SOMETHING NEW COMING

     Looking ahead, starting in the Saturday edition, I think viewers will enjoy some mention of items that appear in a Boone Community Magazine that the Kornerman recently received from a friend.
     Lots of good Boone area historical information that I think you will find interesting.
     We received a copy of this magazine, circa 1927-28, which had a circulation of over 6,000 copies. It contains several monthly editions of the magazine.
     We can't print complete stories, which are quite lengthy, but we can post some highlights that should entertain some interest.
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     Some thoughts from Vern Modeland, BHS-50. He wrote, "who can remember -- I'm sure to never forget -- the stories of fall's arrival the way it was in the 20's? My father, Lloyd, and his brothers, Fred, Lee and Raymond, used to welcome the chill, the leaden skies and the healthy ringing sound of big bells, instead of moaning horns along the C&NW right-of-way. The stories of how it used to be began to unfold too. One popular story with my family was, "when it rained steadily and the south-bound Canada Geese and other migrating birds mistook all that light reflecting from the pavement downtown for water?" "The birds could clog the intersection,"so went the story,"bringing through traffic downtown to a halt." It had to be true, it was in the paper in our town.
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     After reading in the small print, the Boone Community School Board meeting minutes, of their generous contribution, I emailed congratulations to our very strong Korner supporters, John and Susan Kueck, in Minneapolis.
     The minutes indicated that approval had been given to the Kueck's to provide a new BHS scholarship to a deserving student.
     John replied to my email, "thanks - we are very blessed with the ability to pay back what was a great start that BHS and Boone, in general, through the Boone News Republican and Quinn Wire and Iron Works, experience gave me."
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     Much varied material is available to the Kornerman via the internet and correspondence with numerous Korner viewers.
     Can't use all of it, of course, but sometimes a certain piece will catch "special" attention.
     The author of the following is unknown:

     I remember the corned beef of my childhood,
     and the bread we cut with a knife.
     When the children helped with the housework,
     and the men went to work, not the wife.

     The cheese never needed a fridge,
     and the bread was so crusty and hot.
     The children were seldom unhappy,
     and the wife was content with her lot.

     I remember the milk from the bottle,
     with the yummy cream on top.
     Our dinner came hot from the oven,
     and not from a freezer or shop.

     The kids were a lot more contented,
     they didn't need money for kicks.
     Just a game with their friends in the road,
     and sometimes the Saturday flicks

     I remember the shop on the corner,
     where biscuits for pennies were sold.
     Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic?
     Or is it, I'm just getting old?

     Bathing was done in a wash tub,
     with plenty of rich foamy suds.
     But the ironing seemed never ending
     as Mum pressed everyone's 'duds.'

     I remember the slap on the backside
     and the taste of soap if I swore.
     Anorexia and diets weren't heard of
     and we hadn't much choice what we wore.

     Do you think that bruised our ego?
     or our initiative was destroyed?
     We ate what was put on the table
     and I think life was better enjoyed.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: John Munson Jr., 98, Boone. BHS-38. BJC and ISU. Navy vet. Married Charlene Smith of Ames in 1946. John was a man of many interests. He was a vocational education instructor, a grocer, a member of the Boone County Board of Supervisors for 12 years and the Boone County Sanitarian. A farmer, he operated a dairy herd and had a lifelong interest in the equine industry. Boone area survivors include his wife, Char, two daughters, Christi Winter and Julie Munson, all of Boone. Two sisters also survive.........Becky Santage Myers, 66, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-70. Earned a nursing degree from DMACC and was an LPN at Westhaven until her retirement in 2017. She was married to Bill Spence and had two children prior to their divorce. She married Steve Myers in 1996. Boone area survivors include her husband, Steve, two kids, including Shana Mallas, and three step-children, including Natalie Hilsabeck, all three of Boone........Linda Lee Butcher, 78, Independence, MO..........Dalton Fisher, 87, Boone.........Stephen Thomas, 82, Ames/Westhaven. DM East HS and Grandview College grad. Navy reserves. Worked at ISU for 30 years. Married Marilyn Hokel in 1957. He was involved in the Boone shelter men's program for the homeless. Survivors include his wife of Ames, three sons, including Bruce Thomas of Boone, one daughter, Rhonda Keller, of rural Ames and a brother........David Weber, 82, Boone.......Florence Bloomberg, 91, Boone. Married John Bloomberg in 1949. John passed away in 1980. The couple had three children, including son Harold Bloomberg of Ogden.........Doris Merriam, 92, Ogden. Born on a farm near Boxholm. Attended Boxholm schools. Married Robert Merriam and they farmed in the Boxholm area until retirement in 1985 when they moved to Ogden. Doris moved to Westhaven in 2014. Survivors include two daughters, a son-in-law and a sister, Belva Vest, of Boone........Charles Roe, 85, Boone. Navy vet. Married Beverly Roof in 1953 and they had two children, a son, Douglas,  and a daughter, Brenda. Charles worked for Northwestern Bell for 35 years starting in Marshalltown in 1955. He was transferred to Boone in 1963. Later, he worked for Boone County Transportation for 26 years. His wife, two children and a brother survive.
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