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10 Lifes tyle April 2, 2022 One Hundred Years Ago - April 1922 The first full month of was ripped from J. D. Hix's and ending with an evangeli- Broadway next to the Carn- were planted on both sides of nut egg,” which looked like a spring brought heavy rains house; bricks fell from the bel- cal message. Approximately egie Library. Four vacant weed the street from Ave. C to the peanut. Mrs. Nettie Sweet of and a sandstorm. Easter was fry at St. Mary’s Academy. Dirt 700 people attended the dedi- patches were turned into an corner of the cemetery. Grimes sent one shaped like a celebrated on the 16th. Folks circulated in the air and coated cation. attractive business location. Near Grandview, Joe Miller Hubbard squash and another still suffered from the flu and the inside of houses. Timing On Easter Day, Mr. and ‘The neat little brick station hitched up eight head of hors- like a cashew. W. G. Wright appendectomies were the au was perfect for “Clean-Up Day.” Mrs. Jim Lewis of Elk Creek featured a cottage shed out es and mules to the road grad- courant surgery. Citizens were obliged to collect hosted a delicious dinner for front to shelter drivers during er and smoothed a mile of road handed in a crinkled one, Floyd Canady and Everett trash and cans and clean up forty-nine friends and rela- fill-ups. A triple gravel, circu- through his place and another while Mrs. Sarah McNeal sub- Hupp who had been shot in vacant lots. Sam Brown and tives. Sixty-nine folks joined lar drive allowed easy access to half mile to the schoolhouse. mitted a duck egg partly dark March were discharged to their John Forsyth came around in the egg hunt. Cecil Biggs the pumps. Luther Grissom sold three and partly light green with a homes. It was anticipated that with trucks and wagons to col- received first prize for find- ‘The end of April was rough big boned Duroc hogs that dark green tip. Canady would require further lect all the debris. Businesses ing the golden egg and Mamie weighed 1610 pounds. Jim for critters. Hunters tracked A mule bit off the end amputation of his leg. were closed until 1 p.m. to en- Lewis found seventeen eggs H. Ing who owned 185 White of W. H. Hunter’s right index down four adult coyotes and ‘The blowing of a whistle at courage participation. for second prize. The day was dug seven pups from their den. Leghorn hens marketed one finger. While the finger was 7 a.m. heralded the annual On Easter Sunday, the First so beautiful that guys went A five-mile square rabbit drive, hundred dozen eggs in one healing nicely, the mule was “Clean-Up Day.” The wind- Christian Church, formerly fishing, even though it was which killed about 400 rabbits, week with an average yield of storm that swept in just before the Broadway Opera House against their religion—-or rath- was held near Poarch. 171 eggs daily. not expected to survive. the event smashed the large, building, was dedicated. Four er their pa’s religion. Over in Carter, Mr. McAli- The Elk City News-Demo- ‘This article was written front, plate glass window at services were held throughout ‘The new Magnolia drive- ster laid an underground crat sponsored an “egg mu- by Luanne R. Eisler and taken McAlpin’s Hardware; the roof the day beginning at sunrise in filling station opened on phone cable along Main Street seum,” where people brought from items published in The and purchased and remodeled all sorts of egg variants. Mrs. Carter Express, The Elk City a building for a telephone ex- Lowa Morey took in four tiny Press and The Elk City News- Match your financial goals change. The little town was ones weighing less than an Democrat; these newspapers to have a radio set installed ounce. Matt Wood supplied a can be found on microfilm at to provide free concerts to the large Black Minorca egg that public, which were broadcast weighed over four ounces. As the Elk City Carnegie Library. with the right strategies from city radio stations. a point of reference, a con- Supplementary information William H. Hewlett’s dream temporary “small” egg weighs was taken from Heritage Quest ofa shady lane to the cemetery 1.5 ounces on average. David and https://en.wikipedia.org/ in life, this point - more than three- vesting for your child’s educa- was nearly complete. Maples Denham brought in a “pea- wiki/Chicken_egg To achieve most goals sizes. you need some type of strat- fourths of pre-retirees haven't tion, will that affect your abil- egy. And that’s certainly true calculated how much they'll ity to put away the amounts for your financial goals. Since need once they retire, accord- you've designated for retire- you likely have multiple finan- ing to Four Pillars of the New ment? If so, do you have the Providing comfort and, Supportfor End of Life chotces cial goals, you may need to Retirement, a study by Age flexibility to change your re- pursue several different strate- Wave and Edward Jones. tirement plans somewhat, per- Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual re- gies — but they all should fol- haps by working an extra year Invest appropriately for each sources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer lowa similar process. or so? Of course, this might goal. Your investment strategy What does this process en- should reflect your risk toler- not be necessary, but it does or heart failure. Hospice care also helps family members manage the practical details and emotional challenges of caring for a dying loved one. tail? Here are the basic steps: ance and your goals. So, for illustrate the potential impact Fully define each goal. Like example, when you're work- one choice can have on an- most people, you probably ing toward a long-term goal, other. For questions regarding hospice service or eligibility, contact: have a goal of someday en- such as retirement, you're es- ‘Track your progress. It’s im- joying a comfortable retire- sentially investing for growth, portant to track the progress Carrie Perry, RN/ Admi Str ment. But have you defined which means you'll accept the of your investments and in- what “comfortable retirement” level of risk that always ac- vestment strategies, but you'll Pat Welsh, RN/ Coordinator of Patient Care means to you? Do you plan to companies a growth strategy. want to be careful about us- But when you're investing for spend your retirement years a shorter-term goal, such as ing market indexes as bench- Some of the most common conditions are: traveling the world, or would taking an international vaca- marks. 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