Caddo- My Home Town

Halloween, 1922

The Caddo Herald

November 10, 1922

Society

            The Seniors were very honorably entertained with a Halloween party given at the home of Mrs. Coffey Tuesday night by the juniors.

            The Spooks arrived at their places at 8 o’clock sharp and after much guessing they learned who each spook was.

            Each person enjoyed having their fortunes told by Madame. After having their fortunes told everyone went to the dining room and were served punch by Misses Darlene Boydstun, Eddie Luttrell, and Valentine Moon.

            Many interesting games were played during the evening. Each enjoyed the “Progressive Conversation” and the girls actually found that the boys would talk and even make love.

            After everyone was seated on the floor in a circle their fortunes were discussed and delicious chicken salad sandwiches were served by Miss Babe Haley and Mr. Fleming Clower.

            At a late hour, after singing, the “ghosts” all returned home, declaring that the same thing should be done the next year and proclaimed Mrs. Coffey a lovely hostess and Miss Ewing a charming sponsor.

1943

Durant Weekly News

June 25, 1943

Caddo

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barnes of Marietta are visiting the former’s brother, Mr. G. L. Barnes.

Mrs. W. G. Jones visited her son, W. P. Bruce, at the State Hospital at Vinita last Thursday.

Mrs. E. B. Dyer of Overton, Texas is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Russell Fox.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Taylor, June 14, a son, James Carroll at St. Vincent’s hospital. Mother and son returned home last Sunday.

Mrs.  C. G. Goza of Calera visited her aunt, Mrs. Beulah McGuire last week. Mrs. McGuire has been ill for the past two weeks, but much improved now.

Mrs. H. C. Kuschke attended the funeral of her brother-in-law, C. R. Kuschke Tuesday, June 15.

Harold Slack has returned from a visit with relatives in Amarillo, Texas.

John W. Dorsey in the U. S. Army has returned to Plattsburg, N.Y. after visiting relatives in Dallas.

Miss Bobbie Dean Morgan of Calera visited her sister, Mrs. Augusta Richardson last week.

Mrs. Bill Jones and children left last Saturday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Richardson in Atoka.

Mrs. John Impson of Ft. Riley, Kansas is visiting her mother, Mrs. Roy Barber.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brown and children spent last week end with relatives here.

Mrs. Chas. Dade and son of Antlers are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barber.

Mrs. Clinton Owens of Tulsa is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Guthrie.

The ministers of Caddo invite you to attend church next Monday. (?)

More Parties, 1921

The Caddo Herald

November 4, 1921

Halloween Parties at Several Homes

                Mrs. Thompson gave the Junior and intermediate Christian Endeavor Societies a Halloween party at her home Monday night.

                Everyone came masked, there being two ghosts to greet them at the door, then two to usher them in, groaning and hissing all the time.

                Thirty-five were present, also several mothers. All unmasked, played games, then all had their fortunes told, after which refreshments were served. Everyone donned masks again to return home, declaring they had enjoyed themselves.

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                One of the most delightful of the “spook” festivities was the Junior League party given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rome Sargent last Monday night. Each guest came fantastically dressed and disguised. The rooms were attractively decorated. Children’s games were indulged in. A most enjoyable time was had by all. Refreshments were served by Mesdames Sargent, Moran, and Davis.

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                One of the most enjoyable occasions celebrating Halloween was a party given by Misses Marguerite and Zuleika Boland at the home of their parents, Saturday evening, October 29^th.

                The rooms were suitably decorated in black and yellow, with figures of cats, owls, witches, and jack-o’-lanterns, in every available space.

                The guests came masked and this added much fun to the occasion. Tables were arranged for playing “Hearts” and the greater part of the evening was spent at this game.

                At a late hour a delicious salad course was served and the little guests were escorted to their homes by the father of their hostesses.

                Those present were: Misses Margaret Manning, Minnie Alice Caraway, Hollen Braudrick, Janice Petty, Sara Elizabeth Braudrick, Dorothy Evelyn Smith, Lucile Grassham, Lucile Folsom, and Lucile Coffey.

                Punch was served throughout the evening.

