Volume 14 , Issue 10

Duchess of Weaselskin

With March being Women's History month NW Okie told me in an affable emphatical manner to be sure you let you know that The OkieLegacy newsletter will be honoring Women's History throughout the month of March. We believe it is very important, especially now, to honor the 19th through 20th century Suffrage movements for Women's Rights and equality for all.

We searched through past records and found a home movie that Jack Kelsey had taken around 1946 or 1947 of the Kelsey Airport. The two young boys at the beginning of this movie are the Kelsey cousins, Bill Dean and Barry (Barry says he was eight years of age). Also, you might be able to spot a young Gene McGill in this Kelsey home movie. Gene McGill is wearing a hat and a plaid, woolen jacket.



Recently we received the following comment from S. Eugene Cohlmia concerning the Kelsey Airport of Waynoka, Oklahoma, which became the TWA (T.A.T) Airport in the early days when Lindberg tried to get the city of Waynoka to purchase the TAT Airport.

S. Eugene Cohlmia commented on OkieLegacy Ezine, Vol. 7, Iss. 45, Feature #1043 concerning Kelsey Airfield - Waynoka, Oklahoma. Mr. Cohlmia says, "I don't know how many of you might know this, but the Kelsey Airport became the TWA Airport. My Father Charley Cohlmia and his friend Lindy Lindberg tried to get the City of Waynoka to purchase the TWA Airport for $1 (yes one dollar) but the City fathers didn't think much of flying for the only people who flew were those Movie Stars who arrived in Waynoka on the Santa Fe then took the plane to Chicago or New York."

Cohlmia remembers, "I recall meeting Lindy Lindberg when I was about nine years old. He arrived from the west coast and walked to our grocery store across from the Post Office. Introduced himself to my Father asking if there was a Jeweler in town. My father queried Mr. Lindberg and he said he broke his watch and needed to have it fixed, whereupon my Father sent him to the jewelry store up the street. He called the jeweler and told him to give Lindy a new watch and not charge him for it. That is how my Father and Mr. Lindberg became friends and eventually tried to get the City to purchase the Airport. As most of us know the City said no so it was sold to Wichita Kansas for $1. Look it up in the archives. ~ S. Eugene Cohlmia."

What about those tornadoes hitting the mid-west this last week. Some have mentioned it has been a strange events of weather this year. Here in southwest corner of Colorado a few days ago we had a couple or so winter fronts come through from the West and Northwest quadrant of America. They say our temperatures will be rising into the mid-50's this week sometime. So . . . If March comes in like a "lion" it goes out like a "lamb," huh?

Sandie Olson says, "According to former Waynoka, Harlan Koch, Waynoka was often the hottest town in the United States. We had one of the 3 weather stations in Oklahoma which is why Waynoka was always in The Oklahoma Daily. Also in the paper was Presidio, Texas down in the big bend country. It was as hot as Waynoka on many occasions. So, we always watched to see if we were the hottest in all of the USA (according to The Daily Oklahoman)."

Sandie goes on to say, "Harlan's father owned the Majestic Theater in Waynoka. Harlan graduated from West Point. He's the author of Homer's Place, which is a biographical novel that I highly recommend to everyone. It's about growing up in Waynoka. We have a few left at the museum gift shop."

Women Matter & Are Important

A few questions from this Duchess Pug for us all to ponder carefully so we can react responsibly. In no way do we want to cram our beliefs down those who think differently than us . . . and vice versa. It is merely something to think about seriously before each make their own decision on the matters before us today. Those questions are:

1. Why are State and National Congress bodies and Insurance companies denying payments for woman's preventive health care needs when the health insurance companies pay for a man's preventive health care for viagra and condoms?
2. Isn't this a form of hypocrisy on the part of the State & National GOP Congress and health insurance companies?
3. Why has State Congress passed ridiculous bills denying women their right to control their own health care needs? Are they attempting it now?
4. Are we headed backwards to a time in the eighteenth and nineteenth century where the man's wife and children were only considered property for him to control? Where only one third of the white men, owning land could vote or be educated?
5. Why is the GOP declaring "War On Women?"

NW Okie and I believe men and women of all ages, races and cultures need to come together, continuing the defense against such hypocrisy - preserving, defending the Suffrage Rights that our ancestors fought for in the 19th and 20th century. We are Strong! We are Females! Hear us Roar! BUT . . . in the case of these Pug's (Duchess & Sadie) "Hear us Bark when we see injustice used in the defamation on someone and their family's character!"

Tell the GOP Congress to "Stop the War On Women" & "Voters Rights!"

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