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It was quite a pleasure to find out yesterday about the web site for my home town, Adena. I was a proud member of this community during its "Golden Years" as stated in the article on your home page. My mom and dad, Floyd and Eva Campbell moved to Adena in 1936. They rented a home on Hanna Avenue behind Bedways store. We lived there until 1939 when we moved to the big city of York. In 1948 we returned to Adena and lived on Sycamore Street. I graduated from high school in 1951. Upon graduation I went to Cleveland to work as I didn't want to work in the coal mines. In October 1951 I joined the US Air Force and upon returning from Vietnam in 1967 I was stationed in Florida. Upon retiring in 1971, my wife (Wilma Stromski Class of 1952) and I decided that we would stay here in Florida. We return to the area to visit as Wilma's Sister, Beverly, Class of 1950 and Doris, Class of 1954 still live in the area. Over the years I have told many people about our town, about where it obtained its name from and above all, our brick lined streets. The picture showing the clean up of the overturned lime truck shows the bricks still there. Just stop and think of how many times over the past 100 years or so the cement and asphalt roads have been repaired, torn up and replaced and repaired again while the old red, rough, noisy brick roads are still there. I remember the highlight of the week was the fish fry at the Elks Lodge where the bank is now. The movie theater where I used to be ticket taker and saw the recruitment movie for the U S Navy that stared my brother Bill who graduated in 1944. Pumping gas at Erwin Corbetts and Deno' gas stations. I am proud to have been a member of this wonderful town and am a better man because of it. Keep up the good work. Your effort is greatly appreciated. Ed Campbell, Class of 1951

In First Grade, our music teacher, Miss Baker, taught us songs about animals,--I wonder who else might remember them. "Kitty, my pretty white kitty.... Three little pigs in the straw with their mother... The elephant carries a great big trunk, but he never packs it with clothes... Said the kind kangaroo, oh what shall I do--if I had a cradle, I'd rock it... A little ducky duddle, went wading in a puddle..." The Rhythm Band was fun also, "playing" triangles, sticks, or the three or four other inventions to be clicked, banged, or rattled on cue. At some point in the primary grades our band uniforms were white pants, shirt, black-and-gold cape and hat made of -- was it called "oilcloth"??? Really classy. We loved it. A "big boy" from Grade 3 or 4 (Roshon?) directed us. Then, in high school, a favorite memory is the time the marching band got into formation like an airplane at "half-time" -- majorettes twirling batons were the propellers, the brass sounded like the engines, and the "plane" moved slowly toward the bleachers. "Fantastic." Remember, Anyone? Irene Satory, Class of '48

I do remember several names and places mentioned in the "Golden Years". I remember Kay's; most of us used to hang out there for hamburgers and Cokes, listen to the jukebox and meet our friends. I remember Saad's, Bedways, Walker's Hardware, P&M. and I believe George Cermack was my barber. Bedway Coal Co., Toni Bedway married one of my classmates. I had some cousins that lived in "Dogtown". I belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. I was in the band and remember the parades. Those were really the "Golden Years" of my youth. I have told my daughter and grandson of the fact that none of us wore blue jeans, although I didn't know it was forbidden. I always thought that was the way we wanted to dress. The Adena and Dillonvale game was always a highlight. For a while the game was played on Thanksgiving and a lot of times it would start snowing during half time. My mother moved to Martins Ferry in my senior year, but I stayed in Adena so I could finish in my school. I stayed with a friend who lived on Hanna Avenue. After graduation I moved in with my mother and then went into the army because of the "Forgotten War" in a place called Korea. I lost contact with Adena after that. I was so glad that I finally found the Adena News after trying for years to find a Web site for Adena. I found your site by accident while trying to find information about Herrick. Never could find out any thing about Herrick. Alex Black -AHS "Class of '49"