Volume 6 , Issue 22

Updates...

Before Duchess and I head out of here and get ready for Memorial weekend activities... we would love to leave you with this challenge that we are working at identifying in an old photo of Washington Elementary School pupils and their teacher. We have identified a few of the 1951/1952, December photo of Washington Elementary School students and teacher. If someone else out there remembers more and can fill in the remaining blanks, we would love to hear from you. Dust off those old memories of yours and help us identify some of the Washington Elementary School students & teacher pictured here.

Here is what we know so far: Washington Elem. School, 1951 or 1952, December, 4th or 5th grade class, teacher is Ms. Faye McAlpin. The frontrow, left to right: Connie Jean McGill; Sammy Mac Riggs; ?; Shirley Jean Bradbury; ?; Karen Rudy; Allen Trekel (boy in overalls); ?; ?; Jackie Joe Brown (boy in striped T-shirt/jeans). Middlerow, left to right: ?; Gary Dobbs; Janice Rudy; ?; ?; ?; ?; ?; ?; ?; ?; ?. Back row, left to right -- Teacher, Faye McAlpin; Judith Traverse; Marilyn Marcum; Nancy Roepke; Kay Lee; Marna Rose; Tom Howell; Sarah Long.

Another Challenge... Maybe some of you NW Oklahomans that date back to the late teens and '20s might be able to help with this next challenge. As the story has it... there was a house fire in the Alva area in the late teens or early 1920s in which several children died -- their last name was Osburn -- they are buried, so the story goes, in Whitehorse Cemetery. Has anyone out there run onto any old news clippings concerning this fire?

Memorial weekend is upon us as we gather our decorations for that annual pilgrimage to the cemeteries to pay tribute to our ancestors -- to those who lost their lives fighting for our freedoms, American way of life. Some of you will be traveling long distances to family reunions and get togethers. Please drive safely and keep alert with the things happen around Y'all. Take some photos, dust and dig through those memory cells for more Okie Legacies -- jot them down -- send them this way.

The Nescatunga Arts Festival is just around the corner in our neck of the woods. Next weekend - June 5th, 2004, on the downtown square, in Alva, Oklahoma, lots of artists, art lovers will be displaying, viewing the talents of local and surrounding artists. Come out and check us out and crowd the Alva downtown square.

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