At the end of September 1942, an actress billed as Aunt Jemima herself (possibly Rosa Washington Riles) came to Monett on a nationwide tour for the Quaker Oaks company. She generated a bustling business at the Davis Brothers Market, where she served up ”her” famous hotcakes. Pictured are, from left, Raymond “Doc” Davis, at left, and Lucille Binder, sister of Mrs. L.A. Kinney, at right. File photo/The Monett Times
EIGHTY YEARS AGO Oct. 2-8, 1942 • All the schools in Monett and all the rural schools will participate in the week-long scrap metal drive.…
