I recently received an email from Ray Peacock. Many of you know him from his website HeartlandRails.com and his contributions to this blog. Here is part of the email he sent me:I went to our NRHS chapter meeting in Rockford, Illinois Saturday night, the presenter was from LaSalle IL by the name of Ray Tutaj Jr. He put on a 25 minute program about the Cherry IL mine disaster, which happened in

I recently received an email from Ray Peacock. Many of you know him from his website HeartlandRails.com and his contributions to this blog. Here is part of the email he sent me:I went to our NRHS chapter meeting in Rockford, Illinois Saturday night, the presenter was from LaSalle IL by the name of Ray Tutaj Jr. He put on a 25 minute program about the Cherry IL mine disaster, which happened in

Preview of 1960 Swim Suits - A Southerner Looks at Predjudice, Talullah Bankhead - How Negroes Live in Russia."My beer is Rheingold..." says Cab Calloway - Tune in Jackie Robinson on Radio.Jessie Owens for White Owl Cigars, "It's the tobacco inside that counts, says Jesse." - Only ten cents."My beer is Rheingold..." says Louis Armstrong - The Jackie Robinson Show, See your newspaper radio log for

Preview of 1960 Swim Suits - A Southerner Looks at Predjudice, Talullah Bankhead - How Negroes Live in Russia."My beer is Rheingold..." says Cab Calloway - Tune in Jackie Robinson on Radio.Jessie Owens for White Owl Cigars, "It's the tobacco inside that counts, says Jesse." - Only ten cents."My beer is Rheingold..." says Louis Armstrong - The Jackie Robinson Show, See your newspaper radio log for

Claudinette Fouchard, Beauty Who Doesn't Want to be Queen - The Problems of Second Wives."My beer is Rheingold..." says Dorothy Dandridge - Tune in Jackie Robinson on Radio.Hank Aaron - This real pro smokes Camel, a real cigarette. "Can't beat 'em for flavor," Hank says, "and Camels sure are mild."What every young girl should know is this, "Boys like girls who make Seven-Up Floats".Dodge DART: So

Claudinette Fouchard, Beauty Who Doesn't Want to be Queen - The Problems of Second Wives."My beer is Rheingold..." says Dorothy Dandridge - Tune in Jackie Robinson on Radio.Hank Aaron - This real pro smokes Camel, a real cigarette. "Can't beat 'em for flavor," Hank says, "and Camels sure are mild."What every young girl should know is this, "Boys like girls who make Seven-Up Floats".Dodge DART: So

The Buena Park Library District will be hosting a book talk featuring author Jay Jennings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009 in the Downstairs Community Room of the Library.Jay will be speaking about his newly published book: Knott’s Berry Farm: the Early Years, which covers Walter Knott and the history of Knott’s from its humble beginnings as a roadside berry stand in the 1920s, to the

The Buena Park Library District will be hosting a book talk featuring author Jay Jennings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009 in the Downstairs Community Room of the Library.Jay will be speaking about his newly published book: Knott’s Berry Farm: the Early Years, which covers Walter Knott and the history of Knott’s from its humble beginnings as a roadside berry stand in the 1920s, to the

Denzel Washington at Brooks Army Medical Center - A true American and friend to all in uniform!Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States, especially burn victims.There

Denzel Washington at Brooks Army Medical Center - A true American and friend to all in uniform!Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States, especially burn victims.There

Just because she's such a beauty and a truly wonderful lady, I thought I would do a post on Jane Russell. You don't mind, DO YOU?Jane Russell was born on June 21, 1921 as Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota. She now lives in the Santa Maria Valley on the Central Coast of California.In 1940, Russell was signed to a seven-year contract by film mogul Howard Hughes and made her

Just because she's such a beauty and a truly wonderful lady, I thought I would do a post on Jane Russell. You don't mind, DO YOU?Jane Russell was born on June 21, 1921 as Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota. She now lives in the Santa Maria Valley on the Central Coast of California.In 1940, Russell was signed to a seven-year contract by film mogul Howard Hughes and made her

In 1955, 12-year-old Annette was discovered by Walt Disney as she performed as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake at a dance recital in Burbank. On the basis of this appearance, Disney cast her as one of the original Mouseketeers.She was the last to be selected, and the only one picked by Walt Disney. She soon proved to be very popular. By the end of the first season of the Mickey Mouse Club, she was

In 1955, 12-year-old Annette was discovered by Walt Disney as she performed as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake at a dance recital in Burbank. On the basis of this appearance, Disney cast her as one of the original Mouseketeers.She was the last to be selected, and the only one picked by Walt Disney. She soon proved to be very popular. By the end of the first season of the Mickey Mouse Club, she was