Volume 9 , Issue 39

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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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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Perry (OK) Gas Prices

"Today (Sept [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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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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Persimmons In NW Oklahoma

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

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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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Waynoka's Camels

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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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Camels In Waynoka

Camels In Waynoka... "Yes, there was a camel at Little Sahara State Park by the name of Gracie (I believe) In the early 60''s a low-budget carnival came through Alva and went broke. Grace Ward Smith was the Chamber of Commerce president at the time and she and other city leaders bought the animals. I don't know those details, but all of a sudden little old Alva had a zoo. A lion, bear, camel and a bunch of monkeys. Alva quickly built cages for the animals and it was quit a tourist draw. Grace Ward Smith talked Waynoka, Ok into taking the camel since that city was only a few miles from the dunes. Waynoka built Gracie (the camel, not Mrs. Smith) a shelter there where she lived until she died. The above rememberence comes with a disclaimer: That all happened about 45 years and a persons recall does dim over time, so don't bet the farm on what I've said." -- Marvin

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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 or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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Waynoka Camels

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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 or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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1905 - News At The Capital

Charters Granted [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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1905 News - Politics Dissolves Firm

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

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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 or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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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 or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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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 or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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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 or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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1908 - State Championship From Alva Crew By Lone Point

The Oklahoman, dated Nov [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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