[Reporter's Notebook: Old Home of the Chickasaws] (open access)

[Reporter's Notebook: Old Home of the Chickasaws]

Column concerns report on trip to ancestral home of the Chickasaw Indians in Mississippi and Tennessee, by Ralph and Helen Evans of Marietta. Mentioned are Chickasaw Bluff in Memphis, grave of Abner Gaines (Gaines Crossing) and an account of encounter between De Soto and members of the Chickasaw tribe. newspaper article, two photocopies, one original
Date: September 25, 1966
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Airport Dedication (open access)

Airport Dedication

Column reports on dedication of the Downtown Ardmore Airport on Lake Murray Drive. Officials attending and outline of the new facilities is reported in the article. Newspaper article, original
Date: May 10, 1965
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Society Members (open access)

Historical Society Members

A newspaper column reporting that the list of charter members of the Chickasaw Historical Society of Southern Oklahoma totaled 250 at the time of the article. Planned total was expected to be 500.
Date: May 31, 1965
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
I-35 Meeting (open access)

I-35 Meeting

Column concerns meeting on construction of I-35 held at Ardmore Chamber of Commerce. Tom Tipps, Joe Baily Cobb, Frank Lyons, Glenn Ham and Virgil Jumper are mentioned as attending. Slowness of completion through this area is topic of the meeting. newspaper article, original
Date: 2013
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indian Artist Wins Again (open access)

Indian Artist Wins Again

Newspaper column discussing Fred Beaver winning "First" at the 4th Annual Tulsa Regional Art Exhibition.
Date: December 9, 1970
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Americanism Speech (open access)

Americanism Speech

Column includes: Report of visit by Lt. Gov. Leo Winters to meeting of local civic clubs in Ardmore. Club officers of Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary and Ryonis are named along with visiting members. Report of appearance on the Dorothy Cox show on KXII to promote National Library Week. McGalliard appeared with Ida Williams and Billiee Day. newspaper article, original
Date: April 29, 1965
Creator: McGalliard, William A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History