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As you can see, this pug is seated on her favorite throne to give you an update of what was happening this week in southwest Colorado.

The week began with afternoon monsoons that blew in strongly monday afternoon around 4:00 p.m., July 30, 2007. Those Monday afternoon winds were followed by an inch of rain that fell within the same hour. We lost a few tree limbs while the ground was getting a good soaking. Thanks, Oklahoman's for sharing some of your Summer rain.

July 31, 2007, Tuesday afternoon we received another 1/4-inch of rain. The following afternoons between Tuesday and Friday brought a few more rain drops, but nothing like Monday afternoon's wind & rain.

Before we head out of here... Does anyone remember Cool's Supply House of Carmen, Oklahoma that sold tires & tools around 1940? Larry Hedrick sent us some Carmen, Oklahoma street scene photos taken around 1940 after a parade down Carmen's main street. Perhaps someone will recognize some of the citizens and remember, recgonize some stories of the Carmen businesses of that era.

AND... If you are anywhere near Waynoka, Oklahoma next week between the 9th thru 11th August 2007, you are in luck. The 71st Annual Cimarron River Stampede Rodeo will be in full swing.

We read in the Woods County enterprise newspaper that the Waynoka volunteers have been busy for the past few weeks preparing their rodeo grounds for the 71st annual Cimarron River Stampede Rodeo, August 9, 10 & 11, 2007. Be sure to attend or participate in the Rodeo Parade on Saturday the 11th at 5:00 p.m.
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Wm Fechtig & Phebe Anthea Warwick

Last weekend we did a tribute to our Great-Grandpa John Robert Warwick.

This week we are carrying that tribute to include John's parents & NW Okie's Grea-Great-Grandparents, William Fechtig & Phoebe "Phebe" Anthea (Pray/Prey) Warwick.

I just love this photo on the left of Great-Great Grandma Phebe Anthea Warwick. The picture on the right is Great-Great Grandpa William Fechtig Warwick in his early years.

As I mentioned last weekend, John Robert Warwick was one of eleven children 911) of William Fechtig & Phoebe Anthea (Prey) Warwick. There were lots of John, Jacob, Williams listed in the Warwick family that originated (I think) from Scotland.

William Fechtig Warwick was born 11 August 1822 and died 20 December 1903, Mountain Grove, Virginia. William married Phoebe Anthea Prey (Pray). We are still need doing some genealogy work on these Great-Great grandparents.

This photo is a picture of William F. & Phebe A. (Prey) Warwick in their later years. I have also included a couple of links to our McGill/Warwick/Hull family genealogy: John R. & Signora Belle (Gwin) Warwick & Wm F. & Phebe Warwick.
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An OkieLegacy Centennial Moment

Women's Suffrage... Long before the Nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the struggle for women's rights occurred at the state level.

Women worked, campaigned and demonstrated in the face of great political opposition. The Oklahoma constitutional convention in 1907 considered writing women's suffrage into the new constitution, but the issued failed at the last moment.

In 1910 Oklahoman's voted on an Initiative Petition seeking to give women the right to vote to simply eliminating the word "male" from the pertinent section of the state constitution. The measure was overwhelmingly defeated, but women working for it were not.

Their demands for the basic democratic right to vote accelerated after World War I. Two years before the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constituion was ratified, Oklahoma voters approved a Legislative Referendum extending universal suffrage to women. In 1920 Governor Robertson called and extraordinary session of the Seventh Legislature, which passed a Joint Resolution ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constituion on Women's Suffrage. You can research State Senate and House Bill fils, and records from the Office of Governor.
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Foggy Mornin' In Wilson, OK

We are in the process of taking down Kenneth Updike's stories and ramblings of "Growing Up In Oklahoma" because Kenneth asked us, "To remove all of my previous writings to you about my Ramblins. Personal stories that I told you and your readers. My Son has had all of my writings, and notes copyrighted so that we can put them in a book or booklet. His idea. I really have no objections to this, but he insists we can be viewed by more people. I leave it up to him. Thanks for your help in the past, and I still read your Okie Legacy nearly every week."

