Caddo- My Home Town

Christmas 1947

The Caddo Herald

Friday, December 26, 1947

Locals

Mrs. Mary Locke visited friends in Caney Friday.

Bob Hogan is home from Stillwater for Christmas.

Miss Ruth Cochran is at home from OBU for Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Haley were in Caddo Sunday from Durant.

Bud Hill and family left Tuesday to spend Christmas with his daughter in Amarillo.

Horace Power is home for the holidays form McAlester. He is a teacher in high school there.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Whittington are here from California to spend the holidays with homefolks.

Mrs. Luther Wood is visiting her sister in Wapanucka. Mrs. Crossett and Mrs. Hardy went to Wapanucka with her Tuesday.

Mrs. Glenn Simpson is at home from Norman and Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Cochran from Oklahoma City are at the Powell’s for Christmas.

Mrs. Pat Hardy, Mrs. Luther M. Wood, Mrs. Grady Freeny and son, Mrs. G. A. Crossett, and Pat and Jan, were in Dallas window shopping Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Smith are here from Florida to spend the holidays with homefolks. He is in the Navy, being transferred to New Orleans.

Oran Jackson is home from his Texas place to visit the Alf Jacksons. He is doing all right out there but yearns for the Caddo places of his youth.

Miss Edith Craighead is home from Dewey to spend Christmas with her father and mother Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Craighead. She is in charge of music in school.

Mrs. R. L. Pace left Friday for (can’t read) to attend the wedding of her granddaughter Miss Betty Dale Pace. She is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pace, formerly of Caddo.

Mr. and Mrs. Maury Lochridge and Carolyn went to Honey grove Sunday, where a gathering of the Lochridge clan was had. Their mother was past 81 years of age but hale and hearty. More than a hundred folks attended and all enjoyed the day very much.

Ernest Pitchlyn is in Caddo a few days for Christmas. He has been to Korea with the Army. He says he is always glad to get back to Caddo where his friends are.

Monday afternoon, anticipating the celebrated event a couple of days, Mrs. Maury Lochridge gave a party to her daughter Carolyn, to which 17 happy youngsters responded. It was the sixth anniversary of Carolyn’s birth and numbers of appropriate gifts were brought by the guests. Delicious, delightful, appropriate refreshments were served.

 

Alf Jacksons Celebrate Golden Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jackson celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of their marriage Sunday at their home in Caddo. All seven children were present: Kyle and Shirley Freeman, Lubbock; Oran, Vera, and Luke Jackson, Seagrave, Texas; Vernon and Bonnie Bonham, also Seagrave; Bill, Myra, and Johnny Gray,  Seagrave; Alma and Geneva Rhodes, Kenefick; Lonnie Jackson and family; Thad Jackson and family, Maytubby; Richared and Ruby Hill and family, Caddo; Mrs. and Mrs. B.H. Dean and son, Mrs. Bessie Gossett, Caddo; Mrs. Emma Jackson, from Caney; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ridgway, Voca; Mr. and Mrs. Orval White and family, Patricia, Tex.

A total of 48 folks were there to have a good time and to wish the couple many returns.

 

Two Obits, 1942

The Caddo Herald

February 5, 1942

M. F. Haralson died in Ada last Thursday

The remains of M. F. Haralson were buried in Durant last Friday after his death Thursday at his home in Ada. He was 76 years of age.

Mr. Haralson lived in Caddo some years ago, moving with his family to Ada to make their home in 1920. He will be well remembered here by many of the older residents.

 

J. E. McKee Dies at his home in Caney, Wednesday

J. E. McKee died suddenly at his home in Caney last Wednesday. The funeral and burial was held in Caney Saturday.

Mr. McKee was quite prominent in local and state affairs in his community for quite some time.

School 1942

The Caddo Herald

Thursday, February 5, 1942

Schools Will Begin at 10a.m. Under New Time Monday

Caddo schools will begin at 10a.m. each morning beginning Monday, Feb. 9, and close at 5p.m. under the new daylight saving time which goes into effect on that date.

Supt. McKinnis says this is to be the same time schedule as observed now, but will be 1 hour later according to the new time. He said it would be difficult for the children to meet the buses at an earlier hour.

