I created a page on my website about Coleman Jones. I remember him so well. Check it out at the link below.
https://oklahomahistory.net/ardmores-coleman-jones/
Ardmore Main Street 1940s
Ardmore before statehood and cars. You can see the water well in the middle of Main Street.
Broadlawn Shopping Center at Maxwell and Harris NW
From This Weeks Mailbag
Q. When did gas stations start selling gasoline using that .9 cents instead of an even penny?
A. Gasoline began featuring the 9/10 of a cent fraction during the 1930s (specifically around the Revenue Act of 1932) to pass on new federal taxes without raising prices by a full penny. When gas cost only 10–20 cents, an extra 9/10ths was crucial for profit margins. The practice was firmly established as standard by the 1950s.
“Looks like AI placed some additional hair on my Uncle Harold in the Sheriff photo. In all my years, he never had hair like that. Always pretty short. LOL I did get a nice little laugh out of it though.” -Blake
Note: So I had AI put less hair on Harold, turned out realistic.
HAM Radio Talk By Butch Bridges KC5JVT
Echolink # 101960 – Allstar node # 58735 – HamsOverIP # 10301
The weekend of May 23rd and 24th is getting closer if you’re wanted to get in on the free HAM radio license class online via Zoom.
Tech Talk
Back on April 18th I mentioned Surfshark as way of protecting my 3 computers and 2 cellphones from the outside world using a VPN. Surfshark hides ALL my digital devices behind a VPN, watches for any spammers and hackers 24/7, protects from viruses and malware, and blocks ads and trackers. I pay $2.08 a month for their most popular plan. So far I’ve been really happy with the peace of mind Surfshark gives me. It has a lot of built-in security to protect our digital world. Check it out at the link below.
https://surfshark.club/friend/4vhaWbNT
“A stitch in time saves nine.”
See everyone next week!
Butch and Jill Bridges
Ardmore Oklahoma
580-490-6823
https://oklahomahistory.net