April 12, 2019 Issue, Page 6 of 14

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1 Happenings solo. Guests at the luncheion Tucker placed first, In the Arts Council to Meet were Reverend Thurmond Junior boys team demostra- ‘The Elk City Council of George, pastor of the Baptist tion, with their demonstration the Arts will meet at 5 p.m. church at Erick, and Clinton of Dropping Boards. Friday at the Flamingo Rotarians Dean Sawter and In the girls’ appropriate restaurant, according to Pat Gilbert Martin. Perry Free- dress contest, Miss Mary Sprowls, chairman. man was a guest of his father- Lou Gowdy placed first in member L. C. Freeman, Perry the Junior girls’ division with came replete in uniform be- aschool dress. Miss Peggy ing a soldier-student attend- Koontz placed first in the ing Texas A. and M. Senior division with a tailored wool dress. Miss Mamie Ruth McDonnal placed first in the Better Neighbors In Lun- apron group. High Winds Cause Havoc; cheon Meet The East Side club; Wrecks, Fires, Power Out ‘The Better Neighbors Club Highway Retrop, Carter and A10-car wrck on I-40 due meet for an all day meeting Merritt and the West Side to smoke and fire. and covered dish luncheon at clubs; New Liberty Doxey By Matt Meason the home of Mrs. John Adee, and Sweetwater will also have Staff Writer April 6, when the afternoon their contests and the first ‘Thursday afternoon, the was spent in quilting for place winners will compete sky above Elk City quickly the hostess. Club gifts were on April 22 in Sayre, turned into a blowing dust exchangtd. storm, gusting winds of up Anews service committee to 60 miles per hour, caus- was appointed, Mrs. Tex Wil- 50 vears ago ing downed power lines, liams, Mrs. R. M. Calvert and fires, multiple accidents, and Mrs. C. A. Dowdell and Mrs. April 1969 the assistance of at least 20 Hohn Adee was appointed Western Oklahoma fire de- reported. City Youths Enter Mechan- partments. “In my 30 years, Members present were ic Contest this is the most major event Mrs. Dale Lindsey, Mrs. C. A. Two Elk City Auto Me- T’ve seen,” said Elk City Fire Dowdell, Mrs. Amos Adams, chanics students, Eugene Chief Rick Shelton. Mrs. Cecil Stoddard, Mrs.R. Williams and Victor Weath- M. Calvert, Mrs. Ruby Pierce, erly, will compete in the Mrs. John Hostetler, Mrs. Plymouth Trouble Shooting Tex Williams, Miss Beulah Contest April 26 in Oklahoma Gwartney Retires After 12 Hostettler, Mrs. Frank Davis, City, said Charles Shinault, Years at Bank Mrs. W. A. Ballard, Mrs. instructor. Aretirement reception was Charley Lester, Mrs J. Rae, The contest is a nation-wide held Wednesday for Mary Mrs. John Adee and Mrs. interscholastic competition Gwartney for her 12 years John Stansberry. for high school auto mechan- of service to Great Plains Visitors were Mrs. Lee ics students. National Bank. Friday will Rayburn, Mrs. E. V. Paine of The local team will take a be her last day. She has been San Francisco, Calif. and Mrs written examination and com- a proof operator and worked Maggie Franks. pete in the mechanical aspect the hub of the bank. The next meeting will be of auto repair. with Mrs.Dale Lindsey, May The pair from Elk City will 4. be vying for prizes totalling lyear ago more than $125,000 in schol- lews arships, prizes, trophies, tools April 2019 Wedding of Miss Richard- and automobile components son To G. S. Inlow for their schools. Dedication, ribbon cutting >See mee Miss Lucille Rae Rich- The local team is being Tuesday Articles are type as they were. Typos included. 4 Hy ardson, daughter ofB. B. sponsored by Billy Cook Mo- Richardson of this city and tor Co, Elk City. Cheryl Overstreet Mrs. Nellie McGuffin of Editor HISTORY MAKING RIG HIGHLIGHTS AREA- this aritting rig, Salinas, California, and Ger- Western Oklahoma Histori- used in the world’s second deepest test, called Bill Green No. 1-1 is shown before it was als S. Inlow, $ 1/c, son of Mr. School Official To Study taken down recently, following the discovery of gas in Springer formations. Elk City and Mrs. E. C. Enlow, Toledo, Need For New Shop Building cal Society and Elk City Mu- will host Oil Progress Day barbecue Saturday. The idea