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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 29 Feb.
1, 2013
From the
Editor
I know some of you may hate
it when I do this, but it is “soapbox time” for the old man again. I’m sorry, but I just have to comment on gun
control and our wonderful elected officials that reside “no more than 3 or 4
days a week most weeks” in the “Puzzle Palace on the
Now let me relay what the current state of the situation
has pushed me to do. I have always owned
guns, although have not been afforded the opportunity to use them for sporting
purposes for over 40 years. You may
recall that a few weeks ago in the editorial I went on a “search” to actually
find out where they were located in my house.
After locating them, “#1 son” shamed me for not having a gun safe. Unfortunately, it appears that we are closer
to the time that our children need to start helping us make good decisions that
we are incapable of making. Thank you
Kevin, you were right. The gun safe is
ordered and should arrive in the next week or so. Also ordered is a Biometric gun safe for a
hand gun. Oh, forgot, I don’t have a
hand gun, but do have 3 on order and possibly a 4th before this day
is over. If that sounds shocking, it
gets worse. Within the last 2 weeks, I
have taken the training, been tested, passed, and turned in my paperwork to
obtain a “Virginia Concealed Carry Permit.”
No, that’s not all. Last Thursday
I sent in my money to join the NRA so I now have someone “on retainer” to
support my 2nd Amendment rights since it appears that they are in
serious danger of being challenged.
That’s still not all. My
son-in-law and I have registered for a training session that will give us the
credentials to apply for a “
At this point, you either agree with me over my concerns
of what’s happening, understand the measures I’ve taken to put my mind at ease
relative to my family’s safety, or think I’ve totally lost it. I’m most certainly not suggesting that you
follow my lead, but understand that there are many of you probably already
“standing in line” in front of me. Don’t
think the
The last place I want to get to is as I saw in a recent
comic strip depicting a man coming back to bed with his pistol in hand as his
wife asks, “ Was it another burglar?”
His response was “Yes. He told me
to go back to bed or he would call the police and tell them that I still had a
gun.”
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Bill
Hancock
Jim
Whitson, Class of 1957
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank you all!
Remembering…
Bill Hancock Query
Here is this week’s query
about
This Week’s Query:
What businesses have been in the building just east of the alley on the south
side of
What we’ve learned….
Last Time’s Query: What
businesses have been on the west side of
The block of one-story
buildings was a beehive of activity for many years. It was home to an
amazingly wide variety of businesses ranging from restaurants to car dealerships
and tire stores to upholstery shops to a chiropractor’s office to barber and
beauty shops.
Ned Watkins remembers that
Earl Mitchell’s O.K. barber shop was in that area before he moved it to his
home at
Calene Axtell Smith, Karen
Allred Hampton, Mike Gage, Bonnie Boyd and others remembered that Corinne Hart
had an upholstery shop there for several years. Before Mrs. Hart,
Clara Gumm operated “Clara’s Upholstery.” She sold to Mrs. Hart. We
believe Mrs. Gumm’s husband, Homer, sold real estate in
Tina McMurray says a
small-engine repair shop is immediately north of the lumber yard now, and has
been since 1996.
Richard Chase remembered
that Joel Montgomery’s uncle owned a café there in 1958.
One friend remembered that
Raymond Braun worked for an electronic shop in that area in the 1950s, but that
may have been in the next block north. Another person said Berlin Barnes
started his tool-box company in a building north of the lumber yard in about
1970.
Joe Hancock and Leonard
Hill, among others, walked from the old high school to Maud’s Steak House at
417
No lunch was served at
school in those days. Kids either went home for lunch, or brought their
own, or walked downtown.
Here’s the data that we
could find about the little buildings in that block that was dominated by T. H.
Rogers Lumber Yard and the Ford garage:
411
At 411
Morgan Implement, Bryan Auto
and Tractor, Thompson Motor Company, Langley Motor Company and Arrow Body and
Fender Works were at 411. Does anybody know who ran those businesses?
Ed Ream had an office at 411
S. Washington for his cotton-trading business in 1950, then McArthur Auto
Supply moved in and stayed five years until moving across the street.
