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03/22/06
- NNHS Newsletter
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Paul Laurence Dunbar |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
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has been playing in my head all week, so I thought I might as well share it
. Or perhaps I'm turning into my maternal great-grandmother, Barbara Ann
Eliza Warlick Payne (18 Aug 1848 - NC / 16 Oct 1917 -
NC), who spouted daily aphorisms in the
hope that she might eventually take some of them to heart herself. I
have a lot of trouble with that "Never mind what might have been"
line.....
This, by the way, was "posta" have been yesterday's "bonus" Newsletter, which endured too many long interruptions to ever make it off the ground. By midnight it was still hours from completion. OOOPS! |
NEWBIES:
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1.
Carol,
That is so cool!
The very idea of bumping into an old schoolmate while shopping makes me yearn
even more for "the sacred soil of Virginia". Thanks for sharing that
story, David!
2.
Carol,
I was with Steve Hochman '60 the other night and I was telling him how great your site is. He asked me if I would contact you and have his e-mail address added to your mailing list. Thank you for your including Steve and keep up the great work. Ronnie Burroughs '60 WOWZERS, Thanks, Ronnie! Randy and Steve, I've added you both to the (usually) hidden mailing lists and the Alumni List. You were both already listed on your respective Class Pages - although, of course, I posted neither of your email addies. That requires your specific permission: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-1960.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-1964.html Welcome aboard! We
look forward to hearing from you both!
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BIRTHDAYS:
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see, whose birthday is it today?
22 -
COOKIE!!! It's you!
Well, Happy Birthday, Pretty Lady! Have a wonderful day! |
From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 03/17/06 (but only just
arriving in my email inbox today...?!?):
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Thanks,
Carol, so so much for the Vietnam Music site! I cannot imagine why it
"went away."
http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html And I cannot imagine why your email took four days to reach me........
And thanks to
http://marketplace.espeakers.com/movie.php?sid=5290&aid=10558 http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield Are they not incredible?!? (Thanks again, David!)
Thanks, Gloria! It's always fun to
hear from you!
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From Dicky Dawes (NNHS/HHS - '62) of VA - 03/19/06 - "What's going on (Part
II)":
| Carol Hope all is well with you.......... On a lighter side.. Also in February, Jefferson Lab offered me the opportunity to retire with additional benefits. I had no idea of all the stuff I had acuminated in the nineteen years I have worked there. Some said my office looked like an Antique shop, anyway it took me most of February to pack up and move out. I have now joined the Retirement Club. Come on, Uncle Sam!
WOWZERS!!!
Congratulations!!! |
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I have also attached
is an image of a card I purchased. I am not sure where this was. It may be the old Buxton. Any guesses? Richard Dawes |
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| 1916 - Forerunner of Riverside Hospital | postmarked August 17, 1916 | |||
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We don't need to guess on this one, Dicky. We have a definitive answer for you, straight from the Wizard of Wonderment himself, 
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA:THIS 1916 POSTCARD IS THE ORIGINAL RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL ON HUNTINGTON AVENUE..... Actually, I think your PC is the original building (opened 1916) of what would evolve into Riverside Hospital on Huntington Avenue at 50th Street. Of course, that original structure was long ago razed as the more modern hospital was constructed. Dave offers this image as further proof: On this web page (
http://www.riverside-online.com/about_riverside/history.cfm) appears a
history of Riverside. The following image is included: |
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Note the design of the porch railing in the background and match it to your PC.
Works for me......
Thanks, David!
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you, Dicky! And once again, my deepest sympathies on the loss of your
mother: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/03-19-06-NNHS-Estelle-McKenzie-Dawes.html |
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From Jacque Ray Fisher ('66) of VA? - 03/20/06:
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Hi Carol
You are amazing with this newsletter.
I wanted to add my e-mail to the 1966
list
I am Jacque(line) Ray (Fisher).........
fisherteam@att.net
Thanks, Jacque, I have you so posted now:
I just celebrated my 58th birthday
3/16/1948 (58 is just a number)
(how old would we be if we didn't know
when we were born) - forever young
 Oh, dear! And we missed it! Well, Happy Belated Birthday, Lady!
Thanks Carol - Jacque Fisher
It's not about me - It's about YOU!
EXACTLY!!! That's what I keep trying to explain to
people! It's all about
Oh, dear, I'll try to be good..... NAAAAAHHH.......
Thanks, Jacque!
