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Gilmour students and parents will have a chance to meet with teachers and staff Aug. 13 at the open house enrollment on the school campus. Enrollment will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a cookout and live music by Bonham’s Revue.

For the first time this year, there will be no restrictions on the length of hair boys may wear at Kingfisher high school. Under a new “personal appearance code: adopted in May by the board of education, the only reference to hair is that it must be “neat, clean and well groomed.

Dr. James Hays and wife of Enid were visitors in Kingfisher Tuesday. While here, Mr. Hays made inquiries concerning the local tourists park, stating that he had heard many times of its excellence.

A colored man, F.F. Baily of Hennessey, made the highest grade in the recent teachers’ examination held here. He received an average of ninety-percent and was issued a first grade certificate.Lois Peters, seeking a second grade certificate, was next highest with an average of 89 14-17 percent.

Despite the persistent opinion of a number of people that bobbed hair must eventually go out of style, local barbers say that “It is here to say.”Mr. Lee, manager of the Big Four shop, says that “Bobbed hair is not going out of style, and there are plenty of signs to the contrary.

WHEAT: Markets continued on a downward price-spiral the past week. The Gulf Hard Winter Wheat bid late Tuesday, July 27, was $3.701/ 2 down 121/ 2 cents for the period. State elevators reported a range of $3.09-3.26 on ordinary protein and up to $3.47 on high protein wheat. (Free Press, Aug.

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Pictured above is the staff of the Kingfisher Star and Free Press taken in front of the current Kingfisher Times and Free Press building in the early1900s.