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4th July 1928 - Boys Drill Team

Downtown Alva, Oklahoma, NW Corner of Square

This Photo was taken on the NW Corner of the Alva Downtown Square 4th July 1928. [Click on photo to see a larger version of same photo.]

Notice the courthouse dome in the upper left corner above the treetops and the Bell Hotel in the upper right corner above the treetops. Is that the Chamber building nestled in the tree-packed downtown park square on the rightside? Notice how they parked their vehicles in the middle of the street. Does anyone know who the man is in front of the boys? Please E-mail Linda any info regarding photo.

Names of boys starting with the left Column 1 and moving to the right to Column 5.

Column 1 (front to back row): Bob Burcket, J. L. Reed, Russle Fawitz, Ben Harrover, Frank Houts, Richard Jones, Newton Gettings.

Column 2: Bob McGill, Herb Ryman, Howard Schumacher, Lester Duck, Paul Clark, Lewis Kapareck.

Column 3: Bob Day, Brad Eutsler, John Day, Clay Noah, Tom Hervil, Junior Ballins.

Column 4: Fat Murry, Earl Boyce, Joe Day, Bill Jackson, Marion Braziwell, Millard Porter.

Column 5: Warne Templin, John Jackson, Edward Kavanaugh, Crawford Botenbury, Merle "Gene" McGill, Ben Matteson, Bradley.

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