On September 29, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R. Kansas), Jon Tester (D-Montana), Jack reed (D-Rhode Island) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) to honor the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

In the early morning hours of November 11, 1918, representatives of France, Britain, and Germany met in a railroad car near Compeigne, France, To sign an armistice ending World War I, or The Great War, as it was known at that time. The cease-fire took effect at 11:00am that day - The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Up and down the trenches, after four long years of the most horrific fighting the world had yet known, the guns fell silent. “The roar stopped like a motor car hitting a wall,“ one U.S. soldier wrote to his family. Soldiers on both sides slowly climbed out of the earthworks. Some danced; some cheered; some cried for joy; some stood numbed. The Great War had left some 9 million soldiers dead and another 21 million wounded. No one knows how many millions of civilians died. Much of Europe lay in ruins. But finally, with the armistice, it was “all quiet on the Western Front.“

Cpl James D. Sanders is Missing in Action Cpl.

(FRONT) FLO HOWARD, JIM HOWARD, NORMA HOWARD (BACK) B.R. AND SUE GORDON, LORI AND RONNY GORDON LOYD HUNTER AND LARRY KYLE WENDELL STEVENS AND D.R.

The Holdenville City Council voted unanimously last Tuesday night to rename the section of road running adjacent to the Holdenville National Guard Armory “Brigadier General J.C. Daugherty Memorial Road”. Many of our readers remember J.C. Daugherty as an attorney and community leader here in Holdenville, but many of you may not know of the extent of his accomplishments both in civilian and military life.

Last Tuesday’s city council meeting opened with comments from several very concerned citizens of Holdenville. The first of four to speak was Trey Martch who addressed the council saying, “For those of you who don’t know me I am William Edward Martch III or “Trey”.

Holdenville General Hospital recently joined the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (CCN). The CCN is a network of highly qualified, credentialed community health care providers such as Holdenville General Hospital, that work with VA providers to ensure Veterans receive the health care services they need when they are unable to receive care at a VA facility. Instead of traveling to VA facilities hours away, Veterans can get the care they need right here at home.

Thursday, November 14, our local American Legion Post will have a reception for all area veterans from 8:00 to 12:00 noon at the new local Legion building, 211 E. Main. For many years, Post 32 has not had a building. Thanks to local businessman Reggie Davis, they were given the building and with local donations are renovating the inside. It is not yet finished, but we are proud of all the work that has been done up to this point.

Destin Tucker Mrs. Becky Sipes Lorenzo Martin and Daphne Irby Augie Robinson and Adam Luevano Mya Mitchon Bailey Jones and Piper Robinson.