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Title: Bocce Ball, Lawn Bowling Northeast Style
Description: In the "Castle's View" column, the game of bocce ball is discussed. This lawn bowling game was once a very popular sport with the Italians who settled in the Northeast area. It is still popular in this area today. There are still two outdoor courts in Columbus Park and indoor courts at the American Sons of Columbus building at 2415 Independence Avenue. The rules of the game are explained and a picture is included.
Date: 2007-01-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sam Molen Obituary
Description: Obituary for Sam Molen who died at Girard, Illinois, on August 8, 2008, at age 92. According to the obituary, "Sam served as president of K. L. Broadcasting Corp. (KBEA-KBEY). He was a sports announcer for 30 years, including 17 years as sports director of KMBC, where he developed the 'Bowlin' for Molen' television program that ran 15 years. He also wrote and narrated a nationally syndicated radio sports feature and authored two sports books, 'They Make Me Laugh' and 'Take Two and Hit to the Right'." He joined Southgate Bank in 1969, becoming manager of the marketing division and retired as senior vice president. Includes his picture.
Date: 2008-08-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Erle Shepherd Obituary
Description: Obituary for Erle Shepherd, the nation's leading bowler and charter member of the Kansas City Bowling Hall of Fame, dying at the age of 81 on March 16, 1970.
Date: 1970-03-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: From Gutter to Glory: Broski 'Kingpin' with Something to Spare
Description: Article about Kansas City television weather forecaster Fred Broski and his successful local game show "Bowling for Dollars," with cultural significance as "a sort of daily edition of the book 'Working' by Studs Terkel." Detailed biography also of Fred Broski, born in about 1936 near "16th and Bennington" streets on the East Side in Kansas City, growing up in the Northeast, and starting work at the All-Brite Galvanizing division of the Broski Brothers business, before doing part-time radio and then television work in nearby cities in the 1960s.
Date: 1975-08-03
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: A 1940s Pastime
Description: Photo of the Plaza Bowl on Nichols Road as it looked in the 1940s. It was closed following the 1977 Brush Creek flood.
Date: 1997
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Holy Rollers
Description: Brief article describing the bowling alley in the basement of St. John's Catholic Club in Strawberry Hill, a neighborhood near downtown Kansas City, Kansas. The bowling alley has been in continuous operation for over 60 years.
Date: 2004-01-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Fellowship of Bowling
Description: Article profiles the St. John's Catholic Club bowling alley in Kansas City, Kansas, and many of its regular bowlers. The six-lane bowling alley is adjacent to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood. The alley dates back to 1922 and is thought to be the only church-affiliated bowling alley still in operation in the Kansas City metro area.
Date: 2011-02-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: This Alley Was Outta this World
Description: Postcard image and short article on the former All Star Bowl at 6000 Independence Avenue. The former space-themed bowling venue featured "The Space Lounge," decorated with hanging planets, comets and rocket ships, as well as 24 automatic lanes, a pro shop, and children's playroom. It was one of four bowling alleys located in the Northeast neighborhood in the 1950s and 60s, including Allen Bowl, Northeast Bowl, and Sheffield Lanes.
Date: 2014-01-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Bowling's First Family: Dave & July Soutar
Description: Profile of Dave and Judy Soutar, the first husband and wife both in the respective professional men's and women's bowling halls of fame.
Date: 1979-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

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