Oakie's NW Corner...
Jack the Donkey... It was a beautiful Fall weekend up here
in the NW Corner of Oklahoma. Last weekend OU Sooners beat the Texas
Longhorns, but in Florida Miami nearly lost to FSU. Miami did come
back towards the end of the game and won by 1-point, in the neck
of time. The last weekend temperature in Oklahoma was in the Low
60s with a slight wind, sunshine. I went out to see the horses,
but they were way in the back pasture. So... I spent some quality
time with Jack, the donkey.
I was standing inside his pen with a bag of treats ... holding
them in front of me so that he would have to come up and nose the
bag to get one. I wanted to see how close he would comfortably come
to me. He is one of those that is not yet comfortable with people
reaching out to pet him.
Jack did come nosing, sniffing the bag and gently picked himself
a treat... spilling a few crumbs on the ground. He still doesn't
like someone to reach out and touch his ears and head yet, but we
are working on that slowly -- by building up his trust gradually.
We have come along way so far. I can slightly pet the tip of his
nose with tip of my finger.
We didn't get the horses and colts sorted last week, but hopefully
it will come-off this next week. I did get some pictures taken of
the horses and have updated my Essemar
Horse Farm webpage.
We are suppose to have rain again this weekend. Sounds like southern
Oklahoma got the most of it this week, though. While you are out
snapping those Fall photos, keep reasonable warm and dry. Send me
some of those beautiful Fall colors from around the world.
Don't forget about Alva & Northwestern's
Homecoming next weekend (October 24-26) with the parade
next Saturday morning and the football game that same afternoon.
Hope to see some of you Northwest Oklahomans there -- crowded around
the Alva downtown square for the parade. Have a great weekend. See
you next week... Same time!
~~ Linda "OaKie" ~~
NW OK Marriages...
Schooley-Farrell
- 193? -- Bernice Schooley Becomes
Bride of Kenneth Farrell Sunday -- A pretty home ceremony Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 marked the marriage of Miss Bernice Schooley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Schooley, and Kenneth Farrell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson V. Farrell.
Thomas-Adkins
- 1937 -- Thomas-Adkins Wedding Solemnized In Alva
-- The First Presbyterian church was beautifully decorated with
huge baskets of gladioli and mixed flowers and lighted candles when
Mura Adkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Adkins, Hydro, Oklahoma,
became the bride of Amos Thomas, son of Mrs. Mary B. Town, Hydro,
at three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Parker-Pierce
- October 23, 1937 -- Former Alva Girl Is October Bride
-- An announcement of particular interest here is that of the marriage
of Miss Mary Elizabeth Parker daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Parker,
Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Alois S. Pierce, Cape Girardeau. The wedding
was quietly solemnized on Saturday, October 23, at St. Louis, Mo.
Lee-Hutchinson
- 1937 -- Waynoka Couple Wed Here -- The Presbyterian
Manse was the scene of a prettily appointed wedding Sunday afternoon
when Miss Katherine Mae Lee became the bride of Glen K. Hutchinson.
Rev. M. S. Epperson officiated, using the single ring ceremony.
Only attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Oland Stewart, Woodward. The couple
will make their home in Waynoka.
Johnson-Kendall
- 1937 -- Wedding Solemnized Here -- On September
1st, Miss Leo-jean Kendall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kendall,
Galena, became the bride of Mr. Paul E. Johnson of Aline. The ceremony
was performed in the Presbyterian Manse, Alva, with Rev. Epperson
reading the single ring ceremony.
Humes-Veley
- March 10, 1937 -- Miss Luetta Humes Is Bride of Basil
Veley -- Mrs. Ruth Humes, City, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Luetta Humes, to Basil Veley of Carmen. The wedding
took place on March 10 at Medicine Lodge, Kans.
Henley-Haworth
- October, 1937 -- Miss Mary Henley and Elver Haworth
Married In Prominent Ceremony - Cherokee Girl Becomes Bride of Alva
Man At Home of Her Parents Saturday -- In the presence of the
two immediate families and a few intimate friends, Miss Mary Henley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Henley of Cherokee, and Elver H.
Haworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Haworth, 1027 Center street,
Alva, exchanged nuptial vows Saturday evening.
Davis-Mitts
- 1937 -- Davis Mitts Nuptials Occur Here Sunday
-- The Wedding of Miss Grace Mitts, Alva, to Woodie Davis, Spearman,
Tex., was quietly solemnized at 9 o'clock Sunday morning in the
study of the Rev. A. F. White, First Methodist church pastor, with
Mr. White officiating. Mrs. Davis had been employed at the Oklahoma
Cigar store here for the past six months. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Mitts of Spearman.
Clarke-Shalloup
- 1937 -- Miss Alice Clarke Becomes Bride of Tony Shalloup
-- At an early hour Tuesday morning the Sacred Heart rectory was
the scene of an impressive wedding ceremony when Miss Alice Clarke,
of Carmen, became the bride of Tony Shalloup, Alva.
Blair-O'Brien
- April (Easter), 1937 -- N.S.T.C. Graduate Becomes Bride
of Tennessee Man In Easter Service - Miss Kathryn Blair is Wed to
Samuel T. O'Brien at Methodist Church Sunday -- At an early
hour Easter morning, the beautifully decorated First Methodist church
here was the scene of an impressive wedding ceremony when Miss Kathryn
Blair, Woodward, became the bride of Samuel T. O'Brien, Memphis,
Tenn. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Blair of Attica,
Kans., and is a descendant of two of the most prominent pioneer
families of Harper County, Kansas. The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas O'Brien, Memphis, Tennessee.
Andrew-Jones
- October 10, 1937 -- Andrews-Jones Vows Read in Enid
Home -- The marriage of Miss Georgia Faye Andrews, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Geroge Andrews, Enid, to Richard Jones, Sayre, took
place Sunday afternoon, Oct. 10, at the home of the bride's parents.
Zalkoura-El
Kouri - 1937 -- Zakoura- El Kouri Vows Exchanged
-- Of interest to Alvans was the wedding of Miss Mamie El-Kouri
and Mr. Eddie M. Zakoura, both of Alva, which was solemnized in
front of the altar of the Presbyterian church Sunday at twelve-thirty
o'clock.
Thurman-Patterson
- June 1, 1938 -- Thurman-Patterson Marriage Announced
-- Mr. and Mrs. Roy Patterson, Capron, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Enid, to Clifford Thurman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Thurman, Kiowa, Kans. The marriage took place Wednesday, June 1st,
at Pond Creek, with Rev. J. C. Coover, pastor of the Methodist church,
officiating.
1937 - McGill Family Letters...
Sept.
29, 1937 - Letter from Grandpa McGill
postmarked Sept. 30, 1937, 5:30p.m. to his youngest son, Bob McGill,
at Kemper, Booneville, MO. READ:
d page-2.
On 29 September 1937 Grandpa wrote to his youngest son beginning
the letter with "Dear Bobolinkus..." Grandpa begins by
asking for Bob's humble pardon because of the time limit since he
had last written.
This is a li'l excerpt is concerning
the car accident that I mentioned in last week's ezine 1937
Family Letters. It begins with the fourth paragraph as Grandpa
writes, "Yes I came pretty close the other day. I went out
to play tennis and the boys were not there right when I got there
and I thought I would go home and get a broom to clean off the court.
Well just as I got turned around and started North -- just at day
light - I looked one way and the other -- and went on low - on to
the pavement - this old boy hit me on the side I had turned to him
-- I soon turned the other side and he hit me there too -- nearly
- as he turned me clear around - but neither car turned over. He
must have been right in that little draw - coming from the West
- and he was coming too - for he slid his tires 21 steps and knocked
me 13 steps and he went 5 steps further on. Now you can guess whether
he was coming or not.
It cut my arm all to pieces and busted
a rib and hurt my right knee. I didn't know anything for a few seconds
-- didn't hurt either or us much like it might have. If he had hit
me 2 feet farther back he would have caved my car in and sure have
got me.
They wanted 325.00 at Joe Edwards
to fix my car - but I saved quite a bit going to Enid. I traded
in a gun on it at 45.00. That helped quite a bit I will tell you.
I dont know whether I can get anything out of the kid or not. He
hasnt anything I think. I am to see him in the AM. Well its pretty
lucky we both were. He had been drinking -- I could smell it on
his breath."
Oct.
3, 1937 - Letter from Constance McGill postmarked Oct. 3,
1937, Newton to Bob McGill at Kemper. READ:
page-2, page-3,
page-4, page-5.
Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Grandma writes to her youngest son, "Dear
Baby Codit Bob...."
Grandma also writes, "Gene...
he helped G.Pa (J. R. Warwick) went to the ranch several
days, killed all the doves I wanted and gave G.Pa some thrills shooting
prairie dogs. 42 in so many shots....."
Gandma mentions this about Grandpa's
car that was being fixed over at Enid, "The Enid man drove
Dads car over this a.m. but it was not accepted the brakes were
not O.K. so back it went. He will never have the same feeling car
- it is now made over."
Oct.
11, 1937 - Letter from Constance McGill postmarked Oct.
