Karl Kurtz can be seen at the right
in the picture above at WLEC Radio. From 1974 to 1979, Mr. Kurtz wrote a column
for the Sandusky Register entitled
“The Elderlies.” The articles usually featured
photographs, and included topics of interest to senior citizens. Karl
interviewed area residents and asked them their memories about businesses,
school days, sporting events, and customs from Sandusky in years gone by. Here is a column from 1975 talking about the days when local residents
used an ice box instead of a refrigerator.
Copies of “The Elderies” columns have
been clipped and were bound into three large notebooks. If you would like to
read more of these articles, stop by the Reference Services desk at Sandusky
Library. The three bound volumes kept in the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center.
Karl Kurz worked in advertising
and radio for many years. He passed away on May 15, 1980. His tombstone at
Oakland Cemetery includes the inscription “Oddity Man,” named for his popular
WLEC radio program based on unusual facts and stories.
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ReplyDeleteApparently he was a mason, and his wife was in eastern star. do we know which lodge he belonged to?
ReplyDeleteAccording to an article in the Sandusky Register, November 10, 1965: "Kurtz [was] a member of Perseverance Lodge 329, Sandusky; a 32 degree member Ancient and Accepted Order Scottish Rite, Toledo Valley; charter member Ohio Lodge of Research F&AM; and worthy patron, Eleanor Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star."
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