Ben Chapman

August 6, 1936 - Melon Harvest, A 'New' Grocery Store and Clayton Handbook

Today's Time Warp takes us 90 years in the past to the first week of August 1936. The Clayton Market began to ship melons north on the first of the month, a new grocery store was getting ready to open, and Mr. John T. Talton was encouraged to

The Clayton Time Warp - July 30, 1936 "The [Two] Stop Lights"

My name is Ben Chapman and I am a student of history and a professional archivist. I live in Clayton and I wanted to share stories about the history of Clayton. This local history column has two goals: 1. Focus on the local events and figures in the town of