He Studied, Then Quit

 This article from the July 27, 1969 Tulsa World reports on the strange resignation of the leader of the "Moon Studies" team.

You can read all about him here.  Hess had quite a career besides NASA.  The resignation wasn't much of a speedbump for him.

See you next week.  Generally speaking, I advised you NOT to quit!

  

M-O-O-N! That Spells Moon, Oklahoma!

I hate to point this out, but today's article is incorrect in one respect.  Moon, Oklahoma, is in SE Oklahoma, not "southwest."  It's just a tad west of the OK-Arkansas border.

It became slightly notorious around 1969, as shown in the above article from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next week.

  

Make Sure Your Report Is Typed Cleanly, with Three Carbons!

As seen in the August 12, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, the astronauts of Apollo 11 couldn't go on a summer vacation without having to write a report about it.

Please join us next Monday!  I haven't yet decided what our report will be about, though ...

  

I'd Be Glued, Too!

Two conjoined articles from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

CU next Monday, cats!

  

They Deserved a Medal ... and You Can Buy One

 This semi-disguised ad for "commemorative" aka "exploitative" coins is from the Tulsa World of August 13, 1969.

The "Money Clips" column was an actual syndicated feature.  If you look it up, you will find several scans or repros of articles by Mort Reed, but no actual info about the guy or his writings.

I'd love to hear if anybody bought (or inherited) such a treasure.  Until then (or next Monday), I remain your faithful servant.

  

TV Listings for Moon-Day!

 These are the TV listings for that historic Moon-Day, July 21, 1969, for the Examiner-Enterprise of July 21, 1969.

See you next week!

  

The View from Mission Control

All of these photos appeared in the August 15, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next Monday!

  

If It's a Dwarf, It May Be a Hoax!

These two articles ran side-by-side in the edition of Bartlesville's Examiner-Enterprise for Sunday, July 20, 1969.

I wonder how the New Church took the news about the absence of Moon Dwarfs.  Their official site is here.

Regarding the second article, aren't you likewise bemused that anybody would fall for the idea of close-up photos of the Moon, taken from Earth?  Surely if you were educated enough to read a newspaper, you knew that the technology of your day wasn't quite that advanced?

Ponder such musings while you breathlessly await next Monday's post!  See you then.

  

Three Fillers

All three of these mini-clippings are from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.

According to the University of Florida's Canal Record in 1960, Cal Bard wrote "Rhyming Our Times" for the World. He was also quoted in a 1962 State of Oklahoma publication.

In re the above, think of America as The Little Red Hen.  The UN is made of up all the animals who didn't help make the bread, but are ready to eat it after the Little Red Hen finishes baking.

Regarding this Variety blurb, I don't know if "GET STAR DASH ......" was supposed to be part of the headline or not.

You too can wonder, until next Monday.  See you then!

  

A New World!

 It's been awhile since I shared a big excerpt.  This hunk o' history is from Time's July 18, 1969 issue.

Thanks for viewing this 600dpi wizadry!  See you next Monday.

  

... And That's an Order!

"Listen to President," that is.

It's from the July 21, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

Bebop on back by next Monday, mates!

  

Courage Shines Bright

Here's the editorial cartoon from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next Monday.

  

Stamps and Moon Medals

From the August 17, 1969 Tulsa World.

No, I don't think you should send off to the addresses hoping to redeem these offers.  See you on Monday.

  

Honored 52 Years Ago Today!

Yep, it's from the August 16, 1969 Tulsa World.

Check the entertainment.  Who wouldn't want to see Bill Dana, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Ames, and Flip Wilson?!?  That's the greatness of America, buddy!

See you next week.  In the meantime, I hope somebody honors you.

  

Courage!

It's from the July 25, 1969 Time.

Beyond the profundity of the written word, for the past 50 years I have always felt that this 1909 photo of Robert Peary was emulated in 1932 by Bela Lugosi as the Speaker of the Law in The Island of Lost Souls.

What do you think?

See you next week for more silly seriousity!

  

Two Filler Moon Mentions

The Apollo missions and NASA so filled the air that little tidbits which could be tied in became good filler pieces.

These two adjoining bits are from the July 18, 1969 Tulsa World.  Regarding the last sentence of the "coffee" blurb, what a societal change coffee-drinking has undergone!  "Sure beats stone-cold coffee."  Take that, you elitist cold-coffee drinkers!  

See you next week after I subdue my outrage.  See you then!

  

Getcher Own Miniplanet Right Hyar, Folks!

From the Tulsa World of August 23, 1969:

Don't sneeze on the asteroid Geographos, they say.  You might catch your death!

See you next Monday!

 

You May Need a Napkin!

 ... According to this gag photo in the July 18, 1969 Tulsa World.

Of course, this was a modern-day riff on the 1902 Georges Méliès flick A Trip to the Moon.

See ya next Monday!

  

Plaque on the Moon!

From the July 14, 1969 Newsweek, we have a summary of the plaque attached to Apollo 11.

See you next Monday.

  

Cross the Country! (from ground level)

From the August 13, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise:

I mean, they'd already crossed the country from space, over and over!

See you next Monday.