Rachel Whitney
Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Sunday, December 10, 1950, Sapulpa Sunday Herald: 1,500 Attend Annual Party for Bartlett-Collins Employees
“A throng estimated at around 1,500 persons enjoyed the annual Bartlett-Collins Christmas Party for the employees. Turkey and all the trimmings was the order of the day with old Santa there to greet all the kiddies with a bountiful supply of candy canes. Everything was in the grand manner with the entire crowd being fed in half an hour…Following the dinner, Lew Miller and his entertainer kept the crowd in stitches. An address by Charley Bartlett followed…service pins were awarded the following men and women: 5 years, Donald Biddin, Nettie Beggs, James D. Brown, Lela Burgett, Margaret Burkhamer, Joe Catchart, Charles Duncan, Bernice Fields, Aubrey Fleming, Noah Gann, George Gibbs, Joyce Gooding, Vernon Harris, Lillie Houston, Arthur Kendall, Kelly Lane, Mildred Lane, Lucille Lewis, Cecil Livingston, Rex Miller, Ralph Murphy, David Patterson, Laura Rector, Harvey Rivers, Vivian Rivers, Elizabeth Robertson, Mecie Rooks, Toney Sloan, Karl Soliday, Nell Steavenson, Martha Thompson, Charles Turner, David E. White, Clyde Willard, and Rachel Wright; 10 years, Walter Buie and Sidney Hurt; 15 years, Floyd Gray; 20 years, William Adams, Val Chase, and William Shock; 30 years, George Nickel; 35 years, Walter Daly and Monroe Murphy.”
Sunday, December 10, 1961, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Deadline Near of C of C Contest
“Local merchants are reminded of the Friday deadline for entries in the Chamber of Commerce…Gus Weigl, contest chairman, reported that as of Saturday afternoon only four stores had entered the large store category and the small store had a single entrant. The two classes are divided by having 30 feet or less store frontage and those stores having more than 30 feet of frontage. The large stores will compete for first and second prizes of $100 and $50 while the smaller businesses will aim for $50 and $25 prizes. Entries to date in the large group are Bayouth’s Department Store, Katz Department Store, the J.C. Penny Co., and Smith’s Funeral Home. The only store to enter the small class is the Surrey Shop.”
Sunday, December 10, 1967, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Cagers Bow; Matmen Star
“Sapulpa High School athletes were busy in tournaments Saturday night, with the Chief wrestlers advancing seven men to the finals of the Bristow meet while Pawhuska downed the Chief basketballers, 70-63 in the McLain cage meet. Chieftain cagers, after trailing the entire game, fought their way to within four points of the Huskies at 57-53 with 4:10 left in the game but could get no closer. The Huskies thus won consolation third place in the meet…”
Sunday, December 10, 1972, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Cityan Recalls Rescue; Prevents Pool Tragedy
“Luckily for Mark Corely, Randy Taylor of Sapulpa has a good memory. It was Taylor’s recollection of life saving techniques he witnessed two years ago that saved Corley’s life on Nov. 30 of this year at the Central State University field house pool in Edmond. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, 819 W Cleveland, noticed someone on the bottom of the pool during sports night at the Broncho Field House. ‘I didn’t realize that Corely was in trouble until I took a second look and I saw blood coming from his mouth,’ explained Taylor, who is a freshman…The next thing Taylor knew, he had Corely to the side of the pool…Taylor pulled Corely from the pool and applied mouth to mouth resuscitation, a technique he observed two years ago in a drowning rescue attempt…Central State Coach Bobby Hunt arrived at the scene and continued the lifesaving procedure on the Moore, Okla., junior…With no previous life saving training, Taylor was able to save Corely’s life…”
