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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 41 Apr.
26, 2013
From the
Editor
I cannot believe this
weather! At 7:00 am this morning
(Wednesday) it’s 30 degrees in
Spring is well on its way
out here even though we too have had several colder days than normal. It looks like it’s not going to be a good
year out here for Azaleas--at least for ours.
We trimmed back many of ours dramatically last year because they were
simply getting too big. They came back
well before the end of the season, but looks like they are going to have few
blooms. I have a hard time believing
that “trimming” was really the problem.
I have also noticed that other Azaleas in the area seem to have fewer
blooms than normal. I’m not a “plant
guy” and this is just my belief, but I do think that, in general, all perennial
plants depend on exposure to the different seasons to perform normally. Yes, I think they are actually “looking” for
cold weather in the winter and warmer weather in the spring--which we haven’t
had. Right or wrong I think this may be
having an impact on the plants failure to flower as normal.
We are well into getting the
spring work started. The snow blower
(which we didn’t use this year) is off and the mower deck back on and the yard
has all been clipped once already. In a
normal spring we usually have our first mowing prior to Easter, but not this
year. I have managed to get all the
liriope cut back. BTW, I hate that
job. Immediately on the horizon is
putting down some moss killer and spraying for a few weeds we have popping up. I hope to get to spraying the weeds as soon
as I finish this editorial.
Nana and I had a great day
yesterday. We took off a little time
from the everyday grind to spend a couple of hours at the gun range releasing a
few “built up frustrations.” We had a
great time, with one exception, until Nana got thoroughly chilled. We tried out her new .22 semi-automatic
pistol and became very disillusioned with the amount of issues we had with
jamming and failing to extract casings.
Apparently unknown to us, most .22 semi-automatics share an uncanny “appetite”
for a specific “diet” of certain brands of ammunition--brands that we did not
have nor did the range. When we were
given some “high end” rounds to test (which are near impossible to find), it
functioned flawlessly. All ammunition
out here is difficult to obtain and, in general, only retired persons able to
be at stores when they open are able to obtain it. Within the first 15 minutes--it’s all
gone. The only option for “working
people” is to have family who can purchase it for them or go to gun shows and
pay exorbitant prices. Apparently our
challenge now is to try to find some of the “good stuff” to get the .22’s
broken in. Those who know say that after
running a few hundred rounds of the good stuff through them they will start
“digesting” the cheaper and more readily available ammo.
Mark and Karen are leaving
Friday for the NASCAR race in
Enough of the weather and
happenings at the May’s…
mlm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Gaynelle
Gray
Bill
Hancock
Frances
(Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945
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: Remember the small
grocery store across the street south of Frances Willard. (This would
have been in the 1940s, long before Mama’s Food Store existed east and slightly
north of the school.) Who operated that store on the south side? The
building is still there. We’re sure hoping someone will remember….like,
maybe, my brother!
What
we’ve learned….
Our query last time about the
businesses on the east side of
Wow, what an interesting
block!
Before 1910, Henry’s Opera
House was on the south half of this block. The Hobart Opera House
occupied much of the northern half—where Caudill Motor Company was later.
They shared the block with Lyon and Matthews Hardware, which opened in
1903. A. E. Deaver built a new building here in 1927 for his Deaver Farm
Implements Company. We’re not sure which building it was.
McNutt Truck Sales was in
one of these buildings in 1928. Then brothers E.R. and Harry Dibble
opened The Sunset Lunch in another of these structures in October, 1928.
In 1932, the Kiowa County Star newspaper office was in one of the buildings.
In the 1940s, W. H. Holder
and Dale Shriner operated the Kiowa County Farm Equipment Company in the
building south of Caudill’s. That business was followed by several auto
parts stores, including Clyde Boren’s, REA, and John’s.
Boardman Motor Company
occupied the next building south in the 1930s. Thompson Motor Company
took over for a while, and Moran Motor Service was there in 1941, 1942 and
1943. D&B Farm Machinery moved there in 1946, then Jones Trim Shop
was there for two years before McArthur Parts and Machine opened in 1956.
McArthur’s operated until the early 1970s, when Lester Standerfer opened his
auto supply store. Lester’s place was there more than 20 years.
Flow Transfer and Storage
occupied the next building south in the 1920s. Ed Lopp took over that
business in 1940.
The real character of the
block came from the handful of restaurateurs who provided dandy food for
The Sunset Lunch, next-door
north to the Kiowa County Star newspaper, was operating in the 1930s. It
was followed by Perrin’s Café, Dean’s Café and Freeman Café in the late
1940s. I’m sorry, but we don’t have the name of the proprietors.
