TLC logo TLC #49:  Jan. 2, 2003


 
Dear Hearts and Gentle People:
 
Happy 2003 to all of you, and I hope your Christmas holidays were joyful. It's time I got back into the routine, and I have a few personal notes to pass along. For those of you who knew her and perhaps haven't heard, my mother Doris Shea died on Dec. 6. She simply wound down. It was peaceful and we were with her, so Ken and I are concentrating now on the happy memories.
 
Just before Thanksgiving I had a major computer crash and LOST all your addresses. Thanks to Bill Tempel and Barb Jarman, I now have reconstructed my list. Please, if you notice someone missing or something incorrect, send me a note.
 
Things are still humming in Lexington, and the movie theater is expected to open within a month. McDonalds (formerly Hardee's) opened Dec. 23, and has done a huge business since then. We find the look of it not offensive, although it's not the look of the old Mainstreet Theatre and the Vialle home. We did lose one restaurant recently, Jack's Landing has closed, but another will be going into that spot.
 
In recent months a more complete recycling program has gone into effect, including yard waste now, so we're being more environmentally responsible.
 
Can you read one more note on our Miss Bess, piano instructor extraordinaire?
 
Norma Homfeld Barney writes:
 
I did enjoy the nice email that Barbara Lee Fay  wrote about Miss Bess... I agree with what she said about Miss Bess and the Phantom of the Opera... She was a very rare individual in our day and was well received by those who knew her... One must say that she certainly did know "the piano"... and I am grateful to her for putting up with me as long as she did... What little knowledge I now have about playing the piano, came from Miss Bess. 
 
Carol Murry Slusher:
 
Thank you so much for all your consideration for Mother.  IT was so much fun to read about the past times in the (Methodist) church.  You know I still remember playing that pump organ in that little room where Mother taught so many years.  Ken and I have very pleasant memories of our days in Lexington.  At our last group meeting in my church (I converted to Disciples of Christ to be with Jack) to answer roll call, we were to tell where we resided as a child and give a special memory of those days.  There was someone in our group who must have played for a church school class a lot like I did, and that was her memory. 
 
My memory was based on how safe I used to feel in our town, except that I was one of the ones instructed to stay away from Block 42.  I think that was about the only certain restriction I had.
 
My really good news is that my daughter returned safely from Guatemala with her #2 son.  He is 3 months and 10 days old and I must say a very precious child. I got to keep Ben, her 20-month-old son while she was gone for the 3 days it took her to get the baby.  What fun that was. He was so good and really easy to manage. It's really lonesome around the house now that he's gone home.
 
From Gene Boyer:     (Sorry, Gene - I'm a little late passing this on. SSW)
 
Would you pass this along to your email list. If you need a Reason for the Season, to send a card or note, then let be for Mr. Glen Whitney, 1721 Poplar St. Lexington MO 64067-174. I believe he is 89 now. You may check with his daughter for his birthday. (I did. It's in June.) Send a card today. You will be glad you did. Thanks for your help. Merry Christmas everyone.
 
Also from Gene:
 
Attention Classmates! You will be getting in the mail an information sheet to fill out and return ASAP. This is for our Reunion Book we are putting together so we will be able To Keep in Touch, hopefully, a little better. If you need more space, just put it on another sheet. More info to follow in the near future. Please type or print. We are looking for a great turnout for our 50th Reunion in 2003. Please pass this on to fellow classmates who do not have an email address. Also, I am looking for Grade School pictures for Arnold grades 2,4 & 6. Central grades 1-6, please send copies to Gene Boyer, 3306 Georgia Ave, Muskogee ,OK. 74403. Again, more info to follow  Thanks for your help.
 
And now for your chuckle of the day. This from Bob Warner:

Following is a list of nicknames I compiled over the past several weeks, with the help of friends, as a fun thing and thought the readers of TLC would enjoy reading them. It is our hope, and intention, that others will add to the list.  Certainly “Scribe Susan” Worthington should be included!

It would also be fun to include stories about how the names came about, as shown in the two examples below.

“Doghair” Warner was named by Coach Bill Hamann.  One particularly hot day during football practice, Bob removed his helmet.  Bennie McAlister rubbed his sweaty head and said “That feels like a dog!” Coach Bill immediately picked up on that and called Bob “Doghair.”  Needless to say, the rest of the team followed suit and the name stuck. 

“Beamis” Arth’s name was a sign of his times.  His mother bought chicken feed in printed fabric sacks and used the fabric to make his shirts.  For some reason she centered the brand name “Beamis” on the back and you know the rest of the story! 

