Volume 9 , Issue 37

Cool Fall Temps Hit Alva

We either followed a cool front of Fall into northwest Oklahoma last week, OR... it followed us! The grass pastures look more like Spring than September and August, though.

All that moisture they have received this Summer has the weeds almost as tall as an elephant's eye By the way, "How tall is an elephant's eye, anyway?"

Ever since we got back to northwest Oklahoma the high weed pollens, moderate meldew levels have had these NW Okie eyes itching the whole time. The Pugs have enjoyed it more, though, with the comfortable cool weather and being able to be outside.

Before we send you off for another Oklahoma history lesson, we want to thank the city council of Alva for their patience, understanding while we waited for the Fall, cooler temperatures to do the clean-up, demolition on our 12th street houses.

A BIG Thank You, Alva City Council! Thank You!

Oklahoma Pioneer Tidbits
Here is a tidbit of pioneer legacy that concerns some information about the Alva Pioneer newspaper. It appeared in The Alva Pioneer, dated September 22, 1893, Alva, M County, O.T., with this headline: "Pioneer Pointers" concerning the Alva Pioneer printing house in Alva, Oklahoma Territory.

"The 20x40 two story printing house of the Pioneer, on the south side of the square, will be ready to occupy by November 1st (1893), and the printing material will be promptly moved in."

We Need Your Help
We need your help in research of a WWII POW Camp at Windfall, Indiana. Does anyone out there have any information concerning the prisoner of war camp and a list of POW's at Windfall, Indiana? One of our readers has a few pictures, and would like to find a list of names of the prisoners -- all that has been written about POW camps. Thanks for any research you can share with us.

Happy 114th birthday to the Pioneers of the '93 Cherokee Strip Run, September 16, 1893. AND... Congratulations to Northwestern on their upcoming 110/100 1st Day of Class celebration (September 20, 1897-2007).
  |  View or Add Comments (3 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

---