Oakie's NW Corner...
It has been a bit warmer this week, but it looks like Fall is coming
back with a bit of a freeze this weekend and a slight chance of
rain mainly in the northeast parts of the state. The farmers just
about have their wheat sowed and the fields are glowing with the
fresh green carpeting of the Winter wheat. You can also see electrical
fencing being strung for Winter grazing of livestock.
We finally have the Alva High 1920 Pow-Wow yearbook scanned in
it's entirety on our NW
OkieLegacy Webshots for your public viewing. Next step is to
place the whole thing on CD/DVD for whoever wants a copy. Just let
us know. The person who sent me the 1920 yearbook wanted it to go
to our Historical Society Museum. So... at some date it will found
it's place with the other artifacts of our past here in Northwest
Oklahoma. This 1920 Alva High School yearbook available for vieiwing
through the thoughtfulness, courtesy of Thom Bahr, Kirksville, Missouri,
who found it in a house he purchased in Missouri.
As to the Alva High
1920 Pow-Wow... We thought you might enjoy reading some
things written back in 1920 about some of the Students at Alva High
School... It lists the student's by name, nickname, ambition,
occupation, likes, dislikes, characteristics, wants and where they
could be found (CLICK
HERE). Check out the list of Advertisers
in the 1920 Pow-Wow yearbook. We hope this helps someone looking
for a sense of what NW Oklahoma graduates were going through back
in 1920.
As I was reading through this 1920 yearbook from Alva High, I think
back to other yearbooks and the predictions that were made and I
sometimes wonder if any of these predictions ever carried any weight
or came true for many of the students. How well did some of these
predictions turn out? ... I wonder! I don't believe that the population
of Alva ever reached 20,000 in 1935.
1920 Predictions Foretold by the Ouija Board...
Amos Schaefer, US Senator in 1935;
Halbert McClain, Mayor of Alva (pop. 20,000) in 1935;
Percy Robinson, champion racer, Oklahoma & Texas;
Mary Mondy, concertist, touring South America;
Gene Tyree, accompanist to Mary Mondy;
Everett Weinrich, returning from England, where he has spent
the last four years at Oxford, England, as a result of winning Rhodes
scholarship;
A. W. Fanning, weight 350, retired millionaire, age of 40;
Everett Veatch, spending fourth year in Russia, laboring in
interest of Democracy;
Fred Green, president of "Green Wintergreen Chewing Gum
Factory," Alva, Okla.;
Mike Bouziden, teacher of Commercial Dept., Alva High School;
Joe Bell, Mayor of Beaver City;
Greta Wilkinson, alias Madeline Marmaduke, returns from tour
of the Orient with artistic line of character dances;
Hazel Rackley, alias Doris Douglas, touring the old world with
Miss Marmaduke, in the successful role of "Nightingale";
Floris Patterson, celebrated artist, completes masterpiece,
"Fame," already famous;
Brette Tanner, chief of Sherlock Holmes Detective Agency;
Fee Chew, owner of "Spineless Cactus Baby Food Factory,"
Arizona;
Lionel Long, novelist and playwright for Belasco;
Juanita Jacobs, starring in late serial, "Perils of the
Ants";
Earl Heaton, inventor of "heat an' Cold" Storage Furnace;
Irene Shelly, crystal gazer for Wall Street millionaires;
Doss Smith, fiz-jerker - Iceland;
Ruth Vetter, stenographer for Douglas Fairbanks;
Gertrude Vetter, globe trotter, Mrs. Gathergold;
Mildred McKitrick, traveling companion for the Gathergolds;
Floyd Ames, head of Girls' Seminary, Phoenix, Arizona;
Lionel Johnson, leading biologist of Middle West;
Monfort Mills, owner of Bread Raising Baking Powder Mills;
George Miller, landscape gardener of Eells-Floto Circus;
Grace Wheelock, world's record breaker in flying;
Florence Kranz, wanted for therft (heart theft);
Stanley Matthews, chiropodist.
