Rachel Whitney
Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Monday, October 9, 1911, Sapulpa Evening Light: Catcher Coe Gets Married
“Frank Coe, the former catcher for the Sapulpa (W.A.) baseball team has taken unto himself a bride. Coe has been catching for Austin in the Texas League but it was while catching for Sapulpa that he met his bride in Muskogee. She is a Miss Gertrude Wiley, the daughter of a Baptist Minister, Rev. W.F. Wiley, secretary of the Sunday School Board. Frank is also the son of a minister of the Baptist Church. They were married in Muskogee and intend to live in Texas, where Coe intends going into the cotton business.”
Sunday, October 9, 1955, Sapulpa Sunday Herald: Jaycees Plan Annual Halloween Carnival
“Along with spooks, goblins, witches, and ghosts, the Sapulpa Jaycees will be out on Halloween night to put on their annual Halloween street carnival. Unlike the haunts, though, they won’t be around when the witching hour, midnight, arrives, and neither will the hundreds of kids who annually take part in the carnival, or so the Jaycees figure…From 200 to 300 youngsters find their evening fully occupied in competing for prizes offered by the Jaycees for the best costumes. This years’ activities might well be the biggest in the carnival’s history, because Halloween this year falls on Monday, which will make it coincide with the weekly Sapulpa merchant’s shopping carnival…”
Thursday, October 9, 1958, Sapulpa Daily Herald: City Pleased; Urged to Sell Old Airport as Building Site
“Sale of the 60 acre tract of land that once was an airport, was urged by members of two key civic groups yesterday and today. The City Planning Commission and the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce each urged sale of the land to the Turner Company Realtors for the $33,000 bid made by the firm. The resolution by the Planning Commission was unanimous with these members present: Lon T. Jackson, chairman, Guy Berry, Jr., vice-chairman, M.J. Katz, Herb Winters, Charles Mauch, Dene Iliff, Bill Boone, H.Q. Gilliam, Sr., and Dale Eden. The resolution by the Chamber Board was also unanimous and members were strongly in favor of the move. The property was originally assessed at $66,000 including the laying of water mains and sewer lines to be done by the city. Estimated cost of the water and sewage facilities was $35,000. The Turner Company offered $33,000 for the tract and they will install the water and sewage lines. This would give the city in effect $68,000 worth of value of $2,000 more than the assessed value of the land. The City Commissioners are expected to take final action on the bid at their next meeting…”
Sunday, October 9, 1977, Sapulpa Daily Herald: Sapulpa to Host Paul Harvey
“Nationally renowned newsman Paul Harvey, whose commentaries on matters of current interest have made him one of the most popular voices in America, will appear in public at Sapulpa’s Collins Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 15. Tickets to his talk are $5, and may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce or through various civic organizations…Harvey has been called ‘a burr under the saddle of the American conscience’ because his widely-heard commentaries…His broadcasts and columns are read in 300 newspapers in this country, heard on 100 television stations, and over 1,000 radio stations. A former Tulsa newsman and native Oklahoman, Harvey…is also a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame…”
