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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May
Vol. 1, Is. 7 Sept.
02, 2011
From the
Editor
A
few weeks ago I reflected back on my first experience at editing a newspaper
which was only in print compared to this email newsletter. Today I can report even more
differences. In those days there was no
ability to change where the paper was issued.
Today, using email and the internet, it doesn’t matter where you
are. Just have your laptop with you and
the ability to connect to the internet and bingo the newsletter can go out on
time. This issue of the Roosevelt News --
East Coast Edition is actually coming to you “live -- on location” from the
Atlanta Motor Speedway in
At
least we hope it goes out on time. Mike
got a little over ambitious last week after noticing that the Reunion
Registration Form included in the newsletter didn’t come out as it should
have. So he edited it and hit “send” to
get everyone a better copy. After
several hours he realized that the second email didn’t go. Upon checking with our email host, he found
out that he had been blocked from sending emails as he had tried to send too
many emails in one day. Sending to the
Newsletter subscribers twice on one day put him over the top on the number of
emails he could send in one day without flagging the account as potentially
sending spam. Since we don’t believe the
Newsletter is spam, he has spent several hours on the phone trying to get his
account opened so he can again send a large number of emails. That is supposed to happen so this one can go
out on time. So the moral to this story
is that even though email is an easy way to communicate from any where to many
people it still can have its problems.
That said, make note that if for some reason the “Roosevelt News -- East
Coast Edition” does not show up in your email by the time you think it should,
most likely it will already be online at http://www.234enterprises.com/RooseveltNews/newscenter.htm.
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Well, I woke up this morning around
3:30 a.m. with what I thought was a great idea of something I wanted to add to
the “From the Editor” section of the paper only to find that “the REAL editor”
had already “stolen my thunder” and written my thoughts more eloquently than I
ever could have. GREAT JOB Carolyn! After 41 years with her she still amazes me…
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Jerry
Hayslip
Carolyn
Martin
Kate
(Roberts)
Wayne
Stafford
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering
We’re so glad Ruby Fern is
still with us and living in
She put in many, many hours
working with us as we learned our parts in the Jr. and Sr. Plays. We remember the auditorium was always full as
the
Ruby Fern’s class her first
year teaching at
It was good that the guys in
class were required to take at least one year of typing as that came in handy
much later on when everyone received a computer. The typing and shorthand I learned in high
school enabled me to get my first job in
She is an extremely strong
person as she has faced numerous sad times and some health problems in recent
years, but has always faced them bravely and “keeps on keeping on.” I don’t know of a better role model.
We last saw her at the ’05
Kate (Roberts)
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Ruby Fern taught my
brothers, Durwood, Forrest, and Lonnis,
and me. Both she and her husband, Dewey,
in a way, helped me to be a better person.
She not only taught me in school, but was also my Sunday School teacher and always had a smile on her face.
Having learned to type in
high school enabled me to secure employment throughout my career and I retired
from Amoco Oil Company after 38 years of service.
Dewey’s service station was
next door to Durwood’s barber shop. I would help my brother sweep the floors and
shine shoes. Then I would go over to
Dewey’s service station to get a cold Root Beer. Quite often, he would say I could have it for
free. We’d listen to the baseball games
together. Ruby Fern would bring his
lunch and he would share with me. Of
course, Ruby Fern always had enough food for two.
I appreciate her encouragement
throughout my life and wish her many years of happiness.
Wayne
Stafford, Class of ‘55
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Ten
principles to live by: (1) Guard your tongue. Always say less than you think
and others will respect you. (2) Make promises sparingly, keep them faithfully,
and people will trust you. (3) Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind
word, and someday you will look back with joy and not regret. (4) Be genuinely
interested in others; show it by listening attentively and expressing your
appreciation. (5) Be cheerful. Don’t dwell on your aches and pains; everybody
has trouble. There are people in the nearest hospital who
would gladly trade places with you. (6) Keep an open mind and try to get all
the facts. Discuss, but don’t argue. Learn to disagree without being
disagreeable. Give other people the benefit of the doubt. (7) Discourage
gossip, it’s destructive. (8) Be sensitive to the feelings of others. If you
do, people will consider you to be wise. (9) Pay no attention to ill-natured
remarks about you. Live so that nobody will believe them. (10) Don’t worry
about getting the credit, just keep giving your best and be patient.
