Volume 112 No. 11 75 Cents Wednesday June 17th, 2009P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron County

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DEATHS -PAGETHREE

PEGGY EYESTONE-73HESTIN FARRIS-14ANNA LEGRAND-90

TODAY IN HISTORYJUNE 17

1775: In the early days ofthe Revolutionary War, Britishtroops attack Massachusettsmilitiamen in the Battle of Bun-ker Hill. The British suffer highcasualties but capture theAmerican position.

1789: As the French Revo-lution approaches, the FrenchThird Estate, the assembly ofcommoners, declares itself theNational Assembly, in an at-tempt to wrest political powerfrom King Louis XVI.

1856: The RepublicanParty holds its first nationalconvention in Philadelphia. Theconvention nominates JohnCharles Frémont as the party’spresidential nominee.

1876: In the Battle of Rose-bud Creek, Oglala Sioux andCheyenne forces led by CrazyHorse repel U.S. troops, eightdays before joining Sitting Bullto defeat Gen. George Custerat Little Bighorn.

1972: Five men are arrestedin a burglary of DemocraticParty offices in the Watergatebuilding in Washington, D.C.The cover-up of White Houseinvolvement will lead to Presi-dent Richard Nixon’s 1974 res-ignation.

1976: Four teams from thefolded American BasketballAssocation (New York Nets,Indiana Pacers, San AntonioSpurs and Denver Nuggets)join the National BasketballAssociation.

1994: Driving a white FordBronco, O.J. Simpson leadspolice on a slow freeway chasebefore being arrested for themurder of his wife and anotherman, a crime he was acquittedof the following year.

We give a a tip of the hat to:The GuymonDaily Heraldand her em-ployees for 30-

p l u s years of beingthere for The Boise CityNews. Thanks Allison,Earl and everyone at theGDH!!

We give a dunce cap to:Us, for we aren’tperfect; we blowit even while weare trying so hardnot to make a mis-take.

BORN ONJUNE 17

Charles XII, Swedish kingand general (1682)John Wesley, founder ofMethodism (1703)James Weldon Johnson,writer and civil rights activ-ist (1871)Igor Stravinsky, composer(1882)Charles Eames, architect

and designer (1907)François Jacob, biologist(1920)Newt Gingrich, formerRep.Congressman

SOMETHING TOTHINK ABOUT

To compel a man to subsidizewith his taxes the propaga-tion of ideas which he disbe-lieves and abhors is sinful andtyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

AttentionDue to the change next weekin printing schedules, thetowns of Kenton and Feltwon’t receive their papersuntil Thursday from now on.Sorry for the inconvenience.

Ella Mae McKnight, 96 yearold Felt resident, was re-unitedTuesday with her namesake,Chloe Ella (Noble) Kavanaughof Scottsdale, Arizona after 57years of separation. Ella Mayand her late husband, Albert,were neighbors and close friendswith Chloe’s parents, Perry Earland Alice Noble when they wereall living in the Wheeless areaduring the 1930’s and early 40’s.The Noble family moved to Ari-zona in April, 1942 and later theMcKnights moved to Ella Mae’spresent home west of Felt. Fromthis point on, the two families lostcontact.

The McKnights and the Noblefamily shared many memorabletimes together during their yearsof closeness, among them, theBlack Sunday Blizzard on April14, 1935. Ella Mae explains herfamily, the Nobles, the EarlThompsons, the Todd Walkersand the Ernest Lewis family wereall invited to the Jack Bivins’home for a Sunday afternoon offeasting and fellowship. EllaMae’s husband, Albert, and EarlNoble went into Boise City to getice for ice cream while the rest ofthe men set up chairs and tablesfor an outdoor supper.

Ernest Lewis suddenly lookedup and saw an unusual cloud inthe sky. At first all thought it wasa rain cloud and then realized itwas a dust storm. They quicklyshifted arrangements back intoshelter and their thoughts thenturned to Albert and Earl. Sure

Old Friends Meet Again

Chloe Ella (Noble) Kavanaugh, left, and Ella Mae McKnight,right, met last week after year’s of separation.

by Chloe Ella (Noble)Kavanaugh

Alice and Ople Jane, moved toBisbee, Arizona in 1942 andEarl went to work in the coppermines. They bought a housewith a small grocery store parti-tioned off in what would havebeen the living room. The storewas successful and Earl eventu-ally quit mining and added asmall feed business and boughtand fixed up old houses. Heeventually became a real estatebroker. In 1954, the U.S. Elec-tronic Warfare Department wasmoved from Fort Monmouth,New Jersey to Fort Huachuca,Arizona just 28 miles away fromBisbee. At this time, Earl andAlice’s two brothers built a mo-tel and shopping center outsideof Bisbee, 24 miles away fromFt. Huachuca. While Alice ranthe motel, Earl operated his realestate and insurance company.When Earl died in 1967, his realestate business was transferredto his son Russell’s ownershipand Alice continued to operatethe motel until she sold it in1974. Alice died in 2002 andRussell passed away in 2005.Mary Alice, Ople Jane and muchof Russell’s family still live inBisbee. Chloe is retired inScottsdale.

