Volume 8 , Issue 25

Pinevalley, Oklahoma Memories...

"My Grandmother (Ollie Allen) moved to Pine Valley (Oklahoma) about 1924-25. She moved there so her son (Leonard Allen) could work in the saw mill. Her husband abandend them with no means of support. She had three children, the youngest of which was my Dad (Franklin Allen). My Dad was born in 1920. He only went to the third grade (at Pine Valley) and quit due to a nervous stuttering problem he had. He spent most of his time with dogs hunting for rabbits, squirrels, or anything else he could find to put meat on the table. They were very poor. My Dad finally hitched a train when he was 11, and when to Oklahoma City to work in the glass business with his uncles. While the times were hard, my Dad always talked about the good times they had at Pine Valley, Oklahoma. It was one of the special things he talked about when I was growing up." -- Frank Allen - Email: fallen51@bellsouth.net
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