Oakie's NW Corner...
It was been cloudy, drizzling weather in NW Oklahoma most of this
week with very little (if any) sunshine to break the monotony of
it all. I sank up to my ankles in mud when I went out into the pasture
to check my horses earlier this week. That's how soggy it has become
in the Northwest parts of the State. I believe that for the month
of October NW Oklahoma (Alfalfa & Woods County) are reporting
almost 12 inches of rain for the month. Some parts of the State
in NW Oklahoma saw some freezing temperatures and a glimpse of snow
for a short while this week.
Nothing much is going on except All
Hallow Eve - End of October - Nov.
1, All Saints Day - Nov.
2, 1734, Daniel Boone's birthday - Nov. 4, 1879, Will Rogers
birthday - Political Ads bombarding us this last week before Voting
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 when we go to the Polls and VOTE our heart,
mind and soul for those candidates to represent us in State and
National offices.
Last week was Homecoming up in Northwest Oklahoma. It seems the
bands, floats and crowd keep getting smaller and fewer each year.
BUT... the political candidates seem to find their way to make the
scene and throw their candy to the unsuspecting and captive audience
on this October 26th, cloudy, chilly Saturday in Northwest Oklahoma
on the square of Downtown Alva. I will sprinkle some of those pictures
throughout the newsletter.
As I was typing, transcribing some more NW OK marriages, I ran
across a few names some of you old timers and northwest Oklahomans
might remember. Some of you will remember Bill Arganbright. He was
a good friend of my Dad's, Gene McGill. Arganbright was an auctioneer
and realtor until his death a while back. Did you know that Bill
was a brother to Nora Dean and they were both the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Herrick Arganbright? Anyway, Nora Dean Arganbright
married Harold W. Hartwig October 9, 1938 and Billy M. Arganbright
was Hartwig's best man. Their wedding announcement is listed in
the NW OK Marriages of 1938 below.
OSU vs. Texas A.M. football and Homecoming takes place this weekend
in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OU vs. Colorado football crowds the campus
scene in Norman, Oklahoma.
Wherever you are, stay reasonably warm and dry as you can. If you
have any 1920s Oklahoma Marriages announcements that you would like
to share with us here at "The OkieLegacy," please
send me a copy. I will see you next weekend... around the same time!
Thanks for letting me share a part of my Oklahoma with you!
~~ Linda "oaKie" ~~
NW OK Marriages 1938...
Fox-Clark
-- 1938 - Couple Joined At Morning Ceremony -- At
a lovely morning ceremony in the Blessed Sacrament Church at Lawton,
Okla., Miss Fairie Belle Fox of Grandfield, Okla., became the bride
of Joe Clark of Alva.
Donley-
Musgrove - 1938 - Miss Theta Donley Becomes Bride of
Everett Musgrove -- At a quiet but impressive ceremony Sunday,
Miss Theta Donley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Donley, 1103 Church
Street, become the bride of Everett Musgrove, Alva, formerly of
Wichita, Kans.
Munson-Cunningham
- 1938 - Alva Couple Announce Marriage Here -- Announcement
is made of the marriage Sunday of Elbert (Dick) Cunningham, son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Cunningham, to Miss Madge Munson, daughter
of Abb Munson of Washington state. The marriage vows were read by
the Rev. L. T. Knotter, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in the
Presbyterian parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bevis were attendants
for the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are at home in
the Tyree apartments. Mr. Cunningham is employed at the Bircher
garage.
Melton-Cosby
- 1938 - Marriage Vows Read Before Group of Friends
-- A wedding of interest to their friends in Alva was solemnized
Monday night at 8 o'clock when Miss Ruth Melton, daughter of Mrs.
Hariett Melton, 1102 Fifth Street, became the bride of Glenn W.
Cosby of Buffalo.
Schiffner-Scroggs
- August, 1938 - Miss Schiffner
Marries On Parents' Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary -- Before
an improvised silver altar banked with palm, fern and baskets of
garden flowers Miss Clara LaVerne Schiffner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Schiffner, southeast of Alva, became the bride of Howard
Scroggs of Oklahoma City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scroggs, Cherokee.
Kirmse-Schmidt
-- August, 1938 - Miss Kirmse Becomes the Bride of Roland
Schmidt -- Miss Laura Kirmse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kirmse,
Alva, became the bride of Roland Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
D. Schmidt of Atlenburg, Mo., Sunday at 5 o'clock in the Lutheran
church
Johnson-Robinett
- August 5, 1938 - Johnson-Robinett
Marriage Announced -- Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smellage, north of
Alva, announce the marriage of their daughter, Mrs. Mina Lee Robinett,
to Harney E. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Johnson, 1122 Choctaw
Street. The wedding was an event of Aug 5 and took place in the
home of Clyde Jones, justice of the peace, who read the marriage
vows. Mrs. Johnson is a graduate of Northwestern High School and
attended college in Alva. She is now employed as a teacher of the
Yellowstone school. Mr. Johnson attended high school at York, Nebraska.
He operates the Ranger Taxi Service in Alva.
