Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lower picture shows a ward building which was condemned by the state fire marshal 10 years ago."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The building is in bad shape due to lack of maintenance"

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "At left, Mrs. Marie S. Elliott, director of nursing, and student Lorene Edwards, St. John's hospital, Tulsa."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Carl Thompson, left, representative of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, presents a $12,000 check, which will help pay for the care of Oklahoma county polio patients, to Lewis Barton, chairman of the county's polio chapter."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Enid state school for mentally defected is called the most overcrowded institution in Oklahoma."

Daily newspaper from El Reno, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's public library and Community workshop has a visitor from British East Africa this week."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Although Perry got a new triple-combination fire truck this month, they still like the old 1922 model Stuz."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "At right, Chief Winters, George and Orval start on a call in "Old Faithful."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "George Winters, 4, like all small boys in his love for fire stations and fire engines slides down the pole as his father awaits him at the bottom.."

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 Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Boyce Stinson.. . Hamburgers and beans for Buffalo. Marine cook for F.D.R. at Shangri La (Cotoctin, MD.) 1943-44."

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The N. D. Bolins, now the parents of 12 children, haven't figured this one out-how to tell Dale from Dayle."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When you travel into Oklahoma's most remote northwestern corner you cone upon scenes of barren roughness like the ones on this page."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Below; the mesa rises sharply from the Cimarron valley."

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles D. Carey, grand jury foreman, bought 28 tax resale lots for $84 in 1940 and sold them last month for $6,000 to berard Moss, one of the county tax dealers under study by the jury. Sale of the lots, brought to light to light by a check of county records, was readily admitted by Carey wednesday night. he insisted, however, that he can act impartially as foreman of the jury. Moss mortgaged 26 of the lots for a $26,000 building loan and is building 12 houses on the property in Frost Heights addition, between SE 27 and SE 28, Lindsay and High. Warranty deeds issued Moss were notarized August 17 and August 26, the latter five days before the grand jury convened, but Carey said the sales were completed in a verbal agreement some time before."

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.