Tag Archives: Pumpkin Center

Nat Towles and His Orchestra Arrive in Style Direct from Chicago Savoy Ballroom to Club 71 in Pumpkin Center

Posted on April 22, 2026 by roger

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)

Posted on April 22, 2026 by roger

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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71 Club – Pumpkin Center (1938-1941)

Posted on April 22, 2026 by roger

The backstory of the 71 Club in Pumpkin Center is probably the most interesting of many interesting stories about nightclubs in Nodaway County.  The Club ran from 1938 to 1941 and was in a DX Filling Station.  The club offered … Continue reading →

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