September 4, 2014 News

Birthdays: September 4, Stephen Anderson; September 5, Ashley McGaughey, John Elmore; September 6, John Zeller, Jean Oelkers, Morgan Deines; September 7, Alicia Rues, Holly Anders, Jessica Casey, Eli Morgan, T.J.Steinert; September 8, Gerald Barnes, Daryl North; September 9, Taylor Deines, Haydn Legleiter; September 10, Thomas House, Trenton Herdman, Ron Johnson, Don Johnson.

Anniversaries: September 7, Harold and Janet Herdman; September 8, Leigh Barrett and Alicia Rues; September 9, Bill and Barbara Baus; September 10, Todd and Tambra Pfeifer.

Hampton Reminiscences:

Chet Rogers: Back in the 30's, one afternoon at Hampton a big dust cloud rolled in from the northwest and school was let out early. I started to hot-foot it home, but Melvin Littler would have none of that and he took me home. When we drove in our yard you could barely see the house. I don't know how Melvin ever made it home.

Ruth Akers Yawger: I taught Hampton school two years, 1929-1930 and 1930-1931. My school board members were Basil Temple, Roy Langdon and Ross Baldwin. My pupils were James, Lorine, Donald, Wayne and Elbert Langdon, Ruby and Melvin Littler and Margaret Temple. I remember one day in the spring of my second year, it was such a lovely spring day. I told my husband Glenn, I would walk home after school. I left the school building about 4:30 P.M., had walked less than a mile when the wind changed to the north with sleet and snow - a blizzard! I made it to the first farm house where Lawrence and Elsie Curtis lived. I stayed with them. I called Glenn to tell him where I was. He had started to come for me, but got stuck, had to leave the car and walk back to the house. He came with team and wagon when the weather cleared. Elsie Curtis taught me how to make pie crust.

St. Mary's Faith Sharing group will being their Fall meetings on Monday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m. at St Mary's Rectory. If you would like to join the group, let us know so we can order you a book.

History Notes:

June 1974

McCracken’s Cookie League team won the Lucas invitational baseball tournament this past weekend with wins over Sylvan Grove 14-1; Wilson 10-3 and Osborne 10-0 for first place. Chuck Higgins pitched a no-hitter in the championship game striking out 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Stephens have opened a new grocery store and restaurant in Alexander.
Willetta Herdman is a candidate for the office of Rush County clerk in the primary election.
Edna Cheney, 78, died June 9 in Hutchinson. Burial was in the McCracken Cemetery.
Alta Meehan received her 50 year pin from the Order of the Eastern Star in McCracken.
Harvest has started in the area. LaCrosse, McCracken and Hargrave elevators have taken in 120,000 bushels with moisture content from 13-14 percent and test weight between 57-58 lbs. It is averaging about 20 bushels per acre.
Rev. and Mrs. Everett Dykes are the new ministers of the Assembly of God Church. The wheat market is $3.90 Milo $3.40
Debra Derr and David Rogers were married Sunday, June 16 at the UMChurch. Rev. Leonard Goosen officiated the ceremony. Barbara Reinert was organist and accompanied the soloist, Lorrie Morgan.
Donna and Bill Greenway attended the Kansas Junior Olympics Meet in Manhattan Friday. Donna placed 3rd in discus.