The Letter
Posted By thecircusblog on January 17, 2012
This letter brings back so many old memories. Jackie Knupp sent it to me for the circus blog. Thanks Jackie. Jackie is the daughter of David and May Knupp. Her mother, May Kovar and her cat act were featured on Ringling in the early 1940’s. As for my Cobra trailer, while pulling away too sharply from the tent stake line, the back of the trailer bumper caught one of the stakes. The damage was not all that bad, just repair some light wires and bend the bumper back.
At the time we were with Sid Kellner’s Great London Circus and we had an overnight jump. After the act we loaded up and in my haste, well stuff happens. On our way north we stopped to visit our friend the Allens in Pixley. We fixed the bumper and the wires. Beverly made some lunch for us and within an hour we were on the road again. I don’t know how many of you knew the Allens. I can tell you this… they were fine people.
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