11, 1937, 1:00 p.m., Alva to Bob McGill at Kemper. READ:
page-2, page-3.
Grandma McGill begins her letter to her youngest son, "Dear
Little Bob or should I say Robert Taylor as mother Strawn says....."
Grandma writes about the weather
during October, 1937, " awful nice rain the 8th or friday 1-1/2
in. Just what we needed for wheat not any of mine out west has been
sowed. The hoppers are bad - ate up G.Dad (J. R. Warwick)
rye at the Benton Place..... Howard Galbreth is expecting 'belssed
event.' Mother Galbreth went to Savannah, Mo. has cancer did not
operate."
Grandma gives her youngest son some
advice and writes, "I am expecting the 1st month report soon.
Anxious to see the grades. Do hope your October is a success if
you kids could keep together and get in a unversity you could ....
pay your way. You want to be looking for every chance. Do you realize
this is Your Great Opportunity and it seldom
knocks at our door more than once."
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Big Al (a.k.a. George)
NW Oklahoma pasture
15 October 2002
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Mailbag & Links Corner....
1937 - Alva News Item...
"Miss Dolly Carson left Saturday morning for Kaw City, Okla.,
where she has a position as Music and English instructor in the high
school."
Dixie-Sherman Hotel... "Demolished, circa
1970. This city has a fine website (History
of Bay County Florida - One of the landmarks for over forty years
was the Hotel Dixie Sherman. This multistory skyscraper was built
in 1926 by Walter Sherman and served as a center for social activities.
It was demolished in 1970. ) -- lotsa vintage photos." -- Eric
Good Ideas... Now Steve Rubenstein, a writer
for the San Francisco Chronicle, has proposed 'Three Little Words'
based on his brief experience in a telemarketing operation that would
stop the nuisance for all time. The three little words are 'Hold On,
Please.' Saying this while putting down your phone and walking off
instead of hanging up immediately would make each telemarketing call
so time-consuming that boiler rooms would grind to a halt. When you
eventually hear the phone company's beep-beep-beep tone, you know
it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently
completed its task.
Warwick/Gay/Stephenson
Families... "Linda, Thanks for responding. I am a descendant
of James and Anne (Garner) Stephenson who first lived on the south
fork of the south branch of the Potomac River near present Brandywine,
Randolph County, West Virginia. In 1768 they moved to the mouth of
Stompin Creek on the Greenbrier River near present Seebert, Little
Levels District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. I am trying to
see how the various Stephensons of that time in Augusta County were
related (or not). That, of necessity gets me involved in the Garner,
Warwick and Gay families. Conventional wisdom has been that, "these
families came from the north of Ireland to Pennsylvania and then down
into western Virginia." I'm finding evidence that this "conventional
wisdom" is, at least partially, wrong. It appears to me that
these families first came to New England, then to Pennsylvania, and
then down to western Virginia." -- Contact
Tom
What Year Was This?... Washington
PTA Elects Monday - Miss Carlson Presents 5th Grade In Program
- This article appeared in the mid-1930s in the local Alva newspaper,
in NW Oklahoma. "Officers were elected and committees named at
the annual Washington parent-Teacher association meeting held Monday
at the school music room..... Mrs. LeVerne Tolle, outgoing president,
conducted the opening exercises and Mrs. Del Brunsteter gave the devotionals.....
PTA officers elected for the coming year are Mrs. Norman A. Ryerson,
president; Mrs. John H. Johntz, vice-president; Miss Opal Maedgen,
secretary; and Mrs. elmo Bailey, treasurer.... Miss Dolly Carlson
presented the fifth grade in the children's part of the program. Those
taking part included Don Hill, Donna Jo Bradley, Kkaren Avon Shelby,
Barbara Butler, Phyllis Corr, Rita Mae Cox, Fern Gum, Ruth Harding,
mary Hickerson, Rhoda Lee Lantz, Betty Mixon, Alla Fretta Murrell,
Ofilia Pshigoda, Gertrude Rose, Joan Reynolds, Sandra Sue Ritchie,
Eileen Shalloup, Janet Woodward, Bobby Arb, Forrest Brewer, Roscoe
Brewer, Dean Crouse, Charles Nieman, Claude Nickell, Elvin Sample,
Marvin Shipley, bobby Shoemaker, Alan Stephenson, Lloyd Tegarden,
Harvey Trekell, Austin Traverse, Wilbur Wright and Harold Hardy......
Those who sang in the 6th and 7th grade girls' sextette were LaDonna
Wilkinson, Charlotte Truesdale, Garnett Wilson, Mayabelle Tolle, Janice
Brunsteter, and Suzanne Elliott." Other names mentioned in the
article were... Mrs. I. F. Stephenson, Mrs. Evely C. Hoch, Mrs. C.