 

 

 

Halloween, 1913

The Caddo Herald

November 7, 1913

Halloween Party

            Last Friday night the Civic Club entertained their friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Semple, south of town.

            The guests were met at the door by a number of witches and were compelled to drink of “Madero’s Blood” before they were allowed to enter. Then they were shown to rooms upstairs where all were masked and draped with sheets. The evening entertainment was in keeping with the occasion. The “magic mirror” was there where each guest could look into the face of the one they love best, the fortune teller was there, and the witches (club members) were here, there and everywhere, seeing to it that there was not a lull in the entertainment of their guests and that none lacked attention.

            The house was tastily decorated with black cats and bats and was lighted with Jack O’Lanterns. It was a “spooky” occasion and the more timid of the guests entered the “cat and bat” room with fear and trembling.

            Miss Florence Benedict of Muskogee, who has one of the sweetest soprano voices in the state, delighted those present with several vocal selections. Others of the guests added to the evening’s entertainment by giving vocal and instrumental selections.

            The refreshments consisted of fruit salad, sandwiches, pumpkin pie, coffee, cake and orange ice. Upon this occasion the Civic Club members maintained their reputation as ideal entertainers.

War and Taxes, 1917

“In October 1917 Congress passed the War Revenue Act, lowering the number of exemptions and greatly increasing tax rates. Under the 1917 act, a taxpayer with an income of only $40,000 was subject to a 16 percent tax rate, while one who earned $1.5 million faced a rate of 67 percent. While only five percent of the U.S. population was required to pay taxes, U.S. tax revenue increased from $809 million in 1917 to a whopping $3.6 billion the following year. By the time World War I ended in 1918, income tax revenue had funded a full one-third of the cost of the war effort.” History Channel

The Caddo Herald

December 28, 1917

Personal Income Tax Will be Next on List

Thousands of Oklahomans Must Make Returns or

Pay Heavy Fines

Oklahoma City, Okla.- Dec. 27

            The Oklahoma State Council of Defense has been advised that special federal agents will be sent to Oklahoma to assist revenue collectors in the work of compiling data for the new personal income tax. Every county will be a unit of a collection district.

            Every married person living with wife or husband and having a net income of $2,000 and every unmarried person not the head of a family and having a net income of $1,000 for the year 1917, must make return of income on a prescribed form. A federal officer will visit each county to answer questions and to swear taxpayers to returns, but all persons subject to this tax must seek the revenue collector to obtain the proper forms. Persons neglecting to make such reports are subject to penalties ranging from $20 to $1,000 and also to fine and imprisonment.

            He will be at the post office in Caddo January 17-19. Better see him while he is here.

Suffrage, 1914

The Submarine (Boswell, OK)

May 1, 1914

            Caddo, Okla. April 27- May I say a few words to the readers of the Submarine through its columns? In particular I do want to say to those who favor female suffrage, I think that we should endeavor to get every voter who would like to have women enfranchised to go to the poll on August the 4^th and work for her to have it.

            Some, no doubt, will say that politics is not fit for a woman to mix in, to those I answer, why not?

            Woman is to society what the refiner’s fire is to silver, an only consumer of the dross.

            She toils to beautify the ground of the rented shack and to make the inside of the shack look like a queen’s palace. She is the mainstay of the church, the life of the Sunday school; the sunshine of the home, everything she touches or directs is beautified. No dew drop on top of the highest mountain that ever was, ever kissed by the rays of the sun with all of its beauty and purity can approach the influence of a pure woman for good on society. So, let’s give them a chance to purify the ballot box.

D.A. Russell (in another issue he states that he was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1892. The Submarine was a Socialist newspaper.)

Halloween, 1924

The Caddo Herald

November 7, 1924

Junior Halloween Carnival

            Friday night the Juniors staged a carnival which was certainly a credit to the sponsors and students of that class. For the small sum of 10c the patrons were allowed to enter the building where they were conducted through “Hades”, the “Crazy House”, and the “Room of Horrors”, which were all “spookily” decorated for the occasion.

            A number of booths were placed in the assembly hall and here sandwiches, popcorn, peanuts and cold drinks were sold. In a tent in one corner, a palmist read the present, past, and future of all the feminine spooks, while shouts of laughter greeted the attempts of some of the attendants to hit the “nigger babies” which were placed on a stand in the opposite corner.

