Tag: small-town
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The Route Part 4
Final Chapter First, Some “Humble Pie” When we travel I-80 across Iowa, we’ve passed the Brooklyn, Iowa exit dozens of times. At that spot there’s another sign that reads, “Home of Harold ‘Pie’ Keller.” On a trip this past week, curiosity finally got the best of me, so I Googled Harold Pie Keller. I assumed…
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Ralph’s Peach Schnaps
My dad delivered fuel to many farmers in the surrounding area for about 65 years. His first worked for COOP, then started his own business with the DX brand. He drove a fuel truck that would hold, I would guess, 1,500 to 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel or gas for tractors, combines, grain trucks etc.…
My View from 1958 