Chloe is writing a book en-titled, “NO MORE TEARS…NoMore Tears”! It is meant to bea true account of her family’ssurvival of the depression andthe dust bowl years as well astheir transition to life in Bisbee.Chloe was in Boise City lastweek to gather further informa-tion regarding the trials andstrengths of people who, like herfamily, overcame incrediblehardships to become real Ameri-can heroes. Her reunion withElla Mae Mc Knight, Gary andDenita Mayness who presentlyown the Jenny Place dug-outwhere Chloe was born, Wendall,Ople and Gordon Burton whowere neighbors and schoolfriends, Jody Risley, Director ofthe CHC Museum, C. F. David,Editor of the Boise City Newsand other generous and newly-made friends were helpful re-sources in furthering her efforts.Chloe asks that anyone whoknew her family and may havestories of them or other incidentswhich relate to the dust bowlyears, please write to her at 8028E. Via Del Valle, Scottsdale, AZ85258.

enough, the men had beencaught in the storm just west ofBoise City. Fortunately, expe-rience taught them what to do.They pulled the car off the road,rolled up the windows, coveredtheir noses and mouths and laiddown on the seats of the car. Assoon as the storm moved on, themen arrived back at the dinnerparty, two hours late. In spiteof the tension, all were happyto enjoy their meal and the icecream.

Ella Mae and Alice Noble,along with women mentioned inthe above families, belonged toa home-making club which metmonthly; they were introducedto new sewing and cookingskills and encouraged one an-other to new achievement lev-els. The men worked together,shared farm equipment andideas and counseled one anotherin difficult times. With strengthand encouragement, the fami-lies attended church and schoolfunctions, shared happy and sadtimes as well as challenging andrewarding experiences. Thus,when families began movingaway in search of new employ-ment opportunities, World WarII calls or desires for a new lifeelsewhere, these bonds fadedinto memories. In most cases,those who remained in Cimar-ron County developed new andhappy lives as was the case withthe McKnights. But ties withold friends are never completelysevered and such is the casewith the McKnights and theNobles.

The Noble family, includingRussell Earl, Chloe Ella, Mary

Vet emblems damaged...Bud Aycock, exhibits two of five VFW emblems from the BoiseCity Cemetery. The brass emblems have obviously been struckby a mower. Aycock, explained that some damage could berepaired but that these two, are beyond repair and will haveto be replaced at a cost of about $35 each. Aycock and themembers of the V.F.W. post ask that individuals mowingaround the graves to be aware and careful of the markers. “Iwould think that wouldn’t do your mower any good either,”

A Toyota Minivan, driven byLourdes Martinez, 36, and oc-cupied by Analy Neverez, 11,both of rural Keyes, struck thetractor trailer.

Martinez and Neverez, werepinned in the wreckage and pro-nounced dead at the scene.

McDowell was transferredto Morton County Hospital,treated and released.

The accident was investi-gated by Grant Arnold, of Guy-mon and assisted by TrooperDuane Johnson, of Boise City,and Trooper Pat Fike of Wood-ward.

EMS units responded fromElkhart and Keyes.

One adult and one child diedin a traffic accident Northeast ofKeyes, on Tuesday, June 9.

According to an accident re-port furnished by the OklahomaHighway Patrol, the accidentoccurred six miles south ofElkhart, Kan. Near theYarbrough School, at about 6:30in the morning.

According to the report, a2007 Freightliner, pulling a boxtrailer, and driven by RickyDean McDowell, 51, of Ama-rillo, Texas, was westbound ona County Road, and ran a stopsign at an intersection with High-way 95.

Texas County Accident ClaimsTwo Rural Keyes Residents

CIMARRONCOUNTY JAIL

BLOTTER6-10

Billy Eugene Allen- servingtime

6-14Zachry Paul Harris-Hold ona Texas warrant.

Rollover...This unidentified woman was transferred to Cimarron Me-morial Hospital by ambulance on Wednesday afternoon,June10, after she overturned her pickup 17 miles northwestof Boise City on Highway 325.

For just over thirty years, giveor take, The Boise City News hasbeen printed in Guymon, by theGuymon Daily Herald, usingtechnology called, “Cut andPaste”.

This means that for the lastseveral years The Boise CityNews has been composed andlaid out on a computer, thenprinted and pasted onto pagescorresponding in size to the copyyou hold in your hands. With thisissue, that technology goes bythe wayside.

Beginning next week, TheBoise City News will be totally

End of One Era, Opens Yet An-other, for The Boise City News

paginated on the computer, andsent via e-mail to CommunityPrinters in Shamrock, Texas.

There, as we understand thetechnology, the paper will go di-rectly from computer to press.

We must have the pagescompleted and into the cyber-electronic pipeline by 8 p.m.each Tuesday.

By Wednesday, at about 9a.m., the paper will be deliv-ered to Dalhart, Texas, wherewe will meet it and bring ithome.

With these changes we willbe able to feature colored pho-

tos on our front and back pages,as well as colored ads.

Since the inception of whatis now The Boise City News, inKenton back in the late summerof 1898, many such changes intechnology have overtaken andchanged your hometown paper.

From hot lead and moveabletype to manual and electric type-writers, Compugraphs and Per-sonal Computers, pagination is

just another step.In the last seven years, The

Boise City News has added awebsite and a blog; with the ad-vent of the technology we’llbring next week, we hope soonto have a complete online news-paper available to be readaround the world.

Come with us as we open upa new era for The Boise CityNews.

Santa Fe Trail Daze Royalty Reins Over Parade

Trail Daze Queen, Ruth Ferguson, aboveat left, rides in a vintage touring car in theSFTD Parade, on Saturday, June 6.Ferguson, reared in the Griggs community,and taught school in the Kerrick Schools.She was married to the late AlbertFerguson. Eugene Boyd, right center, wasthe 2009 SFTD Parade Marshal, and rodehis horse, and was joined by family mem-bers. Boyd was born in Dalhart, Texas, andreared in the Wheelss community. Boyd wasfeatured for many years in the Hee Hawshow, playing his banjo. Boyd is married toAnn (Wood) Boyd.

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