Rose and Floyd Sunderland
opened
The Sunderlands operated the
restaurant until 1955, when Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duckworth started the Deluxe
Café. Rose got it back in 1956, and then Jack and Alta Card operated
Card’s Café for three years.
(See, we told you!
Several people operated restaurants here!)
Bill and Flossie Benson
operated the City Café for a while, and then Mr. and Mrs. Tom Siler took over
until forced out “by a shortage of good help,” Tom said.
Rena Davis said the Cooks
operated the café for a while. What were their first names?
City Café operated until at
least 1967, although we’re not sure who took over after the Silers.
Four
Edens Maytag moved in after
Leva’s closed in about 1955. When the Edenses moved to 325 S. Main in
1959, Gib
Scott Northrip remembered
the Dr Pepper sign was painted on the wall when his dad’s business occupied the
building. That’s because a Dr Pepper bottling company occupied the
building in the 1920s.
What a block!
City Cafe
One friend said:
“City Café was operated by Bill and Flossie Benson. I believe they were
Roger Benson’s parents. Served great steak. All of us drunks ate there before country
club dances. The man (owner) was not much count, but the wife worked hard
and they had a great place.”
Jerry Hulme: “Bought a
few burgers there late at night when we would get back from playing Woodward
Legion team. Seems like the stayed open
all night. Can’t remember for sure.”
Butch Barker: “I
well remember the City Cafe which was where we high school boys would go
after taking our dates home, or after dragging main, when we wanted a bite
to eat before going home. My favorite (and I still order it
when I find it on the menu) was the hot steak sandwich, which was a
chicken fried steak served open faced and covered with cream gravy, with French
fries and a small salad on the plate. Makes my mouth water to just think
of it now.”
Truett Guthrie: “The
City Cafe was about three doors north of Toma`s. In the spring of `63,
we`d drag main all evening on Friday and Saturday nights, if we weren`t at a
teen hop, then go to the City Cafe around 10 p.m. for a hamburger and
fries...great place for burger and fries...and the place would be full of high
school guys. That was a routine place for Terry Brian and me.
“One Friday night while
eating our usual burger and fries, there were two old guys in the back and an
gal that waited tables (all three looked like characters out of a ‘Herman’
cartoon), and the old gal came out of the kitchen saying ‘Get away from me, Get
away from me’ while one of those cooks approached her with a threatening
butcher knife! He chased her around the
place while the other guy in back must have called the police, because they
shortly arrived.
“The two cops grabbed the
guy, scuffled around and the guy with the knife fell on the table on the
booth behind me and knocked the table to the floor, fell to the floor and
the cops slapped on the handcuffs with his arms behind him. All us guys were watching, completely silent,
probably with our mouths hanging open.
There was a moment of complete silence at the end of that event, then
suddenly, Everett Keenum blurted out ‘Where`s my hamburger?’
“The ensuing laughter broke
the tension and everyone relaxed. The
police hauled the guy out of there and in two minutes, everything was back to normal....just
another exciting night in
Dillingham’s Jewelry
Emilie Krieger worked at
Dillingham’s in 1967. Gwen Morgan Rhodes worked there in 1965-66. I
remember it as a first first-class business with a first-rate staff.
Emilie: “I remember it
as an incredible amount of silver to polish!”
I just remember that
Dillingham’s store smelled good, and that pretty girls worked there.
LaJuan’s Boutique in the old Dillingham building triggered a memory
for Paul George, who recalled Mike Scott, Lone Wolf class of 1966. Paul
also remembered that Mike’s son, Lynn, played football at Southeastern in
Durant. Sheila Collmer Hebensperger confirmed that Lynn Scott, her
cousin, also played for the Dallas Cowboys.
Butch Barker owns the
building at the southeast corner of Fourth and
In the miscellaneous category,
we received a nice note from David Harris: My personal bit
of
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Father Giving the Bride Away
This is one of the best
wedding speeches you have ever heard.
Turn on the sound, click on
the arrows at the bottom right corner of the picture for full screen. Enjoy!!
http://www.godvine.com/Father-of-the-Bride-Gives-the-Most-Touching-Speech-Ever-2831.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.
Cooperton Valley Picture Trail
The “
Interesting
Tidbits
The Old Machine Shop
Enjoy!!
