Stilwell Democrat Journal (Newspaper) - November 25, 1993, Stilwell, Oklahoma INDEX and 5 What's on 96th 42 | INDEX Service and 11 and 15 8timt-Striwborry Capital the 6,300 Copies Adair Oklahoma 74960 November 25, 1993 250 Yule Lights Contest is Planned Here Christmas lighting competition for residences and businesses will be sponsored by the Stilwell Area Chamber of Theme is Cash prizes in each of two categories will be for for and for Houses and business firms within a 10-mile radius of Stilwell are Deadline for entering the contest is 4 p.m. Dec. 10. Judging by judges will take place the week of Dec. 13 to 18. Entries are being accepted by Dean Watt at the city clerk's 503 W. Division St. An entry blank appears in this School Board Filings Set Prospective candidates for all school boards in the county will file during a. three-day period starting Dec. 6 at the Adair County election board School elections will be held Feb. 8, 1994. Town Closes For Holiday Virtually every business firm and all offices will be closed today in observance of Thanksgiving Some offices also will be closed on Closed Thursday only are the Bank of Vian State and the U.S. Post The office will be among those closing both Thursday and It will open the following Witt Imogen is Thanksgiving The President asked us to thank the but to kinder let a hint fall to Him also that we are aware that a Republican administration has assisted Him in providing this plentiful ' the poor I don't mean him as an I mean him just as a the President could have just as well set by a minute as a whole day for him to offer gratitude for what's been coming to Though the Democrats wouldn't have known what to do with the last thirty November 27,1928 6/ King TONS OF DIRT are being moved in preparation for the construction of the million Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center on SH 51 just east of The 87,374-square-foot facility where more than 100 persons will be is scheduled to be completed in 1994. One Man Two Injured in Wreck A Siloam man was and a Ardmore man critically injured in a crash on the curve below store 10 miles south of Stilwell on US 59 Monday A third person was less seriously The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Loss 58, Siloam was at RAMP for the handicapped is being built on the front of the Stilwell Post The work is expected to take about two Ramp for Handicapped being Built at Local Post Office Construction has begun on a project to make the Stilwell Post Office building accessible to the according to postmaster Joe R and R Construction Co. of Del awarded the will have 60 working days to complete the Crittenden said he had been notified last week that plans for construction had been approved by state and national historical drawings call for a series of three ramps on the northeast side of the building in a switchback arrangement to reach the front The present double doors will be removed and replaced with one large In addition to the new steps will be installed on Two Prisoners Up for Parole Two Adair County residents will be considered for parole by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board which meets Dec. 8, 9 and 10 in They are Sylvia Batt who is serving a two-year term for felonious carrying of a and Kenneth Weston who is serving a two-year term for bail the front of the building along with a new walkway on the southeast The new work will match the character of the building as closely as Crittenden with brick and iron railings along the In addition to the work already in Crittenden said he has been informed the building is scheduled to undergo remodeling within the next year or will have a new heating and cooling system energy efficient windows put painting and resurfacing of Crittenden SCHOOLS CLOSE Stilwell Public closed for the Thanksgiving will reopen the while the driver of the Robert 23, was to St. Francis Hospital in Following surgery Monday Roper was in the intensive care unit in critical condition The Northbound Arkansas full of overturned on the rolling the truck and pinning the car The OHP said Brewer had been traveling at a high rate of and was not wearing a seat The Stilwell Fire Department's rescue squad was called to the scene at 1:16 and took 15 to 20 minutes to extricate Roper from his car by cutting off the He was transferred by ambulance to the Stilwell Memorial then to St. Brewer's 50, sustained head and internal She was said to be in stable condition at Memorial One on Page 16) Chamber Will Have Election The membership of the Stilwell Area Chamber of Commerce will meet for luncheon on Dec. 9 to vote on new board Mrs Diane The luncheon at 12 o'clock will be held at the East Park TAKING PART in ceremonies last Friday for IDT apartments on Eighth from Leroy ERC development Neil mayor of Judy Tits vice president of ERC Willie manager of Phil district Farmers Home Rock district loan specialist of the Farmers Home Administrations and David with Hill The new to be built by ERC Properties of Fort will of 16 apartments for general An earlier artiole had Incorrectly stated that the apartments would be restricted to Four Nabbed As Suspects In Burglaries The arrest of four Adair county residents has apparently solved up to 22 seperate according to Adair County Sheriff Gerald Arrested were Ronnie 40, of the Baron Casey 18, Kevin 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile male of Ronnie Loudermilk was arrested on Saturday and charged with several counts of He was out of the Adair County Jail Tuesday afternoon on a Casey Loudermilk and the juvenile were arrested last The 17-year-old was turned over to juvenile Loudermilk was charged with several counts of burglary and bonded out of the Adair County Jail on Friday on a bond of Ross was arrested last Thursday night and was out of jail on Friday on a Four on Page 16) Cases Are Postponed Til February For the third time this two cases scheduled for the current jury term of district court have been This the cases were delayed until the February court The cases State vs. Robert charged with first degree and State vs. James Paul charged with seconded degree 22, is accused of stabbing James Howard of during a fight at the home of Elwood Brown in Bell Community on May 13, 1989. A mistrial was declared in the first trial after the jury deadlocked following two hours of deliberation in April of last Not a single criminal case has been heard by a jury during the current No criminal cases are being heard this but it s possible that one may taki place next it was Merry-Go-Round Happy As of mid-day Oklahoma's weather forecasters were still undecided about how bad the weather will be for Thanksgiving Day and the rest of the utility department workers putting up Stilwell's Christmas lights in the downtown The will list the deer kills in next week's paper Horn in the office had better beat Miami or I'm not a Cowboy fan any big football game is Robert Crozier in the office and teachers enjoying a one-week
