Afterglow: Kansas City Remembers Illustrious Career Of Dave The Lamp Maker

Possibly the nicest bit of local content we're sharing today . . . Respect and tribute to the lifetime calling of a local workman:

After 50 years, it's lights out for Dave Smith the Lamp Maker

By Kathy Feist It was 1968. A young bank clerk stood on the corner of 75th and Wornall greeting customers as they entered the bank. Sometimes he would take the time to encourage certain customers to buy the business for sale just a few doors down.