415
Next door south, at 415
Phil Blackwelder and
Stephens (we assume it was Walter B. Stephens) had an office there in 1949 and
1950; what did they do?
Lee Office Supply was in the
space for a short time. Then Cora Seitz started her beauty shop there in
1956, before moving to 104 East Fourth in
1958. Helen Trentham and Lucille Daughety took over the space and
operated Helen and Lucille’s Beauty Shop until 1962, when it became just
Helen’s for the next five years. We don’t know what happened to Mrs.
Daughety.
In 1962, Henri DeBernard
established his chiropractor practice in the old beauty-shop (or “shoppe”)
space. He stayed there a year before moving east to 425 S. Main.
Juanita’s Beauty Shop (who was the operator?) was there in 1968, and Barbara
Winkler opened Barbara’s Kut ‘n’ Kurl in the 1970s and stayed more than 10
years.
417
Next door south, the Orchid
Fashion Shop was in business in 1940. Best Café moved there in 1941—does
anybody know who ran either of those? (Mae Gerdis may have operated the
café.)
Maudie Peters had opened
Maud’s Steak House by 1946. Venable Shoe Shop may have shared the
space. (You remember, Jimmie Nell Shriner was
her daughter.) Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Clark bought the fixtures from Maudie
in 1947 and set up
The
Some time after 1975, Mrs.
Hart moved her own upholstery shop from 626 S. Main into the space on
I.J. McNutt had a used furniture
store there in the early 1980s. Lester and Leonard Standerfer operated their
plumbing company from the location later.
So there you have it.
Bowling Alley at
Jerry Wilson, HHS ‘59, remembers
the skating rink, worked there putting on skates, and added, “had to use the special key to clamp them on. Pat & Joyce Rodgers wanted size 5 shoe
skates was only one good pair they used to argue who got them. The floor was uneven so it was sheeted with
Masonite, when it rained the roof leaked and warped the floor. Pillows ended up closing the rink. I
remember after we set pins and it was late AC would always give us a ride
home.”
Bill Rhine: “I set the
duck pins there in the mid-fifties. I
didn't realize how easy it was to get hurt doing that job. I guess it was the high pay that made me do
it. Finally settled on a paper route instead.”
Another Skating Rink
Ramona Cooper Barrett, HHS
’50, remembers an earlier skating rink, on the south side at
Service Station at Northwest
Corner of Fourth and Washington (later site of Smith Drug)
Does it seem strange that a
gas station could have been on this corner, so near the central business
district? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, the city filed a legal
action to stop its construction in 1925, for that very reason. The
district court sided with the city against the owner, Marland Refining Company
of
It’s a shame none of those
buildings were preserved.
By the way, A. E. Eichor was
first manager of the station.
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Who Am I?
Since most conservative
Mennonite and Amish churches sing only acapella hymns in their churches, it is
not surprising to find that there are numerous Mennonite and Amish acapella
choirs, quartets, and family singing groups.
Most of these groups sing in simple four-part harmony.
Altar of Praise Chorale is a
mixed acapella group, comprised of some of the best male and female singers in
the conservative Anabaptist world.
Members of the group come from various Anabaptist backgrounds: Beachy Amish, Mennonite, and Charity Christian
Fellowship.
Enjoy the beautiful pictures
as you listen to this great choir.
Turn on the sound, run in full screen (left click the little box at the
lower right of the You Tube screen).
http://www.youtube.com/embed/MBDwpLLXMTA
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.
Cooperton Valley Picture Trail
The “
Interesting
Tidbits
This is an interesting video
about one of our great National Parks.
Enjoy!!
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#857
News
The
Roosevelt Senior Citizen Center serves lunch on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost is $4 for
those 60 and over and $5 for the younger generation. Stop in and enjoy a good meal while visiting
with your friends.
The
menu for next week is as follows:
Tuesday,
February 5: Hamburger Steak, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Salad Bar, Rolls, Dessert
Thursday,
February 7: Potato Bar with Various
Toppings, Salad Bar, Dessert
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It’s A Spring Thing
The
Southern Kiowa Chamber is again planning for It’s A Spring Thing to be held in
They
still have booths available
for vendors for the Vendor Fair which is from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. inside the Roosevelt Senior Citizen Center. Contact Candace Thurmond at candace.thurmond@gmail.com or
580-639-2020 to sign up.
