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 Carolyn Niebruegge May                      Michael L. May

Vol. 3, Is. 13                                                                                      Oct. 11, 2013

 

 

From the Editor

 

Well we have our feet firmly planted back on the “very wet ground” in Virginia.  It’s very hard to complain about the rain.  It’s not been real heavy and is all soaking in.  There’s nothing like having adequate moisture.  We had aerated and reseeded our yard a week or so before we left and had to water almost continually until it started raining late Wednesday.  Fortunately, our neighbor who did the aeration and seeding got it mowed late Wednesday before the rain started.  Couldn’t have made or executed a better plan.

 

We had a great time on our excursion across this great land travelling a safe 3320 miles thanks to our great driver (Carolyn).  She does all the driving when we are together.  She insists that it’s not that she doesn’t trust my driving, just knows that I don’t like to drive and she doesn’t mind.  Believe it if you want.  My “jury is still out” on the subject.  Regardless, I do appreciate what she does to allow us to travel.  I just feel that I never pull my share of the load when we’re on the road.  I do take care of all the “RV Stuff”, bring her snacks, take out the trash, clean the windshield and mirrors, and take care of hooking up and unhooking the car, etc.  Hopefully, that counts.  Additionally, I never lay my head down at night, while on the road, that I don’t take a few minutes to thank God for the safe travels he has provided throughout the day.

 

We found Karen and her family to be in good spirits.  She’s “Ok”, but far from her normal self--still very jumpy and on edge.  We know that this will improve over time.  I think that having Mom home will help.  She has finally gotten some counseling lined up on a recurring basis.  I know that will help too.  Paige will hopefully get her cast off on Monday and that will help--if it actually happens.  There’s always the possibility that the x-ray will show that her arm is not adequately healed yet.  PaPa’s praying that doesn’t happen.

 

As we travel around, visit with friends and family and learn of the trials that all are faced with on a daily basis, we search our soul and realize how very fortunate our family is with the minimal issues we face and for the love that we share with our children, their spouses, and our Grandbabies.  God is good and life is good…

 

mlm

 

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Editor’s Note:  This issue is much later than I had anticipated.  We have been on the road almost fulltime since Monday.  I didn’t get to spend much time on this issue until today (Friday) so will try to get it out and it will probably be short of content compared to normal.  Now that we are back home for a while we should have the next issues out in a timely manner.  Thanks for being patient with us.

 

 cnm

 

 

 

Content Contributors for the Week

 

Wayne Rickerd, Class of 1943

Kate (Roberts) Stafford, Class of 1955

 

All those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”

 

Thank you all!

 

 

 

Remembering…

 

A bit of car history

 

Hours after Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Secret Service found themselves in a bind.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to give his infamy speech to Congress the next day, and although the trip from the White House to Capitol Hill was short, agents weren't sure how to transport him safely.

 

At the time, Federal Law prohibited buying any cars that cost more than $750, so they would have to get clearance from Congress to do that, and nobody had time for that.  One of the Secret Service members, however, remembered that the U.S. Treasury had seized the bulletproof car that mobster Al Capone owned when he was sent to jail in 1931.  They cleaned it, made sure it was running fine and had it ready for the President the day after.

 

And run properly it did.  Capone’s car was a sight to behold.  It had been painted black and green so as to look identical to Chicago’s police cars at the time.  It also had a specially installed siren and flashing lights hidden behind the grille, along with a police scanner radio.  To top it off, the gangster’s 1928 Cadillac 341 A Town Sedan had 3,000 pounds of armor and inch-thick bulletproof windows.  Mechanics are said to have cleaned and checked each feature of the Caddy well into the night of December 7th, to make sure that it would run properly the next day for the Commander-in-Chief.

 

The car was sold at an auction price of $341,000 in 2012.

 

 

 

Thoughts from the Squirrel Lair

 

GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED

I envy Kevin.  My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed.  At least that's what I heard him say one night.

He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom, and I stopped to listen, 'Are you there, God?' he said.  'Where are you?  Oh, I see.  Under the bed....'

I giggled softly and tiptoed off to my own room.  Kevin's unique perspectives are often a source of amusement.  But that night something else lingered long after the humor.  I realized for the first time the very different world Kevin lives in.

He was born 30 years ago, mentally disabled as a result of difficulties during labor.  Apart from his size (he's 6-foot-2), there are few ways in which he is an adult.

