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 Carolyn Niebruegge May                      Michael L. May

Vol. 3, Is. 1                                                                                        July 19, 2013

 

 

From the Editor

 

Remembering the Men of the Jeter Family

 

I was saddened to learn last week of the unexpected death of longtime friend Dennis Jeter from Snyder, Oklahoma.  I’ve know Dennis since we were teenagers.  Were we really close friends?  Not exactly, but Dennis was the kind of friend you never forget.  We didn’t have many occasions to run into each other after we both left Kiowa County (me for good and Dennis for the first time), but when we did there was always that infectious smile, the hearty handshake, and a pleasant greeting.  I actually knew Dennis’ Dad, Verlan long before I knew Dennis--more about Verlan later.  My first recollection of Dennis was when we were members of the O & O Riding Club and roped calves at Mt. Park.  Well, when I think about it, maybe it was just at little rodeos at Mt. Park.  More roping may have been done out at Oma Dollins’ place.  Now there’s another local native that is probably deserving of further discussion at a later time.  I know you may think, “Isn’t this paper all about Roosevelt?”  Well, not exactly (in my opinion).  My sphere of travel most definitely included Mt. Park and Snyder.  Thank God it did or I might not have found Carolyn.  Whatever the case, regardless of my flawed memory, our friendship began in our “teens.”  The following part of my memory is not flawed.  Dennis loved horses and was all about being a cowboy—certainly at heart.  I’ve stated the following on Facebook, but feel compelled to mention it again here as I don’t think Dennis would mind.  Dennis, like me, even though he loved it wasn’t a “top notch” roper.  After very begrudgingly admitting that fact, he, again like me decided to put his time in on trying to be a “top notch story teller.”  At this task, he succeeded quite well.  I should only hope that I honed that skill as well as he did.

 

I really don’t know a lot about what all Dennis did throughout the years, but do know he (and I think his wife, Mary) spent a considerable amount of time teaching in New Mexico.  After that “tour” like many other people from our part of the country he and Mary ended back up in Southwest Oklahoma—and taught in several different school systems, including Snyder.  Now you ask, “Appears that you really don’t know much detail about what Dennis did throughout his life, but feel compelled to write something about him after his passing, what’s the deal?  The “deal” is simple.  Dennis was a good, God fearing person, who loved his family, liked EVERYBODY, and was kind and respectful to everyone whether he really knew them well or not.  In addition to that, Dennis was very involved in community activities, school functions, and gave his time freely for the betterment of his hometown.  Isn’t that something you would like for someone to write about you after you’re gone?

 

It was no accident how Dennis’ mannerisms and good nature developed.  It all came to him naturally from his father Verlan.  Verlan worked for Al Summers and Kenneth Kelly at Summers’ Oil Company in Snyder.  Well, let me retract that statement and say that more correctly he may have worked for Priscilla Kelly (Al’s daughter and Kenneth’s wife).  Hopefully Dee Richardson will confirm my suspicions.  Whatever the case, Verlan was a “staple” at the business—a very proud man who like Dennis was a friend to all.  I wouldn’t want to count the number of Mesquite thorns he pulled out of pickup tires over the years for me.   My Dad always told me, “If you have an issue with a tire, go see “Jeter.”  He’ll take care of it—and he did.  I never remember paying for a flat or signing a ticket—it just magically went on Dad’s bill.  I still have memories of that ¾ ton ’49 blue Ford pickup with the gas tank in the back.  It was their gas delivery truck and always shined like it was brand new.  I can’t count the times I saw Verlan waxing it.  I always thought as a kid that it was his—in fact, I thought he owned the station and that all (except perhaps Priscilla) worked for him.  Wherever he actually fit into the “pecking order” he was a winner, just like his son.  Verlan and Dennis Jeter, were both definitely part of the “fabric” of Snyder, Oklahoma.

 

I trust that father and son have surely “hooked up” by now and are getting some “catching up” done.  RIP Dennis and tell your Dad “Hi” for me.

