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Memories of the "White Squirrel
Cafe"
Last Update: May 06, 2013
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July 28, 2013 - Update from
Cousin Brenda White Jones: The White Squirrel Cafe was jointly owned by Papa and Daddy (Gene). Daddy worked the day shift and Papa worked the night shift. When Papa died, Mama and his brothers and sisters gave Daddy Papa's part, of the cafe. Several years later, Dad sold the cafe to Bob Berry. |
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Story #1 - White Squirrel Cafe - by Mike White |
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My name is Mike, son of Benjamin White, who is the fourth child of Newt and Emma White. The Cafe was owned by Relatives, Papa seemed to be the owner,
as he seemed always there... In the late 1950's, in my youthful years, I visited Maud TX
and the White Squirrel Cafe. A 'White Squirrel' was stuffed, and in a glass case, which
hung on the wall behind the counter. As a After Papa passed away, July 5th 1964,
the Cafe caught fire and burnt down, (date unknown). During other visits and trips to Maud and the Cafe, which was always
fun, Papa always made sure we I was from California, and always enjoyed traveling back to
visit, we traveled with Uncle Thomas P.S.
Yes, there is such thing as a White Squirrel |
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Story #2 - White
Squirrel Cafe - Betty Paul Mabe |
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The White Squirrel Cafe at Maud was located on US Hwy 67 where State Hwy 8 merged from the south. It was The Place to go in the 1940's and was the only place to meet other than Church, Mr. Chandler's Ice Cream Store or somebody's house. There was a large Wurlitzer junk box that played six records for a quarter. I remember big juicy hamburgers and coke in a bottle. There was a counter to sit at and several tables for gathering to eat. And, a Dance Floor!! (Betty forgot to tell that this is where she learned to jitterbug!) The owners were Mr Huntzberger and Charles ?. Mr. Huntzberger was a middle aged man, slightly heavy, and very friendly. Charles was perhaps 40, taller a bit, and thin. He was a chain smoker, I remember, and rather David Nivenish in looks. Very debonair to our young teenage eyes. He never talked much but was always around. Behind the cafe was a pretty garden, lighted, and we occasionally had a school banquet in the spring there. At one of them, a girl yelled across the tables to one of our teachers, 'get that fork out of your hair"! We got a huge lecture on Monday about manners! I'm not sure when Mr H. & Charles left. I do know they went to Daingerfield and ran the food court at Daingerfield State Park. Maud School had a party, at the park, in the spring and we would see them there. I'm also not sure just when Gene and Uncle Newt began operating the White Squirrel. I do know that the colored cook sent word to Gran and Uncle Gus to send the chittenlings to the kitchen when they butchered hogs. An so they did, but they didn't clean them correctly; and the cook told Uncle Newt to tell "Mr. Gus and Mr. Charlie to not clean the next ones, but bring them and he (the cook) would do the cleaning." end, I would e-mail you a copy of this, but, I don't think you can read it. My memories are not as clear as Betty's. I do remember the cafe, the white squirrel in the glass case, and the hamburgers. I also remember going to town with Granddad, getting an ice cream, and sitting on the benches outside the stores while he talked to others. I thought I was so big. This would have been in the 50's. It is so much fun and interesting to have Betty tell me things that she remembers. She had the advantage of being 15 yrs older than I and being able to spend time with the relatives. She remembers great grandfolks that I never knew. She has promised to write down more of her stories. I hope she does. Janet Ward email: totexas01@yahoo.com UP^ UP^
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Old Town of
Maud, Bowie County Texas - 1930's
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Original White
Squirrel Cafe in the Town of Maud before it was Destroyed |
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A Serious discussion
about the From an
Online Posting: The White Squirrel
Lives On! :o) |
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Articles about T A Huntzberger, original owner of the
White Squirrel Cafe was printed in 2 known newspapers |
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Newspaper Page Catskill Mountain News, Friday, January 8, 1932
Close-up Shot of Article Whole view of Newpaper T. A. Huntzberger's Articale
Lower Left highlighted in White |
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Could not find any
census records for Huntzberger or variations in Bowie Co TX |
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White
Squirrel Owner - T A Huntzberger - WWI Draft Card |
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