If you find some of Kenneth's Ramblings that I have missed, Please email me the link with Vol. and Iss. numbers so that this NW Okie can remove them. Thanks for your help!
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J. B. Okie Residence in Lost Cabin Wyoming

"My name is Ashley and I recently went to Wyoming with a friend and we came across the old Okie ranch in Lost Cabin. I was wondering if you are related to the John Okie that built that house as I am looking for as much information on the house as I can find.

I have been unsuccessful at finding much on the house except for an old picture and a couple refrences to it on the internet. I am a history major with a minor in architecture and love old houses and fell absolutely in love with this house.

I was wondering if there is any information on the house that you could give me. I know that its currently owned by an oil company but I would love to see blue prints on it if possible. I would really appreciate it if you could let me know either way.>

Here is the picture I found online. I can send you the pictures I took while I was there once I get them downloaded onto my computer. It's an amazing house and I would love to learn as much about it as I can. Any assistance you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!" -- Ashley - Email: ashleybarrus@yahoo.com
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Alva Faculty 1907-08

"My name is Erin Gray and I work at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. We are currently preparing for our 2007 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year ceremony. I stumbled across the photo of the Alva Teachers from 1907-1908 on your website. It fits perfectly with our Centennial theme! Could I gain permission from you to use the photo in some of our documents (invitations, etc.) for the ceremony? I found another version on your site, but the same photo is listed at alvafaculty07-08.jpg. Thank you so much for your permission! Thank you so much for your time!" -- Erin Gray
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Widow of Gerold Lanman

"I am the widow of Gerold Lanman. This little bit of his history is so appreciated. He went on to graduate from Texas Christian University in 1950 with a degree in Geology. Employed with the Department of Agriculture. His last ten years of service were spent in the Washington, D.C. office. He died in 1989 in Cleburne, Tx." -- Arleta Lanman - Email: klm@hyperusa.com

[Editor's Note: See Castle On the Hill - 1937 Ranger Annual, Nothwestern State Teachers' College. 1937 - Ranger Annual -- [See NW OkieLegacy Webshots for the entire scanned 1937 Ranger yearbook] - This Annual has been published under the direction of the Student Council. It is entirely a product of student labor and student supervision. All printing except photographs was done in the Commerce Department by students in the Department. The printed pages were reproduced on the Mimeograph and the colored sketches were made on the Ditto. -- NW OkieLgacy webshots - 1937 ranger annual.]
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Statehood Mural - Alva, OK

"Just a reminder that the "mural" isn't finished yet. The band's leader is a familiar trombone player who is depicted as a bronze statue ahead of the band on the courtyard. The unveililng is scheduled for stathood day, November 17th, 2007." -- Kenneth H. Brown - Email: khbrown8560@sbcglobal.net - OkieLegacy Comment
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Gone With the Wind Info

"Thomas Mitchell made a personal appearance at an assembly at Oklahoma City University while I was a student there. At the time, he was appearing in a TV series called "The O'Henry Playhouse" devoted to a group of short stories by the author known as O'Henry, and he was in seven of the seventeen episodes that aired in 1957-'58. For his OCU appearance, Mr. Mitchell was dressed in a brown suit which I thought was the wrong color for an actor of his "quality". I'd expected him to be in blue, gray, or perhaps a tuxedo. He was very impressive as he talked about the upcoming series that (as I recall) would be shown on CBS." -- Roy

Remember this quote from the book and movie, Gone With the Wind, spoken by the character Gerald O'Hara (played by actor Thomas Mitchell), "Land's the only thing in the world that matters. The only thing worth working for, fighting for, dying for. Because it's the only thing in the world that lasts."

Thomas Mitchell possessed the presence to dominate a movie scene and thus was ideal for the land-revering squire of Tara, and had the added advantage of being Irish. Mitchell was once described as a man "with the face of a leprechaun and the soul of a devilish poet." Mitchell was born in Elizabeth, N. J., and began his career as a reporter on the Newark News and Newark Star. he drifted to the stge and became famous not only as an actor, but playwright and play-doctor.

