TODAY, IN THE MAIL "SPECIAL DELIVERY" CAME A PACKAGE FROM JEFF ALLEN
AND HIS SISTER SIGRID BATTJES ALLEN. THEIR FATHER WALT, CONSTRUCTED
THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE SOUTH OF MAQUOEKTA. TODAY, THROUGH NEXT
THURSDAY, WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRIVE-IN.
THE PACKAGE WAS A BOOKLET THEY PUT TOGETHER WITH PHOTOS TAKIN
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION. THIS ONE WAS TAKEN IN MAY, 1950. AUGUST 11, 1950, IT OPENED. SHOWN HERE, WALTER ALLEN, LEFT, WITH CHILDREN,
JEFF, 2 AND SIGRID, 6. SIGRID LIVES IN CALIFORNIA AND JEFF LIVES IN
TEXAS. THANKS TO BOTH FOR THE GREAT GIFT. BELOW, A COUPLE PHOTOS
THEY TOOK AND I WILL SHARE MORE NEXT WEEK. CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
THEM.
DENNIS VOY