Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 3/1/2021 4:14:07 PM
Joe Cournoyer was everywhere in Temple. You could find him behind the counter at Willard’s Store, which he ran with his wife, Peggy, for the last 48 years, and also behind just about every holiday event and ball game. If you called the old Temple information line, Joe would be on the other end. He might have granted you a fire permit on behalf of the Fire Department, or waved to you as Santa around the holidays.
“Joe knew every single baby born, every single graduate’s name, every wedding and funeral,” former softball teammate Rob Hannings said. “[He and Peggy] knew everything about the town of Temple… you can’t be more involved in a community,” he said.
‘Octopus:’ Birmingham’s superstar shortstop belongs in the Hall of Fame
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
‘In the Negro Leagues, they called Artie Wilson “Octopus” because it was like he had eight arms that reached everywhere.’
If you’re a baseball fan and even if you’re not, I urge you to read every word of Joseph Goodman’s column about one of the greatest shortstops of all time and why he belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame:
Here are a few excerpts:
The best shortstop that most young baseball fans have never heard of was from speck-of-nothing Springville, Alabama, and when he would walk into the dugout for spring training he’d say, “Never fear, Artie’s here.”
Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.