Of Dogs and Foxes in DeKalb County in 1919

From the March 27, 2019, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1919. 100 Years Ago.

**  "Two families are mourning the deaths of pet dogs, and a third home on Third Street, another dog has been poisoned. :  Residents are nor certain whether the poison was set for the dogs or  whether it was put out to catch pests."

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**  "A resident of Kingston township brought to the office of the county clerk a pelt of an animal shot by him, and supposed to be a wolf, claiming the $100 bounty.

"The fur was a rich red color and there were earmarks of a fox.  After several of the county seat experts had examined it, it was adjudged a fox pelt and bounty refused."

--CootPelt

A Fox Bounty in DeKalb County in 1944

From the March 20, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1944, 75 Years Ago.

"Enos A. Baie of Hinckley this week was awarded county bounty on several foxes, which, according to E.W. Joiner, county clerk,  is the largest bounty paid to one individual so far this season."

How Much Is That Fox Pelt in the Window?  --CootFox

A New Filing Cabinet Patent in DeKalb in 1944

From the March 20, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1944, 75 Years Ago.

"A patent has been granted to J.A. Miller of North Ninth street according to word received from Washington, D,C.,  for an improved filing cabinet.

"Mr. Miller, superintendent at the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, has had several  patents granted in the past few years and his friends will be interested  to learn of the latest one."

A drawing of the new patent accompanies the article.  I was unable to find out anything else about Mr. Miller.

--CootPat

A Snow Ball Problem in 1919

From the March 20, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"Recklessness of boys throwing snow balls is causing complaints of pedestrians.  Yesterday a lad threw a snow ball which struck a little baby girl square in the face.

"Today her face is bruised in three places.  Carelessness in throwing snow balls has resulted seriously many times and it seems that boys might be more careful."

No Throwing Snowballs, Lads.  --CootSnow

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Movie "Christmas Vacation"?-- Part 4: What Hockey Team's Jersey Did Clark Wear?

16.  Who accidentally trapped Clark in the attic?  (I missed this one.)

17.  When Clark was on the runaway sled, he ended up in what store's parking lot.

18.  What corrected Eddie's daughter's crossed eyes?

19.  What song does the family sing when the Santa Claus decoration is streaming across the sky?

20.  What is the movie's last line?  (I missed this one also.)

answers below.

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16.  Ellen's mother Frances.  I knew it was Ellen's mother, but didn't know her name.)


17.  Wal-Mart


18.  She got kicked by a mule.


19.  "The Star-Spangled Banner"


20.  "I did it."

Blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, (expletive)less, heartless.  (These words were spoken by Clark during his meltdown about whom?

His Boss.  --Coot(Worm-headed sack of monkey (expletive).

Chicago Blackhawks

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Movie "Christmas Vacation"? --Part 3: Who Destroyed the First Griswold Christmas Tree?

11.  What does Clark wear on his head when using the chain saw for the first time?

12.  What year was "Christmas Vacation" released in?   I missed it by one year short.

13.  What type of animal was in the second Christmas tree Clark brought in?

14.  What were the first names of Clark's long-suffering neighbors played by Nicholas Guest and Julia Louis-Dreyfus?  I missed this one.

15.  What is the name of Cousin Eddie's dog?

Answers below.

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11.  A hockey mask.


12.  1989


13.  A squirrel


14.  Todd and Margo


15.  Snots


How Well Are You Doing?

Dirt-Eating, Inbred, Overstuffed, Ignorant.   --CootSnots

Quiz: Just How Well Do You Know Movie "Christmas Vacation"-- Part 2: Aunt Bethany

Answers below.

6.  What does Aunt Bethany recite when others ask her to say grace before the Christmas meal?

7.  How many lights does Clark use on his house?

8.  What kind of vehicle does Cousin Eddie drive?

9.  What classic holiday movie is Clark's son Rusty watching on TV when the in-laws arrive?

10.  What does Clark do to amuse himself while he is stuck in the attic?

Answers below.

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6.  The Pledge of Allegiance


7.  25,000   I missed this one.


8.  RV


9.  "It's a Wonderful Life"


10.  Watches home movies.


"Four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking."

We're Gonna Do This Big.  --CootEddie

Quiz: Just How Well Do You Know 'Christmas Vacation'?-- Part 1: What Team's Hat Did Clark Wear?

From the Dec. 15, 2019, Chicago Tribune from the Austin American-Statesman.

This is my second all-time favorite Christmas movie which I have seen twice so far this season.

Let's see how well you do.  I didn't get them all correct, however.  (But, I did get most of them, though.)   Answers are below.  I will also indicate the ones that I missed.

1.  What Christmas carol are Clark and Ellen singing at the beginning of the movie as they head out into the woods to cut down the Griswold family Christmas tree?

2.  Which sports team hat does Clark wear at various times in the film?

3.  What item does Clark forget to bring on the tree-hunting expedition?

4.  What does Clark plan to do with his Christmas bonus?

5.  What does Clark receive instead of his bonus?

Answers below.

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1.  "Deck the Halls"


2.  Chicago Bears


3.  axe or saw


4.  Buy a family swimming pool.


5.  Yearlong subscription to Jelly of the Month Club.   I missed this one.  Thought it was wine of the month..

"Cheap, Lying, No-Good, Rotten."   --CootWold

DID YOU KNOW:   There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains  ten words without rearranging any of its letters.  That word is "therein."  See if you can list the words.

Flu's Back in Elva, Illinois in 1919

From the March 20, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"Flu has broken out in Elva for the second time.  The illnesses do not seem to be very serious, but the cases are frequent."

Just when you thought it was over.

Was the Spanish Flu Coming Back For Another Time?  --Cooter

Elks Club Gets New Bubbler in 1919

From the March 13, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"The water cooler that has been in use at the Elks club for some time past will soon be a thing of the past.   Today A.W. Marvin and William Bagg have been busy installing  one of the latest  models of sanitary drinking fountains, not ice water but ice cooled, and when completed, the club will be well equipped along this line.

"The bubbler is built on the order of a thermos bottle, and although the water does not come into contact with the ice at any time, it is iced water."

Bubblers, of course, was the name used for drinking fountains back then.

But, You Knew That.  --GreGen

John Willrett Close to Ancestral Home in 1919

From the March 13, 2019, DeKalb County, Illinois MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"John Willrett, son of Gotlieb Willrett is now within 100 miles of his grandfather's home in Germany.

"Only an uncle and an aunt reside there now.  Willrett  who has been in service a year last September is with the 33rd Division, in the headquarters corps."

I'm guessing his ancestral home is somewhere in Germany.

--Cooter

Warning to You Speeders: VASCAR's Here in 1969

From the February 20, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1969, 50 Years Ago.

"State trooper Bernhardy demonstrated a new speed detection device at the DeKalb County Courtgouse.

"The device, called Vascar, is an electronic computer  that measures distance and time and computes the resultant speed and is designed to replace the patrol car speedometer  as a speed measuring tool."

Get Your Tickets Here.  --GreGen

Eight-Year-Old Criminals in 1944?

From the February 20, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1944, 75 Years Ago.

"Two eight-year-old youngsters and their parents were at the city hall yesterday afternoon where a hearing was held to see what should be done with the two boys who had admitted  they broke into two places in this city, a barber shop and a bakery.

"Attending the hearing besides the boys and their parents were George Spitz, assistant state's attorney, Chief of Police Ben Peck and Frank Phillips, superintendent of schools.  It was decided that one of the youngsters would make his home in the future  with a relative on a farm and the other youngster  will report each day to Mr. Phillips."

I Wonder What Happened To Theses Lads.  Eight Is Kinda Young For This.  --Cooter

Who Was J.R. Arnold of Panama City Beach?

From the February 12, 2018, Panama City (Fla.) News Herald.  "Canadian Queries."

A vacationing Canadian wanted to know why there was a J.R. Arnold High School and street in Panama City Beach.

The correspondent found that Mr. Arnold was one of the people behind making Panama City Beach the vacation area it is today.  It was his vision and financial backing that led to all of this.  He saw the area as one for tourism and business.

He built the first motel in Bay County, the Palmetto Court Motel in 1948 and loaned money to other new beach businesses when banks wouldn't help them.  President and chair of the Beach State Bank, started the Small Business Assistance Corporation, president of the Beach's Chamber of Commerce and involved in many other pro PCB organizations.

Death came to him on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1995.

Quite A Man.  --CootPCB

Cleaning That "Bubbler" in 1919

From the January 30, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"A peculiar incident was noted recently when an elderly woman stepped up to a bubbling fountain, which was a clean as possible to keep it,  and after spending two or three minutes washing the small bowl, quenched her thirst.

"Evidently the woman thought it was necessary to do this before water could be clean, and forgot that bubblers were made for people to use in the most sanitary way, bite the bubble."

You Can't Be Too Careful.  Germs, You Know.   --Cooter

Lauren Bruner Will Be the 44th and Final Crew Member Interred on the USS Arizona

From the December 6, 2019, Concord Monitor "California man will be then 44th and final crew member interred on the USS Arizona" by Audrey McAvoy, AP.

On December 7, 1941, the then 21-year-old Lauren Bruner was the second-to-last man to leave his stricken ship, the USS Arizona.  He lived to be 98, married twice and outlived both wives.

This weekend, divers will place Bruner's ashes inside the wreckage of the USS Arizona.  He will be the 44th and last Arizona crew man to be placed on the ship as the other three Arizona survivors still alive have opted to be buried with their families.

