This and That Newsletter
Vol 13 Issue 638 Circulation 5,000 April 16, 2009
PO Box 2
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402
email address: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net
580-657-8616 (not a toll free number)
Wanted to remind everyone that this coming Sunday, April 19th is the OKOLHA Rendezvous at Ada, Oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Ada hanging in 1909. Herman Kirkwood will start the show off at 8am in downtown Ada, at Townsend and Broadway. We hope many of you will attend the free conference. Here is a link to more information:
http://www.okolha.net/agenda_2009.htm
1923 Kate Galt Zanies Carter County School Journal. Citizens Who Made Possible the Journal of Carter County Schools: Dan Blackburn, Healdton; Mayor Jack Langston, Healdton; Mayor R. A. Hefner, Ardmore; Judge W. F. Freeman, Ardmore; U. T. Rexroat, Ardmore; Roy M. Johnston, Ardmore; Mrs. S. A. Heflin, Wilson; G. W. Strawn, Ardmore; John L. Galt, first Mayor of Ardmore; Joe T. Taylor, Wilson; Fred Tucker, Ardmore; Marion T. Pierce, Ardmore.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/SchoolJournalPage006.jpgA Reader was at Turner Falls last weekend and snapped a couple pics of the "rock castle buildings". I think the sign out front has Mr. Collings name spelled wrong. Maybe someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
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Last weekend we received 5 inches of rain according to our rain gauge south of Lone Grove. I still can hardly believe it, since most places in the area got around 2 or 3 inches of rain. But that's what our rain gauge showed. The rain helped a lot with the drought conditions here in southern Oklahoma, but still need a LOT more.
I now have all my oklahomahistory.net webpages and files transferred to the new web hosting service. If anyone finds a bad link or problem, let me know.
After last week's T&T and me reporting the wood pallet shed was almost finished, Jill and I decided to add an addition on to it. The roof is hinged and can be raise up to walk inside when needed. Jill has been busy putting shelves inside it so store oil and stuff.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/PalletShed041109.jpg
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/palletshed.html
Ten cheapest places to buy gas in the Ardmore area......
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/gasprices.html
Oklahoma History Boards!
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Q. What silent film star was once a deputy sheriff and a marshal?
A. Tom MixQ. What is the highest point in Oklahoma?
A. (answer in next week's T&T)Some mail from this week's MAILBAG.....
"Hi Butch, I want to thank you very much for the pictures of the Norris Chapel Schools you e-mailed me 03-14-2009, I would like to hear from anyone that attended the Norris Chapel School North of Mannsville, Oklahoma in Johnston County the school started in 1912 and was consolidated in 1956, located in the community of Greasy Bend. I'm enjoying reading your weekly This & That letter on Internet. Thank you." -Reba Edwards Woody rebawoody@yahoo.com
"Butch, here is a old train in downtown Hugo, Oklahoma and the old train station. This engine was the same kind as the Texas Chief that pulled the passenger train back in the 50's and 60's." -Doughttp://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/HugoTrain041409a.jpg
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"Here is some of the devastation at Ratliff City, Fox and Tatum's Oklahoma after a fire whipped by 40 mph winds yesterday. This is all in far NW Carter county and it burned a lot of homes and this one picture is of what used to be the Fox/Graham Volunteer Fire Department. Again I say please send us some rain." -Doughttp://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/RatliffFire041109a.jpg
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"A video of Turner Falls today (04/11/09) not a lot of water going over the falls." -Doughttp://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/TurnerFalls021109.wmv
"Our raised bed garden east of Ardmore is already feeding us onions and spinach and turnip greens. It is really growing fast and looks beautiful and exceeding all our expectations as we are having to hand water it all due to lack of rain." -Doughttp://winterfamily.smugmug.com/gallery/7428123_totzW#P-1-20
"When I was a firefighter we would go out and rescue somebody a couple of times a year because they had driven across water running over the road and got stranded, This is 3 minutes long but it might save your life, you don't know what is happening underneath. I am going to submit this to my company as a weekly safety tip." -Doug (video)http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/RoadWashout.wmv
Inside the space station (video)http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos9a/InsideTheSpaceStation.wmv
"Thanks for making Bill Hamm's cemetery data available online. I have many relatives that have lived and passed in Carter County. I downloaded the Access database and it is really very helpful. Please pass on my personal thanks to those that have worked on this." -Richard Davishttp://www.oklahomahistory.net/BillHamm.html
"Hi there Butch. Have enjoyed running into you over the years in print and now a thank you. I am a Waurika native and my mom and her family hailed from Pontotoc and Tish so I have great memories of many of the places you have written about. For example, my mom used to talk of picnicing at ten acre rock and Pennington Creek, etc. Trust all is good with you and yours and keep the bits coming." -Dick Samples
"The history of that area, as my family moved into Stephens county around statehood and I have been recently trying to find missing relatives and any tidbits of information. Some are/have been in the Lone Grove and Ardmore area. I live West of Sherman TX. Thanks Again." -Randy Quick
"Butch and Jill -- Great Job! Really enjoy reading about Ardmore, Oklahoma. Thanks for posting info. about Jacob and Sarah Mayfield. Jacob's sons are buried within the Rose Hill Cemetery --Ben, Jake, Elmer, Isaac Sloan and other family members. I do have some early photo?s of Jacob?s son that I would like to send you." -Kenneth Anderson
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain
See everyone next week!
Butch and Jill Bridges
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