Rachel Whitney
Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Saturday, November 27, 1909, Sapulpa Light: Produce House Opening
“The Sapulpa Produce Company are entertaining a number of the Sapulpa business men at their new building on North Main Street this afternoon. Refreshments were served and the business men were given rides on the elevators and shown the many conveniences of the new plant. Each guest was given a tiny basket filled with produce delicacies as a souvenir. The projectors of the Sapulpa Produce Co. are showing themselves to be deserving of high praise for the energy and ability they have shown in the building up in their business and this new $15,000 plant on North Main Street stands as a monument…The new building is three stories in heights, 32×90 and has nearly 9,000 square feet of storage. It adjoins the Frisco right-of-way and the freight cars are drawn up to the company’s private platform for unloading. Elevators are in service to carry the goods to the different floors of the building. In the basement of the building a refrigerating banana room has been constructed, the temperature of which will not vary 5 degrees in a years’ time. Sapulpa people can have better flavored bananas to eat in the future as a result. The cold storage refrigeration service of the new plant has not been fully installed but before spring, equipment will be ready to keep all perishable goods handled by the company in cold storage.”
Friday, November 27, 1936, Sapulpa Herald: College Students Here Over Thanksgiving
“Among the students from the A. and M. college at Stillwater who are here for Thanksgiving and the week end are: Phill Whillhite…Charles Miller…Misses Ruth and Lucille Witte…Marion Shumard…Miss Linnie Horn…and Miss Leona Denham…The following students from O.U. are: Alfred Deaton…Heber Finch…Glenn Bayless…Miss Nelle Jane Ranck…Miss Mary Margaret Woodruff…and William May…”
Friday, November 27, 1964, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Store Contest Entries Slow
“The Chamber of Commerce has received only one entry in the Christmas store window decoration contest, J.B. Yeager, chamber secretary-manager said. Katz Department Store, 200 E Dewey, is the only firm entered at the chamber office. Stores are judged on their attractiveness in the line with the Christmas season Yeager said. A roving cup with the firm’s name engraved is presented to the store judged winner. A smaller cup which is retained by the winner is also presented. The Nancy Kay Shoppe, 104 E Dewey, has taken the top honor during the past two seasons.”
Friday, November 27 1992, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Merchants Gear Up For Holiday
“First day means crowded stores. Sapulpa merchants say they’re encouraged by the large crowds of shoppers who flocked to local stores today on the biggest single shopping day of the year. ‘I think people are very optimistic for Christmas,’ Lynn Rainwater, owner of Rainwater Jewelry said. Rainwater said today’s crowds were bigger than last year’s, and business so far this holiday season has been ‘much better than expected.’…David Sheffel, owner of Morton’s Department Store, said shoppers seem to be ‘in the mood to do some buying’ this year…Larry Bayouth, owner of Bayouth’s Mens and Boys wear, said turnout today was ‘absolutely marvelous.’…Marlene Rodriguez, owner of CJ’s Book Nook, said sales today ‘started off slowly but it’s picking up nicely.’…Jackie Garrett, owner of Southern Touch, said business today was going ‘very well.’…”
