Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Plans for the annual registration tea of the Ladies music club have been completed."

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "On the committee to plan the Quail Creek Golf and Country Club's buffet by the pool party are Mrs. Ben T. Head, Mrs. Edwin de Cordova and Mrs. Carlisle M. Fleetwood."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Maharaja of Mysore, India, arrived on Oklahoma City Friday for a three-day visit, his first to the state."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "OUT OF A FAIRY TALE book is the architecture of this home located at 6200 S Dewey."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "CALLED SHIBUI by its builders, Fame House, this Festival entry located at 11004 Greystone, is Japanese in feeling."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Foreign culture and friendship was shared by all at the exhibits and booths of the International Friendship Festival Saturday in the Arts and Sciences Museum on the state fairgrounds. Spectator Darwin T. Maurer visits the Philippine booth, operated by Rose Marie Abervilla, 24, left, and Norma Masilungan, 25. Both are FAA students, where Maurer works as international liaison officer."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Preston Moore, left, and George McDowell."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Recently elected officers of the Twentieth Century Club include (left to right) Mrs. Jack S. Wilkes, president; Mrs. Phil C. Bennett, recording secretary, and Mrs. Errett R. Newby, second vice-president."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ground breaking ceremonies for this new Christian and Missionary at NW 50 and Vermont will be at 3 P.M. Sunday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "John Sober of Tulsa Edison traveled 880 yards in 1:54.6 to set a state high school record Saturday."

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

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

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

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

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pick-up trucks devastating effects of Howe twister."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Everybody on the Wilburton team had a hand in the Diggers' winning Class B track title and everybody on the team has his hand on the trophy"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "scene of destruction, directly across the street from Howe's demolished Baptist Church, was captured early Saturday morning by staff photographer Dick Cobb. The battered auto was carried several hundred feet before stopping"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Highway department crews from Antler went to work before dawn Saturday on Howe's storm wreckage. Half of the town was leveled."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Interior of Howe's new Batist Church is a gaping shambles after Friday's storm."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Thuderstorms pelted Oklahoma's tornado - shocked southeastern section Saturday morning and the weatherman said they might continue through Sunday afternoon. But no more tornadoes are forcast for any part of the storm-ridden state through Sunday. New rains in the southeast may hamper cleanup work in Howe, Reichert and Hugo. Tornado fury concentrated on Howe and Reichert where 13 persons were killed and 56 were injured. Hugo escaped with property damage on the edge of town. Torrential rains Thursday night dwindled Friday, except for the tornado areas where up to eight inches fell, but flooding rivers closed numerous state roads. District army engineers at Tulsa warned a 10-foor rise is due in Fort Gibson reservoir by midnight Saturday as a result of heavy rains on the Arkansas, South Canadian, and Verdigris rivers. (photo tag: Howe's brand-new Baptist Church lies wrecked on the eve of its dedication.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "With scores of helping hands, residents of this tornado-racked LeFlore County city Saturday took the first steps on the road to recovery. Howe, with its Lake Wister neighbor. Reichier, saw 13 men , womne and children killed and 59 wounded in 10 seconds Friday night. The twister wrecking half of Howe was the 500-population community's worst disaster since its founding as a mining center in 1890. And Howe residents lead the list of 1,000 Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas persons affected by the current tornado and flood bombardment……As an example of the pooled forces: food furnished by the Red Cross was cooked by LeFlore County home demonstration club members in a field kitchen set up by Co. D, 2nd Battle Group, 180th Infantry. The guardsmen commanded by Capt. Marvin Oldham, also guarded all approached to Howe, turning back the sightseers who had begun to block the emergency vehicles. Officals spent hours checking losses, while rescue crews picked through wreckage to make sure no more survivors were trapped. Marion Wise, of Poteau, LeFlore County Red Cross chapter chairman, said the preliminary damage estimate at Howe is $275,000, with 50 house wrecked …