Comments for Cape Girardeau History and Photos

Comment on Kingsway Dr. – Kurre Lane Neighborhood by Nancy Kaempfer Strauser

Nancy Kaempfer Strauser — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:01:42 +0000

Ken, we lived in the Kurre house on Kurre Lane. I was 6 months old when we moved there from Themis Street in 1957. My older brothers Larry & Jim remember the neighborhood better than I and Jim was always fishing at 3 mile creek. The Nolans lived on the corner of Kurre and Kingsway and Ann Nolan had a beauty shop in the basement. We picked blackberries by the bucket full near what is now Lexington. That area was all woods and farmland. We moved to a house Dad built on Lyndhurst in 1962. Huntington was a gravel road then.

Comment on May Greene School by Alice Whittaker

Alice Whittaker — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:52:46 +0000

I also remember that concrete slab, was told often by parents NOT to go down it.. but we always did.. I went to MayGreene my 1st and second grade.. then went to Marquette school till High School..

Comment on May Greene School by Bob Ravenstein

Bob Ravenstein — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:38:33 +0000

That is a picture of Fort D where we used to have our Ham Radio meetings. We built a powerful transmitter and had a very nice Amateur Radio station there for years. i was about 13-16 years old then and what a great group of Hams. Some were from the spark gap days of early radio and I sit spellbound for hours listening to their stories of the beginning of radio

Comment on May Greene School by Richard "Dick" Hopper

Richard "Dick" Hopper — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:17:46 +0000

Attended May Greene 1st & 2nd grades (1937/38). remember Kite flying contests where everyone cheered for Mr Wilkinson (janaitor) in highest kite contest. Had other categories; biggest, smallest, prettiest, etc.

Also remember sliding down big concrete slam outside Fort D coming home from school.

Comment on May Greene School by Revella Booker Pugh

Revella Booker Pugh — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:14:40 +0000

I attended May Greene School for five years and was looking forward to my sixth year because only sixth graders could particpate in the May Pole Ceremony. However, due to extenuating circumstances I was not able to partipcate but I will always have fond memories of May Green School and my classmate, Ann Ellis.

Comment on May Greene School by Jane McKeown Neumeyer

Jane McKeown Neumeyer — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:24:20 +0000

The former slave account is riveting. Ken, thank you for including it.

Comment on May Greene School by Mearlin Allen class 62

Mearlin Allen class 62 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:54:43 +0000

May Green was my grade school. It was in 1968 when i was on the fire dept. doing building inspections the first time i went back in the school since the 6th grade. It was like all the steps inside the building got shorter. they were tall back in grade school. The inside of the building was not as big as it seems 10 years later. After school was out we used to shimey up a drain pipe on the east side of the building to retreave balls that was hit upon the roof.

Comment on Buried Treasure in Capaha Park by buy silver bullion

buy silver bullion — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:33:29 +0000

Did he find his quarter?

Comment on H&H Building, Draft Board and Dentist by Prudy Irvin Detzel

Prudy Irvin Detzel — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:26:27 +0000

Ken, you and I tried to find info on Libby Oliver. I could never bring up those newspaper editions on file you sent me. I still appreciate your effort.

What I like so much about this is that Penny Oliver responded. Penny, wasn’t your mother the Libby Oliver who served as Mistress of Ceremonies at Girl Scout events?

If so, she had a major impact on my life. It is a miracle that I grew up to be a public speaker since I was so shy as a child. You may not remember that in high school … but that story is too long to share now.

At any rate, my entire adult life has found me sometimes with regularity holding in front of a microphone. I was always intrigued by Mrs. Oliver’s professionalism and at the same time humor. I try to incorporate both because of her.

I would like very much to have a picture of her if any one has one and would want to share it. Thank you.

I also remember going to Penny’s home, I think, for a Girl Scout swimming party that Libby Oliver sponsored.

Speaking of Girl Scout memories, do any of you have any pictures of us at day camp or of making tin can stew in I think the alley on Themis Street?

Comment on A Walk On Themis Street by Ken Steinhoff

Ken Steinhoff — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:17:04 +0000

Prudy,

Thanks for the comment. It’s interesting how so many of us identify not only with a school, but with the neighborhoods surrounding the school.

If you have an email address for Mary Nowell, would you send it to me off-line? I’ve been setting aside photos of her dad and Nowell’s Camera until I can find a few more. When I run the page, I’d like to make sure she sees it.

Mr. Nowell had a major influence on my life. He gave many a young photographer a start by letting us hang out in his shop and extending us credit to buy equipment and supplies.

There were a number of times when I discovered that I had run out of photo paper or a chemical after the store was closed. He never failed to come down to open up for me. Try that with one of your big box stores these days.