114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, March April 6, 1911
We Need Water
Fully half a dozen business buildings would now be under way in Checotah were it not for the fact that not sufficient water is available. But the want of water extends even farther than the building problems.
Romans, proprietor of the local steam laundry, has been compelled to close down his plant and ship his works to the city, the bathrooms of the city are idle for the same cause and in scores of homes the only supply is from the water wagon at so much per barrel.
Hayrack Ride to Council Hill
Pupils of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, chaperoned by Mesdames Miller and Stidham, went to Council Hill last Saturday via the hayrack route for an outing.
During the afternoon a game of ball was pulled off between the Checotah and Council Hill teams, the former winning by a good margin.
It was a tired but happy company which returned home just before the shades of night.
••••• 100 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, February 12, 1925
Uncle Lon Rogers Stricken
Uncle Lon Rogers, one of our well-known citizens, suffered a stroke of paralysis last week while downtown and was carried home by friends.
He has since been entirely helpless and his condition is regarded as very serious. His many friends trust that he may improve rapidly.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The Dramatics classes are progressing steadily, and it seems as though Mrs. Niles is obtaining favorable results from her hard work. Several comedies and short plays are being practiced, to be presented in a few weeks.
••••• 90 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, February 15, 1934
Checotah Teachers’ Salaries Cut As Burden Increases
Men’s salaries cut 17 percent; women’s 37 percent While increasing its teaching load 17 percent from1929 to1933, the Checotah school system reduced men teacher’s salaries 17 percent and women’ salaries 37 percent, according to an Oklahoma urban school survey recently completed by Dr. J.M. Ashton of the state Chamber of Commerce.
In 1929, the average annual salary for men teachers in Checotah was $1,215. By 1933 this had been reduced to $1,011, a cut of 17 percent. The average for women was $946 in1929 and $592 in 1933, a cut of 37 percent.
••••• 81 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, October 5, 1944
The Stars and Bars
One soldier in Belgium is bound to be pretty happy when he finds out that he has a new son: John Robert Wells Jr.
Pfc. John Robert Sr. has been in the army for 18 months with eight of those spent overseas. He was married to Nadie Whome while stationed near Brantley, Ala., and she together with her young son are planning to visit in Tulsa with the baby’s grandparents.
••••• 75 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, February 9, 1950
BURGLARS RAID SCHOOL HOUSE FOR $317 HAUL
March of Dime Cash Included in Loss
The Longfellow school building was robbed of $317 in cash from miscellaneous funds in the office of H.W. Rainwater, principal, last night.
The burglars gained entrance to the building by forcing a window and picking the lock on the office door with a knife. The door was securely bolted with a Yale lock, but Sheriff Clarence Douglas demonstrated how to open the door with a pocketknife.
The money came from four different school funds including lunch fund, book fund, Cub Scout fund and March of Dimes fund.
••••• 25 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, February 27, 1975
3,000 Students to Invade Checotah
Approximately 3,000 band members from 22 different schools will invade Checotah Saturday as the Second Annual Band Festival gets underway.
Top Livestock Prizes
County 4-H and FFA members exhibited 53 steers, 118 barrows and 13 lambs at the County Livestock Show held Feb. 21-22.
The Grand Champion Steer of the show was a Crossbred shown by Gale Burdine, Eufaula 4-H. Reserve Grand Champion was a Hereford shown by Randy Buck, Eufaula FFA.
••••• 19 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, July 6, 2006
Arrests Made in Burglary Case
Although Checotah Police Chief Terry Cossey says that the department won’t release any information until authorities are farther along in the case, he did confirm that five arrests were made last Thursday in connection with an armed home invasion that took place in early June Four of the suspects are reported to be juveniles.
Minners schedule first annual membership meeting for Blues Festival Local blues legends DC and Selby Minner are announcing their first ever “members meeting,” scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at the Down Home Blues Club in Rentiesville.
I-40: the mother road
50 years since construction first began
It was a time punctuated with the birth of rock ’n roll, American graffiti and bell bottom pants.
The Federal government started construction on an interstate freeway which would travel coast to coast without a stop light.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of that highway: Interstate 40.
The interstate traverses the United States – 2,554 miles from Barstow, Calif. to Wilmington, N.C., slashing across the country much the way historic Route 66 did, taking with it private properties along the way. Much of the western portion of the highway follows the path of Route 66 from Oklahoma to Barstow.
••••• 10 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, March 12, 2015
New school board members sworn it
Laurie A. Burkhalter and Jim Barrett were sworn in as the newest members of the Checotah School Board during the monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the Longfellow Building.
Burkhalter, branch manager for First Family Federal Credit Union in Checotah, was elected to fill seat five on Feb. 10. Jim Barrett, retired Checotah coach, was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Randy Godwin, seat 2, who was board president.