Gatz-Dimmick
- August 7, 1938 - Gatz-Dimmick Marriage Announced Here
-- Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dimmick, south of Alva, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Eva, to Louis Gatz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gatz. Mr. and Mrs. Gatz were married August 7 at the Christian parsonage
with Rev. G. R. Vaughan officiating.
 Northcutt-DeVore
- August 20, 1938 - Popular Instructor Weds -- Mrs.
Carl DeVore was, prior to her marriage to Mr DeVore Saturday afternoon,
August 20, at the First Baptist Church, Miss Fern Northcutt, attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Northcutt of Jefferson, Okla. The
couple will make their home in Wichita on their return from a wedding
trip in Colorado. [Picture and article from the Wichita Beacon,
August 1938.]
Jones-Cunningham
-- August or September, 1938 - Couple Married In parsonage
Sunday -- At a quiet wedding in the Christian church parsonage
Miss Nellie Mae Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jones, became
the bride of Leroy Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cunningham.
Rev. G. R. Vaughan read the wedding vows at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Arganbright-Hartwig
- October 9, 1938 - Miss Arganbright
Is Shower Honoree - Oct. 7, 1938 -- Complimentary to Miss Nora
Dean Arganbright, whose marriage to Harold W. Hartwig will be an
event of Sunday evening, Oct. 9, was the attractively appointed
bridal shower at which Mrs. Charles Albright, Mrs. Joe Heaton and
Mrs. George Lightburn were hostesses Thursday afternoon in the home
of Mrs. Lightburn. Prominent Young Couple To Be Wed At Evening
Ceremony - Numerous Flowers and Spolights Will Add Dignity To The
Occasion - (printed in Alva Newspaper, Sunday October 9,
1938, Alva, Oklahoma) -- Charm and dignity will distinguish
the wedding of Miss Nora Dean Arganbright, attractive daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herrick Arganbright, to Harold W. Hartwig, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Hartwig, Sunday evening at 8:00 o'clock in the home
of the bride's parents.
Double
Wedding -- December 18, 1938 - Sunday, Alva, Oklahoma -
Ellison-Smith & Augustine-Warren - In Society:
W. L. Smith Home Is Scene of Double Wedding Ceremony - Couples Are
Honored With Reception After Marriage Vows Are Exchanged --
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith, 202 Flynn, was the scene of
an impressive double wedding ceremony Saturday evening at 6:00 o'clock,
when Miss Lodena Ellison, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Ellison, and Eugene
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith. -- Ruth Augustine, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Augustine of Goltry and Dale Warren, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Warren, were married.
Jones-Barbarick
- December, 1938 - Nuptial Vows Exchanged In Clark Home
-- A very pretty wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clark, 102 Flynn Avenue, when Ora E.
Jones, El Paso, Tex., uncle of Mrs. Clark, was united in marriage
to Miss Mamie Barbarick of Louisburg, Mo. Mrs. Jones is a graduate
of Sprinfield, Mo., State Teachers college. She has taught in the
Dallas County schools eleven years, seven of which have been in
the Urbana Consolidated schools. Mr. Jones is a former resident
of Woods County. At the opening of the Strip he lived in the Union
Center neighborhood with his father, Will Jones. He is now employed
by the Southern Pacific Railway at El Paso.
Bloyd-Presnall
- December 23, 1938 - Dorothea
Bloyd and Dale Presnall United In Marriage Friday - Vows Exchanged
on Date of Grandparents' Golden Wedding Anniversary -- Before
an altar beautifully banked with gold and white chrysanthemums and
ferns Miss Dorothea Bloyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bloyd
of Aline, became the bride of Dale Presnall, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Presnall of Carmen. The marriage vows were read before members
of the two families by the Rev. E. L. Pierce in the Methodist church
at Aline at noon Friday, December 23. This date also marked the
golden wedding anniversary of Miss Bloyd's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Maddox.
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Fall Foliage on Maple Street
NW Oklahoma, Alva
Maple Street, Alva, Oklahoma, looking
east down Maple Street in the twelve-hundred block. If you go
another block and a half east down Maple, on the south side of
the street you might catch me in town at my place.... 1027 Maple.
Notice the golden leaves of Fall in the background.
NWOSU Ranger Band
2002 Homecoming Parade
Ride, Ride Rangers Ride!
Do you know the rest of the tune?
Fred Neuman in NWOSU Parade
Some of you NW Oklahomans might remember
Fred Neuman and the boys choir. Well! This ain't the boys choir,
but it is a picture of Fred on an old fashioned bicycle... or
whatever they called these back then. This photo was taken during
last week's homecoming parade in Alva, Oklahoma.
Miss Cinderella 2002
Savanna White, Miss Alva
NWOSU Parade Marshall
Phyllis Brunsteter
Yep! Phyllis Brunsteter led off Northwestern's
parade this year as the official parade Marshall.
Oklahoma US Senate Candidate
Caught In the Political Act
Yes! This is one of those political
candidates and some of his groupees hanging around as he works
the downtown streets during the Homecoming parade on the downtown
square in Alva, Oklahoma.
Horses & Stagecoaches
They save the best for Last!
No parade would be the same without
these li'l creatures bringing up the rear, huh? You always know
when the parade has come to an end!
Menu:
Linda K McGill Wagner
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