RER
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Post by RER on Oct 8, 2006 18:40:28 GMT -5
Antique Witches, Goblings, Spooks and Things 1930s P.S. ...........Who is riding that broom ?? Bob
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RER
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Post by RER on Oct 8, 2006 18:51:32 GMT -5
Ole 1914 Halloween Card Bob
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Post by RER on Oct 15, 2006 12:12:17 GMT -5
"Typical Picture of Creek and River Banks In The Winter"
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RER
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Post by RER on Oct 22, 2006 20:00:57 GMT -5
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Post by RER on Oct 29, 2006 22:41:38 GMT -5
Pending 6......Pending 6......Pending 6......Pending 6 TURN UP VOLUME AND GO HERE: www.music.sc.edu/ea/MarchingBand/sounds/2001.mp3(my favorite motivation tune is this) _______________________ Countdown 6...........Countdown 6.....then I am retiring from the board. At that point I have nothing else to say. I have said too much maybe already and its time to only read and enjoy life. It has been great and fun, but I am running out of things to talk about. Bob
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Gregg
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Post by Gregg on Oct 30, 2006 23:08:05 GMT -5
OK. Here's something that I don't believe has been brought up before. Who delivered you? Dr. Dorothy D. Teal was the one who brought me into this world, and she was the first of many to smack me on the behind. I don't know how mwny doctors in Columbus delivered babies in the mid-1900s, but I have several friends who were also greeted by Dr. Teal. She may have been one of only a handful. As a side-note, I have a receipt for my mother's,(and my), hospital stay in July of 1946, and the 7-day visit at Bartholomew County Hospital was $45 ! Do you think there might be a correlation between wide-spread health insurance and the rising cost of health care? Providers used to have to look you in the eye when they handed you the bill.
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Post by David Sechrest on Oct 31, 2006 8:54:55 GMT -5
On 10-29-06, RER wrote:
Countdown 6...........Countdown 6.....then I am retiring from the board. At that point I have nothing else to say. I have said too much maybe already and its time to only read and enjoy life. It has been great and fun, but I am running out of things to talk about. Bob
Uh...Bob, there is still a "extra special category" for reaching 1000 posts. You still owe us 498 more!
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nancs
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Post by nancs on Nov 1, 2006 9:06:09 GMT -5
To attend Halloween 2006 at my daugher's home, last night I found myself driving so carefully to be on the alert for little trick or treaters and the discussion came up about 'reflection tape.' Back in the 1940s, the Lions Club, I believe, purchased reflection tape and then provided 'clinics' in town where children, and I presume adults, as well, could have reflection tape 'installed' on the back fender of their bicycles. As I recall, the reflection tape was available in both silver and red and placed on the back fender in a chevron design. I do believe that this was a Lions Club service project and the tape was provided at no cost to the kids. Additionally, my dad and probably Ralph Talkington, with the help of Westy Westermeir, designed a 'piece of tack, applying reflection tape to it' for the horses, which attached to the tail, so that the horses could be seen from a distance when we rode at night, which we did frequently. I did a bit of internet research on 'reflection tape,' and you might want to 'expand your knowledge' by checking out this site. www.primediahometech.com/seeclearnow/406history/Nanc
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Post by richard on Nov 16, 2006 7:03:00 GMT -5
I hope I’ve placed this in the correct thread. Do you recall anyone saying that they plan to ‘sock’ some money away? I’ll show you how I’m going to ‘sock’ my money, IF I ever have enough to ‘sock’ away!
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Babs
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Post by Babs on Nov 16, 2006 10:32:59 GMT -5
Richard, That is so funny!!!! ;D Yes, I've heard that expression all my life.
Did your wife fix this sock for you or did you find it someplace?
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Post by Babs on Nov 16, 2006 10:46:25 GMT -5
Gregg, In reply to your post #125, I was delivered at the Columbus hospital by Dr. Williams. I will have to check around to find his first name as all we ever called him was Dr. Williams. He was our family doctor for many, many years. I still have the original birth certificate and the envelope he handwrote and mailed to me. It is in our lock box at Home Federal Savings and Loan.
Early in my childhood, his office was on Washington Street, just North of the old Post Office, but later on probably in the 60's he moved his office to Central Avenue. He was a fine gentleman and so caring and concerned for his many patients. (He also made house calls, certainly a thing of the past!)
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Post by richard on Nov 16, 2006 10:53:56 GMT -5
Richard, That is so funny!!!! ;D Yes, I've heard that expression all my life. Did your wife fix this sock for you or did you find it someplace? Babs, I received that sock as a Christmas gift in the early 1950's. I believe they were purchased as my brother received one also.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2006 18:17:04 GMT -5
Babs, Dr. Williams full name was Everett Wendell Williams, you could say he was the first to see me. I was paid for in full right on the spot. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2006 18:21:44 GMT -5
Dr. Williams was a very fine doctor.
