Caddo- My Home Town

Court Towns

 

Bryan County Democrat

April 24, 1908

Caddo Made, Along with Bennington,

Court Town

Bills Will Become Laws in Next Few Days-

Caddo Goes to Senate

That within the next few days Caddo and Bennington will both be legally created court towns for Bryan Count there is no question. The bill naming Bennington has passed both houses and the one naming Caddo has unanimously passed the house and will be put through the senate and up to the governor in a few days when they will undoubtedly become laws. (Listed as one of the 53 bills passed.)

1938

Durant Daily Democrat

May 15, 1938

Caddo

Commencement will begin today with the Baccalaureate services at the Methodist Church at 1:am (?). Rev. A. J. Ward, pastor of the Baptist Church, will deliver the sermon and will be assisted by Rev. Thomas Edmonds, pastor of the Nazarene Church.

On Tuesday night the senior class will present their class night entertainment.

Thursday night will conclude the exercises with twenty-two seniors receiving their diplomas. G. T. Stubbs, superintendent of the Durant public schools will deliver the commencement address.

Those in the senior class are: Mary Lucille Ashford, Elrena Carlton, Betty Lucille Dickey, Margaret Alice Hill, Juanita McClaskey, Mary Annette Powell, Juanita LaVerne Seago, Georgine Snipes, Georgene Ella Smith, Bonnie Mae Tisdial, Lydia Inez Walla, Zelia Kae Whitney, Ada Bell Wingfield, J. C. Carlton, Johnnie Murphy Edwards, Jr., Robert Corvin Jones, James Raymond Owens, Tolbert Price, L. B. Russell, and Clarence Edward Smith.

 

 

Durant Weekly News

March 18, 1938

Caddo

Four members of the graduating class of 1938 started to school together in primer under Mrs. Wilson in 1916: Annette Powell, Juanita McClaskey, Georgia Ella Smith, and L. V. Mills. All of these students have a record to be proud of.

 

Thanksgiving

The Caddo Star

November 9, 1876

Star Lights

The President’s Proclamation

I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, do recommend to the people of the United States to devote the 30^th day of November next to the expression of their thanks and prayers to Almighty God and laying aside their daily avocations and all secular occupations to assemble in their respective places of worship and observe such day as a day of thanksgiving and rest. In witness whereof, etc. – U. S. Grant

 

The Caddo Herald

November 16, 1900

A game of football has been matched between the students of Armstrong Academy and Caddo to be played at this place on Thanksgiving Day. The game will be played at the fair grounds.

 

November 22, 1912

The Williams Hotel will serve Thanksgiving dinner next Thursday at 6 o’clock. Price 50c per plate.

December 2, 1921

Caddo

One of the most delightful events of the season was the “Thanksgiving Frolick” given by the Presbyterian Aid Society at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Maytubby on last Friday night. The spacious rooms were artistically decorated in the Thanksgiving emblems. Hearts were played, after which there were contests, the first being capitols of the states, resulting in a tie. Miss Algean Chiles was winner of the Riddle contest, receiving a lovely box of bonbons. A delicious box lunch was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. R. Allen and Mrs. H. T. Styron.

 

November 30, 1928

Cooper School Notes

There will be a Pie Supper at Cooper School, 2 miles south of Pleasant Hill schoolhouse, Thanksgiving night, to raise funds for a school Christmas tree. Everybody come and help us make Christmas a glad one for the kiddies.

 

Durant Daily Democrat

December 3, 1937

Pleasant Hill News

Grandma Johnson died at noon Wednesday as a result of injuries she received when she fell the day before Thanksgiving, while engaged in dressing a turkey.

 

December 2, 1938

Teachers Spend Holidays at Home

Caddo school teachers went hither, thither and yon to spend Thanksgiving with homefolks or relatives.

Miss Lucretia Haggard and Miss Kiersey went to Durant.

The Watsons went to Shreveport.

Miss Jones to Bokchito.

Miss Adams to Muldrow.

Miss Brown near Pirtle.

Miss Crumpton to Denison.

Miss Vera Eppler near Madill.

The Powers went to Norman.

The Rankins went to Stillwater.

All are back refreshed in mind, in heart, and in spirit.

 

Trades Day

Calera News

September 21, 1917

Note: this is the end of a long article about plans for a “trades day” in Calera.

In our trades day affairs the time has arrived when we should begin to offer articles of value, such as a cash prize or a wagon, or even an automobile, to attract trade. Caddo holds the most successful trades days of any town in the state and they have a way of drawing the people and the trade. They give a prize of $50.00 for each of two months and every third month give away a farm wagon.

