History

"Sapulpa Headlines (Jan. 14): Women's club fights disease in 1912, Kellyville bank robbed in 1916, school buildings planned in 1954, and a busy year at the courthouse in 1979."

"Sapulpa Headlines (Jan. 13): Women's C. of C. elects officers in 1940, petition for disqualification in 1957, Liberty Mounds' exposition in 1986, and new Big Blue Band uniforms in 1998."

"Sapulpa Headlines (Jan. 12): Sewing Club tackles health in 1924, new ambulance in 1925, court system changes in 1969, and Kellyville school bond vote in 1979."

"Sapulpa Headlines (Jan. 11): J.E. West speaks to Boy Scouts in 1923, White Way lights up in 1930, Chamber of Commerce banquet in 1953, and MLK Day celebration plans in 2002."

"Sapulpa Headlines (Jan. 10): Frisco plans double track to Tulsa, 'Baby' distillery found in 1918, Kiwanian oration in 1920, and auction for old school furnishings in 1969."

Billed as "modern and first-class in every details," the St. James Hotel stood for well over 50 years before demolished in the 1960s. Read about how it got built in "This Week in Sapulpa History."

1923: Sapulpa's $608,800.50 construction boom, 97 houses. No vacant homes. 1935: Chamber collects fees, Old Age Pension Club forms. 1958: Dr. T.J. Toma's unique molar desk in CA. 1987: Chieftainettes narrowly lose 50-49 to Owasso, maintain 0-8 record.

"Jan 8: Frisco Railway to build new Mounds depot; Sapulpa considers closing disreputable lodgings; Governor's open house for Creek County; Court clerk focuses on microfilm project."

This week in Sapulpa History, a new school board met and found that a single teacher had 104 students, necessitating the need for new schools and more teachers. Read the about how some of our earliest school buildings came to be.

Trainmen’s Ball Success; New Dodge Exhibit; Kiefer Triumphs in Basketball; Swearing-In of County Officials.