Doug Miller, BHS-71, wrote, "I really enjoyed your article about some history of Boone golf and the many great players and accomplishments of all the golfers who have lived in Boone over the years. Yes, I believe Boone has as good a reputation and history of good golfers as any town or city in the state of Iowa, especially considering the size of the city of Boone. Thanks for recognizing all the many outstanding golfers who have enjoyed calling Boone their home town. I do want to mention my father, Frank, BHS-33, who was a letterwinner in golf at the University of Iowa, played in many amateur tournaments over the years and got me started in the game."
The Kornerman replies, "I'm sure there's a long list of more great local golfers that weren't mentioned in the article and your dad was one of them. Someone had told me once that Boone businessman Arlis Mathis had as much potential as anyone if he would have had more time to work on his game. Then too, I remember that "Red" Thompson was known as an extra long hitter. Oh boy, its fun to remember some of those things.......but, still, I know there were some extraordinary Boone golfers that I haven't recalled and I feel bad that I've missed some that should have been mentioned."
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Back to some West Boone mentions.
Vern Modeland, BHS-50, wrote, "my mom, Cecil Denning Modeland, recalled for me, vividly, every Halloween time, about her growing up as daughter of a custodian of the courthouse. I guess that would be my great grandfather, whom I never knew. Anyway, they lived on the top floor of the courthouse then and she'd recall for me details of how there was a tunnel that connected the courthouse and the then-county jail brick building. I do remember the jail building still there in my teen years. She said it was decorated for fun as a spooky place to walk for the holiday with fake cobwebs, ghosts etc. Anyone with more details? Circa the mid-1920's."
John Kueck added, "my uncle lived in West Boone and was the building superintendent for the courthouse. I remember going there with him at night to check on the boiler and he'd take me to the jail via a tunnel. Most of the prisoners knew him and they were friendly to him and me. But, as a little kid, I was scared of them."
The Kornerman says, "I believe the old jail was located across the street, west of the courthouse wasn't it?"
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Alright, it was Garland Hancock that was the Mayor of Boone (1954) at one time. He had the funeral home in West Boone. It was located on the northwest corner of Mamie Eisenhower and Fremont Street near the area where the Farley Tire shop is now located.
The tourist court across from the Eastern Star home was owned by Tom Temple.
Lamb's Furniture store was located on the southwest side of Mamie Eisenhower and Fremont near where the Iowa Department of Social Services have their offices these days.
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If I, the Kornerman, provides some West Boone names, maybe some of you viewers can think of their businesses.
How about Art Anderson, Nancy Nichol, Forest Thompson, Allie Kirkman and Vern Whitmer.
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The Kornerman mentioned Dick Schultz in the recent golf material. His dad developed some soap-like materials in the basement of the building on the corner, just north of the current post office. If I remember right, the material was especially effective in the elimination of various inks and oils. He had quite a successful business that son Dick eventually took over. Both Dick and his dad are deceased.
The news is that after a 10-year absence, Schultz Laboratories are "coming back home."
In the R.L. Fisher Park area on the east edge of town, you locals may have noticed a new 13,000 square foot building just constructed. That's the new home of Schultz Laboratories.
Kevin Wilson had purchased the business in the 1980's and moved it to Granger when more room was needed.
The business, which now makes White Diamond auto detail products, continued to grow and Wilson began a search to bring it back to Boone.
As of now, the companies greatest claim to fame is their metal polish. The facility will bottle nearly 300,000 units this year with some destined for Europe, Japan and Australian locations.
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BREAKING NEWS: Boone High School football coach Thomas McGuire is resigning to make a move to Florida. His Toreador teams were 6-12 during his two-years as coach.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ivan Flynn,71, Branson, MO. Formerly of Shenandoah and Boone.........Viola Anderson, 92, Story City. Formerly of Boxholm. Earned a teaching certificate from Iowa State Teachers College and taught first grade in Boxholm for two years. Married Gordon Anderson in 1949. After earning a degree from Drake University, she taught at Paton for 10 years and then Boxholm for 10 years prior to retirement. In 2014, she moved to Story City. Five sons survive.......Robert (Bob) Pate, 48, Boone. Grew up in Madrid. MHS-90. Married Rena Adamson in 1992. Survivors include his wife, his boys, Cody and Mitchell, his mother, Darlene Evenski, a brother, sister, his foster parents, Linda and Steve Santee of Madrid, and an aunt, Chris Pate of Madrid.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Saturday, April 25, 2020
BOONE GOLF - THERE'S BEEN NONE BETTER
The unfortunate passing of Jim Curell the other day brought back a flood of memories for the old Kornerman.
When Jimmy was 13 years old, I wanted him on my Babe Ruth baseball team. After all, he had great athletic genes obtained from his dad, Bill, a famed furniture salesman, baseball umpire and the captain of the 1946 Toreador football team.
But wait a minute.........
Young Jim had some heart issues and doctors eventually advised dad Bill and his mother, Marilee, that Jim should probably forget any athletic endeavors (basketball, baseball, football) that required lots of physical activity. He never took a grounder or a time at bat for my Ruth team.
Instead, all he did was turn his lifetime attention to the great sport of golf and he did it with a flair., becoming a dominant player on the state circuit for quite a period of time. In 1979, he was selected the Iowa Amateur Player of the Year and in 2010, the Iowa Senior Player of the Year. But the rest of the story includes numerous other championships and high finishes in the Hawkeye State's most prestigious events, as well as a plethora of titles at smaller venues hither and yon.
Jim was a quiet, dedicated family man who cherished his hard fought success but never broadcast it.
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Alright, now I'm on a roll. Local golf is the subject and I'm going to regale you viewers with all kinds of statistics that should result in lots of high fives if you're a true Boonie. Like old Diz Dean used to say, "it ain't braggin' if you did it."
Well, the town we love so much "did it" on the golf lynx for quite a period of time and the Kornerman doesn't mind, pridefully, spreading the word.
Let's begin with high school success.
In 1937, 1944 and 1945, Toreador teams were state runnerup. In 1946, the BHS unit of Dick "Moose" Anderson, Grant "Buzz" Meyer, Pat Healy and Bob Fisher tied Des Moines Roosevelt for a state championship.
In 1970, it was Brad Post, Doug Miller, Jeff Rees and Jeff Saggau who captured the Toreadors second state championship.
Individually, in 1936, Bill Hall tied for state runnerup honors and FIVE other Toreadors golfers earned medal honors at the state high school meet......Ed Updegraff in 1939, Charles Updegraff Jr. in 1941, Bill Modeland in 1944, "Moose" Anderson in 1940 and Brad Post in 1970.
Boone High also boasted a runnerup finish in the State Coed event in 1973 when Becky Saggau and Gary Updegraff performed well.
In 1948, Boone Junior College boasted a NATIONAL championship......beating schools from all over the country at an event in Kansas City. Team members were Bill Ferguson, Pat Healy, Don Maffett and "Moose" Anderson and Ferguson was the fourth best individual in the meet.
Those were some impressive feats but that isn't the entire Boone golf story.
Ed Updegraff, who became a urology doctor, is now 98 years old and still living in Arizona. He became the nation's top amateur player, number one, with great success in such events as the U.S. Amateur, British Amateur and even the famed Master's tournament. He was selected three times as a member of winning U.S. Walker Cup teams.
Ed's brother, Dr. Charlie, was a member of a Big 10 championship team at the State University of Iowa and had a career, similar to Jim Curell's, with various championships in some of Iowa's top events.
There were numerous other great local golfers and I'll surely miss the mention of some but Max Hall comes to mind. He rates right up there with Curell and the Updegraff's. Bob Fisher, Dick Schultz, Chuck Lovin, Tom Tays and even my old classmate, Perry Spies, were great competitors on the lynx.
Doug Miller's "job" in retirement is traveling the country, playing golf courses and rating them for Golf Digest magazine. Tom Tays has been a PGA pro instructor in California and Las Vegas, was the former Director of Instruction at Wakonda Club in Des Moines and is now the instructor at Otter Creek near Ankeny.
Boone's great lady golfers can't be denied either. The first two that come to mind are Jane Johnstone Hanel and Maxine Erickson Redeker who dueled for local superiority year after year.
Ann Clauson was a good one and in more recent years, Shelley Finnestad.
The ladies, too, added to Boone's great golf legacy.
The Kornerman has always been one to "grab ahold" and exploit anything positive that our community and its inhabitants produce.
Certainly this golf success deserves such adulation. During a certain period of time, no Iowa city dominated local golf like our Boone Iowa did. One of many things that living here makes me swell with pride.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Rev. William Trembly, 89, Boone. Had a long ministerial career, most recently at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Became a resident of the Eastern Star Home in 2012. Three daughters survive including Barbara Wishman of Boone. Two sisters, a brother and two sisters-in-law also survive.........Eric Miller, 27, Ainsworth, IA. Survivors include his grandparents, Paul and Patricia Miller of Boone.
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When Jimmy was 13 years old, I wanted him on my Babe Ruth baseball team. After all, he had great athletic genes obtained from his dad, Bill, a famed furniture salesman, baseball umpire and the captain of the 1946 Toreador football team.
But wait a minute.........
Young Jim had some heart issues and doctors eventually advised dad Bill and his mother, Marilee, that Jim should probably forget any athletic endeavors (basketball, baseball, football) that required lots of physical activity. He never took a grounder or a time at bat for my Ruth team.
