Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gunner's mate 1/C Maurice Mahoney, left, and Lt. Col. Roy J. Batterton put the canvas top on the colonel's trailer."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eugene L. Bumpas, Altus chief of police and one of the original members of the Oklahoma highway patrol, Thursday was named city manger of The Village."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When Bill Gulick of Oklahoma City was a struggling young writer at the University of Oklahoma in 1940 he was invited to spend a weekend at the home of a fellow student who was also trying to break through the wall of rejection slips."

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.

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "It took a long time but the Waurika city council finally saved up $3,000 to buy street equipment to blacktop its streets."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jack Crocker, 180-pound halfback, is one of the big guns of the Tulsa Hurricanes, which Saturday takes on Oklahoma A & M at Tulsa in one of the state's biggest rivalries."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City workmen started to set up field offices sat the veterans administration's new 500-bed hospital site no NE 13 Tuesday morning as Kenneth R. Simmons, job foreman for the Robert E. McKee Construction Co., Dallas, moved onto the job."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "File Photo"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Starting her annual round of patron visits, Mrs. Priscilla Henderson, left, Hawthorne teacher, got a warm welcome a the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Roach, 1935 NW 16."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dub Graves, ace right halfback of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane, prepares to kick off the season for Oklahoma's "Big Three." Tulsa opens with McMurry Saturday night in Tulsa's Skelly field."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Stanley B. Niles, former president of Iowa Wesleyan College at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This shovel was the star attraction Tuesday when excavation started for the new 15-story Liberty National drive-in bank and office building."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Looking hopefully ahead is Buddy brothers, Tulsa university football coach whose Hurricane, figure to turn in a highly successful season, sets sail in the opener at home against McMurry college next Saturday night."

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

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Three Escape Death as Auto Hits Tree Three Oklahoma Cityans escaped death near Hartshorne when this car went out of control, skidded 219 feet, overturned and struck a large tree. The tree crashed through the car, shattering the windshield. The car was driven by David C. Hadaway, 48, of 1027 Lackey drive. His wife was taken to a McAlester hospital suffering internal injuries and Hadaway was struck on the shoulder by part of the tree. Top picture shows the front end of the car and the bottom picture shows the interior of the car. Their small son was hospitalized but later released."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight members of the wren family inhabit Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Business of moving into new office involves uncrating and setting up music library."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's a tip for opera-goers who might find Tuesday night's performance of "Rigolleto" too complicated to keep up with."