Back in the late 1970s Alfred “Al” F. Davis was a bail bondsman in Ardmore. I transported his wife, Lois Davis, several times in the ambulance. As a thank you Al gave me a solid black German shepherd puppy. About all I remember is going over to his house near Chickasaw Boulevard and Cottonwood Street…

October 27, 1914The Daily Ardmoreite Don’t Fail To Hear The Marine Band The finest military band in the world, supported by the people of the United States – Monday afternoon And exceptional opportunity to hear the finest military band in the United States will be afforded the people of Ardmore and vicinity on Monday afternoon…

The Daily Ardmoreite June 4, 1919 Second Ardmoreite Awarded Coveted Croix De Guerre French Government Honors Captain Willis L. Pearce, Who Died While Fighting The Ardmoreite is in receipt of a letter from Mrs Ada D. Pearce of Healdton giving the information that a French Croix De Guerre has been post-humously awarded her husband Captain…

The grave below is in Row 4 of the confererate section of Rosehill cemetery in Ardmore. I checked with the cemetery office, they looked in their old yellowed book and there is no name recorded for that particular spot. I hope some super sleuths out there can help find who is buried here. All is…

By Butch Bridges KC5JVT via Echolinkbutchbridges@oklahomahistory.netArdmore, OklahomaUpdated: 02/13/24 – online since 02/10/24 The 3 – 3 – 3 HAM radio Plan for Preppers As the years ago by HAM radio as it is known today will be overcome for all intent and purposes with GMRS. GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) is “the thing” and it’s growing by…

Sept 23, 1917. The Daily Ardmoreite: The completion of Ardmore’s new Convention Hall and its opening to the public in a concert by the Chamber of Commerce Band on Wednesday night of this week are events of importance in the development of Ardmore. This city has come to be one of recognized consequence and as…

Back in February 2007 Chuck Stallcup created an interactive Google Map showing the location (and some historical info) of all the schools in Carter County, past and present. Wow, that was 18 years ago. I shared the Map on my website at that time. Well, Chuck has contacted me saying he has updated the map,…

The Dailey Ardmoreite – October 2, 1952 Meteorite to be Taken to Albuquerque, Stirs Much Scientific Talk What is it made of and where did it come from? These are questions being asked about the Lake Murray meteorite as discovery of the celestial visitor in the big park early last month growing into a story…

Springdale School and Pupils District 70 Springdale is located in a great truck growing region two and a half miles east of the fairgrounds. Springdale began its existence as a part of the Mary Niblack School district 15, in 1912 and it began its existence as a new district, number 70 in 1918. There is…

The interstate’s shoulders from Ardmore to Davis were the last part to be completely finished around early 1970. I nearly met my waterloo coming back from OKC. I had delivered a patient to a hospital in Oklahoma City and on the way back in the Arbuckle Mountains I dozed off for just a second. During…