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the Methodist Church. 100 years ago Musical Recital Colonel Sparkman, who recently purchased the March 1919 editions of the Monday being St. Patrick’s O'Donnell Commission Co. Elk City News-Democrat. day, the pupils of St. Mary's here, also made brief remarks Institute who are being praising the reputation of Elk From Walter Privitt trained in instrumental and City as a progressive small Bengal, Germany, Feb. voice, gave a recital which city with a splendid surround- 10,1919. To Anderson Had- showed they have been very ing farming area. dock, Elk City. carefully and well trained. Wanda Jean Martin and Dear cousin: These lines Many nice compliments were Bill Pullen were introduced find me all 0. K. We have a passed by those in atten- as the new Kiwanis Queen snow on the ground here now, dance. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey, of Sayre, were among the and student Kiwanian for the coming six weeks of The Currell brothers and it sure is cold. ‘Tam way over in Germany. visitors. the school year. They were introduced by the outgoing Pictured from left are Paul, Irvin, Forest, Roy and Ralph Currell, c.1925. The photo Am about 60miles from honorees, Joy Dobrey and C. appeared in an issue of the D.G. Farm and Home Builder. Submitted photo. Coblenz, and we sure do have H. Neighbors. some time. I get out every night and ride down the hills on the sled with the kids. Iam ElkMarch 1944 editions of the City News-Democrat. 50 years ago mission approved an or: nance to establish certain Currell’s Do-It Center in Elk City. They also own and oper- 1 will be home in March or exceptions to state election ate a lumber yard in Erick In about and town laws for Elk City Municipal March 19, 2009 and one in Watonga. April. You asked for me to tell March 19, 1969 something about our fighting. The Elk City Daily News elections. The Elk City Daily News “It keeps us busy,” Shonda Well, here goes. ‘The setting ofthe junior ‘At the regular mid-month Currell said. “But it’s fun. We left New York June 20th play, “Early to Bed-Early to Spring sports hit Elk City meeting commissioners ap- Tours of new hospital to Currell’s grandfather, also about 9:30 on a British trans- Rise”, will be the Chicago proved Ordinance 917, which end as painting, final touches named Paul started in the South side and the action ichools lumber business in Mis- port. There were 13 ships in would allow the city to use start the convoy, and there was a takes place in the apartment paper ballots for city elec- souri in 1918, Born in 1899, ofthe Fuller’s. The apartment Sports action took a swing tions. According to City Clerk Robin E. Lake, Great Plains he later joined his brother big battleship which led the is located over a pet store, to the outside world once way until we got within about again Tuesday and the David Bailey, the alternative —_ Regional Medical Center's Irvin in business at Dickason- which affords Aunt Abbie would be to use voting ma- Chief Executive Officer, re. Goodwin Lumber Company in two days of land. Then the no end of embarrassment. coaches coult not have chosen chines at a cost of $4,500 per cently announced that asthe Coweta before coming to Elk French sub-chasers met us and the big battleship turned Aunt Abbie is played by Viola a better day to move the ath- machine. The city would have completion date ofthe new _—City in 1942 as manager of Jetes outdoors. back for new York, and we Walker, who recently moved Several Elk City students to have six machines, he said. replacement hospital draws Western Lumber Yard, which landed July 2nd at Liverpool, here from Oakland, Califor- That would cost $27,000. nearer, the public tours of the was established in 1901. The ordinance also states. new hospital that Elk City may hold gener- an end. are coming to the“My grandlatbet catnslate26 nia, Viola is the daughter of ‘were seen running track, England. Went from there to Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Walker throwing baseballs and manager and in the Winchester on the train and camped for one night and and participates in many swinging golf clubs with the alorspecial electionson any ““wthe construction crews _‘60S,he and several others went on to South Hampton school activities. coaching staff also receiving a Tuesday of the year, except boweht Western are doing alot ofthe finishing _ Currell Lumber, where we celebrated the 4th Everitt Fuller, Abbie’s shuffling. on state or federal holidays. work on the interior now,” said. “He retired in absentminded brother who Coaches Don McDonald, Some discussion ensued states Lake. “That means wet 1974.”Currell, who was raised of July. We then took boat and overly adept at inventing egg Bill Terry and Russell Still all when Nelda Burch suggested paint, adhesives that need to by his grandparents, graduat- crossed the English Channel and landed in France on July crates. Chicken pickers, and moved to the track field for the city should be in compli- dry and tacky finishes that ed from Elk City High School 6th, 1918, when we hiked out locks for hen house doors, if opening day drills. McDonald ance with state election laws, can easily collect permanent in 1975 and attended Oklaho- played by Boyce Spruill, who and Terry have been working ma State University where he toarest camp and stayed is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. eliminating the local varia- tions on state law, such as finger prints. Anyone of these studied construction manage- there for two day. Then took with the weight lifters and things can make public tours athree-days’ train ride toa B. Spruill. Boyce is chairman Still has been assistingin the allowing voter registration anightmare for the construc- ment. He returned to Elk City place in France - can’t think ofthe stage committee of the basketball program. up to and including Election in 1981 and opened Currell’s of the name, and we drilled student council and partici- Coach Richard O’Hara took Day. She also said the city tion crews and create a lot of Lumber Jack. for about a month and a half, pates in many activities. over his first season as base- should allow absentee ballots unnecessary additional work “We were the first Do-It and then started to the front. Ruby Morse plays the part ball mentor for the Elks with and have runoff elections for in the formof repairs.” center in Oklahoma,” Shonda On September 12, we were on of Spanky Minuti, the daugh- 20 boys reporting for action. city offices. Lake said there are actu- _Currell explained. “It was the front at St. Mihiel, which ter ofa slot machine rack- O’Hara replaces Coach Jim City Commissioner Basil! four toursremainingfor and is more of ahome center is South of Metz. We