE Ball State Teachers College Junior High Schoo Mathematics, Science Second Team Basketball and Baseball i VIRGIL HAGERTY Manchester College Junior High School English, Science, Literature JAMES CATHER Tri-State College Manchester College Junior High School Social Studies, Coach Physical Education LOUISE SPAKE Office Clerk 1 ' I Page Seven

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