Watch
this space for news on the upcoming Roosevelt High School Reunion which will be
September 30 and October 1. We will be
bringing you updates on the plans for the
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Auction
As
the 2009 Newsflash which was sent out with the Reunion Invite and Registration
form mentioned, there will be an auction again this year. The auction is very important as that is the
source of revenue to keep the Alumni Association functioning. The past auctions have raised funds which
enabled the Alumni Committee to make the decision to eliminate the $5
membership fees. So as we approach the
reunion, everyone needs to be thinking of items they will bring to
auction. You might be surprised how much
one of your former classmates would like to have an item of yours. We thought it might stir up interest if we
could publish a list of items you are planning to bring. So please email us a listing of any items you
plan to bring, mmay@234enterprises.com.
We
are looking forward to publishing the list beginning next week.
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20 Year Party
The
class of 1991 would like to invite everyone to come help them celebrate their
20 year class reunion. We will meet at
the Roosevelt Bar Friday night, Sept. 30, after the mixer at the grade school. Hope to see you there.
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Reservations
Reservations for the 2011
Roosevelt High School Reunion have been received from the following: Those in red are new this week.
Class of 1945:
Joyce (
Class of 1946:
Emily (Martin) Bennight and Welsey
Class of 1947: Bobbi (Alford) Buckner
Class of 1948:
Cotton (Muse) Mathis and
James; Richard McConnell; Dee (Muse) Moore
Class of 1949:
Bob Sheets; Pat Moore; Norene (Goodin) Jackson and Willie
Class of 1950:
Paul Hay
Class of 1951:
Class of 1953:
Tom Alford; Shirley (Webb)
Cook and Dober; Evelyn Walters; L. D. Sheets and Oweeda;
Phyllis
(Cook)
Class of 1955:
Beverly Gray and Don Taylor
Class of 1956: Rose (Chance) Anderson; Dwight
Peterson; Buck Cook; Bill Pitts and Edra
Class of 1957:
Jim Law and Alice; Johnny
Block; Walter Farrar; Darrell Cooper and Dovie
Class of 1958:
Merle Jones and Kathy
Falconer; Ronald Hebensperger and Janet;
Class of 1959:
Jerry Alford; Norwood
Pollard; Gene Janes and Janice; Mike Berridge; Dale Tufford; Dale
Cain; Jackie Davis; Dolores (Eaton) Earley; Betty (Gaidaroff) Morgan and Linda (Gaidaroff)
Clark; Lee Griffee and Shirley; Betty (Armstrong) Barnes and James and Kendra; Yvette Nash
Class of 1960:
Henry Graves and Delois; Cheryl Eaton; Jimmie
Johnson and Carolyn
Class of 1961:
Paula (Miller) Block; Linda (Muldowney) Dills and Robert; Jim Hebensperger;
Linda (Goodin) Hash
Class of 1962:
Joe Mac Ankney;
Howard (Rex) LaFever and Mary; Dan Hayslip and Susan;
Bill and Jean Ann (Schrader) Lyde; Ronnie Collmer;
Freddie Johnson and Joan; Austilene (Turner) Borum
Class of 1963:
Johnny Alford; Karen Denton
and Tommy; Stana Hammons
Class of 1964:
Bonnie (Pollard) Phillips and
John; Jerry Hayslip
Class of 1965:
Michael May and Carolyn; Bobby Miller
Class of
1966: Malynda Adams and
Donald
Class of
1968:
Class of
1969: Janet (Starcher) Shirley and Randy
Class of
1971: Glen Brazil
Class of
1972: Jenny Loveless and Paul; Joe Rutledge
Class of
1975: David Jackson; Gilbert Alonzo and Tonya Burton
Class of
1977: Gayla (Cook) Miller;
Johnny Starcher and Donna
Schiller
Class of
1978: David Stroud and Gayleen
Class of
1979: Pam (Stroud) Jackson; Sabrina
(Stroup) Vincent
Class of
1988: Mijo Chard and
Linda Melton
Class of
1991: Glenda Jenkins and Cody; Krystal
(Mahoney) Lancaster, Bill and Tommy
Guests: Brenda (Stroud) Wilhite;
Clithia (Stroud) Kilbourne;
Carri Stroud; Carolyn Martin
Word
has it that members of the Alumni Reunion Committee and other volunteers have
been hard at work getting the Grade School in order for the
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
We
have headed this section, “Local News,” in past issues. As we thought about it, we decided that was
