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Dr. J.T. Martin

2021-11-04T13:21:15Z

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Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City.

Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city parks and recreation board for twenty years, as well as having served on the Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association Board of Directors.

Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family as a child, Martin was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, [[John F. Martin]]. [[Martin Park Nature Center]] in north Oklahoma City is named for him.

Oklahoma City University

2021-11-03T20:43:53Z

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Originally called Epworth University, a name suggested by J.B. Thoburn (after the name of the home town of John and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist church), the Methodist affiliated school was started with a donation of 52 acres located at 18th and Classen. Initially the school had $100,000 for endowment, buildings, and equipment.

The school's first president was Professor R.B. McSwain, although he was in his position for only a short time before resigning after a nervous breakdown due to the stress that came with starting a new university.

By the time of the school’s September 11, 1904 opening 175 students had arrived. The university grew rapidly over the next few years. After seven years of significant growth, which included a commercial school, a law school, a pharmacy school, a school of dentistry, and the first school of medicine in the state of Oklahoma, the school found itself in financial dire straits, and by the end of the 1911 Spring semester Epworth University ceased operations.

Following the closing of Epworth University, the Methodist-Episcopal church opened Oklahoma Methodist University in Guthrie. That school remained in operation for less than a decade before it ceased operations in Guthrie, relocating to Oklahoma City in 1919, this time at 12th and Walnut. It would then be known as Oklahoma City College.

In 1921 the school adopted its first mascot, the Goldbug. On March 23, 1922, groundbreaking began on the new site of the school at 24th and [[Blackwelder Avenue]]. The first building was completed in December of that year. In 1924 the school was officially renamed Oklahoma City University, which it remains to this day.

Today, the university offers a number of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Ph.D. in nursing and a J.D.

The school's main library, the Dulaney-Brown library, is named for [[Luther Dulaney]].

Oklahoma City University counts among its alumni Broadway star Kristin Chenowith, Oklahoma City Mayor [[David Holt]], former Oklahoma City Mayor [[Ronald J. Norick]], and three Miss Americas.

Dr. J.T. Martin

2021-11-03T19:11:28Z

Sbeach:

Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City.

Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, he served on the city parks and recreation board for twenty years, as well as having served on the Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association Board of Directors.

Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family as a child, Martin was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, [[John F. Martin]]. [[Martin Park Nature Center]] in north Oklahoma City is named for him.

Dr. J.T. Martin

2021-11-03T19:07:24Z

Sbeach:

Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City.

Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city park board for twenty years.

Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family as a child, he was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, [[John F. Martin]]. [[Martin Park Nature Center]] in north Oklahoma City is named for him.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T19:06:56Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma with his family as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the [[Oklahoma State Fair]], on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin was the brother of [[Dr. J.T. Martin]], for whom [[Martin Park Nature Center]] is named. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

Dr. J.T. Martin

2021-11-03T19:05:43Z

Sbeach:

Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City.

Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city park board for twenty years.

Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family during the [[Land Run of 1889]], he was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, [[John F. Martin]]. [[Martin Park Nature Center]] in north Oklahoma City is named for him.

Dr. J.T. Martin

2021-11-03T18:57:04Z

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Joseph Thomas Martin was a doctor in Oklahoma City.

Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city park board for twenty years.

Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family during the [[Land Run of 1889]], he was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, [[John F. Martin]]. [[Martin Park Nature Center]] in north Oklahoma City is named for him.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T18:49:06Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma with his family in the [[Land Run of 1889]] as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the [[Oklahoma State Fair]], on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin was the brother of [[Dr. J.T. Martin]], for whom [[Martin Park Nature Center]] is named. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T18:38:33Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma with his family in the [[Land Run of 1889]] as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the [[Oklahoma State Fair]], on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin was the brother of Dr. J.T. Martin, for whom [[Martin Park Nature Center]] is named. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T18:37:22Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma with his family in the [[Land Run of 1889]] as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the [[Oklahoma State Fair]], on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. Martin was the brother of Dr. J.T. Martin, for whom [[Martin Park Nature Center]] is named. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T18:35:05Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the [[Oklahoma State Fair]], on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. Martin was the brother of Dr. J.T. Martin, for whom [[Martin Park Nature Center]] is named. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T18:30:19Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the [[Oklahoma State Fair]], on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

