Jerry do you remember every time you sneezed you sneezed six times in a row.
Mrs. McGregor once said that if you ever sneezed seven times she would give you
a dollar? After that of course everyone in the class would count your sneezes …
the one and only time you made it to seven she was out of the room and did not
believe us that you sneezed seven times.
I remember having Pat Rappard, Rita Adame, Betty Tally, who married Eddie Moon,
Jimmy and Jerry Schrader as neighbors.
I remember walking from Emerald Drive to the skating rink at 23rd and Haskell. I
remember my cousin saying she was having a skating birthday party for her boyfriend
and asked me if she could ask that good looking guy Roy from the skating rink to come
along as my date … first and only blind date I ever had. That blind date is still going on
... this December we will celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary.
I remember Ronnie Shore letting me use his car on Friday nights. Sandra Kelley, Lois
Bowen and I would drive around town all night long. Ronnie was the one who told me
how to unhook the odometer on my parents car when I use it and they would never know
how many miles we went … if we were going to the move (yeah right) we put that many
miles on and then unhooked it. Mom and dad never did figure it out.
I remember (but will not mention names … you know who you are) some girls putting
a raincoat on the chesty lion after dark and looking out the classroom windows each
hour to see how long it took someone to take it down.
I remember working at Allen’s Drive In when a carload of guys drove in and a co-worker
commented on what a knockout the driver was. I bet her $10.00 that I would go over
and kiss him. She took the bet and I won. What I didn’t tell her was that he was a
cousin of mine.
I remember some of us skipping last hour to sit in a car in the parking lot and Mr.
Wollard and Mr. O’Donald driving by. Since we figured we were caught we waved at
them. They turned us in … they said if he had not been so brazen to wave at them
they would have kept quiet.
I remember going to the Saturday afternoon matinee for 25 cents.
I remember when Iowa was a dirt road.
I remember when Iowa was paved two blocks south of 6th street and there were four lanes! That was a big deal back then.
I remember the elderly couple down the block growing peanuts in the front yard and
sneaking down after dark to raid some of them.
I remember having study hall in the cafeteria and Mr. Binns and I getting into an argument
when he threatened to slap me if I would not shut up and one of the guys standing up and
telling him if he struck me he would flatten him. I think it was Ken Keorner … whoever it
was he was a big fella and Mr. Binns backed down real quick.
I remember parking on Mass. on Thursday nights just to watch all the people go by and
guessing what they did for a living.
Riding my bike to Potters Lake at KU to go fishing.
The 1951flood.
Having a white Christmas with tons of snow nine out of ten years.
Having to shovel all that darn snow too.
Hefting fifty-pound sacks of dog food on my shoulder … now lucky to lift ten pounds.
Thank you to those that reminded me about Grants Pet Store, Jayhawk Plunge, John's Novelty,
Velvet Freeze, the Granada, Varsity, and Patee theatres … one of my aunts sold tickets at the
Patee. I had forgotten about some of them and it sure felt good to remember.
Jerry do you remember every time you sneezed you sneezed six times in a row.
Mrs. McGregor once said that if you ever sneezed seven times she would give you
a dollar? After that of course everyone in the class would count your sneezes …
the one and only time you made it to seven she was out of the room and did not
believe us that you sneezed seven times.
I remember having Pat Rappard, Rita Adame, Betty Tally, who married Eddie Moon,
Jimmy and Jerry Schrader as neighbors.
I remember walking from Emerald Drive to the skating rink at 23rd and Haskell. I
remember my cousin saying she was having a skating birthday party for her boyfriend
and asked me if she could ask that good looking guy Roy from the skating rink to come
along as my date … first and only blind date I ever had. That blind date is still going on
... this December we will celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary.
I remember Ronnie Shore letting me use his car on Friday nights. Sandra Kelley, Lois
Bowen and I would drive around town all night long. Ronnie was the one who told me
how to unhook the odometer on my parents car when I use it and they would never know
how many miles we went … if we were going to the move (yeah right) we put that many
miles on and then unhooked it. Mom and dad never did figure it out.
I remember (but will not mention names … you know who you are) some girls putting
a raincoat on the chesty lion after dark and looking out the classroom windows each
hour to see how long it took someone to take it down.
I remember working at Allen’s Drive In when a carload of guys drove in and a co-worker
commented on what a knockout the driver was. I bet her $10.00 that I would go over
and kiss him. She took the bet and I won. What I didn’t tell her was that he was a
cousin of mine.
I remember some of us skipping last hour to sit in a car in the parking lot and Mr.
Wollard and Mr. O’Donald driving by. Since we figured we were caught we waved at
them. They turned us in … they said if he had not been so brazen to wave at them
they would have kept quiet.
I remember going to the Saturday afternoon matinee for 25 cents.
I remember when Iowa was a dirt road.
I remember when Iowa was paved two blocks south of 6th street and there were four lanes! That was a big deal back then.
I remember the elderly couple down the block growing peanuts in the front yard and
sneaking down after dark to raid some of them.
I remember having study hall in the cafeteria and Mr. Binns and I getting into an argument
when he threatened to slap me if I would not shut up and one of the guys standing up and
telling him if he struck me he would flatten him. I think it was Ken Keorner … whoever it
was he was a big fella and Mr. Binns backed down real quick.
I remember parking on Mass. on Thursday nights just to watch all the people go by and
guessing what they did for a living.
Riding my bike to Potters Lake at KU to go fishing.
The 1951flood.
Having a white Christmas with tons of snow nine out of ten years.
Having to shovel all that darn snow too.
Hefting fifty-pound sacks of dog food on my shoulder … now lucky to lift ten pounds.
Thank you to those that reminded me about Grants Pet Store, Jayhawk Plunge, John's Novelty,
Velvet Freeze, the Granada, Varsity, and Patee theatres … one of my aunts sold tickets at the
Patee. I had forgotten about some of them and it sure felt good to remember.
Judy