Cecil Elliott has been a professional photographer for many years. From time to time he shares some of the photos he has taken with our T&T family. The link below is a photo album of Woolaroc Museum and Wild Life Preserve Cecil took a few weeks ago. The museum is located 12 miles SW of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Click the link below to see Cecil's photograph collection on Woolaroc.
City Hall at Bromide, Oklahoma.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/CityHallBromideOK.jpg
Old bank at Stratford, Oklahoma north of Sulphur.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/StratfordOKbank.jpg
Babbs Switch, Oklahoma was a real town just outside Hobart, Oklahoma, and a thriving community until a fire in its one-room schoolhouse claimed the lives of thirty-six people on Christmas Eve, 1924.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbs_Switch_fire
http://www.amazon.com/Babbs-Switch-Story-Darleen-Bailey/dp/0374304750
The monument honoring Healdton police officer, James Hutchison who died from his wounds when making an arrest, is finished. The memorial is at Wilson Monuments in Lone Grove waiting for approval to be set in Healdton. The exact spot is still being discussed. Hopefully soon Billy Wilson can take it to Healdton, probably City Hall or the museum, and set the monument.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/hutchison.html
August 1931
There will be 200 acres of land turned August 14 at the Booker T. Washington
home at Berwyn. The Negroes of the Berwyn community will bring their teams and
plows on that day and devote the day to turning the land for the fall sowing of
wheat and rye and alfalfa. Moneys derived from the crops will be used to start
the purchase of 40 acres of land. The home now has 38 guests and all its
available space is taken but it has applications from 108 aged Negroes who are
knocking on the door of the home and asking to come in out of the cold for this
winter.
August 1931
Consternation reigned in the Carter County Courthouse this morning. The
excitement started when Roy Ashley, County Treasurer, issued a statement to
commissioners to the effect that he intended to stop payment on all warrants
from the general fund drawn for July salaries. Such warrants will not be
registered and this means they will not be cashable at banks. "Payment has
stopped on all general fund warrants drawn for salary for July 1931 except the
warrants for county officials, by the opinion of the county attorney." The
county attorney quickly met with the Treasure who said it was the duty of the
treasurer to proceed with registering the warrants. That returned "peace and
quietude to the courthouse."
A few pavers I sandblasted the past week.
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/bricks/DovieFurrhPaver.jpg
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/UMCpavers/SheaThompsonPaver.jpg
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/UMCpavers/OpalWattsPaver.jpg
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/UMCpavers/TheJacobsonPaver.jpg
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/UMCpavers/LarryBoonePaver.jpg
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/UMCpavers/ChesleaBoonePaver.jpg
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OGE continues to report each week I am in the "Efficient group". I have only been placed in this group since I installed my Okie Power Saver. My wife's sister and her husband in California had some kind of power surges last week, different than usual, and guess what? They had several pieces of electronic equipment ruined. I guess I need to get them one of my Okie Power Savers, as they are also a FULL house surge protector.
How to use google photos to store an unlimited amount of photos.
http://www.howtogeek.com/227084/how-to-use-google-photos-to-store-an-unlimited-amount-of-photos/
Q. In 1968 what Oklahoma State
University graduate in electrical engineering is credited with inventing the
personal computer?
A. "Pretty sure you mean Ed Roberts as the person who invented the
"personal computer" He was the first to use the term, but he didn't invent the
machine. I can remember the Altair, and there were others before that. Almost
bought one, but there was not much one could do with it. It the case of the
Altair there was no monitor, no keyboard, just switches, and no I/O boards. Just
little lights to look at.
Ed Roberts got an article into Popular Electronics and that is why he is sometimes credited with inventing the machine, but he did not.
In fact it was 1975 before a fully usable Altair was available. And by then there was the Apple, the Commodore, TRS-80 among others. Ed Roberts invented the computer in his mind, but didn't have anything remotely resembling the PC's of the early 1970's.
The theory and electronics of the PC was around long before 1968.
Ed Roberts invented and successful sold the first 4 function calculator. It cost about $150 in kit form, over $225 assembled. Soon price wars put him into bankruptcy.
He did get an EE degree from Oklahoma State, He also got an engineering degree from Miami University and completed courses in the military to get a third degree." -Larry
Q. What Oklahoma county was
originally called C County and in 1892 renamed in honor of a Republican
presidential candidate.
