1922 photograph of Anna Cahoon nee Hasenmyer, Carrie Smith nee Hasenmyer, Amelia Hasenmyer nee Kebortz, Amelia Wetherill nee Hasenmyer, Ida Parker nee Hasenmyer and Helen Held nee Parker.
by Helen Held nee Parker and Franklin T. Wike, Jr.
Helen Held nee Parker is in her late 80s. The photograph above shows her standing beside her mother, three of her mothers sisters and Helen’s grandmother, Amelia Hasenmyer nee Kebortz. This photograph was taken around 1921 or 1922 at her grandmother’s house.
Her grandmother’s house, is still standing and is the last house on the south side of what is now called Highway 70 as you pass through Newtonville, Indiana. The house is located on top of a large hill.
Helen recalled a story her mother, Ida Parker nee Hasenmyer, used to tell her about getting into Amelia’s buggy when Ida was young and tying ropes to the front wheels. Then instead of hitching up the horse, Ida’s brothers would push the buggy down the hill to the road, and whoever was inside the buggy would use the ropes to steer it. Apparently, one time the buggy tipped over with Ida in it and threw Ida out of the buggy.
Helen also recalled making many trips with her grandmother in that old buggy. They would hitch it up and ride from Newtonville to Chrisney, Indiana in order to pick up groceries.
There was only one grocery store in Chrisney at that time and it was called the Jones Store. Iona Thorp worked at that store and her father’s name was Carter and he was a cousin to Helen’s father, Frederick M. Parker.
Published U.S. Legacies April 2005
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THINK ABOUT THESE, BUT NOT TOO LONG PLEASE
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?
Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?
Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
A very attractive lady goes up to a bar in a quiet, rural pub. She gestures alluringly to the bartender who comes over immediately. When he arrives, she seductively signals that he should bring his face closer to hers. When he does she begins to gently caress his full beard.
"Are you the manager?" she asks, softly stroking his face with both hands.
"Actually, no," the man replied.
"Can you get him for me? I need to speak to him." she says, running her hands beyond his beard and into his hair.
"I'm afraid I can't," breathes the bartender. " Is there anything I can do?"
"Yes, there is. I need you to give him a message," she continues, running her forefinger across the bartender's lips and slyly popping a couple of her fingers into his mouth and allowing him to suck them gently.
"What should I tell him?" the bartender manages to say.
Tell him," she whispers "there is no toilet paper, hand soap, or paper towels in the women's bathroom..."
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Published in U S Legacies Magazine April 2005
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