August 16, 1925: ARDMORE PUTS HIGH
GRADE OF GUNS ON MARKET
Sheriffs Marvel at Beauty of Manufacture,
First Week of Operations,
May Exhibit at Fair,
The Hoffman arms factory began work making rifles and shotguns last Monday
morning. Although quite considerable was accomplished the first week, yet there
is much to be done before the factory can be operated to full capacity,
according to men in charge. Within a week to ten days it is expected that
everything will be running smoothly and rifles and guns will be ready for the
owners bearing the Ardmore factory stamp. During the week just passed the
Oklahoma State Sheriffs association held a convention in Ardmore and all the
delegates visited the factory and inspected the rifles and shotguns. They were
in agreement in expressing surprise at the quality of guns turned out by the
Hoffman Arms company in Ardmore. The Hoffman Arms company not to be outdone,
donated a fine high grade rifle to the winner of the pistol contest. This was
won by Deputy Sheriff Stein of McCurtain County.
August 17, 1925 - Ardmore: NEW COLISEUM AT FALL FAIR; GREAT SINGING BEE. The fair board is building a coliseum at the fairgrounds this fall and public meetings will be held each day. The coliseum at first may be only a tent provided with chairs and a speaker's stand but some of these days the management hopes to have a real auditorium at the fair in order that big public meetings can be held there. At the coliseum this year there will be community singing every day at 1:30 at which Will Gardner will be the leader. Mr. Gardner is president of the Carter County singing convention and Secretary George Dyer has put the responsibility of the community singing at the fair on his shoulders. Mr. Garner has accepted the work and hopes to do it so well that it will be made a permanent feature of the fair.
The new Spice and Tea Exchange at Sulphur, Oklahoma.
https://www.spiceandtea.com/oklahoma-sulphur-ezp-67.html?chapter=1
I sandblasted several bricks the past few evenings that turned out really nice.
http://oklahomahistory.net/bricks/BonaventureBrick.jpg
http://oklahomahistory.net/bricks/ArmstrongBrick.jpg
http://oklahomahistory.net/bricks/LenaBrick.jpg
http://oklahomahistory.net/bricks/CumminsBrick.jpg
http://oklahomahistory.net/bricks/CainBrick.jpg
Oklahoma's first ever earthquake warning.
http://kfor.com/2014/05/06/oklahomas-first-ever-earthquake-warning/
Oklahoma's cedar tree removal
program cutting down wildfire fuel, free for residents
http://kfor.com/2014/05/06/cedar-tree-removal-program-cutting-down-wildfire-fuel-free-for-residents/
Multiple grave sites have been vandalized at an historic cemetery in Bonham, Texas. Now, the cemetery is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the responsible party.
Since I first talked about Linux Mint 3 weeks ago I've installed it on 2 computers alongside Windows XP so either one was bootable. I tried to install it on an older XP last Saturday and it didn't give me the dual boot option. If I continued it would have wiped the computer hard drive a doing clean install of Linux Mint. Since it did not let me select dual boot install, I backed out of it, as they didn't want to lose everything on the hard drive. But the first 2 computers have been working perfectly, letting me boot to either XP or Linux Min. And I've really been impressed with how fast the Linux system. And speed of surfing the internet using either Firefox or Google Chrome.
http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/
Ever take a picture and not hold the camera exactly horizontal and the picture turned out slanting a little to the right or left? I stumbled across a great website that allows you to upload a photo and not only use their photo straighten feature, but a lot of other photo editing features, and all for free. I was amazed at how many things you can do to a photo to make it better, special effects, and much more using the website.
Q. Where is the deepest lake in Oklahoma?
A. Broken Bow Lake at 185 feet. Broken Bow Lake is nestled in the Ouachita
Mountains of McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma. Covering more than
14,200 acres with 180 miles of shoreline, 22-mile long Broken Bow Lake is
considered one of the most beautiful lakes in the southern United States.
Q. Where is the longest, straightest stretch of highway in Oklahoma?
A. (answer in next week's T&T)
From This and That newsletter archives of April 29, 2000:
"In your newsletter today, you mentioned a
revolving door that you had seen in Ardmore but couldn't remember where. I think
I can help you on that. I believe the revolving door was in front of the Ardmore
Hotel. As children, I remember walking down the street and going around the door
a couple of times before going on down the street. Sound familiar?"
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"There are several revolving doors at
the entrance to the International Building at the state fairgrounds in Oklahoma
City. However, they are needed because they also serve as airlocks; this is the
building that is kept erect by positive air pressure. There is a newer one
(installed in the last few months, perhaps last few weeks) on the south side of
the Market Square shopping center (outlet mall) on Northwest Highway between
Countyline and Council Roads in Oklahoma City. So presumably they are still
made. The mall has been undergoing such extensive renovations or remodeling that
very little of the original structure is being reused."