 

mlm

 

 

 

Content Contributors for the Week

 

Marilyn (Morgan) Lester, Class of 1964

Kate (Roberts) Stafford, Class of 1955

 

All those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”

 

Thank you all!

 

 

 

Remembering…

 

Old Car Trivia................

 

Volkswagen sold only two Beetle's here in America in 1949.

 

Q: Who opened the first drive-in gas station?

 

A: Gulf opened up the first station in Pittsburgh in 1913.

 

Q: What city was the first to use parking meters?

 

A: Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935.

 

Q: Where was the first drive-in restaurant?

 

A: Royce Hailey's Pig Stand opened in Dallas in 1921.

 

Q: True or False?

The 1953 Corvette came in white, red and black.

 

A: False.

The 1953 'Vettes' were available in one color, Polo White.

 

Q: What was Ford's answer to the Chevy Corvette, and other legal street racers of the 1960's?

 

A: Carroll Shelby's Mustang GT350.

 

Q: What was the first car fitted with an alternator, rather than a direct current dynamo?

 

A: The 1960 Plymouth Valiant

 

Q: What car first referred to itself as a convertible?

 

A: The 1904 Thomas Flyer, which had a removable hard top.

 

Q: What car was the first to have it's radio antenna embedded in the windshield?

 

A: The 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix.

 

Q: What car used the first successful series-production hydraulic valve lifters?

 

A: The 1930 Cadillac 452, the first production V16

 

Q: Where was the World's first three-color traffic lights installed?

 

A: Detroit, Michigan in 1919. Two years later they experimented with synchronized lights .

 

Q: What type of car had the distinction of being GM's 100 millionth car built in the U.S.?

 

A: March 16, 1966 saw an Olds Tornado roll out of Lansing, Michigan with that honor .

 

Q: Where was the first drive-in movie theater opened, and when ?

 

A: Camden, NJ in 1933

 

Q: What autos were the first to use a standardized production key-start system?

 

A: The 1949 Chryslers

 

Q: What did the Olds designation 4-4-2 stand for?

 

A: 4 barrel carburetor, 4 speed transmission, and dual exhaust.

 

Q: What car was the first to place the horn button in the center of the steering wheel?

 

A: The 1915 Scripps-Booth Model C.  The car also was the first with electric door latches.

 

Q: What U.S. production car had the quickest 0-60 mph time?

 

A: The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409.  Did it in 4.0 seconds.

 

Q: What's the only car to appear simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek?

 

A: The Mustang

 

Q: What was the lowest priced mass produced American car?

 

A: The 1925 Ford Model T Runabout. Cost $260, $5 less than 1924.

 

Q: What is the fastest internal-combustion American production car?

 

A: The 1998 Dodge Viper GETS-R, tested by MotorTrend magazine at 192.6 mph.

 

Q: What automaker's first logo incorporated the Star of David?

 

A: The Dodge Brothers.

 

Q: Who wrote to Henry Ford, "I have drove fords exclusively when I could get away with one.  It has got every other car skinned, and even if my business hasn't been strictly legal it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V-8?”

 

A: Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde) in 1934.

 

Q: What was the first car to use power operated seats?

 

A: They were first used on the 1947 Packard line.

 

Q: Which of the Chrysler "letter cars" sold the fewest amount?

 

A: Only 400, 1963, 300J's were sold (they skipped" "I" because it looked like a number 1).

 

Q: What car delivered the first production V12 engine?

 

A: The cylinder wars were kicked off in 1915 after Packard's chief engineer, Col. Jesse Vincent, introduced its Twin-Six.

 

Q: When were seat belts first fitted to a motor vehicle?

 

A: In 1902, in a Baker Electric streamliner racer which crashed at 100 mph on Staten Island!

 

Q: Which car company started out German, yet became French after WWI?

 

A: Bugati, founded in Molsheim in 1909, became French when Alsace returned to French rule.

 

Q: In what model year did Cadillac introduce the first electric sunroof?

 

A: 1969

 

Q: What U.S. production car had the largest 4 cylinder engine?

 

A: The 1907 Thomas sported a 571 cu. in. (9.2liter) engine.

