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Beaver First

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, July 25, 1976. Photograph with story of pre-worked needlepoint canvas with design by Fred Beaver. newspaper article
Date: 1976
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

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

Indian Art Getting Boost

Description: Daily Oklahoman, Jan 30, 1970. Article on traveling exhibit of Indian art from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Silberman of Oklahoma City. Fred Beaver, Ardmore, is among the artists in the collection. newspaper article
Date: 1970
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Cummins, Alma

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, June 17, 1979. "Teacher Leaves Life of Reading, Writing, Arithmetic" by Sally Gray. Story of early life in Cornish, Ok., in Jefferson County. Miss Cummins began teaching school in 1920 at Union Hill, south of Cornish. Information on the founders of Cornish -- Billy and John Cornish is in the story. newspaper article
Date: 1979
Creator: Gray, Sally
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

Plane Talk

Description: by Frances Gibson. Column in the Daily Ardmoreite, Feb. 8, 1970. In this article Ben C. Scott, Jr. recounts stories of early Ardmore pilots Arthur Oakley and Dorsey Askew. newspaper article
Date: 1970
Creator: Gibson, Frances
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

[Notes from lecture by Prof. Foster-Harris]

Description: Notes taken by Mac Mcgalliard and Kay Evers at the lecture given by Prof. Foster-Harris at the Goddard Center in Ardmore. 8 pages, handwritten & typed
Date: April 8, 1970
Creator: McGalliard, William A. & Evers, Kay
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

Baker, Minnie M.

Description: Articles from the Durant Daily Democrat, July 16, 1970, Feb. 14, 1971 and Jan. 31, 1972. Reports on workshops and programs given by Miss Baker to groups in Durant, plus note from Miss Baker.
Date: 1970
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

The Jesse James Legend (cont'd)

Description: Story of man known as J. Frank Dalton who claimed to be the original Jesse James. Account of the work by Rudy Truilli to prove Daltons claim included. 1 page
Date: 1970
Creator: Strickler, Pat
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Ardomore Art-Theater

Description: Article reporting on the opening of the Charles B. Goddard Center in Ardmore. newpaper article
Date: 1970
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Parker, Judge Isaac

Description: "Life of Hanging Judge Parker Recalled by Tarman", Carol Robinson, Norman Transcript, April 3, 1975. Story of Judge Parker reported by Fred E. Tarman, :editor emeritus of the Norman Transcript, and filed by Robinson. Early life of Parker in St. Joseph, Mo., Fort Smith, Ark. and Indian Territory is included. newspaper article
Date: 1975
Creator: Robinson, Carol
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

Marietta Monitor

Description: June 4, 1976. Special edition supplement in celebration of Love County Frontier Days. Stories and pictures of early Love County are seen. Including: 1905 rodeo, Leon community, First Baptist Church, dedication of Hickory Creek bridge, telephone company, Tuck's Ferry on the Red River, Burneyville and other people and businesses. 8 pages, original published material
Date: 1976
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Brown, Wiley A. and Etta Stewart

Description: "Browns Here Before Oklahoma Was State", HeaIdton Herald, March 1, 1979, by Helen Hedgepath. Histories of their two families and early life in Indian Territory are recalled. Mrs. Brown attended Buckhorn School and Staunton School, both near Healdton. newspaper article
Date: 1979
Creator: Hedgepath, Helen
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

The Last Prospectors

Description: by John Merwin, D Magazine, July 1976. Stories of several early oil prospectors in Oklahoma and Texas. Mentioned are: E. H. R. Sabens, Leland Fikes, Will McFadden, Ernest W. Marland, Harry Ratliff, Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner, Waco Turner, Pete Burton, Jake Hamon,Titanic Thompson and H. L. Hunt. The Carlton and Blackstone Hotels in Tyler are also mentioned. 8 pages, original, published material; gift-Jean Neustadt, 11/16/76
Date: 1976
Creator: Merwin, John
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Dundee School

Description: Program from the Dundee Alumni Banquet, April 17, 1976. Photographs of the school, history of its operation, school song and program for the banquet are included. 4 pages
Date: 1976
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

WiIson, Glenn

Description: "City .Administrator Earns Degree" by Ed Rush, Sun-Telegram, Feb. 6, 1972. Story on former Ardmoreite Glenn Wilson. newspaper article; gift-Foy Heron
Date: 1972
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Range Riding In Oklahoma

Description: Story of the life of cowboys on cattle drives in the Cherokee Outlet and Cimarron River area of Oklahoma in the 1880's. This information, based on recollections of L. S. Records, mentions Indian encounters, bad weather, cowboys life, fences and general conditions on the range.
Date: 1970
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Thompson, Joseph B., 1871-1919

Description: "Home Stands as reminder of Thompson's Outstanding Career", Pauls Valley Democrat, Nov. 16, 1979, by Alpha Ellis. Story of early Pauls Valley politician. He was elected to the U. S. Congress, in an at large position, from the 5th District, and was instrumental in the adoption of an amendment concerning the "food control" law. newspaper article
Date: 1979
Creator: Ellis, Alpha
Partner: Ardmore Public Library
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