Rodeo action set to begin

— Sequoyah County Times, Aug. 9, 1973

From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times

25 Years Ago

(From the Aug. 13, 1998, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Vian Public Schools kicks off its 1998-99 school year Thursday with a positive attitude for a bright future.

Over the past five or six weeks, work has been done all over campus to prepare the school for the new year. Work done in several areas around campus include painting, roofing and the laying of new carpets.

Superintendent Terry Powell said the biggest project currently at the school involves the work being done in the WPA Gymnasium.

The future use of the gymnasium has been discussed by the school board for the past few months.

Discussions about renovating the gym include the installation of a new oak floor, lighting, ventilation, plumbing and painting.

Powell said the board discussed further renovations to the WPA gym at the board meeting Monday night.

50 Years Ago

(From the Aug. 9, 1973, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Rodeo action will get into full swing this week as Sequoyah County’s 30th annual Round-Up Club Rodeo will bring fans and professional cowboys from many states to Sallisaw’s rodeo arena.

The rode is expected to be one of the top rodeos in eastern Oklahoma and everyone is encouraged to attend.

—The County Commissioners of Sequoyah County Monday passed a resolution that a county planning and zoning board be established to help with the future growth of the county.

The seven-member board has not yet been appointed, but will be in the near future. Appointees will be made from various regions of the county by the commissioners.

The objective of the board is to let the people of the county, through the board, plan for themselves and their futures and what is best for the county as seen by the people here, versus letting others in some other area decide what future the county holds.

75 Years Ago

(From the Aug. 13, 1948, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Arrivals of new household appliances were announced by Aud and Clayton Farmer, new managers of the Sallisaw Appliance store, which changed ownership last week.

The exclusive appliance store, which is dealer for all General Electric products, was purchased by Aud and Fred Farmer from Roy Cody.

Cody will devote his time to management of Berry Butane company, which also is an appliance dealer.

—Jim Marvin has been named manager of Sallisaw IGA store, succeeding Hubert Keene, who has moved to Evansville, Ark. Marvin has been with the market as assistant manager.

—A fight against stock ticks and other parasites will begin here Monday when representatives of the state department of agriculture will spray county herds, the county agents office reports.

Cattle owner, desiring their cattle sprayed should contact the county agent’s office by Saturday sot they will be on the list, Agent C.L. Weatherford said.

100 years ago

(From the Aug. 10, 1923, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —Walter C. Ashbrook has let a contract to A.F. King, local contractor, for the erection of a modern home in west end of the city. Mr. Ashbrook is district manager of the Southwestern Bell Telephone company. —The Choctaw Cotton Oil Company, which owns several cotton gins and oil mills throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas, purchased the Planters cotton gin at Roland and overhauled it in every way placing new saws, new engines, repairing the building and fixed the cotton gin so as to meet the requirements of a first-class gin. W.E. London, an experienced cotton ginner of this county will be placed in charge of the gin.

—Sallisaw’s amusement house, the Wonderland theater has just installed an orchestra piano at a cost of approximately $3,200. It is one of the finest electrical musical instruments now offered on the market.

This improvement at the Wonderland is keeping astride with other improvements that have been made by Mr. Bugher of the theater during the past few months. Only recently a huge exhaust fan was installed to keep the theater cool during the hot summer months. In fact the Wonderland has been the only cool and comfortable spot in the city during the recent siege of hot weather. The orchestra piano is a combination of various musical instruments including trap drum, drum, various horns and violin. It furnishes music each evening that is appropriate for the evening’s movie program. The Wonderland has been giving the patrons of the movies good programs, and the pictures are released here only a few days after they appear in the larger nearby cities and sometimes they come to Sallisaw before reaching the larger points. Mr. Bugher is to be congratulated upon the additional improvement at his play house.