He reasons and communicates with the capabilities of a 7-year-old, and he always will.  He will probably always believe that God lives under his bed, that Santa Claus is the one who fills the space under our tree every Christmas and that airplanes stay up in the sky because angels carry them.

I remember wondering if Kevin realizes he is different.  Is he ever dissatisfied with his monotonous life?  Up before dawn each day, off to work at a workshop for the disabled, home to walk our cocker spaniel, return to eat his favorite macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, and later to bed.  The only variation in the entire scheme is laundry, when he hovers excitedly over the washing machine like a mother with her newborn child.  He does not seem dissatisfied.

He lopes out to the bus every morning at 7:05, eager for a day of simple work. 
He wrings his hands excitedly while the water boils on the stove before dinner, and he stays up late twice a week to gather our dirty laundry for his next day's laundry chores.

And Saturdays - oh, the bliss of Saturdays!  That's the day my Dad takes Kevin to the airport to have a soft drink, watch the planes land, and speculate loudly on the destination of each passenger inside.  'That one's goin' to Chi-car-go!  Kevin shouts as he claps his hands.

His anticipation is so great he can hardly sleep on Friday nights.

And so goes his world of daily rituals and weekend field trips.

He doesn't know what it means to be discontent.

His life is simple.

He will never know the entanglements of wealth or power, and he does not care what brand of clothing he wears or what kind of food he eats.  His needs have always been met, and he never worries that one day they may not be.

His hands are diligent. Kevin is never so happy as when he is working.  When he unloads the dishwasher or vacuums the carpet, his heart is completely in it.  He does not shrink from a job when it is begun, and he does not leave a job until it is finished.  But when his tasks are done, Kevin knows how to relax.

He is not obsessed with his work or the work of others.  His heart is pure.

He still believes everyone tells the truth, promises must be kept, and when you are wrong, you apologize instead of argue.

Free from pride and unconcerned with appearances, Kevin is not afraid to cry when he is hurt, angry or sorry.  He is always transparent, always sincere.  And he trusts God.

Not confined by intellectual reasoning, when he comes to Christ, he comes as a child.  Kevin seems to know God - to really be friends with him in a way that is difficult for an 'educated' person to grasp.  God seems like his closest companion.

In my moments of doubt and frustrations with my Christianity, I envy the security Kevin has in his simple faith.

It is then that I am most willing to admit that he has some divine knowledge that rises above my mortal questions.

It is then I realize that perhaps he is not the one with the handicap.  I am.  My obligations, my fear, my pride, my circumstances - they all become disabilities when I do not trust them to God's care.

Who knows if Kevin comprehends things I can never learn?  After all, he has spent his whole life in that kind of innocence, praying after dark and soaking up the goodness and love of God.

And one day, when the mysteries of heaven are opened, and we are all amazed at how close God really is to our hearts, I'll realize that God heard the simple prayers of a boy who believed that God lived under his bed.

Kevin won't be surprised at all!

FRIENDS ARE ANGELS WHO LIFT US TO OUR FEET WHEN OUR WINGS HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING HOW TO FLY

 

 

 

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

 

What States Are Known For

 

ALABAMA ............Was the first state to have 9-1-1, started 1968.

ALASKA ...............One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.

ARIZONA..............Is the only state in the continental U.S. that does not follow Daylight Savings Time.

ARKANSAS.......... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.

CALIFORNIA;............Its economy is so large that if it were a country, it would rank seventh in the entire world.

COLORADO............In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics.

CONNECTICUT............The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University

DELAWARE...........Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.

FLORIDA............At 874.3 square miles, Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S.

GEORGIA............It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca Cola....HAWAII............Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents of any other state.

IDAHO...........TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.

ILLINOIS...........Has a Governor in jail, one pending jail, and is the most corrupt state in the union!

INDIANA............Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which gets a half million letters for Santa every year.

IOWA................Winnebago RVs get their name from Winnebago County.  Also, it is the only state name that begins with 2 vowels.

KANSAS............Liberal, Kansas has an exact replica of the house in "The Wizard of Oz".

KENTUCKY............Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox.

LOUISIANA............Has parishes instead of counties because they were originally Spanish church units.

MAINE............It is so large that it covers as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.

MARYLAND............The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892....... Bet you didn't know that!

MASSACHUSETTS.......The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.

MICHIGAN............Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the world.

MINNESOTA.......Bloomington's Mall of America is so big, that if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there almost four days.

