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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 1, Is. 15 Oct.
28, 2011
From the Editor
It’s a beautiful cool,
crisp, fall morning in
The highlight of our week
was receiving a video from Brenda, our “favorite Daughter-in-Law,” documenting
some of Raegan’s first walking behind her little stroller. She’s off and running. We expect “stand alone” walking before we
arrive in
I think, at this time, that
I would be remiss to not mention how much Carolyn and I enjoy hearing from
those of you who take time to email us.
It is so gratifying to think that we are doing something that many of
you enjoy, apparently look forward to each week, and possibly adds a little bit
of pleasure to your life. Those of you
who have reached our stage in life and those who are beyond us most certainly
understand that at this time, after our careers, we search for meaning in our lives. I certainly believe that this little endeavor
has added “meaning” to ours and trust that it has added something to
yours. As Bartles and Jaymes would say,
“Thank you for your support, and keep those cards and letters coming.”
mlm
Content Contributors for the Week
Austilene (Turner) Borum,
Class of 1962
Linda (Phillips) Goodson,
Class of 1966
Frances (Roberts) Herod,
Class of 1945
Amy Melton-Wiley, Class of
1985
Jean Ann (Schrader) Lyde,
Class of 1962
All those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank you all!
Remembering Roosevelt Public Schools – Linda Gayle
(Phillips) Goodson
Mike and Carolyn, we do
appreciate you both keeping the newsletter going. I didn’t get to read Wanda’s but it is good
to know that someone would pick up her torch and carry on. I was named after Mike’s Mom, Gayle May. Mama made the mistake of putting Linda as a
first name so when I started school I was called Linda. Mama called me Gayle until the day she passed
away. I would like to send some
remembrances of Roosevelt Public Schools.
I started school August, 1954. We
always started school early in August so school could turn out in late August
and early September so the farmers could get their cotton pulled. Back then people were the only way they had
of getting their cotton out of the field.
I do so appreciate the person who invented the cotton stripper.
You had an article on Jerry
Brown. My remembrance was, of course,
everyone’s cotton couldn’t be pulled in two weeks. So after school, I would ride a bus to
wherever Mama and Daddy were pulling cotton and pull until dark. I rode the bus to Brown’s house, and Jerry
would take me to the cotton field on his scooter and drop me off so I could
pull cotton for his Dad.
I remember having to take
Polio shots. I believe that started in
the 1st grade. Polio at that
time was still a big threat and the shots were a preventative measure for
us. I hated those shots. Of course, I hated any shot, but was glad we
had them. The alternative was not a good
one. Then by 2nd grade, I
believe, we graduated to the sugar cube for the vaccination. Wonderful invention.
First grade was pretty
uneventful except for a rainy day that Jerry Moore, Judy Hilliard and I can’t
remember if anyone else was there stood outside our 1st grade room
under the drain where the rain was pouring off.
Mrs. Sears had left the room for a while and don’t know why we decided
to do this but we did it. Who knows what
goes on in the minds of kids! When Mrs.
Sears came back to her class, there we were—drowned rats standing outside. She was furious, as well she should be. You know the old saying—Doesn’t have sense
enough to come in out of the rain. Well,
there were at least three of us with that sense. Worst of all I had on my new school coat,
which was wool. Do you know what water
does to wool? By the time my coat dried,
Barbie could have worn my coat. We had
to wear old rhythm band suits home.
Well, Mrs. Sears wasn’t half as furious as Mama. I know I got a busting and can’t remember
what else. I have never done that since.
I remember the old lunch
room and all the cooks. My Aunt Gladys
Hayslip was a cook there for I don’t know how many years. We always had to at least taste everything on
our plates and had to show out plates to the teacher before we emptied
them. If we hadn’t eaten enough, they
would make us go back and eat some more.
Then we had to show them again, and if we had eaten enough the second
time we got to empty our plates. We also
always had fish on Friday because of the Catholic students since they couldn’t
eat meat on Fridays. I remember the
Jell-o salads they made, lime Jell-o with cottage cheese (eesh), orange Jell-o
with carrots, red Jell-o with fruit cocktail (my personal favorite), and one
Jell-o, can’t remember which one but it had pineapples in it. I remember lunches were 25 cents per day for
a grand total of $1.25 per week, which at times was hard for some of us to come
up with.
I have pictures of the
rhythm bands I was in. Mike, I have a
picture of you with the rhythm band with your bagpipes. Mrs. Sears was very serious about her rhythm
band. We had twirlers and instruments
such as sand blocks, bells, etc. I also
remember the band festivals in
Well, I will go on to junior
high and high school. I do remember when
they cut football from the curriculum.
Orr Lee Bell played football and in one of the last games he was knocked
unconscious for quite a while. Once he
woke up, he was okay but there was a lot of concern until he did. My best memory of Mr. Sims was Andy and I
played hooky one day in our senior year.
Of course, we got caught. Both of
us gone at the same time, duh, it didn’t take much to figure that out. Anyway, Mr. Sims gave us a stern talking to
about what we did. Then he laughed that
big hearty laugh he had and said, “You two know I have to do something to
punish you. We can’t have other students
following suit.” We had to work two days
after school was out. I worked helping
get things cleaned up in the school and Andy helped at the baseball field
getting things painted and fixed up. Mr.
Sims wasn’t mad. He thought it was funny
but knew he had to do something to punish us.
