Mrs. Glenn Allen of Seattle, Washington and Mrs. Eddie Coontz of Oklahoma City. (Mrs. Glenn Allen, on the left, and Evelyn Lynn Coontz on the right)

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Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Glenn Allen Seattle, Washington." The photo shows two women sitting on a couch. Full published picture shows another woman to the left sitting on a chair. There is a lamp in the background. This is a society picture of three women from the upper society of Oklahoma City, at that time. Nothing could be found about Mrs. Glenn Allen beyond the caption for the photo. Mrs. Evelyn Lynn Coontz was a former singer on the NBC and later ABC radio program, “Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club,” as noted on … continued below

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East, Bob February 23, 1949.

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  • Main Title: Mrs. Glenn Allen of Seattle, Washington and Mrs. Eddie Coontz of Oklahoma City. (Mrs. Glenn Allen, on the left, and Evelyn Lynn Coontz on the right)
  • Other: Daily Oklahoman, February 27, 1949, page 74. Picture in top, right, corner.) (Original and published photo is of three women. The photo above shows only the right side of the photo.)

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Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Glenn Allen Seattle, Washington." The photo shows two women sitting on a couch. Full published picture shows another woman to the left sitting on a chair. There is a lamp in the background. This is a society picture of three women from the upper society of Oklahoma City, at that time. Nothing could be found about Mrs. Glenn Allen beyond the caption for the photo. Mrs. Evelyn Lynn Coontz was a former singer on the NBC and later ABC radio program, “Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club,” as noted on Rich Samuels webpage of Chicago broadcast history. Her husband Eddie Coontz was a famous, Oklahoma City radio broadcaster, and manager. His obituary is on “The Oklahoman” webpage. The lady cut from this photo is Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Flesher who was the wife of Dr. Marion Allen Flesher of Oklahoma City, who had served in the Army Medical Department during World War II, according to the August 1942 edition of Sooner Magazine, page 10.

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PublishDate: O-02-27-49

Credit: Daily Oklahoman

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  • Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 02-27-49

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Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection

The Oklahoma Publishing Company, the parent company of many prominent Oklahoma newspapers, amassed a significant collection of photographs that span more than a century. The wide variety of photographs accompanied stories in the newspapers.

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  • February 23, 1949

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East, Bob. Mrs. Glenn Allen of Seattle, Washington and Mrs. Eddie Coontz of Oklahoma City. (Mrs. Glenn Allen, on the left, and Evelyn Lynn Coontz on the right), photograph, February 23, 1949; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc226265/: accessed July 17, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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