A trip through the NuGrape bottling plant
25 Years Ago
—The identity of a man killed while laying on railroad tracks east of Gore was still under investigation Friday morning.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) reported the man was lying on the Union Pacific railroad tracks about five miles east of Gore when he was run over by a 113-car, two-engine Union Pacific train.
The man’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Tulsa, an OHP spokesman said.
The man was killed at about 8 p.m. the OHP reported. The train engineer was George D. Ponder, 49, of Van Buren, Ark.
The fatality was investigated by OHP Trooper Shawn Griffey.
50 Years Ago
—Stanley Collins, manager of the Sallisaw Swimming Pool this week announced that the local pool will open for the season on Monday, May 27 at 1 p.m. and remain open until 5 p.m.
—Barry Dotson, commander of the Carnie Welch Post 27 of the American Legion and Chaplain Ira C. Brackett have announced plans for the annual Memorial Day services at the Sallisaw City Cemetery.
Band music for the services will be provided by the Sallisaw High School band under the direction of Calvin A. Remy.
75 Years Ago
—C.L. Weatherford, County Agent, estimated today that approximately 400 to 500 acres of growing crops have been lost in the creek and river bottom lands in Sequoyah County during the past week.
He stated that the heaviest loss had been in the Paw Paw and Sandtown area. Ernest Nimmo is one of the heaviest losers. He lost approximately 100 acres of beans.
J.W. Moody, prominent Vian planter, estimated that approximately onefourth of Sandtown’s most fertile bottom land was under water. Weatherford said that it would probably be a week before they could further determine the estimate of damage.
—Mrs. Walter Ivey, President of the Forum club, announced today that her organization will hold a “White Elephant” sale on June 3rd for the purpose of raising funds to be used in beautifying the grounds and buying additional furniture for the Sequoyah Memorial Hospital.
100 Years Ago
—The NuGrape Bottling company of this city, which was recently organized by John H James and Walton W. Breedlove after they had purchased the plant of The Sequoyah Bottling company is developing into one of Sallisaw’s main institutions.
A trip through the bottling plant would convince anyone that soda water bottled there is handled in a sanitary way and each and every bottle is absolutely guaranteed. The owners of this plant are building their business on this motto “Service and Quality” and they are striving hard every day to see that the motto is fulfilled. The plant was recently overhauled, every piece of machinery thoroughly cleaned and the interior given a fresh coating of white paint. The laboratory is fly proof.
Messrs. James and Breedlove cordially invite the public to visit their plant at anytime and watch them bottle soda water, which is sold to Sequoyah and Adair county dealers. During the summer months the plant sells more than 250 cases per day. In fact the plant last year was unable to meet the demands of soda drinkers in this county. These business men recently installed a sterilizing soaker, which thoroughly cleans every bottle before it is placed into various waters and before using to bottle your drinks.
The NuGrape Bottling company is operated by local business men and they deserve your support.
— Sequoyah County Democrat, May 23, 1924
