I said I was in Dalton from June 28 - BIG ERROR - ?I meant May 28.? Corrine
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Hello Everyone:?
I was in Dalton from Wednesday (6/28) to Tuesday because my father passed away on May 27th.? He was 91 and living in OrrVilla Assisted Living.? His health was so-so but his arthritis was very painful and he had slowed down a lot.? He often said he was ready to go.? He fell on Monday and sustained a cracked pelvic bone so he was taken to the hospital where he passed away 24 hours later.? He had sold his farm in April 2006 and lived at Shady Lawn Assisted Living across from Gwen's mother until he moved to OrrVilla in October.? This feels like the end of a very important part of my life.
While in Ohio, I was able to envision many of the buildings and events that were recently mentioned on the Dalton59 pages.? I think there is a parking area where Brownies used to be.? The Dalton Dair-ette is still thriving.? There are several empty stores which would provide unique business opportunities to anyone who would like to make an investment in Dalton.? The cemetary was nicely groomed and there were flags on all the veteran's graves.? The two traffic lights are still working and Santameyer's Gulf Station is now Kick's Auto Repair.? You can read about?Dalton's great girl's softball team at .?
I enjoy reading the postings on the dalton59 web site.?
Corrine
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Class field trips back when we were kids
I'm trying to remember the places we visited for class field trips.
All I can recall are:
Quaker Oats factory in Akron where we saw puffed wheat and puffed rice shot from guns. Very interesting. I think that factory is now closed.
Lay's potato chips factory in Wooster where we saw how potato chips are made. And we got a sample. Very tasty. Do they still make potato chips in Wooster? Wasn't there also a "Wooster" brand chip? Maybe that's what it was called at the time and not Lay's?
Schoenbrunn Village close to New Philadelphia. Lots of quaint old buildings and stuff like that.
There must have been other places we visited. Does anyone remember where else we went as a group of kids?
The Weaselmeister
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I suggest we each state our favorite and then bring enough to the reunion to share with everyone that wants to have some FUN! My favorite was grapette soda (was it 6cents?) and the red wax lips (I took some to work one time to share with the younger crowd of girls at work and we all had our pics taken with them on) and the teeth that would come out around Halloween and the black mustasche's, the sugar daddy's that tried to pull out your teeth so had to stick to sugar babies, BB bats and candy cigarettes (the only kind I ever smoked) (I am visually hangout out at Brownies trying to make a choice) Also I loved the chunks of chocolate at the 5 and 10 and the sen sens (Pungent anise-flavored breath-freshener candies in tiny packages) Here in the south the talk is of moon pies and peanuts in your RC cola. Nasty! Weaze mister (looking at it that way it sounds like something for a cold) could you post some pics. Lanny thanks for the pictures. You look just the same to me! PS we are all the same age inside! Thanks for posting. I hope to send out another kick in the pants soon to all of those others that have email but did not join yet! I will probably be banished from the reunion or will have to start my own .....
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Re: Candies I remember as a kid
John,???????????????
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No they weren¡¯t Werthers as Werthers
are a hard caramel.? These were chewy and best when fresh, Cracker Barrel
has these too.
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There were little wax bottles filled with
a liquid and candy cigarettes!? We also used to have taffy pulls, wonder
if anyone does that anymore?
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Barb
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Barb: Sorry I forgot Orange Crush...that was really good too. I also forgot about Val-O-MIlk. I should also have added Sugar Daddy and Zagnut to the candy list. Also maybe gum: Dubble Bubble and Bazooka bubble gum Were those maybe Werthers caramels you were talking about? I do remember them but can't think of the name either. The Weaselmeister -- In dalton59@..., "Barb" <quiltnsew@...> wrote: John, I can't even imagine that you remembered all those
candies!!! My favorite was Val-O-Milk and still is. I also liked those caramel swirls with the cream in the middle, have no idea what they were called. You can still buy most of that stuff at the Cracker Barrel Restaurants.
Here in Georgia "pop" is called Coke. It doesn't matter if it's Dr. Pepper, Sprite or what, it's still called Coke.
How about Orange Crush?
Barb
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Re: Candies I remember as a kid
John, I can¡¯t even imagine that you
remembered all those candies!!!? My favorite was Val-O-Milk and still is.? I
also liked those caramel swirls with the cream in the middle, have no idea what
they were called.? You can still buy most of that stuff at the Cracker Barrel
Restaurants.? ?
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Here in Georgia ¡°pop¡± is called
Coke.? It doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s Dr. Pepper, Sprite or what, it¡¯s
still called Coke.
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How about Orange Crush?
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Barb
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Re: Candies I remember as a kid
Yes, also the grape.? Nehi and Barqs.? See you in? a week.
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Lanny
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----- Original Message ---- From: jhdouglas59 To: dalton59@... Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:47:23 AM Subject: [dalton59] Re: Candies I remember as a kid
Lanny:
Talk about midwestern terms. Here in Texas "pop" is "sodas", although I still call it "pop".
Was it Nehi, Norka (Akron spelled backwards) or Barq's orange/strawberry pop? What other brands did we have back then with those flavors? I remember scarfing down 6 or 7 ounce Grapette. That stuff was sickeningly sweet. Also liked 10-2-4 Dr. Pepper (still do). They still make the original Dr Pepper in Dublin, Texas in limited quantities and it is made with cane sugar instead of corn syrup; it sure tastes like it used to taste before they changed most Dr Pepper to corn syrup sweeteners. I think there is also a Dr Pepper museum in Waco, Tx. Big Whoopee! Never been there. I have been to Dublin though. It's southwest of DFW. Close to Dinosaur State Park in Granbury, Tx.