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From Terry Haney ('66) of VA - 03/21/06:
I noticed that the last
picture from
Dave Arnold's CD does not identify Aderon Gibbs ('66 - of VA) and
Ray Price ('67 - of VA)? Not sure I would want anyone to know
I associate with them either, but they are still my friends after all these
years.
GASP!!!
Well, of course, I knew that!
It's a wonder I'm not in that shot myself. I was standing there
talking with them for about 20 minutes!!!
If you knew the bizarre manner in which I assembled these Newsletters, it would perhaps be easier to understand how I make such grievous errors from time to time, but it still doesn't excuse it. In fact, with these daily Newsletters, I frequently release them knowing there are errors remaining on the page, and then rush back to try to repair them before they are spotted. But that night, I was so exhausted, the only "rush" I was feeling was an intense desire to find my bed..... I am
sooooo sorry!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/03-20-06-NNHS-And-I-Love-Her.html |
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/21/06 - "Coal Piers":
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the coal loading pier and vicinity. I, too, remember the road over the
wooden bridge which permitted you to go down to the piers. Some of that road
may be visible in one or more of these images: |
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| Coal Piers | Grain Elevator | Hell's Half Acre | |
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| Train Depot Looking North | Water Front: Coal Piers to Casino Grounds | Coal Piers | |
| Captain, I have no idea whatsoever why some of these images were not already on this page, but I added them now. Thank you so much!  http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html |
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
03/21/06:
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Hi, Carol:
I enjoyed reading the memories of Eric
Huffstutler (Bethel HS - '75) of VA with respect to the C & O
Terminal and Coal Handling Facility, and especially his recollection of
the wooden bridge leading to the
C & O
Building and Piers. In fact, I checked the website to revisit
the photos posted, and comments about this focal point that was so
important to driving the economy of the Peninsula. It was always fun to
visit the piers.
I searched for a comment or two that I had sent you
earlier about the wooden bridge. Maybe I only thought I had sent it to
you, since I did not find any reference to the bridge on the page.
Although I'm usually the guilty party here due my my nasty procrastinations, Joe, this time I think I might actually be innocent. I recall your speaking of Eva's grandfather before, but I really do not recall any discussion of a wooden bridge. Once again, however, this proves absolutely nothing. Ask me about Thanksgiving of 1949. Now, that I remember!
That bridge was built in 1918 by the grandfather of
Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL. His name was Carl Floyd and
he continued in the construction business until the mid-1960's. The C & O
Bridge as we commonly called it was built to permit access to the C & O
Building that was completed in 1918. The wooden bridge allowed traffic
from West Avenue to enter the parking lot of the C & O Building, and also
to access the piers from a rather steep roadway on the south side of the
building.
The wooden bridge construction was one of the first
projects undertaken by Mr. Floyd when he started his business upon
returning from Europe at the end of World War I. He suffered from chlorine
gas exposure from the trenches in Flanders. The bridge was sturdy and
rugged, and crossed the passenger train track that terminated on a pier
adjacent to the passenger station and the steam boat pier. That old wooden
bridge was replaced with a newer one in the late 1960's.
The old bridge was neat, as it sort of rumbled under
the tires of my bicycle when I rushed to deliver Western Union Telegrams
to the C & O Building regarding the impending arrival of ocean going
vessels as a young TYPHOON.
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
WOWZERS!!! Thanks, Adonis! |
From Fred Field ('45) of CA - 03/21 06 - "Wooden Bridge at C&O":
| Hello Carol, Tue. Mar.
21, 06 Eric Huffstutler (Bethel HS - '75) of VA asked about a wooden bridge access to the C&O area. That bridge was built early in WW-II. I remember it from my summer job at the Army's Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation (HRPE) in 1943. It was placed at a short extension of the south end of West Avenue going just beyond 23rd Street. The road continued south of the bridge then made a quick turn and ended at River Road. Of all the C&O piers, the shortest one was at the end of the passenger train track. The only purpose of that pier was to berth the NN-to-Norfolk steamer Virginia, so it was not a long pier. An arriving passenger train would back onto the pier so that passengers to and from the Virginia would have a short walk. That position was also convenient for passengers who had been in the waiting room of the old Victorian style station. This was all determined in the 19th century master plan when the C&O was built. During the war the passenger traffic greatly increased and so the trains got longer. So much so that when parked at the station, they would extend far across River Road. This of course blocked all the street traffic into and out of the Port area. As a hasty remedy, the Army built the wooden bridge. The wooden bridge was only long enough to cross the single passenger train track. The freight train tracks arrived further south. I don't think pedestrians were allowed to use the wooden bridge. I remember coming back from lunch and having to stand in line to climb through a passenger car to get back to my messenger job. HRPE supplied a great many jobs for NN residents. The pay was very good. I was paid more as a 15 year old messenger than I would make at my next two summer jobs at the Shipyard. At that time there was a state law which prohibited youths under 16 from being hired in industrial jobs without a special work permit. HRPE workers were U.S. Government employees and so the state law did not apply.
Thanks, Fred!
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From
Barbara Houston ('68) of Northern VA - 03/21/06:
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Carol -
My father and I used to go watch coal being dumped. I was fascinated with the coal car being turned upside down. We had to roll up the windows to keep the coal dust out. Barbara Houston '68 Thanks, Barbara! Your memory mirrors my own. Did you notice what
happened here? We received finely detailed, erudite background
information from four brilliant gentlemen - and warm fuzzies from two little
girls' treasured memories of special moments with their daddies. I
love it!
This entire conversational thread is now also posted: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html |
From Carolyn Simpson Knight ('56) of VA - 03/21/06 - "Class of 1956 Reunion
Page":
| Good morning, Carol, Sorry you had to spend so much time in the Doctor’s office yesterday. Hopefully, everything turned out OK!!!
Oh,
yes, ma'am! It was simply that the doctor was running waaaay
behind, so it was what my sons call a "WOTAM" - a waste of time and
money......
As it
happens, we have both songs elsewhere on the site, so I just pulled Autumn
Leaves (one of my favorites!) from last fall's Newsletter:
So here you are:
I thought perhaps the words to the song were included in the 1956
Anchor, but I didn't see them. If you have them, it would be fun to
include them as well.
The words to our Class Song, to the
tune of Autumn Leaves:
Absolutely,
Pretty Lady! It's my privilege!
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From Me ('65) of NC - 03/21/06 - "Reunion
Pages":
| While
I was tooling around on the Reunion Pages, I did a little redesigning to add
some uniformity of appearance. It isn't yet finished, but it is begun: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2009-59.html I should have done Reunion: Class of 1962 next, but I started in the middle (as I often do) and looked at Brownie's Poem. Iit was just such a messy embarrassment, I had to do something to save it immediately. So I did: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/brownies-poem.html - total redesign That was really my first attempt at illustrating pages three-and-a-half years ago, and I actually learned quite a bit in the process, but it does look much better now. And of course, many of the people and places she mentioned now have pages of their own, so they are now linked to it as well.
Sorry for the delay,
Oh, because of previous size restraints which no longer exist, I had never added that image of Miss Kelly's to her page. So now I did: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teachers.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teach-Kelly.html Oh, Brownie! Your poem ends with these words: Wouldn’t It Be Just So Sublime? For All Of Us To Walk The NNHS Halls Just one more time? Fabulous News!!! On Saturday, September 29, 2006 at 11:00 AM, you'll have that very opportunity, thanks to the good people of the Class of 1966 Reunion Committee! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1966.html You'll just love it! It's exactly the same, just very, very different! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Magical-Mystery-Tour-05.html Trust me. You won't want to miss it! |
From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 03/21/06 - "Check it out":
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Don't know if you've seen this site, but
ahhhhh, the memories it brings back. It's extra cool because the Statler
Brothers sing along. Check it out!
Ohhh, so cool! Thanks, Gloria! |
From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 03/21/06 - "Bullofawack":
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Carol --
"Bullofawack" was part of a cheer used
at football games in the 40's & 50's, and maybe even earlier. I don't
remember exactly how it goes, but I think it contained the following line:
"Bullofawack, Bullofawack, give the ball to the quarterback".
Being it was a
cheer used only at football games, I always thought it was "Bull of a
Whack", as in: knock their ______ off!
OHHHHH, THAT Bullofawack!!! I do remember that, now! No, wait a minute. I was thinking of "Push 'em back! Push 'em back! Waaaay back!" Or maybe it was all part of the same cheer? Oh, how should I know? Do I look like a cheerleader?!? No, I didn't think so! But we do have a plethora of NNHS cheerleaders in our midst. Ladies?
Yes, that does sound like the most
logical etymology of that word, doesn't it?!?
Thanks so much, Ronnie! |
From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 03/21/06:
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Reading about
Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73 - of VA) working on his Chevelle made me
remember a couple of my old cars........looked in some old
pictures.......voila! |
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Tom, I think that's a 69
Chevelle SS that I'm sitting on.......it was my boyfriend's. Get a load
of that beehive......and with a flip no less! How did I manage that?
