In this installment of "Welcome to Kalamazoo," actor and musician Tex Ritter and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay discuss their lives and careers. Ritter also talks about his love for baseball and makes some predictions about the upcoming season. Unidentified segments from other programs are featured.
An oral history from Walter Graff, longtime Eastern High School coach, member of the Knights Templar, the Lansing parks board, and an inductee in the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame. He was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Iron Mountain, and was also a veteran of World War I. Walter Graff was interviewed by James Walkinshaw and Graff's son-in-law Duane Vernon at the Burcham Hills retirement center on November 8, 1988. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
A portrait of seven girls in white uniforms and another woman in a black dress (possibly the coach). The girl in the center holds a basketball that has "'06 LHS" painted on it. This photograph has been extracted from an unidentified publication.
Date Created:
1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