The
following vendors have signed up so far:
Katie’s
Wood Creations
Mary
Kay – Augusta Keldsen
Body
by Visalus – Christina Defoor
Pink
Zebra – Katelyn R. Martin
31
Bags – Tava Mitchell Batt
Jimminee
the Clown—face painting and balloon artist
Scentsy
– Katie Seymour Lucas
Mark
your calendars and plan to attend this event.
It will be a fun day for the entire family.
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The
Kiowa County Democrat is now being published by new owner, Dee Richardson.
Subscriptions are $30 per year and it is sent out each Wednesday evening.
Email or call for more information.
kiowacountydemocrat@gmail.com
Editor’s note: If you subscribe for the online edition of
the “
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Jerry’s
Place
Jerry’s Place, the restaurant operated
by Jerry Hayslip at 102 S. Main in the Hanna House Bed and Breakfast, serves
lunch every Sunday. Jerry’s Place is
open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jerry offers
a menu of 4 or 5 entrees, a choice of 2 sides, a salad, dessert, and roll for
the low price of $9, $8.50 for seniors, and $5.50 for those under 12. Tea and Coffee are a $1 and soft drinks are
$1.25.
A record crowd of 66 enjoyed lunch on
Sunday, January 27. We encourage those
of you who haven’t tried Jerry’s Place to give it a try. All reports are that the food is great and
you will be sure to see some of your friends there as well.
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:
February 1 – Scott Neyers
February 1 – Arvella (Hines)
McCollom
February 2 –
February 2 – Luke Davis Tacker
February 3 – Brian Newsom
February 3 – Jean Ann
(Schrader) Lyde, Class of 1962
February 4 – Nora Welch
February 4 – Wayne Stafford, Class of 1955
February 5 – Kailen Urban
February 5 – Jaden Hand (son of Katie Thurmond)
February 5 – Merle (Pollard) Jones, Class of 1958
February 6 – Keegan Stucks
February 6 – Brenda (Howard) Haynie, Class of 1972
February 6 – Kearstyn Lile
February 6 – Jean Smith
February 6 – Nathan Lee Copeland
February 7 – Conner Block
Humor
Abe and Esther
Abe and Esther are flying to
Suddenly over the public
address system, the Captain, announces, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m afraid I
have some very bad news. Our engines
have ceased functioning and we will attempt an emergency landing. Luckily, I see an uncharted island below us
and we should be able to land on the beach.
However, the odds are that we may never be rescued and will have to live
on the island for the rest of our lives!”
Thanks to the skill of the
flight crew, the plane lands safely on the island.
An hour later Abe turns to
his wife and asks, “Esther, did we pay our VISA and MasterCard bills yet?”
“No, sweetheart,” she
responds.
Abe, still shaken from the
crash landing, then asks, “Esther, did we pay our American Express card yet?”
“Oh, no! I’m sorry.
I forgot to send the check,” she says.
“One last thing Esther, did
you remember to send the estimate check to the IRS this quarter?” he asks.
“Oh, forgive me, Abe,”
begged Esther. “I didn’t send that one,
either.”
Abe grabs her and gives her
the biggest kiss in 40 years. Esther
pulls away and asks him, “What was that for?”
Abe answers, “They’ll find
us!”
From the Email
“Bag”
January
24, 2013
MM,
What a touching story
"The Long Wait." Did you notice that on this man's birth certificate
his place of birth was
Small world.
Thanks also for the
beautiful video of elk and other animals.
You and Carolyn "do
good."
Peace,
********
January
24, 2013
My wife Sandra was born in
the
Larry
Phillips, Class of 1964
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January
24, 2013
Hello,
Sorry I didn't write you to
let you know that I am now getting the news letter. There were several weeks
that I didn't get it, but did go to the web site to read the news. Can't
miss the weekly news.
Thanks for all your hard
work, time spent and frustration you and Carolyn put into the news letter.
