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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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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.
Scenes and Background from KENREX NYC Production
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Daisy & Queen College Farm Mules Who Built Martindale Gymnasium 1926
The original 200-acre college farm (on the northwest side of the campus, mostly south of the Wabash tracks in the high-rise dormitory area). This farm was part of the original massive Faustiana Farm, which stretched around the college on the … Continue reading
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Northwest’s New Computer Library Terminals 1984
AI colorized St. Joseph News-Press March 11, 1984 photo of the computer library terminals at the newly opened B.D. Owens Library replaced the old card catalogs of Wells Library when Owens opened in 1983. Northwest embraced computers blindingly fast. Northwest … Continue reading
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Nodaway County Courthouse with Telephone Booths on Corner 1980s
In the early 1980s, the St. Joseph News-Press ran this great black-and-white photo in an advertising supplement about Maryville. The photo before the Nodaway Historical marker was placed in front of the courthouse. I got a kick out of seeing … Continue reading
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Carrie Nation’s Plans for the Parnell Picnic 1907
Carrie Nation, the temperance crusader famous for her hatchet, only had one scheduled visit to Nodaway County — to attend the Parnell Picnic on September 27, 1907. She was supposed to meet Homer Cook, president of the Maryville Normal School … Continue reading
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New Dark Green Gaberdine Custodian Uniforms at Washington and Eugene Field, 1950
New dark green gaberdine custodian uniforms were rolled out in 1950. Here’s the caption from the Forum. HAPPY UNIFORMITY–Pausing long enough from their work to display their. New uniforms are Bill Short, Everett Baker, Eugene Field, Ollie Majors, and Howard … Continue reading
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