Instead, all he did was turn his lifetime attention to the great sport of golf and he did it with a flair., becoming a dominant player on the state circuit for quite a period of time. In 1979, he was selected the Iowa Amateur Player of the Year and in 2010, the Iowa Senior Player of the Year. But the rest of the story includes numerous other championships and high finishes in the Hawkeye State's most prestigious events, as well as a plethora of titles at smaller venues hither and yon.
Jim was a quiet, dedicated family man who cherished his hard fought success but never broadcast it.
K-----K
Alright, now I'm on a roll. Local golf is the subject and I'm going to regale you viewers with all kinds of statistics that should result in lots of high fives if you're a true Boonie. Like old Diz Dean used to say, "it ain't braggin' if you did it."
Well, the town we love so much "did it" on the golf lynx for quite a period of time and the Kornerman doesn't mind, pridefully, spreading the word.
Let's begin with high school success.
In 1937, 1944 and 1945, Toreador teams were state runnerup. In 1946, the BHS unit of Dick "Moose" Anderson, Grant "Buzz" Meyer, Pat Healy and Bob Fisher tied Des Moines Roosevelt for a state championship.
In 1970, it was Brad Post, Doug Miller, Jeff Rees and Jeff Saggau who captured the Toreadors second state championship.
Individually, in 1936, Bill Hall tied for state runnerup honors and FIVE other Toreadors golfers earned medal honors at the state high school meet......Ed Updegraff in 1939, Charles Updegraff Jr. in 1941, Bill Modeland in 1944, "Moose" Anderson in 1940 and Brad Post in 1970.
Boone High also boasted a runnerup finish in the State Coed event in 1973 when Becky Saggau and Gary Updegraff performed well.
In 1948, Boone Junior College boasted a NATIONAL championship......beating schools from all over the country at an event in Kansas City. Team members were Bill Ferguson, Pat Healy, Don Maffett and "Moose" Anderson and Ferguson was the fourth best individual in the meet.
Those were some impressive feats but that isn't the entire Boone golf story.
Ed Updegraff, who became a urology doctor, is now 98 years old and still living in Arizona. He became the nation's top amateur player, number one, with great success in such events as the U.S. Amateur, British Amateur and even the famed Master's tournament. He was selected three times as a member of winning U.S. Walker Cup teams.
Ed's brother, Dr. Charlie, was a member of a Big 10 championship team at the State University of Iowa and had a career, similar to Jim Curell's, with various championships in some of Iowa's top events.
There were numerous other great local golfers and I'll surely miss the mention of some but Max Hall comes to mind. He rates right up there with Curell and the Updegraff's. Bob Fisher, Dick Schultz, Chuck Lovin, Tom Tays and even my old classmate, Perry Spies, were great competitors on the lynx.
Doug Miller's "job" in retirement is traveling the country, playing golf courses and rating them for Golf Digest magazine. Tom Tays has been a PGA pro instructor in California and Las Vegas, was the former Director of Instruction at Wakonda Club in Des Moines and is now the instructor at Otter Creek near Ankeny.
Boone's great lady golfers can't be denied either. The first two that come to mind are Jane Johnstone Hanel and Maxine Erickson Redeker who dueled for local superiority year after year.
Ann Clauson was a good one and in more recent years, Shelley Finnestad.
The ladies, too, added to Boone's great golf legacy.
The Kornerman has always been one to "grab ahold" and exploit anything positive that our community and its inhabitants produce.
Certainly this golf success deserves such adulation. During a certain period of time, no Iowa city dominated local golf like our Boone Iowa did. One of many things that living here makes me swell with pride.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Rev. William Trembly, 89, Boone. Had a long ministerial career, most recently at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Became a resident of the Eastern Star Home in 2012. Three daughters survive including Barbara Wishman of Boone. Two sisters, a brother and two sisters-in-law also survive.........Eric Miller, 27, Ainsworth, IA. Survivors include his grandparents, Paul and Patricia Miller of Boone.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
WEST BOONE BACK THEN
According to West Boone alum Tony Crandell, BHS-59, there were "two rites of passage as a kid growing up in West Boone in 1950."
(1) You had to go completely around the outside of the courthouse on the stone blocks above the first story windows using only your fingers and feet to hold on. It could be done, but your fingers bled when you were done.
(2) You had to memorize the official West Boone song.
"Oh, we're the gang from West Boone, we're very hard to beat.
We hardly wash our neck and ears and never wash our feet.
We love our whiskey, wine and beer and love our women too.
Oh, we're the gang from West Boone, who in the ? are you"
Tony explained, "I have no idea where that song came from but every kid that hung around the courthouse on a summer night in 1950 knew it."
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The Kornerman is a bit upset that there were few answers to the first five West Boone trivia questions we posed in the last edition. Too tough? I guess so.
Sue Woolsoncroft, who lives in Nevada IA, did answer what I would consider the easiest question and one of the tougher ones.
She wrote, "Bob Culver owned the Cookie Jar Drive In which most people thought had the best tenderloin ever. I car hopped there during my high school days in the summers of 1955 and 1956. I do remember the Miner's Hall, which was on the north side of Mamie Eisenhower across from the courthouse."
The Kornerman replies, "I even remember the Cookie Jar which was located at the southwest corner of the area occupied by the jail these days. Regarding the Miner's Hall, I assume it was kind of a community gathering place and Don Nystrom, BHS-56, who originated this discussion, said it was located on the north side of Mamie between Main Street and State Street above a hardware store and another building just west that is now occupied by the jail."
Nobody has remembered Lamb's Furniture and who operated the funeral home or the tourist court across from the Eastern Star Home. Here's a hint: the funeral home was operated by a one-time Mayor of Boone.
We'll be referring to more West Boone trivia in the coming editions.
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Jerry Manriquez, BSH-57, continues to update his treasure trove of Boone material offered on his web site........http://boonesacheart/manriquez.net.
If you've got time on your hands during this pandemic or anytime, pull up that offering and spend hours reminiscing.
Recently, he contacted me seeking a picture of the old Jimmy Archer Field. I knew there was one included in a 1977 Fact Book and Dedicatory Program that I have in my possession. I made copies of the entire book and sent all the pages to him.
He has received them and has added that material to his web site.
That book was distributed at the dedication of the current Little League facilities which replaced Archer Field. Lots of interesting material in it......the names of all the various leagues and their rosters, including players and coaches and a history of Little League tournament participation up to that time.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: James Willis (Jim) Curell, 67, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-71. Attended DMACC. Married Kim Franklin in 1975. Worked at Redekers for 40 years. His spare time was spent with family and on the golf course. He became one of Iowa's most dominant amateur golfers, winning numerous championships. Was recognized as Iowa Amateur of the Year in 1979 and Iowa Senior Player of the Year in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Kim, and two sons, Andy of Boone and Ryan, and a brother, Ken Curell of Boone........Jim Trotter, 73, Dayton. Married Sandra Bronn in 1967 and his 42 years of railroading took him all over the midwest including a stop in Ogden. Survivors include his wife, Sandy, and four adult children including Christie McIntyre of Boone. A son-in-law, Michael McIntyre of Boone preceeded him in death.........Janet Reed Thornton, 82, Ames. Survivors include five adult children, two daughters and three sons, including Bruce Shahan of Boone.........Maxine Faye Rogers Grems, 87, Boone. Grew up on a farm near Kelley. BHS-50, where she was a tall, talented basketball player. Married Richard McNace in 1951 and the couple had six children before divorcing. She married Marvin Grems in 1984. Worked at the Cookie Jar Drive-In, for Northwestern Bell Telephone and for 31 years at Archway. Surviving children include Jeanne McNace, Marcia Miller, Jim McNace and Joan Aspengren all of Boone. Another daughter, a step-daughter and two sisters-in-law also survive........Marie Will, 96, Harcourt. She was the widow of Richard Will who was well known in Central Iowa as a member of the Farmers Four singing quartet and as an outstanding fast pitch softball player.
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(1) You had to go completely around the outside of the courthouse on the stone blocks above the first story windows using only your fingers and feet to hold on. It could be done, but your fingers bled when you were done.
(2) You had to memorize the official West Boone song.
"Oh, we're the gang from West Boone, we're very hard to beat.
We hardly wash our neck and ears and never wash our feet.
We love our whiskey, wine and beer and love our women too.
Oh, we're the gang from West Boone, who in the ? are you"
Tony explained, "I have no idea where that song came from but every kid that hung around the courthouse on a summer night in 1950 knew it."
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The Kornerman is a bit upset that there were few answers to the first five West Boone trivia questions we posed in the last edition. Too tough? I guess so.
Sue Woolsoncroft, who lives in Nevada IA, did answer what I would consider the easiest question and one of the tougher ones.
She wrote, "Bob Culver owned the Cookie Jar Drive In which most people thought had the best tenderloin ever. I car hopped there during my high school days in the summers of 1955 and 1956. I do remember the Miner's Hall, which was on the north side of Mamie Eisenhower across from the courthouse."
The Kornerman replies, "I even remember the Cookie Jar which was located at the southwest corner of the area occupied by the jail these days. Regarding the Miner's Hall, I assume it was kind of a community gathering place and Don Nystrom, BHS-56, who originated this discussion, said it was located on the north side of Mamie between Main Street and State Street above a hardware store and another building just west that is now occupied by the jail."
Nobody has remembered Lamb's Furniture and who operated the funeral home or the tourist court across from the Eastern Star Home. Here's a hint: the funeral home was operated by a one-time Mayor of Boone.
We'll be referring to more West Boone trivia in the coming editions.
K-----K
Jerry Manriquez, BSH-57, continues to update his treasure trove of Boone material offered on his web site........http://boonesacheart/manriquez.net.
If you've got time on your hands during this pandemic or anytime, pull up that offering and spend hours reminiscing.
Recently, he contacted me seeking a picture of the old Jimmy Archer Field. I knew there was one included in a 1977 Fact Book and Dedicatory Program that I have in my possession. I made copies of the entire book and sent all the pages to him.
He has received them and has added that material to his web site.
That book was distributed at the dedication of the current Little League facilities which replaced Archer Field. Lots of interesting material in it......the names of all the various leagues and their rosters, including players and coaches and a history of Little League tournament participation up to that time.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: James Willis (Jim) Curell, 67, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-71. Attended DMACC. Married Kim Franklin in 1975. Worked at Redekers for 40 years. His spare time was spent with family and on the golf course. He became one of Iowa's most dominant amateur golfers, winning numerous championships. Was recognized as Iowa Amateur of the Year in 1979 and Iowa Senior Player of the Year in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Kim, and two sons, Andy of Boone and Ryan, and a brother, Ken Curell of Boone........Jim Trotter, 73, Dayton. Married Sandra Bronn in 1967 and his 42 years of railroading took him all over the midwest including a stop in Ogden. Survivors include his wife, Sandy, and four adult children including Christie McIntyre of Boone. A son-in-law, Michael McIntyre of Boone preceeded him in death.........Janet Reed Thornton, 82, Ames. Survivors include five adult children, two daughters and three sons, including Bruce Shahan of Boone.........Maxine Faye Rogers Grems, 87, Boone. Grew up on a farm near Kelley. BHS-50, where she was a tall, talented basketball player. Married Richard McNace in 1951 and the couple had six children before divorcing. She married Marvin Grems in 1984. Worked at the Cookie Jar Drive-In, for Northwestern Bell Telephone and for 31 years at Archway. Surviving children include Jeanne McNace, Marcia Miller, Jim McNace and Joan Aspengren all of Boone. Another daughter, a step-daughter and two sisters-in-law also survive........Marie Will, 96, Harcourt. She was the widow of Richard Will who was well known in Central Iowa as a member of the Farmers Four singing quartet and as an outstanding fast pitch softball player.
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Saturday, April 18, 2020
WHICH CAME FIRST?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? AND which came first, West Boone or Boone?
A little history: In 1851, a county seat was established at Boonesboro, now West Boone. In 1856-57, the Boone County Courthouse was built. In 1865 Boonesboro was incorporated and Boone was established. A year later, Boone was incorporated as Montana.
Initially, Boonesboro had a number of businesses and some 2,000 residents as well as being the county seat and the home of the county courthouse and other county offices.
In 1871, Montana was changed to Boone and the economical and commercial center of the county had begun shifting there with some 300 buildings and a population equal to Booneboro.
In 1877, Booneboro was officially annexed to Boone.
HOWEVER, to true West Booners, "those paper, those document" changes were never really made and Boone is still simply a suburb of an area that will never die.
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Don Nystrom, BHS-56, wrote, "I had a few spare hours during this COVID-19 virus quarantine and was thinking about the past, growing up and living in West Boone, and the many businesses there. Today, I don't know if there are even a dozen left."
Anyway, Don has provided a West Boone business trivia, 1940-50's style. We'll gladly use bits and pieces of this in upcoming editions.......sometimes in question form.......and others just historically speaking. Most of Don't material pinpoints business locations.
Let's launch this undertaking with some questions today.
(1) What about Miner's Hall?
(2) Anybody remember Lamb's furniture store?
(3) Who owned the tourist court across from the Eastern Star Home?
(4) Yes, there was a funeral home.....owned and operated by whom?
(5) Here's an easy one......I, the Kornerman, can even answer this one. What was the business operated by Bob Culver?
That's enough for now, but we'll have more, "West Boone remembrances" as times passes. Thanks Don. We'll be interested in any replies we might receive on this.
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Boone resident James Rueber is a big baseball fan and historian so he and I have had some good conversations about that great sport.
On occasion, he has sent me old newspaper clippings about some real "old-timers" who were Iowa-born major league players. The most recent was Bob Brush of Charles City who was born in 1875. He made his major league debut in 1907, playing in just two games with the Boston National League team.
Recently, in a Sunday edition, the Des Moines Register profiled a group of Iowans who had earned there way on a major league roster. I contacted James to make sure he was aware of that edition and did see the article.
James wrote, "I remember Bob Feller and Hal Trosky but never knew any of the others were from Iowa. In 1951, I started following the Cleveland Indians, mostly because of Bob Feller. I could remember the names of all the Cleveland players. Our Hazleton, IA high school team had a Larry Doby bat, the best we had in our small equipment bag. All the guys used it but, one day, someone broke it and we wanted to vote him off the team. Our coach finally got us another Doby bat. I saw my first major league game at Wrigley Field in 1956 on our senior class trip."
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Under our present world wide circumstances, there's been a new interest in humor.......especially isolation-type.
Kathleen Wheelock, Tom Peterson, BHS-67, Nelson Tompkins, BHS-57, Max Moore, BHS-46, and Tom Canfield, BHS-53. have all sensed that we need some "funny talk."
Here's a bit from each:
Kathleen had some Phyliss Diller funnies. (1) the only time I enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron. (2) I asked the waiter, "is this milk fresh?" "lady, three hours ago it was grass," the waiter replied.
Peterson, lamenting the isolation, sent these. (1) "Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235.Who Knew? (2) If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you can't accidentally touch your face."
Tompkins provided lexophiles. (1) I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me. (2) When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye."
Moore wrote, (1) Classified Ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for some good clean fun. (2) Day five of homeschooling: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat."
Canfield added, (1) Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands? (2) I've eaten 14 meals and taken six naps and its still today? Are you kidding me?
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Lila Lincoln Hall, 81, Marshalltown, formerly of Madrid. Her parents were Don and Ruby Lincoln of Boone. Lila attended school in Madrid. MHS. Married Vernard Hall. Worked at Gates Rubber Company in Boone. Spent a majority of her life in the Boone/Madrid area. Survivors include her adult children, three girls and a boy..........Janet Holbert Galloway, 81, Stratford. Grew up on a farm near Stratford. Stratford HS and ISU. Married Jerry Galloway in 1958. The couple lived in Rockford, Illinois until coming back to farm near Stratford in 1962. For over 20 years, Janet worked for Agri-education. Jerry retired in 2002 and the couple moved to Stratford. He died in 2014. Early this year, Janet moved to the Stratford Care Center. Survivors include four adult children, three girls and a boy. A sister and brother also survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
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A little history: In 1851, a county seat was established at Boonesboro, now West Boone. In 1856-57, the Boone County Courthouse was built. In 1865 Boonesboro was incorporated and Boone was established. A year later, Boone was incorporated as Montana.
Initially, Boonesboro had a number of businesses and some 2,000 residents as well as being the county seat and the home of the county courthouse and other county offices.
In 1871, Montana was changed to Boone and the economical and commercial center of the county had begun shifting there with some 300 buildings and a population equal to Booneboro.
In 1877, Booneboro was officially annexed to Boone.
HOWEVER, to true West Booners, "those paper, those document" changes were never really made and Boone is still simply a suburb of an area that will never die.
K-----K
Don Nystrom, BHS-56, wrote, "I had a few spare hours during this COVID-19 virus quarantine and was thinking about the past, growing up and living in West Boone, and the many businesses there. Today, I don't know if there are even a dozen left."
Anyway, Don has provided a West Boone business trivia, 1940-50's style. We'll gladly use bits and pieces of this in upcoming editions.......sometimes in question form.......and others just historically speaking. Most of Don't material pinpoints business locations.
Let's launch this undertaking with some questions today.
(1) What about Miner's Hall?
(2) Anybody remember Lamb's furniture store?
(3) Who owned the tourist court across from the Eastern Star Home?
(4) Yes, there was a funeral home.....owned and operated by whom?
(5) Here's an easy one......I, the Kornerman, can even answer this one. What was the business operated by Bob Culver?
That's enough for now, but we'll have more, "West Boone remembrances" as times passes. Thanks Don. We'll be interested in any replies we might receive on this.
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Boone resident James Rueber is a big baseball fan and historian so he and I have had some good conversations about that great sport.
On occasion, he has sent me old newspaper clippings about some real "old-timers" who were Iowa-born major league players. The most recent was Bob Brush of Charles City who was born in 1875. He made his major league debut in 1907, playing in just two games with the Boston National League team.
Recently, in a Sunday edition, the Des Moines Register profiled a group of Iowans who had earned there way on a major league roster. I contacted James to make sure he was aware of that edition and did see the article.
James wrote, "I remember Bob Feller and Hal Trosky but never knew any of the others were from Iowa. In 1951, I started following the Cleveland Indians, mostly because of Bob Feller. I could remember the names of all the Cleveland players. Our Hazleton, IA high school team had a Larry Doby bat, the best we had in our small equipment bag. All the guys used it but, one day, someone broke it and we wanted to vote him off the team. Our coach finally got us another Doby bat. I saw my first major league game at Wrigley Field in 1956 on our senior class trip."
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Under our present world wide circumstances, there's been a new interest in humor.......especially isolation-type.
Kathleen Wheelock, Tom Peterson, BHS-67, Nelson Tompkins, BHS-57, Max Moore, BHS-46, and Tom Canfield, BHS-53. have all sensed that we need some "funny talk."
