November 29, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
Chronicle file photoNo photos of the Donaldson are available, but this unidentified schooner, found in a glass negative in The Chronicle’s archives, is similar to the Donaldson and tug.This week 128 years ago …The storm of Nov. 23, 1882, might…
November 15, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
This week 41 years ago…The Terry White family faced an uncertain future after a fire at their home. Their daughter, 19-month-old Robin, was in serious condition following her rescue and the family lost everything. The Muskegon Chronicle said on Nov….
This week 58 years ago…Chronicle readers would not hear from Joe Mahtan for another eight years, but he would make headlines here again … and again.The Muskegon Chronicle said on Nov. 8, 1952Joseph Mahtan, a 22-year-old Muskegon factory worker from…
October 25, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
This week 41 years ago…Only 5-5 and about 140 pounds (or less) for most of his prime, Muskegon’s Kenny Lane was the toast of the boxing world in 1959.Chronicle file photoMuskegon’s Kenny Lane was 25 and had been a pro…
October 18, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
Chronicle file photoLady Bird Johnson declined to attend dedication ceremonies for Muskegon Community College’s new campus in 1967, missing an hourlong speech by noted anthropologist Ashley Montagu.This week 43 years ago…Although attendance at the official dedication of Muskegon Community College’s…
Chronicle file photoOne-time Spring Lake resident Jack Tighe shown early during his first season as Detroit Tigers manager. Tighe managed the Tigers for 308 games from 1957 to 1958, going 155-153 (.503).This month 54 years ago… Spring Lake’s Jack Tighe…
September 27, 2010 All The Rest
This week 72 years ago… Alois Pincek did not escape military service in World War II after arriving here in 1938, but he it’s likely he would have been fighting for the Nazis if he’d stayed in Czechoslovakia. The Muskegon…
September 20, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
This week 60 years ago…Gordon Cole’s adventure-filled Atlantic crossing aboard the Voyageur was just one episode in an a short but action-packed life.Courtesy photoGordon Cole charts a course in May 1950 that he would sail from New York to Bergen,…
September 13, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
This week 58 years ago …In a far less cynical time, it seems Ed Fitzgerald was exactly what he appeared to be: A nice guy who genuinely enjoyed giving kids opportunities for achievement and adventure.The Muskegon Chronicle said on Sept….
September 6, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
U.S. Army Signal CorpsSoldiers of the 126th Infantry 32nd Division, assembling for an attack near Coutmont, Aug. 1, 1918. The 32nd Division included men from Muskegon County.This week 93 years ago…Muskegon gave the area’s first group of World War I…
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