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In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Lanny and Judy Royer wrote: > > I ate them all.? Talk about a sweet tooth, I ate them with strawberry pop and orange pop. > FYI - We will be San Diego 6/1-6/8 out of connection. > Lanny > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: jhdouglas59 > To: dalton59@yahoogroup s.com > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:09:56 AM > Subject: [dalton59] Candies I remember as a kid > > > Not that I eat much candy anymore, but I was trying to recollect the > candies we had available as kids (when candy tasted better than now). > > How many of you remember some of the names we chose from back
then: > > Bonamo's turkish taffy. You could slam it down on a hard surface and > it would shatter into pieces. > > Necco wafers-a smorgasboard of fruit flavors. All tasted bad to me. > > Mars bars with almonds. Now called Snickers almond bars. > > Black Cow. Some kind of chewy thing. > Kits (little square things with fake flavor like banana) > Lik-M-Aid (tart stuff) > Oh Henry! peanut and chocolate > Park Avenue > Clark Bars-peanut butter crisp covered in chocolate > Raisenets-raisins with chocolate coating > Good and Plenty-pink and white coated licorice capsules > Mr. Goodbar-peanuts and chocolate > Tootsie Rolls-strange tasting chewy chocolate > Zero White Chocolate Bars-with almonds > Milk Shake candy bars > Switzer Licorice sticks-red or black > Kit Kat candy bars-crispy stuff covered with chocolate >
> I think my favorite was Mars bars. A close second was Zero bars. > My third ranked would be Bonamo's Turkish Taffy. > > Some of these brands are still around I guess. Others have > disappeared or are just hard to find. They used to cost five or ten > cents back then. > > What obscure brands do you remember and what was your favorite > back then? > > The Weaselmeister >
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Lanny: Talk about midwestern terms. Here in Texas "pop" is "sodas", although I still call it "pop". Was it Nehi, Norka (Akron spelled backwards) or Barq's orange/strawberry pop? What other brands did we have back then with those flavors? I remember scarfing down 6 or 7 ounce Grapette. That stuff was sickeningly sweet. Also liked 10-2-4 Dr. Pepper (still do). They still make the original Dr Pepper in Dublin, Texas in limited quantities and it is made with cane sugar instead of corn syrup; it sure tastes like it used to taste before they changed most Dr Pepper to corn syrup sweeteners. I think there is also a Dr Pepper museum in Waco, Tx. Big Whoopee! Never been there. I have been to Dublin though. It's southwest of DFW. Close to Dinosaur State Park in Granbury, Tx. The Weaselmeister --- In dalton59@..., Lanny and Judy Royer <jylyry42@...> wrote: I ate them all.? Talk about a sweet tooth, I ate them with
strawberry pop and orange pop. FYI - We will be San Diego 6/1-6/8 out of connection. Lanny
----- Original Message ---- From: jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> To: dalton59@... Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:09:56 AM Subject: [dalton59] Candies I remember as a kid
Not that I eat much candy anymore, but I was trying to recollect the candies we had available as kids (when candy tasted better than now). How many of you remember some of the names we chose from back then:
Bonamo's turkish taffy. You could slam it down on a hard surface
and it would shatter into pieces.
Necco wafers-a smorgasboard of fruit flavors. All tasted bad to me.
Mars bars with almonds. Now called Snickers almond bars.
Black Cow. Some kind of chewy thing. Kits (little square things with fake flavor like banana) Lik-M-Aid (tart stuff) Oh Henry! peanut and chocolate Park Avenue Clark Bars-peanut butter crisp covered in chocolate Raisenets-raisins with chocolate coating Good and Plenty-pink and white coated licorice capsules Mr. Goodbar-peanuts and chocolate Tootsie Rolls-strange tasting chewy chocolate Zero White Chocolate Bars-with almonds Milk Shake candy bars Switzer Licorice sticks-red or black Kit Kat candy bars-crispy stuff covered with chocolate
I think my favorite was Mars bars. A close second was Zero bars. My third ranked would be Bonamo's Turkish Taffy.
Some of these brands are still around I guess. Others have disappeared or are just hard to find. They used to cost five or ten cents back then.
What obscure brands do you remember and what was your favorite back then?
The Weaselmeister
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I ate them all.? Talk about a sweet tooth, I ate them with strawberry pop and orange pop.
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FYI - We will be San Diego 6/1-6/8 out of connection.
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Lanny
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Not that I eat much candy anymore, but I was trying to recollect the candies we had available as kids (when candy tasted better than now).
How many of you remember some of the names we chose from back then:
Bonamo's turkish taffy. You could slam it down on a hard surface and it would shatter into pieces.
Necco wafers-a smorgasboard of fruit flavors. All tasted bad to me.
Mars bars with almonds. Now called Snickers almond bars.
Black Cow. Some kind of chewy thing. Kits (little square things with fake flavor like banana) Lik-M-Aid (tart stuff) Oh Henry! peanut and chocolate Park Avenue Clark Bars-peanut butter crisp covered in chocolate Raisenets-raisins with chocolate coating Good and Plenty-pink and white coated licorice capsules Mr. Goodbar-peanuts and chocolate Tootsie Rolls-strange tasting chewy chocolate Zero White Chocolate Bars-with almonds Milk Shake candy
bars Switzer Licorice sticks-red or black Kit Kat candy bars-crispy stuff covered with chocolate
I think my favorite was Mars bars. A close second was Zero bars. My third ranked would be Bonamo's Turkish Taffy.
