NW Okie's Corner

The July, 2009 heat wave through SW Colorado has started my huge patio potted "Early Girl Tomatoes" to ripening.

They are loaded with tomatoes. That little plant growing alongside the tomatoes is a "Lemon Cucumber." never heard of a "Lemon cucumber, though. So ... I am trying to grow it and see what develops.

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Oklahoma's Frank Canton (Joseph Horner)

Have you heard the story of Frank Canton, alias Joseph Horner, born 1849, died September 27, 1927? General Frank M. Canton was a picturesque frontiers man, veteran law enforcement officer of the Old West, colorful soldier of fortune, first adjutant general of the state of Oklahoma, and prototype for the fictional western heroes of Novelists.

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Camp Cooke, California Oct. 5, 1941

1941, 5 October ... United States Army activated Camp Cooke, California. Used during World War II as an armored and infantry training site. Now site of Vandenburg AFB. The year 1941 brought with it the beginnings of unprecedented change to California's picturesque Central Coast.

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Sabin C. Percefull & Percefull Field - 1943

Young in Years, Percefull Has Long Record at Northwestern -- Sabin C. Percefull is counted one of the old-timers around Northwestern State College, having been connected with the college since before the outbreak of WWI.

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Fort Canton (Cantonment)

Canton, Oklahoma was the site of former Cantonment military base established in 1878 by Col. Richard I. Dodge. There was a Mennonite Indian Mission once situated there. The site also features the Canton Area Museum and Canton Lake.

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Insight Into Grandma

This week's insight into John C. McClure takes us into February, 1905. John is still in Altona, Illinois helping his folks around the farm with chores. It is cold with lots of snow as John continues his letters to Constance Warwick whose living in Alva, Oklahoma Territory.

February 8, 1905 ... The first letter begins, "Altona Ill, Tues. Eve, Miss Constance Warwick, Alva, Okla., Dear Connie, I received your welcome letter this morning. Was disappointed at not receiving it sooner. I believe you thought I os=wed you a letter, but I surely did not, but you surely know, by this time that I do not pay any attention to that.

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The Dust Bowl Storms 1932-40

Remembering the 1930's Dust Bowl days of NE New Mexico, SE Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. It was on February 21, that a severe duster struck western Kansas from the north and rolled southward into Oklahoma and Texas.

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Great Uncle Robert Lee Warwick & WWI

Looking back to the Canadian Expeditionary, WWI C.A.C., we find our Great Uncle Robert Lee Warwick, Constance's younger brother, was a member of that WWI expedition.

Do you remember WWI from your history books of have family stories to share?

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Oklahoma Gas Prices

Roy says on July 8th & 10th, "Conoco has dropped the price of their unleaded regular gas AGAIN! Today the downtown Perry station posted the price at just @.$2.28.9 per gallon! On July 10th, our highest price gas (at the Sinclair station) is $2.25.9, and Conoco dropped theirs again. Now the price of a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.21.9 and might drop again this weekend! Interesting.

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Class of '59 Project for NWOSU

Dear Fellow Friends of NWOSU,

Howdy fellow classmates. It is hard to fathom that 50 years has passed since that joyous day in June 1959 when we walked across the stage, received our Diploma, shook hands with the officials, and moved our Tassels from the right to the left side.

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Prairie Pioneer 78rpm Jukebox

We have finally got our Prairie Pioneer 78rpm Jukebox (Windows Media Player) up and running so you now able to listen to our collection of 78rpm records recorded to Mp3 files. If the Windows Media Player is not for you, try out our Prairie Pioneer Jukebox (Flash Player).

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Looking Back ... WWII & Uncle Bob McGill

What did our ancestors do during the World War II (WWII) years? What did your parents, grandparents and G-Grandparents do? Where were they stationed? How did it affect their lives and that of your family?

I have a little woven, wooden basket that Uncle Bob McGill brought back from overseas during his tenure overseas in WWII. This little woven basket is where I used to keep Uncle Bob's WWII items, such as dog tags, v-mail and other items together. NOW ... I keep them in a cedar chest.

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Mrs. Essie Nall & Northwestern Normal Alumni

A few weeks ago I shared this photo of Essie, Grace and Connie. That Essie Nall on the left was written about in 1943, in a local newspaper.

The 1943 article is about Essie Nall that my grandmother, Constance Warwick McGill, grew up and went to school with as they continued their friendship through the ages.

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Fonda, OK -- Indians Here July 4th, 1911

Sandie Olson says, "The June 23, 1911, Woods County Enterprise reports the following under the headline, Indians Here July 4th: "John Eaton received word Monday from Chas [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe