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Migrants abandoned farms in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico, but were often generally called "Okies", "Arkies", or "Texies". [42] Terms such as "Okies" and "Arkies" came to be standard in the 1930s for those who had lost everything and were struggling the most during the Great Depression. [43]
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s. Times were especially hard in 1930–33, as the prices of oil and farm products plunged, while debts remained high. Many banks and businesses went bankrupt. The Depression was made much worse for parts of the state by the Dust Bowl conditions.
More of the migrants were from Oklahoma than any other state, and a total of 15% of the Oklahoma population left for California. [citation needed] Ben Reddick, a free-lance journalist and later publisher of the Paso Robles Daily Press, is credited with first using the term Oakie, in the mid-1930s, to identify migrant farm workers. He noticed ...
1930s Oklahoma elections (6 C) S. 1930s in sports in Oklahoma (10 C) Pages in category "1930s in Oklahoma" This category contains only the following page.
Often called "Mad Dog" or the "Tri-State Terror", he was an American criminal, burglar, bank robber, and Depression-era outlaw. He was one of the most wanted bandits in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s and co-led a gang with Harvey Bailey that included many fellow Cookson Hills outlaws, including Jim Clark, Ed Davis, and Robert "Big Bob" Brady.
1930 Oklahoma elections (3 P) S. 1930 in sports in Oklahoma (4 P) Pages in category "1930 in Oklahoma" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Whizbang, officially called Denoya, [1] was an Oklahoma petroleum boom town in the 1920s and 1930s. [2] Located in Osage County, 1.5 miles north and 1.5 miles west of the present town of Shidler, the Whizbang area at its peak had a population of 10,000 persons and 300 businesses. It was considered the rowdiest of the many oil field towns in ...
Hotel Brady annex and Tulsa Hotel were built. ... 1930 Cain's Dance Academy ... Oklahoma Defenders football team ceased operating. [66] 2016