New hospital to have open house Sunday

-Sequoyah County Times, April 15,1949

From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times

25 Years Ago

(From the April 15,1999, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Roland trustees asked the town’s attorney, Gerald Hunter of Sallisaw, and District Attorney Dianne Barker Harrold to look into recent annexations by the town of Moffett.

Moffett annexed U.S. Highway 64 between Roland and the Arkansas River and a portion of old U.S. Highway 64 last year. The Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners approved the annexation at their regular meeting Aug. 17.

Moffett’s police officers have been citing speeders and conducting drug interdiction investigations along those two roads.

But Dave Redden, Roland city manager, said he was told Moffett officials did not notify the Oklahoma Department of Transportation about the annexations, and county officials said the annexations “were misrepresented” to them when they were approved in August.

However, Moffett Mayor Billy Yandell said earlier this year the Department of Transportation was informed about the annexation and the annexation was conducted legally.

Yandell said the annexation was done for the benefit of the town, its residents and for eastern Oklahoma.

Yandell also said the town of Moffett was trying to clean up both its image and its property because the town greets visitors to Oldahoma who enter the state from Fort Smith, Ark.

50 Years Ago

(From the April 11,1974, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —John Carlile, coordinator of the Nutrition Program in Sequoyah County said this week that 5,460 meals have been served since that program began Jan. 21 of this year.

Meals are served three days a week at sites in Roland, Vian and Sallisaw.

—Plans are being finalized for the second annual Motorcycle Rodeo being sponsored by the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce, Bob Starr, chairman of the rodeo, has announced.

The cycle rodeo will be held at the Sallisaw rodeo arena Saturday, April 27, Starr said.

Events slated for the rodeo are a shoe or boot race, a stick race, a balloon race and a barrel race.

75 Years Ago

(From the April 15,1949, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Balmy weather and spring fever are not the only reasons why Sequoyah Countians were going around Tuesday night with a moon-struck look on their faces.

As everyone knows, we Cookson Hillers have more than our share of curiosity, and when word got around that there was to be a total eclipse of the moon, porches and yards were crowded with spectators to watch the moon, the earth and the sun team up the presentation of one of the best heavenly shows in years.

As was promised at exactly 7:30 p.m. the shadow of the earth from the sun’s rays started moving across the face of the moon. Gradually, the moon’s full face was overshadowed and at 9:30 p.m. the eclipse was total.

Tuesday night’s eclipse is the first of 1949, the second eclipse of the moon coming on October 6.

—Beckman and Word, Contractors of Fort Smith, have announced that the new Sequoyah County Memorial Hospital will be open to the public for inspection this Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m.

This fine local improvement is housed in the old Community Building. The hospital is not yet ready for occupancy although work is proceeding ahead of schedule.

Hobart Calan has been general superintendent on the work Lowry Rambo is construction superintendent. Mr. Carnall Wheeler, a former resident of Sallisaw, now with Bassham and Wheeler of Fort Smith, has been the architect in charge.

—A new traffic light was installed Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 64 on Wheeler Avenue in Sallisaw.

Fred Johnston, City Manager said that the Board of City Commissioners ordered this light three months ago, but they just received it this week.

The purpose of placing a light at this intersection, said Mr. Johnston, was to slow down traffic coming into the business district and at the intersection of the two highways.

100 years ago

(From the April 11,1924, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —A “sneaking thief” raided the office of U.S. commissioner Breedlove some time during Sunday night and looted the place of three gallons of corn whiskey, which had been recently captured and was stored to be used as evidence in a whiskey case. The thief entered the commissioner’s office by crawling through the transom and after a through search of the office finally found his “Loot.” The raid was not discovered until Monday morning, at which time Mr. Breedlove noticed something had happened by finding his office in a torn up condition. The local police department has been working on the case and likely an arrest will be made within the next few days. The rod on the transom was broken off by the thief.

—A feature of special interest to all radio fans in Sallisaw, was the Okmulgee program which was broadcasted on Monday night between the hours of 9 and 10 o’clock, the opening and closing numbers being rendered by Mrs. James Reding, formerly Miss Bertha Moore, of this city. Mrs. Reding’s talent has quickly made a place for her in Okmulgee musical circles.

—Mrs. J.C. Woll’s Sallisaw House of Fashion, has been doing wonderful business this spring, because Mrs. Woll has been offering the buying public quality millinery at bargain prices.

Mrs. Woll is receiving new millinery every day. She has on display the latest styles in hats, dresses, coats and ready to wear. It will pay you to visit Sallisaw’s only exclusive store, a place where quality and service is offered.