Volume 17 , Issue 8

NW Okie's Journey

I do not know what State Rep. Sally Kern (R) Oklahoma has against gays, lesbians and homosexuals in general, but she has brought much embarrassment to the State of Oklahoma with three of her bills lately. The dangerous of her bills is HB 1598, which deals with" conversion therapy" for gays in Oklahoma.

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Walking With Sadie

Woof! Woof! This weekend in southwest Colorado was almost looking like a repeat of last weekend, but the snowfall feel a bit short when the warm, southern front moved in late Sunday night. There is a possibility that snow will fall tonight thru Tuesday, though. We did hear that Alva, Oklahoma got over 6 inches of snow over the weekend before the sun came out sunday.

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100 Years Ago, 2 March 1915

One hundred years ago today, March 2, 1915, Tuesday, The Guthrie Daily Leader had the following frontage headlines which read: "Governor Places Price On Bandit's head, $1000."

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WWII Friendly Fire (5 July 1943)

Back in July 1943 there was bombing of Boise City in Oklahoma, while at the other end of the world the U.S. was involved in a bitter war against the Axis forces during World War II (WWII). [Information taken from the following link: WWII Bombing of Boise City, OK.]

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A Tale of Bonnie & Clyde (1930-1934)

In April 1930, Clyde Chestnut Barrow was sent to the Eastham Prison Farm, the first maximum security prison in Texas. Hard core criminals dreaded being sent there because of its grueling work assignments, treacherous conditions and difficulty of escaping.

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October 1922 Bank Robberies

According to the Durant Weekly News, 27 October 1922, located in Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma), on page one a small headline read: "Two Bank Robberies."

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January 1915, Tilghman Wants Rangers For Oklahoma

In The Daily Ardomoreite, Friday, 1 January 1915, front page headlines read: "Wants Rangers For State." A former peace officer, William M. Tilghman, said he would rid Oklahoma of bank robberies.

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