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Tom Fowler wants to know: After reading about the hardware and "Doog/Dug" Moore, I was thinking that as I was growing up there was several people around North Harrison who had nicknames. Some who you could figure out why they had that name and others it wasn’t obvious. I can think of 10 men and 3 women who had what I would consider nicknames. "Doog" is an example as well as "Digger". When I tell people that where I grew up the undertakers name was "Digger" I don’t think they believe me! I think it would be interesting trivia to see how many nicknames people could think of. Probably not just names we had for some people in school but people who actually go by the name. AND how did they get those names? Maybe this isn’t trivia and I wouldn’t want to upset anyone. But it is an idea. Yes Tom, I think it is a fun idea, and I won't post any nicknames that I deem hurtful or degrading. Unless of course it is sent by the person that has that nickname! Update ~ More from Tom - I thought of about 6 more men that used what I’m calling a nickname as the name they were called by people so I assume they would not mind if they were mentioned. Many of them are not around anymore so hopefully it would not upset the families. But as you mention, many like the names or they wouldn’t have used them. Here is what I could think of, I’ll put last names that I remember: (Tom, I put their first names, in case people didn't know them by their nicknames, Lila) Dug (Ora) Moore, Digger(Gerald) Boggess, Gooseberry (Gerald) Gilland, the Lieutenant (don’t know his last name), Granny (Wayne) Warner, Tiny (Edwin) Stevens, Moose (Eldon) Ragan, Gabby (Carl) Stanton, Red (Dale) Lacy, Butch (several- Thurman, Offield, Young), Pappy (?) Payton, Buzz (?) Hon, Jeep (Bernard) Bennett, Shorty (Duane) Young, Bruzz (James) Cook. Women - Biddy (Willa Lea) Kinder, Peachie (LaLeene) Eastin, Gertie (Gertrude) Edwards.
Bob Hutton - Bob thinks that the Coon you mentioned is probably Coon Stanley. And he remembers Tarz, Short for Tarzan, (Marvin) Fowler, Chub (?) Fowler, Brier (Kay) Eastin, Tom Again - I do remember Coon Stanley now that you mention it. I still think there was another guy in Blythedale that had some nickname related to trapping, fishing or hunting? I can remember where he lived (south of the bank a couple blocks and back west the house on the south side) and he drove an International Scout Maybe he didn’t have a nickname?.....(Bob & Tom agreed that it was Oakie Woods that he was thinking about!)
Deanna (Ballew) Ballentyne - Well the first ones that come to mind are Peony Pearson,
Fee Riley, Granny Warner, Gooseberry Gilliland and Pud Hon. I'm sure there are many more.
Does any one remember the old soldier that came to town. I think we called him Sergeant Smith or maybe Colonel.
He supposedly served with Harry Truman in the Army.
Karen (Johnston) Fowler - I remember the Lieutenant saluted everyone he met, and I imagine he was a victim of what we call PTSD these days. I do also remember Fee Riley. I don't think I even remember his real name! Sue (Huton) Woodward - Susie (Frank) Woodward, Spud (Bob) Brenizer, Shack (Don) Shackleton Patty (Johnston) Cook - Lonnie's dad, Richard Cook, had a nickname of Bud. Jan (Hutton) Carter - Pappy (Ralph) Hurst, Toby (Floyd) Cook, Booner Wyant. (Can't even remember his real name.) and Dinky (Clarence) Parkhurst. Jan Later - Alan, Ralph Hurst's grandson called him Pappy instead of Grandpa. All the young people at that time called him Pappy as well. Booner Wyant was probably class of 62...not sure. Karen Fowler - Booner Wyant was Arthur Wyant, Junior Additional Comment - Mary (James) Ury - Conrad wants to know if Pac was a nickname or real name for Pac Richardson? Also, Forest Weddle was Frosty, Wayne Coulson was Pud and Cliff Miller was Ginny. - - (Actually Pac's real name was Paschal (Pack) Richardson) Gerald (Jerry) McLain - Lila, My mothers family the Dunkeson's had nicknames for all 8 brothers and sisters. the oldest Bernard was (shep) Lavon was (bonge) My mother Pauline was (skunk) Nina was (O's) Francis was (the Badger/Badge) Donna was (the Angel). The Twins Alvin & Eldon were Kitchen & Fibber. My Grandfather Clarence Sheridan Dunkeson was called Broone. I (Lila Jeane Hutton) - Remember Buddy (Beryl) Montgomery & Butch (James Robert) Wilson. Also my twin sister Twila Deane went by Deane through high school on. My kids & grandkids called her Aunt Deane. I guess she didn't want to rythme with me! Something, I don't know what, happened to the Trivia Question about the Eagleville Hardware!
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Shorty's Garage & Service Rue (Riley) Lovett wrote - Lila, on the triva site, Gene Young was Shorty and yes we only had two numbers when they had the central telephone office. I don't remember our number but Riley Oil Company was 59. I wrote back - Rue...Bob had asked Darryl Young about it before I put it on & he didn't know who it could be. Gene's business was Young & Poush Garage (According to Bob). And if you remember the 2 digit phone numbers why don't I??? :) Marla (Percell) Potts wrote - We had the two # hand crank phone which hung on the wall in the early 50s when we moved to the Eagleville area. Lola Allen and her husband Everet were the operators, the switchboard was in the living room of their house west of the "drug store". I remember how excited we all were in the mid 50's when they changed to the "dial" phones, I believe they were all black. I have no idea who Shorty was but I remember the Young and Poush garage. Wonder if Darryl Young would know who "Shorty" was? Marla Continues - We had party lines and had distinctive "rings" to know who was being called - ours might have been one long and two short rings. My sister, Judy, and I liked to spend the night with Donna Allen because sometimes Lola (Stevens) Allen would let us "run" the switchboard. Gene Lee Gave His Opinion :o) - He was not a very tall person that worked on cars. Ann (Hart) Parman wrote - We were one long, one short. :) And I'm still short. Karen (Johnston) Fowler wrote - I don't remember who shorty was or where his garage was, but the phone number was I think what we had when we had "central", before GRM took over the phone service, and Eagleville numbers then started with VO7 whatever (for Volunteer) and later changed to 867-3573 (that was ours.) I know that isn't really an answer, but that's my best try. Wasn't May Lippincott Payton the "Central" operator? Patti (Johnston) Cook wrote - I asked my dad this morning if he remembered. He said he thought the man who ran it was a brother to Gene Young. But wasn't sure. He said it was north of the Hardware and was a feed store after the garage closed....again, he wasn't 100% positive. Karen (Johnston) Fowler wrote - Someone suggested to me that it might be Darryl Young. So who is the REAL Shorty? I Answered - No it wasn't Darryl....Who is the REAL Shorty? I don't know, but Bob wondered about a Shorty Oehring? Katie (Purdun) Smith wrote - Someone, Call Juanita Poush. (I haven't done that yet) So in other words...We Don't Know Who Had Shorty's Garage!! Additional Comments: Dale Cook wrote - My mother, Pauline Cook was the last telephone operator in Eagleville, we moved to Eagleville from Blythedale in late 1954 and she run the switchboard until the dial system was put in which I think happened in 1958. Karen (Johnston) Fowler wrote - The building north of the Hardware was later a feed store run by Luther Laffoon, and I recall it was set up like a garage, but I'm too young to remember that! ~ ~ Obviously Not Karen :) Marilyn (Johnston) Francis wrote - I was interested in the last trivia, though I don't know who Shorty was. I do remember telephone numbers like 55, Vanzant's store where Daddy worked; 99, Daddy's folks, Ambrose and Clara Johnston, and I was thinking our home phone was something like: 48R8. I remember "Central", and I especially remember the Allens running it and they were across the highway, west of the drugstore. Donna was in my class. I remember when we got the dial phones-----how modern we were!! It is fun to reminisce. Thanks. One more comment! Linda (Smith) Gilpatrick wrote - While we were at my folks for Thanksgiving, Dad (Gerald Smith) brought out an old screwdriver which had "Young & Poush Garage" imprinted on it. Dad said it was Gene Young. The phone number for their Wrecker Service was listed as 95R5. Dad thinks Shorty was Gene Young's dad, but he couldn't remember his real first name. One last comment..Maybe. Susie Young wrote - "Shorty" could have been my Grandpa's nickname. He (probably with a friend) owned a Feed Store on the West Side of the Square. This was back in the 1800's. I was told it was by the Vanzant Stores. Grandpa died in December of 1957, and I was born in September of 1958. Never got a chance to meet him. Also, my Dad's garage did change names, from Young and Poush to Young's. My Dad did have the wrecker he welded up from an old late 50's truck. Dad also had the Fire Truck, that he ran to help the community. The only Shorty I really know is Duane Young. |