Some of these brands are still around I guess. Others have disappeared or are just hard to find. They used to cost five or ten cents back then.
What obscure brands do you remember and what was your favorite back then?
The Weaselmeister
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Candies I remember as a kid
Not that I eat much candy anymore, but I was trying to recollect the candies we had available as kids (when candy tasted better than now).
How many of you remember some of the names we chose from back then:
Bonamo's turkish taffy. You could slam it down on a hard surface and it would shatter into pieces.
Necco wafers-a smorgasboard of fruit flavors. All tasted bad to me.
Mars bars with almonds. Now called Snickers almond bars.
Black Cow. Some kind of chewy thing. Kits (little square things with fake flavor like banana) Lik-M-Aid (tart stuff) Oh Henry! peanut and chocolate Park Avenue Clark Bars-peanut butter crisp covered in chocolate Raisenets-raisins with chocolate coating Good and Plenty-pink and white coated licorice capsules Mr. Goodbar-peanuts and chocolate Tootsie Rolls-strange tasting chewy chocolate Zero White Chocolate Bars-with almonds Milk Shake candy bars Switzer Licorice sticks-red or black Kit Kat candy bars-crispy stuff covered with chocolate
I think my favorite was Mars bars. A close second was Zero bars. My third ranked would be Bonamo's Turkish Taffy.
Some of these brands are still around I guess. Others have disappeared or are just hard to find. They used to cost five or ten cents back then.
What obscure brands do you remember and what was your favorite back then?
The Weaselmeister
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Thanks.? Believe it or not, the years at DHS and the friends I had are a very important part of my memories and history.? I love you all.
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Lanny
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----- Original Message ---- From: Patricia Dearolf Lee To: dalton59@... Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:58:30 PM Subject: [dalton59] Re: Shoe fitting x-ray machines
Thought some of you others may be interested in more information on the foot xray machine from the past........ perhaps we can find one on ebay? lanny thanks for keeping me awake at night thinking about all the "people in the neighborhood" Just kidding! i love each moment of recalling the wonderful childhood years in Dalton Ohio, best little town on earth to grow up in! We were SO blessed! I am sure there are many more stories to be told. pjlee ps Lanny....... we went to italy on a Rick Steves tour and it was way beyond our wildest expectations! it was the back door Italy tour and it will long be remembered!
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s.com, "jhdouglas59" wrote: > > Does anyone remember the cool x-ray machines they had when we were kids > to show the foot bones inside your shoes when you got fitted for a new > pair of shoes? I think there was a shoe store in Massillon that had > one of those machines. Maybe some Buster Brown or Poll Parrot or > something like that. That made going to the shoe store a funtime. I > think the image was a green color. I don't know if they were dangerous > since they probably had some kind of radioactive field. Has anyone > seen one of these machines recently. > > Desperately seeking the x-ray machine because I need some new penny > loafers. Hard as it may be to believe, but I still wear penny loafers > and probably always will. No pleat pants, button down collar shirts, > and penny loafers rule yet.
At least my wardrobe still is in the 1950's > era. Some styles are timeless. Whatever happened to Dexter shoes made > in the USA? > > Stuck in a time warp, > > The Weaselmeister >
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Thought some of you others may be interested in more information on the foot xray machine from the past........perhaps we can find one on ebay? lanny thanks for keeping me awake at night thinking about all the "people in the neighborhood" Just kidding! i love each moment of recalling the wonderful childhood years in Dalton Ohio, best little town on earth to grow up in! We were SO blessed! I am sure there are many more stories to be told. pjlee ps Lanny....... we went to italy on a Rick Steves tour and it was way beyond our wildest expectations! it was the back door Italy tour and it will long be remembered! --- In dalton59@..., "jhdouglas59" <jhdouglas59@...> wrote: Does anyone remember the cool x-ray machines they had when we were
kids to show the foot bones inside your shoes when you got fitted for a new pair of shoes? I think there was a shoe store in Massillon that had one of those machines. Maybe some Buster Brown or Poll Parrot or something like that. That made going to the shoe store a funtime. I think the image was a green color. I don't know if they were dangerous since they probably had some kind of radioactive field. Has anyone seen one of these machines recently.
Desperately seeking the x-ray machine because I need some new penny loafers. Hard as it may be to believe, but I still wear penny loafers and probably always will. No pleat pants, button down collar shirts, and penny loafers rule yet. At least my wardrobe still is in the 1950's era. Some styles are timeless. Whatever happened to Dexter shoes made in the USA?
Stuck in a time warp,
The Weaselmeister
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Barb: I think the Hillcrest Drive In is now called the Amish Door Restaurant in Wooster. The Floating Henryburger was closer to Apple Creek Road on US 30, as I recall. I found an article from the 12/27/54 Time magazine concerning new ideas. It said: Automatic hamburgers--K.M. Jesse, president of the Floating Henryburger System (38 hamburger stands in twelve states) has developed an automatic hamburger cooker. The hamburgers are shaped by hand, then loaded on a conveyor belt that automatically carries them through the cooker, dips them in sauce, turns them out at the rate of 480 an hour. Price: $1,240. At least whoever invested in the Floating Henryburger franchise didn't lose much money. I don't remember whether I actually ate one or just drove past the place trying to figure out what a floating henryburger was. Now I can finally put my mind at rest, knowing at last that I wasn't imagining seeing that name along US 30. The Weaselmeister - In dalton59@..., "Barb" <quiltnsew@...> wrote: You're right Pat, it was the Hillcrest Drive In. I remembered
after I got offline last night.
