
Spotlight on Sapulpa: Headlines in History for November 21st
Frisco Exhibit Car in Sapulpa (1929), Poultry Queen Contest (1951), Teacher Appreciation with apples (1976), Show’s flower recycling venture (2004).
Frisco Exhibit Car in Sapulpa (1929), Poultry Queen Contest (1951), Teacher Appreciation with apples (1976), Show’s flower recycling venture (2004).
Sapulpa’s history: 1936 – Union Thanksgiving services, 1960 – Grass fires keep firemen busy, 1987 – Drug-sniffing dog aids in fighting drug dealers, 2015 – Downtown Sapulpa lights up for holiday season kickoff.
New Creek County Jail on Lee Street, Sapulpa, 1911; Davis-Robbins wedding, 1912; Doubts on turnpike plan, 1976; Water pact and ward boundaries approved, 1985.
Sapulpa history: 1971, City trash regulations; 1981, South Heights rededication; 1991, Sapulpa’s ‘Parent University’; 2001, ARC Volunteer of the Year nomination.
Sapulpa history: 1939, Courthouse lawn project completed; 1949, Elks’ Ladies Night; 1959, lucky shoppers win turkeys; 1969, burglary haul exceeds $1,350.
Sapulpa history: 1923, prisoner’s unintended long ride; 1955, Burnett leads medical association; 1977, Cloverleaf dancers’ visitations; 1989, Middle School’s 10th anniversary.
Sapulpa history: 1918, new law firm; 1948, successful Murphy recital; 1968, Sen. Terrill banquet speaker; 1998, Brite receives Governor’s Arts Award.
Sapulpa history: 1916, road to Drumright completion; 1936, narcotics theft and Red Cross drive; 1956, PTA updates; 1986, Christmas Club accounts down.
Sapulpa history: 1928, Armistice Day talk; 1951, 4-H Club congress attendees; 2003, grants for fire departments; 2013, climatologist speaks at Cattlemen’s Association.
This week in Sapulpa history, an actress with a trademark “husky resonant voice” who called everyone “dahling” and had a “flamboyant personality” went live on the radio and singled out the town of Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
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