not a good heading. We want this section
to be about anything anyone with ties to
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From
the May’s in
So to start, we
decided to include a little of what has been going on in our lives the past
week. As we mentioned in the last issue, we
definitely felt the earthquake and several of the aftershocks. We now have survived Hurricane Irene with no
damage other than lots of limbs, branches, and leaves scattered across our yard
and pool, the clean up of which took several hours. Thankfully, we did not lose power or have any
structural damage. (We want to thank so
many of you who sent messages to check on us during this time.) The other highlight of our week was our
oldest granddaughter, Paige Musselman, going to kindergarten camp. School doesn’t start in
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:
September 3 – Jennifer Moore
September 5 – Kathlene Niebruegge, 94 years young
September 6 – Reid Davis
September 6 – Paige
Musselman
September 8 – Carolyn Hester
Martin
September 8 – Alice Law
Happy Anniversary to:
September
8 – Cat & Madoline Coffman
Humor
Helicopter
Ride
Harris
and his wife, Esther, went to the State Fair every year, and every year Harris
would say, “Esther, I’d like to ride in that helicopter.”
Esther
always replied, “I know, Harris, but that helicopter ride is 50 dollars and 50
dollars is 50 dollars.
One
year Esther and Harris went to the fair, and Harris said, “Esther, I’m 85 years
old. If I don’t ride that helicopter, I
might never get another chance.”
Esther
replied, “Harris, that helicopter ride is 50 dollars and 50 dollars is 50
dollars.”
The
pilot overheard the couple and said, “Folks, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and
not say a word, I won’t charge you! But
if you say one word, it’s 50 dollars.”
Harris
and Esther agreed and up they went. The
pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over
again, but still not a word.
When they landed the pilot
turned to Harris and said, “By golly I did everything that I could to get you to
yell out, but you didn’t. I’m
impressed!”
Harris replied, “Well, I
was going to say something when Esther fell out, but 50 dollars is 50 dollars.”
From the Email
“Bag”
August 25, 2011
Mike & Carolyn,
Great job you all are doing
on the Roosevelt News. I laughed & cried on the story of Jerry
Brown. What a great guy. Just wish that I would have had the
opportunity to have known him longer.
On the birthday list Wanda
at one time had mine, it is September 1. If you don’t mind would you
please add it to your new list?
Thanks again,
Tonya Burton
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August
25, 2011
Dear Michael,
Thank you for the latest
Your story about Jerry Brown
brought tears to my eyes. I did not know he had passed until
recently.
So
many good memories. I
can still imagine your home as well as the Brown’s, spent so much time at each
one. The one thing I seem to remember most about visiting you was the egg
"x-ray thing" (not sure what it was called) in the basement and we
would go down and look into the eggs (what were we looking
for??????????). Probably should not have been there.
I so look forward to seeing
everyone at the reunion. I have been searching through mother's pictures
and hope to find some of our adventures to bring, especially the
Take care and watch out for
the hurricanes!!
Linda
Gaidaroff Clark
Obituaries
Betty
Lou Hendry, 77, (
http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=d8c0a119-72dd-4073-b3e2-57f4328acfb5
Mabel
Amelia (Baker) Davis, 92, (Former Cooperton resident)
http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=ffeffa47-daa3-4948-835c-8b9ce706cc63
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
http://www.234enterprises.com/Roosevelt%20Cemetery%20Layout.htm
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99042&CScn=Mountain+Park&CScntry=4&CSst=38
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