 

Q: What car was reportedly designed on the back of a Northwest Airlines airsickness bag and released on April Fool's Day, 1970?

 

A: 1970 Gremlin, (AMC)

 

Q: What is the Spirit of Ecstasy?

 

A: The official name of the mascot of Rolls Royce, she is the lady on top of their radiators.

 

Q: What was the inspiration for MG's famed octagon-shaped badge?

 

A: The shape of founder Cecil Kimber's dining table.  MG stands for Morris Garages.

 

 

 

Thoughts from the Squirrel Lair

 

There’s a Lesson in This

It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit ...up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.

His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end.

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'

The origin of this letter is unknown, but please pass it on.

Share it with friends and tag them so the cycle continues ... Do not keep this letter ... You could change a life too

 

 

Roosevelt High School Reunion

 

Hello Alumni:

 

With just two months to go before our 2013 Roosevelt Alumni Reunion, you should have Friday, September 27th & Saturday, the 28th marked on your calendars as the weekend for visiting with old friends and classmates.  Please fill out the registration form and mail to the address shown on the form.   Also, I would like to ask everyone who receives this notice via email (Roosevelt News East Coast Edition) to help get the word out to all our classmates and friends who do not have an email address.  

 

Look forward to seeing you all at the 2013 reunion.

 

Dan Hayslip

 

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2013 ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

 

Friday, September 27, 2013

 

·         6:30-9:00pm:   Mixer at the Roosevelt Grade School; snacks and sodas provided.  **Donations Accepted**

 

Saturday, September 28, 2013 - Roosevelt Grade School

 

·         8:30-12pm:   Registration, Refreshments

·         11:30-1:30:     Concession lunch available

·         1:00-1:30:       Alumni Business Meeting

1.      Financial Review

·                               2.  Election of President

·         2:00-4:00:       Fund-Raising Auction

5:00-6:30:       Evening Meal, Catered by Klein’s Catering Service (BBQ)  $15.00 per person in advance/$20.00 at the door (if available).

·         7:00-10:00:   Entertainment

 

We ask that you make every attempt to make your reservations in advance in order to help the committee plan this event.  Reservation form and payment must be received by September 10, 2013 to guarantee meal tickets will be available at registration.

 

Motels and Bed & Breakfasts Available in Altus, Hobart, Quartz Mtn. and other surrounding areas.

 

Detach and return with payment to: Roosevelt Alumni, PO Box 341, Roosevelt OK  73564

 

2013 ROOSEVELT ALUMNI RESERVATION FORM

Alumni Name                                                                                   Class of                    

Spouse, Friend, or Relative’s Name, also attending                                                    

Address                                                         City                             State   ___ Zip          

Email address                                                                                              

Phone number                                                                                            

Number to attend Friday Mixer                     **Donations accepted**

Number to attend Saturday night meal                 @ $15.00 each =                            

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                              TOTAL                                                     

 

 

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2011 NEWSFLASH

 

The 2011 Roosevelt High School Class Reunion was held on September 30 and October 1, 2011, in Roosevelt, Oklahoma, at the Grade School.  Several alumni donated items that were auctioned off during the festivities to raise funds for the alumni association to help finance future alumni events and keep costs to a level that all may enjoy.  So please remember to bring your items to donate for the auction on Saturday.  It is a lot of fun and a chance to show off your talents.  Don’t miss out on the third fund-raising auction to be held at the 2013 Reunion on Saturday, September 28 between the hours of 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.  If you have any special talent, arts and crafts, recipes, old or unused items, bring them on down and we will auction them off—anything from your favorite home-made jams, quilts, tractor, old phonographs, etc.

 

If anyone need more information or has questions about the reunion, please call Dan Hayslip at 972-938-3703 or 214-796-3131 or email him at danhayslip@sbcgloal.net

 

 

 

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 “Cooperton Valley” Picture Trail site has been renewed for all to enjoy.  Thanks to Karen (Johnson) Mason for funding this site for the coming year.  This site has many pictures from past Cooperton School reunions.  We hope that you will find these photos interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past (or if you have and wondered where it went).  Go to http://www.picturetrail.com/coopertonvalley to visit the site.

 

 

 

Interesting Tidbits

 

Little Red Wagon

 

Here is a cute couple and their LITTLE RED WAGON.  Hear they live in Alaska.
Notice their "heater."  What fun.....

http://www.youtube.com/embed/-1w48qPF5hc

 

 

 

 

News

 

Roosevelt Senior Citizens

 

The Roosevelt Senior Citizens center is closed for the summer.  They will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 3 for lunch.

 

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Class of ’73 40th Reunion

 

The Roosevelt Class of '73 is having a 40th class reunion August 17-18 at Medicine Park.  The event will begin anytime after 3:00 PM on the 17th, and will end after lunch on the 18th.  If you were in that class and have not been contacted or need more information, you may contact Teresa Jennings Tuck at tjtuck57@gmail.com. 

 

 

 

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:

 

July 19 – Kyla Everhart

July 19 – Linda Flow
July 19 – Kolt Walker
July 20 – Lisa Pool
July 20 – Martin Mahoney, Class of 1960
July 21 – Ruby Fern Johnson

July 22 – Carol Hawkins Cooper

July 22 – Carly Michelle Webb

July 26 – Robert Glen Harmon

 

Happy Anniversary To:

 

July 20 – Justin & Phyllis (Barnes) Krehbiel, Class of 1987

July 26 – Jim & Karen (Johnson) Mason

 

 

 

Humor

 

Lawn Mower

 

A preacher was making his rounds on a bicycle when he came upon a
little boy trying to sell a lawn mower.

"How much do you want for the mower?" asked the preacher.

"I just want enough money to go out and buy me a bicycle," said the little boy. After a moment of consideration, the preacher asked, "Will you take my bike in trade for it?"

The little boy asked if he could try it out first, and, after riding the bike around a little while, said, "Mister, you've got yourself a deal."

The preacher took the mower and began to crank it.  He pulled on the rope a few times with no response from the mower.

The preacher called the little boy over and said, "I can't get this mower to start."

The little boy said, "That's because you have to cuss at it to get it started."

The preacher said, "I can't cuss.  It's been so long since I became a Christian that I don't even remember how to cuss."

The little boy looked at him happily and said, "You just keep pulling on that rope. It'll come back to ya."

 

 

Food for Thought

 

Home Defense Tactics

 

This short video gives some very good information on how to be prepared in case of a home invasion.

 

http://video.personaldefensenetwork.com/nra/1307-3-minute-home-defense-tactics/?utm_source=nra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=video1&utm_content=3-mnt-hm-dfs-vid&utm_campaign=nrapdnjul13&vscid=6347

 

 

 

Obituaries

 

Jimmie Earlene (Watson) Gilham, 63, Class of 1968

http://www.sunsetodessa.com/services.asp?page=odetail&locid=37&id=29480

 

Dennis Owen Jeter, 65, Snyder

http://www.beckerfuneral.com/sitemaker/sites/becker0/obit.cgi?user=1034208Jeter

 

Useful Links:

 

Becker Funeral Home of Snyder, OK

http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder

 

Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf, OK

http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history

 

Ray and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart, Mt. View, and Carnegie, OK

http://rayandmarthas.com/

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Layout

http://www.234enterprises.com/Roosevelt%20Cemetery%20Layout.htm

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Markers (Picture Trail)

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery

 

Centerville Cemetery (west of Mt. Park) on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2176228

 

Cooperton Green Valley Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=98552&CScn=Green+Valley+Cemetery&CScntry=4&CSst=38&CScnty=2165&

 

Cooperton Spring Hill Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?=cr&CRid=99577&CScn=Springhill+Cemetery&CScntry=4&CSst=38&

 

Gotebo Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=98525

 

Hobart Rose Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99399&CScn=Hobart+Rose&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Hobart Resurrection (Catholic) Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2246374&CScn=Resurrection&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Mountain Park Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99042&CScn=Mountain+Park&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Roosevelt Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Saddle Mountain KCA Intertribal Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99439

 

Snyder Fairlawn Cemetery on Find A Grave

 

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