A. Traverse, Mrs. Skeet Ridgway, Mrs. Joe Denner, Mrs. Omar Hill,
Mrs. George Murray, Mrs. Cecil Kirkland, Mrs. Hollis Warrick, Mrs.
Louis Nilson, Mrs. Lester Barnes, Mrs. Roscoe Elliott, Bernard Ballard,
Miss Imogene Cox, Miss Thelma Elmore, Mrs. Eleanor Sterba, Mrs. Charles
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Shirley in Hominy writes...
"Hi, I read you email about your picture (Pres. Kennedy Lithograph)
signed by RV Goetz. I bought a picture (painting of white on black,
I don't know what the art is called) signed by R.V. Goetz. I appears
to be an olden day parade, possibly forth of July or something to
do with a President? I bought it at an auction--do you know anything
about RV Goetz?"
[Editors Note: This is a 1961, Serigraphic Oil Painting. The
Oil Painting is signed by R. V. Goetz. This serigraphic, canvas print
of Pres. John F. Kennedy is also a limited edition No. 1 of 550 prints
that were made by the Stan Ramsey Co., Inc., Serigraphers, 2727 N.
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. It is has been rolled up for 40 years
and is beginning to show its crackling age because of that. -- jfkoilportrait.jpg]
R. V. Goetz... "Richard Vernon GOETZ, (1915-1991)
- The American Oil on canvas, 20 x 24" (50.80 x 60.96 cm.) Signed,
R. V. Goetz, lower right Museum purchase, 1968 968-0-185" --
Butler
Institute of American Art Museum
More information concerning
Richard Vernon Goetz
Silent & Still Reading... "I still
read as you keep the email coming! What a beautiful insight of a world
that I wouldn't nor couldn't know from Pennsylvania! Thank you for
continuing to allow me to know your world! I know I haven't said this
in a long time, but I truly love receiving your Okie Legagcy - actually
I envy you dedication to her heritage! Silent but still reading."
Betty
Haven's Old School Pics... New names
have been added to the photos. They are... Yellow Hammer school:
George and Mae Benge, Allie Box, Mae Summerlin, Pearlettie Gilstrap,
Ruth, Wilma, Joe and Henry Carroll, Sylvia Crouchorn.
Greenleaf school: Mae, Lara, Anna and Emma Salmon, tom Ballard,
jay refearn, Virgil Nutt, mary ballard, Millard Whitehead.
Woodard School: Warren Ragsdale, John Henry Reynolds, Amy Davis,
Carl and Warren Davis, Leon Holland, George Hutching, Robert 'Son'
Carr, tommy Hayworth,Viola Carr, Christine Springer, Ruby Hutching,
Carl Davis, kathryn Hutching, Paul C. Ragsdale, Dorthy Davis.
What Year Was This?... West
Side PTA Meets Monday In Music Room - This article appeared in
the mid-1930s in NW Oklahoma, Alva Newspaper. "The president,
Mrs. LeVerne Tolle, conducted the business meeting and Mrs. Delbert
Brunsteter gave the devotional exercises. Miss Dollie Carlson presented
her Fifth grade students in the following program..... Those taking
part in the program were Barbara Butler, Phyllis Corr, Rita Mae Cox,
Fern Gum, Ruth Harding, Mary Hickerson, Rhonda Lee Lantz, Betty Mixon,
Alla Murrell, Ofilia Pshigoda, Gertrude Rose, Joan Reynolds, Sandra
Sue Richey, eileen shalloup and Janet Woodward, Bobby Ark, Forrest
Brewer, Roscoe Brewer, Dean Crouse, Charles Nieman, Claud Nickell,
Elvin Sample, Marvin Shipley, Bobby Shoemaker, Alan Stephenson, Lloyd
Teagarden, Harvey Trekell, Austin Traverse, Wilbur Wright and Hharold
Hardy. Those who sang in the sixth and seveth grade sexette were La
Donna Wilkerson, Charlotte Truesdale, Garnett Wilson, Mayabelle Tolle,
Janice Brunsteter and Sue Elliott.."
Questia - The
Online Library of Books & Journals... Browse by subject
from Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Area Studies Classical
Studies, history, Legal, Literature, Philosophy, etc...
Ken Hurt wrties... "Had
a quick look at your site but no connection. Our family comes from
Derbyshire, England and the name Hurt relates to a village in Normandy,
presumably an ancestor came over with William the Conqueror. Best
wishes." -- Contact Ken Hurt @ E-mail: kenhurt@onetel.net.uk
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