Yesteryears:Feb 3, 1991 Vol 1 No 35
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U.S. POSTAGE BULK RATE PERMIT NO. 119 SALEM, OH 44460 "Circus Parade," a fanciful 1923 drawing by the late Salem artist Charles Burchfield shows such a parade passing through an intersection. Is the location real or imagined? To find out turn to page A-6. · When circuses• won the hearts of Salem kids By Dale E. Shaffer glory. Youngsters awoke with anxiety and before World War I, the circus was not just ';the N THE DAYS OF LONG ago, children look scrambled toward the railroad yards to participate Greatest Show on Earth," it was a tremendous edu I ed forward to circus day with great anticipa in the action. People from the rural districts came cational experience. There was, of course, no televi- tion. It was a time of real excitement - like Fourth to town to see the big parade. of July and Christmas. The circus was here in all its Back in its golden age, from 1880 until just Turn to CIRCUS on page 4 - - . ~ . ®~~·~cz::.~~~~~~fi ore from our readers - By Lois Firestone We get letters from people who tell us they've never written to a newspaper before but they like Yesteryears so well they want to let us know about it, and why. One such note came from Paul Colananni of Medway, Massachusetts who returned to his native Salem briefly last fall for an unhappy event, his aunt's funeral. Paul, a 1951 graduate of Salem High School, and his sister Gloria, a 1955 graduate, strolled around Salem to see the city first hand after a 30-year absence. Paul writes: "My sister Gloria and I took a walk in downtown Salem try ing to remember the stores that were there. When I got back home, I found the latest issue of Yestery ear with Dale Shaffer's article describing the same walk we took. It was a most timely article. Down town Salem today is kind of sad, when I remember it as being vibrant." "Dale's article on Kaiser's bakery also hit home with me. We used to live around the corner from the bakery on North Ellsworth. I remember the bakery very fondly, especially the sweet rolls on Friday. "I haven't been i.n Salem very much over the last 30 years and I haven't been giving too much thought to Salem. That's why I was so surprised to find myself with a rekindled interest in Salem after The Pennsylvania Railroad's Union Station in Pittsburgh in 1911. reading your paper. I find myself reading it from cover to cover when it comes, including the ads." sampler done by one of mf ancestors, 'Sarah W. Roessler, the pleasant time he had back in 1927 or Margaret Whitacre Kruse grew up in Salem and Paxon - Newgarden schoo - 7th Mo. 8th. 1816.' 1928 when "Wilbur Springer asked my Dad (or he today lives in Gresham, Oregon. Margaret likes the No doubt that particular Newgarden School is long volunteered) to give Rib a ride to the State Track area coverage of our stories because her father's gone and may not even have been in New Garden. Meet. This thrilled me as Rib was a big hero to me, families were from both Fairfield and Hanover It gives incentive for some future roots digging to being only in Junior High. Dad said I could go and Township. One issue, especially, intrigued her, see if any records from any of the old schools 'help hold the poles.' We had a Buick sedan and because, she writes, "It was rather like old home remain. I have her future husband's math book Rib sat in front with Dad and I sat in back and week, for I learned that I had spent my young life, from 1815 and wonder if they attended the same Rib's two bamboo poles were on the passenger from age 4, living between two Halfs - or should school, also an 1809 math book from the man who side resting on the front and rear fenders. Other ! say Halves? - as we lived between Del Davis became a co-ancestor of mine." than remembering the trip and holding the poles and Fred Pow, both charming gentlemen for a Gordon Keyes J:r. of Modesto, California recalls both ways and enjoying the track meet in general,. child to know." after reading our story on "Rib" Allen and "Mutt': other details escape me, after 60 some vears!" "Mr. Davis had a wonderful 'shepherd' dog, col lie I guess, that had belonged to his brother Dem. Mr_ Pow usually had chocolate candy and would New at give a piece to the two or three children who 'Yesteryears would stop to see him once in a while (after he sent us to Amelia