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Chris Chandler ( the weatherman) had a bit part in John Wayne's 'Hellfighters,' playing an obnoxious reporter who is punched by the Duke.

Devonhart, I too went to Montgomery Elementary from 65-70. What I liked about that

school was the wide walkway leading up to the front doors. It sloped down from the

front doors to the street. We lived across the street so we use to ride our skateboards

down the slope without having to peddle, it was great for riding your stingray bike down

it also, lol.

Ms. Nesbitt, was the talk of the whole school. She is the one who did indeed write the song

and we had to sing it every morning right after the Pledge of Allegiance. After all those years of

brain washing, who could ever forget the song? She did have a finger missing and all the

kids were intrigued by it. Rumor was that she lost it in one of those guillotine type paper

cutters that went "woosh" when you slammed down the blade. I also recall that she had very

large eyes. I am sure she was a very fine lady, but we were still scared of her. Just being

threatened that you were going to be sent to her office was enough to make you fly right.

She did have large eyes -- I think we heard it was a lawnmower accident. All rumors and conjecture, of course.

Can you type the lyrics you remember? I remember the first part and end but not the middle -- something about "We want to learn to read..."

I have an old friend who also attended the school who would get a kick out of knowing the words as well.

Thanks!

Three Alfred's locations:

My stepfather was food buyer for the Alfred's delis on Rice and Stella Link in the sixties. There were many nice people who worked there, and the store portion of the delis carried off the wall favorites like chocolate covered ants and Tiger's milk (don't ask).

The deli and bakery were always great, and the powdered sugar dusted brownies were solid chunks of chocolately goodness.

Inside Khan's high up on the walls are blown-up black and white graphic photos of the old deli, and when I mentioned to Alfred's son that my stepdad worked there, he said, "You mean Henry? He's right over there" and pointed to him in the photo.

Anyone remember the Town and Country Alfreds? It was modelled after a Swiss Chalet, complete with a painted-life sized diorama of Alfred wearing lederhosen on a Swiss hill.

Anyone have any photos of the stores?

Man, I hadn't heard that name in over 40 years. Am I nuts, or did she have a missing finger? That's the image that popped into my mind when I read her name.

Yes, she did. My older brother and I fixated on the missing finger when we started going there back in 64.

Do you remember the song?

I attended Montgomery Elementary from kindergarten through the 6th grade (1968-69 through 1974-75). Our school was built in 1960 and named after James Arlie Montgomery, a custodian at Poe who was killed in the explosion after saving some of the children. We even had a school song for the hero, Mr. Montgomery.

Does anyone remember any of the words to the song? My understanding is that it was written by the principal (Mrs. Nesbitt)

"Oh Montgomery is a school named for a hero,

A man of courage in the face of danger,

he did his duty well,

and earned respect from all.

We're proud to have a school named Montgomery."

Seriously, that's how the first part went.

Having a school with such a dire inspiration certainly made an impression on me when I was 7 years old. Think about it! Your school was named after a janitor who died a few years ago in an EXPLOSION!"

If anyone out there remembers the other words to the song, please let me know. I'm thinking of setting up a website to centralize much of the info now available about the bombing. It would be nice to have Mrs. Nesbitt's words there.