Here's a bit from each:
Kathleen had some Phyliss Diller funnies. (1) the only time I enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron. (2) I asked the waiter, "is this milk fresh?" "lady, three hours ago it was grass," the waiter replied.
Peterson, lamenting the isolation, sent these. (1) "Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235.Who Knew? (2) If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you can't accidentally touch your face."
Tompkins provided lexophiles. (1) I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me. (2) When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye."
Moore wrote, (1) Classified Ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for some good clean fun. (2) Day five of homeschooling: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat."
Canfield added, (1) Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands? (2) I've eaten 14 meals and taken six naps and its still today? Are you kidding me?
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Lila Lincoln Hall, 81, Marshalltown, formerly of Madrid. Her parents were Don and Ruby Lincoln of Boone. Lila attended school in Madrid. MHS. Married Vernard Hall. Worked at Gates Rubber Company in Boone. Spent a majority of her life in the Boone/Madrid area. Survivors include her adult children, three girls and a boy..........Janet Holbert Galloway, 81, Stratford. Grew up on a farm near Stratford. Stratford HS and ISU. Married Jerry Galloway in 1958. The couple lived in Rockford, Illinois until coming back to farm near Stratford in 1962. For over 20 years, Janet worked for Agri-education. Jerry retired in 2002 and the couple moved to Stratford. He died in 2014. Early this year, Janet moved to the Stratford Care Center. Survivors include four adult children, three girls and a boy. A sister and brother also survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
BE HONEST! WERE YOU AWARE OF THIS?
Something a bit different this edition, at least as a lead story. I was thinking about famed coach Lou Holtz and some things he had to say about the coronavirus. That led, instead, to a story that those familiar with the early 1940's may, but probably don't, remember. Obviously, that early era eliminates a vast majority of Korner viewers. Heavens, it was 80 years ago. We're talking about a time when this old Kornerman was five, six, seven years old.
Raise your hand if you realize that a 1943 football team in Iowa City had a 9-1 record and finished second in the season-ending nationwide poll. Their only loss was to number one, Notre Dame, 14-13, before 45,000 fans at South Bend. Due to a scheduling conflict with the "regular" University of Iowa team, Iowa Pre-Flight was able to play just two or three games "at home" in Kinnick Stadium. Crowds for those home games ranged from 3,500 to 10,000 fans.
Those were World War II years and the U.S. Navy established a program on the State University of Iowa campus and the Iowa PreFlight football Seahawks were born. The object was three months of rigorous training and basic aerial navigation and communication as preparation for regular flight training later.
The three-year program included a 7-3 football record in 1942 and a 10-1 record in 1944 as well as that 1943 success.
John Glenn, who went on to fame as an astronaut and U.S. Senator, played for the Seahawks and even Forest Evashevski, who later became the "regular" Hawkeye's head coach, was a member of the Seahawks squad.
Remember now, you have to be "older" to remember any of this but the coaches of the Seahawks later became regular college Hall of Famers......Bernie Bierman at Minnesota, Don Faurot at Missouri, Jim Tatum at Maryland and Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma. That's quite a lineup.
This is really quite a story and most younger Iowans, perhaps, including you, didn't have a clue.
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Back to Lou Holtz.
The extremely successful former head coach at several high profile colleges, including Minnesota and Notre Dame, is the type of person anybody would love to have their kids connect with. These days, he's a gifted and highly sought after speaker. If you've never heard his commencement speeches, they are available on You Tube and well worth watching. Humorous and very thought provoking always.
Regarding the coronavirus he said, "its a very negative time, by some respects, but in my lifetime experience, I've come to learn that nothing negative ever happened to me that didn't turn out to be a positive if I reacted favorably to it."
He added, "as Mark Twain once said, the two most important days of your life.....one's the day you were born, the other is the day you discover why you were born. We discovered we're basically put on this earth to help other people and to praise our Lord. There are many different things we can do. Be proud of who you are but, by the same token, remember, no matter who you are, there's somebody much worse off than you are. Let's focus on the positive; let's look to the future."
P.S. Did you know that Hall of Fame football coach Lou Holtz was an assistant coach at the State University of Iowa in 1960, the early part of his wonderful career?
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Tony Crandell, BHS-59, reminds us of some of those old TV days like Korner folk have been talking about.
Tony wrote, "It was in 1949, I was in third grade and a new TV store started up in West Boone. The store was on the south side of Highway 30 about where the County DHS offices are now located. The owner put a TV in the window and a speaker outside. It was not unusual to see 20 people or so standing on the sidewalk watching TV during that summer's warm nights. My dad was a plumber and the owner of the new store traded him a brand new black and white Dumont table top TV for a small bathroom in the new store. The first TV he sold was to a family named Crouse who lived on West Second street and ours was the second TV located in West Boone. Some of the programs I remember: Howdy Doody with Buffalo Bob; Don Winslow and the Navy; Captain Video; Industry on Parade; Kate Smith; Ted Mack and the original Amateur Hour; the Hit Parade with Snooky Lanson and Dorothy Collins; the Show of Shows with Sid Cesar and Imogene Coca; the Don McNeil Breakfast Club; Ed Sullivan and Topo Gigio, the mouse; and, of course, Arthur Godfrey. The biggest draw was boxing on Friday nights and wrestling on Saturday nights. On a Friday or Saturday night, we never lacked for company. I loved that TV because it had a continuous tuner and you could tune in police calls between certain channels. Do your remember the white "dot" in the center of the screen that would stay there for a long time after you turned it off.....and...Oh Yes! I remember the "test patterns: that preceded the day's programming and the National Anthem at the end of every day's telecast."
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LATE BREAKING NEWS: Rusty Hicks is coming "home" to be the head basketball coach at Boone High School. Rusty grew up in Boone, BHS-97, and his parents still live in the Boone area. He earned degrees from DMACC, Boone campus and ISU. Played basketball at DMACC. He has 15 years experience as a junior varsity/varsity assistant basketball coach. He has served the Ballard schools for the past 11 years.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Orvil Nelson, 99, Boone. Born in Boone. Grew up on a farm northeast of Boone. BHS-40. Army vet. In 1954, married Lois Van Meter of Ogden. He owned and operated Nelson Battery and Auto Electric. Was involved in numerous organizations. For years, he was head groundskeeper at Memorial Park. Was also instrumental in obtaining a grant for the start of Boone County Transportation. Was a longtime volunteer at the VA Hospital in Des Moines. Survivors include a son, Doug, and a daughter, Diane Mahoski, as well as a niece, Dorothy Tellinghuisen, and a special family friend, Katie Eatock, The latter two are Boone residents.........Verla Campbell Morgan, 82, Boone. Born in Pilot Mound. Pilot HS. Married Leo Morgan in 1955. Was a CNA and Ward Clerk at the Boone County Hospital for 37 years. Retired in 2003. Survivors include her husband, three daughters, including Jacqueline Gatley of Boone and Deborah Westrum of Stratford, a brother, and two sisters, including Shirley Erickson of Boone.........Dianne Johnson, 67, Randall. Northeast Hamilton HS and earned a degree from DMACC, Boone campus. Worked for the Boone public schools, Oshkosh Tanning of Boone and an accountant near Randall. A son and two brothers survive..........Maurice "Mo" Ericson, 69, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-70. Worked as a mechanic at the former Heinrich Envelope of Boone. Married Marilyn Wright in 1969. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, including Monica Crook of Boone and three sisters.........Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone. Married Jamie Michael in Madrid in 2002. Was a homemaker. Her mother, Linda Sokoll preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, her dad, Dan Henman, a daughter, Madi Michael, a son, Dakota Sokoll, a brother, Jonathan Sokoll, sister, Jessica Sokoll, an aunt and an uncle.........Barbara Moore, 85, Boone. Jefferson High School-52. Earned a teaching certificate at Boone Junior College, taught at Belmond and Jefferson and served two decades as a teachers aide for the Boone schools. Married Kenneth O'Neal in 1953 and that marriage ended in divorce. Married Joe Moore in 1960. Survivors include two daughters, including Patricia Moore of Boone. Three sons, including Theron and Greg Moore of Boone survive as well as a brother and two sisters in law..........Jerry Gipple, 76, Des Moines. Was a member of the North American Railcar Operators Association and Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Train Society where he rode the rails on his self-built Iowa Interstate rail car.........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (Obituary still pending).
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Raise your hand if you realize that a 1943 football team in Iowa City had a 9-1 record and finished second in the season-ending nationwide poll. Their only loss was to number one, Notre Dame, 14-13, before 45,000 fans at South Bend. Due to a scheduling conflict with the "regular" University of Iowa team, Iowa Pre-Flight was able to play just two or three games "at home" in Kinnick Stadium. Crowds for those home games ranged from 3,500 to 10,000 fans.
Those were World War II years and the U.S. Navy established a program on the State University of Iowa campus and the Iowa PreFlight football Seahawks were born. The object was three months of rigorous training and basic aerial navigation and communication as preparation for regular flight training later.
The three-year program included a 7-3 football record in 1942 and a 10-1 record in 1944 as well as that 1943 success.
John Glenn, who went on to fame as an astronaut and U.S. Senator, played for the Seahawks and even Forest Evashevski, who later became the "regular" Hawkeye's head coach, was a member of the Seahawks squad.
Remember now, you have to be "older" to remember any of this but the coaches of the Seahawks later became regular college Hall of Famers......Bernie Bierman at Minnesota, Don Faurot at Missouri, Jim Tatum at Maryland and Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma. That's quite a lineup.
