The Daily Ardmoreite
December 18, 1927
Ardmore folk are working individually and collectively to remember poor and needy
Ardmore Legion, Auxiliary and Red Cross busy on plans for Christmas
Citywide celebration will mark Ardmore’s observance of Christmas this week.
More than ever before the true Spirit of Christmas seems to be abroad in Ardmore this year. Working individually and collectively Ardmore people plan to remember the poor and needy in the honor of Him whose birthday they seek to commemorate.
The week will be ushered in today with appropriate services for music and worship in the various churches and will be followed closely on the intervening week days between now and Christmas by programs in the schools, clubs and homes.
Ardmore’s heart goes out at this season to the needy families of former servicemen who are disabled and unable to provide the comforts of life for their loved ones. The Carter county chapter of the American Red Cross is thinking of these families and arranging to play Santa Claus to 17 servicemen’s wives and children.
Both the American legion and the auxiliary are remembering the disabled veterans and their families through the rehabilitation work. The auxiliary has contributed $50 for furthering this phase of the state work and the legion approximately the same amount. Both organizations have tentative plans for spending Christmas cheer locally.
Several young people’s organizations in the city have cooperated with the Red Cross and will distribute baskets of provisions and toys through the chapter’s secretary.
200 Girl Reserves of high school age are gathering up toys and providing baskets of food for needy families. These will be distributed Christmas Eve under the direction of Miss Mary Anderson, girls’ work Secretary of the YWCA. A recently formed Girl Reserve club in Lincoln School is joining in this service work.
Army Will Have Tree
The Salvation Army will have its annual Christmas tree program at the citadel for children of the Sunday school. Contributions received from the kettles on the streets of the business district will provide for the presents which will be distributed from the tree.
Shellie Lane has been sharing some wonderful old photos of Ardmore history on her Facebook page . Many of the photos are from the collection of John Williams Photography. John was a professional photographer in Ardmore and passed away in 2015. I know John took 10s of thousands of photos during his career. A lot of you will remember John was the “official” photographer at all the Shrine Club rodeos held at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum back in the 70s and 80s. Below is a link to Shellie’s Facebook Page for those of you who have Facebook.
David Leech of Pelham Puppets came to Ardmore from the UK in May 1998 to fix and refurbish the old Daube’s Department Store display. It took about 10 days to get them restored. David stayed in the house across the street from the museum during his visit. He said he was treated like royalty here in Ardmore.
Go see the display at the Greater Southwest Historical Museum. The puppets are still magical!
Found Photos Project of Southern Oklahoma
https://www.facebook.com/SOKFoundPhotos
The old Marietta High School was closed down in 1976. Several of the alumni from that era have bricks from the old school and below is one I sandblasted for them.
Below is a 1959 aerial view of Ardmore’s Hardy Murphy Coliseum
Below is a 1972 aerial of the Ardmore Adventist Hospital.
Below Larry Paul sent in the 1914 schedule for the Ardmore to Ringling railway.
From the Mailbag
Your continuing tribute to Ham Radio always brings back fond memories. As you know, my uncle was a ”hammer” in OKC. He was Ivan S. Miller, W5HFU (Huge, Fat, and Ugly). I spent my college years in his home while working on my degree. I fondly remember whenever returning to the house in the wee hours, I would hear that familiar chatter coming from his Ham Shack. Like your tribute to the ”hammer” in your last newsletter, my uncle also provided a service via Ham Radio. He would ”phone patch” parents of military service members to their sons and daughters overseas. This was the only way the vast majority of folks were able to talk to their children in military service overseas. I still remember my Dad and myself being able to talk to my brother while he was stationed on the Antarctic during his Navy flyboy days back in the early 60s > due to the efforts of my Uncle Ivan and his high voltage Ham Shack……. -Steve
Does anyone recall when Tower Motel was torn down at the Homeland sight? About what year? I know Budros left about 1991 or so but was curious when they dozed the motel away? -Chris
HAM Talk KC5JVT via Echolink
Last Sunday we had more HAMs join in on the Net with a total of 12 HAMs checking in. I hope more HAMs join us this coming Sunday at 8pm. We use the program Netlogger.org to record every HAM that checks in on Sunday evenings.
The National Weather Service in Norman held their annual Winter Weather webinar (60 minutes in length) today and shared it on YouTube. They discuss winter weather forecasting and how difficult it is to forecast winter weather… if you get a chance, please watch it… -Joe KF5S
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
See everyone next Thursday!
Butch and Jill Bridges
Ardmore, OK
580-490-6823