I remember those Great Danes, they were rather intimidating!
I'm working today so will have to run soon. I work 3 days a week as the Financial Secretary at the Methodist Church in Clayton, GA and I'm also their organist. I enjoy my work but keep thinking about retiring.
Barb
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Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band
Pat,
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Looked at your Italy pictures.? We were in Italy Nov and Dec 2006, really fell in love with Venice.
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Lanny
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Gwen:
I know of the trail of which you speak. The last time I saw the trail was when it had railroad tracks on it. I'm not sure if I remember all the kids who walked the tracks, but I do recall some incidents. I remember putting pennies on the track before the train came rumbling (actually probably creeping) through. Then we would go retrieve the flattened pennies as a souvenir. Can't locate them now. I do recall Mom and Dad saying not to put a nickel on the track because it would cause a train wreck. So I obeyed the nickel rule but interpreted that to mean it was ok to use a penny (kids interpret parents using kids logic).
Another fun thing was to stand on the tracks as long as you could and then jump off the track and hide under the trestle until the train passed. This sounds like some of the stunts that were in the movie "Stand By Me" (I think that was the title). Talk about kids and
immortality. But we did live through it.
Some of the names I recall as part of the great train escape were Cash, Schmink, Gary Steiner, Ron Blosser, and others whose names I can't recall.
I also remember how cool it was to drink water from a spring close to the railroad trestle. I wonder how polluted that was. Didn't matter because we didn't even consider that at the time.
I also recall swimming in Beaver Creek (I think that was the name in a pasture close to the railroad tracks). It was probably downstream from the city sewage plant. It didn't matter to us though. I do recall swimming among water snakes and picking off blood suckers (leaches) after a fun day of swimming. Nobody drowned in the 4 foot deep water (which seemed super deep at the time).
What great memories of a simpler time when kids could be kids.
What's your stories?
The Weaselmeister
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In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Gwen Meier wrote: > > I agree with Pat about the pizza party.?? Count me in!!!????? Also, there is now a neat trail in Dalton called the Sippo Trail.?? I walk that daily when I am in Dalton.??? The organization who put it together is called "Rails to Trails" because?the trail ?follows the old railroad beds.??? Some of the signs for the trains are still standing alongside the trail (a?big "W" for whistle, for example).??? You can catch it just north of the Buckeye Feed company and you can walk clear into Massillon (and beyond).?? It goes all over Ohio.???? Would anyone want to
get up early when we meet for our reunion and walk with me???? It's a beautiful trail, especially in the spring when the wild violets are blooming. > ? > Regarding the rhythm band, I remember I played the sticks...... .I remember pounding them together.??? > ? > Decoration Day......my parents would go to the Mt Eaton Cemetery, Orrville Cemetery, and Dalton Cemetery where we would plant red geraniums on the graves of our family members.??? Every time I am in Dalton, I still go to the Dalton Cemetery.... .I just love to walk around in there, reading the names and the dates, remembering people.??? The DHS marching band would go to East Greenville in the morning on Decoration Day?and then later, around noon, we would march up through Dalton, ending at the cemetery where we would hear speeches,?prayers, taps,
etc.. > ? > Do?any of you remember the "bomblike blast" that Gerald Snyder set off in the lab????? I think Mr Howey taught that class and he ran?like the dickens to the scene of the crime.??? I believe that Gerald's glasses had little "nicks" in them due?to the explosion.? I think he had some?minor bleeding on his face, too.??? Thankfully, he had his glasses on.??? Otherwise, he would have had little shards of glass in his eyes. > ? > Am I remembering correctly that the 5 and 10 had two rooms???? You would go into the front door and walk by the customer counter and then?if you turned left, you would be in the other room.??? I think that they had 2 front doors, but they never used the one that went into the room on the left.??? I remember the
wooden floors and how they "creaked".?????Is that building still standing or have they torn it down???? I can't remember just where the 5 and 10 cent store was.??? I know that if you faced Brownies, it was on the right of that.??? Correct? > ? > Well, Glenn and I are headed to Denver this Thursday to attend our oldest grandchild's (Amanda is her name) high school graduation from Berthoud High School.??? We will be gone for a week, so you won't be hearing from me during that time since we have all kinds of activities planned.??? Her other grandparents are coming in from North Carolina, so we are excited to see them again....... it has been several years since we saw them.??????We "girls" are going into Denver for "tea" at this really old, upscale hotel for my
birthday while we are there.??? I am really looking forward to it.???? > ? > Love to you all, > Gwen > ? > PS.?? I just have to say this ......I am SO thankful to Pat Lee and Paul Sturpe for setting the dalton59group up......it has been SO much fun hearing from everybody!!! !!????? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!?? THANK YOU!!!!??? THANK YOU!!!!!!??? Like Linda said, you have "63" e-mails in your inbox!!!!??? Lovin' it!!!!! > ? > ? > ? > > > ? > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Patricia Dearolf Lee > To: dalton59@yahoogroup
s.com > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:49:31 PM > Subject: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band > > > well i am just catching up with my class of 59 reading and loving > every word that has been written, thank you all so much. just think > we have about 365 days to write to each other. just wish some more > penpals would jump in and communicate. > i am so green with envy that you guys linda nancy and keith and > sharon got to spend time together this weekend. hopefully i can get a > ga/nc gang together this summer. > i have has two thoughts on what i would like to incorporate into the > reunion next year. i know i am not the committee but i guess i am > self appointed female in charge of FUN.....i am sorry but i have a > steam roller personality and i will run over someone to get the job > done if i
must! > one is the pizza trip and the other is the memorial day parade if > there is still one! perhaps we can have our own with our formals and > flowers and the boys riding their bikes...that would be long > remembered in the history of Dalton Ohio class of 59~ also can i > mention to the class president that i would love it if we could > include some of the kids that went to school with us that did not > graduate. if not in the official happenings at least in something. > peggy hoover dave mizner are two that come to mind evelyn shanklin > and i know there is more........ .any thoughts comments OK its past my > bedtime love to all pjlee > > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Linda Freeland > wrote: > > > > Hi John/Weaselmeister: > > > > So good to hear a response back from you. Well, some of my
> paragraphs look OK, but not all of them. I think this spacing may > happen when you go back and maybe add some words to your text. I'm > not sure how this Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS > Word are you having trouble there with spacing too? > > > > Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word) > > On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right > next to > > B I U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text: > > > > 1st is Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is > Right justified text, and the last is block text. Most usually you > would click on the first one - for most typing of text. That will > start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the > right -don't even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just > let it have the automatic
return. > > > > Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little > picture (block text) -that will separate your spacing out to more > than just one space after each word. > > > > As far as Yahoo, I don't know what the default setting is, but > think your problem may be due to adding in words. If you add in > words do this: > > > > > > Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their > country men. X > > (What do you mean all good men - are there still some good men > left?-my statement) > > > > > > Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the > first line. > > 1) Put your cursor anywhere on the line. Hit "Home" key on > the number pad to the right of your keyboard - that will take you to > the beginning of the line. >