This is really quite a story and most younger Iowans, perhaps, including you, didn't have a clue.
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Back to Lou Holtz.
The extremely successful former head coach at several high profile colleges, including Minnesota and Notre Dame, is the type of person anybody would love to have their kids connect with. These days, he's a gifted and highly sought after speaker. If you've never heard his commencement speeches, they are available on You Tube and well worth watching. Humorous and very thought provoking always.
Regarding the coronavirus he said, "its a very negative time, by some respects, but in my lifetime experience, I've come to learn that nothing negative ever happened to me that didn't turn out to be a positive if I reacted favorably to it."
He added, "as Mark Twain once said, the two most important days of your life.....one's the day you were born, the other is the day you discover why you were born. We discovered we're basically put on this earth to help other people and to praise our Lord. There are many different things we can do. Be proud of who you are but, by the same token, remember, no matter who you are, there's somebody much worse off than you are. Let's focus on the positive; let's look to the future."
P.S. Did you know that Hall of Fame football coach Lou Holtz was an assistant coach at the State University of Iowa in 1960, the early part of his wonderful career?
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Tony Crandell, BHS-59, reminds us of some of those old TV days like Korner folk have been talking about.
Tony wrote, "It was in 1949, I was in third grade and a new TV store started up in West Boone. The store was on the south side of Highway 30 about where the County DHS offices are now located. The owner put a TV in the window and a speaker outside. It was not unusual to see 20 people or so standing on the sidewalk watching TV during that summer's warm nights. My dad was a plumber and the owner of the new store traded him a brand new black and white Dumont table top TV for a small bathroom in the new store. The first TV he sold was to a family named Crouse who lived on West Second street and ours was the second TV located in West Boone. Some of the programs I remember: Howdy Doody with Buffalo Bob; Don Winslow and the Navy; Captain Video; Industry on Parade; Kate Smith; Ted Mack and the original Amateur Hour; the Hit Parade with Snooky Lanson and Dorothy Collins; the Show of Shows with Sid Cesar and Imogene Coca; the Don McNeil Breakfast Club; Ed Sullivan and Topo Gigio, the mouse; and, of course, Arthur Godfrey. The biggest draw was boxing on Friday nights and wrestling on Saturday nights. On a Friday or Saturday night, we never lacked for company. I loved that TV because it had a continuous tuner and you could tune in police calls between certain channels. Do your remember the white "dot" in the center of the screen that would stay there for a long time after you turned it off.....and...Oh Yes! I remember the "test patterns: that preceded the day's programming and the National Anthem at the end of every day's telecast."
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LATE BREAKING NEWS: Rusty Hicks is coming "home" to be the head basketball coach at Boone High School. Rusty grew up in Boone, BHS-97, and his parents still live in the Boone area. He earned degrees from DMACC, Boone campus and ISU. Played basketball at DMACC. He has 15 years experience as a junior varsity/varsity assistant basketball coach. He has served the Ballard schools for the past 11 years.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Orvil Nelson, 99, Boone. Born in Boone. Grew up on a farm northeast of Boone. BHS-40. Army vet. In 1954, married Lois Van Meter of Ogden. He owned and operated Nelson Battery and Auto Electric. Was involved in numerous organizations. For years, he was head groundskeeper at Memorial Park. Was also instrumental in obtaining a grant for the start of Boone County Transportation. Was a longtime volunteer at the VA Hospital in Des Moines. Survivors include a son, Doug, and a daughter, Diane Mahoski, as well as a niece, Dorothy Tellinghuisen, and a special family friend, Katie Eatock, The latter two are Boone residents.........Verla Campbell Morgan, 82, Boone. Born in Pilot Mound. Pilot HS. Married Leo Morgan in 1955. Was a CNA and Ward Clerk at the Boone County Hospital for 37 years. Retired in 2003. Survivors include her husband, three daughters, including Jacqueline Gatley of Boone and Deborah Westrum of Stratford, a brother, and two sisters, including Shirley Erickson of Boone.........Dianne Johnson, 67, Randall. Northeast Hamilton HS and earned a degree from DMACC, Boone campus. Worked for the Boone public schools, Oshkosh Tanning of Boone and an accountant near Randall. A son and two brothers survive..........Maurice "Mo" Ericson, 69, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-70. Worked as a mechanic at the former Heinrich Envelope of Boone. Married Marilyn Wright in 1969. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, including Monica Crook of Boone and three sisters.........Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone. Married Jamie Michael in Madrid in 2002. Was a homemaker. Her mother, Linda Sokoll preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, her dad, Dan Henman, a daughter, Madi Michael, a son, Dakota Sokoll, a brother, Jonathan Sokoll, sister, Jessica Sokoll, an aunt and an uncle.........Barbara Moore, 85, Boone. Jefferson High School-52. Earned a teaching certificate at Boone Junior College, taught at Belmond and Jefferson and served two decades as a teachers aide for the Boone schools. Married Kenneth O'Neal in 1953 and that marriage ended in divorce. Married Joe Moore in 1960. Survivors include two daughters, including Patricia Moore of Boone. Three sons, including Theron and Greg Moore of Boone survive as well as a brother and two sisters in law..........Jerry Gipple, 76, Des Moines. Was a member of the North American Railcar Operators Association and Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Train Society where he rode the rails on his self-built Iowa Interstate rail car.........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (Obituary still pending).
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
WHAT? NO DRAKE RELAYS
The last I, the Kornerman, had heard was that the Drake relays had not been ruled out completely but would make an attempt to have it at a later time.......similar to what the Kentucky Derby officials have declared.
When that discouraging word popped up, I felt the same pangs of disappointment I'm sure that a faithful BHS trio of relays fans have felt. For years, Steve Shaler, BHS-59, Tim Croxen, BHS-59, and Barry Wills, BHS-58, have built a tradition of meeting for that prestigious event. They so much looked forward to watching those great athletes compete while also coming from different directions to bond their personal friendship.
Hopefully, a new date, further down the line than usual, can be found and that great comraderie will be allowed to continue.
The Kornerman adds, "I even had the pleasure of meeting with that group during that weekend so I've been following that situation closely also."
P.S. Barry had contacted me a few weeks back with an idea of re-installing some Boone trivia in the Korner at times......old movie theatres, shops, restaurants etc. We have done that before but not recently I guess.
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In answer to a question posed by Bill Olson, BHS-62, in the last edition, Lauren Taylor, BHS-69, has provided a possible answer. Lauren wrote, "The Hawkeye Laundry, owned by my dad, Fred Taylor, had a huge boiler and let people use the attached steam cleaner for cleaning gas tanks, undercarriages etc. He had it at the old plant on Seventh Street and the new plant on Marshall. It was great for cleaning a grill. When the service ended, the charge was $1.00. Pull in the alley, pay Carl Kiddie, BHS-61, and you got about a half-hour to "do your thing" Keep up the good work Mo."
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Ron Hopkins, BSH-59, always provides interesting material. Ron wrote from Washington state, "I follow the Korner faithfully and was stimulated by the recent comments about early TV. In the early days of TV, my family lived on highway 65, at the edge of Colo, within "rabbitt-ear" distance of WOI-TV in Ames. My first experience involved watching Perry Como on the small screen of our neighbors TV. At least by 1952, we had our own Philco, because I remember some coverage of the political conventions that year. Like John Kueck, BHS-61, I watched Captain Video. My sister, Linda Nutt, BSH-61, and I also watched another science fiction offering (Space Cadets?), some Howdy Doody, and the infamous test patterns. I also have vague memories of some educational offerings by WOI. I remember watching football when there were only four bowl games, all on New Years Day. The actual TV coverage was probably awful. The TV's of those early 50's days were not particularly reliable. The knobs for horizontal and vertical hold required frequent tinkering, but sometimes the problem was more serious, like no picture. In such cases, a repairman from 10 or 20 miles away was called. It seemed the Philco could always be revitalized by replacing one of the many tubes. I think the repairman always came in the evenings (probably had another day job) and only charged a few dollars. Now, small appliances are more reliable but must be carried to the repair shop or discarded or replaced. If your refrigerator fails, you probably will pay a $100 minimum for a house call and may wait several days. I enjoyed those years in Colo. Maybe another time, I'll share some thoughts about the loss I have felt watching such small towns wither into ghost towns or become, simply, bedroom communities."
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In the last edition, Jim Seitz, BHS-73, recalled some KWBG workers and mentioned an unknown announcer who used an "on-air" name rather than his given name. Jim now adds, "that name came to me.....it was Lowell Hefflefinger who went "on-air" by Lowell K. or Lowell J I believe."
Larry Kelley, BHS-64, who has done lots of K-Dub research, believes the on-air name was Lowell Ellis.
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Max Moore, BHS-46, from Cali-forn-ia....sent some isolation jokes.
Here's a couple: (1) I'm so excited. Its time to take out the garbage. What should I wear? (2) My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I "go," it cleans the toilet. (3) I still haven't decided where to go for Easter, the living room or the bedroom.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Barbara Moore, 86, Boone.(Obituary not available yet)....... Barbara Dinnen, 67, Des Moines. She attended the St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City and after graduation, she was appointed a junior pastor at the Immanuel Lutheran United Methodist church in Des Moines and the Marion Street Methodist Church of Boone........Darlene Shotwell, 85, Ogden. OHS-52. Married Roy Shotwell in 1960. A homemaker, she worked part-time at Boehm Insurance in Ogden. Survivors include a son and two daughters including Pam of Boone.........Steven Kane, 64, Stratford. Stratford HS-73. Worked 39 years for two railroads. Survivors include a son, daughter and two sisters.........Lynn Poling, 65, Boone. West Marshall HS-74. Earned degrees from Marshalltown Community College and UNI. He moved to Texas but returned to Iowa in 2008. Survivors include his mother, a brother and two sisters........Joann McHugh, 83, Boone. Stanhope HS-55. Was a cook and housekeeper at the Boone County Care facility and the former River Valley Residential facility. She retired in 1997. Survivors include a sister, Rosemary McNace, and a brother, Jim McHugh Jr., both of Boone and two nieces, Mary Youngblood and Ann Wright both of Boone........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (Obituary not available yet).........Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone (Obituary not available yet).
