Sapulpa Historical Society

Enrollment numbers increase, new industry selects Sapulpa, 50th anniversary celebration for Sapulpa Herald, road work affects school access.

The article highlights the Salvation Army unit in Sapulpa entering its 60th year of service, a $10 million development in Sand Springs, landscaping at the Creek County Courthouse, and the progress of the young Lady Chiefs softball team in Sapulpa.

National department store chain J.C. Penney Co. opened its 475th location in Sapulpa this week 100 years ago. Read the story and see the old ads and photos of the iconic national chain.

The Sapulpa Interurban announced new equipment and schedule, promising better service by November 1, 1917. Bartlett-Collins Glass Plant held a fun-filled annual outing in 1939. Sahoma Lanes Bowling Alley opened in 1960 with 12 lanes. Hortense Burke gave sewing tips in a meeting in 1987.

See the stories making headlines in the early 1920s through the 1970s locally: Sapulpa is taking active steps to attract manufacturing enterprises by offering bonuses in the form of gas and water instead of cash; a street in Sapulpa is renamed in honor of Earlene Gray, a beloved educator who taught at Booker T. Washington…

In this collection of news stories, we have glimpses of life in Sapulpa on August 25th over different years: farmer's corn growth, auto robberies, new fire trucks, and a toxic chemical investigation near Mounds.

In Sapulpa's history, noteworthy events took place on August 24th. From contests with exciting prizes in 1906 to devastating fires in 1956, water line breaks in 1987, and the acquisition of the Armory in 2011, this date holds significance for the city's past.

Editors and publishers gather in Sapulpa in 1928 for a newspaper conference. In 1932, Sapulpa Jaycees are invited to witness a transcontinental air derby in Bartlesville. In 1966, college courses are offered in Sapulpa. In 2004, Sapulpa native finds success in NYC theater.

Read the story of Sapulpa's City Hall Bell Tower, which met its demise today in 1935 after ringing for the final time in a tribute to Will Rogers and Wiley Post.

Look at the stories making headlines in 1927, 1933, 1942, and 2005 on August 22nd in history.