for proper hand washing before Salem Computer Center! eating). Of course, Joe Hurray lived further down the street so I spent time with his sister, Virginia, USBONAREA DaLry-Mart and others at their home, which seemed to be a INSTANT Sparkle natural gathering place for us after we became VCR Lisbon Party Center acquainted in high schooL" Morgan's Drug PROGRAMMER Buckeye Beverage "The article :in the October 28 issue about the Quick Shop people of the town of New Garden caught my Rite Aid Drug Store attention. Hanging on the wall next to me is a HANOVERTON COLUMBIANA Hull's Super Duper Well'sDrug Ryan's News SALEM AREA Walgreen Drug Dairy Marts Dairy Mart 5-258 Fenskes Nemenze Lll:lle Village ii! Salem Drug South Range Quick Sunoco Shop ~)! IGA Rite Aid Kendricks' Sparkle Yesteryears Lease Sami's WASH!NGIONYILLE A weekly historical journal Washingtonville Published by the Salem News Sparkle I Timberlanes Pharmacy Y program Founded June 8, 1991 - INSTAN1L your VCR. Gene's 161 N. Lincoln Ave. - Tape any show in just one step. 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Firestone Brian's Cany-Out T.J.'s Market Quaker City IGA editor 'i.i (~Visa ~ ca11332-4601 To Start Your Linda Huffer !MasterCard1 · ad,.r2rtisirg exec'~'-·:i";,-2 \. .J?~~,.)\ ~-:-:-::·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:···:·:·:-:-:-:-.-:-:-:-:·:·:-:-:-·:-:-:-:c:-:-:-·-:-:-:-:-:-:;-:-:-:-:-·.·.·· "The Beatles Yesterday and Today" album, which CONTEMPORARY depicts the grinning lads from Liverpool in doc COLLECTIBLES tor's smocks with baby doll parts and slabs of raw meat. When the album was recalled, employees were ordered to remove the original cover slick and By Rosenkrantz paste on the new one - these are the desirable Copley News Service· . "first state" butcher covers. However, some work A little while back we took a look at the startlmg ers didn't bother and simply pasted the new one values some old 45 rpm records. But what about over the old - these are referred to as "second that other almost fossilized form, the record state." This is a case where the stereo copies are album? much rarer than mono albums. In a new book, "Goldmine's Collectible Record The other two Beatle prizes are both 1964 Vee jay Albums, 1949-89, 2nd Edition" (Krause Publica releases - "The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage," tions, Iola, Wis.), author Neal Umphred covers the with a full color painted portrait of the Beatles on entire gamut, from Abba to Z:Z Top, and not only the cover, and "Hear the Beatles Tell All/' with the the expected pop and rock idioms but folk album:5, original black rainbow label. rhythm and blues, country and western, n:ov1e Listed at $5,000 each are albums by two seminal soundtracks, even spoken word and comedy, illu;S 1950s groups: the 1956 Aladdin album, "The Best ~ ~.NHJ:t:~ trated and with pricing information for albums m of the Five Keys," and the 1954 Federal release, Prince (Warner Brothers), "The Black Album," both Very Good and Near Mint condition. "Billy Ward & His Dominoes." 1987, (45 rpm promo contains the complete album), One of the most interesting sections of the book And to arm you with more ammunition as you $3,500. is Umphred's listing of the 100 most valuable scour your attic - remembering that these figures Linda Rosenkrantz edited Auction magazine albums. Looking at those worth $3,500 and more, arc for rarities in prime condition - here's the best and authored five books, including "Auction one finds that it's not all Elvis (whose albums are4 of the rest: Antiques Annual." Write Collect, c/o Copley not particularly valuable) and Beatles (although the David Bowie (RCA Victor) "Diamond Dogs," News Service, PO Box 190, San Diego, CA Fab Four are represented by several titles on the 197 4, a rare issue with some discernible genitalia, 92112-0190. top end ) nor are they all ancient relics - tied at Letters cannot be answered personally. No. 11 is a 1987 release by Prince. $4,500. At the very top of the chart is a 1963 monophon Ike and Tina Turner (Phillees), "River Deep Souvenir history printed in 1906- ic Bob Dylan album called "The Freewheelin' Bob Mountain High," 1966, manufactured in minute If you have a copy of the 1906_ centennial Souve Dylan," appraised at $10,0000 by Umphred. But quantities, most which were destroyed shortly nir History of Salem compiled by W.