John C. McCornack
Yukon, Oklahoma

Dancing in Yukon The tenderness you've shown me, The special things you do, Have given me no room for doubt There's no one quite like you. I love your voice, your gentle touch, Your quiet, thoughtful ways. You changed my life - only thoughts of you Now fill my nights and days. The future holds exciting things, Feel it in my heart, And even though there's lots of time, It's so hard when we're apart. But I'll have patience, that I promise. I can wait, I really can. 'Cause now I know what's in my future . . . A very special man. Marilyn Lott © 2003

Clinton’s finest

A farmer and his tractor

King and Queen of Clinton

Vintage Memories On a hot summer morning when the town's people meet To celebrate with dancing in the street I love to take my lawn chair, and on a corner sit And watch the celebrators in the heat Many don their finest bonnets, With ribbons and bows upon it Many bring their pretty little fans They sit and drink iced-tea with lemon Fellows tip their hat's to women Tap their toes to music from the bands Music swelling in the air, there's nothing I can quite compare To all the festivities of the day People laughing, singing, dancing Children showing off and prancing Oh, I love to see these street parades Hear the music in the grandstand, gentlemen take ladies' hand And swing them to the rhythm of the song A little rock and roll to start, and then a gentle waltz to part They glide and dance to each one's favorite song Let's not forget concession stands, with all the foods to eat Where even cotton-candy is for sale There's plenty there for everyone, and everyone is having fun Their drinking rootbeer, tea and gingerale The highlight of the day is when, they choose the king and queen within The merry crowd that gathered in the street They're chosen for their grace and charm As they were dancing arm in arm Oh, yes, I love these dances..what a treat ImAuthor4U

The World of Mom: My mom taught me Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Farm couple at Rush Springs

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There are so many interesting people From all across the land I especially love to watch people Dancing to an exciting band. M. I. Lusby 9-10-12

Why is Sears Roebuck listed only as Sears? Rest assured, Roebuck is still there! Sears, Roebuck & Co is the nation's fifth largest retail firm, with more than 870 full-line department stores and over 289,000 employees. While the company commonly refers to itself as "Sears," you'll notice that the copyright at the bottom of their official site still credits "Sears, Roebuck and Co." The company history section of the site points out the firm was incorporated as "Sears, Roebuck and Co." in 1893, after an enterprising station agent named Richard Sears teamed up with a Chicago watchmaker named Alvah C. Roebuck. The name has remained the official title of the company ever since. The company shot to prominence in the late 19th century with its mail order catalog. At the time, general stores throughout isolated rural areas were marking up their inventory as much as one hundred percent. In short -- mom and pop were squeezing out mom and pop. Thanks to timely improvements in the U.S. mail system, Sears was able to offer an array of goods at cheap prices. Adapting to America's booming car culture, Sears began opening retail stores in the mid-1920s. By 1931, retail sales topped mail-order sales, and Sears heralded in the birth of the department store. http://www.top-greetings.com

Fun Facts about living in 2012 1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

Train coming into Foss. My sister, Wenona would catch this train every Sunday evening to Elk City to attend Business School in the 1940’s.

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