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
When that discouraging word popped up, I felt the same pangs of disappointment I'm sure that a faithful BHS trio of relays fans have felt. For years, Steve Shaler, BHS-59, Tim Croxen, BHS-59, and Barry Wills, BHS-58, have built a tradition of meeting for that prestigious event. They so much looked forward to watching those great athletes compete while also coming from different directions to bond their personal friendship.
Hopefully, a new date, further down the line than usual, can be found and that great comraderie will be allowed to continue.
The Kornerman adds, "I even had the pleasure of meeting with that group during that weekend so I've been following that situation closely also."
P.S. Barry had contacted me a few weeks back with an idea of re-installing some Boone trivia in the Korner at times......old movie theatres, shops, restaurants etc. We have done that before but not recently I guess.
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In answer to a question posed by Bill Olson, BHS-62, in the last edition, Lauren Taylor, BHS-69, has provided a possible answer. Lauren wrote, "The Hawkeye Laundry, owned by my dad, Fred Taylor, had a huge boiler and let people use the attached steam cleaner for cleaning gas tanks, undercarriages etc. He had it at the old plant on Seventh Street and the new plant on Marshall. It was great for cleaning a grill. When the service ended, the charge was $1.00. Pull in the alley, pay Carl Kiddie, BHS-61, and you got about a half-hour to "do your thing" Keep up the good work Mo."
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Ron Hopkins, BSH-59, always provides interesting material. Ron wrote from Washington state, "I follow the Korner faithfully and was stimulated by the recent comments about early TV. In the early days of TV, my family lived on highway 65, at the edge of Colo, within "rabbitt-ear" distance of WOI-TV in Ames. My first experience involved watching Perry Como on the small screen of our neighbors TV. At least by 1952, we had our own Philco, because I remember some coverage of the political conventions that year. Like John Kueck, BHS-61, I watched Captain Video. My sister, Linda Nutt, BSH-61, and I also watched another science fiction offering (Space Cadets?), some Howdy Doody, and the infamous test patterns. I also have vague memories of some educational offerings by WOI. I remember watching football when there were only four bowl games, all on New Years Day. The actual TV coverage was probably awful. The TV's of those early 50's days were not particularly reliable. The knobs for horizontal and vertical hold required frequent tinkering, but sometimes the problem was more serious, like no picture. In such cases, a repairman from 10 or 20 miles away was called. It seemed the Philco could always be revitalized by replacing one of the many tubes. I think the repairman always came in the evenings (probably had another day job) and only charged a few dollars. Now, small appliances are more reliable but must be carried to the repair shop or discarded or replaced. If your refrigerator fails, you probably will pay a $100 minimum for a house call and may wait several days. I enjoyed those years in Colo. Maybe another time, I'll share some thoughts about the loss I have felt watching such small towns wither into ghost towns or become, simply, bedroom communities."
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In the last edition, Jim Seitz, BHS-73, recalled some KWBG workers and mentioned an unknown announcer who used an "on-air" name rather than his given name. Jim now adds, "that name came to me.....it was Lowell Hefflefinger who went "on-air" by Lowell K. or Lowell J I believe."
Larry Kelley, BHS-64, who has done lots of K-Dub research, believes the on-air name was Lowell Ellis.
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Max Moore, BHS-46, from Cali-forn-ia....sent some isolation jokes.
Here's a couple: (1) I'm so excited. Its time to take out the garbage. What should I wear? (2) My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I "go," it cleans the toilet. (3) I still haven't decided where to go for Easter, the living room or the bedroom.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Barbara Moore, 86, Boone.(Obituary not available yet)....... Barbara Dinnen, 67, Des Moines. She attended the St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City and after graduation, she was appointed a junior pastor at the Immanuel Lutheran United Methodist church in Des Moines and the Marion Street Methodist Church of Boone........Darlene Shotwell, 85, Ogden. OHS-52. Married Roy Shotwell in 1960. A homemaker, she worked part-time at Boehm Insurance in Ogden. Survivors include a son and two daughters including Pam of Boone.........Steven Kane, 64, Stratford. Stratford HS-73. Worked 39 years for two railroads. Survivors include a son, daughter and two sisters.........Lynn Poling, 65, Boone. West Marshall HS-74. Earned degrees from Marshalltown Community College and UNI. He moved to Texas but returned to Iowa in 2008. Survivors include his mother, a brother and two sisters........Joann McHugh, 83, Boone. Stanhope HS-55. Was a cook and housekeeper at the Boone County Care facility and the former River Valley Residential facility. She retired in 1997. Survivors include a sister, Rosemary McNace, and a brother, Jim McHugh Jr., both of Boone and two nieces, Mary Youngblood and Ann Wright both of Boone........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (Obituary not available yet).........Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone (Obituary not available yet).
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
YES, PEOPLE are REALLY BORED
OH MY! That was a signature "call" delivered often by a nationally known sportscaster during his many television appearances. Was it Dick Enberg?
Well, OH MY, what a Korner week we have had. I must say, this self-isolation must have something to do with the wide influx of material we've received from numerous Korner patrons. Nothing better to do huh? Its, by far, the most traffic to cross our desk in quite some time.
It started with an offering by John, BHS-64, and Linda Swain Hinz, BHS-67, who simply sent a picture of the old bathing beach at similarly old Riverview Park in Des Moines. They added simply, "just kind of going stir-crazy."
By the way, the following will all be from BHS-64'ers who answered the Hinz message.
Marsha McCoy Wilson wrote, "I don't remember going there, but I loved going to amusement parks. We kids used to beg my dad to go to Riverview everytime our family visited our cousin in Des Moines." She then acknowledeged that "yes", she and classmate Mike Loehrer had gone to Riverview but she couldn't remember the year.
Loehrer wrote, "I loved Riverview. The last time I was there was the summer of 1964 or 65. Marsha McCoy Wilson and I went. There were around 20 people there and we pretty much had the park to ourselves."
He added, "I remember Jeff and Jerry Johnson from Kalamazoo (Mich.?), and I went to Riverview every Wednesday, two penny day. All rides and games cost two cents. The Johnson's spent the summer in Boone with grandma Olson."
Bob Olson wrote, "I remember Riverview. I lived in Polk City from age eight to 16, 1954-62. Polk City did not have a swimming pool so we would go to Highland Park, Camp Dodge or Big Creek to test the water."
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Jim Seitz, BHS-73, wrote, "I enjoyed reading about the KWBG-WHO connections. I never knew. I roomed with Jeff Groves, BHS-73, during my freshman year at Iowa State. Jeff worked at KWBG when he was still in high school and I had occasions to visit him in the studio downtown and transmitter south of town. That was a treat for me and I thought it was pretty cool to be doing that kind of work as a teenager. I remember him mentioning working with Larry Kelley, Mike Pace and another guy who used an "on-air" name....any idea who that might have been? While in college, Jeff also worked at the student-run station, KPGY, "K-PIG" as it was known back in those days. I joined a fraternity the next year and my first roommate was Larry Wentz. Larry was from Blue Earth, MN and went to work at WHO after graduating. He's a local TV news anchor at Sioux City now. Small world!"
The Kornerman says, "that was after my time at K-Dub. I do remember a few announcers who didn't use their real name.......Dennis Borwick was always D-Arthur Dennis and there was a Hal Mann and I know that wasn't his real name."
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Sue Anderson Mersereau, BHS-67, wrote, "I'm trying to find out who would have the church records for the Mineral Ridge Baptist Church. My 3rd great grandfather, Matthias White, was a founding member. Last time I was there, a couple years ago, it didn't look like a church anymore. Most of my relatives are buried in Mineral Ridge cemetery, but Matthias left a circular 1/4 acre of land on his property as that cemetery. I have found it and the county is taking care of it now. Do you, or any of your readers know, what would have become of those church records or who purchased the church?"
The Kornerman replies, "I, personally, have no clue but how about records at the Boone County Courthouse? or.......maybe good friend Larry Adams, BHS-65, would have an idea."
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More questions. Bill Olson, BHS-62, wrote, "I would, occasionally, wash the under carriage of my '50 Buick at a place in Boone. I think it was in an alley. I had to pay up front before using the unit and was allowed somewhere around 10 or 15 minutes. The water was steaming hot. I remember using it a couple times. It was very cheap and, as a high school guy working a the local Lincoln Armory as a janitor, I could afford it once a year. Anybody out there remember the name of that business? I don't think it was where Cardinal Cleaners is."
P.S. Bill is still interested in finding the location of former BHS math teacher Jim Sanders.
The Kornerman replies, "wouldn't this have been BEFORE all the similar car washes we now have in Boone.......maybe the first one here?"
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The Kornerman still has lots of material that I'm holding over for next time.
Material from Ron Hopkins, BSH-59; Barry Wills, BHS-58, Loehrer, BHS-64, Tom Peterson, BHS-67, Jerry Manriquez, BHS-67, and some hilarious "isolation jokes" sent by Max Moore, BHS-46.
