Volume 12 , Issue 9

Okie Dokie Memories

Roy of Perry, Oklahoma says, "Each time that I see a reply of okie dokie, I am reminded that when I was a small child (about 1936 or so) my grandmother, Martha Elizabeth [Burdick] Kendrick had a cafe in Britton, Oklahoma that was called the Okie Doke Cafe and she sold a lot of hamburgers (about the size of a salad plate, smaller than a dinner plate but larger than a saucer) at 5 cents each.

"For one of my birthdays, probably 3rd or 4th, she made me a large white birthday cake with strawberry icing. It's interesting what can trigger a memory like that.

"That cafe was probably next-door east of the movie theatre that was built much later (the Ritz at Britton) where I began my first movie job on July 26, 1948. I worked in movie theatres and the entertainment industry for about 30 years."
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