Memories.......Memories

     He's been gone from "home" for 40 years, still does live in a community, roughly the size, populationwise, of Boone, where he spent his formative years, BUT he still has a firm memory of Boone/West Boone drug stores he remembered from his days in central Iowa.
     In the last edition, the latest Korner quiz posed the question "can you name seven drug stores from Boone/West Boone's 50's/60's, their locations and whether they offered a soda fountain or not?"
     Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, spoke out from Ledyard, CT where he has resided the past 40 years. The United State Navy retiree said he did pay a visit "home" in June and "enjoyed visiting Boone and with friends George Ades, BHS-55, and Duane Lamb, BHS-55, but, all of Karen and my families have moved elsewhere or passed on."
      Here were Keith's memories: (1) Thompson Drug Store in West Boone (was Mitchel Drug in the 40's and 50's) on West Third Street and (2) McCalla Drug at the corner of West Third and State Street, just east of the courthouse. (3) Osco Drug on the east side of Story Street between Eighth and Ninth Streets. (4) A Rexall Drug Store at Eighth and Story next to Fisher's Shoe Store. (5) A store at Seventh and Story across from the old Mondt Hotel and (6) Echternach's at the corner of Fifth and Division Streets.
     He recalled that the West Boone stores both offered soda fountains and that Rexall Store at Eighth and Story had no fountain but had replaced a Rexall Store there that did have a fountain.
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     Wanda Lingren, who the Kornerman is sure was communicating from somewhere warm, wrote, "I remember Thompson Drug that was run by Forest Thompson. And, yes, he had a soda fountain. Every day after school I would go there for a cherry coke. He had many other flavors too. But cherry was and always will be my favorite. He was a good man."
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     Alright viewers, its time for the truth, the entire truth and nothing but the truth.
     Quizmaster Tony Crandell, BHS-59, agreed with most of what Keith and Wanda had offered. HOWEVER, there were others, not yet mentioned.
     He remembered Herrald Drug on the north side, Wilson Drug, which was part of the Boone National Building, and Deuel Drug, which was located at mid-block, west side of Story between Seventh and Eighth.
     Tony said Herrald's and Wilson's did not have soda fountains and he's not sure about Deuel's.
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     Regarding our recent discussion of Boone's population, Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, offered, "one final word." He wrote, "the census rule states that wherever a person lives on April 1 of the year the census is taken, is considered, "where they live." Look at the population of Ames for a correlation.""
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     Old age is when you still have something on  the ball  but are too tired to bounce it.
     Visiting people always say, "oh, you have a cat." I feel like replying, "no, that's for company."
     The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight. By then, your body and fat have become really good friends.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Mary Beth Larson, 66, Madrid. Was a rural mail carrier in Boone County. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Tara Wendel, and a grandson, Eliot Riddle, both of Madrid.........Herman Brockschmidt, 91, Bondurant. He married LaVonne Hurd in 1961 and they relocated to Boone. Worked for Hallett Construction for 26 years as a dragline operator and also ran a TV/Radio repair business out of his home. In the late 70's, the family moved to the Carroll area. Wife LaVonne is among the survivors........Lawrence Leo McCoy, 84, Liberty, MO. The son of Paul and Pansy Cecelia McCoy. He managed various farm co-ops until retirement. His wife, Nadine, is among the survivors.
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