Wewoka - Town

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In Memory ...</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Wewoka, Oklahoma - Town</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>... comments by Mike ...</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="821" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f67902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Bryant's Bakery</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="f6a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Directly across the alley from the Clarks, Gustins and Williams homes.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="f6c902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Bought lots of donuts, milk, bread and soda pop here!</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f6e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Haunted house across from Mel's.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f70902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Present home of the Mayor of Wewoka! ha!</B></div> <div> <B>Just kidding!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f7d902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 307 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f74902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f76902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f78902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="f7a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>It's about to fall down.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 383 WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="fd3902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>World famous Wewoka Country Club, home turf of Senior Golfer Gil Morgan, and where I caddied for Spink Williams, who still holds the course record for 9 holes with a score of 29.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="fdf902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Draggin' Main, downtown Wewoka, between Gustin's Flowers and the Ice House.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="fe1902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Gille's in Wewoka, 2003.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="fe3902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Stout's Funeral Home, Wewoka</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 383 WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="fe5902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Old Key Movie Theatre ... remember calling 2140 from the phone in the ticket window? Depending on our age, it was either "Mom, come get us" or "We're on our way home."</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="fe7902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Security State Bank building ... for lease!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="fe9902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Other views of "The Drag."</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="feb902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 307 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="fed902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="fef902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="ff1902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The old ice house location.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="ff3902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 445 WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="ff5902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Historical memorial for the famous Wewoka Switch, forerunner of FedEx ... ha!</B></div> <div> <B>Quite the hub in the late 1800's.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="ff72c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The story of The Switch. Quite a story, and I never knew this while living there.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="ff9902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Johnnie Mae's BBQ joint</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="ffb902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Wow! We all have so many memories of this place, and the GREAT BBQ!!!</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 364 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="ffd902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Pauline (Kemp) Davis</B></div> <div> <B>She used to work with Johnnie Mae.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="fff902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Pauline Kemp is now selling BBQ out of the old Ben's BBQ restaurant, one of Uncle Merl's and Dad's favorite places.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1001902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Old doctor's office in Wewoka across from the old Dairy Queen.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1003902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>World Renown Wewoka Switch Motel ... with CABLE TV!!!! Thank goodness these walls can't talk!!!</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 426 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="10052c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Isn't she lovely???</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1007902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>A real fixer-upper? What do you think? Should we all chip in????? :-)</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1009902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>At least the granite marker is in good shape!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="100b902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Payphone long gone!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="100d902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>What a view!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1011902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Wewoka Methodist Church</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="101a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>A little boy we saw playing.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="101c902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>This could have been me, Tony or Paul,</B></div> <div> <B>back in "The Day"</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 426 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="101e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>This creek ran behind our old house on Hitchitie</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="10262c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The water tower.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1028902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Made many an inside dive in there!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="103c902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Gustin's Flower Shop.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1040902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Front view of Gustin's Flowers.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="103e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Next to the Flower Shop ... sign says "Going Out of Business"</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1042902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The old Morgan's Mug.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1044902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>It's now a used car lot! Remember the Supper Club in the back?</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1046902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The old Wewoka Bowling Alley.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1048902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>It now houses various retail businesses.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table>   </body>