John F. Martin

2021-11-03T18:30:04Z

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John Frank Martin was born on April 18,1892 in Clinton, Missouri and came to Oklahoma as a child. He earned degrees from St. Mary’s College and Georgetown University and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1914. In addition to serving as the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City from 1935 to 1939, during his life of public service Martin would also serve in the state legislature, as municipal counselor for Oklahoma City, on the city council, as director of the chamber of commerce, as director of the Oklahoma State Fair, on the city planning commission, and as president of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Martin died on December 28, 1968 at the age of 76. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

Tom McGee

2021-11-03T18:25:17Z

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The twenty-third mayor of Oklahoma city, Thomas E. McGee was born January 26, 1887. After coming to Oklahoma in the 1920s, he ran for mayor against [[C. J. Blinn]] in the recall election of 1933. After weeks of recounts, McGee found himself in the mayor’s office for a full 30 minutes before a judge removed him due to the dispute with Mayor Blinn. After a hotly contested recall race, McGee was finally made mayor on November 7, 1933. Blinn would continue to fight for his mayoral seat back for a short time, but eventually McGee would serve as mayor for two years as Oklahoma began to crawl out of the Depression. Thomas McGee died on November 15, 1963 and is buried in [[Rose Hill Burial Park]].

C. J. Blinn

2021-11-03T18:23:16Z

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Clarence Jacob Blinn, Oklahoma City's twenty-second mayor, was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1886. He attended Yale Law School, where he earned his law degree in 1908. A year later he moved to Oklahoma City and opened a law practice. Blinn became mayor in 1931 defeating former Oklahoma City mayor and Oklahoma governor [[Jack Walton]], but was recalled in 1933 before the end of his first term. After his time as mayor Blinn would serve as a judge until his retirement in 1974. The Oklahoma County Home for Girls, also known as Blinn House, was named for him. Blinn died on January 19, 1976 and is buried in [[Fairlawn Cemetery]].

C. J. Blinn

2021-11-03T18:22:42Z

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Clarence Jacob Blinn, Oklahoma City's twenty-second mayor, was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1886. He attended Yale Law School, where he earned his law degree in 1908. A year later he moved to Oklahoma City and opened a law practice. Blinn became mayor in 1931 defeating former Oklahoma City mayor and Oklahoma governor Jack Walton, but was recalled in 1933 before the end of his first term. After his time as mayor Blinn would serve as a judge until his retirement in 1974. The Oklahoma County Home for Girls, also known as Blinn House, was named for him. Blinn died on January 19, 1976 and is buried in [[Fairlawn Cemetery]].

Oklahoma City University

2021-11-03T13:55:46Z

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Originally called Epworth University, a name suggested by J.B. Thoburn after the name of the home town of John and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist church, the Methodist affiliated school was started with a donation of 52 acres located at 18th and Classen. Initially the school had $100,000 for endowment, buildings, and equipment.

The school's first president was Professor R.B. McSwain, although he was in his position for only a short time before resigning after a nervous breakdown due to the stress that came with starting a new university.

By the time of the school’s September 11, 1904 opening 175 students had arrived. The university grew rapidly over the next few years. After seven years of significant growth, which included a commercial school, a law school, a pharmacy school, a school of dentistry, and the first school of medicine in the state of Oklahoma, the school found itself in financial dire straits, and by the end of the 1911 Spring semester Epworth University ceased operations.

Following the closing of Epworth University, the Methodist-Episcopal church opened Oklahoma Methodist University in Guthrie. That school remained in operation for less than a decade before it ceased operations in Guthrie, relocating to Oklahoma City in 1919, this time at 12th and Walnut. It would then be known as Oklahoma City College.

In 1921 the school adopted its first mascot, the Goldbug. On March 23, 1922, groundbreaking began on the new site of the school at 24th and [[Blackwelder Avenue]]. The first building was completed in December of that year. In 1924 the school was officially renamed Oklahoma City University, which it remains to this day.

Today, the university offers a number of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Ph.D. in nursing and a J.D.

The school's main library, the Dulaney-Brown library, is named for [[Luther Dulaney]].

Oklahoma City University counts among its alumni Broadway star Kristin Chenowith, Oklahoma City Mayor [[David Holt]], former Oklahoma City Mayor [[Ronald J. Norick]], and three Miss Americas.

