http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog Knightstown in the 1950s Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:54:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a narrative by Ed Fort (class of '55) about playing around the railroad. (just click on the arrow) [audio:EdFortTanks.mp3|autostart=no|loop=no] Great Story....!!!! Thanks much Ed....!!!! M-24 "Chaffee" Light Tank This is the type of Tank they were playing in. http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/08/30/fun-with-tanks-and-on-the-railroad/ Knightstown History Contest Winners to have dinner for 2 on me at any of Knightstown's fine restaurants....... 1. Who is the only Revolutionary War veteran buried in Knightstown..?? Where is his grave..?? 2. When did Lincoln's Funeral train pass through Knightstown..?? 3. When was the ISSCH founded..?? ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/07/07/65/ Remember the old Johnny Cash song, “Memories Are Made of This”? Well, so goes it for growing up in Knightstown. The people we knew as youngsters—friends and acquaintances—are indelibly etched in our minds. Listed are some of the folks who were “Knightstown Notables” when I was a youngster. How many ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/07/01/knighstown-notables-in-the-50s-by-wayne-kelly/ The Cave The air was heavy and smelled of damp earth and fires long extinguished. The entry room was not very large, perhaps six to eight feet wide and just enough room for a 12-year-old to stand. The walls were stained with ash dust from fires built by other Knightstown explorers. ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/06/16/cave/ When the decade of the 50s started we of the KHS class of 1957 were 11 years old and listening to the likes of “If I Knew You Were Comin' Id've Baked a Cake” and “Goodnight, Irene, Goodnight”. When 1959 rolled around we were two years out in the world ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/04/27/music1/ Torpedo Works..?? I got this little write up about Knightstown out of the 1919 edition of the "Encyclopedia Americana". In the description of the business concerns in K-town at the time it mentions a "Torpedo Works". What on earth is that..??? I don't think it means the ka-boom kind of torpedo. ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/02/28/torpedo/ Knightstown has always been on the front line of education and the pioneers were fully alive to the advantage of giving their youngsters as much book knowledge as it was possible to procure at that time.  Of course the first school-houses were built of logs, and of the rudest description, with ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/02/24/a-history-of-knightstown-schools/ 1.Who was Brown Street named for..?? 2. Who built the first Church in Knightstown..?? 3. Who authorized the building of the National Road..??? 4. When did he do it...??? 5. When did interurban rail service to Knightstown begin..?? 6. When did it end..?? 7. What was a "Knightstown Galahad"..?? Answers at the bottom of the "Knightstown ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/02/22/histquiz/ Vivian Forst sent me a nice letter with a few more tid-bits related to the Bowling Alley.  Some of you know Vivian is the mother of Linda Forst of the class of '56.  She is 96 1/2 now and sharp as a tack...!!  I'm very grateful to her for sharing ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/02/21/forst/ 1.  Who was Brown Street named for..?? General Jacob Jennings Brown hero of the War of 1812.  B1775-D1828 (click on the link for more info.) http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/brown.html  2. Who built the first Church in Knightstown..??? That distinction goes to the Methodists.  Here's a quote from their site: "With the routing of the "National Road" (U.S. ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/02/21/answers/ I sent an email request for inputs about the little Bowling Alley in downtown Knightstown that was part of the social life of our community back in the 1940s and early 1950s.  Your response was great..!!  I got inputs from Treva McDonald Williams, Rosie (Rosalie) Womack Miller, Kay Richey Hinshaw, Robert Myers, and ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2008/02/10/bowling/ My first look at the movie "Hoosiers" was a little unusual and maybe worth relating here.  I was traveling a lot back in the late 80s and didn't really keep up on what was happening in my old home town.  My company always provided business class tickets on international flights and ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/12/03/my-first-look-at-hoosiers/ We lived at the corner of Franklin and Carey streets until I was about 5.  I could look down Carey street and see the Big Four railroad track from my front porch.  I remember what a thrill I got when a train came through town and the whistle on the steam engine ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/12/engine/ Does anyone else remember when we had air raid drills in Knightstown.??  Well, I do...  We had blackout blinds at the windows which were thick black things that we were supposed to pull down at night, presumably, so enemy bombers wouldn't be able to see us and drop their bombs ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/11/earlyyears/ I attended Ball State University earning a B.A. degree in Health and Physical Education in 1961. I married Gail Leaser (KHS class of 1956) August 21, 1961. Gail graduated from Ball State University in 1960. Gail taught elementary school four years before and during our first two years of marriage. ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/08/larry-lindsay/ I'm still working in the graphic arts (anything regarding print material design and production) going on 43 years. My wife Brenda, a '58 graduate of New Castle, has retired from working in a bank for a number of years. We live in Indianapolis on the northeast side and spend time ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/08/dickflack/ After high school graduation, I attended and graduated from St. Vincent School of Nursing in Indy where we also attended Marian College. My first job was at Community Hospital (now Community East) in a dept. with one title but 9 different departments, none of which I had been trained to ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/08/ellen/ After graduation I worked and attended I.U. in Indianapolis. Jack was in the Army and we planned to marry. The Army posted Jack in Germany and I was going to be married in my church in Knightstown. Jack told me I would die in K-town. I ask him if I ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/08/kayrichey/ After graduating high school in 1957, I went to Ball State, but only stayed two quarters. I was miserable and after the second quarter, my Dad finally let me quit. I got a job in Indianapolis and loved it. Then in September 1958, I married Bob Nicholas and we moved ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/10/08/this-is-another-test-case/ When I made this site it was just intended to be an adjunct to the pictures I posted of the Knightstown, Indiana class of 1957 reunion. However, the more I get into it and think about it I believe it would be great to use the site to compile a snapshot, ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/07/31/50s-memories/ This story started in 1954 when the band of Knightstown High School practiced all summer long to compete in the Band Day at the State Fair in August. We worked very hard - early morning and then in the evening. Many people came out (mostly in the evening) to stand ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/07/31/band-trip/ We kids certainly were a mobile bunch in KHS back in the mid '50s.  We had a lot of great times with our cars and our high school years just wouldn't have been the same without them.  Most of us got our licence to drive just as soon as we reached the legal age ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/07/26/kids-cars/ hello  everyone.  sorry  i missed the big party in  k-town  but  my medical condition will not let me travel.  i am in a wheelchair  , can't stand or walk. so ot limits my mobility...  i was thinking  of all of you tho, sure miss seeing all the ol friends... the ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/07/23/knightstown-history-2/ There must be a lot of snapshots of our school days out there but I can't seem to find many.  There were a bunch of super pictures at the reunion.  I'm not sure who's they were but they sure were good.  I'm posting one of the few that I took back then.  It ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/07/06/school-snapshots/ Welcome to the Class of '57 comment page.  I put this page up to have a place for everyone to keep in touch.  I haven't had time to figure out how best to use it yet.  I think everyone can post messages and then other folks can comment on them.  Also ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/2007/07/01/hello-world/ I live in St Charles, Missouri with my wife of 32 years, Mary.  She is a simulator engineer and works at Boeing. I also worked in the simulation industry most of my working life in different jobs and ended up as a program manager.  I'm now retired and a house ... http://www.oldluresrock.com/KHS57/KHSBlog/1969/12/31/profiles/