| 词条 | Harry Baals |
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| name = Harry Baals | image = Harry William Baals.jpg | caption = | order = Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana | term_start = 1934 | term_end = 1948 | predecessor = William J. Hosey | successor = Henry Branning | term_start2 = 1951 | term_end2 = May 9, 1954 | president = | predecessor2 = Henry Branning | successor2 = Robert Meyers |birth_name = Harry William Baals | birth_date = {{birth date|1886|11|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana | death_date = {{death date and age|1954|05|09|1886|11|16}} | death_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana | constituency = | party = Republican | kids = Junior Baals and Fonda Baals | spouse = Minnie Marie Baals[1] (m:1909-1936)[2][3] Irene Baals (m:?–1954)[4] | profession = | religion = | signature = | footnotes = }} Harry William Baals (November 16, 1886 – May 9, 1954)[5] was the Republican Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1932–1947 and from 1951 until his death in 1954. He had two children: Marceil D. Baals Smith and Donald Baals. BiographyWhen Baals first took office, he consolidated city departments and lowered city tax rates. He launched construction of Fort Wayne's massive underground sewage system and built the city sewage treatment plant, which is still being used today. During the Great Depression, Mayor Baals directed war materials drives, upgraded city equipment and services, and broke ground for Baer Field, now Fort Wayne International Airport. In the 1930s one of his major accomplishments was getting the old Nickel Plate Railroad tracks, running through downtown, to be elevated. This opened up the north side of the city for development.[6] Fort Wayne newscaster Bob Chase, of WOWO-AM, relates a story that he once pronounced the mayor's name "Bales." Mayor Baals personally called him following the broadcast to correct his pronunciation, saying, "son, this is your Mayor. I pronounce my name 'Balls'."[7] Harry W. Baals died in 1954 of a kidney infection,[8] while serving his fourth term as mayor. He is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Indiana. LegacyHarry Baals Drive was named in honor of the late mayor, extending east from Parnell Avenue, north and west of the St. Joseph River in Johnny Appleseed Park. In recent years, the double entendre arising from Baals's name has led Fort Wayne officials to shy away from naming streets and buildings after him. The aforementioned street has been renamed to "H. W. Baals Drive" as the old street sign was constantly being stolen. Harry Baals Government CenterIn early 2011 Fort Wayne city officials invited people to suggest names for a new government building. The winner with 23,826 votes was the "Harry Baals Government Center," more than ten times the votes received by the closest contender.[9] But city officials almost immediately backed away from the name (many Americans, including those in the Fort Wayne area, pronounce Harry identically to hairy.[10] See the Mary–marry–merry merger.) The city's deputy mayor Beth Malloy said, "We realize that while Harry Baals was a respected mayor, not everyone outside of Fort Wayne will know that. We wanted to pick something that would reflect our pride in our community beyond the boundaries of Fort Wayne."[11] Subsequently, it was announced that the building would be named "Citizens Square." Baals's descendants have taken to pronouncing their name so that it became a homophone of "Bales."[12] References1. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20413537 Find a Grave: Minnie Marie Witte Baals] 2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.genealogycenter.info/viewpage_builders.php?realpage=50&display=pg012 | work = Allen County Genealogy Center | title = Builders of Greater Fort Wayne | accessdate = February 24, 2011 }} 3. ^{{cite news | title = Illness Fatal to Mrs Baals Sunday Night | date = December 28, 1936 | work = Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette }} 4. ^{{cite news | title = Harry W. Baals, 67, Fort Wayne Mayor | date = May 10, 1954 | work = New York Times | page = 23 }} 5. ^Fort Wayne, Indiana Courthouse Will Not Be Named After Harry Baals WJBF–TV, February 11, 2011 6. ^Fort Wayne History 7. ^{{cite news | date = 2011 | title = Harry Baals gives community worldwide attention | work = WALB News | url = http://www.walb.com/story/14014989/harry-baals-gives-community-worldwide-attention | accessdate = Dec 24, 2016 }} 8. ^{{cite news | last = Leininger | first = Kevin | date = February 12, 2011 | title = Jokes aside, Harry Baals worth honoring | work = The News-Sentinel | url = http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/SE/20110212/NEWS/102120346 | accessdate = June 2, 2011 }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.feedbackfortwayne.org/forums/96987-name-our-building |title=Feedback Fort Wayne |accessdate=2011-02-15 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508211107/http://www.feedbackfortwayne.org/forums/96987-name-our-building |archivedate=May 8, 2012 |df= }} 10. ^Wells, John C. (1982). Accents of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-22919-7}}, pp 480-482 11. ^Popular mayor, Unpopular name Associated Press 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wivb.com/dpps/news/offbeat/no-joke-ex-mayors-name-too-funny-for-ind-center-ob11-jpe-_3714947 |title=Last name dooms popular Indiana mayor |accessdate=2011-02-09 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404003948/http://www.wivb.com/dpps/news/offbeat/no-joke-ex-mayors-name-too-funny-for-ind-center-ob11-jpe-_3714947 |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |df= }}
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