Volume 11 , Issue 21

Dear Duchess

For the past few days (since thursday) it has been cool, cloudy and wet with rain here in SW Colorado. AND ... It is raining on this Sunday afternoon.

Also ... the different varieties of Lilacs (dark purples, dark blues, light blues, and white lilacs) have been blooming since we have been back. There is nothing sweeter, cleaner smelling in the air than the smell of blooming Lilacs in the cool mountain air.

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Pringey, OK

New Pringey, WW Co., OK -- Have you ever heard of the town of Pringey, in northwest Oklahoma? It is located on Section 9-T25-R18WIM, in Woodward County, about 14 miles northwest of Quinlan. A post office was extablished in Pringey from May 18, 1901 to May 31, 1914.

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Quinlan, OK

View Quinlan in a larger map According to John W. Morris' book, Ghost Towns of Oklahoma, page 156, Quinlan is located in Woodward county; Sec. 20-T23N-R17WIM, 1-1/2 miles north, 19-1/2 miles east of Woodward. The post office was established April 29, 1901; the Newspaper was the Quinlan Mirror; the Railroad was the Southern Kansas Railway (Santa Fe).

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Oklahoma Gas Prices Going UP!

Roy says, "The price of regular unleaded gas has jumped up to $2 [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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Insight Into Grandma

If there are any McClure descendants out there from Illinois related to John C. McClure, I would love to know if he saved the 1904-06 letters that my grandma Constance Warwick of Alva, Oklahoma Territory, wrote to him.

We know John C. McClure's folks had a farm and raised corn around Altona, Knox County, Illinois. It is probably a long shot finding Constance's letters to John, but would love to see if Constance letters of 1904-06 still exist.

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John C. McClure (Feb. 21, 1884-??)

Did you ... or Do you realize that those old "Pioneer Letters" that your grandparents bundled and saved in an old trunk in the attic or basement could reveal a lot about the pioneers, the times they lived through and the people that crossed their lives? That brings us to one pioneer in particular, John C. McClure, Altona, Knox Co., Illinois.

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Alva Class of '59 Reunion - 6/6/2009

Bill Beeler says, "Thanks for letting those know who the class of 1959 was trying to locate [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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1937 - Draft Doolin For Governor

The following news article was taken from The Oklahoman, dated Oct. 5, 1937, page 13, with the headlines that read: "Draft Doolin Move Started" & "Meeting At Alva Indorses Him for Governor."

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1938 - Party League Race Warmer

It was reported in The Oklahoman, dated Feb. 8, 1938, page 3 with headlines reading: "Party League Race Warmer - Alva Durggist In Contest for Presidency."

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