Lady Godiva
By: Stan Jordan
Lady Godiva was the wife of Leofric, the Earl of Merria she was a countess, she died sometime between 1066 and 1086.
This picture was done by John Cullier in 1897, Herbert Art Gallery.
That is where the name “Peeping Tom” comes from. Legend has it that all of the people were to stay inside and not look or peek, but a fellow named Tom, a tailor, peeked out of a 3rd story attic and was struck blind.
According to the typical version of the story, Lady Godiva took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband’s oppressive taxation. Lady Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, who obstinately refused to remit the tolls. At last, weary of her entreaties, he said he would grant her request if she would strip naked and ride on a horse through the streets of the town. Lady Godiva took him at his word, and after issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay indoors and shut their windows, she rode through the town, clothed only in her long hair. Just one person in the town, a tailor ever afterwards known as Peeping Tom, disobeyed her proclamation in one of the most famous instances of voyeurism.
Another theory has it that Lady Godiva’s “nakedness” might refer to her riding through the streets stripped of her jewelry, the trademark of her upper class rank. However, these attempts to reconcile known facts with legend are both weak; in the era of the earliest accounts, the word “naked” is only known to mean “without any clothing whatsoever”
*Wikipedia
PROGRESS IN ANTWERP 2018
By: Stan Jordan
On Erie Street, Paulding County Hospital Regional Health Center was opened on March 26. It is a beautiful edifice and very easy to get to and is handicapped accessible.
We have a new ice cream shop, KB Scoops, Kara Eicher and her husband Matt are the owners.
Jennifer Ramsier, her daughter Anne and Jennifer’s sister, Susann opened a shop, &Junque, on South Main St. It has antiques, gifts, refurnished furniture and much more.
The bowling alley is reopened for bowling and carries a line of fine foods, also.
There is a new home being built out in Oley’s addition.
Jeremiah Johnson built a beautiful new house west on 424.
Out at the high school, they are still working on the new baseball field.
There was a new sign erected on the front lawn of the school.
There was a new electric sign erected at the West Bend News for any advertising for your event.
The Antwerp police acquired a new golf cart.
The ACDC volunteers put in a lot of hours at the park marina, it made getting in and out a lot easier.
Our local Zoro made a fork out of a tree trunk and some other handiwork, like an arrow down by the river.
At the present time, there is a lot of repairing on the city sewer. At the north end of Main Street, a new pump and repair station. When they get down to Stone Street, that needs a new motor and all, and that is about 40ft deep. The sewer was put in around 1980 – 81 and those parts are wearing out.
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OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
By: Stan Jordan
I feel real bad and I know you do too, if you follow the Buckeyes, about Nick Bosa not finishing the football season and entering the NFL draft in April.
He was a defensive right end for the Buckeyes and he was the best. It will be very hard to replace him because he excelled in all of the categories of a D.E. He is 6’4 and 265 lbs. He was injured in the fall of 2018 with some damage to the chest and abdominal area. After missing a few games he has decided to drop out of football this season and recuperate so he can be in top shape for the NFL draft. He was born in 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and went to Saint Thomas High School there and excelled and was all state all the time. He is leaving the school to put all his time in rehabilitation.
All the big boys say he will be picked up in the first draft on a number five or quicker.
Bosa played in all 13 games as a true freshman at Ohio State in 2016, recording 29 tackles, seven of which were for a loss, and five sacks. His sophomore year, he became the starting defensive end for the Buckeyes in seven games. Bosa was named a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten and the Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year for his 32 total tackles (14.5 for a loss) and a team leading seven sacks. Additionally, he had two pass breakups, eight quarterback hurries and a blocked kick. On September 20, 2018, it was reported that Bosa underwent core muscle surgery, ruling him out indefinitely. On October 16, Bosa announced that he was dropping out of school to focus on his preparation for the 2019 NFL Draft, where he is considered a potential first round selection.
*Wikipedia
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WWII ARMY SLANG
By: Stan Jordan
G.I. – government issued
G.I. – any foot soldier less than CPL
New shoe boy – new recruit
KP – help in the mess hall or kitchen
Guard house lawyer – a know it all
PFC – good soldier or praying for corporal
O.D. – officer of the day
CQ – a charge of quarters
Belly robber – mess sergeant
90 day wonder – a second Lt for OCS
First Louie – first Lt
Side arms – salt, pepper & sugar
Mess kit – individual eating tools
Shave tail – second Lt
DOW & 6 – duration of the war and 6 months
POE – port of embarkation
Ship out – transfer
Go to hell cap – good little winter warm cap
Fall in – line up
Sugar report – letter from girlfriend
1,2,3 or 4 – dental status
At ease – you can move a little bit
Gold brick – a soldier not trying his best
Brown noser – a soldier trying for advancement
Dress it up – straighten those lines up
Eight ball – he goofed up
Goof ball – he made a mistake
OD’s – official dress (winter)
Furlough – vacation like
The colors – American flag
Cadence – rate of march
Latrine – rest room
Every day in the army is like Sunday on the farm
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