The Kornerman can't wait.....gotta tell one of those jokes. "I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now, I turn it like I'm cracking a safe."
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone (obituary not available)........Dan Hall, 68, Huxley, formerly of Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-70. Married Pamela Poehlein in 1974. Worked at John Deere for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Pam, of Huxley, daughter, Nichole, of Slater, brother, Jim Hall and sister Nancy Baker, both of Boone and step-brother, Chris Henning of Ogden..........Richard Bratcher Jr., 65, Ames. Army vet. Earned an RN and worked at the Woodward Resource Center until retirement in 2015. Married Debra Horton in 1978 and she passed away in 2011. Married Kimberly Tesdahl at the Boone Salvation Army in 2012. He was a scout leader in Grand Junction for quite some time and was a member of the Boone Salvation Army. Survivors include his wife, Kim, of Ames, four sons, including Larry of Ames, three daughters, including Abbey Malone of Boone, a sister and a brother.........Julie Calkins, 70, Ames. Became a CNA and worked at the Woodward State Hospital and the VA Hospital in Knoxville for over 25 years.........Joyce Hiatt Eacret, 83, Waukee, formerly of Ames. Married Roger Hiatt and they had five children. Married Marion Eacret in 1973. Survivors include two girls and a boy, Mark Hiatt of Boone. A brother also survives........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (obituary not available).
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Well, OH MY, what a Korner week we have had. I must say, this self-isolation must have something to do with the wide influx of material we've received from numerous Korner patrons. Nothing better to do huh? Its, by far, the most traffic to cross our desk in quite some time.
It started with an offering by John, BHS-64, and Linda Swain Hinz, BHS-67, who simply sent a picture of the old bathing beach at similarly old Riverview Park in Des Moines. They added simply, "just kind of going stir-crazy."
By the way, the following will all be from BHS-64'ers who answered the Hinz message.
Marsha McCoy Wilson wrote, "I don't remember going there, but I loved going to amusement parks. We kids used to beg my dad to go to Riverview everytime our family visited our cousin in Des Moines." She then acknowledeged that "yes", she and classmate Mike Loehrer had gone to Riverview but she couldn't remember the year.
Loehrer wrote, "I loved Riverview. The last time I was there was the summer of 1964 or 65. Marsha McCoy Wilson and I went. There were around 20 people there and we pretty much had the park to ourselves."
He added, "I remember Jeff and Jerry Johnson from Kalamazoo (Mich.?), and I went to Riverview every Wednesday, two penny day. All rides and games cost two cents. The Johnson's spent the summer in Boone with grandma Olson."
Bob Olson wrote, "I remember Riverview. I lived in Polk City from age eight to 16, 1954-62. Polk City did not have a swimming pool so we would go to Highland Park, Camp Dodge or Big Creek to test the water."
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Jim Seitz, BHS-73, wrote, "I enjoyed reading about the KWBG-WHO connections. I never knew. I roomed with Jeff Groves, BHS-73, during my freshman year at Iowa State. Jeff worked at KWBG when he was still in high school and I had occasions to visit him in the studio downtown and transmitter south of town. That was a treat for me and I thought it was pretty cool to be doing that kind of work as a teenager. I remember him mentioning working with Larry Kelley, Mike Pace and another guy who used an "on-air" name....any idea who that might have been? While in college, Jeff also worked at the student-run station, KPGY, "K-PIG" as it was known back in those days. I joined a fraternity the next year and my first roommate was Larry Wentz. Larry was from Blue Earth, MN and went to work at WHO after graduating. He's a local TV news anchor at Sioux City now. Small world!"
The Kornerman says, "that was after my time at K-Dub. I do remember a few announcers who didn't use their real name.......Dennis Borwick was always D-Arthur Dennis and there was a Hal Mann and I know that wasn't his real name."
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Sue Anderson Mersereau, BHS-67, wrote, "I'm trying to find out who would have the church records for the Mineral Ridge Baptist Church. My 3rd great grandfather, Matthias White, was a founding member. Last time I was there, a couple years ago, it didn't look like a church anymore. Most of my relatives are buried in Mineral Ridge cemetery, but Matthias left a circular 1/4 acre of land on his property as that cemetery. I have found it and the county is taking care of it now. Do you, or any of your readers know, what would have become of those church records or who purchased the church?"
The Kornerman replies, "I, personally, have no clue but how about records at the Boone County Courthouse? or.......maybe good friend Larry Adams, BHS-65, would have an idea."
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More questions. Bill Olson, BHS-62, wrote, "I would, occasionally, wash the under carriage of my '50 Buick at a place in Boone. I think it was in an alley. I had to pay up front before using the unit and was allowed somewhere around 10 or 15 minutes. The water was steaming hot. I remember using it a couple times. It was very cheap and, as a high school guy working a the local Lincoln Armory as a janitor, I could afford it once a year. Anybody out there remember the name of that business? I don't think it was where Cardinal Cleaners is."
P.S. Bill is still interested in finding the location of former BHS math teacher Jim Sanders.
The Kornerman replies, "wouldn't this have been BEFORE all the similar car washes we now have in Boone.......maybe the first one here?"
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The Kornerman still has lots of material that I'm holding over for next time.
Material from Ron Hopkins, BSH-59; Barry Wills, BHS-58, Loehrer, BHS-64, Tom Peterson, BHS-67, Jerry Manriquez, BHS-67, and some hilarious "isolation jokes" sent by Max Moore, BHS-46.
The Kornerman can't wait.....gotta tell one of those jokes. "I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now, I turn it like I'm cracking a safe."
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone (obituary not available)........Dan Hall, 68, Huxley, formerly of Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-70. Married Pamela Poehlein in 1974. Worked at John Deere for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Pam, of Huxley, daughter, Nichole, of Slater, brother, Jim Hall and sister Nancy Baker, both of Boone and step-brother, Chris Henning of Ogden..........Richard Bratcher Jr., 65, Ames. Army vet. Earned an RN and worked at the Woodward Resource Center until retirement in 2015. Married Debra Horton in 1978 and she passed away in 2011. Married Kimberly Tesdahl at the Boone Salvation Army in 2012. He was a scout leader in Grand Junction for quite some time and was a member of the Boone Salvation Army. Survivors include his wife, Kim, of Ames, four sons, including Larry of Ames, three daughters, including Abbey Malone of Boone, a sister and a brother.........Julie Calkins, 70, Ames. Became a CNA and worked at the Woodward State Hospital and the VA Hospital in Knoxville for over 25 years.........Joyce Hiatt Eacret, 83, Waukee, formerly of Ames. Married Roger Hiatt and they had five children. Married Marion Eacret in 1973. Survivors include two girls and a boy, Mark Hiatt of Boone. A brother also survives........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (obituary not available).
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, April 4, 2020
RETURNING TO MY DICE GAME
A time or two in this blog I've mentioned my very simple baseball dice game.
When I was a teenager and spent lots of time alone (no TV, no I-Phone etc.) at home, I spent hours and hours playing this little game I invented using three dice........each number rolled signifying some type of "hit" or "out" and putting the result on a scoresheet. I played entire games and used fictious players, Ben Down, Stu Pover, Marty Gra etc., to fill out the lineups.
Its rather ironic that I'm thinking of doing that same thing again, 70 years later, during this period of isolation.
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Its probably just me, but on my travels through You Tube this week produced a couple of great pieces of music that I really enjoyed. It seemed rather appropriate considering this "thing" our country is going through right now.
One was, perhaps, the greatest rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever......the one offered by Whitney Houston at the 1991 Super Bowl game in Tampa, Florida. It was just after that Persian Gulf incident. The other was Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful and it was sung at a World Series game shortly after 9/11.
Wow! They made me stand up straight and even tear up a bit.
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Let's get back to "regular" business.
John Kueck, BHS-61, wrote, "your reflections on the old KWBG radio time triggered my memory of the early TV days - circa 1950. My next-door neighbor was the owner of what I recall was Erickson's Electric. In any case, I believe they were the first, or one of the first, retailers of TV's in Boone. They had a TV in their home. Boone residents were lucky to be so close to WOI-TV in Ames - the first Central Iowa TV station. In those early days of TV, all transmission over the airways required antennas and close proximity to the broadcasting station. The number of TV shows was very limited to just a few hours each day. Captain Video played each weeknight at about 6 p.m..I was lucky, since my neighbor invited me over to watch the show. Captain Video ran many promotions with food companies. If you sent in their box tops and a quarter you were sent things like a space ring. I went for most of their promotions. Within a couple years, my parents bought a 13-inch Admiral TV. It was one of the few in the neighborhood and maybe the only one. Neighbors were invited over to watch TV, especially on Saturday night wrestling, which I loved because I got to stay up past my bedtime. During one school year, my Lowell classroom visited my home several days to watch an educational program on the history of Iowa. Nowadays everyone has a TV and likely, several."
The Kornerman says, "my first experience with TV was watching it downtown in the window of Reedholm's Hardware. What first TV experience have any of you viewers had?"