Mitchell went to Hollywood in 1936. After Gone With the Wind, he continued his string of memorable performances. Mitchell died in 1962 at the age of 70. His survivors included his wife and daughter, and a nephew, James Mitchell, who had been Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of president Dwight D. Eisenhower."
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Woodford, Oklahoma Still Standing

"I also have a photo of Woodford as it was circa 1903. A typed caption reads, "The Town of Woodford, Indian Territoey (OKLA.) About 1903." (sic) The caption also identifies all of the buildings. There were two blacksmith shops (out of only about 14 buildings), so that explains all the horseshoes in your fields! Family names included in the caption: Murrey, Greer, Speake, Jolly, Akers, Taylor, Bryant." -- Sarah Gentry Glosson - OkieLegacy Comment
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Obit - ARMOR, Keith Ann

"Keith Ann Armor, 76, died on July 27, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after a long illness. She was born to Jesse and Daphne Plank in Enid, Oklahoma, on June 9, 1931. She was raised in Fairview, Oklahoma, and graduated from Fairview High School in 1949.

She was united in marriage to George William 'Bill' Armor on August 16, 1954. The couple had been married for more than fifty-two years at the time of her death. Keith Ann taught English Literature and United States Government, among other subjects, at Laverne High School from 1959 to 1993.

Governor Nigh appointed her to several state educational boards, including the curriculum and block grant boards. She also served on the OEA professional standards board. In 1991 she received the Oklahoma Academic Bowl Coach of the Year Award. In her later years, she remarked that she had the opportunity to teach three generations of Laverne students.
,br> She was so well respected by her fellow teachers and administrators that when she announced her retirement in 1991, the school board asked her to teach part-time for another two years, which she accepted.

She earned her Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 1954, where she was a member of Delta Gamma. While at OU, she played piccolo for the Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band, and played the flute in the OU Symphony Orchestra. She was one of the 'Top Ten Senior Women' at OU.

She received her Masters of Arts in Education from Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva in 1965.

Keith Ann began her teaching career in Rio Linda, California, near Sacramento, in 1958 where she taught special education and English, after Bill received orders to begin his active JAG officer service at McClellan Air Force Base.

From 1956 to 1958 the couple lived in Europe where Bill was first stationed at Furstenfeldbruck Air Force Base in Germany and later at Ellinikon Air Force Base in Athens, Greece.

She showed great courage and perseverance in a country that had just ended a bloody civil war, and she had many intriguing Cold War stories from her life in Greece.

Because the Air Force had no hospital in Athens, she gave birth to their first child, Camille, at the NATO base in Izmir, Turkey.

She was active in the Delphian Club (where she served as the state literacy chairman), the United Methodist Women, Delta Kappa Gamma, and she served on the board of directors for the Woodward Plains Indian and Pioneer Museum. She was a faithful communicant of the United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband Bill and four children: Camille Dowers and husband John of Blanchard; Clark Armor and wife Gina of Norman; Vance Armor of Oklahoma City; and Jess F. Armor and wife Becky of Edmond; six grandchildren-Graham, Michael, Madeline, Matthew, Zachary, and Andrew; three step-grandchildren-Emalie, Evan, and Erron; and one step great-grandchild-Hailey. She is also survived by her sister, Jean Clendening of Richardson, Texas, and her brother, Charles R. Plank of New York City." -- Published in The Oklahoman on 7/30/2007.
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Carmen, OK Photos of 1940

Almost all these photos were developed on May 7th, 1940. The parade must have been shortly before. By the way, I checked, and mom was not born in Seiling. She was born on the Clements homestead a few miles north of Orion. Her mother was a Clements. We still have relatives (Paintons) near Orion, I don't know the exact connection." -- Larry Hedrick - EmaiL: larryhedrick@webtv.net

"The photo on the left my mom, Neita Ewing, at her 1929 graduation from Aline, Oklahoma.

Zella Hedrick at her 1929 graduation, Aline, Oklahoma, relationship is unknown. This is an old Ewing Clan wagon with the date of 1907 painted on the side.

This is an unknown bycicle rider taken during the 1940 Carmen, OK parade.

This next photo is Bud Ewing (Aline) with Surry.

This is Grandpa Bob Ewing of McWillie Farm, Grandpa Ewing is on horse taken by our house in Carmen.

AND... that brings us to the Indian Dancers at the Carmen, Oklahoma Parade in 1940:
indiandancers-carmenparade1940a.jpg -- indiandancers-carmenparade1940b.jpg -- indiandancers-carmenparade1940c.jpg -- indiandancers-carmenparade1940d.jpg -- indiandancers-carmenparade1940e.jpg -- indiandancers-carmenparade1940f.jpg
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Rauh Family Reunion - Sept. 8-9, 2007

"I wish to thank you for all the information about Alva, Oklahoma. My brother an I have researched the Rauh family from Germany to Missouri to Woods County (Alva) and met many "new" relatives in the process. Sept 8-9, 2007 we will celebrate with a family reunion of Rauh's from coast to coast. What an adventure it has been! We are starting a "Rauh Family Website. If any are interested, please go to rauhfamily.com. In September, "Rauh: Our Great Heritage" will be available to purchase as will a documentary DVD." -- Barbara Rauh Powell - Email: barpowell@sbcglobal.net -- OkieLegacy Comment
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Travel OK Brochures

Here are some "Oklahoma Travel" brochures that you can find online. Check them out if you or someone is going to be traveling the State of Oklahoma in the near future. - TravelOK.com
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State Capital Removal

The location of Oklahoma's capital was a controversial topic throughout the territorial period and during early statehood. The Enabling Act of 1906 made Guthrie the capital of the new state until 1913. Attempts to move the capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City failed because the legislature and Guthrie residents did not approve. The state seal is a marker used to declare the capital location and officiate all state business. In 1910, the seal was "taken in the dead of night" to Oklahoma City. Governor Charles N. Haskell removed his office to Oklahoma City and state officials followed him. The controversy about the "stolen" seal led to legal proceedings involving the Oklahoma Supreme Court until the legislature passed a bill permanently locating the seat of government in Oklahoma City. The U. S. Supreme Court said the bill was valid, but the "stolen" seal remains a topic of interest today. You can research State Senate and House bill files, records from the Office of Governor, and the records of the State capitol Preservation Commission.
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State Capitol Construction

Oklahoma's state capitol has been domeless for over 80 years. Construction on the building began in 1915. The original capitol architects, the Layton and Smith Company, planned a dome for the building, but when the capitol was completed in 1917, it was domeless due to a lack of money. Governors, state officials and the public have attempted to raise funds and construct a dome for the capitol. Past ideas have included creating additional office space, fiberglass dome, or a revolving restaurant dome. Governor Frank Keating announced plans to construct a dome on the Oklahoma state capitol building. Funds from private sources allowed construction of the 15 ft. dome to begin in early 2001. The dome was finished by Statehood Day, November 16, 2002. You can research State Senate and House bill files, records fro the Office of Governor, and the records of the State capitol Preservation commission.
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Prohibition In Oklahoma

In 1907 Oklahomans voted to make the newly formed state dry. In 1933, as a result of a special election, beer containing no more than 3.2% alcohol was declared non-intoxicating and exempted from prohibition. Not until 1959 did Oklahomans repeal liquor prohibition and legalize the package sale of spirits of all kinds. Materials about Oklahoma prohibition can be found in the records of the Office of Governor, Attorney General, State Board of Public Affairs, and Alcoholic Beverage control Board.
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1930's New Deal Programs

The Great Depression led the U.S. government to provide work for unemployed, take care of elderly Americans, and administer welfare. To do so President Franklin Roosevelt created many programs, which he called the New Deal. You can research the State Archives for records about New Deal programs that affected Oklahoma and the nation. There are administrative files and applications from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), documents from the state's Work Progress Administration (WPA), and photographss from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Also the files of the Office of Governor contain numerous materials.
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A Census Guide To Oklahoma's Poor Farms, Orphanages & Institutions

"I have moved my old web site A Census Guide to Oklahoma's Poor Farms, Orphanages and Institutions to karensgenes.net. Welcome to a census guide to Oklahoma's Poor Farms, Orphanages and Institutions." -- Karen
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