Rachel Whitney
Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Friday, October 15, 1915, Creek County Republican: Finger Cut off With Axe
“Little John Smith, the son of Mayor Smith, had a serious accident. Last Saturday a party of little fellows gathered at the Oscar Shaffer home, to make merry the day in the open. The boys started to dig a hole, using an axe. Little John Smith, 11 year old son of Mayor S.J. Smith and wife, in some manner put his had down just as a playmate struck with the axe. The little finger on the left hand was severed just below the first joint. The boy was rushed into town and taken to a doctor’s office. It was purely an accident and all the boys felt very bad about it.”
Tuesday, October 15, 1918, Sapulpa Herald: Draft Men Will Leave for Camp Cody October 25
“Ninety Sapulpa and Creek County selective service men will entrain from here at 2:25 pm on October 25 for Camp Cody, N.M., announced today by the board officials. The call for ninety men was issued some time ago and recently it was announced that they would entrain the first week of October. The serious spread of Spanish influenza occurring shortly after, however, made it necessary to order the call postponed until later. The men report to the exemption board here at 9 in the morning of the 25th for final examination, instructions and roll call. They will then be dismissed until entrainment time. No date has been set yet for the examining of registrants under the recent 18 to 45 registration. It is not known when a date will be named.”
Friday, October 15, 1948, Sapulpa Herald: Negro School Wins Creek County Case in Supreme Court
“One of Creek County’s school problems was solved yesterday when the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma handed down a decision limiting the discretion of Boards of Education in apportioning state aid to separate schools. The opinion of the court, written by Vice Chief Justice Davidson and concurred in by the entire court declares that the constitution provides equal, impartial educational facilities for white and colored throughout the state. It declared further that it is the mandatory duty of the state board of education to apportion and disburse state aid to maintain separate local schools for negroes as well as white and that the state board may not combine any separate school with another separate school…The case had its origin in Creek County when negro patrons of Rock Hill School district No. 3, Creek County complained in an action filed in the district court of Creek County…had opened school for white children at Buckeye in district No. 3, but refused to open school for colored at the Rock Hill School in the same district…”
Friday, October 15, 1954, Sapulpa Daily Herald: High School Band to go to Ponca for State Contest
“The 80-piece Sapulpa High School marching band under the direction of George C. Brite will journey to Ponca City tomorrow to enter the state regional marching contest. The band will compete in class “BB” and the day’s activities will include the marching contest, a parade, and a special marching exhibition tomorrow night. In the marching contest, the band will march and be judged against a standard of superior, excellent, good, fair, and poor on all of the marching fundamentals…”