> 2) Now hit the "End" key on that same line - that will take > you to the end of that line. Make sure your "Ins"-Insert key on that > number pad is active - so it will insert without taking characters > away. > > > > Hit "Home" Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid > of their country men. Hit "End" if you want it to continue right > HERE space one then hit "Del" x(What do you mean all good men - are > there still some good men left?-my statement) > > > > Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I > placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically, > don't hit the enter key to go to the next line! > > > > HOPE THIS HELPS ! > > > > Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type > thing - you might say. It was sort of shaped like a
wooden spoon. On > the spoon part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not > really bells-but made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon > type thing against your other hand to make rhythm - Got it? I make > up for playing Jingle Clauds now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my > church. I go to a church that is very Charismatic, has a lot of > upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards, guitars, drum set, flute, > violin - and you might say I am maybe the "Chief Tambourine player) > as I play it very enthusiastically. Is that wild? We also have a > dance worship team and wave flags too! I love it! Anything else to > me is boring. > > > > Donald Baker - Yes, that's him. I liked him and had great favor > with him. Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I > took in Soph. year. Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was
> always on his case calling "Young Man." How funny! I liked old > Gerald, I hope he comes to the reunion. He was lots of fun. > > > > Your son - in Allen - how awesome. What area does he live in - > what does he do? Of course, I'm curious. Also was Harold Douglas > your brother - you mentioned a brother. > > > > Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house. > Want you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my > hair over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie > > - how funny!!! > > > > Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you > make a trip to see your son. > > > > Warmest regards, > > Linda F. > > > > > > > > jhdouglas59 wrote: > > > > Linda: > >
> > I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a > tambourine? > > It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks > were > > still better than a crummy kazoo. > > > > How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed. > > Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan > > photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to > > write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos. > > > > Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes > out > > weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok? > Look at > > the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff > > looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people > compose > > e-mail that is
weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the > > written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing > > happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any > > techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in > > short sentences to explain. > > > > Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen > > Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses. > It > > must have worked well because I learned how to forget history > (mostly). > > Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are > > embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders > > someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them > > right. > > > > Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the
Texas > classmates > > this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too. > > Small world that you live there too. > > > > Thanks for the memories. > > > > The Weaselmeister > > > > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland" > > wrote: > > > > > > OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to > jump > > > in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so > busy > > > this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living > that > > > I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email > > > and have 69 emails waiting for me. > > > > > > I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend > and > > >
having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly- laughing > and > > > rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe > > > this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you > > > newcomers to the group! > > > > > > I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I > very > > > well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle- clauds. I > > > think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great > > > either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha! > > > > > > Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course... > > > Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an > Administrative > > > Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and > > >
Shorthand-sometimes . It's impressive to tell them you helped win > the > > > High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team- > > > myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.) > > > maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first > year > > > we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you, > > > of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am > > > working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier > Aerospace in > > > Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good > > > day. > > > > > > I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority > when I > > > was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start > > > taking Algebra - that
I would never use this in my life and didn't > > > want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I > > > persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to > this > > > day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the > > > really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to > do > > > well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests > that > > > we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught > this > > > class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent > before > > > Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody > > > else remember being in this class? > > > > > > I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up > > > animals,
worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the > only > > > one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for > > > different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and > > > tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests. > > > > > > John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms. > > > Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit > > > the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the > > > teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture? > > > > > > Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving > Chico, > > > stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY > > > PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a > > > good
laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of > stress - > > > Thanks! > > > > > > I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones. > > > > > > I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich > > > Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959 > > > REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend > > > for me! > > > > > > Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class > > > photographer. Thanks Corrine > > > > > > More later, > > > Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney) > > > > > > > > > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I've been thinking
about DHS most useful courses. > > > > > > > > Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy > > > typewriters > > > > and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to > > > > super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my > best > > > > typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30 > > > > incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten > accustomed > > > to > > > > the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the > > > typewriters > > > > were manual pre- > > > > electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit > that > > > > lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good > men.... > > > > > > > > Little did we
know then that typing would be so valuable for > typing > > > e- > > > > mails. She was ahead of the times. > > > > > > > > I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr. > Biggs > > > > made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative, > > > > executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining. > > > > > > > > The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry). > > > Mr. > > > > Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those > courses. > > > > I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses. > > > > > > > > Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves > Chico, > > > > California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie,
Indiana, > > > what > > > > is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is > > > > traveling at 38 mph? Who cares? > > > > > > > > What's your most useful or memorable high school course? > > > > > > > > The Weaselmeister > > > > > > > > > >
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Whoops, I believe Harriet raised 5 boys not 4.? The youngest was Tom who married Donna one of my aunt Nancy Warnock friend.
