The Best Time in Anderson or In Your Life

[Gardengirl]

Pa.

It could have been a hormonal thing with all those gals on the same bench. But it was weird!

Remember how popcorn used to taste? Remember the smaller white squarish cartons with the red designs? The popcorn tasted nothing like it does today at the theatres. My mom's popcorn popped with Crisco was the best. Those were good times, when our parents packed us in the old station wagon in our jammies to go see a movie together. I miss the old drive-ins and wonder if they will ever come back.

[me]

Here is a site with the Drive-Ins listed in Indiana

http://www.driveinmovie.com/IN.htm

[Ma and Pa]

Ah, yes, "beach" movies at the old North Drive-In. Nothing better to bring out a crowd of hormone-fueled teens than that world-reknowned tag team of Avalon & Funicello! The girls came to see what Annette was wearing, and the boys came to see what Annette wasn't wearing. Pretty tame stuff, by today's standards, but I remember times when traffic would be lined up on State Road 9 for a quarter mile, waiting to get in.
I remember a real bad wreck there, too; a couple of local boys were killed, and their dates badly injured. Sid Cleveland was one of the guys- his dad was a judge. I'm glad I wasn't working that night. Man, I miss those warm summer nights, Beach Boys music and Art's pizza. We had it made.     Geezer Pa

[Claudine]

I went to MHHS from junuor high thru senior year. I have pretty fond memories. I wish I had of paid more attention.

[me]

I went to MHHS from junuor high thru senior year. I have pretty fond memories. I wish I had of paid more attention.

All three of my kids went there.  It's such a shame that nothing exists of that school any longer.

[Ma and Pa]

Welcome to the forum, Claudine! You've got some catchin' up to do! Share a memory of good old Anderson with us. What years were you at MHHS?  Pa

[Gardengirl]

Pa,

Wow! I remember bad wrecks on St. Rd. 67 near the South Drive-In. In fact, the mom of our prom queen was killed that year there. My mom ran down to several wrecks when she thought she could leave three little kids in the house alone. But Minot Cleveland was in my class, the smartest and nicest guy in our class, and he was also the judge's son. I didn't realize he had a brother at all.

[Gardengirl]

Welcome, Claudine! The old school is surely missed.

[Anne]

Pa,

Wow! I remember bad wrecks on St. Rd. 67 near the South Drive-In. In fact, the mom of our prom queen was killed that year there. My mom ran down to several wrecks when she thought she could leave three little kids in the house alone. But Minot Cleveland was in my class, the smartest and nicest guy in our class, and he was also the judge's son. I didn't realize he had a brother at all.

Gardengirl, Jane Cleveland was in my class, she was Minot's sister. I didn't know they had another brother either.

[Gardengirl]

Anne,

I didn't know Minot had a sister!!! I know he was adopted, so I wonder if all the kids were siblings adopted together or kids adopted separately. Minot was our valedictorian, and he was such a cutie and a good guy. We had a lot of fun sending messages to each other about what grades we got when we graded each others' papers. He is a major doctor in Washington state. He went to MIT but dropped out. I heard he went to Africa awhile and hung out, then came home and got a degree in psychiatry.

[Anne]

I don't know if Jane was adopted or not. I remember Minot was a cute kid (way younger than me at the time) with lots of dark hair and a really cute smile. Did you ever see Mrs. Cleveland's hats? She had lots and lots of hats. She even gave talks about them to ladies clubs and gatherings. They were all different and had a story. It was very interesting. I haven't seen Jane since graduation, I will ask about her at the next reunion meeting.

[Gardengirl]

Anne,

What year did you graduate again? There was a Jan somebody (bet I already asked this) at MHHS, and I believe she was a cheerleader. Probably graduated 1961-1964, somewhere in there.

Was Minot's mom a lot older than usual. Hats sound like what an older woman would have cared about in those days.

Minot was VERY cute! VERY smart, and he played all sports even as small as he was. Very nice, too!!

[Anne]

Anne,

What year did you graduate again? There was a Jan somebody (bet I already asked this) at MHHS, and I believe she was a cheerleader. Probably graduated 1961-1964, somewhere in there.

Was Minot's mom a lot older than usual. Hats sound like what an older woman would have cared about in those days.

Minot was VERY cute! VERY smart, and he played all sports even as small as he was. Very nice, too!!

I graduated in 1964.  I have looked through the 1959, 61, 62, 63 and 64 annuals and can't find any cheerleader named Jan, unless that was a middle name that wouldn't have been in the annuals. If you had a last name that would help. Maybe she was a majorette?

I looked it up and Mrs. Cleveland was born in 1908, so she would be 100. Mrs. Cleveland's name was Caroline. Isn't it amazing what you can find on the internet. My mother was in her 40's when I was in high school and she and most of her friends usually wore a hat when they went out. I wore one whenever I went to church (which was rarely) or went anyplace to be "dressed up". That all ended in the middle 60's when things began to be much more casual. I haven't had a hat except for a knit winter one to keep out the cold since 1968! I went to a play party at Cleveland's house once, it was a nice house. It was on Mounds Road, the one that looks kinda southwestern, on the north side of the road not too far from Scatterfield. Jane isn't in our 1964 annual so I don't know what happened to her. I am going to ask around, she is in the 63 annual.

Did Minot have blue eyes? Seems like I remember that. He was a cutie.

[Gardengirl]

Anne,

Yes, Minot had those blue, blue eyes against that curly jet black hair. Somehow, my bet is he doesn't have that hair today. I wrote him about the 40th reunion in fall, 2007, and he wrote me back that he wasn't able to come. Busy doctor.

Maybe Jan was a majorette. I wish I could find her. She married my half brother, Dick Johnson, and they had two little boys. She met a doctor and left my brother, and shortly after, he died of pneumonia, mostly a broken heart, really. She supposedly married this doctor, who I think worked at Community, and I think he had been married too. They moved to Hawaii, and that is the last I've seen of my two nephews. I bet they don't even carry my brother's name. I can't find my other half brother, Bill Johnson, who was living in Muncie and worked for the Anderson newspapers for a long, long time. He has an ex, used to be known as Pat Johnson, who was an emergency room nurse at Community.

[Anne]

Sorry I couldn't be more help. Do you remember when they got married and divorced? I do a little geneology research at the library sometimes and maybe I could get a line on her there. Did they have a big enough wedding to be written up in the paper?

It is warmer here today and about half the snow has melted. We had about 12 inches last Wed. Not what I wanted when my husband was away. Thankfully my wonderful neighbors snowblowed my driveway. Thank goodness for great neighbors.