Those who purchase goods of Caddo merchants to a certain amount are given a numbered ticket and on trades day one of these tickets is drawn and the person holding the corresponding number gets the prize.

This has been making business for that town for a long time and something of the sort would make business for Calera. These numbered tickets are furnished the merchant at one cent each or something like that. From the sale of these tickets enough is realized to pay the printing bills and other necessary expenses.

Caddo Veterans

There are many men and women from Caddo who are currently serving in the military. Here are a few who served in the past:

Daniel Abbot     

William Adcock

Honer L. Airington

James Alexander

Mack Hugh Alford

Lee Allen

Oliver Apleton

Allison C. Arp

Benjamin B. Ashford

Walter (Buddy) Ayers

Thomas T. Bagwell

Clyde Elmer Beavers

Maurice LeRoy Beck

John F. Behrens

Charles Allen Bilbo

Charles Clay Bilbo

Albert L. Birdsong

William F. Blakney

Clifford F. Bolton

Marvin Boyd

Alfred E. Boydstun, Jr.

Otis L. Brentlinger

Richard E. Briggs

Edward E. Busby

John L. Busby

Tilman E. Busby

Lycurgus F. Byrd

Joe B. Campbell

J.C. Carlton

Otto Herman Chapman

Ruel R. Choate

Bryce H. Cochran

Howard Haynie Cochran

Roy L. Cochran

Cleve Combs

Geo Cook

Haskell B. Copeland

Weldon Ray Courtney

Robert M. Dale

James W. Dillard

Richard P. Dillon

Claude C. Dollar

John Wesley Dorsey

George G. Draper

Benjamin Bryan Easley

Virgil Lee Edwards

Alton (Jiggs) Ellis

Roy Albert Ellis, Jr.

Roy D. Ellis

Alfred Folsom

Hoyle Junior Folsom

William Russell Fox

Carroll M. Franks

Robert (Bob) Freeny

James Haskell Fuller

Earbie E. George

Earl (Buster) Glenn

Eugene C. Glinn

Raymond B. Gordon

Homer Henry Goss

John Gravitt

Samuel Thurmond Green

Jack Gudgel

Loyd M. Guthrie

Aubrey L. Haddock

R.B. Haddock

Victor Ray Haddock

Michael Dane Hadley

Elzy V. Hale

Melvin Hale

Oley Hale

Larry Steve Hall

Uriah Hugh Hallmark

Walton Downing Hampton

Mike Thomas Hardy

Woodrow Wilson Harmon

Bill Melvy Harris

Payne T. Harris

B.J. Harvey

William Elmer Hathcoat

Herman F. Hauer

Manuel Earl Haycraft

David F. Head

Buck Henry

Billy Lee Herrod

Clarence H. Hicks

Arthur Price Hill

Joseph Franklin Hill

William L. Hill

J.S. Hopkins

Joe M. Hopkins

Justin F. Horn

Clovos Hull

Thaddeus E. Jackson

Clyde D. Johnson

Charles H. Jones

Roy C. Jones

Tommy C. Jones

Thelmer (Sticks) Kellam

Patrick A. Keller

Dwight (Ike) Kelsey

Albert Kropp

Paul Lahman

Alex Lambert

Foster Train Lee

Chesly E. Leinneweber

Vivian Nail Lock

Harlen K. Love

Joseph Banks Lyle

Lionel G. Lynch

Cleo Arvil Martin

Peter Bud Maytubby

David Joe McAnally

Willis M. McCauley

Lewis Dwayne McGee

Cleveland McKinney

Allen Peter McMichael

Max Meadows

Doyle Vernon Miller

Ben Lewis Mitchell

Sterling Moad

Sam A. Moore

Mark Morton

Lecil Hyatt Mugler

Eugene Murphree

Brenda K. Nelson

Rodney Stephen Nelson

H.M. Nesbitt

Paul T. Owen

Allen Paddock

Lloyd G. Paddock

William E. Paddock

Beecher C. Parker

Carol Sargent Parker

Herbert Roy Parks

Roy Lee Parks

Earl M. Phelps

J.R. Phillips

Travis (Cotton) Price

Homer T. Pritie

Lee Privett

Leroy Bryant Proctor

Lewis Edward Propps

Lewis E. (Son) Propps

Marion Earl Prust

Harold L. Rains

John A. Ratcliff

James (Jake) Reeves

Martha Reeves

Lon Clement Rice

Darius (Dee) Rippy

Harold Fletcher Roberts

Lucius E. Roberts

C.D. Robinson, Jr.

