Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sailor Clint Herron, midget basketball player, exhibits his big hands which have aided him in establishing an enviable athletic record with the naval air station's Zoomers."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Co-Captains of the Oklahoma Jayvees are Quarterback Bill Irvin, left, of Bartlesville and halfback Bill Sylvester of Carrollton, Mo."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Three pole-vaulters of the University of Oklah9ma track team which meets the Kansas Jayhawks at Norman Saturday are setting their sights high this week. From the left, they are Bill Wilson of McAlester who went 10 feet, six inches in the Big Six indoor meet in February, Ted Riley of Newcastle, Ind. and Jurrai Rhe of Los Angeles."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Josh Lee - Former Okla. Sen."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "It was homecoming Saturday at the University of Oklahoma and of course, all the Loyal Old Grads were there."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Five of the 10 children left fatherless by the murder of Roy Schat, Cleveland county farmer, shown here at a home of their realtive fred Scott. In the rear left to right are Jack, Paul and Don Carol, Gene, left, Joe neal are in front."

Photograph of Moore High School's main entrance, Moore, OK, in Aug. 1944. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop.

Photograph of Moore High School, Moore, OK, in Aug. 1944. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop.

Photograph of Moore High School's main entrance, Moore, OK, in Aug. 1944. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop.

Photograph of Moore High School, Moore, OK, in Aug. 1944. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. George L. Cross & wife pres. of OU"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "When these three Sooners get together it can bode no good for the Oklahoma Aggies, whom they will face at Taft stadium on Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "It was a bit warm at Norman Monday as 40 football candidates answered Coach Dewey Luster's summer football call at the University of Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tulsa Will Rogers H. S. sprinter Bobby Jack Stuart"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bobby Jack Stuart of Tulsa Will Rogers H. S., one of the best all-around prep athletes Oklahoma ever produced, had a great day at the state track and field championships at Norman Saturday. He led his team to the championship with a second place in the broad jump, shown here, and first in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. He also anchored the Ropers' winning 880-relay team."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. George Lynn Cross / Acting pres. of OU"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Cross early in career at OU."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the finest high school backs last season was Basil Sharp of Pawnee, who is running these days with the Univ. of Oklahoma Sooners, as they warm up for their Big Six title defense. Sought by all three of the big Oklahoma colleges, he attended summer school at Tulsa Univ., then just showed up in Norman when football practice opened, explaining "I just changed my mind."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When they don't get out of the way for Basil Sharp, the big Oklahoma fullback bumps them aside. The Sooners meet Texas Christian at Taft Stadium Saturday night, and the freshman from Pawnee earned his starting spot after the Sooners' 68-0 rout of Kansas State last week."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Josh Lee is shown, left, to right, as a student trainee in 1918, as a U. S. senator and as a member of the Civil Aeronautics board."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.