Duchess is reminding me that it is her bedtime, BUT.... before
I head out of here... You know that extra hour we lost in the Spring
of 2003? We finally get it back this weekend! Do NOT FORGET to turn
back your clocks an hour between the late night hours of Saturday
and the early morning hours of Sunday this weekend (October 26,
2003).
As you get ready for the goblins and ghosts that are about to make
their annual debut next Friday (October 31st), send us a photo of
your favorite ghost, goblins and ghost stories. Also... keep those
Okie legacy and memories flowing this way. See Y'all on November
1st. Here's wishing, hoping that you safely survive the Tricksters
and/or Treaters this year!
~~ Linda "oaKie" &
Duchess ~~
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HAPPY 33rd BIRTHDAY!
Guess Who Turns 33 on Sunday, Oct. 26th
Michael - The DC Okie!
Soon-To-Be a Texas Okie!
Oakie's Old Clock...
This is a photo of the Old late 1800s windup clock
that a friend gave me a few weeks ago. It runs great and chimes
on the hour. It also dings on the every half-hour. The label
on the backside of the clock is partially there and reads,
manufactured by Ingraham Co., of ___stol, Conn., USA." I
also took a photo of the inside
workings of the clock. I am told that it was built sometime
in the 1890s. If anyone out there has anymore information concerning
this old windup clock, I would love to hear from you. Thanks!
Menu:
Linda K McGill Wagner
c/o WWW Publishing Co
PO Box 619, Bayfield, CO 81122
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Mailbag & Links Corner....
Castle on the Hill Photo... "We
found an old picture that had belonged to our Great-Grandparents.
We knew it was a Normal school, but little else. A search for Hugh
Donnan brought me to this site. We have a picture of the Castle
on the Hill. Now if we only knew who the students were?"
-- Kathy Howe Barber - E-mail: poohowe14@aol.com
Old Soldier/Bible... "I sent an email to my cousin in
Okmulgee to see if he knows of that old soldier/bible family. Enjoy
the weekend!"
Poor Li'l Duchess... "Hi there, Linda, long time no communicate,
but you have been one VERY busy lady! Take care and hope all is going
well with you and yours (especially poor li'l Dutchess........)."
WWII POW Camps - German Paintings... "I saw the beautiful
painting of the German girl in your newsletter! I forwarded it to
Diane Glasgow, with whom I emailed a few years ago about the paintings.
She's very interested. I don't think there is a signature on any of
the 3 paintings at the Waynoka museum. Two of them have names of German
cities painted on banners, but neither is Berlin. I couldn't tell
you the names, though. We have several official photographs of Germans,
taken at the Alva POW camp. The Alva museum probably has the same
photos and more. I'm sure it would mean so much to your contact to
learn if the paintings were done by
his father!' -- Sandie, Waynoka Historical Society
St. Louis Browns... "There are errors in your St.
Louis Browns account concerning Von Der Ahe and the Robison Brothers.
They were not related. However, Edward Becker was a long time associate
of Mr. Von Der Ahe whom I suspect stabbed Chris in the back in brokering
the sale to the Robisons. There are also errors in the stadium chronology."
-- Vickery - E-mail: jvickery@peaknet.net
HH Quarter Horses for Sale... "With foundation quarter
horses bred to work, play and show, we can provide you with some of
the LEGENDS in cutting and working bloodlines- names blazed in cowhorse
glory, such as Poco Lena, Peppy San Badger, Marions Girl, KING 234,
Poco Bueno, Mr San Peppy, Cutter Bill, Buddy Dexter, Two Eyed Jack,
Dry Doc, Colonel Freckles, and of course, the immortal Doc Bar- all
close up on our mares pedigrees. Standing AQHA Cutting Stallion -
DRY TALOS CUTTERBILL. Family owned ranch located in beautiful East
Texas. Foundation Cowhorse bloodlines ... Texas horses the way they
were! AQHA registered foals and weanlings FOR SALE! For
Sale Cow Bred Horses and Weanlings -- The
Blood of Legends! Ranch Sire - Dry Talos Cutter Bill - with Dry
Doc, Doc Bar, Two Eyed Jack, Poco Lena, Poco Bueno, Peppy San Badger,
Cutter Bill and more ALL ON HIS PAPERS!" -- E-mail: quarterhorses_double_h@hotmail.com
Crouch / Warwick Connection... "I am researching the family
of and John Crouch Sr., born abt 1724, [said to be from Wales, but
I have seen no verification to support that] who lived at one time
in Randolph County, Va/WV, then left abt. 1787-90, went to Bourbon
County, Kentucky, then later to Ross County, Ohio, where he died in
1800. I am interested in the information listed on your site about
an Eleanor Crouch
from Randolph County who was the 2nd wife of John Warwick, I have
seen references that stated she was a widow of a Crouch, and one that
stated she was a old maid daughter of a Crouch, from Randolph County,
and I would like to know if you have any references her family, and
or date of marriage to John.
