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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
6
Thirteen year old Greg Coons of Elk Horn has mounted four small trophies including a squirrel owl and deer antlers. He hopes to add a hawk beside his current works and may attempt a larger piece in time.
Greg Coons son of Glen and Mrs Coons owners of a Elk Horn groceries begins taxidermy after reading Boy’s Life. He started with about 30 dollars for supplies and has mounted a squirrel owl and deer antlers. He hopes to work on larger specimens like an owl with a wide wingspan and a bank subject if possible. he also plays baseball and will be a ninth grader this fall while helping at the family store.
Brownie Thompson, known for wood carvings, currently has about 103 pieces at home. His favorite items include a third bird from the right on the top shelf and a buzzard carving. The display features roughly 250 pieces, with several heads carved from wood beneath the shelf.
Brownie a retired postmaster known to locals as Casey Whittler carves birds animals and carved heads from wood with freehand outlines and an old knife. He says he enjoys the craft for three years since retirement and declines selling pieces to keep the joy. He once had 250 carvings and now about 103 remain along with other hobbies.
Brownie Thompson, 7, and his wife, 72, live near Casey in the Cany area. Mrs Thompson recalls wanting a reference picture for painting but Brownie paints as he sees it. They married three years ago in November and the couple has three married daughters who work in nursing, along with 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The family quarrels over an alleged advance on the daughter’s allowance. The head denies the claim and demands proof while the wife questions certainty, suggesting she could have taken the money herself. A light domestic dispute framed as a humorous exchange.
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