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You¡¯re right Pat, it was the Hillcrest Drive In.? I remembered after I got offline last night.?
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I remember those Great Danes, they were rather intimidating!
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I¡¯m working today so will have to run soon.? I work 3 days a week as the Financial Secretary at the Methodist Church in Clayton , GA and I¡¯m also their organist.? I enjoy my work but keep thinking about retiring.
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You¡¯re right Pat, it was the
Hillcrest Drive In.? I remembered after I got offline last night.?
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I remember those Great Danes, they were
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run soon.? I work 3 days a week as the Financial Secretary at the Methodist Church
in Clayton, GA and I¡¯m also their organist.?
I enjoy my work but keep thinking about retiring.
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Hey Pat,
I remember I had a HUGE crush on Wade Lehman in about the 6th or 7th grade, but he didn't even know I existed.???
Gwen
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hey barb:
glad you are on board for a southern mini reunion this summer!? any ideas>? could you scare up your cousin? Jeff Eckerd.? charlene told me she saw him at the mall about a month ago and he approached her cause she was wearing a canton jacket (she used to live there, but now lives in dallas ga)? anyway they discovered thru the conversation that they knew each other from class of 59.
I had a brain surge tonight while walking regarding the drive in between riceland and wooster.? I think it was the hilltop/hillcrest drive in and was next to a driving range on the hill left side of the road.? any other thoughts on that? how about Mr Wiggs was just up the road from there....... .one of the first walmart wanna be's.? I was thinking that the your pizza was in massillon on south erie street in the very dark, very black hood.? again I am so amazed we all traveled in such different directions.
and the dump? OH that is another subject and the railroad tracks.? yes I use to ride john nussbaums motor scooter with him (my dad told me I could not ride motor cycles with ron Kula but I thought that motor scooters must be OK) and we would drive out to the railroad tracks and put pennies on them and yes the same story remains about the nickles causing a train wreck!?? aint we got fun!
and wade lehman!? what a blast from the past.? I forgot he was your cousin lanny.? I think I was in love with him for awhile as he as such a cute kid.? where did he go anyhow?? and how are you related?? the name warnock rings a bell somewhere.? was that your moms maiden name?? could you email me lanny and tell me how it all connects?? had a nice IM chat with Linda last night and she told me all about her great weekend with keith sharon and nancy.?oh and yes lets add the trail and the golfing to our week together!? ?keep connecting!?? love pjlee
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Hi Everyone!!
My favorite pizza place was Your Pizza which was between Massillon and Canton, I think they call that Perry Heights. My brother still lives in Dalton and he, too, likes the Coccia House in Wooster. Another favorite was the one on Cherry St. in Massillon!
I don't remember the Floating Henryburger place but there was a drive- in between Riceland and Wooster but don't remember the name. I have senior moments ;-) every now and then!
I always liked marching in the parade on decoration day and carrying whatever flowers my Mom had blooming at the time.
I still like going to the Dari-ette when I'm in Dalton but have trouble finding someone to go with me. That doesn't seem to be a favorite of my family.
I will be in Dalton Father's Day weekend. If anybody's around, I'll just be there the 13th through the 15th.
I believe that I saw Danny Hostetler at Mrs. J's in Orrville
the last time I was home but didn't realize it was him until I was in the car on the way home.
John, I have one of those turntables too and transferred all my 33s onto my DJ so that I can listen to them at work. I just transferred the instrumentals so have Herb Alpert, Lenny Dee, Joann Castle, etc.
Somehow I played with that band (11th Regiment) on the bandstand with all those men! Not sure how that came about.
I would also be interested in a south-summer get together.
Barb
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Ok, you've done it.? Here it is late at night (old age) and I can't sleep without running Dalton things thru my head.
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Mcfarren history:? Harriet McFarren was a good friend of our family.? Her husband died at an early age and she raised 4 boys.? Clare was a surgeon.? Bill was our coach, a WWII vet who was in artillery, hence his half deafness.? John was a fighter pilot in the Korean war, married my moms sister Nancy Warnock, became a doctor and died of cancer.? His best friend was Charles Frost, Korean fighter pilot, married June Lehman my moms other sister, mother of Wade, Rita, Gary and Debbie Lehman.? Delmar Lehman died in a tragic industrial explosion.? The other brother was Robert, kind of a gad-about who worked for my dad as a salesman in his construction business.
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"Doc" DeArment. Doc was the town dentist.? He and Marie lived west of the town proper next to my grandmother Estella Warnock, Maries cousin.? Doc had a palomino horse named cheeka and 3 great danes, King, Queen, and Prince.? They used to travel and put on shows.? Doc was known for partaking of his own "laughing gas" on occasion.
