Rachel Whitney, Curator,
Sapulpa Historical Museum
Monday, August 16, 1915, Sapulpa Herald:
Slot Machines are Numerous
“Drumright law and order league finds the sheriff’s brother apparently in control. When the law and order league adjourned Tuesday night it adjourned to meet again Saturday night at which time it is hoped every good citizen will be present. The meeting will be held in the Methodist church. Conditions continue to grow worse so far as the execution of the law is concerned. In addition to the three open saloons running there, a large number of slot machines have been shipped in here and installed wherever there could be found a place that would tolerate them, and gambling has been reopened in a number of pool halls. A joint has been opened to be under the care of the public officers – even charges the public officers are the owners of it and not one thing is being done by the town council to suppress these violators of law.”
Friday, August 16, 1935, Sapulpa Free Press:
Bathing Beauty Revue Planned for Aug. 27-28
“Dixieland Park again to be the scene of the American Legion show. Plans for the annual American Legion bathing beauty contest are being formulated by committees from the Roscoe Frye Post. Dates are being changed to avoid conflict with Bank Night…The final selection on the second evening crowned Miss Sapulpa of 1935. Sponsors of the annual event were highly pleased recently when Miss Mildred Miller, winner of the American Legion contest a few years ago, won a similar contest for movies, held at Okmulgee, and won the right to enter a Southwestern contest as Roswell, NM, held for the purpose of selecting young ladies for screen tests. Last year, Miss Mary Lucille Berton won the contest, representing Sapulpa Specialty Co…”
Sunday, August 16, 1959, Sapulpa Daily Herald:
New Hospital Wing
“Some $200,000 will be spent adding a new north wing to the Bartlett Memorial Hospital. The 32-bed addition should be started around the end of the month. It is scheduled for completion after the first of the year. A grant from the H.U. and Eva Maud Bartlett Foundation is making the needed addition possible. The architect, Lean B. Senter, of Tulsa.”
Thursday, August 16, 1973, Sapulpa Daily Herald:
Classrooms, PE Facility Top Bond Issue
“Construction of a Junior High physical education facility, 13 new classrooms, and an outdoor sports dressing facility comprise the bulk of the $700,000 school bond issue which goes before Sapulpa voters Tuesday. Estimated cost of the Junior High gymnasium is $136,026, while the 13 classrooms total $331,780 or nearly the equivalent of half the issue. An outdoor sports dressing facility, estimated at $80,000 is another major item…Other items on the issue are the remodeling of the present Junio High School PE room into a classroom and office for the cost of $33,600; renovation and carpeting of Jefferson, Garfield, Woodlawn, Oakridge, and South Heights Elementary Schools at a cost of $44,800; repair of the Washington Elementary gym at a cost of $4,000, and equipment and furniture at a cost of $11,000…”
