Volume 16 , Issue 17

NW Okie's Journey

Sixty-five years ago we find the small, colorful RCA vinyl 45rpm record coming on the scene with Eddie Arnold's Texarkana Baby with the flip side Bouquet of Roses, 31 March 1949.

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Walking With Sadie

We have been observing the Southwest Colorado Rocky Hummingbirds here at the north end of Vallecito Reservoir since the month of May.

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45, 78 & 33-1/3 RPM Records (Battle of the Speeds)

It was on 31 March 1949, RCA Victor released the first 45rpm record, "Texarkana Baby," b/w "Bouquet of Roses" by Eddy Arnold.

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100 Years Ago - Tuesday 19 May 1914

According to the Tulsa Daily World, dated 19 May 1914, Tuesday, the headlines reported: Teddy Will Return To The U.S. Today. He was to land on U.S. soil later the afternoon of May 19, 1914. It was reported that Teddy had almost recovered his health.

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Southern Wrought Steel Cook Ranges

It was in The Frankfort Roundabout. dated 3 July 1886, page 4, that we found this full-page ad for the Southern Queen Wrought Steel Cook Range.

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Wrought Iron Range Company

On April 14, 1893, page 4, of The Globe-Republican, we find this about the Wrought Iron Range Company of St. Louis, Missouri. It was a Sole manufacturers home comfort steel ranges and sold over 300,000 home Comfort Steel Ranges up to January, 1893.

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Our Old Baseball Heroes

It was 11 August 1907, page 11, of The San Francisco Sunday Call, they were asking this question, "Where are our old Baseball heroes of yesterday? Where is Pop Anson of Chicago, Dan Brouthers of Detroit, Buck Ewing, Johnny Ward, Charley Bennett and a score more? How the names come back as you sit and think! Where are the old boys?"

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