I can verify the following as children of John Sr, Joseph, married
to ELizabeth Warwick, Andrew, married to Judith Westfall, Elizabeth,
married to Henry Delay, John Jr., married to Sarah Nelson, Sarah,
married to John Ryan, David, married to ELizabeth Cassity.
I suspect, but can not verify there were
more children, one named Jacob, and Eleanor, But, the brother of Sarah
Nelson, married to John Crouch Jr, had a brother named Charles Nelson
Jr. who was married to an Eleanor Crouch, and lived until Charles
Jr. died in 1802 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. I suspected this Eleanor
to be the daughter of Charles, since her birth date fits in between
John Jr. and ELizabeth, but as I said, I can't verify this. Eleanor
did leave Kentucky after the death of Charles Jr. and settled in Fairfield
Cty, Ohio.
Do you have any knowledge of who your Eleanor Crouch could be, perhaps
a daughter of Joseph Crouch?" -- Randy Stalnaker - E-mail: randystalnaker@webtv.net
- Family Surnames: Crouch, Nelson, Westfall, Wamsley, Hornbeck, Stalnaker
Currence
1910
Alva, Okla., Northwestern State Normal Postcard on eBay...
"1910 Alva OK Northwestern State Normal~Towers - Very Unusual
Tower in the Middle. State: Oklahoma; Location: Alva; Postcard Size:
Standard (About 3 1/4 by 5 1/2"); Photographer/Publisher: Curteich
#11037; Image/Style: Divided Back; Date(s): 1907-1914; Condition:
Very Good Minus Notable Flaws: Corner Wear and Creases
eBay
Oklahoma Week - Postcards & Papers... Check out
these 41 Oklahoma postcards from across the state.
NW OkieLegacy
Webshots... 1920
Pow Wow Yearbook | 1920
Pow Wow Yearbook -- Freshmen, 8th, 7th & Athletics | 1920
Pow Wow Yearbook -- Organizations, photos, etc... | 1920
Pow Wow Yearbook -- Advertisers
The 1920 Pow-Wow High School Census Reported... The fellow
most popular with the girls - Roscoe Elliot; the most popular
girl - Grace Wheelock; the best athlete - Ralph Surface;
the best looking fellow - Arthur Robinson; the best looking
girl - Mabel Albright; the biggest fusser - Lois Beattie;
the most modest fellow - Earnest Roberson; the laziest fellow
- George Crowell; the loudest dresser - Kenneth Chew;
the greatest girl talker - Doris Anderson; the most silent
girl - Reba Emerson; the most human looking fellow - Shorty
Dennison; person with the funniest walk - George Smithson;
girl who would make the best wife - Mae Sutton; best excuse
maker - June Stone; person with the widest grin - Fred Green;
Skinniest fellow - Joe Bell; boniest girl - Belle Jane Rackley;
the fellow with the greatest ambition - Everett Weinrich; the
most distinguished gent - Hal McClain; the most distinguished
lady - Florence Kranz; the person with the kindest face - Prof.
Brooks; the high school flirt - Ruth Kerr; the orator -
Everett Veatch; the date breaker - Doss Smith; the girl
with the giggle - Edith Wheelock; the dreamer - Rosa Mantz;
the girl with the merry "ha ha" - Verna Lee. |
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