Photograph of firefighters managing a blazing fire with a fire hose. Caption: "General Facilities, Inc. 4700 NE 10."

Photograph taken at night of firefighter's silhouette against a background of raging flames. Caption: "Is silhouetted against gasoline-fed blaze that destroyed a fuel transport truck at General Facilities, Inc., 4700 NE 10."

Photograph taken at night of firefighters working to control a vehicle engulfed in flames and smoke. Caption: "Is silhouetted against gasoline-fed blaze that destroyed a fuel transport truck at General Facilities, Inc."

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 Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "PRO BOWLING is the topic as Oklahoma-born pin star Buddy Bomar (second from right) discusses the city's upcoming professional all-star tournament with (from left) Mayor Norick, Prominent sports figure Lou Kretlow and Governor Edmondson."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THAT LITTLE LINE of type, " to benefit the Oklahoma Art Ball invitations added up to $10,000."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MR. AND MRS. SANDERS also have 18 grand-children and 11 great-grand-children."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sale of the old Warner Theater, the Midwest Theater and the 10-storyMidwest building, and the Sooner Theater to the Cooper Foundation, Lincoln, Neb., for "about $1 million"in cash was announced Monday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THAT LITTLE LINE of type, "to benefit the Oklahoma Art Center," on Beaux Arts Ball invitations added up to $10,000."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A gasoline transport truck being filled at General Facilities, Inc., 4700 NE 10, exploded into flames late Monday and momitarily threatened several oil tanks in that vicinity. Damage was estimated at $18,000 on the truck and $1,500 on the terminal. Only major loss however was the big truck owned by Groendyke Transport Inc. By the time Oklahoma City and Del City firemen brought the blaze under control, the truck was destroyed. The driver, Harry Hughes, 33, of 8513 NE 28, was not injured. For nearly half an hour firefighters battled leaping flames to prevent them from setting off surrounding stills...............Hughes told firemen he had put two feeder lines into the truck's gasoline compartments, and then walked to the opposite side of the loading dock. "There must have been about 2,000 gallons of gas in the truck when she blew," he said. "I heard a sort of a muffled noise...it wasn't a loud explosion, and ran around the dock and turned of the gas lines."` (photo tag: Gasoline fire, touched off when a transport truck exploded while refueling, is fought Monday night by these firemen. They battled the flames for …

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 newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Arranging the centerpiece to be used at the post concert party to be given by the board of directors of the Oklahoma County Civic Music Association are Mrs. V. L. Denham, Mrs. Edith Resler and Mrs. James Posey."

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.

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: "WASHINGTON CEREMONY Tuesday sees the government turn over to Oklahoma the title to the Oklahoma Ordnance Works, near Pryor."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Citizens of Moore saw walking postmen in their city for the first time Wednesday when three men set out on the first home delivery routes in the city."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Three-year starter Gary Hill paces OCU cagers."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "OCU's stellar junior forward Gary Hill, will carry a 17.2 scoring average into Thursday night's duel with Loyola."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jessie Tener, Allen Hunter, Bird Conners and U. S. Rep. John Jarman on the day home delivery of mail began in Moore."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Newest member of the state's 40-point scoring club is Bud Koper, OCU junior, who bagged 41 points last Saturday in a 94-90 victory at Southern Methodist, becoming only the sixth Big Four cager ever to reach 40 points."