6/27/1924 — 1/13/21 This issue of West Bend News marks nearly one year since our beloved Stan Jordan passed through those “pearly gates”. We still miss his office banter, his jolly chuckle, and his fierce devotion to family, to Antwerp and to Paulding County. Sit back and reminisce with us a few of Stan’s articles…
By: Stan Jordan In this picture is not just any old eagle. Let me tell you about him, and I am pretty sure I am right. About 10 or 11 years ago we saw that first eagle nest just east of the park across the river. They continued to thrive and raised a pair of…
By: Stan Jordan The picture above is the Ice Cream Depot here in Antwerp, but that is just what it ended up as. That building and lot are as much as Antwerp’s history as any other and a lot more than some. When I started school back in 1930, that was a small but nice…
By: Stan Jordan This picture is from the Ted Mendez collection, and little Ted is in the arms of his mother, if you look close. This picture was taken in 1953. The photographer was standing on Cleveland Street and looking east. You can see the Old East Elevator that was torn down. Then also, you…
By: Stan Jordan All of this data on the history or the potato was given to me by Kathy Payton and I want to thank her for all of it: The potato has its origins in the misty Andes Mountains of South America. There as far back as 500 B.C. the native peoples of Chile…
By: Stan Jordan The above picture is part of the group given to me by Ted Mendez. We have Rama Meyers, Class of 1953; Marilyn Witt, Class of 1953 and June Vail, Class of 1952. I’m not for certain what this occasion was, but I believe it was Antwerp Days 1952. See ya!
By: Stan Jordan We finished using a story from Wikipedia about the big Pentagon in Washington D.C. it is considered the biggest office building in the world. Now we are going to do a story on the remodeling of the White House in Washington in the late 1940’s and 50’s when Harry S. Truman was…
The Pentagon and I By: Stan Jordan Layout The Pentagon building spans 28.7 acres (116,000 m2), and includes an additional 5.1 acres (21,000 m2) as a central courtyard. Starting with the north side and moving clockwise, its five façades are the Mall Terrace Entrance façade, the River Terrace Entrance façade, the Concourse Entrance (or Metro Station) façade, the…
This hot food craze By: Stan Jordan I know that I am going to get in trouble for writing this because it is one of our Civil Rights. But I have long entertained the idea of talking back to those hot pepper eaters. Some of my friends start out with the mild stuff like Pepper…
Picture of Snowy Owl By: Stan Jordan Mr. Feasby was in this office the other day and brought me this picture of a mounted Snowy Owl. This owl was mounted by Mr. Ehrhart in 1932. I am very proud to get this photo and to know the history. Mr. Feasby has a lot of other…
Sam Rivers, Indian Agent Chapter 56 By: Stan Jordan This is the last part of January 1860. Callie and the twins have gone over to Fort Kearney. The three soldiers who have been our right hand helpers for eight years are Hunter, Gardener and Slim. The one named Mo, or Rooster, has been the runner…
Memories you never forgetWe were in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, it was the last week in November 1945. We were to report to a certain building at 1:00 p.m. to get our discharge. You can bet we were there on time. They paid us up to date and gave us all one hundred dollars more, as…
GO TRIBE! By: Stan Jordan The Cleveland Indians Baseball Team of the American League just hung up a record that will last for a long, long time. That team won 22 games in a row. That sets a record for modern times, but in the New York Giants, back in 1916, won 25 in a…