The post office and bank are to open at the regular hour on new time, which really is an hour earlier according to sun time. But employees will have an hour more of time after noon to do chores or to have for recreation.

In a few days we will get used to the new time and all will be OK.

 

School Enrollment 39 Short of Last Year: Many Have Moved Away

After a close checkup this school district has but 410 enrolled as school age children. Last year the census gave us 449, a net loss of 39 from last year.

The loss is accounted for by so many being gone into the army and into war work, taking their families with them. The school attendance is larger than this, but that is because of transfer of students into our district.

Except for farming there is not a great deal of work going on around Caddo and people have had to move away to get a living.

 

 

More Santa letters

The Caddo Herald

December 11, 1931

Letters to Santa Claus (continued)

All I wish for Christmas is to know that all my relatives are well and to know that everybody and that each boy and girl has a home, clothing, food, and warmth. Yours truly, Geraldine Dowd.

I wish you would remember me and all other children this year. I do not want to wish for too much, so you can bring other children presents. I would like to have a box of candy, electric stove, a doll bed and a wrist watch. If I don’t get that I’d like to have the watch anyway. I also wish you a merry Christmas. Your friend, Esther Schaffer.

I have tried to be good this year and I hope you are good to me. I want a bicycle and if I can’t get it, I want a pair of skates and a book, but be sure to save plenty for other children. I am also wishing for you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Be sure to bring candy and nuts. Love, Bessie Marie Claborn.

I wish you would remember me this year with a book, bicycle, some skates, and fill my stocking with a lot of candy and fruit. Don’t forget other children. With love, Pauline Anderson.

I wish you would remember me this year with a story book and a basketball and bring me some nuts, apples, and candy. Don’t forget other children. Your friend, Gussie.

I wish you would bring me a bicycle, basketball, skates, and gloves. Don’t’ forget other kiddies. Love, Mildred McGraw

I hope you don’t forget me. I want you to bring me a pair of skates, nuts, candy, and apple, oranges, and a pair of shoes, and don’t forget others. Dearly and truly, Josephine Ellis.

I would like to have a football, a scooter, and candy. Yours, Bennett Freeny.

Please get me some doll dishes, a doll, and some skates. Yours, Geraldine Harris.

I would like to have a new slip on sweater and a football, a book of adventure, and a scooter. Yours, Roy Albert Riddels.

I hope you bring me lots of toys for Christmas. I think we all like you. I think we have been very good. Harry G. Boydstun.

Christmas is coming and I want a doll and a pair of skates, a pair of shoes, a rain coat and cap and nuts, candy, oranges, and apples. Maude Shannon Cochran

How are you? I’d like for you to bring me a rolling pin and cooking vessels, a doll and buggy and candy. Julia Bell Powell

I want a pony and saddle and a bridle, a pair of skates, some candy and nuts. I made 100 in spelling. Ernest Jackson Slack.

I wish you would bring me a pair of skates, a football, and a bebe gun. Remember other children, too. With love, Edward Stanley

How glad we are that Christmas is nearly here! Please bring me a pig skin football, an air gun, and other toys. I want some oranges and apples and candy in my stocking. I want a goat, firecrackers, skyrockets and a harness and cart for my goat. With love, Bryce Cochran.

Please send me a choo-choo train that will run. My little sister is not big enough for much but a baby doll. But be nice to her too. LeRoy Downing, 2^nd.

How glad I am that Christmas is coming. It is 20 more days until that glorious time. Please bring me a football, a pair of gloves, a slicker, and some candy, apples, and oranges. With Love, Robert Clay Freeny.

How glad I am that Christmas is coming! I would be glad for you to bring me some toys. I would like an electric train, a bicycle, a pair of boxing gloves, and a little black and white pony. Your friend, Jess Maytubby, Jr.

How glad we are that Christmas is nearly here. I am nine years old. Please bring me a bicycle, a doll that talks and walks, and an electric stove that really cooks for Christmas. Bring my nephew and niece what they want. With loving thoughts, Nina Fay Crossett.

Here I am again. I am still a good little boy. I want you to bring me a little red wagon, a little rattler and candy. I am still your pal, Little Charley Parks.

