Rachel Whitney, Curator,
Sapulpa Historical Museum
Saturday, March 26, 1910, Sapulpa Evening Light: Stone Talks on Mounds School
“Apropo of an editorial appearing in a morning paper, charging that the plans and specifications for the building of the Mounds high school-to be erected at a cost of $50,000-were not let according to law and precedent, former Representative W .B. Stone, a member of the county school board, had the following to say to an Evening Light representative: ‘Myself and the other members of the school board are willing to assume all the responsibility for the letting of the contracts for the building of the high school at Mounds.’…”
Thursday, March 26, 1914, Sapulpa Evening Democrat: Moose Circle Dance…Start it Soon
“After the regular meeting of the Moose Lodge last night the Moose took possession of the rooms and gave one of the nicest dances of the season, according to reports given out by those who remained for the dance…As is well known most all glass plants close down during the hottest summer months and naturally the men are out of employment. Just at present the boys in the glass plants are in hopes that work on the courthouse and good road to Drumright will be started by the time the plants shut down. This would afford a lot of the men work until time to resume work at the plants. This is something that it might be well for the commercial club to consider and see what can be done along this line.”
Friday, March 26, 1920, Creek County Republican: County Organized for Jewish Relief Drive
“…making an appeal for aid…$12,000 is asked from Creek county, $3,500 of which is to come from Sapulpa for the relief of the starving Jews of Palestine, Poland, Mesopotamia and other parts of the Orient. At a meeting, held early in the week Max Meyer, of Sapulpa was made chairman of the committee for Creek County and Lester Katz was named as chairman of the Sapulpa organization. Many prominent business men of Sapulpa attended the meeting and the plans for an active campaign were made. It is intended to raise all necessary funds in one week in April.”
Tuesday, March 26, 1974, Democrat News: Cable Television Delayed by Year
“Cable television for Sapulpa will be delayed at least a year, representatives of Sapulpa Cable Television, Inc., told the city commission Monday night. Attorney Charles Norman told commissioners spiraling costs and regulatory uncertainties had slowed all cable television companies in the U.S. including LVO Cable Inc., the dominant firm which operates Tulsa, Sand Springs, Broken Arrow and Sapulpa Cable companies. Norman said the permit the City of Sapulpa granted the CATV company April 3, 1972, proposed to commence service here simultaneously with that in Tulsa. Service has already begun for 4,500 homes in Tulsa but not the three outlying towns…”
