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Holiday Greetings From the Flippos and Who Else?
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Holiday Greetings From the Flippos and Who Else?

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Holiday greetings

I love history so here’s a square dance history lesson about annual holiday greetings featured in Sets in Order magazine! From 1948 – 1985, Bob Osgood, the editor of Sets in Order, published a square dance magazine which dancers and callers waited for each month. He jam-packed each issue with pertinent information about this pastime and career that so many loved.

Each year in the December issue, Bob went above and beyond by featuring many callers with a greeting in the footer on many pages. Dancers searched the holiday magazine to see a seasonal greeting from their favorite caller and spouse. This idea personalized that magazine.

From 1964 – 1985, Bob had a greeting from Flippo each year. He repeated other callers throughout the years, but Flippo was the constant for twenty-one years! See Flippo & Neeca’s holiday greetings and listen to Flippo’s Texas holiday song. “When It’s Christmas Time in Texas”: https://buff.ly/2VhFtKk

So, who besides Flippo and Neeca did Bob spotlight for these holiday greetings? After looking through several past issues, I decided to feature one from the 60s, the 70s, and the 80s. Just an aside—the one from the 80s was the last issue of Sets in Order.

Here are lists from 1965, 1975, & 1985. The names underlined & bolded repeat more than one year.

Sets in Order December 1965 Cover & Holiday Greeting
Sets in Order December 1965 Cover

From December 1965:

  • Bob & Becky Osgood
  • Frank & Ethel Grundeen
  • Joy Cramlet
  • Merl & Delia Olds
  • Betty & Marvin Franzen
  • Barbara Stringer
  • Polly Abraham
  • Chuck & Dottie Jones
  • Roy & Jane McDonald
  • Arnie & Jan Kronenberger
  • Bill & Julie Royston
  • Ross & Phyllis Reeder
  • Jay & Ruth Orem
  • June & Walt Berlin
  • George & Mary Kay Elliott
  • Willie & Vonnie Stotler
  • Bob & Nita Page
  • Joe & Barbara Fadler
  • Frank & Carolyn Hamilton
  • Ken Collins
  • Bob & Roberta Van Antwerp
  • Forrest & Kay Richards
  • Jack & Ann Jackson
  • Tommy & Donna Cavanagh
  • Earle & Jean Park
  • Jack & Darlene Chaffee
  • Earl & Marion Johnston
  • Joe & Claire Lewis
  • “Dude” & Thena Sibley
  • Ed & Dru Gilmore
  • Lee & Mary Helsel
  • Frank & Barbara Lane
  • Johnny & Marjorie LeClair
  • Manning & Nita Smith
  • Marshall & Neeca Flippo
  • Don & Marie Armstrong
  • Bob and Babs Ruff
Sets in Order December 1975 Cover & Holiday Greeting
Sets in Order December 1975 Cover

Ten Years later, from December 1975:

  • Joy Cramlet
  • Bob & Becky Osgood
  • Ray & Elizabeth Jensen
  • Ken & Sharon Kernen
  • Henry & Mary Mayor
  • Walt & June Berlin
  • Manning & Nita Smith
  • Sandie Sanders
  • Marshall & Neeca Flippo
  • Chuck & Betty Pratt
  • Bob & Babs Ruff
  • Orphie Easson
  • Zabby & Lorraine Zabaro
  • Lee & Mary Helsel
  • Jim & Clara Mayo
  • Jerry & Kathy Helt
  • Frank & Barbara Lane
  • Lee & Jeanne Myers
  • Johnny & Marjorie LeClair
  • Bob a& Phyllis Howell
  • Bob & Roberta Van Antwerp
  • Masaru & Yumiko Wada
  • Ken & Dottie Collins
  • Dick Houlton
  • Tommy & Donna Cavanagh
  • Bob & Nita Page
  • Charlie & Bettye Procter
  • Curley & Ruthie Custer
  • Harry & Clara Lackey
  • Bob & Shirley Dawson
  • Ken & Doris Anderson
  • Vaughn & Jean Parrish
  • Elmer & Margie Sheffield
  • Ernie & Lani Kinney
  • Martin & Terry Mallard
  • Bill & Betty Peters
  • Harold & Li Bausch
  • Ed & Phyllis Fraidenburg
  • Chris & Ruthie Vear
  • Max & Margaret Neumann
  • Warren & Marilyn Rowles
  • Frank & Ethel Grundeen
  • John & Lorraine Melrose
  • Al & Jean Brownlee
  • Shelby & Laura Lee Dawson
  • Bob & Shirley Wickers
  • Dick & Susan Leger
  • Joe & Barbara Fadler
  • Jack & Carolyn Lasry
  • Don & Marie Armstrong
  • Jack & Thelma Murtha
  • Bruce & Shirley Johnson
Sets in Order December 1985 Cover & Holiday Greeting

Ten Years Later, from December 1985

  • Milt & Lorraine Zabaro
  • Joy Cramlet
  • Bob & Becky Osgood
  • Henry & Mary Mayor
  • Dawn Draper
  • Evelyn Koch
  • Nikki Campbell
  • Chuck & Betty Pratt
  • Charlie & Betty Procter
  • Frank & Barbara Lane
  • Daryl & Yvonne Clendenin
  • Mike & Gail Seastrom
  • Bob & Roberta Van Antwerp
  • Wade Driver
  • Harmon & Betty Jorritsma
  • Bill & Betty Peters
  • Gene & Thelma Trimmer
  • Carolyn & Jack Lasry
  • Ray & Donna Rose
  • Bill & Bobbie Davis
  • Cal & Judy Campbell
  • Ed & Barbara Butenhof
  • Max & Margaret Neumann
  • Johnny & Marjorie LeClair
  • Frank & Ethel Grundeen
  • Bob & Babs Ruff
  • Ray & Margaret Orme
  • Joe Fadler
  • Herb & Erna Egender
  • Marshall & Neeca Flippo
  • Bruce & Mary Johnson
  • Ken & Sharon Kernen
  • John & Freddie Kaltenthaler
  • Jay & Ruth Orem
  • Walt & June Berlin
  • Cal & Sharon Golden
  • Marvin & Lillian Franzen
  • Rusty & Barbara McDonald
  • Stan & Cathie Burdick
  • Jim Spence
  • Frank & Carolyn Hamilton
  • Manning & Nita Smith
  • Arnie & Anne Kronenberger
  • Santa Barbara Square Dancers
  • Charlie & Don Dillinger
  • Don & Marie Armstrong
  • Rip n’ Snort

If this has piqued your interest, to see all the issues from Sets in Order issues, go to: http://newsquaremusic.com/sioindex.html

If you would like your own set of this fascinating historical collection, to buy the two CD set, go to https://lloydshawfoundation.weebly.com/books.html

The price is $18 for non-members & $20 for members of the Lloyd Shaw Foundation.

History buffs, do you recognize the callers? To how many did you dance? Who was your favorite? Let me know how many you recognize.

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