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Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Wednesday, June 17, 2020 One Hundred Years Ago: June 1920 The rats on one downtown lawn of the library, a move- ence, was to be the director. reputation of making better was the first to undress and a nurses’ training school and block had a feast when they ment was started to provide A surprising number of mu- time on foot when following plunge in, but he never sur- hospital. The initial capacity got into the express office a “real high class concert sical men were interested. a chase than others on horse- faced. His friend ran, with- was for 30 beds, including a and gnawed through a box band” for Elk City. William Bill Simpson was ac- back. out his clothes on, to get help charity ward. containing 100 purebred R. Faifer, former director of knowledged as the champi- A great time was had from some men working on The Hammon Wool shooting squirrels at J. Lu- the railroad, but it was too white Leghorn chicks. the 3rd Regimental Band, on wolf hunter in these parts. Growers Association called ther Taylor’s ranch north- late. His body was recovered At a meeting held on the USA with 12 years’ experi- He and his hounds had the west of town. While only in about 11 feet of water. off its wool sale as the bot- three were shot, Thomas W. Due to the scarcity of tom dropped out of the wool OKC Thunder: Chris Hawkins found a 25-pound coal cars at the mine source, market. The price went from turtle, which considerably Oklahomans were already around 70 to 20 cents ($9.52 thickened the squirrel soup. being warned about a fuel to $2.72) per pound within Despite mishaps, the Cart- Paul faces challenge famine. Oklahoma mines, afew days. Buyers advised er oil well was sunk down upon which the state de- that they could not offer a little over 1,000 feet and pended, were running less more than 20-22 cents. into limestone formation. than 60% of normal produc- of uniting players in The drillers ran out of fuel tion. June’s coal prices had The commencement at oil and were delayed sev- jumped 40% since May with Elk City High School suf- eral days until a car of oil forecasts of 15% increases fered a minor glitch - owing NBA restart plan arrived. The American Na- per month until September. to an unexpected failure of tional Oil Co. leased a block The shortage of cars also the light plant, the theatre of 50,000 acres near Texola threatened the Oklahoma was without lights, so each and prepared locations for farmer with financial disas- By Joe Mussatto, The a return to basketball could nicative with the executive senior marched in carrying a five wells to be completed in ter as the railroads would be Oklahoman shift attention away from committee and Chris Paul’s job just got more important issues. twelve months. unable to move grain crops. lighted candle. There were “far more engaged with The area suffered some Farmers were urged to store 42 graduates; Miss Elizabeth harder. “When the ball goes up in the rank-and-file member- unfortunate deaths. Curtis their harvest until the situa- Brown was the Valedicto- After players and owners the air, I’m ready to play, I ship.” approved the NBA’s restart love the competitive side of Burnett was instantly killed tion improved. rian. plan with near unanimous it, but that’s not who I am,” Paul was elected NBPA near Gary, Indiana, when The Elks hosted one of the Mrs. Lucy Newman had support last week, a cloud of Bucks guard George Hill president in 2013 and then his car was struck by a train biggest events of the sum- been picking about a gallon uncertainty has formed over said on a panel. “So, that’s re-elected in 2017. His four- traveling 65 mph; his body mer when they held their of dewberries daily. When sunny Orlando in the last 72 my last thought on my mind year term will expire next was thrown 75 feet. He was midsummer ball. Exalted was the last time you had a summer. with a party of Elk City men Ruler Paul Hedlund and hours. is basketball.” delivering Buick cars from Miss Florrie Clark led hun- nice slice of dewberry pie? Paul, who thrived in Rockets guard Austin Riv- “T think he’s done a fabu- The above items were Flint, Mich., when the acci- dreds of couples in the grand crunch time this season for ers disagreed with Irving’s lous job,” Thunder general summarized from the Elk the Thunder, is now playing dent happened. march. The Clinton orches- call to sit out. manager Sam Presti said last City News-Democrat, The point guard for the National “Us coming back would Fifteen-year-old Orpheus tra furnished music and the week. “I’ve been able to see Basketball Players Associa- be putting money in all our Dumas drowned in the creek decorations were elaborate Elk City Press and Cart- just how hard he’s worked at tion as the clock is ticking on pockets,” Rivers wrote on this, and he has. I think he’s near Sayre where he and a and tasteful. The punch er Express and written by return-to-play negotiations. Instagram. “With this mon- younger boy had been wad- was “like a whiff from old Luanne R. Eisler. Come really taken it seriously and ing daily. They were accus- Cuba.” ESPN’s Adrian Wojn- ey you could help out even check out the micro-filmed arowski reported earlier this more people and continue to thrown himself into really tomed to jumping into the The Baptist State Board newspaper collection at the week that a faction of play- helping lead the players that swimming hole, but because accepted the proposition of of rain, the creek had risen, a local committee to raise Elk City Carnegie Library. give more importantly your ers raised concerns about time and energy toward the he has been tasked to repre- playing in a_ restrictive (Black Lives Matter) move- sent.” making the hole much deep- $20,000 ($272,000 in to- Supplementary information bubble environment at Dis- ment.” Paul’s next task will be er than anticipated. Neither day’s values) to purchase was taken from www.dollar- ney World. The dissenting Players would lose more uniting the league’s 450 boy could swim. Orpheus and remodel a building for times.com. voices grew louder Friday We're celebrating than $1 billion in salary if players. night when Nets guard Kyrie the season doesn’t resume, In addition to social issues, Irving organized a call that according to ESPN. there are still COVID-19 included nearly 100 players. Paul was on the Friday concerns and questions to As Wojnarowski report- call with Irving, according to be answered about what a ed, Irving “made an impas- The Athletic’s Shams Cha- “bubble” will look like in sioned plea for players to rania, Both are on the nine- makea stand and sit out the member NBPA executive late July. season's resumption.” committee - Paul as presi- Paul played a key role in With protests against ra- dent and Irving as one of six crafting the NBA’s restart cial inequality and police vice presidents. plan, but implementing that brutality still sweeping the Wojnarowski reported that plan is proving to be a more nation, there’s a concern that Irving has been less commu- consequential challenge. Lights, years of awesome! Take up to .60% APR C a m e r off any new auto loan rate!* ¢ a And we're giving away* SS [Ld plus other weekly prizes! Ny How are you or your kiddos during this time at home? 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