Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor The Dial-A-Matic Automatic Adding Machine needs no batteries or solar power to calculate the answer. A series of connected rotary wheels and gears could be dialed to compute…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain, Contributor When investor Lamar Hunt (1932-2005) wasn’t able to convince the National Football League (NFL) to add expansion teams or purchase an existing team in 1959, he…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Putt putt to the Pizza Hut so the kids can take home this bag puppet featuring Pizza Hut Pete for hours of fun long after the pizza is…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Saving a summer’s bountiful garden harvest for later in the year was essential for homemakers decades ago, and the invention of the reusable glass jar made the process…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor What do you want to be when you grow up? For young travelers flying the friendly skies, all you had to do was sit quietly in your…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Colorful and practical, bandanas can be used as a fashion accessory or simply to wipe one’s hands or brow. Typically red, blue or black with a white…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor America’s favorite collie was created for a short story written by a British author. Eric Knight (1897-1943) used the country of his childhood as the setting for “Lassie…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Rock and Roll music’s “British Invasion” started off in a big way when The Beatles arrived in America to tour during the summer of 1964. Any live appearance…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Now I know my ABC’s, won’t you spell along with me? Whether used at school or at home, educational toys have served the purpose of keeping children entertained…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Can you fit all your school supplies inside a cigar box? Elementary school students in the 1960’s often used empty cigar boxes to corral the array of pencils,…
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