Walter Dean

2021-11-02T19:10:27Z

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Oklahoma City's twenty-first mayor, Walter Crowder Dean, was born March 16, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to arriving in Oklahoma City Dean lived in Paris, Texas where he spent 20 years as a civil engineer, and Ardmore, Oklahoma where he started a jewelry business in 1905. He came to Oklahoma City in 1908 where he continued his jewelry business until 1932. When Dean ran for mayor, he said he was not going to run a campaign, and gave no speeches or nor did he print any sort of campaign material. He said that if the people wanted him they would elect him. That strategy worked, and he became the mayor of Oklahoma City in 1927. He was the first mayor under the city management form of government. After his stint as mayor, Dean would work for [[Halliburton’s Department Store]] until early 1952. Dean died on October 19, 1952 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas.

Walter Dean

2021-11-02T19:09:54Z

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Oklahoma City's twenty-first mayor, Walter Crowder Dean, was born March 16, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to arriving in Oklahoma City Dean lived in Paris, Texas where he spent 20 years as a civil engineer, and Ardmore, Oklahoma where he started a jewelry business in 1905. He came to Oklahoma City in 1908 where he continued his jewelry business until 1932. When Dean ran for mayor, he said he was not going to run a campaign, and gave no speeches or nor did he print any sort of campaign material. He said that if the people wanted him they would elect him. That strategy worked, and he became the mayor of Oklahoma City in 1927. He was the first mayor under the city management form of government. After his stint as mayor, Dean would work for [[Haliburton’s Department Store]] until early 1952. Dean died on October 19, 1952 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas.

Walter Dean

2021-11-02T19:06:50Z

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Oklahoma City's twenty-first mayor, Walter Crowder Dean, was born March 16, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to arriving in Oklahoma City Dean lived in Paris, Texas where he spent 20 years as a civil engineer, and Ardmore, Oklahoma where he started a jewelry business in 1905. He came to Oklahoma City in 1908 where he continued his jewelry business until 1932. When Dean ran for mayor, he said he was not going to run a campaign, and gave no speeches or nor did he print any sort of campaign material. He said that if the people wanted him they would elect him. That strategy worked, and he became the mayor of Oklahoma City in 1927. He was the first mayor under the city management form of government. After his stint as mayor, Dean would work for Haliburton’s department store until early 1952. Dean died on October 19, 1952 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas.

Oklahoma City University

2021-11-02T18:38:47Z

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Originally called Epworth University, a name suggested by J.B. Thoburn after the name of the home town of John and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist church, the Methodist affiliated school was started with a donation of 52 acres located at 18th and Classen. Initially the school had $100,000 for endowment, buildings, and equipment.

The school's first president was Professor R.B. McSwain, although he was in his position for only a short time before resigning after a nervous breakdown due to the stress that came with starting a new university.

By the time of the school’s September 11, 1904 opening 175 students had arrived. The university grew rapidly over the next few years. After seven years of significant growth, which included a commercial school, a law school, a pharmacy school, a school of dentistry, and the first school of medicine in the state of Oklahoma, the school found itself in financial dire straits, and by the end of the 1911 Spring semester Epworth University ceased operations.

Following the closing of Epworth University, the Methodist-Episcopal church opened another school, Oklahoma Methodist University, in Guthrie. That school remained in operation for less than a decade before it ceased operations in Guthrie, relocating to Oklahoma City in 1919, this time at 12th and Walnut. It would then be known as Oklahoma City College.

In 1921 the school adopted its first mascot, the Goldbug. On March 23, 1922, groundbreaking began on the new site of the school at 24th and [[Blackwelder Avenue]]. The first building was completed in December of that year. In 1924 the school was officially renamed Oklahoma City University, which it remains to this day.

Today, the university offers a number of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Ph.D. in nursing and a J.D.

The school's main library, the Dulaney-Brown library, is named for [[Luther Dulaney]].

Oklahoma City University counts among its alumni Broadway star Kristin Chenowith, Oklahoma City Mayor [[David Holt]], former Oklahoma City Mayor [[Ronald J. Norick]], and three Miss Americas.

Edwards Memorial Hospital

2021-11-02T18:36:07Z

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Founded by [[Walter Edwards]] and Frances W. Edwards, the Edwards Memorial Hospital opened on April 22, 1948 on a one-acre plot at 1624 NE Grand Blvd. Four days earlier, on a Sunday afternoon, the fire-proof, three-story, brick hospital was dedicated at an outdoor cemetery by Mrs. Edwards. Following the ceremony, 3,500 people toured the 105-bed hospital which boasted two operating rooms, an obstetrical department in one of two wings, and a mix of private and semi-private rooms.

