Volume 10 , Issue 17

1944 - Whitehorse Township News

This July, 1944 article in the Woods County News was written by Dorothy Snoddy with tidbits of the Whitehorse community in northwest Oklahoma.

"The United Neighbors club met at the home of Mrs. Ralph Smith Wednesday with the new home demonstration agent, Miss Berry Brown, present with the club for the first time.

Members present were: Mrs. Pearl Benningfield, Mrs. Irene Smithson, Mrs. Willahmean Gumm, Mrs. Mary Murrow, Mrs. Frances Brown, Mrs. Littie Lyon, Mrs. Rose Lyon, Mrs. Edna Brown, Mrs. Lourene Barnes, Mrs. Maudie Steward, Mrs. Lonnie Wilson, and the hostess, Mrs. Ralph Smith.

Guests were: Miss Wanda jean Benningfield, Miss Vada Jean Smithson, Miss Maxine Wagoner and Mrs. Dorothy Parker. Mrs. Parker entertained them with several lovely piano selections. Dainty refreshments were served. Their next meeting will be August 9 with Mrs. Irene Smithson.

Mrs. Boyd Graves sends word that their son, Pfc. Boyd LeRoy Graves, is OK and in New York City.

Mrs. Ralph WAdkins and daughter Ramona Faye made my mother a lovely gift and sent it to her this week. Mrs. Nettie Piper, former woods county resident now of Enid, sent us a dandy photograph of her 18-months-old grandson, Tommy Hugh Smith. He is a fine-looking little chap and seems nearly large enough to go to school. Mart Benson said he saw her son, Robert Piper, while in Enid this spring, when he went to a cafe to eat. Robert was looking well and had a good position with a jewelry company in Enid, where a number of Woods county residents trade while in Enid.

Mart Benson stopped by on his way home from Alva, Saturday. He has a fine spring crop and wonderful grass for his cattle.

Mrs. Bert Case called on us this week. We were chocked to learn of the fire that destroyed the home and everything her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Bill McEwan had, at the home of Mr. McEwan's father near Cherokee.

The fire was thought to have resulted from an exploding oil stove, but it was not known for certain how it started, as Mrs. McEwan was sorting clothes in a bedroom when her small son called her to come quick from another bed room near the kitchen and the smoke was then so thick she could hardly see the baby daughter and son. All their electrical appliances were lost, separator, refrigerator and washing machine. A kitchen shower was held for her at the home of her sister, Mrs. Floyd Dart in Alva Friday.

Mrs. Bert Case informed us that Buel Thurman, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. George Case, is home from the Italian theatre of war, after having lost three fingers on his right hand. She said George Case's other son-n-law, Foster Ealey, had received a broken arm while serving with the armed forces in England and her son-in-law Floyd Darr had a broken wrist.

Everett Carberry had his wheat ground one-wayed and is waiting for the volunteer wheat to start so he can plow.

Cpl. George hardy, former Freedom boy, will be home on a furlough July 17 (1944) to visit his folks, Mr. and mrs. J. A. Hardy, of Mooreland, and other relatives, according to his sister, Mrs. Ralph Wadkins.

don Smith is learning to be a real farmer this summer, as he can handle a tractor as good as his brother Bob. Don had received a severe leg injury recently and he wrote his brother Ralph A. (Delbert) Smith, with the armed forces in England, that his folks thought he might have to take some stitches in the wound. he had a reply from his brother the past week stating that he was in more danger of getting hurt on the home-front than he was on the war-front.

Joe Max Beam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Beam, returned to his home in TExas Thursday, after having helped Ralph Smith and Bob Smith during harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Yohn spent Sunday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Maudie Steward, and sisters, Mrs. Frieda Thomas and Mrs. Pearl Benningfield and families.

Hix Lyon has been working night and day nearly getting his son harley Lyon's tractor repaired, helping us with our tractor, and getting Gloyd Lyon started plowing, and in his spare time, getting his new all-steel threshing machine separator ready to thresh bundle oats, barley and wheat. Leslie Lyon hauled wheat for Jack Kilmer.

Al Brown was forced to haul the election ballot box to Highway 64 on a tractor and get a neighbor to drive him to the Whitehorse election polls because of muddy side roads, on election day.

Mrs. Hugh Sharp is able to be up this week. She received some lovely cards from friends.

Owen Davison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davison, and Miss Mary Tidwell were married Saturday at 5 o'clock in Alva. he received his call to report for duty with the armed forces July 30 (1944). He expects to be put in the navy.

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hiett spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rader, at Whitehorse.
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