Duchess of Weaselskin
We hear that NW Oklahoma is still in a drought this winter, with very little moisture and lots of wind. Wonder what April will bring? Remember the Spring of 1971 when a big snow storm blew through and shutdown everything with huge drifts of blowing snow? our oldest son, Michael, was just a baby back then and we were enjoying the warm sunshine of January in Hatfield Park back in 1971. On This Day In History (23 January)
On this day, 23 January 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. Go to Article NW Okie's Corner
Megan Murrow Cooper commented and reminds us of a horrible death of 4 February 1904 that appeared in the following newspaper of Wapanucka, Johnston county, Indian Territory.Where was Wapanucka, Johnston county, Indian Territory and why did it report about a fire death of 4 year old girl in Whitehorse, Woods County, Oklahoma Territory? 100 Years Ago Today 23 January 1912
According to The Washington Times, dated 23 January 1912, Last Edition, (Washington DC, 1902-1939), on the front page there was an interesting headline that read: Undaunted By Law Youthful Elopers Start Honeymoon. Subheadlines were: "Bridegroom Arrested for Misrepresenting Wife's Age, Out on Bail." The Wapanucka Press of Indian Territory (1901-192?)
We did a search over at Chronicling America for The Wapanucka Press, of Wapanucka, Johnston county, to see what we could find out about newspaper in Indian Territory of Oklahoma. Lambert, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
A reader commented on the following OkieLegacy feature dated , Vol. 9, Iss. 8, concerning Lambert, Oklahoma. The History of Eliza Warwick, Vol. I
Last week we ended on page 118, Vol. I, of The History of Eliza Warwick, with a promise to reveal more about Sir Charles Beaufort, who was arriving from France to visit at Fairy Hill with some friends, Lord Stamford, Colonel Middleton, Mr. Lawson, Colonel Temple. Fraternal Order of Eagles (1911)
We were digging through some old receipts and papers and found the following receipt dating back to July 1911, which shows our Great Grandpa J. R. Warwick had paid dues of $2.25 to the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE), in Alva, Woods county, Oklahoma. My question is, "What was the Fraternal Order of Eagles and how long did it last in this northwest Oklahoma community? Rotary Ranger Pamphlet
Back in September 1948, there was a Rotary Ranger that was published monthly by the Alva Rotary Club of Alva, Oklahoma. We found this publication amongst our grandmother's treasures of the past and have scanned it into a pdf file that can be read at the following link, Rotary Ranger, 1 September 1948.
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