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Volume 25, Number 3, 2015.Pdf ..~-•. "A HOME AWAY FROM HOME:" PHILLIRS, 66 THE HISTORY OF THE AND THE WA N WHEEL MOTEL MOTHER-ROAD- PAGE 20 Historic Route 66 stretches across the U.S. from Chicago to Los Angeles. Along the way, in Lebanon,Missouri is a growing popular landmark stop for any history enthusiast, tourist, or local Ozark resident. Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets started in the outlet business in 1972 as an outlet for locally made Walnut Bowls. Ida and Rea Reid, founders, began their entrepreneurship operating a motel in the 1960's called the Capri Motel which was located right along Route 66, known today as Interstate 44. ' They sold the Capri Motel in 1966 and along with their sons, Rod and Randy, started a new business in 1972 called the Shepherd Hills Gift Shop which was leased as a part of the Shepherd Hills Motel and happened to be located in virtually the same spot as the Capri Motel. Later, as they began expanding, they bought a portion of the motel as well as the gift shop and began construction of their current building in 1999. In the meantime, Shepherd Hills added additional locations including those in Osage Beach, MO, Branson, MO, and Eddyville, KY , and brought in other quality products to the lineup including Chicago Cutlery,Denby Pottery, and of course Case XX pocketknives--making the latter also available through catalog mail order and eventually on the web at www.CaseXX.com. MISSOURI us 66 contents IJiJt features 2 OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES 3 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Robert Gehl 4 NEWS FROM THE ROAD 10 THE TOTEM POLE TRADITION Rich Dinkela 14 A HOME AWAY FROM HOME: THE HISTORY OF THE WAGON WHEEL MOTEL Cheryl Eichar Jett 20 PHILLIPS 66 AND THE MOTHER ROAD Joe Sonderman 30 BRIDGES OF PULASKI COUNTY Joe Sonderman 34 RHYMES BYTHE ROADSIDE; THE BURMA SHAVE STORY Joe Sonderman 36 THE "KING OF RAGTIME" SCOTT JOPLIN Kip Welborn 39 NEW MEMBERS Robert Gehl 40 BUSINESS MEMBER DIRECTORY Robert Gehl 48 THEN AND NOW Joe Sonderman ADVERTISING RATES PER ISSUE Inside Cover Full Page Color - $175, Back Cover Full Page Color - $185,112 Page B&W - $70, 1/2 Page Color - $85,114 Page B&W - $50, 1/4 Page Color - $60,118 Business Card B&W - $40. Other rates are available upon reguest, call (314) 965-5751. PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Fall Issue, October 2015 Winter Issue, January 2016 Spring Issue, April 2016 Summer Issue, July 2016 Submission deadline 8.19.15 Submission deadline 11.19.15 Submission deadline 2.19.16 Submission deadline 5.19.16 FUTURE MEETING DATES Oct. 10 - Blackberry Creek Retreat / Bed & Breakfast in Marshfield / Jan. 9, 2016 - Springfield, MO area April 9, 2016 - City Hall in Joplin, MO FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION ON FACEBOOK ON THE COVER Please become a fan to stay up to date on meetings, activities, news from the road AERIAL PHOTO OF THE and magazine previews. You are welcome to post your favorite Route 66 pictures. TOTEM POLE IN ROLLA, MISSOURI. Thanks to Internet Services Director Chris Debosek. SHOTBY RICH DINKELA. www.facebook.com/missouri66 Show Me Routt 66 Magazine is the official publication of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Show Me ROUt( 66 Magazine is published quarterly and is distributed free of charge [0 all paid members in good standing of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Additional copies may be purchased for (he cost in advance of $6 VSD each including postage. Request for additional copies may be made direct to The Route 66 Association of Missouri, P.O. Box 8117, St. Louis, Missouri 63156.Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be sent electronically to Joe Sonderman, Magazine Coordinator, Route 66 Association of Missouri, at [email protected]. Reproduction of this magazine in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission from the President andlor Board of Directors of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff are not responsible for errors or omissions contained herein. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff retain the right to edit any submitted materi- als and to not publish an article of questionable content or that goes against the purpose of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri is a non-profit corporation established to preserve. promote and develop Old Route 66 in Missouri. missouri66.org 1 JIll officers/ d irectors/com m ittees OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Tommy Pike James Crooks Tanya Pike Robert Schulz 1602 East Dale St. 2540 Christopher Oaks Ct. P.O. Box 9623 708 South Market St. Springfield, MO 65803 St. Louis, MO 63129 Springfield, MO 65801 Waterloo, IL 62298 (417) 865-1318 (314) 293-2540 (417) 872-7280 (618) 939-7021 furyon66(O)earthlink.net jimmy52(O)sbcglobal.net tjp_666(O)yahoo.com schulz(O)htc.net BOARD OF Jerry Benner Jerry l. Law Mark Stauter James J. Thole 1115 Chatelet Dr. 434 N. 5th Street 309 Hutchinson Dr. 1264 Jade Wind Cir. DIRECTORS Ferguson, MO 63135 Wood River, IL 62095 Rolla, MO 65401 Manchester, MO 63011 (314) 521-4255 (314) 440-0040 (573) 341-2932 (636) 227-2258 fjbenner(O)mindspring.com thelaw1(O)sbcglobal.net markcstauter(O)gmail.com 66thole(O)sbcglobal.net David J. Eslick Joe Schulte Ted Terbeek Diane Warhover 3311 South Elmira 940 Saint Antoine St. 5601 S. Foxboro Trail 418 Cloisters Walk Springfield, MO 65807 Florissant, MO 63031 Springfield, MO 65804 Kirkwood, MO 63122 (417) 889-9332 (314) 921-1329 (417) 823-9166 (314) 965-5751 djeslick(O)undata.com GJoes99(O)yahoo.com terbeektn(O)sbcglobal.net warhoverdiane(O)gmail.com Robert Gehl Bob Schwartz 1667 Timber Ridge Est. Dr. P.O. Box 498 Wildwood, MO 63011 Osage Beach, MO 65065. (636) 458-4585 office (573) 348-4053 home (314) 971-6366 cell (314) 650 5767 cell rgehl66(O)earthlink.net bobobeck1(O)msn.com COMMITTEES HISTORIAN I MEMBERSHIP MOTOR TOUR PUBLICATIONS ORAL HISTORY SERVICES Robert Schulz Diane Warhover, Jerry Benner, Chairperson Robert Gehl, Director 708 South Market Chairperson 1115 Chatelet Dr. 1667 Timber Ridge Est. Dr. Waterloo, IL 62298 447 Clemens Ave. Ferguson, MO 63135 Wildwood, MO 63011 (618) 799-8021 Kirkwood, MO 63122 (314) 521-4255 (636) 458-4585 office schulz(O)htc.net (314) 965-5751 fjbenner(O)mindspring.com (314) 971-6366 cell warhoverdiane(O)gmail.com Tommy Pike rgehl66(O)earthlink.net 1602 East Dale St. NEON HERITAGE SHOW ME ROUTE 66 Springfield, MO 65803 PRESERVATION MISSOURI HISTORIC MAGAZINE (417) 865-1318 James J. Thole, Chairperson ROUTE 66 BYWAY Joe Sonderman, Editor furyon66(O)earthlink.net 1264 Jade Wind Cir. CONTACT 1710 Coachway Lane Manchester, MO 63011 Tommy Pike Hazelwood, MO 63042 INTERNET SERVICES (636) 227 -2258 1602 East Dale St. (314) 609-6370 Chris Debosek, 66thole(O)sbcglobal.net Springfield, MO 65803 stlrt66(O)aol.com Director (417) 865-1318 637 Rayburn Ave. PRESERVATION furyon66(O)earthlink.net Crestwood, MO 63126 Jane Dippel, Chairperson (314) 609-6927 7920 Captain Conn Dr. cdkd(O)earthlink.net St. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 843-7132 vestaon66(O)att.net BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE The following back issues are available: Vol. 22 #2 Sorting out 66 in St. Louis, Remembering the Midway Vol. 22 #1 Luna Cafe's Spectacular Neon Scene Returns, Farewell to Zeno's Make sure your collection of Vol. 21 #4 The Wagon Wheel Motel,Untangling Arlington Hill Show Me Route 66 is complete I Send $6 plus $4 handling Vol. 21 #3 The Civil War, Nelson's Dream Village per issue to: Vol. 21 #2 Maplewood Missouri, Rolla Celebrates 150,Madison County, Illinois Route 66 Association of Missouri Vol. 21 #1 Munger Moss Motel, Ft. Leonard Wood PO Box 8117 Vol. 20 #4 Haunted 66, Devil's Elbow, Springfield Cobras Vol. 20 #3 Drive In Theatres, Bunion Derby St. Louis, MO 63156 Vol. 20 #2 The Sunset Motel Glows Again, Route 66 in Joplin • Include your address and the Vol. 20 #1 New Look for the Wagon Wheel, Rock City (Times Beach) Volume/Issue Number. Vol. 18 #3-4 Gary Turner, Meramec Caverns Barns Vol. 18 #1-2 Ghost Churches of St. Louis 2 Show Me Route 66 membershi matters BY ROBERT GEHL, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, (314) 971-6366 OR RGEH L66(@EARTHLlNK.NET our first introduction - tion had a presence there that into the Route 66 linear day with an informational table Ycommunity begins with set up on the bridge. Man- making that first connection. ning our table was Jane, Marge That may come via a chance Ball-Jovanovic, Shellee Graham, encounter with someone who and myself along with my wife shares their interest and enthusi- Yvonne and son Brendan, age asm with you about the history 12, and Allison, age 4 at the of the highway. It could have time. It was well over 100 de- been an initial foray off the grees that day, but we enjoyed interstate and onto the old ourselves immensely and the road and meeting someone first time we really felt we were who took the time to tell actively "working" to promote you why it's so special and the road.The "working" proved that they were glad you in reality to be a real pleasure, as we were with kindred spirits came by. Or it may have who were bound by our passion for the route. The real payoff was been stopping to visit with that were able to meet new people and make new friends. And us at one of the events that those friends are part of our Route 66 family today, 17 years later.
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