Not My Victrola

"The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" is a song that is stashed away in one of my record cabinets, but my record doesn't have the words. Pax41 uploaded Franklyn Baur's 1927 performance for our gratification, and now I have some incentive to look for my copy of this beautiful song.

Weekend Steam

The Joyland 65 was written up in the Engineers and Engines Magazine a few years ago. This engine spent several years of its life working at the Joyland Amusement Park in Wichita, Kansas, and then just disappeared. It was discovered sitting in a warehouse, where it had rested for 45 years, and now it is back in the mainstream again for folks to see at steam shows. I ran across these videos on YouTube, and though they are not the highest quality, they are fun to watch. I have included the comments from JeffDetwiler's YouTube channel below each video.



"This is the first plowing done by the Joyland 65....possibly ever in its 86 year lifetime. It spent 45 years in a barn at Joyland Amusement Park in Wichita, KS, until Chady Atteberry discovered it in 2003 at it's former owner, Harold Ottoway's, funeral. It is documented all the way from the Case factory in '21 until the present."





"Fairview September 2010, perfect day for a plow ride, great soil, great friends... Btw~ the 65 Case was only rated for 6 to 8 plows from the factory... Needless to say they don't make things like they used to!! Shame."

Crankin' It Up

The Regent Club Orchestra recorded this excellent dance tune on May 16, 1925. Does it remind you of "Back Home Again In Indiana?"

Changes

 I noted on my last trip to Iowa that this corn crib is gone now, and the entire farmstead is slicked off for row-cropping.  These drive through cribs were equipped with an elevator in the center of the building that took ear corn up into the cupola, where it was put down a chute into the bins on either side.  

 During the 1960's, most farmers made the switch to shelling corn in the field, and storing the shelled corn in bins equipped with a dryer.  The old buildings were handy for parking wagons and other implements, but they have gradually been disappearing from the landscape.  There aren't many left.

Back when cribs were still being used to store and dry corn, you could buy a Maid-Rite sandwich for 30 cents, and a cup of coffee for a dime.  I remember when the proprietor of the Maid-Rite shop in Washington, Iowa raised his price to 35 cents, and everyone in town was telling him he would go out of business.  They get a lot more for a Maid-Rite nowadays, and 35 cents is a dim memory.  The price didn't hurt his business, but a few years later a Hardees moved in nearby, and it snagged most of the lunch crowd from the high school and the downtown area.  That's what did in the Maid-Rite in Washington.

Shoved WHAT Down His Pants?

From Chickasha, OK: "He appeared intoxicated."

Economy Gas Engine

This nicely restored Economy engine was idling at Boonville, Indiana last fall at Thresherman Park.

Fencerow Treasure

Seen in Edwards County, Illinois.

Tactical Carbine Tips Episode 7: Ready Positions; Courtesy of Ruger Firearms

Ruger's notes from their YouTube channel: "Dave's back with more Ruger Tactical Carbine Tips.
In this episode Spaulding shows you how to use the ready position at pistol length distances to your advantage.

Dave Spaulding, winner of the 2010 Trainer of the Year award by Law Officer Magazine, has returned for a second series of self-defense tips for shooters. In Ruger Tactical Carbine Tips, Spaulding focuses on the popular AR-style carbine to explain a host of techniques and help prepare shooters for an array of combat situations."

Not My Victrola

Thanks to Cox1356.

Weekend Steam

Uploaded by CharleyW1946.