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Good night.? Lanny
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----- Original Message ---- From: PATRICIA LEE To: dalton59@... Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:45:40 PM Subject: Re: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band
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Gwen:
I know of the trail of which you speak. The last time I saw the trail was when it had railroad tracks on it. I'm not sure if I remember all the kids who walked the tracks, but I do recall some incidents. I remember putting pennies on the track before the train came rumbling (actually probably creeping) through. Then we would go retrieve the flattened pennies as a souvenir. Can't locate them now. I do recall Mom and Dad saying not to put a nickel on the track because it would cause a train wreck. So I obeyed the nickel rule but interpreted that to mean it was ok to use a penny (kids interpret parents using kids logic).
Another fun thing was to stand on the tracks as long as you could and then jump off the track and hide under the trestle until the train passed. This sounds like some of the stunts that were in the movie "Stand By Me" (I think that was the title). Talk about kids and
immortality. But we did live through it.
Some of the names I recall as part of the great train escape were Cash, Schmink, Gary Steiner, Ron Blosser, and others whose names I can't recall.
I also remember how cool it was to drink water from a spring close to the railroad trestle. I wonder how polluted that was. Didn't matter because we didn't even consider that at the time.
I also recall swimming in Beaver Creek (I think that was the name in a pasture close to the railroad tracks). It was probably downstream from the city sewage plant. It didn't matter to us though. I do recall swimming among water snakes and picking off blood suckers (leaches) after a fun day of swimming. Nobody drowned in the 4 foot deep water (which seemed super deep at the time).
What great memories of a simpler time when kids could be kids.
What's your stories?
The Weaselmeister
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In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Gwen Meier wrote: > > I agree with Pat about the pizza party.?? Count me in!!!????? Also, there is now a neat trail in Dalton called the Sippo Trail.?? I walk that daily when I am in Dalton.??? The organization who put it together is called "Rails to Trails" because?the trail ?follows the old railroad beds.??? Some of the signs for the trains are still standing alongside the trail (a?big "W" for whistle, for example).??? You can catch it just north of the Buckeye Feed company and you can walk clear into Massillon (and beyond).?? It goes all over Ohio.???? Would anyone want to
get up early when we meet for our reunion and walk with me???? It's a beautiful trail, especially in the spring when the wild violets are blooming. > ? > Regarding the rhythm band, I remember I played the sticks...... .I remember pounding them together.??? > ? > Decoration Day......my parents would go to the Mt Eaton Cemetery, Orrville Cemetery, and Dalton Cemetery where we would plant red geraniums on the graves of our family members.??? Every time I am in Dalton, I still go to the Dalton Cemetery.... .I just love to walk around in there, reading the names and the dates, remembering people.??? The DHS marching band would go to East Greenville in the morning on Decoration Day?and then later, around noon, we would march up through Dalton, ending at the cemetery where we would hear speeches,?prayers, taps,
etc.. > ? > Do?any of you remember the "bomblike blast" that Gerald Snyder set off in the lab????? I think Mr Howey taught that class and he ran?like the dickens to the scene of the crime.??? I believe that Gerald's glasses had little "nicks" in them due?to the explosion.? I think he had some?minor bleeding on his face, too.??? Thankfully, he had his glasses on.??? Otherwise, he would have had little shards of glass in his eyes. > ? > Am I remembering correctly that the 5 and 10 had two rooms???? You would go into the front door and walk by the customer counter and then?if you turned left, you would be in the other room.??? I think that they had 2 front doors, but they never used the one that went into the room on the left.??? I remember the
wooden floors and how they "creaked".?????Is that building still standing or have they torn it down???? I can't remember just where the 5 and 10 cent store was.??? I know that if you faced Brownies, it was on the right of that.??? Correct? > ? > Well, Glenn and I are headed to Denver this Thursday to attend our oldest grandchild's (Amanda is her name) high school graduation from Berthoud High School.??? We will be gone for a week, so you won't be hearing from me during that time since we have all kinds of activities planned.??? Her other grandparents are coming in from North Carolina, so we are excited to see them again....... it has been several years since we saw them.??????We "girls" are going into Denver for "tea" at this really old, upscale hotel for my
birthday while we are there.??? I am really looking forward to it.???? > ? > Love to you all, > Gwen > ? > PS.?? I just have to say this ......I am SO thankful to Pat Lee and Paul Sturpe for setting the dalton59group up......it has been SO much fun hearing from everybody!!! !!????? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!?? THANK YOU!!!!??? THANK YOU!!!!!!??? Like Linda said, you have "63" e-mails in your inbox!!!!??? Lovin' it!!!!! > ? > ? > ? > > > ? > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Patricia Dearolf Lee > To: dalton59@yahoogroup
s.com > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:49:31 PM > Subject: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band > > > well i am just catching up with my class of 59 reading and loving > every word that has been written, thank you all so much. just think > we have about 365 days to write to each other. just wish some more > penpals would jump in and communicate. > i am so green with envy that you guys linda nancy and keith and > sharon got to spend time together this weekend. hopefully i can get a > ga/nc gang together this summer. > i have has two thoughts on what i would like to incorporate into the > reunion next year. i know i am not the committee but i guess i am > self appointed female in charge of FUN.....i am sorry but i have a > steam roller personality and i will run over someone to get the job > done if i
must! > one is the pizza trip and the other is the memorial day parade if > there is still one! perhaps we can have our own with our formals and > flowers and the boys riding their bikes...that would be long > remembered in the history of Dalton Ohio class of 59~ also can i > mention to the class president that i would love it if we could > include some of the kids that went to school with us that did not > graduate. if not in the official happenings at least in something. > peggy hoover dave mizner are two that come to mind evelyn shanklin > and i know there is more........ .any thoughts comments OK its past my > bedtime love to all pjlee > > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Linda Freeland > wrote: > > > > Hi John/Weaselmeister: > > > > So good to hear a response back from you. Well, some of my
> paragraphs look OK, but not all of them. I think this spacing may > happen when you go back and maybe add some words to your text. I'm > not sure how this Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS > Word are you having trouble there with spacing too? > > > > Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word) > > On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right > next to > > B I U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text: > > > > 1st is Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is > Right justified text, and the last is block text. Most usually you > would click on the first one - for most typing of text. That will > start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the > right -don't even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just > let it have the automatic
return. > > > > Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little > picture (block text) -that will separate your spacing out to more > than just one space after each word. > > > > As far as Yahoo, I don't know what the default setting is, but > think your problem may be due to adding in words. If you add in > words do this: > > > > > > Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their > country men. X > > (What do you mean all good men - are there still some good men > left?-my statement) > > > > > > Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the > first line. > > 1) Put your cursor anywhere on the line. Hit "Home" key on > the number pad to the right of your keyboard - that will take you to > the beginning of the line. >
> 2) Now hit the "End" key on that same line - that will take > you to the end of that line. Make sure your "Ins"-Insert key on that > number pad is active - so it will insert without taking characters > away. > > > > Hit "Home" Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid > of their country men. Hit "End" if you want it to continue right > HERE space one then hit "Del" x(What do you mean all good men - are > there still some good men left?-my statement) > > > > Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I > placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically, > don't hit the enter key to go to the next line! > > > > HOPE THIS HELPS ! > > > > Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type > thing - you might say. It was sort of shaped like a
