Olney Memories # 86 July 16, 2011 Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Olney Memories. New people continue to join our Olney Memories group and we welcome them. AOL notified me that they no longer have an email address for either Sue Bullard and or Margaret Davidson. If you know either or both email addresses please let me know so I can continue to send them Olney Memories. Thank you. Ann Weesner King Pianoann97@aol.com Class of 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Jones unclefroggie@aim.com I like the Olney memorabilia. I like the stories too. I never was much of a reader in my school days; I was more of a television viewer and subsequently barely graduated. I did enjoy the ODM for two reasons the comics and what was on at the movies. If you think movies are bad today see what was showing at the Drive In Aug 14, 1971. Tim Jones Class of ‘66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roger Gerber RogerGerber@cableone.net Although I have never lived in the Olney, IL. area, I do have many ties to people there. I am also one of your OM Subscribers. Several years ago I was fortunate enough to be given some old Funeral Notice’s (given out by Funeral Homes) and some obituaries from the newspaper there. So far, I have counted 68 different notices. They date from 1936 into the 1980’s, and all have ties with the Olney area. I may have more if I can find them. If any of your OM readers would like to have a copy, I will be glad to scan and email copies to them... no charge. If you or your readers would like a list, I will be glad to send it. I have misplaced the obituary clippings. Will let you know when I find them.. If requesting copies, please do not use this address. (rogergerber at cableone.net) Use instead: losttracks@usa.com Here are the names I have listed below... Laura Mitchell Bailey John Robert Barnes Arthur C. Berner James D. Bogard - also obituary John Jacob Bohren Karl L. Boley Margaret C. Boley Lucille Bowling Elizabeth Buss Sidney A. Byrd Eva G. Christy Thomas Newton Christy Clara A. Craig Lucy L. Curtis John W. Curtis Andrew J. Davis Elecy Wasser Davis Emma M. Davis Flo Ellen Davis Orwin J. Decker Henry Allen Dilley Mary Ditch William Everett Dunlap Carol Sue Ederer Maurice E. Ernst Helen Everette William C. Everette Della Eyer Phillip L. Eyer Jacob Fruitiger Hugh M. Gardner Charles Gentenbein Myron I. Gerber Rolla A. Gerber Clayton Gibson Sr. Elizabeth Goss Laura Maude Gray Eva May Grove Albert Edward Harmon Carl E. Harmon Dr. Claude E. Harrolle Peter F. Hasler Margaret Jane Henby John H. Holmes Mabel Holtz William Houser Jr. George Irvin Robert Joseph Jones Paul C. Kasten James Keen John H. Letsinger Haroldean Ray McVaigh Lyman O. Mack John E. Martin James E. Morris Martin I. Nicholas William D. Otterson Theodore Richey Kelly W. Richie Frank Riley Roma S. Rodgers Mary I. Runyon Robert Sager James F. Shaffer Melissa Scherer Orin Scherer Daniel Schmoker Roy Clifton Schnepper Pete H. Shultz Ida May Stanley William P. Steury Earl Stover John R. Strickland Nellie Tarpley Perry Thomas Rita Jane Thomas Christena Totten Collet A. (Ott) Varner Frank H. Wagner Georgia Lee Wiseman Oce M. Wagner Ethel Wilkerson ----- Thank you! Roger Gerber -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAT VAN MATRE vanmatrefp@frontier.com The class of 1956 will be having their 55 year reunion on September 23 and 24. On Friday night Sept.23 we will be at the Richland Country Club and on Saturday September 24 will be held at The Holiday Restaurant. We will have a Welcome Tent at the Olney Park Saturday during the Annual Arts and Crafts Fair. We will also have "ELVIS" with us Saturday for some good entertainment. The Class of 1956 would like to invite the other classes of the 1950's to come after our dinner, and visit and enjoy "Elvis" ! The letter is being mailed out first of July So if anyone in our class does not hear or you know you have not given us you address information, Please contact me: PAT VAN MATRE 1529 CYPRESS ROAD OLNEY, ILLINOIS, 62450 OR vanmatrefp@frontier.com Class of ’56 ==================================================== Richard Williams rrw41@earthlink.net Hello Ann and OM members, Below are two (of four) pages of a copy of the 1939 commencement program pamphlet for the Olney Township High School. I want to share that document with all OM members, as some OM members are listed as class members. Also, many OM members had friends in the class or are children or grandchildren of a graduate. All are invited to see the rest of document with the list of graduates. To see the class list pages, go to erhsalumni.net. There, above the ERHS hall picture, are the words, “ What’s New? Click Here.” Click on “Click Here,” and then at the top of the popup, click on the words “1939 Graduation Program.” Thanks to Tom Abegglen, ERHS Class of 1961, who recently donated the 1939 document to us, erhsalumni.net. It’s free a site, owned and operated by graduates for all who attended one of the township schools or ERHS and their teachers. (I stress the teachers as most don’t know they are welcome. And I mean any teacher from the school system, including grade school ones.) While there, guests are free to look around the ‘open’ pages. Only site members can open all pages. My Best, Richard Ray Williams, Class of 1960 Founding Administrator of erhsalumni.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------============================================================= =============================================================