Fred Hiner Dale (June 2, 1881 – January 12, 1969) was a prominent state court trial judge in western Oklahoma between 1927 and 1950.
A native of Elk Creek, Kentucky, Dale moved to Milo, Missouri at age 7.
According to the Guymon Daily Herald, the local weekly newspaper, Dale said that when came to Guymon, it was "a wild frontier town, with a livery stable, a saloon, a few mercantile stores, a dance hall, and from that day on, the Dale Law firm.
He was nominated to the First District Court by Governor Henry S. Johnston in 1927 and was re-elected to the bench until his retirement in 1950.
The panhandle region of western Oklahoma became the epicenter of the Dustbowl during the Great Depression and World War II.
In his role as a judge for the district, Dale worked vigorously to help maintain local farms and ranches.
Dale and his wife, Elizabeth Eliza Neet, had six children: William, Vincent, Beth, Don, Daniel, and Neeta.
[5] As of 2020, the City of Guymon continues to honor one person annually as the F. Hiner Dale Citizen of the Year.