Caddo- My Home Town: Off to war...

Genealogy Sites

For Your Information

Donovin Arleigh Sprague: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (OK) (Images of America)
Women Who Pioneered Oklahoma: Stories from the WPA Narratives
Deborah Bouziden: Off the Beaten Path: Oklahoma
Angie Debo: Prairie City
Linda Peavy & Ursula Smith: Frontier Children
Caroline Henderson: Letters from the Dust Bowl

Hotels

Choctaw Inn
4202 S. Hwy. 69 & 75, Durant 580-931-8340
Holiday Inn Express
2112 W. Main, Durant 580-924-8881
Markita Inn
2401 W. Main, Durant 580-924-7676

Other Sites

Attractions

The Caddo Cafe
Friday Night All-You-Can-Eat Catfish! Call 367-9800 for hours and details.
Rex II
Restored movie theater. Call 580-367-2000 for show times.
Indian Territory Museum and Library
A free look into Caddo's rich heritage. Open Tues.-Sat. from 10am to 3pm
Craighead's
This turn-of-the-century general store is a must see! Open: M-Th 'til 5:30 and F-Sat. 9:00-7:00.

Organizations

Caddo Alumni Association
The alumni association arranges a Caddo High School reunion every four years. Next one is 2012.
Caddo Educational Foundation
This group provides scholarships for community youth.
Caddo Civic and Cemetery Club
This group maintains and improves the cemetery and provides community service as needed.
Town Restoration Association of Caddo
The mission of TRAC is to provide visionary leadership, focus on historical preservation, and promote economic growth to enrich the quality of life in our community.
Caddo Community Association
The CCA holds the annual Heritage Day Celebration and participates in other community projects.

Old Caddo

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Off to war...

The Caddo Herald

May 28, 1942

Large Crowd Bids Godspeed to Seventy-Five Inductees

A large crowd of loyal Bryan County citizens gathered early Sunday morning in Durant to extend their best wishes and farewell to a group of 75 boys who were leaving to be inducted into the Army; it was the second largest group to be sent from Bryan County.

Band music and singing was provided. Rev. W. N. Scholl advised the boys to take God with them.

Mothers, sisters, wives and sweethearts with tears in eyes and prayers on lips bravely bade them goodbye.

Word has since been had to the effect that all of them are safely in camp at Fort Sill.

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