Pigeon's Domicile Demolished

As September comes to a close and is just around the corner, this week we saw the demise of the Pigeon's domicile and beacon being pulled down in mid-week.

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5/9/1958 - Waynoka, Woods County & Little Sahara Sheiks Saddle Club

With the mention of Waynoka's camels last week, we did some online research at The Oklahoman archives and found several articles in The Oklahoman. This article dated 5/9/1958, page 48, there was this article concerning Waynoka, Woods County Little Sahara Sheiks Saddle Club, Turbaned & Ready for 2,000 Visitors. Here's the rest of that story below:

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Persimmons In NW Oklahoma

"I have a bumper crop of native persimmons in my yard in Waynoka [more]... View/Write Comments (count 1)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Wiebener's Novel - The Margin

Last Sunday, the Alva Sunday paper had a great article about Marvin Wiebener and his novel, "The Margin [more]... View/Write Comments (count 1)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1905 - News At The Capital

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1905 - Last Townsite Appraised

Here is another news article from The Oklahoman, dated May 3, 1905, pg 2, headlines: Last Townsite Appraised [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1908 - State Championship From Alva Crew By Lone Point

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Grace Ward Smith Legacy

What would Woods County citizens have done without Grace Ward Smith's campaign for camels for Waynoka's Little Sahara?

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1958 News - Long Search For Camels Hits Gusher

In April, 1958, Grace Ward Smith's long search for camels hits a gusher. Here is how that news article in The Oklahoman, pg. 123, played out 4/6/1958, with the following headlines: "Long Search For Camels Hits Gusher."

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Waynoka's Camels

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Waynoka Camels

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1905 News - Politics Dissolves Firm

The Oklahoman, dated May 3, 1905, pg 2, headlines: Politics Dissolve Firm [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1905 - Secretary of the Territory Takes Up Matter of Refunding

The Oklahoman, dated May 3, 1905, pg 2, headlines: Secretary of the Territory Takes Up Matter of Refunding It [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

OkieLegacy Centennial Moment

This week's Okielegacy Centennial Moment finds us researching The Oklahoman archives concerning Waynoka & Little Sahara Camels. It was back on March 9, 1958, The Oklahoman, pg. 92, headlines read: Alva Woman Goes On a Camel Hunt, by Nora B. Oringderff .

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Perry (OK) Gas Prices

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Camels In Waynoka

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1893 News - Oklahoma Delegate Denounces the Cherokee Strip Opening

It was Friday, September 22, 1893, in the Alva Pioneer, out of Alva, Oklahoma Territory, that we learned from the headlines that read: "Scored By Flynn" -- The Oklahoma Delegate Denounces the Cherokee Strip Opening [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1905 News - Santa Fe Rates To Northwest

The Oklahoman, dated May 3, 1905, pg 2, headlines: Second-Class Colonist Rates To the Northwest Via the Santa Fe Ry [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1905 - Supreme Court To Meet RE: Pottawatomie County

The Oklahoman, dated May 3, 1905, pg 2, headlines: Supreme Court To Meet - Will Fix Pottawatomie County Court Date Next Saturday [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe