I get letters from all over the United States, and
also e-mails such as this one from Roger Fray
Mr. Hackley,
I
live in Iowa now, but I grew up in Monroe City and
attended Indian Creek School (when there was one). I also lived
in Richmond for 11 years and was very involved in the community when
there. I spent a lot of summers working on my grandparents farm
near Smithton, and my brother is a Vet in Boonville.
I
still subscribe to the Richmond paper and
always enjoy your articles. So many of them remind me of similar
stories growing up in rural Missouri!
Take
care, and I wish you much good health. Roger Fray
I have
been criticized for not answering my e-mails. My excuse is I’m
actually computer illiterate. When I was in high school, they had
about twenty manual Underwood typewriters. I took the typing class
and at the end, the teacher gave a speed test. She called me in
and allowed as how I was the first student in the history of an Oak Grove typing
class to get a “minus” on the speed test. I made more mistakes
than words typed. The following e-mail may motivate me into
learning how to type.
My
name is Lynn Huffman. I am the daughter of Gorty Aslin, 87 years
old, an avid reader of your articles in the Dexter Daily Statesman.
He asked me to e-mail you to let you know he also attended a one room
school house for the first 8 years of his schooling with the same
teacher. The building still stands in the country.
It was called Liberty school.
He actually spent more than 8 years because he slipped away when he was 5
years old to go to school. He would very much like to talk to you
about his experiences growing up during that era if you would be interested.
Thank you for your time. Lynn Huffman
In case I
don’t get better with a computer, always include your telephone number and
mailing address.
Jack can be reached at
PO Box 40,
Oak Grove, MO 64075 or jackremembers@aol.com.
Visit www.jackremembers.com
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