Hello Mr. Tom. I read many posts about different things there in Clarksville in years past, and I keep looking for one that I remember, yet, I never have heard about it, but I bet you do. It was Sivel's (spell??) drive inn. It was just off of West Main. Seems like it was about half a block South of West Main, don't remember the exact address, but I do remember the place. Sam Paris ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > During WWII the Hub was located on the north side of the square. It was > located real close to where Becky Hale had the Main Street operation > located. I remember there were two columns at the front entrance and the > single front door was set back a little. You can still see the columns > that mark the old location; however, the front door to the present > entrance is flush with the columns and other fronts along that way. My > mother, Elouise Cornett Watson , worked there during the war. I never > wanted her to leave for work in the mornings but she would tell me that if > she was late they would fire her. To my 4 year old mind I invisioned a > firing squad that would do the firing so I would almost push her out the > door after that. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Giddens > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. > I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent > years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about > a > year or so ago. > Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe > freckles. > Another one of the good people. > Jim G > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:20 PM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > >> That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely >> sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was > fresh out >> of high school. I worked for 1 year. >> >> Marilyn >> >> >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Sounds like this could be the store on the west end of the block the high school and gym were/are on, just behind the old "band hall". It had a juke box and the sold a lot of hot dogs etc. I never really knew the name but it was full of high school kids during the lunch hour. We always entered from the back door, coming from the high school. It had booths like Happy Days, but the city (or somebody) made the owner stop kids from dancing because he did not have a license for such. I get the feeling before the new elementary school was built across the street from it about 1947, it was more like the Top Drive-In. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam embrey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > Hello Mr. Tom. I read many posts about different things there in Clarksville > in years past, and I keep looking for one that I remember, yet, I never have > heard about it, but I bet you do. It was Sivel's (spell??) drive inn. It was > just off of West Main. Seems like it was about half a block South of West > Main, don't remember the exact address, but I do remember the place. > Sam > Paris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tom watson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:41 AM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > > > During WWII the Hub was located on the north side of the square. It was > > located real close to where Becky Hale had the Main Street operation > > located. I remember there were two columns at the front entrance and the > > single front door was set back a little. You can still see the columns > > that mark the old location; however, the front door to the present > > entrance is flush with the columns and other fronts along that way. My > > mother, Elouise Cornett Watson , worked there during the war. I never > > wanted her to leave for work in the mornings but she would tell me that if > > she was late they would fire her. To my 4 year old mind I invisioned a > > firing squad that would do the firing so I would almost push her out the > > door after that. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jim Giddens > > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:00 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > > > She is still that sweet person, and certainly a loving wife to Mr Parks. > > I had forgot her name, I just always called her Mrs Parks in these recent > > years. She was always at the nursing home with him until the end, about > > a > > year or so ago. > > Now I think I remember Rachel Burns, was she red headed and maybe > > freckles. > > Another one of the good people. > > Jim G > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] The Hub > > > > > >> That was June Ralston that married the Parks. She was the absolutely > >> sweetest person I have ever known. I worked in that U with her. I was > > fresh out > >> of high school. I worked for 1 year. > >> > >> Marilyn > >> > >> > >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > >> > >> > >> > >> ============================== > >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx