Still Watchin' Roy and Gene and Mash

     Always wonderful to hear from John, BHS-64, and Linda Hinz, BHS-67. John wrote, "I caught up today on my Korner readings. Your writing brings back many memories. Today, I picked up your enthusiasm for the BHS class of 1967 reunion. Hard to believe its been three years since our 1964 reunion. We had a great time reconnecting that whole weekend and Linda and I  really enjoyed having lunch with you. Linda is a 1967 grad so we are looking forward to attending that event. Hope we have a chance to see you again at that time. Keep up the great writing."
     That '67 reunion is a 50th and will take place September 15-16.
     John Hinz is also a big Roy Rogers fan and he sent some interesting material titled, "Happy Trails to You - An End of an Era." He wrote, "Roy was my first hero. Arnold Palmer was next, Duke Snider, John Wayne, Sandy Koufax, Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan followed. Dad took my brother David and me to see the Roy Rogers traveling show at the Iowa State Fair in 1954 or so. All were there including Pat Brady and Nellybelle. It was a great show. It really was a great era and I still think having heroes is a great thing. They have made my life a little brighter."
     John included numerous tidbits about Roy, Dale Evans and that group. We'll mention a few. (1) The Rogers museum in Branson was sold at public auction. (2) Trigger's saddle and bridle sold for $386,500. (3) One of Roy's shirts went for $16,250 and one of his many cowboy hats went for $17,500. (4) Nellybelle sold for $116,500. (5) Roy and Trigger made 188 movies together.
     John concluded, "thanks to Roy and Dale, Gene and Hoppy, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Sky King, Superman, Sgt. Friday, Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers and Captain Noah and all those people whose lives touched ours, and made them better. It was a great ride through childhood."
     The Kornerman says, "we had a class meeting, BHS-53, last night and talk of some of those "older" TV shows was prominent. It may be surprising, well maybe not, considering the options we have these days, but many classmates still watch those "older" shows.......Roy and Dale, the Lone Ranger and, of course, the always popular Mash."
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     Speaking of "older" memories. For some reason the Hoosier Hotshots bounced into my head one day recently. They were quite the  popular music group in the 30's, 40's, etc. Hessy played the washboard and that group's music made about as much sense as some of the material we put up with today.
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     According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to disappear from earth, humans would all be dead within four years.
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     In the last Korner, we asked for an answer to a trivia question, "Where is Claybank Hill?"
     Here's the answer: many years ago, before bridges spanned the Des Moines River, circuses would come to the area via wagons. The Des Moines River had to be crossed by a ferry boat. After crossing the river, there was a steep trail to follow up into Boonesboro/West Boone. That trek of hilly land between the river and up to Boonesboro was referred to as Claybank Hill.
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     Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Edna Will, 87, Ogden. Formerly of Boxholm........Sharon Anderson, 82, Badger, IA..........Margaret Elliott, 75. Born in Boone. OHS-59. Parents were Warren and Lois Sanden.......James Miller, 83, Boone. Army vet. Worked at Quinn's for 35 plus years prior to retirement in 1996. Boone area survivors include a son, Byron, daughter Susan Hitt, brothers Paul and Bernard and sister Rose Quigley, all of Boone. Other area survivors include a daughter, Laurie Smith, of Moingona, brother, Jack, of Luther and sister, Joyce Kirk, of Ames.
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