Mrs. Sims—I remember her and Edgar Allan Poe. I don’t know if he was her favorite poet, but
we read a lot of his poetry. Quote the
Raven Nevermore and Tell Tale Heart are the two I remember the most.
I
lived in Cold Springs until my senior year.
My Dad died in September of 1965.
Then Mama and I moved to
Thoughts from the Squirrel Lair
This is
Lovely!
Enjoy the ride!!
Click on the link....
Enjoy!
http://www.lshs64.com/enjoytheride.html
Alumni Website
We
have renewed the account that Wanda Jackson had set up at the photo sharing
website, picturetrail.com for the Roosevelt Alumni: http://www.picturetrail.com/rooseveltalumni. She had posted many pictures from past
reunions, class panels, and old schools buildings along with write ups about
them. We thought you might find these
interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past.
News
The Roosevelt Haunted House
opened for 2011 on Friday night, October 21 and was open again on Saturday
night. A large crowd of over 160 visited
on Friday night. Saturday night brought
a crowd of over 300 with many standing in line for 2 to 3 hours waiting to find
out what excitement this year’s Haunted House would greet them with. We have heard various reports but won’t spoil
the fun for those who plan to attend this weekend. However, we did hear that all who attended were
psyched and full of gasps and blood curdling screams. Comments such as “this is awesome” and “this
is legit” were heard from the many visitors.
Again the Haunted House is
located south of
********
We received word that Mary
(Hester) Briscoe (Class of 1965),
********
We also receive word from Jean Ann (Schrader) Lyde via Austilene
(Turner) Borum saying that Bill Rickey (Class of 1962) had stents put in last
week and was home doing good. Sure beats
open heart surgery.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
We have compiled all of the
birthday and anniversary information we could from Wanda’s files. We are sure we are missing some. Please send us the birthdays and
anniversaries for your family and friends so that we can have as complete as
list as possible. We are going to start
with what we have from Wanda’s files so if we miss you, please send us the
information so we have it for the news next year. In addition, should any of the birthdays we
list be wrong, also please let us know.
Happy Birthday To:
October 28 – Danna (Morgan)
Lee, Class of 1968
October 29 – Ann Webb
October 29 – Bailey Everett
October 29 – Thomas Brian Lancaster
November 1 – Bobbie (Biggers) Funkhouser
November 1 – Justin Krehbiel, Class of 1987
November 1 – Skyler Simmons
November 2 – Mabel (Block) Blackwood, Class of 1946
November 2 – Jenny (Jackson) Loveless, Class of 1972
November 2 – Sammye Jo Cooper
November 2 – Frank Lyde
November 2 – Jean Sears
Happy Anniversary To:
November 1 – Matt &
Thesha (Callen) Bellendir
November
2 – Eric & Kaye Jackson
November 2 – David & Pam Jackson
Humor
Texting for Seniors
Since more and more seniors are texting and tweeting, there appears to be
a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). If you qualify for Senior
Discounts, this is the code for you.
Please pass this on to your children and grandchildren so they can
understand your texts.
ATD:
At The Doctor's
BFF: Best Friend Fainted
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM: Covered By Medicare
CGU: Can't get up
CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
FYI: Found Your Insulin
GGPBL: Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low!
GHA: Got Heartburn Again
HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL: Living On Lipitor
LWO:
OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
OMSG: Oh My! Sorry Gas.
ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again
WTP: Where's The Prunes?
WWNO:
GGLKI: (Gotta Go Laxative Kicking In)
From the Email “Bag”
October 20, 2011
Mike, when I read the
newsletter this week Marilyn Lester wrote I wish someone would write about Mrs.
Edmundson. Here are a few things I
remember about this wonderful person. 1.
She was the one who helped me read books to the point I was reading the 25
books in a year and get a certificate.
2. All the guys in the class had a crush on her. We thought she was so pretty. 3. She called me to her desk one day and asked
me if I wanted this pocket watch. I had
never owned anything as neat as that watch, so she gave me my first watch. I am sure everyone who was taught by her has
an ever lasting memory of her. She was a
dear sweet teacher and a classy lady.
Jerry Hayslip, Class of 1964
********
October 20, 2011
Mike and Carolyn:
Another great edition of the "Roosevelt Newsletter."
I so enjoy input from others. Kate and Wayne Stafford's remembrances of
Marilyn Lester is such a lovely person. I am sorry she and
Don did not get to come to the reunion. Have not seen them in so many
years.
Keep up the good job. And do know that you are
appreciated. You get requests for email addresses each edition so someone
besides me is spreading the kudos.
Take care and I always enjoy your stories and pictures on Facebook
as well as the Newsletter.
Jennifer Moore, Class of 1969
********
October 20, 2011
Hello,
Just read the new issue of Roosevelt News - East
Coast Edition and enjoyed it. Thanks
Speaking of the Band Festival that Linda mentioned, I
think there was also a baton twirling competition in the gym for a few
years. Had forgotten about that until
reading Linda's account of the Band Festival, etc. Not for sure who to ask but she may
know. Maybe it was just a
dream/nightmare that it happened.
Have a wonderful weekend. The weather is nice here and rain is suppose
to come again Saturday. Hope and pray it
does, even if it is during the football game.
Bye ~ hugs ~ love
Austilene (Turner) Borum, Class of 1962
Obituaries
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