Kemp, Oklahoma

One of the contestants on You Bet Your Life (radio show) was a woman who had lived in the community of Kemp, Oklahoma. When Groucho Marx, the host, asked her about it, she replied, "It isn't there any more." What she meant was that the town had died. The population decreased from 396 in 1920 to 204 in 1940 to 144 today. While it may have been true that the town virtually died, the community still actually lives. It is located right down on the Oklahoma line.

The woman commented that her and her husband's first home had been a dugout.

Here is a good LINK about Kemp.