History

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.

Sapulpa history highlights: 1910, auto owners and speeding issues; 1931, shoplifters caught; 1957, Sapulpans inducted into the army; 1981, Okemah resident injured in a plane crash.

Sapulpa's glass business sprang up almost overnight, and hit a critical mass that saw many competitors at one point working together to keep up with demand.

"1915 - Boxing draw in Kiefer, 1938 - Annual flower show, 1941 - Sheriff enforces liquor laws, 1960 - Home Demonstration Clubs discuss broiler cookery."

"1967 - New traffic citation forms, 1989 - Local parks featured in state magazine, 2008 - Trojans' turnovers lead to loss, 2013 - October rains end eastern Oklahoma drought."

"Gambling devices burned in 1929, National Book Week observed in 1964, 'mild' Halloween in 1981, and downtown trick-or-treating in 1992."

"Paving resolution in 1909, hotel robbery by brothers in 1926, George Whitten elected Chamber president in 1960, and girls start candy sales in 1965."

This week in Sapulpa history, Halloween in 1953, was a party downtown.