There are surely many more stories like these and we look forward to hearing them. Thanks for your help in keeping this project going.   "Doghair”                                                                                            

     A                          

"ANIMAL" BAINE

       B

"BANJO" FAUSE

"BATMAN” ATKINSON

"BEAMIS" ARTH

"BENO " CROSS

"BIG IKE" SKELTON

“BIG TURK” TERREL

"BINGO" OLARIO

“BO” Savio        

“BOBO” MEIERER

"BOOGHER" PAYNE

"BONES" WILLIAMS

"BONEY" JOHNSON

"BOOB"  LUEHRMAN

"BOONER" SKELTON

"BOZO" HOWARD

"BUBBA" LEGGETT

“BUCK”BUCHANAN

"BUCK" MCALISTER

"BUD" SHINN

"BUFFALO" CLARK

"BULLY" GIORZA

"BUMPER" DRIVER

"BUSTER" BURGMAN

"BUTCH" DOAK

"BUZZ"BOLDRIDGE 

    C

"CATFISH" PHILLIPS

"CHICK" HADER

"CHICK" JOHNSON

"CHIEF" JOHNSON

"CHICK" HADER

"CHICKEN" FAUSE

"CHIP" PERRY

"CHOPPY” SIMONETTI

"COON" TABB

"COBB" WHITLEY

"CORKY" GRINDSTAFF

"COTTON" BOYER

"COTTON" BURNS

"COTTON" DAVIDSON

"COTTON" TRENT

"COWBOY" TYE

"CRACKER” MCDOWELL

      D

"DING” FAUSE

"DOGHAIR" WARNER

"DOC" SWEARINGEN

"DOOTSIE" GUEVEL

"DUBBY" RUSH

"DUDE” BARNETT

"DUDE" DELAPP

"DUKE" MCALISTER

"DUTCH" MISCHON

"DUTCH" PRASH

"DUTCH" STAPLETON 

     F

"FIREBALL" JUNG

"FOXY" ROSETON

"FROSTY" SMALL

"FROSTY" TEMPLE

"FUZZY" MARTIN 

     G

"GOOSE" GREY

       H

"HANCY" STAPLETON

"HAPPY" HOFFMAN

"HIPPO" HARDEN

"HOG" FENNER

"HOPALONG" MCFADDEN

"HOPELESS" BOEHM

"HOTROD" CARPENTER

        I

"IRONHEAD" JOHNSON

     J

"JACKO" PRICE

"JUICY" LUEHRMAN

        K

"KINGFISH" BARNETT

“KRAUT" FAUSE

        L

"LEACH" AMOS

"LEFTY" LUCE

"LITTLE IKE" SKELTON

“LITTLE TURK” TERREL           

     M

"MICKEY" CONGER

"MONKEY JOE" ALBERT

"MOONEY" ROSTINE

"MOOSE" HELM

"MOOSE" RODEKOHR

“MOSE” BUTLER

"MOUSE" SHORT

"MUGGINS" BUFORD"

       O

"OBIE" PARIS

       P

"PACK" HUNTER

"PAPPY" O'DELL

"PEANUTS" SCHELP

"PEELY" OLDS

"PIGGY" PHIPPS

"PIGGY" SINGLETON

"PIMP" CROSS

"POLLY" PARROTT

"POOPSY" BACKS

"POOT" BOYER

"POPS" VILLARS

"POSSUM" CLECICO

"POTS" MOLLENKAMP

"PREACH" ATCHLEY

"PUSS" HUFFORD

       R

"RAGS" REEVES

"REDDOG" WILSON

"RIP" ROSEWELL

       S

"SCRAP" PARKS

"SHEIKI" VIALLE

"SHARKIE" BEISSENHERZ

"SHIPWRECK" KELLY

“SHRIMP” OETTING

"SILKHAT" CRAIG

"SKEETER" LUEHRMAN

“SKINNY” SWARTZ

"SKIPPER" SHORT

"SLICK" GILKEY

"SLICK" HEATHMAN

"SLIDE" KNAPHEIDE

"SMOKEY" CLIFTON

"SNAG" AMOS

"SNAKE" EDWARDS

“SONNY” OETTING”

"SPARKY" ADAMS

"SPECKS" VILLARS

"SPEEDY" BURNETT

"SPIKE" EVANS

"SPIKE" THOMAS

"SQUIRREL" JENNINGS

"STINKY"STEVENSON

"STUD" HOFFMAN

"SWEDE" JOHNSON

      T

"T-BONE" JACKSON

"TEETER" BLAND

"TINY" BRYANT

"TINY" EPPERLY

"TINY" LARKIN

"TOAD" SIGLOCH

"TOOOTIE" WILLIAMS

"TOOTS" HARRISON

"TRASH" HOWE

"TUCKER" THOMAS

"TURK" LYBARGER

"TURTLE" STONE

      W

"WEEGIE" CHEDOTTI

"WEEGIE" MAUTINO

"WHATSEE" DICKMEYER

"WHIPPLEJACK" DELAPP

"WOODY" MITCHELL

"WOP" GUILLIA

Can you believe there are so MANY??? Send more. And send explanations, please.

Your devoted Scribe,

Susan

 

 



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