Ardmore Air Force Base (open access)

Ardmore Air Force Base

"Carrier Wings", Feb. 2, 1959, vol 6, no. 1. Newspaper issued at the air base north of Ardmore. Article in this issue retells the first open house at the opening of the base on Oct. 6, 1953. This was the last issue of the newspaper, as the base was to be deactivated. newspaper, 4 pages, original
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore Birthday Celebration, 1959 (open access)

Ardmore Birthday Celebration, 1959

Stories of preparation and expected events for the 72nd celebration. Some pictures of area "Old Timers" are included with the stories. newspaper articles Daily Ardmoreite, July 27, 1959
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore, I. T. (open access)

Ardmore, I. T.

Photographs of Main Street, Ardmore, the day before and after the disasterous fire in 1895. The fire, April 19, 1895, destroyed the business district. Copies of originals owned by Sam H. Robertson, Marietta, Ok., from Daily Oklahoman, April 23, 1950. 2 pages, newspaper article and photocopy
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore Oil Man Started at Bottom in Petroleum Industry (open access)

Ardmore Oil Man Started at Bottom in Petroleum Industry

Daily Ardmoreite, Nov. 11, 1956, by Roy Johnson. Biography of Charles B. Goddard published prior to his induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
Date: 1956
Creator: Johnson, Roy
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore, Sept. 27, 1915 (open access)

Ardmore, Sept. 27, 1915

Daily Ardmoreite, Sept. 27, 1951. Reading of the 1951 edition recounting the explosion 36 years earlier. Several pictures are described in the report. 2 pages, 2 carbons each
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Baker, Minnie M. (open access)

Baker, Minnie M.

Widening Horizons, vol .5, no. 4, 1957. Magazine, featuring article and works by Minnie Baker, celebrating art in Oklahoma.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Biggs, Bob (open access)

Biggs, Bob

Story of the first hamburger restaurant in Ardmore on the corner of Main and Mill. The business was originally conducted from a portable wagon. Daily Ardmoreite, July 27, 1952. newspaper article, photocopies (2)
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carter County (open access)

Carter County

Daily Oklahoman, Feb. 1, 1959, by Francis Thetford. History of Ardmore is given along with economic status at the time of the article. Many businesses, people and facilities are mentioned. Wilson, Healdton and a few other small towns are also written about in the article. Some photographs are included. 3 pages, original
Date: 1959
Creator: Thetford, Francis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cave-Crawling in Oklahoma (open access)

Cave-Crawling in Oklahoma

Daily Oklahoman. Feb. 10, 1957. Exploration of "Wild Woman" cave in the Arbuckle Mountains northwest of Ardmore. Jim Burch, 0. J. Testerman, Jim Papadikus, Bob Brown and V. S. Watson are seen in two pictures with the article. newspaper article
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Constable, Carter County (open access)

Constable, Carter County

Political advertisement for Joe Croskell during the July 27 runoff campaign. newspaper article-Daily Ardmorette, July 25, 1954; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Constable, Carter County (open access)

Constable, Carter County

Political advertisement for Buddy McClaine during the election of 1954. newspaper article, Daily Ardmoreite, July 4, 1954; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
County Attorney, Carter County (open access)

County Attorney, Carter County

Political advertisements for Alvin Bruce during the election of 1954. newspaper articles-Daily Ardmoreite, May-June 1954; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Ardmoreite, 1951 (open access)

Daily Ardmoreite, 1951

Photocopies of articles published in the newspaper after an appreciation dinner given in honor of John F. Easley at Lake Murray Lodge. Full text of speech made by Earl Brown is included.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Ardmoreite, Oct. 28, 1953 (open access)

Daily Ardmoreite, Oct. 28, 1953

"The Daily Ardmoreite has 60th Birthday", stories printed to celebrate this anniversary by Bert Gaines, Lawrence Sprekelmeyer, Jesse Wilborn and Ed Sandlin. Photograph of one of the buildings used by the newspaper is included with the articles.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gaines, Bert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dexter, John (open access)

Dexter, John

"Ardmore Builds and Grows". Daily Oklahoman, July 4, 1954. Story on the current state of the city of Ardmore with information on the economy, Memorial Hospital under construction, industries, recreational facilities and civic organizations. 4 pages, photocopied at Oklahoma Historical Soc. by Mac McGalliard, Nov. 27, 1968
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 3, 1956 (open access)

Election, July 3, 1956

Daily Ardmoreite, July 22, 1956. Articles on the runoff elections to be held July 24, 1956. newspaper articles-full page; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 3, 1956 (open access)

Election, July 3, 1956

Daily Ardmoreite, July 4, 1956. Candidates and offices in the election are pictured along with winners of the election. newspaper articles, 2 pages; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 3, 1956 (open access)

Election, July 3, 1956

Poling places for the City of Ardmore and Carter County used in the 1956 election. newspaper article, Daily Ardmoreite, July 1956; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 3, 1956 (open access)

Election, July 3, 1956

Voting results as they were at press time on July 24, 1956. The runoff had drawn almost 3000 votes at the time of the article. newspaper article-Daily Ardmoreite, July 24, 1956; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 6, 1954 (open access)

Election, July 6, 1954

List of candidates on the ballot and their offices. newspaper article, Daily Ardmoreite, July 2, 1954; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 6, 1954 (open access)

Election, July 6, 1954

Votes cast in the election tabulated in this article from the Wilson Post Democrat, July _, 1954. County offices are listed with the votes cast for the candidates. newspaper article; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 6, 1954 (open access)

Election, July 6, 1954

Daily Ardmoreite, July 7, 1954. Several articles concerning the various county and state offices on the ballot. Runoffs for some offices are listed. newspaper articles-full page; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Election, July 6, 1954 (open access)

Election, July 6, 1954

Daily Ardmoreite, July 8, 1954. Articles concerning the election and runoffs expected in some offices. newspaper articles-full page; gift-Elmer LeRoy Baker
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fabulous Oklahoma Millionaire (open access)

Fabulous Oklahoma Millionaire

Story of the contributions made by Charles B. Goddard to the area that made him wealth. magazine article, 2 pages, original
Date: 1956
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History