DeKalb Texas Trivia Copied from Bogue Homer Days 1999: DeKalb Chamber of Commerce TRIVIA * What industry was located where Barrett Auto Sales is now located? - Red Kap * What was Mo Elliott’s horse’s name? - Molly * Who was the caller for the DeKalb Quadrille for many years? - Robert Blackburn * Name the State Representatives from DeKalb over the years. - Winford Dunn, Less Terrell, Bob Bass, and Barry Telford * What brand of perfume did Hazel Mac Ricks wear? - White Shoulders * What did J. C. Coggins teach at DeKalb High School? - Math * Who compiled Silas McCrary: Ancestors and Descendents? - Carolyn and Micheal McCrary * How long has Marie House written the Bethlehem News? - 12 years or forever * What were the names of Janie Moser’s 4-H project Sheep? - Tinker and Bell * When was boxing no longer a sport in DeKalb Highscool? - 1956 * Who was principal of Spring Hill School when it closed? - Don Martin * What year did Jones Crossing school close? - 1964 * What was Juanita Blankenships shoe size? - Size 4 * Who did Ison Johnston call “my eyes” in his later years? - C. F. Williams * Who was the jeweler at Robinson Drug? - Herschell Riggins * Who baked the pies at Roy’s Café for many years? - Frank Moore * Where was Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Rutherford’s home? - Mt. Pleasant * How many teachers were there among the eleven children of Laura & Robert Shavers? - Nine * Who helped Norman Moser graft pecan trees in the 1940’s? - Benjamin Bohanan * When was the Braswell House built? - CA. 1858 * What boat company was Roy Rogers advertising when he went down the Red River? - Yellow Jacket * Who was the girl in the red swing in a Saloon Show? - Mary Lou Rankin * Who wore a dress of Bertie Windle’s in a Pioneer Days’ Style Show? - Chris Telford * Where did Willie Ruth Daniels first teach? - Bethlehem * Where was Honea’s Grcery located? - At the site of the Agri-Supply Office * When were the two railroad culverts in DeKalb built? - 1928 * What was Dr. C. S. Crew’s major interest besides medicine? - Horse racing. * What year did the state abandon the prison farm north of DeKalb? - 1927 * Where is the soda fountain from Robinson Drug now located? - State Theatre * What flower did William Whatley love? - The Rose. * When was DeKalb the temporary county seat of Bowie County? - February to June 1841 * What present counties were originally included in Bowie? - Cass, Marion, Titus, Franklin, Morris * For whom is the Icenhower addition named? - Nolan Icenhower. * Who delivered ice from the Ice House in the 1940’s? - Bill Smith or Pete William * What local woman took pictures professionally in the 1940’s and 50’s? - Martha Gerald Hatchel * What did W. C. Miles teach at DeKalb High School? - Building Trades * What years were there major floods in the DeKalb area in the 1900’s? - 1935, 1957, 1990 * Who owned a BBQ café on North Runnels? - Talmage Stewart * Who built “Mynie’s House”? - C. L. Vermillion, Baptist Minister * Where was the Winfred Hatchel house located? - Where Barry and Marha Teflord now live. * What was “Cap” Prestridge’s real name? - Clyde Morris * Who was the editor of the Dekalb News for 30 years? - Fred Napp Who were the four brothers from DeKalb that fought in and returned from World War II? - Quint, Joe, and Grady Childs (#4 missing) * Who’s pool was used for baptisms? - Luke Shafer * How long ago did Bro. George Pinkham preach in DeKalb? - 54 years * Who owned the Piggly Wiggly in DeKalb? - Vernon Shaw * Whose home was located where the Methodists Wesley Center was built? - Mary Payne * Whose home was located on the vacant lot just west of the Baptist Church? - Hugh and Georgia Barry McGee. * When did the train come to Dekalb? - August 12, 1876 * What is Hartwell Minnick’s nickname? - Speedy * What is the oldest known grave in the Dekalb Cemetery? - Oliver Wyse, 1858 * What is the former name of MLK Drive? - Clarksville Street * What is another name for FM 992 north? - Laynesport Road * What is a “HOOKS” house? - Government houses bought by private citizens after World War II * What brand of shoes did Don Pinkham sell? - Mason Shoes * How many doctors were in Dalby Springs in the late 1800’s? - Seven * What was Vernon McGill better known as? - Easy. * Who taught singing and dancing lessons to many young people in the 1950’s? - Boyce Moss * Where were bandages rolled and socks knitted during World War II? - Second floor of the old fire station. * How much did it cost to cross the Red River on the ferry? - 50 cents one way. * What was the name of another picture show in DeKalb? - Ritz * What is a “frow”? - A blade with a long handle to split shingles. * Where were early DeKalb land titles registered? - Miller County Arkansas * Where was a silent movie house located? - Where the Masonic Lodge is located. * Where was the Center point School? - In the Hubbard Community, near the home of Dora Rumsey * When was the Crump House built? - 1928-29 * When did several businesses on North Runnels Street burn? - 1971 * When was Marvin Pynes School completed? - 1955 * Where was Almont School located? - Macedonia Community * From whom did the state buy the property that became a prison farm north of DeKalb? - N. A. (Gus) Shaw. * Where was Booker, Texas located? - Garland Community * Where was DeKalb College located? - The block west of the Bapist Church. * Who built the first brick house in DeKalb? - Clemmie Jones * Where was the Front Street Junction originally located? - Where Juanita’s restaurant is temporarily located. * When was the First Baptist Church established? - 1868 * When was running water available in the homes of DeKalb? - 1927 * Where was the Whybark Lumber Yard located? - Where the Front Street Junction is now located. * Who was the last principal of Marvin Pynes High School? - T. C. Rutherford * Who got her head stuck in an outhouse hold? - Virginia Wray * Where is the hanging tree? - N. E, corner of Kelly Rogers yard. * What natural disaster hit Dekalb on May 4, 1999? - A tornado. * Who was the first Ag teacher in DeKalb High School? - Floyd Sanders * When did REA come to rural DeKalb? - Early 1940’s * How many new car dealers were in DeKalb in 1940? - Three. * Who was the last principal of Marvin Pynes Elementary School? - A.C. Alford. * Where was the telephone exchange once located? - Upstairs of the Sanders Building Drugstore. * Who built the house in which the Cap Prestridge’s lived? - Brad Hatchel ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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