Then there was my beautiful 69 Mustang
fastback......or was beautiful until one morning I was driving to work at
Langley AFB down LaSalle Avenue, and a woman just couldn't get to the 7-11
fast enough, so she turned
in front of me. :( My poor car got fixed, but it was never the
same. Then came the 72 Pinto with no air conditioning.......until the hot
summer I drove to and from Ft Lauderdale........went straight to Sears and
had a/c installed. I kept that car the longest......still had it when my
son was born in 77. Right after I sold it, the warning came out about
getting hit from the rear might cause the gas tank to explode!! Yikes!
I had quite a few cars in those days.......wonder why I didn't take pictures of all of them? Now there you have me. How I would love to have hundreds of pictures that were never taken...... Thanks, Gloria! I posted your cool old cars: |
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From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 03/22/06 - "What were you doing at the
Dr.'s office...":
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ok? You must take good care of yourself because you are a national treasure
to all of us!!!
Waiting. And waiting. And
waiting and waiting and waiting. I actually took two naps in that
waiting room, causing much mirth for one and all. Now ask me how much
I care.
Thanks, Jean. I'm
fine - but I appreciate your concern!
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From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 03/22/06 - "A FLOWER FOR YOU":
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Have a
bright sunny day!
AWWWW! Thanks,
Jerry!
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REALLY, REALLY BACKLOGGED:
This is so old it's
downright embarrassing
- but it's fun!
From Dave Arnold ('65) of VA - 11/15/06 - Reunion CD #4 - Saturday, October 22,
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| Dawn Yevak of VA | Flores Williams ('66) of VA; and Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA | Lynn Walker Brothers ('65) of VA; Pauline Collins Shofner ('65) of VA; and Edna Whitcomb Harrison ('65) of VA in the background | Line Dancing! | |
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| Larry Moran ('65) of VA; and Angie Ray Smith ('64) of VA | Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA | Nelson Groom of VA | Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI | |
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| Jack ('61) and Edna Whitcomb ('65) Harrison of VA | Mrs. Ida Fenigsohn of VA | Debra and Larry ('65) Moran of VA; Mike Hirshman ('65) of CO | Bobby Callis ('64) of WV | |
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| Mattie Rowell of NC??; Van Rowell ('65) of NC; Barry Brothers (YHS - '65) of VA; Pauline Collins ('65) and Charles Shofner of VA; ?; and Jimmy Smith ('62) of VA?? | Jackie Millikin Gray ('65) and her husband | Bobby ('65) and Sharon Chaffin ('66) Tanner of VA | ||
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/30/06
- "Why I love the south" (#22 in a Series):
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Carol,
If you can stop laughing, you
might include one of these each upcoming newsletter ....
unless you think it undignified.
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Oh, how lovely....or something........ Actually, this picture lends itself to so many interpretations. What is it?!? A decorating statement? A solution to What to Do When the Lights Go Out? A shrine to Papst Blue Ribbon? The mind boggles......
Thanks, Dave!
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Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! |
Love to all, Carol
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May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Words and Music by Meredith Willson, 1940
(As recorded by
Jim Reeves on "Songs to Warm the Heart",1959)
May the good Lord bless and keep
you, whether near or far away.
May you find that long-awaited golden day today.
May your troubles all be small ones, and your fortune ten times ten.
May the good Lord bless and keep you 'til we meet again.
May you walk with sunlight shining and a bluebird in ev'ry tree.
May there be a silver lining back of ev'ry cloud you see.
Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrow. Never mind what might have been.
May the good Lord bless and keep you 'til we meet again.
May the good Lord bless and keep you 'til we meet ('til we meet),
'Til we meet ('til we meet) again.
"May the Good Lord Bless and
Keep You" midi courtesy
of
http://www.preciouslordtakemyhand.com/christianhymns/maythegoodlordblessandkeepyou.html
- 03/19/06
and extracted with the kind assistance of my #6 son, Dale Harty of NC - 03/21/06
Thanks, Dale!
"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" lyrics courtesy of http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiLORDKEEP.html - 03/19/06
"Golden Day" Image courtesy of http://passionup.com/fun/fun67.htm - 03/20/06 (re-saved 03/22/09)
Gold Scroll Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars17.html - 03/21/05 (re-saved 03/22/09)
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Animated Laughter clip art
courtesy of Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 01/24/06
Thanks, Janice!
Animated Rolling on the Floor Laughing Boy courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/06/05