Walter Dean

2021-11-02T18:34:34Z

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Oklahoma City's twenty-first mayor, Walter Crowder Dean, was born March 16, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to arriving in Oklahoma City Dean lived in Paris, Texas where he spent 20 years as a civil engineer, and Ardmore, Oklahoma where he started a jewelry business in 1905. He came to Oklahoma City in 1908 where he continued his jewelry business until 1932. When Dean ran for mayor, he said he was not going to run a campaign, and gave no speeches or nor did he print any sort of campaign material. He said that if the people wanted him they would elect him. He was the first mayor under the city management form of government. After his stint as mayor, Dean would work for Haliburton’s department store until early 1952. Dean died on October 19, 1952 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas.

General Pershing Boulevard

2021-11-02T18:33:04Z

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General Pershing Boulevard is an east/west street in Oklahoma City. It is named for World War I General John J. Pershing. When Pershing visited Oklahoma on February 10, 1920 mayor [[Walter Dean]] declared the day a holiday.

O. A. Cargill

2021-11-02T18:26:31Z

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Otto Arthur Cargill, Oklahoma City's twentieth mayor, was born February 26, 1885 in Viola, Arkansas. He went to school at Mountain Home College and was admitted to the bar in 1916. Prior to his ascension to the office of mayor, Cargill served as county attorney in Oklahoma County. His first job with the city however, was as a street car motorman and conductor. On the day of his mayoral inauguration Cargill drove a streetcar from Broadway Circle to Main Street and Robinson with the outgoing mayor riding along. A banner on the street car read, "From Trainman to Mayor."

An admitted past member of the Ku Klux Klan, Cargill helped in “purging the police department of overt Klan affiliations” at a time when as much as half of the department had been rumored to have been a part of the organization, and even helped integrate the police department. During his tenure as mayor he was also chosen as a delegate to the 1924 National Democratic Convention. Cargill ran for governor in 1926, but came in third. Later in his life Cargill became involved with a bribery scandal involving the Oklahoma Supreme Court and was convicted of perjury. He died on March 20, 1973 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

Mike Donnelly

2021-11-02T18:24:36Z

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Originally from Missouri, Oklahoma City's nineteenth mayor Mike Donnelly was born on October 14, 1880 and first came to Oklahoma in 1904. He would spend 15 years in city politics before becoming mayor of Oklahoma City, including a stint as mayor of [[Capitol Hill]] prior to the area becoming a part of Oklahoma City. He became mayor of Oklahoma City in January of 1923 when his predecessor [[Jack Walton]] was sworn in as Governor of Oklahoma. Donnelly would serve as mayor until April of that year. He later spent 14 years as an Oklahoma County Commissioner, before spending another 16 working for the Oklahoma Highway Department. Mike Donnelly died on September 1, 1972 at Bethany General Hospital at the age of 91, and is buried in [[Rose Hill Burial Park]].

Robert S. Kerr Avenue

2021-11-02T18:21:12Z

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Robert S. Kerr Avenue is an east/west street located in central Oklahoma City. It is named for Robert S. Kerr, oilman and politician. Kerr was Oklahoma’s first native born governor.

Reiss Court

2021-11-02T18:19:30Z

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Reiss Court is an east/west street located in northwest Oklahoma City. It is named for Frank Reiss, owner of Frank Reiss Construction.

Reeder Avenue

2021-11-02T18:16:33Z

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Reeder Avenue is a north/south street located in northwest Oklahoma City. It is named for Harry and Pauline Reeder, land owners listed on the plat for Harry Reeders 39th St. Addition.

Reding Drive

2021-11-02T17:08:09Z

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Reding Drive is a street in southwest Oklahoma City named for Nicholas and Magdelena Reding, land owners listed on plat for Reding’s Rancho Village Addition.

Russell M. Perry Avenue

2021-11-02T17:01:31Z

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Russell M Perry Avenue is a north/south street in the Deep Deuce area of Oklahoma City named for businessman, banker, publisher, broadcaster, and former secretary of commerce [[Russell Perry]].

Russell M. Perry Avenue

2021-11-02T17:00:20Z

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Russell M Perry Avenue is a street in the Deep Deuce area of Oklahoma City named for businessman, banker, publisher, broadcaster, and former secretary of commerce [[Russell Perry]].