Have a wonderful week.
Austilene (Turner) Borum,
Class of 1962
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January
24, 2013
Dear Carolyn & Mike,
I greatly enjoyed the YouTube
video in this week's edition; particularly since I was watching it in
In response to Cheryl
Ashcraft's letter, Joe Larry was in my class in school. I was born in the
Stay warm and keep
Linda Goodin (Orr) Hash,
Class of 1961
********
January 24, 2013
This is Phil's (my father in
law) story of his exciting day today. He had his first chemo AND
radiation today. Geary McDowell
Okay! Here is my rendition
of what the first day of chemo and radiation are like when they are done one
right after the other.
They called me yesterday and
told me my radiation mask was in and they wanted to start the radiation today.
I told them I had my first chemo session at 11:00 (the start time was changed
several times but wound up to be 11:00). They said “no problem, we can follow
the chemo”, and they did. The mask is to shield the rest of my face and head
that the cancer isn’t in, from the radiation.
In the chemo session
The Benadryl made me sleepy
and I dozed on and off thru the chemo drip process. Then they gave me a “drip”
for about 20 minutes that was supposed to flush out my pipes and they sent me
on my way. The Therapy room was not nearly as cold as I expected, tho they did
furnish me a blanket, which felt good. I was pretty dizzy when I got on my feet
to move but only slightly dizzy as long as I was setting down. I’m still that
way tonight. I’ve got a definite list to the “port side” when I stand up and
walk. I’ve been having trouble with dizziness for 3 or 4 weeks. They said the
cancer is causing a lymph node in front of my ear to swell and it is pushing on
a gland that is putting pressure on my inner ear. As long as the gland just
pushes on it and the cancer doesn’t try to EAT IT I guess I’ll be okay
eventually. I don’t know how long the dizziness will last.
In about 25 minutes they
called me into the radiation room. They had me lay on the radiation treatment
table, which is a lot like a large x-ray table, and they put my mask on and
fastened it down to the table so I couldn’t move my head. I’m just the least
bit claustrophobic and I had to close my eyes and grit my teeth to stay in it
but I was determined to do it. When they saw my reaction they went and got Dr.
Win, the Oncologist, and told her my problem. She came in and said since they
had the mask to mark me with, if I could hold still enough they could draw
black marks on the side of my face and ear and shoot the radiation in that
area. I agreed to hold still - and I did. VERY STILL! It only took a short
time, maybe a couple of minutes or less, to shoot me. Then they said I needed
to keep these black marks for the duration of my treatments if I wanted to stay
out from the mask. The side of my face and head kind of look like a
Kindergarten drawing and I’m sure it will freak some folks out, but I reckon
we’ll just have to see about that. That mask is somewhat of a terror. It looks
like the one in the movie, “The Boy Who Wore a Mask”, or a Halloween mask or
something. It is perforated with very small holes, you can see light and dark
thru it, you could talk thru it if they didn’t lock it down so tight, and is of
a semi-hard but flexible material.
From start to finish, first
meeting with the doctor, then going thru the chemo process, and finishing up
with radiation, it took about four hours. It is a real, well
planned process. All the people were nice, cooperative, and empathetic
regarding every step they involve you in. Their attitude was “we have done it
for lots of others and we’ll to it for you too”.
That’s my story. This
evening I feel fine except for the dizziness and have eaten pizza and chicken
wings for supper with no ill effects (lol). I can look forward to being burned
like sun burn, hair falling out, dry mouth, sores in my mouth, having trouble
swallowing, diarrhea, and a few other various and asunder unpleasantries, but
eventually the death of this cancer in my body. Get thee behind me Satan, Jesus
is leading the way. Go Jesus, Go!
Don’t forget to pray.
Phil Arnold
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January
25, 2013
I was born above Nash's and
my doctor was Dr. Prentiss.
James Barnes
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January 26, 2013
Mike and Carolyn,
First of all, I got my
newsletter this week on my yahoo address. I don't think I have ever missed one.
I was so moved by the WWll
widow and the French town where her husband perished. What a wonderful story and to know the
townspeople took care of his grave and made sure he was remembered. I am just so sad that it took all these years
for her to FINALLY know the truth about her husband. Our great politicians who don't know right
from left!!!
