I guess there are times in your life, especially mine, when you find that something you thought you knew was not precisely correct. Well here is the real story about the 1950 not 1952 State Champion Girls Basketball team from Grainola.
First they are listed in the top 100 sporting highlights in the state of Oklahoma.
Second I had two aunts on the team, Lois Lane (super woman) and Erlene although I understand that Lois was the super star of the team. In fact I heard that she was one if not the best basketball player in the state at that time. Uncle Mike (her husband) likes to brag on her a little and so does my mom.
Attached is a picture of the students at Grainola High School and I do not know which person is which but I am open to getting some help. Here are the names I got from Aunt Lois a couple of weeks ago when I was at her house in Prairie Village, Kansas. Her and Uncle Mike are in their 90's.
Elsie Johnston
Buela May Barton
Lovella Cartwright (I think she and Aunt Lois are the only two living out of this class.
Lois Lane (Del Priorie)
Erlene Lane (Patterson)
_______ Bargis
Dorothy Robinson
Marguarette Carol
__________ Johnson
Dorothy Weaver
I would welcome input on which person is which and what order plus stories about each person. I remember the moms in Grainola put together a team and played the Grainola kids in high school at Shidler and the women kicked their rears. Mildred Kelly could dribble and shoot a ball better than any of the boys. She could even dribble behind her back.
Now for a little love story. Uncle Mike who is from NEW YORK CITY was in the military during WWII and stationed in Ft. Riley, Kansas and later in Oklahoma where he met Aunt Lois. They began to write each other and the love bug bit. It was fun hearing about how they fell in love and it was fun knowing they still felt that way somewhere around 60 years later. A Yankee city boy marries a country farm girl. They lived in Kansas City or really Prairie Village and Uncle Mike managed the men's department at the Jone's Store downtown for many years. I always thought it was kind of cool having an uncle who knew how to dress so sharp and business like and Aunt Lois always seemed like an elegant city girl even though I knew she could slop the hogs, raise a garden, cook and do anything a man could do. She was and is one tough lady, kind of like the rest of the Lane girls. If you don't know Gladys Snyder, Opal Olson, Peggy Heath, Erlene Patterson you have no idea what tough is. These girls could kick about any man's butt in a fight. The funny thing is they were always a pretty good looking group of girls. Good looking and tough acting and tough talking, all are true.
Well what do you learn in the Osage?
First they are listed in the top 100 sporting highlights in the state of Oklahoma.
Second I had two aunts on the team, Lois Lane (super woman) and Erlene although I understand that Lois was the super star of the team. In fact I heard that she was one if not the best basketball player in the state at that time. Uncle Mike (her husband) likes to brag on her a little and so does my mom.
Attached is a picture of the students at Grainola High School and I do not know which person is which but I am open to getting some help. Here are the names I got from Aunt Lois a couple of weeks ago when I was at her house in Prairie Village, Kansas. Her and Uncle Mike are in their 90's.
Elsie Johnston
Buela May Barton
Lovella Cartwright (I think she and Aunt Lois are the only two living out of this class.
Lois Lane (Del Priorie)
Erlene Lane (Patterson)
_______ Bargis
Dorothy Robinson
Marguarette Carol
__________ Johnson
Dorothy Weaver
I would welcome input on which person is which and what order plus stories about each person. I remember the moms in Grainola put together a team and played the Grainola kids in high school at Shidler and the women kicked their rears. Mildred Kelly could dribble and shoot a ball better than any of the boys. She could even dribble behind her back.
Now for a little love story. Uncle Mike who is from NEW YORK CITY was in the military during WWII and stationed in Ft. Riley, Kansas and later in Oklahoma where he met Aunt Lois. They began to write each other and the love bug bit. It was fun hearing about how they fell in love and it was fun knowing they still felt that way somewhere around 60 years later. A Yankee city boy marries a country farm girl. They lived in Kansas City or really Prairie Village and Uncle Mike managed the men's department at the Jone's Store downtown for many years. I always thought it was kind of cool having an uncle who knew how to dress so sharp and business like and Aunt Lois always seemed like an elegant city girl even though I knew she could slop the hogs, raise a garden, cook and do anything a man could do. She was and is one tough lady, kind of like the rest of the Lane girls. If you don't know Gladys Snyder, Opal Olson, Peggy Heath, Erlene Patterson you have no idea what tough is. These girls could kick about any man's butt in a fight. The funny thing is they were always a pretty good looking group of girls. Good looking and tough acting and tough talking, all are true.
Well what do you learn in the Osage?
- Yankees have heart too
- Watch out for country girls they are tricky
- Watch out for good looking ladies they might kick your butt.
Thanks for listening,
gary@thepioneerman.com
gary@thepioneerman.com
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