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August 4, 2021 Lifestyle Broke Misfits Auto Club HOW WILL YOUR NEWSPAPER ENLIGHTEN YOU TODAY? Will Rogers sparkles preparing to party from Portrait Gallery Club seeking school supply donations “AIL Know is what I read in the papers.” more, Oklahoma —Will Rogers (1879-1935) Washington's National Portrait Gallery exhibit honoring America’s master of all og media and the world’s hearts, “One Life: é Will Rogers” got pandemic-whacked. 5 But nothing could stop Will from shar- Hy ing his wit and wisdom. = The exhibit is curtains up online through Jan. 30 in English (https://npg. 2A si.edu/exhibition/one-life-will-rogers) and Spanish (https://npg.siedu/es/exhi- és bition/una-vida-will-rogers), letting Will Es master the only mass media he hadn't Rogers sharply criticized administration ruled already. Great Depression policy: He was America’s voice as it became a “The only problem that confronts this world leader during the 20th Century's country today is at least 7,000,000 peo- first third: Hollywood's highest paid ac- ple are out of work. There is no other one tor and writer; newspaper and radio before us at all. It's to see that every man commentator whose columns, daily tel- that wants to is able to work, is allowed egrams, broadcasts, and stage appear- to find a place to go to work, and also to ances were essential reading or listening. arrange some way ofgettinga more equal He spoke simply about serious issues distribution of the wealth in country.” with sharp but gentle insights. Editors Will served as ambassador at-large for knew his writing often had misspellings, Presidents Hoover, Calvin Coolidge and or grammar errors. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Some were deliberate; others came And with his close friend Wiley Post he from using a portable typewriter on his showed what aviation could become. lap between shooting movie scenes, go- He died inan Aug. 15, 1935 plane crash Ashley Linker, First Lady and sel and baseball field for their vantage of that in order to save ing on stage or the radio, or flying in be- with Post near Barrow, Alaska while do- acting secretary of Broke Mis- activities which will include a on donation items. loved but cramped airplanes. ing what they loved in testing a new plane fits Auto Club, says that the car and bike show, food trucks, Linker further explains that “| joke about all the politicians but if I while exploring an aerial shortcut from dident like ‘em I wouldent. | like ‘em all,” North America to Russia. club has been planning some- inflatables, vendors and several the club was started by her he wrote in 1933. thing “really big” for the last mini contests such as best audio little brother Ray Lackey and The top brass at the New York Times Next week: The Kid describes the annual few years and COVID, unsur- system, his best friends in 2016. “So I had orders that no one was to alter Rog- event on the ranch where Rogers was born. prisingly, kept them from do- The Broke Misfits want to was like,I want to play too,” ers’ copy. His plain talk was charming. Each year aviation enthusiasts bring planes ing so last year. They have also make sure that they’re ben- she laughed, “I was the only Will also provided major relief during dating back to Will and Wiley when they scratched the itch called, “Let's go flying.” It seen a decline in the number efitting others at the same time. female for a while.” The club, the Great Depression. He joined Presi- is tribute to aviators who lost their lives. of club members in that time. Linker shares that the club has which currently has nine mem- dent Herbert Hoover, a frequent target of So, Linker shares, “We decided held other fundraisers before, bers, is described by Linker as his jabs, fora joint radio broadcast where that the ones that were left were such as when they helped the going to put all our energy into ‘VFW as well as injured bik- “a family that came together on common interests such as our Word Scramble Unscramble this quotation: one big, giant event and cele- ers. They also plan to hold a love of cars, bikes and trucks brate the end of summer before toy run for Christmas this year. and working on them, show- met like a i the school year. This is the first The block party is no exception ing them and trading them. We man | didn't_| never event that we've done that’s — throughout the day the club want to share that with the place mostly for us to get our name will be accepting donations of we grew up.” Member Dakota out more and to bring a little bit school supplies, backpacks and Cook added, “It’s great to see of money in for our club.” The clothes for grades pre-k through the community come together.” UNLOCK YOUR INNER CHILD CHALLENGE: event that they decided on is a sixth that will be donated to Broke Misfits will be recruiting ©2021 Wel Find a witty saying in your newspaper. block party to be held Satur- “foster kids or really anyone new members