Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Bessie Donica discusses her collection of glass insulators - a hobby still in its infancy ."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This is the new 250,000-gallon water tower under construction."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "At the same time, the firm announced the addition of Marv Killingbeck, 46, as sales and service representative for the Aero Commander Distributing Co."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Leon Hibbs / Southeastern president"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Parsons Scholarship recipients are shown with Dr. Leon Hibbs, Southeastern president, seated at the end of the table."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jules Fine of Dallas, president of the parent Fortune Designs, Inc."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Almost half a century in the ministry in Southwestern Oklahoma will end for the Rev. R. R. Craig"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Kathy Kerr, 8, granddaughter of Mrs. Donica, stands amid Mrs. Donica's collection of driftwood which gives a prehistoric appearance to the Durant farmyard."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There's an out-of-stater doing some vigorous teacher recruiting at Southeastern State College."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dan Wells holds his first piece of sculpture, a replica of "Devotion" he completed for his wife."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Soul Singing Pierots pose in a Durant churchyard."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jim Logan, Durant, is well into his second half-century working as a waiter, serving hungry Oklahomans and Texans."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Carole Lloyd, Durant"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "DEDICATION CEREMONIES were held Sunday at Durant for the city's new national guard armory."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bryan County's second district attorney within a month submitted his resignation Thursday to Governor Bartlett. "I'm simply fed up and I don't have any money in which to operate my office," said R. Kay Mathews, 60, who will return to private law practice in Atoka. Bartlett named Mathews prosecutor on Feb. 3 for the district that includes Bryan, Atoka and Coal counties."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Former Justice of the Peace Ross Beal Nix, who says he performs about 1,000 marriages a year, is protesting a proposal to remove his signs."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Alan McPherson - durant"

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "You're looking at the 1969 yearbook queen at Southeastern State College, Durant, but her identity will not be revealed until the books are distributed."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Odd looking Tie Tamper is shown at work leveling rails of Katy tracks."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Louis Prentice, district FHA director, checks out a loan application in his Durant office."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sheriff Ben Risner - Bryan County - Durant"