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Daily Ardmoreite, Feb. 21, 1971

Description: "Ryonis Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary - J. F. Easley Honored". Story of celebration held by the club, founded by John Franklin Easley. Photograph of past presidents and portrait of Mr. Easley, unveiled by Fran Miller, are included.
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Brown, Judge Earl A.

Description: "Retirement Party Honors Judge Earl Brown", Daily Ardmoreite, July 25, 1971. Picture of presentation plaque being given to Brown by Judge James Oil lard, Wilbur Cartwright, Corporation Commissioner, and Judge Kenneth Shilling. Notes on life of Brown, by Mac McGalliard, also included.
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Hamon: A Rags to Riches Story

Description: Article reporting on life of Jake L. Hamon, Jr. His success in the oil industry, following his fathers death in 1920, is reported. Mr Hamon was honored as the first recipient of the Russell B. Brown Memorial Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America, 1971. magazine article-full page
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Maxwell, Perry

Description: Notes taken from article in Sunday Oaklahoman, Oct. 10, 1971. Maxwell came to Ardmore from Pennsylvania to work in the banking business. Local ranchers and oil men incouraged him to construct a golf course in Ardmore. Dornick Hills is a result of a lot of time and money spent by Maxwell. He built more than 60 courses in his career, including Southern Hills in Tulsa and Twin Hills in Oaklahoma City.
Date: 1971
Creator: Pitts, Robbie
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Western Union

Description: "City Telegraph Office Closing", Daily Ardmoreite, May 4, 1971. Story on the closing of the office in Ardmore and the retirement of Mrs. Lena B. Robertson, who had been manager here for 20 years. The telegraph office began here c1887 with the arrival of the Sante Fe Railroad. newspaper article
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Johnson, Edwin J.

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, Aug. 1, 1971, "Dedication Held For Park Bridge". Article, with photographs, reporting ceremonies held the day before at Lake Murray State Park in honor of Edwin J. Johnson. State Senator Ernest D. Martin is seen presenting citation to Mrs. E. J. Johnson dedicating a stone bridge as a memorial to her husband.
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Ardmore Action

Description: vo. 1, no. 2, Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, May 1971. Newsletter from the Chamber. Story on the Open House honoring past presidents in included along with listing of names of presidents 1920-1970. 4 pages, original, published material
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Ardmoreite Started State Lodges

Description: Story of the efforts by Mr. Chapman, while he was state senator from Carter County, to institute self-liquidating bonds for development of state park and lodges. Newspaper article
Date: 1971
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Reporter's Notebook

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, Feb. 28, 1971, by Mac McGalliard. "Busy Time For Indian Artist" story of upcoming autographing party in honor of "Creek-Seminole Spirit Tales", illustrated by Beaver, at the Goddard Center in Ardmore. Information on art shows being attended by Mr. Beaver is also included. newspaper article
Date: 1971
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Capital Will See Indian Art

Description: Sunday Oklahoman, Feb. 14, 1971. Story of exhibit of paintings by Oklahoma Indian artists at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. Fred Beaver was among the exhibitors. newspaper article
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

El Dorado-Boomtown

Description: El Dorado, Arkansas. Story of the oil boom days in El Dorado, Ark. One of the early oil men, Dr. Samuel T. Busey, is credited with beginning the boom. 5 pages, magazine article
Date: 1971
Creator: Beazley, Deanie
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Revelle, Florence A. Tracy

Description: Letter to editor, Daily Ardmoreite, Sept. 12, 1971. Mrs. Revelle offers invitation to the Supreme Court members to come and view the schools in Ardmore and examine the education system.
Date: 1971
Creator: Tracy Revelle, Florence A.
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Western Union

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, May 6, 1971, "Western Union Service Moves". Story of move of the office from A, N.W., to the Chief Motel. The clock from the office was donated to the Chickasaw Historical Society by A. D. Henson, area supervisor for Western Union.
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

No. 1 Oklahoma City, discovery well

Description: Daily Oklahoman, Dec. 10, 1971. Story of the well, originally drilled by the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co, that gushed in on Dec. 4, 1928. Recollections of the day, and the men involved, are told in the article by George Shirk, former mayor of Oklahoma City.
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Jaycees, Ardmore

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, Dec. 14, 1971, "Jaycees Can Help Close Gaps, President Says", by Mac McGalliard. Story of visit by national president, Ronald G. S. Au, of Honolulu, and his speech to gathering of Jaycees in Ardmore.
Date: 1971
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Churchill, Ruth

Description: "Mrs. Churchill Leaving C. C.", Daily Ardmoreite, Dec. 30, 1971. Story of her resignation as office manager for the Chamber of Commerce for 11 years. newspaper article
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Winrock Farms

Description: Story of this ranch, east of Sulphur, owned by Winthrop Rockefeller. Description of the ranch and the Hereford herd are included in the article.
Date: 1971
Partner: Ardmore Public Library
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