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"My name is Ron McFarlane, and I'm a 49
year old model railroader living in Berwick, Victoria, Australia. These days
Berwick is an outer suburb of Melbourne, but its history is that of a small
country town that the suburbs recently caught up with. My interest in Carter
County is that I am building a model railroad loosely based on the AT&SF (or
rather, GC&SF) railroad between Pauls Valley and Ardmore, as it might have been
in 1960. I stumbled across your site whilst searching the 'net for useful
information. To that end, I am in need of whatever information (and photos) I
can get my hands on about this area, particularly the railroad served towns and
industries, around 1960. My most immediate need is for info about Ardmore and
Gene Autry, as that is where I am starting construction. I will therefore be
very grateful if you would pass this message on to anyone who might be willing
to assist me with my search. I expect to be working on this model railroad for
many years to come, so I don't require or expect a heavy commitment from anyone
who might care to help." ???
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"I have information on the Camp School
for the reader who asked about it, last week. Camp School is located in the
Northwestern part of Carter County. (Beginning at the West Cen. line of Sec. 15,
2 south and 3 west, thence west to the Stephens county line, thence north to
west cen. line of sec. 31, thence east to the west cen. line of sec. 34, then
south to west cen. line of sec. 15, point of beginning. The first building was a
one room log structure, built by some of those hardy pioneers in territorial
days. Some few years after, a small box building was erected. This was not going
to meet the need of the growing community, so the good settlers with an ideal
leader, Mrs. Kate Galt Zaneis, realized what Camp needed was ample room and
equipment and capable teachers as the children in other districts enjoyed. Thus
another room was annexed, offering one year of high school work. The Camp
community has organized a Sunday School and Literary Society. Ball teams have
been organized to develop the boys and girls physically as well as mentally and
morally. I believe I can say upon authority that there is not another school in
Carter County in our class that can defeat us in athletics, debating and
spelling. /s/ Robert Cecil Cavins, Principal."
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Gas prices today in the Ardmore area......
http://www.oklahomagasprices.com/index.aspx?mss=152754
Check gas prices by town or zip code anywhere in U.S.
http://www.kmov.com/traffic/gas-buddy
Non-ethanol gas (pure gas) stations in the Ardmore area.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/puregas.html
Some mail from this week's MAILBAG.....
Mystery Mansion near Sanger, Texas
http://www.urbanexplorationmag.com/articles/item/87-kirbysmansion
"I thought I would update everyone ? I have been remodeling www.rollerskatinghistory.org to make it easier to use (finding and adding teachers and rinks) as my goal continues to have a fully automated site by the end of this (2014) year these new changes will move us along to be closer to a final format.
Additionally, I have registered for the domain name www.rollerskatingdirectory.org in case you see it during any Internet searches you might be making.
Also, I continue to look for teachers and rinks. Currently I am making a return pass through our skating magazines. As most of you know, as a member of the Roller Skating Museum, all of the magazines are digitally posted on the Museum's web site for each members use. As one who has spent many, many hours in various libraries doing research I can report that having the Magazines online is very special. I use to have a complete set but gave them away once I found what the Museum had done. Well worth the Museum's nominal membership fee.
While one goal for the site is full automation, it continues to be very special to be talking with 'mature' skaters; from my past and beyond. I truly appreciate all of the referrals and connectivity. Hearing about teachers and rinks are very warm moments for me and my (shared with you) passion for roller skating.
Please keep the site in mind when thinking about the past and when talking with others that might have memories to share. Also, please let me know if you have any comments about the site or something you might have an interest in me looking for." -Robert
John Franklin Easley and George R. Norris were both the Rambling Reporter. It appears that Norris followed Easley. Easley died in 1956 and Norris in 1963.
Lost in the fifties.....
http://nethugs.com/interesting/lost-in-the-fifties/
Celebrate May with Fabulous Festivals, Ice Cream and Barbecue!
http://chickasawcountry.com/events/view/artesian-arts-festival
Pancake breakfast with the band. Lone Grove High School Cafetorium. Saturday May 10th. 8am to 11am.
http://oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos14a/LoneGrovePancakes.jpg
Oklahoma Swing by Vince Gill and
Reba McIntire 1990
Well when two Okies get together man there's nothin' they like better
Than to hold each other on a dawdust floor
Oh I love it when we're swayin' to those sweet twi fiddles playin'
Come on boy what are we waitin' for
There's a dance we do in Oklahoma
A dance like you've never seen
Sit back and we're gonna show ya
How to do that Oklahoma swing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBOBfy0OPwo
See everyone next week!
Butch and Jill Bridges
PO Box 2
Lone Grove, Oklahoma 73443
Vicious Dog Attacks in Oklahoma
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/viciousdogs.html
Bells of Oklahoma
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/bellpage.html
Carter County Courthouse Paver Project
http://www.brightok.net/cartercounty/pavers
Save on long distance calls, just a couple cents a
minute!
http://www.CheapLongDistance.org
Ardmore High School Criterions Online
http://www.ArdmoreCriterion.com/
Oklahoma Bells:
http://www.OklahomaHistory.net/bellpage.html
American Flyers Memorial
Fund - Administration Webpage
http://www.OklahomaHistory.net/crash66.html
Official American Flyers
Memorial Website
http://www.brightok.net/~wwwafm
Ardmore Army Air Field/Ardmore Air Force
Base Website
http://www.brightok.net/~gsimmons
Mirror Site of the Ardmore Army Air Field/Ardmore Air Force Website
http://www.OklahomaHistory.net/airbase/
Carter county schools, past and
present
http://community.webshots.com/user/oklahomahistory
Carter County
Government Website
http://www.brightok.net/cartercounty/
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