What? Nobody in OK got time for this? (Oklahoma City, Shawnee: hotel, work)

[ebreed40]

I was a little pumped when I found this forum, but ZERO posts?

I have kin in Oklahoma with whom I swap e-mails all the time, so I know you are out there.

I was born in Maud in 1940, family moved to Shawnee in late '41. I worked for Troy Smith at Troy's Panful of Chicken, Van's Pig Stand, and ReBob's Steakhouse. Before that, I sold the Oklahoma City Times on Main Street for Louis Shapiro. Gus at Marquis Furniture was one of my favorite customers. The "ladies" at the old Dixie Hotel used to tip me fifty cents to go pick up little brown bags for them at Mr. Reynolds Drug Store. That was a lot of money in 1948!

I attended Jeffferson Elementary School, Washington Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Shawnee Junior High and Shawnee High School.

Although we moved around (a LOT!) in the late 40's and early 50's, Shawnee has always been my "hometown".

Anybody out there?

[BabyCakes]

Hello,
I live in North Eastern Oklahoma, most of my family lives in Shawnee, OK. I just accidentaly ran across this forum and decided to join.
I was born in Ada, OK, I'm a little younger than you; however, I know Oklahoma well.
Just wanted to say "hi" and we'll chat later!

[Chotigiri]

Originally Posted by ebreed40

I was a little pumped when I found this forum, but ZERO posts? I have kin in Oklahoma with whom I swap e-mails all the time, so I know you are out there.

Mos of us dont has kumputrs or nose hows to werk em. Im a excepshun on account i has a edjucation all the ways threw the ate grade ands i has eleckricity an i has a tellyphony both. i wus reel lucky to git this heer kumputr i jest got my enkum tacks chek when this heer nice man cawled an sed he gots him a bunch of noo kumputrs he inhairited frum his uncl hoo wus rich an ownded a televishion an kumputr reepare shop an he wus selin em reel cheep but awl i had wus 12 hunerd an 50 dollurs frum my tacks chek an 33 dollurs and 22 cints in the jar but he sed if i wus reely wanten one he wood help me owt an take whut muneys i has an lets me sind him 50 dollurs evry munth whin i gits my chek but aftur only 3 yeers i kin kwit sinden him muney an it weel be mine. Most folks has elektrisity an more folks then not has tellyphonys so we aint no hicks its jus that mos folks are tu bizy with choores an such to lern hows to werk a kumputr. but ifen you wants i no most folks round here and i wood be rite hapy to reed to them ur letturs ifen u wants pleeze rite me back i has a hole lot of stuff i want to tell u. Thaynks fur ritin me and rite agin soon i wants to heer from u agin. byby for now ands u takes care of urself. byby.

[Ron Hudgens]

Originally Posted by ebreed40

I was a little pumped when I found this forum, but ZERO posts?

I have kin in Oklahoma with whom I swap e-mails all the time, so I know you are out there.

I was born in Maud in 1940, family moved to Shawnee in late '41. I worked for Troy Smith at Troy's Panful of Chicken, Van's Pig Stand, and ReBob's Steakhouse. Before that, I sold the Oklahoma City Times on Main Street for Louis Shapiro. Gus at Marquis Furniture was one of my favorite customers. The "ladies" at the old Dixie Hotel used to tip me fifty cents to go pick up little brown bags for them at Mr. Reynolds Drug Store. That was a lot of money in 1948!

I attended Jeffferson Elementary School, Washington Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Shawnee Junior High and Shawnee High School.

Although we moved around (a LOT!) in the late 40's and early 50's, Shawnee has always been my "hometown".

Anybody out there?

I lived in Shawnee from 69 to 74. Loved the old downtown. I worked at Piggly Wiggly, Step Dad's Kerr McGee Gas Station, Reynold's Drug Store and the Zales Jewelers for a small bit of time as a kid. I left to go in the Navy and came home in 78 to go to OBU. Didn't go more than a year and went back in the Navy and finished a career. I now live in New Jersey. I used to live right next to the train tracks around Main and Kickapoo. My house is no longer there. The entire block was taken over for commerical purposes.

[Ron Hudgens]

How long did it take you to put that together? That was pretty good. Where do you live? Have any funny words for your area of domicile?

[golf gal]

Gus was my Uncle. He and my Dad owned Marquis Furn. until early 60's when my Dad bought him out.....Gus then move to FL.

[Ron Hudgens]

I had an Uncle Gus. But I'm sure it wasn't the same guy because he wasn't in the furniture business. Where was Marquis Furniture located? Don't remember it. But, that was 30 years ago for me.

[golf gal]

Marquis Furniture was at 218 E. Main, across the street from Baptist Hardware. It's still there. The guy who bought it from my Father kept the name and has 3 other stores in OK. He change their names to Marquis.

[Ron Hudgens]

At the Zales Jewelers, The drug store across the street, grocery store a couple blocks away (Humpty Foods), The Lumber Yard, A& W Drive Inn, The Kerr McGee gas station on Harrison, and a bid dept store off of Kickapoo by the access road (can't remember the name - Alexanders?). I was all over the place. Even bailed some hay in the summer.

I streaked across the parking lot of the grocery store on north Kickapoo near the A&W.

I loved my time in Shawnee.

[susankay]

i am moving back to okay oklahoma from moab utah...looking for old school mates that might still live in okay