during the block Family-Friendly Features for 27 years + www.forthekidinyou.net day, August 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 that needs it,” Linker explains. party. For more information p.m. at Ackley Park in Elk City. She is also sure to mention that about membership or the event, The club was able to reserve weekend is Tax Free Weekend you can find Broke Misfits Auto the area between the carou- should people want to take ad- Club on Facebook. One Hundred Years Ago August 1921 “Hi-jackers” made their way up the back stairs of the Story some fine white colored grapes Dakota, had a reunion. The two ‘on eighteen vines at his home had not known where the other AUGUST Hotel and robbed the wrestler on Seventh St.; he sold $30 was living and had not met for @ovintown Elk City | Corner of Broadway & Madison and promotors for the Jack ($455) worth of grapes. thirty years! When Mrs. Kothe Fisher-Walter “Young” Miller The old O.K. Junk shop on emigrated from Germany to FOOD TRUCKS @ FREE KIDS ACTIVITIES wrestling match of $2750 ($41, Jefferson Street, in which ap- meet her husband, she became 7A1 in today’s values). Due to proximately 120 tons of broom separated from her brother who TAX FREE WEEKEND © CAR CRUISE the stealth and absence of noise com were stored, was de- also came to America. In all to disturb other hotel guests, the stroyed by fire. Just as the roof that time they had not heard robbery was believed to be an collapsed on the warehouse, a of each other until a sister died inside job with two of the vic- second alarm was given that an- and the brother found a letter tims as guilty parties. Mr. L.O other fire had started in the rear from Mrs. Kothe in her effects. Bradford, main promoter of the of the Hixon Building on Main He contacted his twin, and the wrestling match and Miller’s St. owned by R. K. King, which manager, was struck by a gun housed the Rayfield Barber reunion was arranged. and suffered a severe cut over Shop and Smith Electric Shoe William J. Boydston held the his nose. He was knocked un- Shop, property of A. “Troy” county record for rabbit ears conscious by the blow and the Ansley Itwasa frame building, and sparrow heads. The county other three victims were stood and before the firemen could commissioners’ court awarded up against a wall and carefully move to it, the fire had gained him $51.10 ($775.62), the larg- searched. Jack Fisher lost the so much headway that it was est bounty paid at one time. match by default the following impossible to save the building. On the domestic scene, Mrs. evening. A“good roads” meeting held William L. Fenter’s adjoin- ing Progressive Hamess Shop Hall was the proud owner of a new four burner oil stove! ROU ARI at Sayre attracted more than was also destroyed. The fire A list of health rules was 200 businessmen and farmers was discovered when a can of published in the newspaper. It from Beckham County. To re- gasoline in the barber shop ex- included “Wash the hands al- ceive state and federal aid for ploded, and the windows shat- ways before eating, evacuate hard surface roads, a $250,000 tered. Two barber chairs and the bowels regularly, breathe LIYE MUSIC PRESE ($3,794,637) bond needed to be a pair of electric clippers from deeply, keep serene, and think passed. Earl J. Seeley present- the Rayfield and a few sets of happy, hopeful thoughts.” ed a plan that created a system hamess and a sewing machine This article was written by of 100 miles of road that be- gan at the Washita County line to Elk City, went south eight were rescued from the Fenter’s. The origin of the warehouse fire remained unknown. The Luanne R. Eisler and taken from items published in The Carter Express, The Elk City OdCla miles, west to Sayre, south four Hixon building was one of the miles, then west to Erick and first businesses to be erected in Press and The Elk City News- Texola. Spurs were added to Elk City, and the barber shop Democrat; these newspapers THE VOGUE BOUTIQUE COMMUNITY SPONSORS Sweeetwater and Carter. was known from pioneer days. can be found on microfilm at HBR BLOCK GREAT PLANS REGONAL MEDICAL CENTER je Grapes! Grapes! Beckham the Elk City Camegie Library. County was the country for They were poorly constructed and described as “two old time Supplementary information " ine Reval 6 Se ronsinceytacalaee _ONTED COUNTRY EXPLORATION BTB'S RECORDS & RARITIES REALTY grapes! Due to the abundant shacks.” Damages amounted to was taken from Heritage Quest, ANNE BLISS PHOTOGRAPHY —regr NATIONAL BANK & TRUST OFELK CTY OAK CREEK FLORAL crop, grapes only sold for four $51,475 ($781,316). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ JAMAC VENTURES ‘9nSKe00 RST BAPTIST CHURCH cents ($.61) a pound. Hugo Mrs. Lottie Kothe of Elk Walter_Miller_(wrestler)and MOUNTAIN MAN'S AXE THROWING & GRUB 7 lta Nagle sold nearly $25 ($379) City and her twin brother, https://www.usinflationcalcula- worth, John T. Davidson raised Henry Rickels of Folton, South tor.com.