Please bring my little brother and I a coaster wagon for Christmas; also some fruit and candy. Hoping you are well, Albert Julian Wright.

I am a little girl ten years old. Will you please bring me a doll and doll buggy, a story book, fruit and nuts. Your friend, Dorothy Mae Park.

We’re two Franklin school boys and are extra good. We want you to bring us a coaster wagon, a bicycle, plenty of firecrackers, fruits, nuts, and candy. Oh, yes, and an air gun. Roy Lee and Sonny Boy Park.

How glad I am because Christmas is almost here! Please bring me a pretty doll and stove. Also a sewing set, fruit and candy. With love, Anita Harris.

I am glad that Christmas is near! Please bring me a watch, a sled, an air gun, firecrackers, and nuts. With love, Milton Campbell.

Please bring me a pair of gloves, a watch, Roman candles, and fruit and candy. With love, Troy Harris.

My! How glad I am that Christmas is nearly here! Please bring me a billy goat, cart, and harness for Christmas. With love, Joe Bass.

 

 

 

First Football Team

Could this be Caddo’s very first football team? Certainly sounds like it. What is interesting is that none of these names appear on my list of graduating classes. 

The Caddo Herald

September 27, 1912

Football Team

A football team has been organized among the High School pupils and practice already has begun. The boys hope to become very proficient in the game and play with neighboring teams. Here is the lineup:

Hogan, C.

Stephens, L. G.

Williams, R. G.

Braudrick, L. T.

Rogers, R. T.

Droke, L. E.

Gardner, R. E.

Maytubby, Q.

Shofner, R. H.

Tolley, L. H.

Trout, F. B.

McDarment, Jeanes, Wood, Howie, and Wilson, substitutes.

Class of 1912

1. Audrey Fox

2. Kate Nicolds

3. Velma Philley

4. Jewel Wright

 

Class of 1913

1. Laudie Hipp

2. Johnnye Hogan

3. Preston Malone

4. Ernest Powell

5. Stanley Williams

6. Dolph Woods

7. Welthy Wright

The superintendant was R. A. Chesnut and the principal was C. P. McDorment. The teacher was Miss Lula Threlkeld. The class graduated on May 23, 1913.

 

Class of 1914

1. Bonnie Jeanes

2. Myrtle Malone

3. Eula Manning

4. Dudley Maytubby

5. Edith Moore

6. Kimbrough Overstreet

7. Estelle Peters

8. Buenos Phillops

9. Beulah Pinson

 

Class of 1915

No graduates this year as this was the first year that four years work was offered.

 

Class of 1916

1. Quince Boydstun

2. Maude Clowers

3. Jack Glasscock

4. Nina Johnson

5. Fred Slack

6. Ellis Smith

 

Pleasant Hill 1912

I like to include news from all the different areas around Caddo because, like today’s, they often contain lots of names and even obituaries. I was thinking the other day that I need to start copying a few of Caddo’s news columns from other papers.  For many years Caddo had a variety of reporters who reported news items for the Blue County News, Durant Daily Democrat, and others. And I know I haven’t been good about reporting school and sports news this year. Projects for the New Year! 

The Caddo Herald

April 26, 1912

Pleasant Hill

I am proud to announce that the Caddo Herald editor has made arrangements for the Pleasant Hill community to have a reporter. This will meet the approval of every citizen in our community I am sure. We are glad to have the space in The Herald to print the news from our community. Of course we are all industrious and like for other people to know what we are doing.

Ike Rudisill purchased a fine young span of horses from W. T. Barker last Friday. Mr. Barker bought the horses early in the winter and as far as I can learn made a good profit on them.

Will Sanders went to Durant last Tuesday. It is supposed he enjoyed the trip, as he came back with a long smile on his face.

S. P. Freeman is through with planting corn. He says his plan this year will be diversification- more corn and less cotton.

Sam Mahana’s mother Is on the sick list this week.

Miss Pearl Graham has been on the sick list for several days. It is reported that she is improving.

Mrs. Rie (Rice?), who lived near Simpson’s Crossing, on Blue, died last Saturday morning. Interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. She is survived by a husband and several children. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family.

