Rachel Whitney
Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Saturday, November 24, 1928, Sapulpa Herald: New Store to Open Up Here
“February will mark the opening of two new stores of the J.J. Newberry Company. One of these stores will be located in this city, in the building formerly occupied by Mayers, on East Dewey Avenue. The other store will be opened in Tulsa. The Newberry Stores are similar to the Kress and Woolworth Stores, handling merchandise from the value of 10 cents to one dollar. Local contractors are busy on the interior of the building at the present time, remodeling it. The lower floor will be used for the merchandise, and the second floor will be the stock rooms. It is probable that an elevator will be installed in the building. O’Conner, a New York architect stated that the entire front of the store would be changed. Sapulpa and Tulsa were selected as two of the best locations for the stores out of numerous towns in the state. The stores that will open in this city and Tulsa are the only two located in the state of Oklahoma. It is stated that $35,000 worth of merchandise will be placed in the stores at the opening.”
Sunday, November 24, 1957, Sapulpa Sunday Herald: TB Last Year In Creek County…Eight Cases in Court
“In Creek County last year, there were 117 known cases of tuberculosis. Help stamp it out by sending in your Christmas seal money…Eight cases were brought before the city police court Saturday. Involved were: three for running red lights, 2 for driving without license, one drunk, one improper muffler, and one double parking.”
Thursday, November 24, 1983, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Public Asked to View Frankoma Beginning
“Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held Monday at the site of the new Frankoma Pottery Plant and everyone in Sapulpa is being invited to attend. That’s the message Joneice Frank Nelson was passing out today as she and the Frankoma family began finalizing plans for the turning of the first earth where the new facility will be constructed…The new plant will be constructed at the site of the old pottery on Frankoma Road, somewhat smaller than the plant that burned in September…The new plant will be a 50,000 square foot operation, down from 78,000 feet that housed the 50 year old company when fire broke out in September. Presently, Frankoma has 17 persons employed – a skeleton crew for what will soon be a full-dress pottery operation…The decision to rebuild came while firemen were still battling the September flames and the Frankoma people have not looked back since that time…”
Monday, November 24, 2008, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Getting Prepared for Old Man Winter
“As temperatures continue to make their way toward freezing, now is a good time for Oklahomans to become winter weather prepared. The City of Sapulpa Emergency Management Office has joined the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service to raise public awareness about what can be done to prepare for hazardous winter weather…In recent years, Oklahoma has been pounded with ice storms. In 2007, ice storms were responsible for more than 50 deaths and power outages to more than 640,000 homes and businesses across the state. Infrastructure damage to cities, towns, and counties alone exceeded $230 million…”
