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Community Friday, July 19, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 One Hundred Years Ago, July 1919 The 4th of July cel- marked in a low and solemn $1.62 ($23.98 in today’s train propelled into their ebration attracted 10,000 voice, “Aunt Alice has gone value). To compare, the Ford. The engine rolled the visitors to Elk City! The above.” John Casady of the price of wheat as of June car for nearly a quarter of events covered two days Cheyenne Star summarized 14, 2019 was $5.3850 per amile, tumbling the oc- beginning with the Grand his post-flight essay thus: bushel. Beckham County cupants beneath the wheels Parade on Friday morning. “This is just a pitiful at- was producing an average ofthe train. All three were Downtown was elaborately tempt to meagerly describe of thirty bushels per acre. killed instantly! The bodies decorated with bunting and the hair-raising, blood-cur- Wheat was arriving here at were horribly mangled with thousands of flags. The dling, soul-racking experi- the rate of about fifty cars most of their clothes torn festivities then moved to ence of the editor in his first daily. The American Mill- from them. Mr. Gillette the Fair Grounds. Dancing! flight in an aeroplane.” ing Co. in town purchased was mangled the worst Motorcycle races! Shows! On Independence Day, better than forty cars a day as “but a small part of his Mule races! Aeroplanes! The Elk City Press received for flour. The remainder head was left and arm was Stock car races! Speakers! telegraphic reports of the ofthe grain was shipped to Ball games! Fireworks! Jess Willard-Jack Dempsey Minneapolis. amputated.” On Saturday, thousands bout and posted them on The Wichita Falls & Fifteen year old Thelma of Woodmen of the World the Fair Ground bulletin Northwestern Railway was driving and was appar- from across Oklahoma board. Many did not be- planned to establish a round ently distracted by an ap- impressed the crowd as they lieve Dempsey could put it house and shops here. proaching car. That vehicle drilled and paraded. Their over so quickly and easily Railroad employees had barely cleared the tracks main parade attraction was on the World Heavyweight been unsuccessfully seeking when the Gillette car was a big wagon loaded with Champion—a former resi- area housing. Real estate struck. logs and drawn by a four- dent of Elk City! The fight agents scoured the town for This crossing was known horse team. was considered the “most rooms and houses for some as dangerous because it was Editors of the local brutal first round of any thirty railroad men and their impossible to see oncom- newspapers were invited boxing match in the history families. The Katy railroad ing trains until you were for an aeroplane ride. Mrs. of professional boxing. Just also moved part of its divi- right on the track. After an Alice Blackburn of the Elk 30 seconds into the first sion to Elk City, bringing investigation by the rail- City News-Democrat was round, Dempsey landed a a monthly pay roll of over road company, the track the first to accept. After huge left which broke Wil- $20,000 (nearly $300,000); was to be raised, the banks soaring into the clouds, the lard’s jaw in over a dozen one hundred men were to be cut down and some trees machine looped the loop places, knocking him to the transferred. removed. at least five times without mat. Willard rose and was One of the worst acci- The above items were stopping and climaxed with knocked down 7 times in dents in Beckham County summarized from the Elk Above Shellean Elliott and Wendell Dunn on their a thrilling corkscrew nose that first round and suffered history occurred on the dive! She was comforted tremendous damage at the afternoon of Saturday, July City News-Democrat, The wedding day in 1969 and below is a current picture. by the words of the song, hands of the challenger.” 25th at the railroad cross- Elk City Press and Carter Photo submitted by Jerry Dunn. “Jesus Savior, Pilot Me.” (https://historythings.com/ ing at the cotton compress Express and written by Luanne R. Eisler. Supple- Dunns Celebrate 50th When “Aunt Alice” was on her aerial trip, Joe Lusby jack-dempsey-vs-jess- willard-1919-brutal-fight- just south of town. Sullivan M. Gillette; his daughter, mentary information was Wedding Anniversary remarked to a friend that they would have to get a history/; accessed 17 Jun 2019.) Thelma; and his brother-in- law, Tom Ralston all lost taken from and https:// www.macrotrends.net/2534/ Shellean Elliott and Wendell Dunn, both of Canute, new editor for the paper. John Lord marketed their lives when the north wheat-prices-historical- were married July 25, 1969. They are celebrating their When asked why, Joe re- 600 bushels of wheat at bound WF&NW passenger chart-data. 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 21, 2019 with a casual come and go reception 2:00-4:00 at the First Baptist Church-Event Center in Elk City. (no gifts, please) The couple’s children are Jerry Dunn and Jennifer and Coy Jacks. Their grandchildren are Parker, Ben and Mollie Jacks. The Housing Authority of the City of Elk City, Oklahoma, will Teceive sealed bids for the 2017 Capital Fund Program (CFP) Modernization of Fairview Village. The Work includes roofing of residential dwelling unit buildings. Bids will be received until August 1, 2019, 2:00 p.m. local time, at the Office of the Elk City Housing Authority, P.O. Box 647, 1510 West Ninth Street, Elk City, Oklahoma 73648. Bidding documents may be obtained from the Elk City Housing Authority or, Elliott Architects, Inc., 900 Northwes! 6th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106, (phone 405-272- 0600). Bid documents may be reviewed at the offices of Elk City Housing Authority during normal business hours. A Pre-bid Conference will be held at the Elk City Housing Authority on July 22, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. The Elk City Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Kathy Bell, Executive Director Elk City Housing Authority (phone 580-225-0129) Sunday, July 21 «2:00-4:00 > & Sunday, July 28 * 2:00-4:00 AUCTION DATE: SATURDAY, August 3, 2019 » 10 A.M. OWNERS: Francine Estes & Tablets get ready for school to begin The Estate of Elwood Estes Andrew Simon, a 2018 graduate of Elk City High School who now attends Oklahoma Baptist University, fixes an iPad screen last week at the Elk City Public Schools’ Board of Education. Simon is working as summer help for Elk City Public Schools. Staff photo by Don Munsch. 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