Bruner said he wants to be buried at the Arizona as few people go to cemeteries and millions visit the Memorial.  Plus, he wants to be with old friends who never made it off the ship.

The Navy began interring survivors on their old ships in 1982, but there are only two ships from Pearl harbor still there, the Arizona and USS Utah.  The other ships there that day were repaired and put back into service except for the USS Oklahoma.

Remembering Pearl Harbor on 78th Anniversary of the Attack

These are some headlines in newspapers around the country.

**  Pearl Harbor veteran is now the last survivor living in Butte County.

**  Pearl Harbor anniversary to be marked with events in Tucson and Hawaii.

**  Editorial:  How could Pearl Harbor be forgotten.

**  California man will be the 44th and final crew member interred in the USS Arizona.

**  78 years later, efforts continue to ID Pearl Harbor service members.

**  Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day:  Three local sailors were stationed on Battleship Row.

**  World War II veteran recalls Pearl Harbor attack.

Proper Etiquette in 1918: Gentlemen, Remove Your Hat When You Eat

From the October 17, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Bacl."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"The old-fashioned man who is used to running into the house at meal time, sitting down to the table without removing his hat, consuming the meal before him and again rushing out, only to spend the time doing nothing.  In a local restaurant an elderly man accompanied by a woman stopped for dinner, and the man calmly sat at the table, did not remove his hat and hurriedly ate his food.

"There were others in the dining room at the time but the man cared not,  for he did not remove his hat all the time he was in the place.   It is not often that such people are seen nowadays, as nearly everyone knows that when he sits at a table in a restaurant he is expected to have respect enough for other women, if not for the one he is with, to remove his hat."

If you ate your food in front of my mom and left your baseball cap on, you'd sure hear about it.

And, We Are Not Talking About Baseball Caps.  --Coothat

The Drunken Tots in 1919: "Let 'Em Sleep It Off"

From the January 23, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"A local physician had an interesting  telephone call last night from the country, when he was informed that two little children, one of two years, the other not yet four had put away a pint of whiskey, which had been doctored with herbs to make it bitter.

"The little tots after drinking the whiskey became intoxicated and laid about the house on the floor in a stupor.    Finally, when it was found what caused the kids apparent sickness, the parents thought they would be  along all right if they slept it off."

--CootDrunk

Women's Voting Tips in 1919: Beware Hair Parts, Mandates and Hecklers

From the January 9, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"Now that  women have power to vote, their men folk on the strength of hundreds of years start in the study of politics, are giving them lots of advise.   Among their valuable hints are the following:

"Never vote for a candidate who parts his hair in the middle.  He is obviously unable to take one side or the other.

"If your candidate asks you to give him a mandate, ask him:  "What about a womandate?"

"If you attend a political meeting as a heckler, heckle the speaker the same way as you would your husband.  That will get him all tied up."

Ha Ha.  --CootMam

Ice Cutting in 1919

From the January 23, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"While most people are feeling grateful for the mild weather of the last few days, Frank Carter is bewailing the fact that the mercury did not remain closer to the bottom of the tube, until he gets his ice harvested.

"However, on Carter lake on the south Malta road, the ice is better than ten inches thick and today, Mr. Carter is getting his tools hauled to the spot ready for cutting which will start tomorrow."

--CootIce

Thank Your Happy Meal for This Guy

From the May 22,2019, Chicago  Tribune, "Marketing company founder helped develop Happy Meal" obituary for Bernard "Bud" Frankel.

He helped other companies sell their products for 40 years as a co-founder of marketing services business Frankel and Company. Their biggest hit was McDonald's Happy Meal.

BERNARD "BUD" FRANKEL, 89

Died May 14, 2019

In 1973, his company began it relationship with McDonald's, who already had a company for advertising, but felt they needed help in promotion.

In 1976, they put together a promotion tied to the Summer Olympics in Montreal.  Customers received scratch-off game pieces for events and, if the U.S. wins, you win."  If you had one in that event, you'd get a Big Mac for Gold, fries for Silver or Coke for Bronze.

The Happy Meal promotion began in 1979.

No More Pullman Company in 1969

From the January 2, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1969, 50 Years Ago.

"Railroad sleeping cars, operated 110 years by the Pullman Co., are now in the hands of the 34 railroads which still pull them.

"On New Year's Day, Pullman ceased providing conductors, porters, linens and maintenance service for the cars."

That's How the Pullman Goes.  --Cooter

The Spanish Flu Seems To Be In Hand Now In 1919

From the January 2, 2019, MidWeek   "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"Once more it looks as though you can sneeze without having people look askance or run away from you.  The health officer today reported only three cases of flu.

"The situation here the last few days seems much relieved.  Weather seems to make no difference.  It may be hot, it may be cold, but fly comes just the same.  However, physicians believe now that they have the matter in hand."

--Cooter