Russell M. Perry Avenue

2021-11-02T16:59:58Z

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Russell M Perry Avenue is a street in the Deep Deuce area of Oklahoma City named for businessman, banker, publisher, broadcaster, and former secretary of commerce [[Russell M. Perry]].

Russell Perry

2021-11-02T16:58:52Z

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Born in 1939, Russell M. Perry is a newspaper publisher, business man, and Oklahoma City leader. Finding success on the football field as a young man at [[Douglass High School]], Perry was the quarterback of the Trojans when they played in the state’s first integrated football game in 1955 against Capitol Hill High School. At the end of a hard fought, close game, Capitol Hill won 13 - 6 after scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds left on the clock, ending the Trojans’ 46 game winning streak. Perry would go on to lead the Trojans to a state championship the following year, becoming the first African American quarterback to do so.

Perry served as the general manager and editor of the [[Black Dispatch]] for 12 years before he founded the [[Black Chronicle]] in 1979, publishing the first issue on April 12 of that year. His publishing company later branched out into broadcasting as he purchased several radio stations beginning in 1993.

In addition to running a publishing and broadcasting company, Russell Perry was the Oklahoma State Secretary of Commerce under Governor Frank Keating. He has also served the community as a member of numerous boards, while overseeing his publishing and broadcasting empire.

Perry is a member of the Oklahoma African American Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He is the namesake of both [[Russell M. Perry Avenue]], and the Russell M. Perry Equal Opportunity Award of Excellence.

G. A. Nichols

2021-11-01T19:24:20Z

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Born in Owensville, Ohio in 1876, Gilbert Apple Nichols first came to Oklahoma Territory in 1890. Originally settling in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Nichols eventually made his way to Oklahoma City after statehood, where he would become a real estate developer. He was also the founder of the city of Nichols Hills. Originally a dentist, Nichols began building and selling houses when his doctor told him to spend more time outside. The first house he built was a bungalow located at 624 NW 19th Street, at the time a mostly empty part of Oklahoma City. Nichols also built houses in the areas now known as Heritage Hills and Lincoln Terrace among other neighborhoods in the city.

Nichols would begin building in what is now Nichols Hills in 1929, the same year Nichols Hills was incorporated as a municipality. By 1931 there were 35 families living in the area.

Nichols passed away in the summer of 1950 due to heart failure.

Phillips Avenue

2021-10-28T14:47:39Z

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Phillips Avenue is a north/south street in Oklahoma City. It is named for JW and Maud Phillips.

Parker Heights Boulevard

2021-10-28T14:43:58Z

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Parker Heights Boulevard is an east/west street located in northeast Oklahoma City. It is named for Chamberlin and Mary Parker, land owners listed on plat for Parker Heights Addition.

Russell Perry

2021-10-28T14:40:55Z

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Born in 1939, Russell M. Perry is a newspaper publisher, business man, and Oklahoma City leader. Finding success on the football field as a young man at [[Douglass High School]], Perry was the quarterback of the Trojans when they played in the state’s first integrated football game in 1955 against Capitol Hill High School. At the end of a hard fought, close game, Capitol Hill won 13 - 6 after scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds left on the clock, ending the Trojans’ 46 game winning streak. Perry would go on to lead the Trojans to a state championship the following year, becoming the first African American quarterback to do so.

Perry served as the general manager and editor of the [[Black Dispatch]] for 12 years before he founded the [[Black Chronicle]] in 1979, publishing the first issue on April 12 of that year. His publishing company later branched out into broadcasting as he purchased several radio stations beginning in 1993.

In addition to running a publishing and broadcasting company, Russell Perry was the Oklahoma State Secretary of Commerce under Governor Frank Keating. He has also served the community as a member of numerous boards, while overseeing his publishing and broadcasting empire.

Perry is a member of the Oklahoma African American Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He is the namesake of both Russell M. Perry Avenue, and the Russell M. Perry Equal Opportunity Award of Excellence.

Page Avenue

2021-10-28T14:40:13Z

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Page Avenue is a north/south street located in northeast Oklahoma City. It is named for [[Inman Page]], 1st president of Langston University, and principal of [[Douglass High School]].

