Oakie's NW Corner...
Well, we got another soaking inch of rain in the Northwest parts
of Oklahoma the beginning of this week. This August, Dog Days of
Summer, sure seems like a milder summer than we were experiencing
last year at this time. A whole lot wetter, that is for sure. I
had just gotten my yard mowed last weekend -- that extra inch of
rain sure made things grow. BUT... I won't complain, because the
rains are good for all of us this time of year.
— Remember Elvis... Are there any Elvis Presley
fans out there? One of our local FM stations (KOMA) in the city
has been playing a tribute to the King of Rock Friday, August 16,
2002, until around 2:00p.m. It was 25 years ago Elvis died at his
Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977, 2:00p.m.
I have been thinking back to the early 1960s when I was barely
reaching the pre-teen years and Elvis was making, shaking the airways
with his music. It was a time of Elvis versus Pat Boone. My Dad
would only let Pat Boone's records into the house. I remember I
had to listen to any Elvis music on a transistor radio or over at
my girlfriends house. She always seemed to have the latest album.
I wonder if she still has those records and if they are in mint
condition. I guess some of those are really pricey today, huh? Do
you Remember the Top Ten MOST VALUABLE "ELVIS" RECORDS?
Do you have any Elvis memories? Write me! Tell me your Elvis memories!
I would loved to share them here with others!
— First Night Baseball Game...
Any Enid, Oklahoma history buffs out there? What do you know about
the first night baseball games? It was a Negro League that introduced
the idea. By 1930, the Great Depression that followed the stock
market crash of the previous year threatened to kill the Negro Leagues
and the white minors as well. In desperation, the Kansas City Monarchs'
owner, a gentle, kindly white man named J. L. Wilkinson, sank his
life savings into a set of revolutionary portable lights. On April
6, five years before the first major-league night game, Wilkinson
delighted the crowd in NW Oklahoma, Enid.
— I
am off to NW Oklahoma to the little town of Freedom, USA to take
in the Old West Open Rodeo & Cowhand Reunion this weekend. If
any memory cells get jogged this weekend, give me a holler by Email.
Take care and see you next week.
~~ Linda "OaKie" ~~
NW Mystery Corner...
— I don't suppose there are any NW Okie's out there
that remember the old Crouch's Restaurant that was is in the west
block on Barnes Avenue (between 5th & 6th Street) -- perhaps
at the west corner or was it the east corner, on the south side
of the downtown square, in Alva, Oklahoma. Mr. Barnhouse, a witness
for the State, testified that Crouch's Restaurant was about a block
from the southeast corner of the square, on Barnes Avenue.
I just received the rest of the transcripts of the Old
Opera House Murder dating back to 9 November 1910, in Alva,
Oklahoma. I came upon all sorts of little tidbits of information.
Another piece of the puzzle back during the time period of 1910
& 1911 has enabled us to rediscovered another part of Alva's
past and location of past businesses on the downtown square.
— You can Click the State's
Witnesses to view these witnesses that I have updated so far...
George
Oakes -- Barnhouse
-- J.B.
Lawhon -- Hugh
Martin. There is some interesting reading concerning the Cross-examination
of George
Oakes. I am not quite sure where, who the Defense Attorney received
his information from, but he seemed to be harsh on Mr. Oakes in
his Cross & Recross-examination of Oakes. Here is a short version
of some of that Cross-examination.
Such as... when Mr. Wilson asks Mr. Oakes, "Now
Mr. Oakes do you remember of your wife being sick last Fall some
time, quite sick, last Fall or Winter that is within the last
few months?" Mr. Oakes remembered his
wife having typhoid fever the Summer of 1911. Not last Winter.
Mr. Wilson slips in this question from who knows
where, "Well this Summer, didn't she say to you on that occasion.
'George, I know that you killed Mabel and if you will confess
it I will have no less respect for you than I do now.' Didn't
she say that to you in substance?"
Mr. Oakes answered, "No sir. Not concerning
Mabel, there was no conversation of the kind."
— As to the Old Opera House Murder of Mabel Oakes, 9
November 1910 -- coroner's inquest -- change of venue -- the murder
trial of Justice of the Peace, N. L. Miller, began around the 6th
September 1911. The State being represented by Sandor J. Vigg, County
Attorney of Woods County, Oklahoma; Moman Pruiett (hired by the
Law Enforcem. The defendant being present in person and by his attorneys,
L. T. Wilson and Charles Swindall.
The State asked that the County Attorney be permitted to endorse
the names of the following witnesses on the information: Walter
Rambo, N. J. Lewellen, I. W. Barnhouse, M. E. Turner, W. M. Bickel
and Dr. Edwin DeBarr. The names had been furnished to the defendant
on the 30th day of August 1911. Also, Mrs. George Vickers, Mrs.