            Misses Alga Moran and Zuleika Boland were awarded the prize for the cleverest costume.

            The Juniors report that they cleared about thirty dollars which goes in their fund for the Junior-Senior Banquet. The Juniors wish to thank the Civic Club, Mr. Crossett, and Mr. Boland for their kind assistance in helping put on the carnival.

Note: The sophomore column of The Cat’s Paw says “We are very proud of Alga and Zuleika, the Soph. “twins” who won the prize for best costume.”

Socialist Party, 1914

Rationing, 1943

Do you ever think to yourself that the “good old days” were easier and less complicated than our own? Take a few minutes to read this and then figure out which of your ancestors would have been managing a household during this time.

 

Indian Citizen (Atoka)

January 21, 1943

Rationing at a Glance

Ration Books

War Ration Book No. 1- Used for sugar and coffee, will be required to obtain book No. 2.

War Ration Book No. 2- To be issued soon, will provide for rationing on a point system.

Mileage Ration Books- Books A, B, and C used for passenger car gasoline; E and R books for non-highway uses; D for motorcycles; T for trucks and commercial vehicles.

Rationed Food Commodities

Sugar- Stamp No. 10 in Book No. 1 good for 3 pounds until midnight, January 31, 1943. Stamp No. 11 good for 3 pounds until midnight March 15, 1943.

Coffee- Stamp No. 28 in Book No. 1 (for those 15 or older on the date the book was issued) good for 1 pound until midnight Feb. 7, 1943.

Meat- Voluntary share-the-meat program sets limit at 2 ½ pounds per person per week. Meat will be rationed under the “point system” after Book No. 2 is distributed.

Mileage Rationing

Gasoline- Value of each coupon in A, B, and C books is 4 gallons. First 8 coupons in A book expire at midnight Jan. 21, 1943. Second 8 coupons are good until midnight March 21, 1943. Those who think they are eligible for supplemental rations should see their local ration board.

Tire Inspection- All “A” book holders must have first official tire inspections by March 31, 1943 (changed from January 31). Subsequent inspections for A book holders will be once every six months (changed from four months). “T” ration book holders must have first official tire inspections by Feb. 28, 1943 (changed from Jan. 15). Subsequent inspections for T book holders will be once every 60 days, or every 5,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Tires- If official tire inspector recommends a tire replacement or recap, apply to local ration board for tire or recap ration certificate. Tires and recaps will be rationed to all on the basis of tire inspections and county quotas available, with the most essential mileage to come first.

Other Rationing- Eligible purchasers needing new automobiles, bicycles, typewriters, rubber footwear, and other commodities on which sales might be restricted should see their local ration board.

Land Run, 1889

Indian Citizen (Atoka)

April 9, 1889

Caddo Items

Caddo, I. T., April 8, 1889

Editor, Indian Citizen:

“Oklahoma?”

“Yes, Oklahoma.”

“When do you start?”

“In time to reach the line by 12noon, April 22.”

“Who are going?”

“All of us.”

“What are you going for?”

“Some of us are going to stay, while some of us are going to commence an improvement and then starve out and leave what we have done for someone else.”

This is about the way it goes. A great many are making ready to start to Oklahoma. Some are going prepared to make a partial crop this year, while others are going to run the risk of being able to make a living and the necessary improvements.

 

Mrs. Folsom’s new residence on Main Street is about finished. It is one of the finest residences of the place.

The carpenters will soon commence work on the Caddo Hotel. After it is completed the house will be one of the best hotels in the Territory.

D. McCoy and C. A. Hancock are receiving their spring stock of goods and we must congratulate each one on the taste displayed in their selection of the goods.

W. P. Booker has added a line of dry goods, notions, etc. to his stock. He does not advertise himself as a booker, but will sell as cheap as anybody for cash.

The friends of Dr. Manning were glad to see him on the streets again after his severe spell of sickness.

The parents of this place all feel relieved that Charlie Low’s baby is well and did not have scarlet fever, as was at first reported.

Who will be the next postmaster at Caddo?

Caddo