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Community Friday, November 1, 2019 (i The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 Merritt students are ‘Too bright for drugs’ Merritt recognized Red Ribbon Week this week. Pictured are first Elk City Elementary graders wearing bright colors to show they are too bright for drugs. put on the first pro- Photo by Merritt Schools. gram of the school One Hundred Years Ago: year Tuesday. Third graders from the classes of Mrs. November 1919 Brewer, Mrs. Gilliland, Mrs. Kennedy and Dr. Thomas E Johnson was were limited to 500 pounds. Ib. currants, ¥ Ib. citron cut driving out by the compress; Mrs. Peoples joined Grace Custer and Car- into thin strips, 2 Ibs. Eng- Se #3 5 &.- SE just as the doctor sounded roll Massey were married lish walnuts, 2 Ibs. pecans, together for the pro- See a his horn, 59-year-old Henry in an 11:15 p.m. ceremony 2 Ib. almonds, ¥% C. molas- gram “On the Radio.” eaton Ely Williams is O. Jones stepped in front of at the home of the bride. ses, % C. sour milk. Cream Photos by Elk City El- “celebrating her 100th birthday! his car. The vehicle drove Following the wedding, a butter and sugar; add half a over his body and broke two midnight turkey supper was grated nutmeg, 1 T. cinna- ementary. ribs, fractured his skull and served. The happy couple mon, I t. ground cloves, 1 gave him a laceration, which was then escorted to Clin- t. ground allspice. Stir well, Her children are inviting started above his left eye and ton where they took the then add beaten egg yolks all friends and family to scalped the top of his head. train to Oklahoma City for and a wine glass of brandy. celebrate with her at Alfred Streit opened a a weekend honeymoon. = Elkwood Assisted Living Stir thoroughly; add 4 cups four-lane bowling alley for A large audience attend- flour sifted with 3 t. baking from 2-4PM. ladies and gentlemen both. ed the Armistice Day Pro- powder alternately with the He boasted, “Swing a 16- gram at the Opera House. pound mineralite ball for The service included mu- beaten egg whites. Dissolve three games daily in a well sic, flag salute and prayers. a level teaspoon of baking ventilated room such as Vernon Kendall shared his soda and stir thoroughly. ours, and the air pumping personal experiences as a Mix fruit and nuts into 2 in your chest will give you the digestion of an ostrich.” German prisoner of war; W. E. Hill was an hon- heaping teaspoons of flour, then stir into the cake. Line pan with buttered paper and SURPLUS AUCTION A cold wave hit Elk City ored guest after being dis- charged from the army after 409 E. Mississippi the second week of No- bake in a moderate oven vember. The moon shone 10 years of service with 32 for 3 hrs. Let it cool in the brightly and the temperature SWOSU @ SAYRE CAMPUS wounds! Businesses closed pan, then store in a tight can. dropped 40 degrees over- over the “eleventh hour.” Thanksgiving morning night to 13 above! Plumb- Joseph E. Patton pur- welcomed a light snow with ers were busy with frozen chased and began rebuild- temperatures in the low water pipes and mechan- ing the burned-out post teens, making many grate- ics with damaged radiators. office block on the corner ful for a warm bed. Several Just in time for the chilly of Broadway and Jeffer- DIRECTIONS: From I-40 take exit 25 and go West on NE Hwy. 66 (I-40 Business Loop) church services were held approx. 1.2 miles. Or entering from Sayre from the North or South on Hwy. 283, tum East: weather, bituminous coal son. Businessmen vied for across town. Rev. Joseph W. onto NE Hwy 66 (I-40 Business East) and go East approx. 0.4 miles. miners were on strike. Gov. the four street-level rooms Trevette, pastor of the Meth- James B. A. Robertson de- while a hospital or lodge hall odist Episcopal Church, Very Large Lot of Computers wimonitor, Several Battery Back-up Packs clared Nov. 26 as “Fuel was planned for the upstairs. keyboard & mouse Briggs & Stratton Pressure Washer South reminded folks that Large Lot of Printers Floor Cleaning Machines Day” in Oklahoma and Herring and Young gratitude was the noblest 3-Touch Screen Monitors Several Vaccums asked that everyone spend advertised cabbage for $3 Several Laptop Computers Several Carpet Shampooers virtue of the human heart. Very Large Lot of T.V’s Misc. Kitchen Equipment the day securing their own ($44.52 in today’s val- 3-Stackable White Trays on Wheels Happy _ Thanksgiving! Lots of Office Desks heating needs. He urged the ues) and potatoes at $3.60 Lots of Office Chairs & Room Chairs 25-Glass Candle Holders gathering of wood, old box- ($53.43) per 100 pounds, The above items were Lots of Tables & Folding Tables Misc. Wall Decorations summarized from the Carter Large Lot of Filing Cabinets-Various Sizes Several Misc. Fans & Space Heaters es, old lumber, railroad ties salt bacon at 25 cents ($3.71) Express, Elk City News- Large Lot of Book Shelves Elliptical & Treadmill and waste wood of any kind. a pound, coffee at 35 cents Lots of Projectors Misc. SWOSU & High School Annuals “Strip pit” owners were ad- ($5.19) per pound and flour Democrat, Cheyenne Star Lots of VCR Players Lots of College Course Books and The Elk City Press and Large Lot of Cameras Lots of VHS Course & Study Tapes vised to develop andsell their at $5.50 ($81.63) per 100 Ibs. written by Luanne R. Eisler. Lots of Video Equipment-Cameras, Tripods, Lots of Machine Weights resources, while coal opera- A recipe for “Fruit Cake Projectors, Screens, Rewinder, Etc. These newspapers can be Lots of I.T. Equipment tors were directed to hire la- Like Mother Makes” was 4-Wireless Microphone System This is a partial list borers to keep their mines published in anticipation found on microfilm at the Overhead Projectors Elk City Carnegie Library. Speakers Lots and lots of open. The Western Lum- of Thanksgiving: 1 Ib. but- ber Co. opened a car load ter, 3 c. brown sugar, 8 eggs Supplementary information Lots of Audio & Sound Equipment surplus equipment 4-Smart-Board of coal, and, as per Mayor (whites and yolks beaten was taken from https://www. Large Lot of Telephones TERMS: Payment in full day of sale before Sam Brown’s orders, people separately), 2 Ibs. raisins, 1 usinflationcalculator.com/. Large Lot of Student Desks anything is removed. PO's will be welcome Lots of Typewriters with identification, Must have copy of tax ID. Large Lot of Magazine Holders Several Podiums “Veterans Day Bulletin Boards Everything must be removed day of sale by 3:00 pm: Salute to Valor” 4-Hoshizaki Ice Machine 4-Dining Table wi6 Chairs Loading help is available day of sale. We are looking for veterans Several Misc. Side Tables for donation or tips 4-Ping Pong Table L + NaN to honor in our special. Concession will be available We AR a WSN If you have a veteran in your \Y) AY) life you would like to include email us at HINZ AUCTION [email protected] LAND - CATTLE - MINERALS - MACHINERY their photo along with name, CATTLE SALE EVERY FRIL y Jimmie Hinz -Broker 1-40 at Exit #71 380.774.4644 branch of service and Jim Hinz Broker 380.774.8467 years they served by November 4 at 5 p.m.

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