Thursday, February 12, 2015

Jerry Digney Pix #3


8 comments:

Chic Silber said...


The original John Ringling North

& Harold "Hal" Ronk (& a friend)

Chic Silber said...


Ida was the only Ringling sister

When she was 28 she was married

to Harry Whitestone North a man

twice her age She had 3 children

John, Mary Salomé and Henry

Whatever happened to Mary Salomé

(known as little Sally)

JACKIE said...

Chic, the friend is Harold Ronk, singer and ringmaster.
Jackie LeClaire

Chic Silber said...


Read my comment again Jackie as

I wrote "& HAROLD "HAL" RONK"

(& a friend) is the little boy

JACKIE said...

I only remember reading in your comment "John Ringling North and friend" and you commenting underneath, that you would have to check with your friend Kenny. Sorry if I read it incorrectly, but that is how I remembered it. What was news to me is Harold being called "Hal. I was around him and traveled with him in his auto most of one season and I never heard that. Learn something every day.
These comments do are not necessarily posted in the order they are written and can often times be changed later. That's what makes these comments so interesting.
Jackie LeClaire

Chic Silber said...


No worries Jackie but Harold was

known as "Hal" by many showfolk

JACKIE said...

Well, I was with Harold Ronk the rest of the 64 season after coming back from Europe. That was 51 years ago, Lord knows I remember his name at all.
Jackie LeClaire

Chic Silber said...


I only met Hal & Bob Harrison in

65 (a year later) but I did get

to know & like them for years

Richard (Dick) Barstow who I met

in 61 introduced me to them