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Karen Fowler sent this Trivia Question "Who ran the Skating Rink on the south side of the squre in the 50's & 60's? And I want to know, if you know, what was in that building before the Skating Rink? The Answers:
Jerry McLain said: The Skating Rink was run by Dale Harvey and before that it was a Chrysler Plymouth & Internationl Harvester dealership, owned by the Harvey family. My cousin Jim McLain was one of the parts men at that time. I can remember in 1953 thru 1955 we used to play in the cars like we were old enough to drive them. There was a used car lot across the street behind where the post offfice used to be. Anna (Kabel) Outhouse said: Dean Harvey, came home from his hitch in the service, and Dale had closed his car dealership and implement business, and opened up the skating rink for the youth in the area. I hope I'm remembering it right. Deanna (Ballew) Ballantyne said: The skating rink was run by the Harvey's. I believe they had an implement business at that
location before the rink. I'm trying to remember the name of the lady that worked there. She kept a very close
watch on the teenagers and reported to parents any suspicious activity, like leaving with boys! Not that I would have done that.
I spent many hours on the rink and have great memories of those days.. Even met a Lamoni guy there one night. That was 48 years ago!
Then later she added: I think Dean ran it. Also, I think it was Janelle Craig that worked there.
Thanks all for participating!!
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Question Asked By Dean Wilson. What Were The School Colors For The Blythedale School?
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No one has sent me a Trivia Question, so I asked the guys in the station for one.
The right answer is, of course, "An Airplane" - Karen Fowler, Jerry Wyant, Tana Kinder, Kathy Russell & Francis Eivins came up with the right answer. Question Sent In By Susie Young. ~ Who saw the robber run from the post office when it was robbed in the early 70's?
The Answer: No one came up with a theory :) so Susie writes: It was Rhonda Fletchall-Underwood - Rhonda, along with Debbie Huit-Wells and Susette Hamilton-Nicholls stayed the night at my house. Of course we were running around in our pj's outside, Rhonda swore she saw someone running from the Post Office on the Sq - Didn't believe her (thought she was trying to scare us), then found out she was telling the truth - George Arkle with the 'Good Guys' arrested the criminal between the old Butler Store and Brigg's store - We stayed in the bathroom with the doors locked, along with the outside doors locked too!! - LOL The Post Office was located on the south of the square at that time. |
Who took the license plate off the night watchman's car during a scavanger hunt?
AND what was the night watchman's name??
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The watchman's name was George Arkle, and the "kid" who took the license plate
was Stan Hopkins! Later the licsnse plate was taken back to him & was told
that they found it, and could he find out who's it was? He called the sheriff's
department, and they checked and told George that it belonged "George Arkle"
Needless to say, George was just a little irritated! :o)
Update
Other interesting items in the scavenger hunt were a goat, 6 cylinder Chevy engine and _____"s bra - which were all found! Myron Hull, Max McCoy, Joe Washburn, Larry Hunsicker, Jerry Howes, Bob Stobbe, Donnie Knight and myself were some of those in the organization at that time. We started the road rallies that continued for several years by different people. Other than having fun, not sure they did anything constructive or not! We originally met in the upstairs above Sam Skinner's feed store (old VanZant/Butler Store). Later we fixed up and met in the old lumber yard building. |
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There was quite a discussion on Facebook about this question!
Delsa (Kinder) Brooks writes: I think I was in the 6th grade (59-60) when Dr. Clark
was in Eagleville. Update
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What was the mascot for the Blythedale, Mo. school?
This was before they
joined Hatfield & Eagleville to become North Harrison.
Mary Ury & Sandy Osborn
told me that they were known as the "Bees",
Or some people say the "Bumblebees".
What was the mascot for the Hatfield Mo. school?
This was before they joined Eagleville & Blythedale schools to form North Harrison
Only had one response on this. Mary (James) Ury said they were known as the "Pirates"