for the barbecue was initiated Ohio, were married March 30 Members of Elk City’s seum Commission are hosting by Otis Sanders and Bill Green, land owners under or in the vicinity of the recent in Oklahoma City. board of education agreed a dedication and ribbon discovery. (Staff Photo by Ron Rainey) Mrs.Inlow will make her Tuesday to begin a feasibil- cutting at 11 am. Tuesday home in Elk City for the pres- ity study for a shop building for the Western Oklahoma ent while Seaman Inlow has for the vocational-technical Historical Society Center at orchard and garden which is April 13th, at 11 o’clock. returned to San Diego where department. the museum Complex. A re- the best in Canute. We are glad to know that he is stationed. President Tom Johnson ception following the ribbon this young couple will make pointed out that a new build- cutting will be held inside the April 1919 Elk City their home, living in ing was needed. Superinten- center. Refreshments will be Elk City News-Democrat FAMILY REUNION the southwest part of town. Culpepper Circle Meets dent Jerry Kirk noted that served. For the first time in twelve The groom volunteered in With Mrs, McComas the board had discussed the Representatives from PSO Berlin Times years, the famiy of Mr. and the army overa year ago, sail- ‘The Culpepper Circle of the building previously and that will be on hand. The Farmers “B” Line Mrs. F. 0. Nichols had a ing last May from Camp Dix First Baptist church met with time, it was determined that ‘The center was built in part Telephone Co. met Tuesday reunion last Sunday, it being to France. He returned here Mrs. C. C. McComas Wednes- the money for its construction with a grant awarded to the night at the home of D. W. the fifty-seventh birthday an- afew weeks ago. He was in day afternoon when the was not available. Moore for their annual elec- niversary of Mrs. Nichols. the engineer’s corps and was meetin gopened with prayer Kirk said that the building historical society by Public The occasion was the wounded while at the battle by Mrs. Hiram Neal followed fund had increased and it Service Company of Okla- tion of officers. D. W. Moore would be possible to construct homa in 2011. was re-elected president more enjoyable because of front. He had a position in the by the lesson from the First “We have been working on and J. W. Shirley re-elected the recent safe arrival from yards of the W. F. & N. W. be- Psalm taught by the teacher, asteel building to house a France ofthir two sons, Fay fore he left, and will assume Mrs. Don Barton, Mrs. Elvie shop and possibly mechanical this project a long time,” Bob secretary-treasurer. The Community Club met and Orson. Grandpa Nichols his work there again right. Neeley closed themeeting drawing. Kennemer said Wednesday at the home of was also present, and helped The bride is the only with prayer. The board opened bids on Mrs. J. H. Sandusky. The to make the day a complete daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Refreshments of cake and anew pickup for vocational- day was spent in quilting joyous one. V. Rowe, who have lived in ice cream farming car, a bus chassis and Arimathaea meets and social chat. Owing to The day was spent in western Oklahoma for over bus body. Some brave Arimathaea the rainy day, not as many talking, eating and taking thirteen years. On the pickup bids were members faced extremely were there as was intended. pictures. The children in the She is a beautiful and ac- Merritt 4-H Holds Club received from Gen Smith high winds to meet in the Those present were Mes- home were Orson, Fay, Lena, complished young lady. For Contest Chevrolet for $663 and Billy conference room at Western dames P. B. Bucklew, J. M. Roxie and Ida, Mrs. Bess two years she worked in the ‘The Merritt 4-H Club held Cook Motor co., for $572.40. Oklahoma Family Care Center Steele, S. Richerson, Nichols, Patrick and two children. Dixie, and was one year in the their Community 4-H Club ‘The price was the trade to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Sandusky, and Miss Ethel Mrs. Hazel Roland, a central telephone office so has contest Wednesday afternoon, difference