Unknown Disney History: Walt Disney's Quad Cities Connection

Walt Disney almost called Davenport, Iowa home according to well known Quad-City Times journalist Bill Wundram.
One day in 1965, he got a call he’ll never forget. A man from Walt Disney’s office offered to fly him to California for a column. “It was like a big beautiful living room and there he was plinking around at the piano,” according to Wundram. “I said, ‘Mr. Disney, why me from Davenport?'”
Wundram said that Disney replied, “One time I applied for a job in Davenport, Iowa. I can't remember the name of the company, but I think it was something like Victor. They made slides and they needed an artist. After going through all my stuff, they told me my artwork wasn’t any good."