A. (answer in next week's T&T)
From This and That newsletter archives of September 15, 2001:
Within hours of the attack some service
stations here in Ardmore raised their gas prices to unbelievable heights. All
for no reason except in the name of price gouging. I am grateful the Daily
Ardmoreite listed those service stations in their Wednesday, September 12th
newspaper. Here is that listing:
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/ArdmoreGasPrices091201.jpg
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There is one service station in Ardmore I
have bought gas from for many years. Why? It's previous owner, Mr. Ledgerwood,
was attacked and beaten in the early 1980s by an individual I will not name
here, because he sold his gas "too cheap". I was called to take Mr. Ledgerwood
to the hospital that day for treatment of his injuries. But had this station
been one of those who participated in the price gouging last Tuesday, I would
cease to purchase gasoline there. After the Governor issued a statement to stop
the price gouging, and set up a price gouging hotline, the gas prices dropped
down as quickly as they were raised, to around their previous and present price
of $1.57 a gallon.
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"Last week and this week talking about
Reavis Drug Store brought back memories to me. They did indeed make good cherry
cokes and we used to stop in after the movies in the afternoon and get a
"walking sundae" It was just a scoop of ice cream with the topping but in a
paper cup so we could eat it on the way home. It was indeed between Kress and
Anthony's but that was after it moved. I'm not real sure where it was before but
it was much smaller. I stopped in once while I was driving to Oklahoma City from
West Texas back in about 1958 or 59 and it was just the same then and the mother
of a friend of mine was working there at that time. That was my last time to go
to Reavis. Thanks for the memories."
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"This reader is not entirely correct on
his information regarding the location of Reavis Drug. As others have noted, The
Reavis -Frame Drug Store was a partnership arrangement between Mr. Reavis & Mr.
Frame. After that partnership dissolved Mr. Reavis did in fact refurbish the old
C.R. Anthony store location on the NE corner of Main & B St.& moved his business
into it. It was the first super Drug Store in Ardmore - Mr. Reavis did not build
any building on the south side of Main & did not move his store to that location
where the Kerr Reavis Store is located now. That building was built by Mr. T.A.
Gravitt, former owner of the Ardmore Pharmacy, which was located in the Simpson
Building [later the Little Bldg. and now the Colston Bldg.) Mr. Gravitt moved
his Pharmacy into the building above mentioned and operated it until his death
but the business remained (Gravitt Drug Store) & in operation for several years
and was managed by his widow & Ms Daisy Nichols. (sp?). They had to employ a
pharmacist to fill prescriptions for them until it was sold to a fine young
Pharmacist by the name of Henry Parks. The name of the store then became the
Parks Drug Store. Mr. Parks was a very successful business man but became ill &
passed away several years ago. The next owner was Lawrence Delay and he retained
the name "Parks Drug" but the store burned while he was operating it. He moved
away and later passed away also. Bob Kerr & Elaine (Wilson) Kirk then became
owners of the Pharmacy but later that partnership dissolved and then pharmacists
Bob Kerr & David Reavis became owners & operators of the store. Presently the
name of the store remains the Kerr Reavis Drug Store. David Reavis is a son of
Mr. Maynard Reavis and it is because of David the name Reavis still is prominent
in this town. Maynard Reavis of the old Reavis Drug Company never moved from the
corner of Main & B Sts.and the store simply closed. A proper source for more
complete information can be acquired from David Reavis."
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"Butch, This a picture of Orr, Oklahoma
School 1916."
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/OrrSchool1916.jpg
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"Hi Butch, It was great to finely get to
meet you, set for a few minutes and talk about some of my memories of Ardmore in
the 40's and 50's. Several people wrote in this past week about the location of
the Reavis Drug store, which brought to mind my best memory of the Reavis Drug
store. As someone said, lot's of Airman hung out at Reavis Drug and my younger
sister was going with one of them. Trying to lookout for her I told her to stay
away from the Airman and Drug Store. When I found out she had gone to town I
knew where she would be. I called my life long friends Don White, Bobby Taylor
and James Walker and told them I had a Airman to whip and I needed someone to
watch my back. All the way to town I kept telling my friends just how bad I was
going to whip this Airman. Well sure enough Cathy was there, I went in ready to
go to war, but setting beside her was one of the biggest, most well built young
men I had ever saw. Sis saw me and said "Buddy I'd like you to meet Dick Wyse".