between a 1969 Guest Shaley Thomas, a Matthews. A good time was daughter, living at Oklahoma made a large acquaintance April11. The program con- pickup and a 1968 model financial advisor for Edward had by all. Next meeting will City, with her little son, came among our people. sisted of Junior and Senior Dodge pickup. Billy Cook ‘Motor Co. was awarded the Jone3s, shared photos and be held at Mrs. Mary San- Saturday and returned to her girls’ adn Junior boys’ team purchase. her memories of two trips dusky’s, Wednesday after- home Tuesday. demonstrations, appropriate Steven Moore and Stephen to Ireland. Thomas took her noon, April 16th. dress contest, and the model Bryan. 80-year-old grandmother in club program. July 2015 to the northern cit- AIR TANK EXPLODES The Elk City Daily News Miss Mary Lou Gowdy CANUTE About three o’clock Tues- April 1944 and Miss Pegey Koontz, in ies of Belfast and Dublin. Sunday School was well at- day morning, an explosion ‘She spoke ofthe political tended last Sunday. Rev. Bal- was heard and the men at the Rotarians Hear Dr. Kock the Junior firls’ teamdemon- strations, placed first with 25 years ago the and religious divide between Catholics and Protestants. lenger preached an excellent depot noticed the windows Optometrist a demonstration on Trian- sermon after Sunday School. shake, also those at the Story Illustrating his remarks gular Bandages, Doris King April 1994 : They toured the Titanic ‘The evangelistic services hotel had the same experi- with blackboard diagrams, and Imogene Bryant placed museum where the ship sailed which have been running the ence. Dr. Russell Koch, optom- seecond with a demonstra- Ellis Named Teacher of the from Belfast April 2, 1912. past four weeks, will continue Upon investigation it was etrist, told members of the lo- tion on Using A pressure Year A taxi took them into the until Wednesday night. found to be at the Elk City cal Rotary club at their noon Cooker As A Sterlizer. In the Larry Ellis, preschool countryside to see how local Mrs, Laura Warren and Battery Co. The air tank luncheon Thursday the why Senior girls’ contest. Miss teacher at Fairview Elemen- residents lived. children, Orla and Dovie, works automatically, usually, and where of an eye strain Rosa Schachle and Miss Ella tary School, named Elk City Thomas took her mother to have returned home from but this was one time it didn’t, and eye trouble along with the Caughton placed first with a Teacher of the Year at a Treland in July 2017 to visit California where they have and failingto work, “blew remedial measures. He also demonstration of the seven banquet at the Civic Center Guinness Brewery and local been visiting with her father up,” blowing out the front of went into the science of lens basic foods. Tuesday night. pubs. They toured several and mother the past three the building, the tank was grinding and the many other Wayne Lindsey and Sidney castles. months. They say Oklahoma blown across the treet, broke details necessary to correct looks good to him. every glass in windows, de- and proper vision. Rev, Jones and family at- The group was also ad- moloshed the stove, strewing tended the quarterly confer- things in every direction. ence at Hefner Saturday and dressed by Don Wilson of the Public Service company Do you have an old who related, in a classifica- Sunday. Mr. Fitzwater was badly SOLDIERBOY WEDS ELK tion talk, the benefits of the photograph that looks neat? burned several days ago CITY GIRL industry he represents, to the in trying to start a fire with Wounded in France, Luther community as a whole. gasoline. He says he will not Rogers Returns and Marries Musical entertainment was provided by two duets sung Send it to [email protected] try it agin. Miss Jennie Rowe D.E. Glancey is carrying Luther Rogers and Miss by Jack Doyle Johnson and Shirley Storm, with Margaret or stop by the office with a small mail as substitue for Hardy Jennie Rowe were married Harper this week. Mr. Harper at the home of and by Rev. Newman as accompanist. Joe Shaw also presented a piano description for a chance to be featured. will work in his fine young Posey, on Sunday morning,