McAdoo, Texas
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I consider McAdoo, Texas to be my hometown. I lived there on a farm until we moved away in 1958, but I returned there many times working on my Uncle Nath's farm as a young man. My grandparents on both sides lived there at one time, but my Dad's parents lived there until they died. My first memories were from here and they frequently return. The following pictures just represent some memories of times past. Almost all of these pictures were taken in October 2009 in the old school building that I was allowed to have access to.
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Linda Stephenson, my sister, 1st grade Barney Stephenson, my cousin, 2nd grade 1954-1955 School Year |
Jenk Stephenson (William) |
Jenk Stephenson (William Stevenson) Grade 4 McAdoo School James & Barney Stephenson are brothers and 1st cousins to me 1955-1956 School Year |
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Jenk Stephenson (William Stephenson) 6th Grade 1957-1958 School Year |
Advertising for Farmer's Gin (Cotton farming) |
Butane for our tractors and homes from Crosbyton, Texas |
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My father, Jim Stephenson, did a lot of banking with Spur Security Bank - McAdoo had no bank |
Chairs from the McAdoo School Auditorium |
Chairs from the McAdoo School Auditorium |
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Fabian Lemley, McAdoo School Basketball Coach |
Basketball - McAdoo - Aspermont In 1963 I was attending Aspermont High School and knew members of both teams. |
McAdoo Basketball - 1920 John Formby was a close neighbor of my fathers's when he was growing up and later Formby ran for Texas Governor, barely losing. |
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McAdoo Basketball |
Basketball - Larry Morris I saw Larry again for the first in many years in April 2010. We were elementary school classmates riding the same school bus. |
McAdoo Basketball State Champs Most were my classmates in elementary school |
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| Scoreboard from the McAdoo School gym. In 2010 they gym is falling apart. | McAdoo State Champs - 1960 |
McAdoo State Champs - 1964 My elementary school classmates |
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| McAdoo Eagles Basketball travel Trunk | Carolyn Stephenson (middle), my sister |
Jenk Stephenson (William) and McAdoo classmates |
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Jenk Stephenson - lower right |
James Stephenson - left Jenk Stephenson - right cousins and classmates at McAdoo |
Jenk Stephenson - middle left McAdoo School |
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My teacher at McAdoo, Texas |
McAdoo school drinking fountain In the hallway just outside the classroom. Picture taken on a visit in 2009 |
McAdoo school drinking fountain In the hallway just outside the classroom. Picture taken on a visit in 2009 |
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Emma Bass - McAdoo telephone operator - My first telephone call was to Emma on my grandparents old crank phone, party line. |
Fabian Lemley, my bus driver and my elementary school principal, and McAdoo basketball coach. |
McAdoo farm map - too blurry to read. |
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Picture of George Washington hung in the Supertendant's office of McAdoo school. Picture taken in October 2009 |
Jenk Stephenson (William) in a 5th period Geography class |
It appears that by now I have moved to another school for the rest of the year. |
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Jenk Stephenson (William) and classmates |
An example of handwriting on top of the classroom chalkboard at McAdoo school. |
An example of handwriting on top of the classroom chalkboard at McAdoo school. |
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An example of handwriting on top of the classroom chalkboard at McAdoo school. |
McAdoo School Superintendant when I was in elementry school. |
Fabian Lemley, basketball coach, teacher, principal, supertendant and my bus driver. |
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Over the door in the school building. |
Probably went with the newspaper article above. | My first grade teacher - 1952 -1953 |
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Lucille Stephenson - 1938 graduate of McAdoo School - my aunt |
Lucille Stephenson - 1938 graduate of McAdoo School - my aunt |
My second grade teacher |
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McAdoo, Texas - 2004 |
McAdoo, Texas 1971 & 1982 |
McAdoo School Auditorium Picture taken October 2009 |
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McAdoo School Auditorium Picture taken October 2009 |
McAdoo School Auditorium Picture taken October 2009 |
McAdoo School Auditorium Picture taken October 2009 Jenk Stephenson |
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McAdoo School Census #10 Robena McCoy #21 William (Jenk) Stephenson Cousins - 1950s |
McAdoo dirt road - my grandparents farm is on the left - immediate left is where the old house used to set -- I lived about a mile continuing down that road |
McAdoo dirt road - my grandparents farm is on the left - immediate left is where the old house used to set -- I lived about a mile continuing down that road |
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McAdoo School symbol |
McAdoo High School - MHS on all the auditorium chairs |
Hardy Grocery & Station on the highway about 4 miles from McAdoo - my second grade teachers's family: Mrs. Hardy |
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Old McAdoo during my Dad's day |
Old McAdoo during my Dad's day |
McAdoo School History |
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McAdoo History |
Donations in 2000 to preserve the school - My aunt Lucille (Stephenson) Stanley made a donation. |
McAdoo School - 1909 |
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McAdoo School - 1937 |
McAdoo School Bell that is now on a pole, and pulled by a rope - it used to be on top of the building at the front of the school - picture October 2009 |
McAdoo School Desk Maybe the same desk I sat in as a young boy. |
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McAdoo School Desk Maybe the same desk I sat in as a young boy. |
McAdoo School - Old |
McAdoo School Trophy Case |
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McAdoo School Trophy Case |
McAdoo, Texas - 1915 - History |
Fabian Lemley and probably his wife |
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My grandparent's second farm house that has been abandoned for many years and is now falling down. In the background you see some of the children that were raised there. |
My grandparent's second farm house that has been abandoned for many years and is now falling down. |
In October 2009 the only thing remaining at my grandparent's farm is the old windmill. |
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In October 2009 the only thing remaining at my grandparent's farm is the old windmill. I remember as a young boy my Dad setting up this windmill - it had a wooden frame before, probably around 1950 |
Dollie Robena Stephenson McAdoo graduate 1943 My Aunt |
Robert Louis Stephenson McAdoo School My Dad's 1st cousin |
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Local Busineses |
McAdoo school ceiling, Principal's Office |
McAdoo School chalkboard |
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McAdoo School chalkboard |
McAdoo school classsroom heater |
McAdoo school classsroom heater |
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McAdoo School classroom coat rack |
McAdoo School coke machine |
McAdoo School coke machine |
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School Concession Stand costs |
Teacher's Desk |
Teacher's Desk |
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Hallway Classroom Door |
School Electricity |
School Floor |
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McAdoo School Hallway |
School Lights |
School pencil sharpner |
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School Plumbing |
School Popcorn Machine |
School room chalkboard - notice the popcorn machine covered in the corner |
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Jenk Stephenson on the steps leading into the auditorium at the back of the school |
Jenk Stephenson on the steps leading into the auditorium at the back of the school |
Metal Trash Can |
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Superintendant's Rolltop Desk |
Superintendant's Rolltop Desk |
Superintendant's Rolltop Desk |
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Teacher and Postmaster, McAdoo, Texas |
Wade Waldrop (Roland's brother) lived with Uncle Charlie Stephenson Wade is 9 years younger than Roland. Wade is middle left. | Wade left to live with another family and was eventually adopted - now know as E. W. Graves and lives in Springfield, Missouri |