Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the brightest tenis prospects to appear on the Oklahoma scene in many years is Patsy Rippy, 14-year-old Shawnee girl who slammed her way to three singles titles in the Oklahoma Open."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the brightest tenis prospects toappear on the Oklahoma scene in many years is Patsy Rippy, 14-year-old Shawnee girl who slammed her way to three singles titles in the Oklahoma Open."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Shawnee residents turned out by the thousands Saturday to give astronaut Maj. Leroy Gordon Cooper a rousing welcome."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Two deaths resulted Wednesday after the collision of this pickup truck and semi-trailer truck near Dale."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Family group picture, taken about 1945, depicts late Col. Leroy Gordon Cooper, right, as Air Force Captain."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is Shawnee parade route for Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gov. Edmondson, Tom Steed and Ralph Graves snip ribbons."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Girl' Town Superintendent, Mrs. Lodiska H. Cowan."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Plenty of welcome banners greeted astronaut Maj. Leroy Gordon Cooper on Shawnee's Main St. Saturday night."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "I. H. 40 extends over 26 miles to Midwest City beyond part of the 400 people attending the dedication ceremony Thursday of the nearly completed section at Shawnee."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Miss Jaxie Short.. . Home from China."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Aside from the adult only movies Martin said comedies and family type movies are high on the popularity list."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "N. B. Musselman / Shawnee News-Star"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ASTRONAUTS COME SECOND to Rep. Tom Steed, who flew Friday to Oklahoma to be on hand for the astronauts' visit Saturday to Shawnee."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. J. S. Skaggs "A FEW YEARS ago I felt privileged to be asked to represent Oklahoma on a tour of the mission stations in Mexico," says Mrs. J.S. Skaggs, 3910 NW 58 Terr."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Smiling as they look at a picture taken in August of 1961 when he won the junior golf tournament at Lake Hefner are Bobby Walker and his mother Mrs. j. E. Walker, McLoud."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Is there a place for business and vocational courses in a church related liberal arts college?`"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Baritone Earl W. Compton and basso Joe L. Long of the OBU music faculty will contribute an operatic interlude to the symphony's concert in Shawnee Friday night."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "OBU singing group was chosen by the National Music Council and the United Services Organizations to tour military establishments in the Far East, starting Sunday."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bottoms up! Drining their oral polio vaccine at Oklahoma Baptist University are several members of the university family to whom the vaccine is made available at a special rate. Profits will go to the Student Union Renovation fund. the vaccine was contributed by Dr. charles E. Green, Lawton pediatrician. left to right are Pete Warren, Shawnee sophmore Louanne Ward, Lindsay sophmore, Max Kenemore, Blackwell junior, Linda Williams, checotah sophmore, Fred Rothermel, sophmore from forth Worh, dr. james Ralph Scales, OBU president, Mose Preston, Lawton pharmicist, and Dr. charles E. Green, nurse is Mary Ann Becker, sophmore from jacksonville, Fla."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. E. W. Thornton, distinguished service professor of history at Oklahoma Baptist Univ., is presented a briefcase from OBU's International Relations Club, of which he has been faculty sponsor for 20 years. He is retiring this year. Vincent Amachree, junior from Nigeria and club president, presents the gift."

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