Volume 8 , Issue 9

The Rest of the Story...

These are the "back issue" comments for those of you who missed them during the week. They range from comments about Alva's Pix theatre to Northwestern training aircadets and much more. Such as:

WWII POW Murals & Artwork... Rosalea Hostetler of the "Prairie Connection" reminds us, "The prisoner of war art was very fascinating. It shows how important the arts are to our well-being, even in times of duress. If the writers wish, we could publish their articles and requests in the "April Prairie Connection." We have a number of German ancestory readers who might be able to help find those they seek."

Lori (King) Brown mentioned, "I got photographs of the German paintings in the buildings that were at Waynoka (Oklahoma) when they were either tearing them down or moving them in 1981. My Uncle Willie Rauch lived just across the way so he called me when the paintings were found. I ran over and snapped a few pictures. The last I heard of them after that was that Mr. Zwink at NWOSU had been contacted about them, I have not known what happened with them after that. I still have my photo's somewhere in a photo album. This was also the first I had ever known about the POW camp being at Alva. I have since watched documentaries about the camp here in Alva, Oklahoma. It is said that the worst of the worst were rounded up and housed here."

Downtown Memories of Northwest Oklahoma... Bill Barker reminded us of the time that he was a soda jerk in "Beegles Drug Store," in 1948/49. Bill recalls those memories as, "An enjoyable experience, Mr. Beegle was a fine gentleman. The only unpleasnt experience I had while there was accompanying a small boy out back of the store who had been given a dose of ipecac so he could upchuck something he swallowed but shouldn't have. I remember those tables in the old picture were still there (in 1948/49)."

Marvin reminds us about the apartments, doctor offices, and lawyers offices that were Upstairs over most of the buildings around the square in Alva, Oklahoma. Upstairs over "Beegles Drug Store", Dr Kephford had his chiropractic offices. Hadwiger Law offices were upstairs over "Schumachers" on the west side. Several doctors, including Dr Simon had his office upstairs, over "Monfort Drug." A number of apartments were above the "Ranger Theater", "Old Surety Life Insurance" & "Johnson Insurance."

Marvin remembers selling sponsorships in the high school album in '53 and '56 and found Wiebner's, Groceteria, Eastside, Blakemores, Clark's Food Market and Bill Shorts Wholesale Market. The only ones escaping him as to their location were the Groceteria and Clark's. Does anyone out there have any memories of these Food Markets in the Alva, Oklahoma area during the early 1950's. We know where Magnusons Grocery and Eds Mart were located. Let us know what you remember!

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