Weather Dog Report & More...

by - Sadie Sadie, intern weather pugster

Shhhhhh...... Do NOT tell Duchess! We have been thinking about getting her an "Honorary Phd" (Pugster of history Doctorate) from the OkieLegacy University (OU) for all the hard work she has been coping with from the NW Okie & this Sadie Sadie (intern Weather Pugster). Another Shhhhhhhh... Do NOT tell that NW Okie. We hear that she (NW Okie) will be reaching the magic number of "58" next Saturday, February 25th. Don't tell her this Sadie Pugster told you!

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Alva POW Camp Timeline - Alva, OK...

This is an aerial shot of Alva's WWII POW Camp, located South of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma. The water tower (painted white) was in the center of the camp. The POW's barrack compounds were on the south half (right side of photo). The administration & army barracks on the north half (left side of photo).

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Lookout's Pink House Family...

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1944 - Nazi Escapes Held For Trial...

Here is another 1944, April 21, newsclipping from a NW Oklahoma newspaper sent in by Ila Wessel, concerning Alva POW Camp escapees [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Mill Owners Eye Timber Sale...

Taken from the Durango Herald, dated January 15, 2006, written by Chuck Slothower, Herald Staff Writer:

"Nearly four years after the Missionary Ridge Fire burned more than 70,000 acres, the trees it killed and left standing are increasingly likely to fall, posing a potential danger to motorists and forest users [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

WWII History...

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WII Stories of Guards...

Some guards experienced unpleasant duties while guarding the POW's [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

WWII - Battle of Alva...

January 15, 1945 - Yesterday began and ended with "The Battle of Alva [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Threshing & Combining...

by - Charles Cook, Louisiana Bayou

There is an old saying. 'If Mohamed can't come to the mountain, bring the mountain to Mohamed.' Without cartoons, I might add.

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WWII - Alva POW Camp Escapees...

The Geneva Convention on escaping POW's was accepted as the duty of POW's to escape and was not a crime. The only punishment was slight unless some real crime was committed during the escape. Maximum penalty was 30 days in solitary confinement, bread and water, but at Alva it was 8 days. Recaptured POW's were confined in the guard house that stood between the POW compounds and the hospital. For committing a real crime, POW's were sentence to the federal prison. At the end of WWII there were 162 POW's in those establishments. It was unknown if any came from the Alva POW camp. Some crimes warranted execution and some were executed. Mainly those POW's from the Tonkawa Camp.

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News & Eagle -- Historical Area Photos...

Do you have some old photos that you would like to share? Here is your chance to get them published [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1944 - Escaped Nazis Are Caught In Kansas...

Here is another 1944 local NW newspaper article dated 5/2/1944, that Ila Wessell submitted to the OkieLegacy:

Two German prisoners of war who escaped from Camp, Alva, Oklahoma, last week were apprehended by a special officer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in the rail yards at Kansas City, Kansas, early Tuesday morning according to Kenneth M [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Downtown Alva History...

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Warwick, Worricks, Warix & Worix Family...

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The NW OkieLegacy Blog...

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Oklahoma Hall & Pile of Rubble...

"Just a note to let everyone know that Oklahoma Hall, the old NWOSU women's dormitory, is officially now a pile of rubble [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

WWII - Alva POW Camp...

by - Rod Murrow, Freedom, OK

I know there are several folks with an intense interest in the old POW camps that were located in the USA during World War II, one of which was 'Camp Alva' located south of Alva, Oklahoma in the area now occupied by the Woods County Fairgrounds.

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Termination of WWII POW Camps...

This is a view of what is left of Alva's camp water tower & VFW Post. This military looking building and the old water tower to the left are the "Old" officers Quarters & Club. AND... is now used as the VFW Post & Mexican Restaurant.

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1944 - Escaped Nazis Caught Wed. Near Emporia, Kansas...

This 1944, April 7, newsclipping from a NW Oklahoma newspaper was sent in by Ila Wessell, concerning the Alva POW Camp escapees [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Training Pilots at Northwestern State College (NWOSU)...

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Johann RAUH Family...

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Basic Layout of WWII POW Camp Facilities...

This is a photo and layout of the Alva POW Camp [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

WWII POW Deaths - Alva Camp...

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