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Monthly Archives: April 2026
Nat Towles and His Orchestra Arrive in Style Direct from Chicago Savoy Ballroom to Club 71 in Pumpkin Center
Club 71, from a DX gas station in Pumpkin Center, had to be one of the most exciting and eclectic music roadhouses anywhere. It could be hosting square dances and fox hunt dances, and, seemingly most out of place, the … Continue reading
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Pumpkin Center Fox Hunters Association 1941 (started 1928)
Above is an AI colorized and enhanced image of the article referenced below Men Who Promote the Fox Hunt – Nodaway County Tribune, September 4, 1941, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nodaway-county-tribune-pumpkin-center-fo/196061801/ ) J. W. Clayton, Fay Baker, Bert Icke, Chester … Continue reading
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Containered H2O
I have never heard bottled water called “Containered H2O,” but this map says the phrase is an Upper Midwest term, including Atchison County north to South Dakota and the Kansas City metro.
Heart Felt Christian Church Prayer in Wake of Turmoil
This very heartfelt post was posted on April 19 in the wake of the news of the double homicide and kidnapping.
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Scenes and Background from KENREX NYC Production
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KenRex Promotion (London)
Here’s a promotion for KenRex at the Sheffield Theatre in London with writer/actor Jack Holden This shows scenes from the show in which he plays 30 characters from the Skidmore Ken Rex McElroy case.
Jack Holden (writer/actor) & John Patrick Elliott (music) Discuss KenRex
I spoke with both at last night’s production of KenRex. One of the advantages of seeing a show at a small off-Broadway venue is that there is easy access to the principals
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Ken Rex McElroy Attorney Richard Eugene McFadden – Clay County Prosecutor 1960
I spot checked some of the depictions in the KenRex play. I ran across this photo of Richard Eugene McFadden in 1960, when he was Clay County Prosecutor and was prosecuting the Perry L. Thresher murder of Mrs. Constance Rebecca … Continue reading
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John Holden won the 2026 Olivier Award for Best Actor for the London production of KenRex
I saw KenRex and spoke with actor/writer John Holden last night, and I will have a lot coming down the pike on this. John’s one-man show portrays 30 characters from Skidmore/Nodaway County, including David Baird, Trena McElroy, the Bowencamps, attorney … Continue reading
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