Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "New President of the McAlester Kiwanis Club is Carl Thain, owner-manager of a roofing company."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Final plea for mercy in the Ray Allen Young case is made by Rev. Joseph boucher."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "McAlester-Jess Paul, the old bank robber, shook with age and his face flushed with the effort of mustering again the mask of pride that had been in his youth."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Prison-built maintenance building was dedicted with full ceremony Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rep. Carl Williams, left, in light coat, and other committeemen hear A.L. Dutton, superintendent of prison industries, explain the tag plant during a tour of penitentiary facilities."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Proud Debra Kay, 3, and Rev. Truman Mitchell, pose with 153-pound deer."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Man's Best friend nay be the dog, but the situation was somewhat reversed recently when Deputy Sheriff J.D. Roberson of McAlester spent three hours pulling this pooch out of a four-inch pipe"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This section of road figures in a heated dispute between land owner Richard O. Buffington and Pittsburgh County commissioners."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Spaghetti and meatballs were prepared at Pete's place in Krebs (one of country's noted eating establishemts). Fixing spaghetti is Pete Prichard, at left, his son, Bill, who also is mayor of Krebs, is at right."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Two brothers and their father were among 77 Masons doing degree work in the Charles C. Baumert Memorial class of the McAlester Consistory. The brothers, William B. Reyolds, left, and James F. Reynolds, both of Hartshorne, and their father, Buck, center, of Adamson, received their degrees at the McAlester Masonic Temple Wednesday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A survivor from the days of the Choctaw Nation is this old council house, located in North McAlester."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A McAlester landmark is the beautiful Scottish Rite temple of the Indian Consistory, a $3 million structure."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Long-time publisher of the Hartshorne Sun, Elmer Thrower, has been a leader for water resources development in Pittsburg County."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "PARKING PLACES are hard to find for boats, too, as this view shows at Lake McAlester."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "One of the most thrilling events in the annual penitentiary rodeo comes when convicts seek to retrieve a tobacco sack containing a $20 bill from the horns of a wild , mean bull."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "One of the most thrilling events in the annual penitentiary rodeo comes when convicts seek to retrieve a tobacco sack containing a $20 bill from the horns of a wild , mean bull."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Rozena Eads, McAlester."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Death came Thursday night to Edward Leon "Pete" Williams at the state prison in McAlester."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Charles King Van Amburgh convict sentenced to 15-years for armed robbery."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Murder's hostages, Mrs. B.P. Windo and her granddaughter, Linda Metabarger, 10, wait for word before the woman's husband was freed unharmed Thursday night by Lloyd Nichols, 28, who escaped from the state penitentinary at McAlester."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gary Phillips, age 13, who resided at Wilburton, Oklahoma, shown as he was attended by Red Cross nurse, Miss Marjorie Bouws at the McAlester General hospital."