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Circle R Scrapbook

2023-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener
A scrapbook display from the Harper Family includes photos of J.D. Harper, who ran the Circle R from 1957 until his retirement in 1995, plus some past employees at the restaurant, including Sylvia Wilson, Peggy and Vonda Brockman, Dean Cowan, and DeGary Bailey, and Mrs. Dowell and Mrs. Johnson hard at work in the kitchen. There are also photos of some of the regulars, plus a visit from UK Coach Joe B. Hall.
Two people have written in to say that the man labeled Earl Mann, on the mid left side of the picture above beside Dan Waggener, is actually Earl Holt. Both Earls were from Russell County. Earl Holt was a loyal customer and Earl Mann ran the night shift at Circle R for 19 years.
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