stayed eteer. Spanky spends a great Weatherly said the only anyone who hasn’t toured and instead ofa lumber yard or deal of her time finding a job Keith who held the position complaints about having no would like to do so: Friday, hardware store.” there ten days and went for five seasons. for Bobby so that they can be Keith this year takes over runoffs he’s heard came from March 20, there will be a tour The couple ran the store back to take a little rest. ON married. Ruby, the daughter losing candidates. Mrs. Burch at 1 p.m. and another at 2 together with the help of their September 26th we went back of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Morse, the golfing assignment which said she had heard several p.m. The following week on three daughters - Tiphani, up to another place. While I is president of Leland Smith’s was held by Coach Still last Friday, March 27, there will Leslie and Kati forget the name ofthe place, spring. complaints. Mrs. Burch is a junior home room, vice-resi- former candidate for city of- again be tours at 1 p.m. and Currell said he wanted to I will ever remember it for dent of the Gingersnaps, vice- All three sports are wasting fice, having lost in a three way 2pm. follow in the footsteps of the they laid a barrage on us that president of the junior class, no time in getting into high race to Weatherly. Tour groups depart from man who raised him. morning and the next night secretary of the high school gear with the first track meet City Manager Guy Hylton _ the cafeteria of the existing “] was raised in it. I grew we came back to where we band, business manger of the slated for Saturday as the were, and stayed there two said the city charter super- hospital, and guests are asked —_up climbing through lumber Elk, school newspaper, stu- relay teams Journey to Burns sedes state electionlaw. The tobeinthecafeterianolater _ins all day Saturday when I weeks and went up to the dent council representative of Flat for a piece of the action. lengthy preamble to Ordi- than 10 minutes prior tothe was akid,” he sai Argonne. That was where the the F.H.O. and amember of The boys Tuesday worked nance 917 points out that the tour time. Because there is a Currell said quite a bit has 90th Division was and there was probably the most deci- the parliamentary committee on times and the top spot city charter has always given limited number of available changed since those days. sive battle fought since the of- of the student council. went to junior Willie Mack the city the authority tomake tour guides, late arrivals will “At Western Lumber, they fensive began, and we stayed who clocked in on the 110 changes in the municipal not be allowed to join up with —_ unloaded rail cars of lumber until it was all over, and on Enlisted Men Given Supper yard sprint at 10.6. election laws. The ordinance _ the rest of the group once one board at a time and truck The baseballers are also then specifies the changes the group has departed for loads of shingles by hand,” he November 10th went over the top at nine o’clock and we Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wann jumping right in and will host now being made. the new hospital. Because said. “We unload with a fork ran the Boche all day. Next entertained with a supper in Altus Saturday in a double- In addition to allowing the new hospital is an active lift.”He said aside from the day at 2 p.m., went over the their home Thursday evening header with the first game elections on any non-holiday construction area, for safety prices, materials are different top again. We came back in honoring their son, Richard slated for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and permitting pa- reasons hard hats will be pro- now as well. “The old growth the woods and staid all night Wann, S 1/c, of the United The Elks will journey to per ballots the ordinance also: vided and must be worn by all timber is gone,” he said. there and dug a hole and got States Coast Guard at Fernan- Granite Tuesday afternoon Calls for elections to be tour participants, and open He said in central and west- me some Boche blankets and dina, Fla., Pvt. Wary Reyburn for a possible doubleheader held not fewer than 15 days toed shoes and high heels are ern Oklahoma, most lumber went to bed. The water rose and sgt. Joe Wilson, both with the first game scheduled from the date the election is not allowed on the site. is Douglas fir. The rest of in there and when I woke up Marines from the Southwest for 4 p.m. -Coach O’Hara called. the country tends to use SPF the water was about 1 2 feet Pacific battle zone. says. “If we have enough time Declares an emergency which is spruce, pine or fir. deep. I stayed there until Other guests other than the we will play two.” (thus permitting the ordi- Pieces of lumber that were Thad to go on guard at the honorees were Dorothy Bates, nance to go into effect without once priced by the board-foot machine gun. The next day Florence Lushby and Mrs. W. a 30-day waiting period. March 13, 2018 are now priced by the piece we hiked all day long and L. Reyburn of Sayre. Defines the “severability” The Elk City News by the computer, Currell said. never did catch up with the ofeach clause of the ordi- Currell said the Do-It Cen- Germans any more. On the Dr. Koch Is Club Speaker March 17, 1994 nance, which preserves the He operates the last locally- ter recently added several morning of the 11th we were Student Kiwanians Are The Elk City Daily News legality of the rest of the ordi- owned lumber yard in Beck- different species of hard- going up and received orders Honored. nance in case anyone clause ham County. His family has woods to their inventory. to stop. We were right up at A classification talk on “Op- should be declared invalid. been in the lumber business “We have added alder, the front line and believe me, tometry” was presented by City oks election ordinance Nothing in the ordinance since 1918 and since 1942 in black walnut, European Dr. Russell Koch, new local eliminates city elections, Elk City. beech and maple,” he said boys, while the war was on, if we saw an airplane we were optemetrist, Friday noon at Wednesday the City Com- contrary to rumors being Paul Currell along with his “We look to expand that line just like a bunch of chickens. circulated today. wife Shonda own and operate of products.” We made for a hole or got under a tree. They have ten divisions in the army of occu- pation and the 90th is in it. Pvt. Walter Privitt, Co. B., 343 M.G. Bn., American E. F., ibs P.O. Box 770. store Trade Drug Stores GET YOUR STATE MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXAM! Mr. John Pyle has ex- changed the Palace Drug 010. 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