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nancs
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Post by nancs on Nov 16, 2006 18:45:34 GMT -5
Quoting from a page that David has, perhaps the mission statement of the website: One example of my Different By Design philosophy is the Columbus High School Yearbook section. It is a vast undertaking in and of itself. No other website on the internet and no other city can boast that they provide the same. The genealogical aspects of this offering are unique among other websites, and the yearbook pages should be viewed with more than just a nostalgic taste. There is a deeper, more profound reason the yearbooks are offeredAND I am not sure what or who I want to email first. This is a start. Those of us that 'haunt' the message boards so often wonder just how far reaching our posts may be going, who are the guests amongst us. Over time the readership has so vastly increased, and to all I say 'Welcome!' To my story and experience for today. The phone rang, a gentleman introduced himself, and started relating facts about the Stevens family, and did I know about so and so, etc. It actually sounded almost like one of those calls 'suggesting that you were named in somebody's will, and were due tons of money.......' Yet somehow I felt this was an honest call. I finally asked the right question, and this gentleman responded with a 100% correct answer!!!!!!!!!!!!! The conversation then continued, and what a joy. As we spoke, I asked if he had accessed the Historic Columbus website. Indeed, he had, and in particular had gleaned information from the Logs. Should we never wonder how far and wide this website goes, as this call came from Connecticut. I dashed to my computer and made some suggestions of threads that he might find interesting and informative. It was just a WOW conversation. I have to extend my personal thanks to David for having the vision for this site. Many more folks than we have any idea are reaping the rewards of all of our efforts. This gentleman expressed over and over how impressed he was with our postings and the content of the site overall. Love to all, Nanc
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Post by Babs on Nov 16, 2006 19:03:23 GMT -5
Thanks George, All day long it has been haunting me that I couldn't remember Dr. Williams first name and then it came to me. I could see the name on my birth certificate as if it was in front of me and the initials "E.W." came to mind. Thanks for verifying that for me.
He was indeed a grand doctor and a very fine human being. He always had the time to talk and never rushed you along out of his office. I had terrible sinus trouble in high school and had to visit him twice a week for shots for my problem. So I did see him a lot and to me, he was never "just a doctor but more like a grandfatherly friend". My whole family loved him.
Thanks again for finding his name for me. My oops, I didn't read the entire post before I did mine, you did have his obit and also his full name. I just remembered the E.W.
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Post by David Sechrest on Nov 17, 2006 16:24:05 GMT -5
On November 16th, nanc wrote:
I have to extend my personal thanks to David for having the vision for this site. Many more folks than we have any idea are reaping the rewards of all of our efforts. This gentleman expressed over and over how impressed he was with our postings and the content of the site overall.
nanc, thank you.
I like challenges. Back in the late 1980's/early 1990's, I was a collector of monster magazines. Famous Monsters of Filmland, to be precise. I bought my first issue of FM in 1964 off the rack at Cummins Bookstore and being the monster nut I was, I immediately fell in love with that publication. I always made sure I kept an extra 50 cents back when I knew the next issue was out, and during our downtown shopping, as soon as I jumped out of the car, I made a bee-line directly to Cummins Bookstore to pick one up. This went on for about two years. Then I discovered music and saved my money for records.
I rediscovered FM in the mid 1980's via a birthday party my sister and her husband threw for me, and began collecting those pieces of my youth.
In 1989, I decided to undertake the task of indexing the entire run of FM. That run consisted of 191 issues, ten yearbooks, and 3 paperback books. Famous Monsters spanned a period of 25 years, and it was quite a challenge to come up with all those issues. I met some great people who loaned me copies I didn't have (or couldn't afford). While I was at it, I thought I'd go ahead and index another companion magazine to FM entitled Spacemen. Spacemen was a rather short run, coming in at 9 magazines.
It took me 4 years to complete that task.
It looks like the yearbook section of the website is going to take longer.
By far, it's the most popular section of the website. I receive more mail regarding the yearbook section than any other (believe it or not, the "What We Watched On TV" comes in second!). I'm putting the finishing touches on the 1917 yearbook.
Hopefully, one day in the not too distant future, the yearbook section will be completed...
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Post by nancs on Nov 20, 2006 16:36:19 GMT -5
As I caught up on the boards reading through 'most recent posts,' in one I was glad that Bob pointed out the horses in a yard pictured on the postcard, the other, Babs thinking about 'over the river and through the woods,' and reminding me that Thanksgiving is ever so close, and also had word from Columbus this morning that a light snow had covered the ground-----and suddenly this series of thoughts made me think about a snapshot taken ever so many years ago in Columbus, 'down the street and through the snow, to friends' homes we go....'Photo taken on 6th Street where Maple Street ends I share that photo today, as my Thanksgiving wish to all of you------may you and yours be richly blessed. Remember to take time to smell the roses, and count your blessings, as they are many.
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.
Nanc
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Post by Babs on Nov 21, 2006 13:09:26 GMT -5
Thanks Bob....but I'm not there yet! I will listen once I hit the 250 mark!
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Post by Babs on Nov 21, 2006 13:13:20 GMT -5
Welcome to Joy Beatty Deckard; she is our newest member although she has contributed much to this site in the past via David. Glad you joined in with the rest of us Joy! :-)
Joy is a local artist and an extremely talented lady who does so much for so many people. We've been friends since high school and I am so thrilled she is now a "full fledged" Columbus site member!!
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