Fear had shut my mouth real tight, all I could get out was "Hi Sis!". Then I
turned around and outside I went. My friends still tease me to this day about
the Airman I was going to whip at Reavis Drug Store. Dick turned out to be my
brother-in-law and was a wonderful man. He was took much to soon in a car
accident."
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"Hi Butch, I enjoy receiving your T&T each
week. I grew up in Sulphur and I know you have many current and former
Sulphurites who read your newsletter each week. This is about some memories of a
wonderful black gentleman named Dan Taylor who used to push a red cart from
which he sold hot tamales down by the Frisco Depot during the early 40's...I
delivered the Daily Ardmoreite all over Sulphur at the time and Dan was one of
my favorite customers. When it was cold, he would invite me into his house to
warm up. We would sit by his stove and talk or I would watch him as he made the
tamales in his kitchen. Needless to say, I never did collect money for his
newspaper. I ate it all in his wonderful tamales. After Dan became too old to
push his cart, we used to go to his house and pick up a dozen on a regular
basis. If any more of your readers remember this old friend, I would like to
hear from them. By the way, my boss with the Ardmoreite was a man named Fred
Hicks. I think he later served as mayor of Ardmore. He was also a man I admired
very much."
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Some mail from this week's MAILBAG.....
"Dear Butch: Do any of your readers remember The Potts Family and the Potts Red River Chili Company? I remember eating that Chili in the 50's and it sure was good Chili. According to my Wife's Aunt Rubie McClendon who work for them for many years told me that the company sold the recipe to Wolf Brand Chili and then closed the doors forever. I would love more information on this if any one has any photos or further Information. Thank you." -Larry Paul.http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/OKLOVE/2004-08/1091371777
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23699452
Cornell Grocery, Frank D. Cornell proprietor. Frank Cornell came from Greenville, Texas, in the spring of 1891, and first settled at Durwood where for eight years he was associated in business with his father, Nathan Cornell. Around 1900 he would open a grocery store in Ardmore at 201 A NE. -Submitted by Louis Cornell, great grandson of Frank Cornell.
Bluegrass music is back in South Cochran, Georgia on Sept 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, 2015. If you're in the area come on out!
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/BluegrassFestival2015.jpg
"Dear Butch: In one of your issues a couple of weeks ago where you were talking about the statues at the Steppin' Out western store I recognize one of the statues you called Big Tex. It's one of many different styles that were located in front of The Midas Muffler Shops. He was known as Midas The Muffler Man. He used to hold a big Muffler in his arms." -Larry Paul
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ca/CAESCmuf_faulkner.jpg
http://oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/SteppinOutWynnewoodBigTex.jpg
"Butch- Enjoyed your comments on the old Swift Meat Building on Caddo and Broadway. My Dad was manager of the Swift and Co. feed store and produce house, which the building was used for, all my ?growing up? years. I worked Saturdays and summers there through my high school years, ending in 1956. There was in fact a basement, large refrigerated room, and testing room for cream that was purchased from the farmers. Caddo Street was something back in those days. Thanks for resurrecting the memories." -Keith Read
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos15b/SwiftAndCompany2001b.jpg
Oklahoma U.S.A by The Kinks 1971
All life we work but work is bore,
If life's for livin' what's livin' for,
She lives in a house that's near decay,
Built for the industrial revolution,
But in her dreams she is far away,
In Oklahoma U.S.A.
With Shirley Jones and Gordon McRea,
As she buys her paper at the corner shop,
She's walkin' on the surrey with the fringe on top,
Cos in her dreams she is far away,
In Oklahoma U.S.A.,
She walks to work but she's still in a daze,
She's Rita Hayworth or Doris Day,
And Errol Flynn's gonna take her away,
To Oklahoma U.S.A.,
All life we work but work is a bore,
If life's for livin' then what's livin' for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQcf6qRMZMo&feature=player_embedded
See everyone next week!
Butch and Jill Bridges
PO Box 2
Lone Grove, Oklahoma 73443
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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
Ardmore High School Criterions Online
http://www.ArdmoreCriterion.com/
Oklahoma Bells:
http://www.OklahomaHistory.net/bellpage.html
Bill Hamm's Cemetery Database
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/carter/cartercm.htm
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
Government Website
http://cartercountyOK.us/
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