SEASONAL SATURDAY!

It's the season for spring planting preparations in the rural areas. This photo is from the April 12, 1949, Globe. Here's the caption:

Farmer Spring Disking
Fred Kilker, who farms a quarter section about a mile west of Round Lake, was out in the field Monday morning disking corn ground, one of the first Nobles county farmers to get in the fields. His neighbor across the road was also at work and another neighbor started work in his fields while this picture was being taken. (Daily Globe photo)

Who remembers Fred Kilker?

For all the former (and current) farm kids out there, what was your favorite season on the farm? Did you prefer spring or fall field work? ... See more

SPORTING GOODS!

It's been a bit cold this week for spring athletic competitions, but track season is commencing (the Cardinal Relays were scheduled in Luverne today), so here's a photo of that sport from the spring of 1949, via the pages of the Globe:

District Eight Half-Mile Relay Champs
District Eight champs in the half-mile relay. This quartet of Trojan athletes, left to right, Don Frerichs, Ervin Baas, Harlan Asche and Don Shore won the lone relay event of the district meet for Worthington. Frerichs, who was the individual star of the day was also the Trojans’ ace in this event. He trailed Bryce Mork of Luverne by 10 years as he took off from the anchor position and won going away in his 220-yard burst of speed. (Daily Globe photo)

Did any of you go out for track and field? If so, what was your specialty? ... See more

THROWBACK THURSDAY!

Who remembers Shorty's Texaco on Worthington's Oxford Street?

These photos are from the Globe negative archives from 1949, and one of the photos was used in an advertisement, also shown here. ... See more