Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Bridges

     Lou Oxenford wrote, "I just finished reading the story about the high bridge. I think I have something you may be interested in. My father, Edgar McVicker, was on the Northwestern Bridge and Building crew. He was one of the last to paint the high bridge and that was in 1953. It wasn't until  a number of years after that, that dad told my mother he almost lost his life when a train came running onto the bridge and he had to swing out over the river to keep from being hit. We don't know how many other close calls he had, and I doubt if there are any men left to tell of  similar close calls either. We have a picture of dad standing on that bridge. Maybe others have some stories to tell about that high bridge."
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     Speaking of bridges, Jo and I were traveling one day recently and had a good memory of our late good friend and neighbor, Jim Bridges. We traveled by Jim's favorite golf course along Highway 30 between Grand Junction and Jefferson. Jim spent many, many hours, in his later years, at that golf course.
     He happened to tell us one day about hitting a drive that came out of the sky and dropped right in the midst of a passing railroad car. That had to become one of the longest drives in golf history. Who knows where that car and golf ball completed its journey..........Chicago? New York?.......beyond?
     As a followup, Jo secured a miniature rail car one day, added a real golf ball to its top and we eventually presented that to Jim as a momento of his record breaking achievement.
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     Boone Connected Deaths: Lennice Bloomquist, 77, Kimberling City, MO. BHS-56. Born in Boone. Worked in a bank and she and her husband, Harry, operated Modern Appliance for 27 years before retirement. Husband Harry survives................Kenyon Hoffman, 82, Boone. BHS-51. Was an actuary for the Iowa Insurance Commission and Life Investors in Cedar Rapids. Was also a Christmas tree farmer for over 40 years. His wife, Mary Hudson Hoffman, and a son, Paul Hoffman, both of Boone are among the survivors..........Patricia Hora, 85, Boone. Was married in 1948 in Boone. Worked at Marla's House of Fashion in Boone and was a devoted wife and mother. Boone area survivors include her husband, Ted, and sister-in-law, Pauline Hora, both of Boone and son, Charles Ted Hora II of Ogden............June Miller, 88, Ogden. Born in Boone. BHS-46. Was a waitress at the Chick-A-Dine, Black Knight, Lincoln Restaurant and then worked at the Woodward State Hospital. Boone area survivors include her husband, Dean, and a daughter, Ann Thomas, both of Ogden and a son, Jim Miller of Boone.
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