Glad to say a few words in honor of Richard Brown. Richard was a
Senior football tri-captain (along with other greats Ken Ely and Larry
Seitz).and lettered three years in LHS. If I remember right, Richard and I
started out playing tackle positions together and ended up playing guard. He was
also co-captain his Junior year.
Then Duncan '60 Lee sent his
memories:
Congratulations on the 100th and, now,
plus!
Richard Brown graduated LHS in 1960. He
played tackle on the football team and, I'm not sure about this, may have been a
starter from his sophomore year. He wasn't particularly large for a
tackle, but he was particularly ferocious. In our senior year Richard and I got
into some interesting adventures that will be better off left untold. I was very
sorry to hear of his passing.
Oh, Duncan, we all
yearn to hear of "interesting adventures"!!! Do
tell!
I don't believe Bette
Phipps '59 Thomas played football, but she too remembers Richard
Brown:
I very much enjoyed reading the latest TLC,
especially memories of "The Palace of Sweets" which my Mother remembered
fondly. When I read the comments from Angela Brown Ferguson regarding her
father, Richard Brown, I wondered if he was the younger brother of my friend and
classmate, Barbara Brown, class of '59. If so, I wonder if Angela would
give a warm hello to Barbara and her family. (Sorry, but I can't remember
Barbara's married name. After all, she's only had it
for almost 50
years!).
Angie was
very happy to hear from some of her father's
contemporaries:
Thank you so much - Susan !!! Means a lot to
me as it would have to my Dad. In the others you forwarded, I do recall hearing of Larry Seitz too. I
believe he is in some of those old newspaper clippings I have somewhere, as
well.
Before we leave the subject
of football, Joe Anton wanted me to mention the
following:
Susan you might want to mention that Bobby
Price died playing football for Lexington against Excelsior Springs at the
Wentworth stadium in 1946 (I believe). Bobby Gadt may have been in that
game also but my memory isn't sure.
Or was he playing for
Wentworth? I hope someone will pay tribute to Bobby Price and others as well.
I had hoped, as
well as requested, that I would receive memories of the wonderful athletes
Lexington has produced through the years. Please send your memories of
them!
And, finally, from H.T. Seaton - by way of
Doug Booker:
Thanks for the interesting TLC #101 from
Susan Worthington. I read the whole thing and need to correct that the new
mural of Lexington is on the SW corner of 11th Street, not
9th.
Of course it is. (Got him to write,
though, didn't I?)
Also, concerning Hinesley's ice cream shop being
in the Palace of Sweets, which was located in the middle of Block #43 on the
north side of Main Street. (Block
43???) I remember the Palace of Sweets, but do not
recall the Hinesleys being there. It was operated by a man with
a Greek name, George Poulas (?) and Roscoe Sheets worked there for a while
also. Frances Bureman worked there, and made some of the candy before going to
work for Montgomery Ward for many years. She continued to make candy every
Christmas and gave some to us each year when she and Loren lived at 1824 South
St.
I feel sure the ice cream place was
located prior to that time in Block #44 (Block 44???), the next block west of
Block #43, just past where the corner turns down Broadway, in a small front room
of the SE annex to the old Lexington Hotel located on Broadway. There
was angle parking in front of the shop and, as I remember, a couple of steps
into the entrance. The whole shop was no more than 20 or 30 feet
square.
I also remember well, like Jim O'Malley, first
entering the shop and Mrs. Hinesley was bent down behind the
counter. When she raised to take our order, my sister
Virginia, and I were so shocked we were unable to speak for a
short time. But we did get the ice cream cones and found that she
was really a nice lady who understood reactions to her appearance. She had
caught her hair in some machinery before I first saw her, in the summer of 1934
or 1935.
Rose Hayes '57
Seitz is something of a historian. She needs your
help:
Susan, I am in need of a picture of the old
country schools. I need pictures of the Marshall School, which was just outside
of town on Highway 13; and one of the Locust Grove School, also on Highway
13. I can find numerous articles on both
but no pictures. I graduated from the Marshall School in 1953. If
any of your readers know of a picture of either, I would appreciate
it. I thoroughly enjoyed the last
TLC.