June 10, 1935 At least four persons last night saw a message in the sky following a meteor which brightened the northern heaven and was observed by many Seminole residents. Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Caldwell of Seminole were visiting Mrs. Caldwell’s sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Eatman, who live northeast of Edmond. Shortly before 8 p.m. they noticed the bright light in the sky and went out onto the lawn to look at it. As the light faded away, Mrs. Caldwell said she saw lettering in the smoke. Before reading it she asked Eatman if he could see a message. The message all four of them saw was the single word “Pray.” Although the meteor which lighted the sky for several moments was seen by many persons here, none of them reported seeing the message. Mrs. Caldwell said the lettering did not appear until the meteor was fading away.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Prather and son, Paul, and Miss Sarah Prather of Yale visited Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Prather, Killarney Hills, Tuesday.

Fred Maxedon of Kilgore, Texas, was the weekend guest of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Maxedon, 100 Strother Avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knappenberger and children of Phoenix, Ariz. are visiting old friends here and relatives in Earlsboro. They are former residents of Seminole.

The city of Seminole will have lower water rates next year but will have to make up the difference in an ad valorem tax levy Mayor J.N. Harber announced today. –oOo–

If the players are able, the Seminole Lions and Rotary Club will engage in a jackass baseball game at 5 p.m. today at City Park. All players who can be roped in will ride their jackass steeds in a parade through the principal streets of Seminole at 4 p.m. Roy Griffin mounted on Dynamite will lead the parade. All players who have not been thrown off the donkeys then will go to the ball park for the game. James W. Pipkin, who gained his early training riding elephants, is manager of the Lions team and Price Chase, genuine drug store cowboy, will lead the Rotarians into action.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, 433 Jefferson Street, entertained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Currey.

June 11, 1935 Walter “Bozo” St. Clair is recuperating rapidly at the Fort Worth, Tex., home of his mother, Mrs. J.W. St. Clair, from the effects of the arsenic poisoning with which he had been ill for the past month, according to word received today by Erle Settle. Settle said he could not account for the rumor, current here for the past two days, that the popular comedian had died.

Miss Lucille Satterfield has returned from Lyons, Kan., where she spent three weeks as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Comfort.

Complimentary to Mrs. Erin Moss, the girls associated with the telephone office entertained with a party and gift shower in the home of Miss Oneda Gatz, 702 North First street Wednesday evening.

The wedding of Miss Edeline Steen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steen, of Edmond and Mr. Elmer Minick, son of Mrs. H.H. Crawford, 505 North Second Street was solemnized on Sunday evening in the garden of the home of the bride’s parents.

June 12, 1935

The question of hiking pay of city employees, which has been around for several weeks, may come out into the open at tonight’s meeting of the city council, it appeared today. Police officers, who have been hinting rather freely that their pay has not been increased with the rising cost of living, have attracted attention of the firemen, who pointed out that while the lowest full time police pay is $80 per month, one fireman makes as low as $45. Employees of the other departments are also said to be quite willing to have their salaries increased if the council takes up the budget question tonight.

Mayor J.N. Harber has indicated that he will suggest that the water rates be lowered and a small ad valorem levy voted. Since there has been no opposition of any member of the council voiced in this plan and since it was a plank in Mayor Harber’s winning platform in the city election, it has been assumed that the idea will be carried out.

“It’s a dirty, low-down steal. We wuz robbed. We protest. We won 9 to 8, and we would have won more than that if Tom Crow hadn’t been standing on home plate so out players couldn’t touch it.” With those words Red Barrett, player manager of the Lions today answered reports that yesterday’s classic ended in a tie score. “Sure, I know we won,” asserted Barrett. “I was keeping score and we quit just as soon as we got ahead.”

On the other hand, the Rotary Club did a bit of protesting also, saying that Jim Pipkin was using low down methods when he abandoned his donkey and went after the ball carrying the bridle. But Pipkin pointed to the rule which says: “When a player dismounts to field the ball, he must keep his hand on the bridle.”

But, as much as the Lions protested and the Rotarians protested the Lions, the biggest, protesting today was against the tactics of the donkeys. Asked point blank if he felt any sympathy for the poor little donkeys who carried the men around during the game, Weldon Hedley made the following statement, which he asked to be quoted in full, “No.”

June 13, 1935

Members of the First Baptist Church began to work this morning on a tabernacle at College and University streets, to be used for the revival to be held under the auspices of the church starting Sunday night. Members of the men’s class will do practically all the work on the tabernacle, which will be completed by Friday night, according to Rev. H.T. Wiles, pastor of the church.

Fields and pastures of green and occasionally reviving stands of wheat, it was reported from Guymon, meet the eye today in the “dust bowl” country where two months ago dust storms swept away all growth and cast a pall that hid the sun. Rain made the change. In April, only once in a while did travelers find a field where the short wheat sprouts had been browned. The parched earth was covered with a silt that joined that static electricity crated by the wind to cut off and destroy all vegetation. Even the plains of buffalo grass were nearly gone. Then came a little shower and hope returned.

Miss Fern Bottoms and Ray McFarland entertained the members of the Brown Derby Club with a skating party and picnic supper at Lake Wewoka Park Tuesday evening. Those in the party were Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Noe, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Noe, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Amos, Miles Bottoms and Mr. McFarland.

Manager Joe E. McCurry and his Pure Oil Co. string band will go to Stroud Saturday night to play in a special program at a theatre there, it was announced today. Members of the band are Slim Brahard, Mule Hammons, Willy Bennett, Carl Mashborn, Sissy Modgiad, John Richmond and Jaybird Williams.