Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
A woman named Martha Ina Ingham left her purse behind at Jefferson High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, back in 1955, and it was recently found by construction workers during a renovation effort. Its contents have captured the interest of readers everywhere, and everyone is holding their breath waiting for the answer to one, burning question – who took Martha to the prom?
As WLKY reports, Jefferson High School is being demolished to make way for an elementary school on the same site, and the workers on site found her purse in an old science classroom. The school district shared a picture of the purse and its contents on Facebook in an effort to locate its owner.
Inside, the classy little bag was a time capsule from the 1950s – a basketball schedule from the 1953-1954 season, a tube of red lipstick, and a first place ribbon for the mile relay.
That’s not all, though – there were also two…
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