Memorial

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Perhaps that is true. But often a picture still doesn’t tell the entire story. Sure, here is a small memorial, growing along a main street in a residential area. You’ve seen these before. Someone died here.

He was a visiting Australian athlete, out for his afternoon run. The story so far is that he was shot by three teen age boys who “wanted to see someone die.”

Does this hit you where you live? It is less than a minute from my home.

Theater - The Plaza - Altus, Oklahoma

Plaza Theater - Altus, Oklahoma

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Found Friday: An Oklahoma Adventure

Note: This is an updated page originally from May of 2009. It is so interesting that it deserves a repeat. Every once in a while, I need a reminder of why I rescue old photographs. This is a fine example. Here is a note I got from Don Milner! What a bit of history! HOW REMARKABLE AND EXCITING- THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY DAD. DAD, JONAS, AND PEARL ( HAD THOUGHT HER NAME WAS BLUE) COURTED, AND ABOUT 1897 STARTED FROM ALLEN, OK (I.T.) TO ADA, OK TO GET MARRIED. SOME 9-10 MILES OUT OF ALLEN, A BLIZZARD THEY ENCOUNTERED, WAS SO FIERCE THAT CAUSED THEM TO SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY INDIAN VILLAGE. THEY CRAWLED INTO A TEEPEE TO FIND A LONE BUCK THAT JUST GAVE A FEW DISTURBED GRUNTS OF COMMUNICATION. AFTER SOME HOURS, THE SNOW LET UP AND THEY CAUTIOUSLY, BACKED OUT OF THE TEEPEE AND RETURNED BY THEIR BUGGY TO ALLEN AND WERE NEVER MARRIED. MAYBE THE BAD BEGINNING WAS CONSIDERED AN OMEN BY PEARL. IT WAS SAID, THEREAFTER, THAT SEVERAL FRIENDS OF JONAS MILNER, IN HUMOR, REFERRED TO HIM AS "INDIAN jONAS". I WAS ONLY 5 WHEN MY DAD DIED, SO HAVE RELISHED SUCH STORIES IN TRYING TO LEARN MORE OF HIM THROUGH THE YEARS. Thanks Don. It's always wonderful to learn some history behind these old photographs. UPDATE: All of the photographs have been returned to the family historian, Don Milner.	This is the original scan of the photograph, without enhancement. The enhanced version is below.
	Reverse Reads: Jonas Milner & girl friend, Pearl Hst Jonas Pearl Host his girl Friend Update! See these links for the rest of the story! FAMILY TREEMAKER 01 OKGENEB FAMILY TREEMAKER 02
	Al & John Case Al C. Milner & John Case This one was almost too dim to see. I darkened the yellow and bumped the contrast to reveal this fine photograph.
	On Reverse: John & Bell Case John & Bell Case Maybe should be "Belle".
	"One of Dad's girls Popa's girlfriend before he married Nannie- waiting for Esther to grow up. He decided at when Nannie was 13 that he wanted to marry her.” Here is a note from Don Milner, family historian: AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS PHOTO ALSO IS RELATED IN THE MILNER FAMILY. THE MALE SUITOR WAS NATHAN NEWTON STAFFORD, WHOM MARRIED ESTHER MILNER, A SISTER OF JONAS MILNER. NATH WAS A PROMINENT MERCHANT IN EARLY ALLEN, OK. THEIR DAUGHTER, DORIS MARRIED AMOS CLARK AND LATER RESIDED IN ARDMORE UNTIL THEIR DEATHS IN THE LAST 4-6 YEARS. I SUSPECT THESE PHOTOS CAME FROM HER GENEALOGY AND FAMILY GLEANINGS.
	On Reverse: Berta or Bertie Milner Married later to Tipton This one may be connected to the next group photo which has the name Berta penciled in the upper margin. From Don Milner: This is my Aunt; Alberta Bertha Milner 1876 - 1962. She was a sister to Jonas Milner in previous found, posted photo of my dad. She was born in Arkansas and wed Wm. Andrew Tipton there in 1893. She died 1962 in Allen, Oklahoma. I have also notified a granddaughter of Alberta to share with in the find.
	Note she is wearing the same skirt as in the above portrait. From Don Milner: I think the woman in the gingham dress at right is quite possibly alberta bertha milner tipton that is also in this collection; the other photo of bertie alone appears to be 2-3 years later but gingham dress may be the same.
	From Don Milner: This is a Milner relative that can be passed to a Tipton historian, relative: Ann Wright. This I will be glad to do.
	From Don Milner: Clymer was the family, maiden name of wife of Mr. Clark; father of Amos
	From Don Milner: Isaac H. Clark was the father of Amos R. Clark of Ardmore, Okla.
	This is regular cabinet card size The reverse says, near as I can tell: Mary Gertrude Clark & grandma Clark born April 8, 1902 age 3 months in picture
	From Don Milner: Second from left, i think this is cornia milner powell, a sister to jonas milner; she is my aunt that raised me after my dad died.
	Edgar Pegg Edgar Pegg The only connection known by me on this one is the handwriting and the fact they were in the same group in the Ardmore Flea Market. All of the photographs have been returned to the family historian, Don Milner.

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Back to Faxon, Oklahoma

Well. At last. Here is the part that this famous building in Faxon, Oklahoma played in the movies. David Carradine who died this year, starred in "Fast Charlie, The Moonbeam Rider" a movie that had little going for it but a chance to see a bunch of antique motorcycles in action. Pirate copies are available but expensive. You’ll have to look sharp. It is only on the screen a few seconds. Aren't you glad you waited?

I am adding the four photographs here from Flickr member shiloee who also commented: "This building actually belonged to my family. The windows in it now are not original. It was a skating rink upstairs and gas station down stairs. It is weird that I came across this picture because I just learned of my relationship with them this week. My cousin and I are searching for the name of the movie too and that’s how I came across this picture. There are pictures in the post office right next door of the original look. The gentleman that owns it now started working on it, but has never finished. If anyone comes across the name of the movie I would greatly love to know it, as I had family members in it too. Genealogy is sooo cool. When ever I get all the pictures put on the computer I will post the original building for all to see."
	Flickr member MelbaGene also contributed some family history: This building belonged to Bob Batey 1879 -1967, son of John Jack Wisdom Batey and Blanche Nash. It was a filling station, grocery store and skating rink. The upstairs part of the building was living quarters for the Batey Family . After Bob's death, was told by one of the town's historians that the place was used as backdrop in a movie, served its time as a tavern. Now it is abandoned. I toured the building last year, the current owner picked it up for back taxes and began a slow remodel. The wagon wheel windows are a new edition to this building. Bob Batey's father & my G G Grandmother were siblings.

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