Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Leon Hibbs, Southeastern College President."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Leon Hibbs, president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Leon Hibbs , President Southeastern Oklahoma State University"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "How will a Republican candidate fare in a Little Dixie stronghold's City Council Race?"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Kathy Miller, home economics major from Durant, work with Pat Hayes and Sarah Powell, tow of the children who demonstrated safe toys during the class's research project."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Rev. Beal Nix is coming up on wedding No. 12,500."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "I thought I was being invaded, " Said the Rev. Beal Nix, Bryan County's "Marrying Sam."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "SWORN IN as the new Bryan County district judge was Joe Taylor."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "More students are staying in high school and getting diplomas and then planning a college career today than 15 years ago - partly because of a larger emphasis in vocational-technical education - Durant's new superintendent David Williams, believes."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Ernest Bolinger shows off his medical degree."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "For second time in 13 months W. H. Rainwater resigned as superintendent of schools at Durant, and his time the board acted quickly to name a successor."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "C. F. Howard has resigned as superintendent of school at Colbert, and will be replaced by Jim Spivey, a former all-American basketball player from Southeastern State Univ. in Durant, who has been athletic director at Grayson Co. College in Denison, Tex."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There's another James Spivey on the loose in Bryan Co., and according to the original James Spivey, "he does a lot of things better than I did." Spivey the elder, right, is a Southeastern State College basketball legend. He came out of tiny Bray near Duncan to go to school at the Durant college, and led the Savages to a national runner-up finish in 1955 and third place in 1957. His son now plays at Colbert in Bryan Co., where the elder Spivey is superintendent."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Former Dist. Judge Sam Sullivan."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Adrenalin Pumps just as fast for some basketball fans as it does for the players, as Colbert booster Maxine Teeples could testify after a heart-stopping battle between Colbert and Canton girls at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Adrenalin Pumps just as fast for some basketball fans as it does for the players, as Colbert booster Maxine Teeples could testify after a heart-stopping battle between Colbert and Canton girls at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Adrenalin Pumps just as fast for some basketball fans as it does for the players, as Colbert booster Maxine Teeples could testify after a heart-stopping battle between Colbert and Canton girls at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Maxine Teeples"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "That depot at one time anchored two full blocks of brick business houses," recalled D. V. James, who has been postmaster here (Mead) since 1962."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A hearing on the revocation of the pest control license of Junior Jones, Durant, was continued Wednesday until June 2 after state and federal experts said they had not been able to obtain a chemical analysis of rat poison involved in the revocation action."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Durant Schools Superintendent W. H. Rainwater will be honored with a reception Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Northwest Heights cafeteria."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Greeting visitors who cross the state line into Oklahoma these days is a "Happy Birthday America" greeting, which have been added to the welcome signs on major highways entering the state. This one is at the Oklahoma-Texas line south of Durant on U. S. 69 / 75."