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Jill Siders, 60, Boone. BHS-78. Worked as a CNA at the Eastern Star Home for over 20 years. Survivors include two brothers, including Dan Siders of Boone and two sisters, including Shellie Siders of Boone........Carla Hardesty, 79, Boone. BHS-58. Completed nurses training at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines. Was a CNA and Medication Aide at Ledges Manor. Married Mick Hardesty in 1966. Survivors include sisters-in-law Gloria Capps of Pilot Mound and Connie Capps of Ames. Nieces and nephews Coke Smith of Boone, Patty Burkheimer of Ames and Rick Robertson of Des Moines also survive........Richard (Mac) McDowell, 72, Boone. Army vet. Bought a car dealership in Webster City in 1975. Lived in Boone until 1988 when he moved to California. Came back to Boone in 2010. Worked as an accountant for Intensity, Cutting Edge and Dreamscape Home Builders. Also worked with his son at Pat Clemons Motors. Two sons survive, including Chad McDowell of Boone. A brother and sister also survive........Harold (Buck) Huffman, 87, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-51. U.S. Navy vet. From 1955-1997 he worked as a printer for the Boone News Republican, Des Moines Register and Sunstrom-Miller press. He retired in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, a daughter, Meliea, and a sister-in-law Catherine Huffman all of Boone. A sister, Joanne Townsend of Ogden also survives..........Deva Adams, 88, Boone. Obituary is still not available.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
When I was a teenager and spent lots of time alone (no TV, no I-Phone etc.) at home, I spent hours and hours playing this little game I invented using three dice........each number rolled signifying some type of "hit" or "out" and putting the result on a scoresheet. I played entire games and used fictious players, Ben Down, Stu Pover, Marty Gra etc., to fill out the lineups.
Its rather ironic that I'm thinking of doing that same thing again, 70 years later, during this period of isolation.
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Its probably just me, but on my travels through You Tube this week produced a couple of great pieces of music that I really enjoyed. It seemed rather appropriate considering this "thing" our country is going through right now.
One was, perhaps, the greatest rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever......the one offered by Whitney Houston at the 1991 Super Bowl game in Tampa, Florida. It was just after that Persian Gulf incident. The other was Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful and it was sung at a World Series game shortly after 9/11.
Wow! They made me stand up straight and even tear up a bit.
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Let's get back to "regular" business.
John Kueck, BHS-61, wrote, "your reflections on the old KWBG radio time triggered my memory of the early TV days - circa 1950. My next-door neighbor was the owner of what I recall was Erickson's Electric. In any case, I believe they were the first, or one of the first, retailers of TV's in Boone. They had a TV in their home. Boone residents were lucky to be so close to WOI-TV in Ames - the first Central Iowa TV station. In those early days of TV, all transmission over the airways required antennas and close proximity to the broadcasting station. The number of TV shows was very limited to just a few hours each day. Captain Video played each weeknight at about 6 p.m..I was lucky, since my neighbor invited me over to watch the show. Captain Video ran many promotions with food companies. If you sent in their box tops and a quarter you were sent things like a space ring. I went for most of their promotions. Within a couple years, my parents bought a 13-inch Admiral TV. It was one of the few in the neighborhood and maybe the only one. Neighbors were invited over to watch TV, especially on Saturday night wrestling, which I loved because I got to stay up past my bedtime. During one school year, my Lowell classroom visited my home several days to watch an educational program on the history of Iowa. Nowadays everyone has a TV and likely, several."
The Kornerman says, "my first experience with TV was watching it downtown in the window of Reedholm's Hardware. What first TV experience have any of you viewers had?"
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Jill Siders, 60, Boone. BHS-78. Worked as a CNA at the Eastern Star Home for over 20 years. Survivors include two brothers, including Dan Siders of Boone and two sisters, including Shellie Siders of Boone........Carla Hardesty, 79, Boone. BHS-58. Completed nurses training at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines. Was a CNA and Medication Aide at Ledges Manor. Married Mick Hardesty in 1966. Survivors include sisters-in-law Gloria Capps of Pilot Mound and Connie Capps of Ames. Nieces and nephews Coke Smith of Boone, Patty Burkheimer of Ames and Rick Robertson of Des Moines also survive........Richard (Mac) McDowell, 72, Boone. Army vet. Bought a car dealership in Webster City in 1975. Lived in Boone until 1988 when he moved to California. Came back to Boone in 2010. Worked as an accountant for Intensity, Cutting Edge and Dreamscape Home Builders. Also worked with his son at Pat Clemons Motors. Two sons survive, including Chad McDowell of Boone. A brother and sister also survive........Harold (Buck) Huffman, 87, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-51. U.S. Navy vet. From 1955-1997 he worked as a printer for the Boone News Republican, Des Moines Register and Sunstrom-Miller press. He retired in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, a daughter, Meliea, and a sister-in-law Catherine Huffman all of Boone. A sister, Joanne Townsend of Ogden also survives..........Deva Adams, 88, Boone. Obituary is still not available.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
BOONE/WHO RADIO MEMORIES
Vern Modeland, BHS-50, spoke out from the Ozarks this week. Vern wrote, "how many KWBG on-air staffers went to work on-air at WHO radio in its hey-days? Well there was me, Bob Graham and Wayne Hillman Olson that I know of. Wayne and I were a team night-side at KWBG in the early 50's. Wayne had a required engineer's license and I didn't. We worked together at KWBG to solve that problem. Wayne went on to be a popular all-night DJ on WHO radio which followed Dwayne Ellett's stint."
The Kornerman replies, "oh my, what memories. I note that Vern didn't mention Ev Hickman, BHS-54, and nobody has ever told or shown me that Ev ever worked at KWBG before moving on to WHO. Larry Adams, BHS-65, doesn't mention Ev in his study of BHS alumni. Larry Kelley, BHS-64, is about to complete his KWBG research. Maybe he has an answer."
Vern's got me started now on more memories of WHO. Before television, WHO radio was the big honcho when it came to news coverage. I think everyone in range watched the WHO 10 p.m. news. That was the biggie......the one newcast that seemed to capture both all the news of the day and most of the potential audience. In that regard, the 10 p.m. newscasters were kind of like "rock kings." More respected than most "rock kings" but totally respected by their listeners.
H.R. Gross, who was member of the U.S. Congress at one time, I believe, was one of those who, at some time, anchored that 10 p.m. WHO news. Then there was also Boone's Jack Shelley,
M.L. Nelson and Bob Henry. Those are ones I seem to remember.
I loved this memory......thinking of that very popular 10 p.m. news and the announcers.
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During this stressful time we had a little levity in the last edition. I thought it was appropriate. Let's have some more.
(1) We thought we'd have flying cars by 2020. But no, we are teaching people how to wash their hands.
(2) Day two without sports. Found a lady sitting on my couch. Apparently its my wife. She seems nice.
(3) This virus must be wrecking India. I haven't had a phone call in three days about my extended car warranty.
(4) Our cleaning lady just called to tell us she's working from home and will be sending us instructions on what to do.
(5) That moment when you're worried about the elderly, you suddenly realize you are the elderly.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Robert Bob Petty, 91, Pilot Mound. Perry HS-47. Married Marjorie Briggs in 1951 and they started farm life near Boxholm. Survivors include a son, Daryl, of Pilot Mound, three daughters and a son-in-law.........Harold (Buck) Huffman, 87, Boone. BHS-51. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, and a daughter...........Ray Schoenrock, 85, Ames. Worked for the DOT for 41 years prior to retirement in 1998. Fast pitch softball fans will remember Ray as a one-armed fast pitch softball pitcher in this area for 44 years. He had lost an arm in an auto accident at the age of 18. Wife Beverly, four sons and a daughter survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
The Kornerman replies, "oh my, what memories. I note that Vern didn't mention Ev Hickman, BHS-54, and nobody has ever told or shown me that Ev ever worked at KWBG before moving on to WHO. Larry Adams, BHS-65, doesn't mention Ev in his study of BHS alumni. Larry Kelley, BHS-64, is about to complete his KWBG research. Maybe he has an answer."
Vern's got me started now on more memories of WHO. Before television, WHO radio was the big honcho when it came to news coverage. I think everyone in range watched the WHO 10 p.m. news. That was the biggie......the one newcast that seemed to capture both all the news of the day and most of the potential audience. In that regard, the 10 p.m. newscasters were kind of like "rock kings." More respected than most "rock kings" but totally respected by their listeners.
H.R. Gross, who was member of the U.S. Congress at one time, I believe, was one of those who, at some time, anchored that 10 p.m. WHO news. Then there was also Boone's Jack Shelley,
M.L. Nelson and Bob Henry. Those are ones I seem to remember.
I loved this memory......thinking of that very popular 10 p.m. news and the announcers.
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During this stressful time we had a little levity in the last edition. I thought it was appropriate. Let's have some more.
(1) We thought we'd have flying cars by 2020. But no, we are teaching people how to wash their hands.
(2) Day two without sports. Found a lady sitting on my couch. Apparently its my wife. She seems nice.
(3) This virus must be wrecking India. I haven't had a phone call in three days about my extended car warranty.
(4) Our cleaning lady just called to tell us she's working from home and will be sending us instructions on what to do.
(5) That moment when you're worried about the elderly, you suddenly realize you are the elderly.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Robert Bob Petty, 91, Pilot Mound. Perry HS-47. Married Marjorie Briggs in 1951 and they started farm life near Boxholm. Survivors include a son, Daryl, of Pilot Mound, three daughters and a son-in-law.........Harold (Buck) Huffman, 87, Boone. BHS-51. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, and a daughter...........Ray Schoenrock, 85, Ames. Worked for the DOT for 41 years prior to retirement in 1998. Fast pitch softball fans will remember Ray as a one-armed fast pitch softball pitcher in this area for 44 years. He had lost an arm in an auto accident at the age of 18. Wife Beverly, four sons and a daughter survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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