Also the story about the
little box and the lesson to everyone to just be kind to others, to share your
time, laughter and love. Take time to
listen, smile, help others. Giving of
ones self is the greatest "gift" there is. Thank you for sharing.
I always enjoy the
newsletters. Sorry I don't let you all
know that more often.
Is there a way I could get
Judy Ericson's email address. I have known her since I was about 5 years
old. She didn't make it to the last
reunion so didn't get to visit with her. Such a lovely lady. Even though she went to Oklahoma A&M. :). Thought you would chuckle at that.
Hope it warms up over your
direction. Dreary here. No sun for several days. Fog and light mist.
Take care. Hope all the family is healthy. Someone I know has a birthday VERY soon. But more about that later. Haha
Love to you and Carolyn,
Jennifer Moore, Class of
1969
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January 26, 2013
Mike I did receive the
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January
28, 2013
Hi
Mike!!
Been absent for awhile. Have not been
feeling well and going through tests and just trying to keep my cool dealing
with my immediate family members.
I'm a little behind on my mail and reading but I think I am caught up. I'm not sure but I remember something about
there being a hospital over Nash's store. That is where I was born, I think. I do know that a nurse named me and not my
Mother. I always told her that if she
had named me that maybe I would have a prettier name than
I found your choice not to comment on "Gun Control" interesting. Can you imagine what life would be like if
every one thought the same way and wanted the same things? We would walk around looking at and talking to
carbon copies of ourselves. I don't
think it says much for our society if people can't agree to disagree. If a person doesn't like your opinion on
something and wants to stop getting the newsletter, so be it.
I found the article on "The Gun is Civilization" interesting. I wasn't aware that anyone or any group is
trying to ban guns. I was under the
impression that it is only certain ones. I wasn't aware either that there is a nation
wide move to block a person from having the right to carry a gun. Personally I don't want to carry a visible
weapon. Some nut, high on who knows what
might think I am looking for a fight. I
don't like guns but I wouldn't want to travel by car being a woman alone or
with children without one. Women have
been carrying guns on long trips for years.
People read into things what they want. Most of the time they just show their ignorance. If I am wrong, I am wrong. I have no problem with being called on being
wrong about something. And I have no
problem with reading your opinions in your Newsletter. If everybody agreed on everything, who would
want to read it?
I do get a little vocal about what I consider "very disrespectful things
and attitudes" shown toward President Obama but that is only because the
disrespect shown towards him has nothing to do with him being president but to
me it is about him being a human being and due the respect all of us feel we
deserve. Agree or disagree with the man but at least show him some respect as a
person. (And a President, the American people voted him in.)
Just sounding off. Haven't done that in a long
time. Now don't block me for
sounding off. lol
Respectfully,
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January
30, 2013
Have
enjoyed getting the Roosevelt Newsletter. My birthday is January 3, 1936. Ray and I got
married September 23, 1956. I am a very busy woman as we have 2
Grandchildren that live one mile and a half from us. The girl is 13
and the boy is 10. It is great to have them close. We
have one son, Kent, and a daughter-in-law, Kristi, that grew up here in
Virginia (Simmons)
Food for Thought
The world’s largest army…
A blogger added up the deer
license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion:
There were over 600,000 hunters
this season in the state of
Over the last several
months,
More men under arms than in
More than
These men deployed to the
woods of a single American state,
That number pales in
comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of
The point?
Hunting…it’s not just a way
to fill the freezer. It’s a matter of
national security.
That’s why all enemies, foreign
and domestic, want to see us disarmed.
Food for thought, when next
we consider gun control.
Overall it’s true, so if we
disregard some assumptions that hunters don’t possess the same skills as
soldiers, the questions would still remain…
What army of 2 million would
want to face 30, 40, 50 million armed citizens???
For the sake of our freedom,
don’t ever allow gun control or confiscation of guns.
Obituaries
Rhonda
Lee Dickson, 44,
www.rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=4dfa6779-0bc1-49e5-b890-d624ff860c5e
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