Hyram E. Robinson

McGee Michael Robinson

McKey Folsom Robinson

Rufus L. Rogers

Hazel Mozel Russel

Horace W. Sargent, Jr.

Horace W. Sargent, Sr.

Frank Melvin Sherrer

William J. Shipp

Oliver Glenn Simpson

Alvin Leon Sims

Virgil W. Slack

James C. Smith

Thomas F. Smith

Odis James Smithart

J.C. Speers

Louis C. Swartz

David Szenasi

Rappolee A. Taylor

Penn. Templeton

Thomas Thornton

Carrol Ray Tigert

Lee R. Tipton

Dale Vaughn

John S. Watson

W.F. Weaver

Troy Albert Webb

J.C. Welter

William J. Wheat

Albert White

Gene A. White

George White

Robert W. Wierman

N.C. Willis

Byrd Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson

Walter Eugene Wilson

Travis J. Witherspoon

Columbus Wood

William. A. Woods

Everett L. Zacharias

 

Midway, 1941

 

The Caddo Herald

January 3, 1941

Midway News

Christmas is over, everyone appears to be happy. All had a nice time. The Christmas program at Armstrong was largely attended. Patsy Carroll Damron won a prize for giving their part the best.

Singing was well attended on Sunday night, considering the road conditions. Blackland roads are not conducive to travel.

LaRuth Lewis and Loretta Price were guests Sunday of Marie Norris at Armstrong.

We’re very glad to get cooks for school lunches: Mrs. Clint Pirtle, Durant, and Mrs. Lovina Snyder, Pleasant Hill.

Mr. Tomlinson went Monday to get a load of groceries for the school.

Mr. and Mrs. Leland Glenn have brought their infant home from a Durant hospital where it recovered of pneumonia.

Mr. and Mrs. James Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Evert Russell and Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose have returned from an 8-day visit in Texas with relatives.

Mrs. Vera Barnett had as guests for the holidays Mrs. A. Peterson and Charles of Bonham and M. H. Barnett in CCC at Wolf City and Miss Lorene Odom of Ivanhoe.

Pat Durbin was in Durant Sunday night.

Mrs. Ollie Damron and children have returned to Wright City. We’re very sorry to lose the children from school.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Welch spent Sunday in Caddo.

 

News Items, 1913

 

The Durant Weekly News

August 1, 1913

Marriage Licenses

The following couples have been licensed to wed the past week: Eleck Fields and Bulah Cogbill of Caddo; H. S. Kent and Zona Townsend of Garvin; M. A. Kady and Myrtle Whitbenburg of Durant; W. L. Langham and Lillie Stone of Roberta; L. B. Moore and Lilly Whitley of Platter.

 

Socialist Encampment

Local socialists have arranged a four days encampment to be held in the city park here August 6, 7, 8 and 9 at which time it is thought that members of that party from several counties will gather. They will have several speakers, among them Stanley Clark, T. N. Roberts, Monroe Wright, W. A. Cole, J. T. Crumble, Lee Rhoades, and E. S. Hurt. They promise to give any speaker form other political parties a fair division if time is desired.

 

New Post Office

A new post office has been established in this county about five miles west of Mead. The name of the new office is Ladelle and the mail is received and distributed from the store of the Washita Trading Company. C. G. Cline, a member of the firm owning this store, is the post master.  (Note: In the June 26, 1914 issue of the paper there is a notice of the dissolution of the firm of Washita Trading Co., E. Q. Franklin and C. G. Cline.

 

Unveiling Ceremony

The local camp Woodmen of the World held an unveiling ceremony at Highland Cemetery Sunday afternoon, attended by a large number of people. A nice program was prepared and rendered. Graves of three deceased sovereigns were unveiled.

 

Caddo Revival Meetings

The Christian Church of Caddo has been holding a very successful revival meeting in their new church there and report that much interest has been shown in the meetings. Rev. Bradley, pastor of the local Christian Church, was there for several days last week assisting with the meeting.

 

Caddo’s Carnival Catalog

Copies of the catalog of Caddo’s Corn Carnival are being circulated here. The booklet is nicely printed, consisting of forty pages and cover. The contents include many illustrations and every sort of information about the coming event, even to the premium list. This week a number of Caddo people toured the southern part of the county in autos advertising the event.

 

The following item was difficult for me to include. However, it was in the paper and is certainly indicative of attitude of the time.

 

Wilson Appointed Nigger

Washington, July 29- Pres. Wilson yesterday nominated for Registrar of the Treasury, Adam E. Patterson of Muskogee. Patterson is a negro lawyer. The position has for a long time been filled by a nigger.