An old machine shop: It doesn't get any
better than this. Who needs CAD? A stick
and some dirt work just fine. Take a few moments and watch this from
the American Heartland.
Real work, keep it simple, get the job done with pride and quality.
Remember, take the time in
your life to stop and "have a Dr. Pepper and some peanuts."
BETTER KEEP A SHOP RAG NEXT
TO YOU WHEN WATCHING THIS.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/BckZ4i1BzF0?feature=player_embedded
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,
April 30: Hamburger Steak, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Salad Bar, Rolls, and Dessert
Thursday,
May 2: Chili, Spicy Oven Fried,
Crackers, Fritos, Salad Bar, and Dessert
********
Cold Springs
The annual Cold Springs
Reunion will be Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt
Senior Citizens Center. Lunch will be
available beginning at 12 noon for a cost of about $6. All former students and teachers as well as
anyone who has interest in the Cold Springs area are encouraged to attend. Come, bring a friend, and enjoy visiting and
reminiscing with those friends who once lived in the Cold Springs area. Attendees will certainly have a grand time.
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:
April 27 – Gerry
Ankney, Class of 1943
April 27 – Wanda Haunpo
April 28 – Alice Silcox
April 28 – Arlene Balderas Walker
April 28 – Norma Jurczewsky
April 29 – William Henson
April 30 – Donna Hawkins Cooper, Class of 1983
Happy Anniversary To:
April 27 – Simon &
Glenda Hebensperger
April 28 – Joey &
Candace Thurmond
Humor
A Little Girl and Her Grandfather
A little girl ran to her
Grandfather, jumped into his arms and gave him a great big hug. Then she ran her fingers along his balding
head, down the side of his wrinkled face.
“Did God make you Granddad?”
she asked.
“Yes honey, he made me.”
She felt her own cheek and
then asked, “Did God make me too?”
“Yes honey, he made you
too.”
“Well,” she shrugged, “Don’t
you think he’s doing a better job now than he used to?”
From the Email
“Bag”
April
18, 2013
I thought our presidents comments on the failed vote for some much needed and sensible gun control. I would think NRA members would be starting to defect. I did in 1968.
Larry
Phillips
********
April
22, 2013
If anyone has any doubt
about the power of prayer, this should be carefully read and digested.
Those who understand the Power, just more proof! This is the second
report on my father-in-law; there should be one more in a couple of
weeks. Geary McDowell
I had an MRI of the head and
neck Friday that lasted one hour and 35 minutes. I just got the results back
from it and whatever I have on the side of my face has not traveled or moved
anywhere. Everything was clear. Nothing in my neck and nothing in my head
(there might be more truth to that than I want to admit.) They won’t make a
decision on what to do with the knot by my ear (that they think is
cancer) until they do the PET scan on May 6th. They have to wait a
specific length of time after radiation before they can do a PET scan so that
is the reason for the delay. My prayer is that it is just some kind of a tumor
that happens to react to PET scans the same as cancer does, since it showed up
so positive on the last scan. Maybe it won’t be cancer at all. I’ll let you
know after that PET scan on the 6th. I probably won’t get the results until my
appointment on the 10th.
These current scan results
would almost convince someone that God is still on His throne and prayer
changes things.
Phil Arnold
Food for
Thought
Why???
Why do supermarkets make the
sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while
healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?
Why do people order double
cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke?
Why do banks leave vault
doors open and then chain the pens to the counters?
Why do we leave cars worth
thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage?
EVER WONDER…
Why the sun lightens our
hair, but darkens our skin?
Why can’t women put on
mascara with their mouth closed?
Why don’t you ever see the
headline ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’?
Why is ’abbreviated’ such a
long word?
Why is it that doctors and
attorneys call what they do ‘practice’?
Why is lemon juice made with
artificial flavoring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests
all your money called a ‘broker’?
Why is the time of day with
the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn’t there
mouse-flavored cat food?
Why didn’t Noah swat those
two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the
needle for lethal injections?
You know that indestructible
black box that is used on airplanes? Why
don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
Why don’t sheep shrink when
it rains?
Why are they called
apartments when they are all stuck together?
If flying is so safe, why do
they call the airport the terminal?
Now that you’ve smiled at
least once, it’s your turn to spread the stupidity and send this on to someone
you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle)…In other words, send it to
everyone. We all need to smile every
once in a while.
God promised men that good
and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world…then he made the
world round and laughed and laughed.
Have a happy day!!
Obituaries
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Peoples
Cooperative Funeral
http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history
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=2176228
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