Northwest Classen High School

2021-10-28T14:38:26Z

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Northwest Classen High School is a high school located at 2801 NW 27th Street in Oklahoma City. The school was built in 1955 and later renovated as a part of the [[MAPS for Kids]] program. [[Vince Gill]], Oklahoma City mayor [[Ronald J. Norick]], ESPN personality [[Skip Bayless]], celebrity chef [[Rick Bayless]], and politician [[Elizabeth Warren]] are among the more well known people to have attended this school. It is named for [[Anton Classen]].

Oscar Lee

2021-10-28T13:41:05Z

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Oscar Lee was a land developer and hotel owner in early Oklahoma City. Lee came to the city in 1889 and later opened the Lee Hotel. The hotel would later become the Lee Huckins Hotel, and eventually the [[Huckins Hotel]]. The hotel was the temporary state capitol after the capitol moved from Guthrie in 1910 to Oklahoma City until the current state capitol building was built in 1917. [[Lee Avenue]] is named for him.

Oscar Lee

2021-10-28T13:40:29Z

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Oscar Lee was a land developer and hotel owner in early Oklahoma City. Lee came to the city in 1889 and later opened the Lee Hotel. The hotel would later become the Lee Huckins Hotel, and eventually the [[Huckins Hotel]]. The hotel was the temporary state capitol after the capital moved from Guthrie in 1910 to Oklahoma City until the current state capitol building was built in 1917. [[Lee Avenue]] is named for him.

Russell Perry

2021-10-27T21:31:45Z

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Born in 1939, Russell M. Perry is a newspaper publisher, business man, and Oklahoma City leader. Finding success on the football field as a young man at Douglass High School, Perry was the quarterback of the Trojans when they played in the state’s first integrated football game in 1955 against Capitol Hill High School. At the end of a hard fought, close game, Capitol Hill won 13 - 6 after scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds left on the clock, ending the Trojans’ 46 game winning streak. Perry would go on to lead the Trojans to a state championship the following year, becoming the first African American quarterback to do so.

Perry served as the general manager and editor of the [[Black Dispatch]] for 12 years before he founded the [[Black Chronicle]] in 1979, publishing the first issue on April 12 of that year. His publishing company later branched out into broadcasting as he purchased several radio stations beginning in 1993.

In addition to running a publishing and broadcasting company, Russell Perry was the Oklahoma State Secretary of Commerce under Governor Frank Keating. He has also served the community as a member of numerous boards, while overseeing his publishing and broadcasting empire.

Perry is a member of the Oklahoma African American Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He is the namesake of both Russell M. Perry Avenue, and the Russell M. Perry Equal Opportunity Award of Excellence.

Russell Perry

2021-10-27T21:31:32Z

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Born in 1939, Russell M. Perry is a newspaper publisher, business man, and Oklahoma City leader. Finding success on the football field as a young man at Douglass High School, Perry was the quarterback of the Trojans when they played in the state’s first integrated football game in 1955 against Capitol Hill High School. At the end of a hard fought, close game, Capitol Hill won 13 - 6 after scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds left on the clock, ending the Trojans’ 46 game winning streak. Perry would go on to lead the Trojans to a state championship the following year, becoming the first African American quarterback to do so.

Perry served as the general manager and editor of the [[Black Dispatch]] for 12 years before he founded the Black Chronicle in 1979, publishing the first issue on April 12 of that year. His publishing company later branched out into broadcasting as he purchased several radio stations beginning in 1993.

In addition to running a publishing and broadcasting company, Russell Perry was the Oklahoma State Secretary of Commerce under Governor Frank Keating. He has also served the community as a member of numerous boards, while overseeing his publishing and broadcasting empire.

Perry is a member of the Oklahoma African American Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He is the namesake of both Russell M. Perry Avenue, and the Russell M. Perry Equal Opportunity Award of Excellence.

Russell perry

2021-10-27T21:29:27Z

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Russell Perry

2021-10-27T21:29:27Z

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Born in 1939, Russell M. Perry is a newspaper publisher, business man, and Oklahoma City leader. Finding success on the football field as a young man at Douglass High School, Perry was the quarterback of the Trojans when they played in the state’s first integrated football game in 1955 against Capitol Hill High School. At the end of a hard fought, close game, Capitol Hill won 13 - 6 after scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds left on the clock, ending the Trojans’ 46 game winning streak. Perry would go on to lead the Trojans to a state championship the following year, becoming the first African American quarterback to do so.