 

Semple Obituaries

Durant Daily Democrat

March 31, 1960

Frank Semple Dies in Boston Mass.

Frank Bowers Semple, native of Caddo and son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Semple of Caddo, died in Boston, Mass. Sunday according to word received here by relatives.

Dr. A. W. Semple, of Durant, a brother, left immediately for Boston to assist in making funeral and burial arrangements.

The deceased, who had lived in Boston 12 years, was a colonel in the U. S. Army during World War II. Mrs. Semple is the former Miss Frances Crumpton of Denison.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, are his parents, two brothers, Charlie Semple, Odessa, Texas; Dr. Semple of Durant; and a sister, Mrs. Glenn Stafford, Caddo. He was a nephew of Dr. Ann Semple and a cousin of Mrs. Amos Knight, Mrs. D. B. Salmon, and John Doxsee, all of Durant.

May 18, 1971

Frances Semple Service Pending

Funeral service is pending with the Johnson-Moore funeral home in Denison for Mrs. Frances Crumpton Semple, who died there today in a local hospital.

She lived at 912 ½ Gandy in Denison and was a school teacher at the Golden Rule school and was a member of the Episcopal faith.

She married Frank Semple in 1940 in Boston.

She is survived by her mother, Mrs. J. M. Crumpton and a son, John, of Austin, and daughter Ann of Midland. Two brothers William of Los Angeles and Joseph of Arlington and a sister, Miss Mildred Crumpton of Denison.

 

Crumpton-Semple Wed

The Caddo Herald

October 28. 1937

Caddo Schools Have Made Excellent Advancement

Through the splendid cooperation of the Caddo school board composed of H. W. Sargent as chairman, Dr. Roy L. Cochran, clerk, and Fred Washington, member, and a good faculty and principals the Caddo schools under the superintendency of Joe McKinnis have made an enviable record.

The faculty has been increased from 12 to 16 in the past 3 years. An activity director and a vocational agriculture teacher are new additions for this year. Teachers for music, art, and for commercial work were added last year…

Miss Frances Crumpton is a teacher of a division of the 4^th grade. This is her first teaching, having received her degree from S. T. C. last spring. Before entering S. T. C. she attended St. Xavier’s Academy, Denison, Texas.

 

October 21, 1938

Miss Francis Crumpton is beginning her third year, has the fourth grade.

December 2, 1938

Teachers Spend Holidays at Home

Caddo school teachers went hither, thither and yon to spend Thanksgiving with homefolks or relatives…

Miss Crumpton to Denison.

 

April 21, 1939

Miss Crumpton Entertains Sister

Miss Frances Crumpton’s sister, Mildred, from Denison, spent last weekend with her in Caddo. Friday night Miss Frances entertained with a bridge party at the Petty home.

Tulips were the prevailing decoration, with bridal wreath and iris.

Miss Kiersey won high score. A delicious salad course was had.

Guests present were: Mesdames E. O. Henninger, Doyle Campbell, Joe Hill, Horace Power, W. R. Taylor; Misses Marinell Kuschke, Margarette and Zuleika Boland, Alma Brown, Velda Kiersey, and the hostesses.

 

Dallas Morning News

October 2, 1940

Lieut. Frank Sample to Wed Miss Crumpton

Denison, Texas, Oct. 1- The approaching marriage of Miss Frances Crumpton to Lieut. Frank Semple, Caddo, Okla. was announced at a coffee given by the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. J. M. Crumpton at her home.

The ceremony will be read Oct. 26 in an Episcopalian service at King’s Chapel, Boston, by the Rev. Palfrey Perkins. Attendants will be Lieut. and Mrs. Charles Turner, Lieut. And Mrs. Harry E. Brown, Lieut. Even Whiting, Lieut. R. M. Roberts, all of Boston.

After a trip to New York City the couple will be at home at Winthrop, Mass.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crumpton, Denison, and is a graduate of St. Xavier’s Academy and Durant State Teachers College. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Tau, national social sorority and o f the Oklahoma State Federation of Women’s Clubs. She taught the last three years in the Caddo public schools.

             Lieut. Semple is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Semple of Caddo, is a graduate of Caddo High School and Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College at Still water, where he was president of the Rufnex and a member of the officers club, the press club, and editor of the college yearbook. He received the Mossier award for scholarship in his graduating year. He was secretary of the Oklahoma League of Young Democrats. He served as a district clerk for the State Tax Commission at Vinita, Okla. prior to his assignment to the coastal artillery defenses for Boston Harbor.

Thanksgiving

For those of you already planning the family dinner, these pages are from an 1890 cookbook. Click on the image to enlarge.