The Daily ArdmoreiteJanuary 28, 1962 Marshall County Attorney O. C. Barnes, 57, was shot by his ex-wife, Oma Brandon, at her home in Madill Saturday night, sheriff Urkle Hargis reported. Barnes was taken to an Ardmore hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the right shoulder. His condition was reported good by hospital authorities. The…

County Races On – 93 Hopefuls Seek 32 Elective PositionsThe Daily ArdmoreiteArdmore, OklahomaSunday May 4, 1958 Carter County political races are on, and a record number of 93 candidates has filed hoping to win one of the 32 offices in the forthcoming elections. The previous record was four years ago when 69 filed. Actually the…

The Daily ArdmoreiteJune 1, 1922 Three black tars under a boiling sun are making Ardmore’s Main Street look like a boulevard. Since the lone yellow trolley ceased its daily meanderings over the principal thoroughfare and out C Street Northwest, the motorists have had pretty full play of both these streets and may have been the…

The Daily ArdmoreiteFebruary 18, 1943 Old Tunnel Between Jail and Courthouse Used With Aid of Pal A jailbreak, novel in its design, freed at least temporarily to prisoners at the Carter county jail sometime early Thursday morning, Willis Tennyson sheriff, said Thursday. The two prisoners who escaped, both “Trustees”, were William Webb charged with forgery,…

September 25, 1949The Daily Ardmoreite $270,000 proposal Voters will decide Tuesday if they want to issue bonds amounting to $270,000 to finance the construction of this new building which will house the now widely scattered offices of the health department, the department of public welfare, the child welfare offices for the district director, case supervisors…

Some time back we talked about Potts Red River Chili that operated in Healdton, Oklahoma. Someone wondered if I had a photo of the establishment. I found it! Floyd Randolph for Sheriff – 1954 Find-A-Grave for Floyd Randolph along with some history. Charles Beane for Sheriff – 1956. He was in the running with Gerald…

The Daily Ardmoreite May 1, 1921 Racing Program For Carter County Fair At a meeting of the board of directors of the Carter county Free Fair association held at the office of the secretary Saturday morning, it was unanimously decided to put the racing program under the direction of Sam Baird of this city, and…

Bucket Brigade to Latest Equipment: Ardmore’s GrowthThe Daily Ardmoreite December 11, 1955 Ardmore’s fire department of 65 years ago comprised a small cart used to haul buckets for the volunteer bucket brigade. The water supply consisted of two wells dug in the center of Main Street, one near the Washington Hotel and the other in…

The Ardmore Daily PressSeptember 8, 1925 Two Injured in First Accident On Ringing Road Motor Car Derailed and Passengers Suffer Slight Injuries As Result The first accident on the Ringling railroad in which passengers were injured took place Sunday morning when the motor car of that road was derailed between Wilson and Healdton, Mrs A.…

St Philip’s Episcopal Church began in a small wooden structure. This rock building celebrated its first service on Christmas Eve 1927. The first congregation gathered in 1893 to establish the church. Also in 1893, the First Christian Church of Christ, the Christian Science, and the Carter Avenue Methodist Church were established. In 1898, Temple Emeth…