Volume 5 , Issue 3

Oakie's NW Corner

The 1941 era brings us to a time when young couples were scurrying to the altar before young servicemen were sent off overseas to fight in WWII. Some other young men were working on their Master degrees at Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College in Stillwater. One such young man was Wm. Hankins Hughes that wrote his thesis on Old Fort Supply.

It was a bitter, chilly second-half of this week that found this writer doing some transcribing of this 1941 Thesis concerning the history of Old Fort Supply written by Wm. H. Hughes for his Masters in History at Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College. Mr. Hughes wrote in his preface, "... the history of life on the Great Plains furnishes some of the most interesting reading in American History. The colorful lives of the plains Indians, the ruggedness of the scouts and soldiers, and the dogged determination of the frontiersmen combine to present an unending source of adventure, bravery and endurance....."

I have been transcribing more NW OK Marriages that occurred around 1941 amongst the young in the northwestern community in Woods County, Oklahoma.

we have some Unknowns that we could sure use your help identifying.

Before I head out of here and leave you to explore -- one of my new readers family grew up in a northwestern community called Abbie, Oklahoma. I am NOT quite sure where it is, but believe it to be in the vicinity of the Moundridge School District and near Lookout somewhere. If you have any information on Abbie, Oklahoma or old photos to share, we would love to hear/see them. Also, does anyone out there know where the Hobart Oil Mill was located? Thanks!

No matter what you hear in the coffee (gossip) shops -- There is always another side to the story. Keep an open-mind! The Eagle still soars above it all! See you next weekend with more Okie Legacies! ~~ Linda "oaKie" ~~

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