MISSISSIPPI.....President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here... that's how the teddy bear got its name.

MISSOURI............Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.

MONTANA ........A sapphire from Montana is in the Crown Jewels of England .

NEBRASKA............More triplets are born here than in any other state.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.........Birthplace of Tupperware, invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.

NEW JERSEY............Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.

NEW MEXICO............Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.

NEW YORK............Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk...........Surprised?

NORTH CAROLINA........Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.

NORTH DAKOTA........... Rugby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America

OHIO............The hot dog was invented here in 1900.

OKLAHOMA............The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.

OREGON............Has the most ghost towns in the country.

PENNSYLVANIA............The smiley : ) was first used in 1980 by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University .

RHODE ISLAND............The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673.

SOUTH CAROLINA.........Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.

SOUTH DAKOTA...........Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.

TENNESSEE...........Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world.

TEXAS.......Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The hamburger was invented in Arlington in 1906.

UTAH...........The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.

VERMONT..........Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.

VIRGINIA..........Home of the world's largest office building, The Pentagon.

WASHINGTON............Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.

WASHINGTON D.C.........Is the first planned capital in the world

WEST VIRGINIA............Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.

WISCONSIN............The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sunday. Also the American Water Spaniel was created there and is the state dog.

WYOMING.........Was the first state to allow women to vote.


I hope you enjoyed this. Just proving no matter how old you are, you can always learn something new.

 

 

 

News

 

Roosevelt Senior Citizens

 

The Roosevelt Senior Citizens has reopened from the summer break.  Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Lunch for Seniors is $4 and for the younger generation is $5.

 

The menu for next week is as follows:

 

Tuesday, October 15:  Ham and Beans, Spicy Potatoes, Corn Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Thursday, October 17:  Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

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Fall Festival

 

The Southern Kiowa Chamber will sponsor its 4th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in downtown Snyder.  The Festival will include a car show and cruise, outhouse races, live music, carnival and kids events, vendors booths with foods, craft, jewelry, etc., and the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute Traveling Road Show.  The car show registration will be between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. with judging from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and awards will be made at 3 p.m.  A cruise will follow at 4 p.m.  The outhouse registration begins at 11 a.m. at the main stage south of Becker Funeral Home.  Preliminary outhouse races begin at 11:45 and the final race will be at 3:30.  Live music will be on the main stage throughout the day.  Carnival rides will be located south of the Bank of the Wichitas.  A petting zoo for the kids will be by the Ag Building.  There will be more kids’ events throughout the day.  In other words, it will be a day of fun for the entire family.

 

Vendor booths will be located along Main Street throughout the day.  A few more booth spaces are available.  If you are interested in having a booth, contact Ashley Ervin at 580-471-4965.

 

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Roosevelt Haunted House

 

Yes, the time for the Roosevelt Haunted House is just around the corner.  Begin planning now to have an evening of fun there.  The Haunted House will be at a new location this year.  The exact location will be in next week’s edition.  The dates are Oct. 18 and 19, Oct. 25 and 26, and Nov. 1 and 2.  The house will be open each night from 8 p.m. to midnight.  The cost if $5 per person.

 

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Kiowa County Historical Essay Competition

 

The Kiowa County Historical Society is pleased to announce the first annual Kiowa County Historical Essay Competition.  This contest is intended to encourage High School students in Kiowa County to display their skills in composing, researching, and writing about their home county. Subjects may include, but are not limited to persons, places, incidents, or historical trends.  The essays must be non-fiction.

 

There will be First, Second, and Third Place winners picked by a panel of judges from the Historical Society.  Incentives are as follows: First Place - $150, Second Place - $100, Third Place - $50.  There will also be an Honorable Mention category.  These entrants will receive a Certificate and inclusion of the essay in a future Kiowa County Historical Society Newsletter.  There can be more than one Honorable Mention.  All entrants will have their names published in the local newspapers and aired on local radio stations.

 

First through Third Place and Honorable Mentions and their families will be invited to the Annual Historical Society Dinner, where they will be awarded their prizes and acknowledged by Society membership.  The Dinner is Monday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the Western Technology Center in Hobart.

 

The rules are as follows:

 

1.      Essays must be no less than two single-spaced machine-written pages.  No maximum length is specified.

2.      The font shall be Times New Roman, the size of the font shall be eleven.  There shall be a one-inch margin top and bottom and on both sides.

3.      Quotes and passages from other published works are allowed, but must be correctly attributed, set off in italic, and properly footnoted.

4.      Plagiarism will cause rejection of the submission.  All essays will be subject to checking through accredited sites that identify incidences of plagiarism. 

5.      Essays must be the original work of the student.  Submissions of original drafts may be submitted to others for comment, but any major changes made by those others will not be allowed.  In case of suspicion, the student may be subjected to questions by the judges.

6.      Spelling errors in the age of Spell Check are inconceivable.  However, the student should edit the document before submission to ensure the wrong word (i.e. for-four) which spell check will not catch, should be corrected before submission.

 

The judging criteria are as follows:

 

1.      Originality - All things being equal, choosing a subject that has not been extensively explored by other writers will be given extra consideration.

2.      Composition - The essay should flow properly, tell the story in a coherent manner, and without the addition of “filler” included to meet minimum page count.

3.      Grammar - Properly composed sentences and paragraphs.

4.      Punctuation.

5.      Historical accuracy.

 

SUGGESTIONS:

 

1.      People - Some current and former Kiowa County residents have achieved renown, others worked hard all their lives and may not be well-known but still have a story to tell.  This is particularly true of our older residents, some of whom remember when electrification of rural homes was within their lifetimes and how they coped without it.  Some people are “characters” who seem to march to a different drummer.

2.      Events - An event can be life-changing or as simple as the memory of a particular picnic or town fair.  Attempt to pick an event that has not been covered extensively by other writers.

3.      Places - An example would be the numerous schools which have closed down in Kiowa County.  Who went to these schools?  When did they first start operations and what was it like to be a school kid then?

4.      Historical Trends - Kiowa County has many, some important, some just interesting.  From the time of the Kiowa and Comanche ruling the plains to their subjugation, to the coming of the settlers and what they had to go through in a harsh land, on through wars, depressions, the coming of mechanization on the farm and its effects.  The subject is virtually inexhaustible.

 

There are many resources available to students when researching their chosen subject.  The Kiowa County Historical Museum has articles and books that are available.  The Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 10: am – 4: pm.  We understand that most students are in class during this time.  If you would call the number below, we will be glad to make arrangements to meet you at a more convenient time. The Hobart Public Library and The Hobart Democrat Chief are also excellent sources for research. 

 

Submissions will be forwarded to the Kiowa County Historical Society no later than October 21, 2013.  Electronic submissions are encouraged.

 

E-mail:

kiowacomuseum@cableone.net

 

Regular mail:

Celecia Stoup

Kiowa County Historical Museum & Pioneering Teaching Facility

518 S. Main Street

Hobart, OK 73651

 

(580) 726-6202

 

 

 

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 11 – John David Taylor
October 11 – Frances (Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945
October 12 – Tanner Hopkins

October 12 – Margaret Smith–Stutzman

October 13 – John Alford, Class of 1963
October 13 – Vernie Mahoney  
October 13 – Gerald Pina
October 14 – Alva “Dobber” Cook

October 14 – Mary (Griffee) Rickey, Class of 1962
October 15 – Jeff Vanderpol, Class of 1980
October 16 – Virginia McCollom
October 17 – Gary Neuwirth

 

 

 

Humor

 

The Longest Password Ever

 

We laugh but her I.D. is safe.

 

During a recent password audit, a company found that an employee was using the following password:

 

“MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento”

 

When asked why she had such a long password, she rolled her eyes and said, “Hello!  It has to have 8 characters and include at least one capital.”

 

 

 

Obituaries

 

Bobby Joe Stevenson, 61, of Independence, Missouri, passed away September 28, 2013, at North Kansas City Hospice House.  He was born in Roosevelt, Okla. on September 29, 1951 to Leota Whitlow and Willie C. Stevenson.  He leaves to cherish his memory his daughter Shonna Stevenson, Boonville, MO, Siblings Calvin Stevenson, Dennis Stevenson (Zena), Willene Harris and Vernetta Stevenson all of Oklahoma City, OK., three grandchildren Shonae Bowden, Jordan Stevenson, and Dominique Scott all of Glendale, Az.  He also leaves his uncles Jody Whitlow (Renae) Blue Springs, MO, Kenneth Whitlow (Ruby) of Wichita Falls, TX and aunt Bobbie Evelyn Oneal, Lawton, OK and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.

 

Services for Mr. Stevenson will be announced at a later date.

 

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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