Tom Goodwin, P. A. Munroe, Mary Fulkerson and Jeff Bower which were
furnished to the defendant on the 2nd day of September 1911.
Mr. Wilson, defense counsel, objected to the endorsement of the
witnesses for the State, because the State had not brought themselves
within the provisions of Article
2, Section 20 of the Constitution of Oklahoma or Section
6691 of Snyders Compiled Laws of 1909.
Mr. Swindall, attorney for the Defense, mentioned that the State
didn't make application to have the names endorsed within a reasonable
time after the information was filed in this Court and makes the
application on the day on which the cause is set down for trial.
The Court overruled. The jury selection began as names were called
and each prospective juror filled the places in the jury box as
the Clerk read the names.
— I tried doing a search for Snyders Compiled Laws
of 1909, but haven't found anything yet. Any of you lawyers
out there please enlightened us on these 1909 - Snyders Compiled
Laws.
To get a glimpse of whose names were drawn, questioned as jurors
-- check out The
Jury in NW OK
Mystery. I have George
W. Oakes Testimony written up to and including Hugh Martin's
testimony. next week I will try to have Dr.'s Saffold, Bilby, Templin,
and the rest of Grantham's testimony added to the Mystery webpages.
If you go to the front-page of the NW
OK Mystery, you will noticed that I have been doing some reorganizing
and rearranging in there. I have separated the Defense
Witnesses, State
Witnesses, State's
Opening statement, Defense's
Opening Statement and given them their own webpages so the front
page isn't so long and cluttered. Just click on the links above.
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NW
OK Marriages 1930s-'45
— Rolfe-Burns
- 1932... Mr. Homer L. Burns, of Enid married Melba Rolfe
Saturday, 27 December 1932 at the home of Mrs. Art Rolfe, northeast
of the city. The marriage took place at Newton, Kans., on December
27, 1932. Melba is the daughter of Mrs. Art Rolfe.
— Bergen-Schultz
- ca. 1936...
Miss Anna Bergen, daughter of Mrs. Bernice Bergen, marriage to
Mr. Eddie Schultz will be an event of the near future. Mrs. Bernice
Bergen entertained a group of friends at her home, 104 Barnes
Avenue, Tuesday evening at a pre-nuptial shower.
— Trenary-Edwards
- 1938... Miss Sue Edwards, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edwards, married Ralph H. Trenary of Capron,
Oklahoma Wednesday morning at the home of the bride's parents,
902 Center Street. Mr. and Mrs. Trenary will be at home to their
friends after August 20 at the Trenary ranch near Capron.
— Starr-Ryerson
- ca. 1938... Miss Mildred Starr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson W. Starr, and Norman A. Ryerson, of Chicago, Ill., were married
at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Thursday evening at 8:30
o'clock.
— Glaser-Wethington
- ca. 1938... Miss Louise Glaser, daughter of Judge and
Mrs. J. J. Glaser, 1209 Church Street, married William Wethington,
of Nash, Oklahoma, Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at the home of
the bride's parents. Rev. Phil Deschner, pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Alva, officiated.
— Fees-Jacob
- ca. 1938... Miss Louise Fees, daughter of Emerson H. Fees
of Norman, and Albert R. Jacob, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob of
Stillwater, were married Wednesday afternoon in the home of the
bride at Norman, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob plan to make their
home in the Crowell apartments.
Let USA Remember 9-11-01...
September 11, 2002 is soon approaching. On that
day, please wear red, white and blue to work or school if you can,
to show your support for those who lost their lives on 9~11~01 and
to honor the heroes who worked to save them and the families left
behind.
At noon your time on September 11, 2002, no matter
where you are or what you are doing, stop, put your hand on your
heart, and say the Pledge of Allegiance out loud or to yourself
and say a prayer for our nation.
If all of us do this together in every time zone
around the world, we will have a powerful chain of thoughts surrounding
us. Please keep this going to your friends and family. By September
11, 2002 hopefully enough people will have read this and will join
together in unity.
God Bless the U.S.A.
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