Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mild alertness, boredom and complete disinterest are reflected by Ray C. Jones, left; Reford Bond, chairman, and Ray O. Weems, corporation commissioners, while attorneys read pages of testimony in the fight over a Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. request for temporary rate boosts in Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. C.R. Rountree"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wayne Rowe Lawton Hereford breeder"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Just a month ago Lake Overholser was near the all-time record low level, patches of the lake bed were bare; rubber tires, cans, bottles and other debris exposed. City officials gloomly said water rationing was a summer possiblity unless the lake was filled. Lake Hefner had a three year supply of water, bu inadequate filtration equipment. Old wells were located and pumping equipment lined up. Then the rains came. In a week Lake Overholser gained six feet of water. The two pictures show the before and after comparison of Overholser from the east side of the lake. The expanse of water should relieve at least the immediate threat of water rationing."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "In another few months, drivers along S Robinson may have forgotten they have a big money investment buried underground near Wiley Post park. But now thay can see the treasur being buried. The huge excavation is part of the $9 million sanitary sewer bond issue program. Earl W. Baker, contractor, has crews and heavy machinery at work tunneling beneath S Robinson so traffic won't be bothered as the big southwestern sanitary sewer main moves toward its westward mission of serving Capitol Himm and Stockyard City areas...Space between the sewer pipe and the steel shell then will be filled with concrete."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Athel Williams. . . feeds oats to a horse during a rest period of the state field trials at lake Murray State park."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "No major dust bowls are expected in 1948, experts say, but a minor one is building at Lake Overholser. No water has been received at the lake since July 10 and the water level is nine feet below the full markers. This view, from the east side of the lake looking southwest, shows bare ground all the way to the west bank. Water department officials expect the lake to be filled by the spring rains but admit rationing will be necessary this summer if the lake is not filled before hot weather. Lake Hefner has lots of water, but not enough filitration capacity. (O-12-26-48: 1948 was a dry year. Evidence of it showed up early. This picture looking southwest from the east bank of Lake Overholser was taken February 27. No water had flowed into the lake since July 10, 1947. But later, there was real floods.)"