Dust Bowl Children Return To Reunion
Dust Bowl survivors gather in Cornell for the St. Ben's Reunion marking memories of hardship from St. Bernard area. Nebraska natives and cousins, some now far afield, share stories of grasshoppers dust and jobs in Detroit Chicago and Rock Island. reunion spans Saturday to Sunday with drinks dancing and fried chicken dinner.
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Cornlea
Neb
Sy Preister
Nebraska
Preister
St. Bernard
Pat Schenk
Detroit
Arit’s Tavern
Rock Island
Chicago
Ralph Albracht
Madison
Bud Albracht
Albracht
Florance Albracht
Nazareth
Tex
Oklahoma FFA and clubs shine in year’s notes
Yesteryears section recalls Randy Harrel of Elgin FFA winning top beer honors at the Oklahoma State Fair with a light heavy Angus steer Mrs Claude Buffaloe hosts Medicine Park Home makers Club meeting and Mrs Marcia Ruppel leads the Pioneer Club. 38 years ago Lawton High School FFA won the state fair Sweep Stakes with coach Marvin Bickett earning $424 and a flood of ribbons.
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Randy Harrel
Elgin Ffa
Claude Buffaloe
Medicine Park
Bob Bodenhamer
Lawton High School
Vivian Pursley
Dorothy L. Hanks
A. E. Shelton
Cache Road Maytag Co
Marvin Bickett
FFA
Oklahoma
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Dust Bowl Children
Yesteryears
Constitution
Wichita Mountains Wildaife Refuge
Lawton
Lawtonea
Christopher’s
Drew
Stanley
Owosso
Sienna
Cnds
Berkline
Wallaway
Fox
California
Rockers
Shh
Wooden
Boston
Martini
Th. Wy