Volume 8 , Issue 11

Raid of 1927 At Avard Hotel (Oklahoma)...

"I've come upon an interesting tidbit that your readers may be able to shed more light on - another item from the history of our region that local readers and residents may no longer recollect... or which may have been allowed to pass from the oral history intentionally. My curiosity has been picqued. A cousin of mine in California contacted me today, having just run onto brief mention of an incident in Avard, Oklahoma. It seems that the local officials made a 'drug bust' at the Avard Hotel and discovered narcotics and whiskey (during prohibition, I believe) in a raid conducted on August 16, 1927. We are curious as to why this clipping (from Garfield county, no name or date) made its way into the particular collection of clippings where it was discovered. It was nearly 80 years ago."   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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