wooden spoon. On > the spoon part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not > really bells-but made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon > type thing against your other hand to make rhythm - Got it? I make > up for playing Jingle Clauds now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my > church. I go to a church that is very Charismatic, has a lot of > upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards, guitars, drum set, flute, > violin - and you might say I am maybe the "Chief Tambourine player) > as I play it very enthusiastically. Is that wild? We also have a > dance worship team and wave flags too! I love it! Anything else to > me is boring. > > > > Donald Baker - Yes, that's him. I liked him and had great favor > with him. Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I > took in Soph. year. Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was
> always on his case calling "Young Man." How funny! I liked old > Gerald, I hope he comes to the reunion. He was lots of fun. > > > > Your son - in Allen - how awesome. What area does he live in - > what does he do? Of course, I'm curious. Also was Harold Douglas > your brother - you mentioned a brother. > > > > Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house. > Want you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my > hair over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie > > - how funny!!! > > > > Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you > make a trip to see your son. > > > > Warmest regards, > > Linda F. > > > > > > > > jhdouglas59 wrote: > > > > Linda: > >
> > I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a > tambourine? > > It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks > were > > still better than a crummy kazoo. > > > > How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed. > > Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan > > photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to > > write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos. > > > > Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes > out > > weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok? > Look at > > the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff > > looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people > compose > > e-mail that is
weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the > > written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing > > happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any > > techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in > > short sentences to explain. > > > > Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen > > Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses. > It > > must have worked well because I learned how to forget history > (mostly). > > Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are > > embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders > > someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them > > right. > > > > Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the
Texas > classmates > > this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too. > > Small world that you live there too. > > > > Thanks for the memories. > > > > The Weaselmeister > > > > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland" > > wrote: > > > > > > OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to > jump > > > in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so > busy > > > this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living > that > > > I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email > > > and have 69 emails waiting for me. > > > > > > I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend > and > > >
having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly- laughing > and > > > rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe > > > this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you > > > newcomers to the group! > > > > > > I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I > very > > > well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle- clauds. I > > > think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great > > > either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha! > > > > > > Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course... > > > Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an > Administrative > > > Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and > > >
Shorthand-sometimes . It's impressive to tell them you helped win > the > > > High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team- > > > myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.) > > > maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first > year > > > we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you, > > > of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am > > > working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier > Aerospace in > > > Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good > > > day. > > > > > > I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority > when I > > > was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start > > > taking Algebra - that
I would never use this in my life and didn't > > > want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I > > > persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to > this > > > day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the > > > really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to > do > > > well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests > that > > > we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught > this > > > class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent > before > > > Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody > > > else remember being in this class? > > > > > > I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up > > > animals,
worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the > only > > > one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for > > > different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and > > > tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests. > > > > > > John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms. > > > Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit > > > the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the > > > teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture? > > > > > > Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving > Chico, > > > stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY > > > PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a > > > good
laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of > stress - > > > Thanks! > > > > > > I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones. > > > > > > I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich > > > Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959 > > > REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend > > > for me! > > > > > > Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class > > > photographer. Thanks Corrine > > > > > > More later, > > > Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney) > > > > > > > > > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I've been thinking
about DHS most useful courses. > > > > > > > > Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy > > > typewriters > > > > and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to > > > > super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my > best > > > > typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30 > > > > incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten > accustomed > > > to > > > > the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the > > > typewriters > > > > were manual pre- > > > > electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit > that > > > > lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good > men.... > > > > > > > > Little did we
know then that typing would be so valuable for > typing > > > e- > > > > mails. She was ahead of the times. > > > > > > > > I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr. > Biggs > > > > made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative, > > > > executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining. > > > > > > > > The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry). > > > Mr. > > > > Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those > courses. > > > > I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses. > > > > > > > > Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves > Chico, > > > > California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie,
Indiana, > > > what > > > > is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is > > > > traveling at 38 mph? Who cares? > > > > > > > > What's your most useful or memorable high school course? > > > > > > > > The Weaselmeister > > > > > > > > > >
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