State Fair Better Newspaper Contest, 1969 (open access)

State Fair Better Newspaper Contest, 1969

Article in The Oklahoma Publisher, Oct. 1969, announcing winners in the contest held Sept. 26, 1969, at the State Fair of Oklahoma. Daily Ardmoreite won sweepstakes trophy, Division One, with a total of 440 points. Winners in other divisions, along with other places, are also listed.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Goddard Art Center Groundbreaking Tuesday (open access)

Goddard Art Center Groundbreaking Tuesday

Story of the upcoming ceremony to mark the beginning of the Goddard Center in Ardmore. newspaper article, 1 photocopy
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Queen Of Rodeo To Be Selected (open access)

Queen Of Rodeo To Be Selected

Story promoting the 1970 rodeo and advising the queen candidates should sign up. Photo of Jean Neustadt with 1969 Queens is with the article. Form for queen registration is with the article. Newspaper article, original
Date: December 30, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mr.s Goddard's Rites Thursday (open access)

Mr.s Goddard's Rites Thursday

Obituary of Mrs. Ethel McClure Goddard, widow of Charles B. Goddard. newspaper article
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Theateriurn Theatre (open access)

Theateriurn Theatre

"Little Movie Palace of the Old West" by Louise Riotte, Relics magazine, Dec. 1969. Story of the theatre, owned by father of the author, and some of the shows shown there.
Date: 1969
Creator: Riotte, Louise
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lincoln Center Savings and Loan Association (open access)

Lincoln Center Savings and Loan Association

Daily Ardmoreite, Dec. 29, 1969. Mayor Scott King and Cal Acree, president, are seen opening the new institution in Ardmore. newspaper article
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sr. Robert Bell (open access)

Sr. Robert Bell

Letter to Dr. Bell from Mac McGalliard, June 7, 1969. In the letter Dr. Bell is asked to lecture at the Goddard Center sometime between Feb. and June, 1970. 1 page, carbon copy
Date: 1969
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Exchange National Bank & Trust (open access)

Exchange National Bank & Trust

Advertisement in the Daily Ardmoreite, Jan 3, 1967, celebrating the 50th year of the bank in Ardmore. newspaper article-full page
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Phantom Indian Raid (open access)

The Phantom Indian Raid

Tale of Indian "Raid" on a cattledrive in Greer County, Ok., in 1881. Tom Stone, trail boss, is credited with imagining the raid. 2 pages magazine material
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reporter's Notebook (open access)

Reporter's Notebook

by Mac McGalliard, Feb. 5, 1969. Column written in response to anonymous letter received', criticizing an editorial run in the Daily Ardmoreite.
Date: 1969
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. J. Clayton Feaver (open access)

Dr. J. Clayton Feaver

Letter to Dr. Feaver from Mac McGalliard, June 9, 1969. In the letter Dr. Feaver is asked to lecture at the Gorrad Center sometime between March 1 and June 30, 1970. 1 page, carbon copy
Date: 1969
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dallas Morning News, Sept. 21, 1969 (open access)

Dallas Morning News, Sept. 21, 1969

Section of the paper concerning the Goddard Computer Science Institute unit of the Wadley Institutes of Molecular Medicine in Dallas.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Department (open access)

Fire Department

Old steam pumper engine being loaded for transportation to the Oklahoma State Firemens Museum in Oklahoma City. Ed Jennings, Chief, is seen by the 1900 model pumper named after L. C. Slaughter, Ardmores first salaried fire chief. newspaper article Daily Ardmoreite, Sept. 25, 1969
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Merricks Made Chickasaws (open access)

Merricks Made Chickasaws

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Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Ardmoreite (open access)

Daily Ardmoreite

"Local History Books Planned", Feb. 5, 1969. Story of meeting of the CHS and plans for book by Mac McGalliard, containing columns from the Daily Ardmoreite, and one containing pages from the Shrine Club Rodeo programs.
Date: 1969
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Evers, Kay (open access)

Evers, Kay

"Downtown Fire Contained", Daily Ardmoreite, June 12, 1969. Story of fire on North Washington near downtown that blazed for almost three hours. Ed Jennings was Fire Chief at the time and D.G. Marshall was Chief of Police.
Date: 1969
Creator: Evers, Kay
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Walker, E. A. (open access)

Walker, E. A.

"Former City Banker Due Honor At O.U." Daily Ardmoreite, Sept. 21, 1969. Story of the former president of the First Natl. Bank, Ardmore. Brief life history and other business interests are noted in the article. North tower of the Glenn C. Couch Center at O.U. was dedicated to Walker,who had left a large bequest to the university. newspaper article
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kilpatrick, Jack (open access)

Kilpatrick, Jack

"Under the Reading Lamp" by Jack Gregory and Rennard Strickland, Tulsa World, Oct. 26, 1969. Review of Kilpatricks last book, "New Echota Letters" (SMU Press, $5). Information on the five other books by this Cherokee author is also given in the article. 1 page
Date: 1969
Creator: Jack Gregory, Rennard Strickland
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Graves Tell Story of Early Caddo Culture (open access)

Old Graves Tell Story of Early Caddo Culture

Story of discovery of three graves, near Hugo, during construction of the Hugo Dam. Archaeologist Don Wycoff suggested they dated from around 1250 A.D. Pottery and bones were found in the graves near the Kiamichi River, in Choctaw County.
Date: 1969
Creator: Imon, Frances
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reporters' Notebook (open access)

Reporters' Notebook

Daily Ardmoreite, Nov. 27, 1969, by Mac McGalliard. "Gene Autry History Recalled" story of the town and its early history, including the five names it has had. (Henderson's Store, Lou, Dresden, Berwyn and Gene Autry) newspaper article, photocopy
Date: 1969
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Home Seen for Theater (open access)

New Home Seen for Theater

Article from entertainment supplement concerning the planned new home for the Ardmore Little Theatre. With the completion of the Goddard Center the local theatre will have a new home.
Date: 1969
Creator: Mann, Noel
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washington, W.E. (open access)

Washington, W.E.

Pages from the magazine concerning the home and ranching empire, of Wm. E. Billy Washington in Love County, OK. 4 pages
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Dream Coming True for Ardmore-Thanks to Ethel Goddard (open access)

A Dream Coming True for Ardmore-Thanks to Ethel Goddard

Outline of proposed events and used of the Charles B. Goddard Center is given. Members of the various committees are seen in photographs with the article and listed on a separate sheet.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Fair Better Newspaper Contest, 1969 (open access)

State Fair Better Newspaper Contest, 1969

Daily Ardmoreite, Sept. 26, 1969, "Ardmoreite Top Award Winner". Article announcing winning of "Sweepstakes Award" by the newspaper. Mention of other division winners included in the article.
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History