Berry Barker and family came up from Boggy last Saturday. They are visiting relatives and friends.

J. H. Hatcher, our Sunday School superintendent, was not present last Sunday when the roll was called. The school was not as good as it has been heretofore. We hope the attendance will be better next Sunday.

The singing at LeRoy Arrington’s last Sunday night was enjoyed by all. We hope the occasion will be repeated, Mr. Arrington. The Doc

 

Anyone know the identity of “The Doc”?

 

Phone Etiquette 1944

Remember party lines?? We had one when I was a girl and we lived east of town.

This ad is a bit hard to read, so here is the text:

About to Call Long Distance

Hears Operator say- “Please Limit Your Call to 5 Minutes”

Realizes She’s on War Busy Line. Says Cheerfully- “I’ll Be Glad To”

Operator Says- “People Are Mighty Helpful These Days.”

 

Christmas ads, 1928

 
 
 

Locals, 1944

The Caddo Herald

September 15, 1944

Locals

Mrs. Vivia Locke was a Durant visitor Monday.

Fitch’s Coconut oil shampoo at Caddo Variety Store.

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wood were in Durant Thursday.

Quite a number visited the rodeo in Atoka last weekend.

Walter Attaway was here Sunday from near Bennington.

Clover’s Imperial Hair Dress at Caddo Variety Store.

Jack Pate was home last week end from his Katy work.

Mrs. Ira Washington was here from Kenefick Wednesday.

Step Shampoo 15c per bottle at Caddo Variety Store today.

Mrs. Augusta Richardson and two sons were in Calera Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Payne were here from Wapanucka Sunday.

Gloriant Olive Oil Shampoo- get it at Caddo Variety Store.

Eversharp pencil leads in all colors at Caddo Variety Store.

Mrs. Ray Bilbo was the guest of Mrs. Mike Hardy in Durant Friday.

J. J. Gecks and Gene and Dr. L. M. Nettleton saw the circus in Durant last Friday.

Mrs. R. L. Pace went to Dallas Thursday for a visit with relatives and Harry Pace.

Mrs. V. W. Slack and son Harold went with them to Waurika to see Mrs. J. Lee Watson.

C. S. Jones returned Monday to his store from a business trip to Georgia and Florida.

Mrs. Loudle Cunningham and Miss Minnie Lee Nation were in Denison Wednesday.

Lake Brewer was among the 1,000 Caddo folks who attended the rodeo in Atoka Friday.  

 

 

 

War News, 1942

The Caddo Herald

February 26, 1942

War News-

News of Caddo Boys in Uncle Sam’s Service in Diverse Places

Joe Wallace Gibson is in the Navy now, having successfully met all requirements. He was formerly with the First State Bank here and was chosen to be city treasurer.

Mike Hardy was accepted as a naval cadet this week, and is now at home awaiting call. Mike is a graduate o f Caddo High School and is the son of Mrs. Bert Black. He is a fine upstanding lad, who will do his bit for America.

A former Caddo boy, Alfred E. Jones, nephew of A. E. Boydstun, was listed Friday among the Americans taken prisoner by Japanese when they took Wake Island. Alfred, who was a civilian worker, is a son of Mrs. Lucetia Jones. He had been living in San Bernadino, California eighteen years. The Red Cross reports that American prisoners are well treated in Japan.

Mark Davis was home last weekend from Camp Barkley. He is now a sergeant.

R. A. Whisenhunt left Monday to report for duty with the Marines. He has been on leave since his troop got back home from Iceland.

Mrs. Frank Mealey, formerly Miss Mabel Jones is in Caddo for the duration, her husband being a naval officer located in Massachusetts.

Mrs. Clarence Bunch is making her home for the duration with her father Sam Killebrew, her husband being in the Army.  

Keota Freeny is Now a United States Marine

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Freeny received word from the Maine Base in Arizona that their son Keota became a member of the Marines, February 20, having successfully passed the mental, moral, and physical tests to be a member of that famous bunch of fighting freemen.

Keota is a graduate of the Caddo High School, was raised hereabouts, and has a younger brother, Bob, who was at Pearl Harbor when the Japs made their sneak attack Dec. 7.