Perry served as the general manager and editor of the Black Dispatch for 12 years before he founded the Black Chronicle in 1979, publishing the first issue on April 12 of that year. His publishing company later branched out into broadcasting as he purchased several radio stations beginning in 1993.

In addition to running a publishing and broadcasting company, Russell Perry was the Oklahoma State Secretary of Commerce under Governor Frank Keating. He has also served the community as a member of numerous boards, while overseeing his publishing and broadcasting empire.

Perry is a member of the Oklahoma African American Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He is the namesake of both Russell M. Perry Avenue, and the Russell M. Perry Equal Opportunity Award of Excellence.

Jack Walton

2021-10-25T19:37:47Z

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Born March 6, 1881 John Calloway "Jack" Walton was the eighteenth mayor of Oklahoma City. He served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 1919 to 1923. Originally from Indiana, Jack Walton moved to Oklahoma Territory a few years prior to statehood to open a business as a contractor. Walton was elected mayor in 1919, but would eventually leave the office when he was elected to serve as the fifth governor of the state of Oklahoma. In celebration of his gubernatorial inauguration, Walton held what is thought to be the [[Biggest Barbeque]] in Oklahoma City history. That political success would be short lived however, as he would be removed from office only ten months into his term. Walton currently remains the only mayor of Oklahoma City to ever serve as governor. He later ran unsuccessfully for the Senate, mayor, and again for governor. He would also serve on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1933 to 1939 before leaving politics. At the age of 68 Jack Walton suffered a heart attack while riding on a city bus, and died on November 25, 1949. He is buried in [[Rose Hill Burial Park]] in Oklahoma City.

Jack Walton

2021-10-22T21:25:27Z

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Born March 6, 1881 John Calloway "Jack" Walton was the eighteenth mayor of Oklahoma City. He served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 1919 to 1923. Originally from Indiana, Jack Walton moved to Oklahoma Territory a few years prior to statehood to open a business as a contractor. Walton was elected mayor in 1919, but would eventually leave the office when he was elected to serve as the fifth governor of the state of Oklahoma. In celebration of his gubernatorial inauguration, Walton held what is thought to be the [[Biggest Barbeque]] in state history. That political success would be short lived however, as he would be removed from office only ten months into his term. Walton currently remains the only mayor of Oklahoma City to ever serve as governor. He later ran unsuccessfully for the Senate, mayor, and again for governor. He would also serve on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1933 to 1939 before leaving politics. At the age of 68 Jack Walton suffered a heart attack while riding on a city bus, and died on November 25, 1949. He is buried in [[Rose Hill Burial Park]] in Oklahoma City.

Biggest Barbeque

2021-10-22T21:24:45Z

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[[Jack Walton]] (Former Oklahoma City mayor, and the first Oklahoma governor to be removed from office) hosted what was likely the biggest barbeque in state history at his inauguration party, which it is said included 289 cows, 70 hogs, 30 sheep, 3,540 rabbits, 4,000 chickens, 110 turkeys, 34 ducks, 25 squirrels, 15 deer, 135 opossums and (possibly up to) three bears. According to one story it was only one bear, and that bear escaped the fate of becoming a part of the meal when a group of school children pooled together almost $120 to buy the bear, who ultimately ended up in the [[Oklahoma City Zoo]]. There was a mile long trench dug for roasting the tons of meat. There were also 42 cases of whiskey bound for the celebration, but the whiskey was seized by federal agents.

Jack Walton

2021-10-22T21:22:49Z

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Born March 6, 1881 John Calloway "Jack" Walton was the eighteenth mayor of Oklahoma City. He served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 1919 to 1923. Originally from Indiana, Jack Walton moved to Oklahoma Territory a few years prior to statehood to open a business as a contractor. Walton was elected mayor in 1919, but would eventually leave the office when he was elected to serve as the fifth governor of the state of Oklahoma. In celebration of his gubernatorial inauguration, Walton held what is thought to be the [[biggest barbeque]] in state history. That political success would be short lived however, as he would be removed from office only ten months into his term. Walton currently remains the only mayor of Oklahoma City to ever serve as governor. He later ran unsuccessfully for the Senate, mayor, and again for governor. He would also serve on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1933 to 1939 before leaving politics. At the age of 68 Jack Walton suffered a heart attack while riding on a city bus, and died on November 25, 1949. He is buried in [[Rose Hill Burial Park]] in Oklahoma City.