Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "That depot at one time anchored two full blocks of brick business houses," recalled D. V. James, who has been postmaster here (Mead) since 1962."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "How will a Republican candidate fare in a Little Dixie stronghold's City Council Race?"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Leon Hibbs , President Southeastern Oklahoma State University"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Leon Hibbs, president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sheriff O. W. "Red" Highfill would like to see the Bryan County sheriff's office go to the dogs."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Leon Hibbs, Southeastern College President."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Amid fantasies of the legendary Casey Jones' Old No. 9, young Tammy and Timmy Bohanan climb aboard the latest addition to the playground, equipment recently installed at a Durant city park."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Taking shape is the new home of Durant Savings and Loan Co., which was founded in 1901."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cruising State Waterways soon will be an "air boat" used by the Department of Public Safety's lake patrol units."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Ernest Bolinger shows off his medical degree."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Juanita Wood brushes up her road skills at the wheel of a driving simulator during senior citizens driver education class at Southeastern Oklahoma State University."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Adrenalin Pumps just as fast for some basketball fans as it does for the players, as Colbert booster Maxine Teeples could testify after a heart-stopping battle between Colbert and Canton girls at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "I thought I was being invaded, " Said the Rev. Beal Nix, Bryan County's "Marrying Sam."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A hearing on the revocation of the pest control license of Junior Jones, Durant, was continued Wednesday until June 2 after state and federal experts said they had not been able to obtain a chemical analysis of rat poison involved in the revocation action."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "More than 40 years as an administrator, the last 16 as superintendent of schools in Durant, will come to an end June 30, exactly 12 months behind schedule for W. H. (Bill) Rainwater."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Durant Schools Superintendent W. H. Rainwater will be honored with a reception Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Northwest Heights cafeteria."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "For second time in 13 months W. H. Rainwater resigned as superintendent of schools at Durant, and his time the board acted quickly to name a successor."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Great Believer" in the people and prodctivity of Oklahomans and the state of Oklahoma, Jo Lester president Lester Rosen said in an interview that a new factory will open this week in Durant."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "SWORN IN as the new Bryan County district judge was Joe Taylor."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There's another James Spivey on the loose in Bryan Co., and according to the original James Spivey, "he does a lot of things better than I did." Spivey the elder, right, is a Southeastern State College basketball legend. He came out of tiny Bray near Duncan to go to school at the Durant college, and led the Savages to a national runner-up finish in 1955 and third place in 1957. His son now plays at Colbert in Bryan Co., where the elder Spivey is superintendent."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "C. F. Howard has resigned as superintendent of school at Colbert, and will be replaced by Jim Spivey, a former all-American basketball player from Southeastern State Univ. in Durant, who has been athletic director at Grayson Co. College in Denison, Tex."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bryan County Dist. Judge Sam Sullivan."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Former Dist. Judge Sam Sullivan."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Judge Sam Sullivan and Atty. Whit Pate."