Scouting in Oklahoma has a long history,from the 1910s to the present day,serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
John Calloway Walton was an American politician and the fifth governor of Oklahoma. He served the shortest term of any Governor of Oklahoma,being the first Governor in the state's history to be removed from office.
Kate Barker,better known as Ma Barker,was the mother of several American criminals who ran the Barker–Karpis Gang during the "public enemy era" when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the Midwestern United States gripped the American people and press. She traveled with her sons during their criminal careers.
Jack Perrin was an American actor specializing in Westerns.
Frederick Kohler was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 40th mayor of Cleveland,Ohio from 1922 to 1923.
Raymond William Hatton was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.
Edward LeSaint was an American stage and film actor and director whose career began in the silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes credited as Edward J. Le Saint.
Russell McCaskill Simpson was an American character actor.
Harry Dunkinson was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1912 and 1935. He was born in New York City and died in California.
DeWitt Clarke Jennings was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920,and in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1937.
The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is the principal law enforcement agency for the city of Tulsa,Oklahoma,United States. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies It is the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in Oklahoma.
Newblock Park is part of Tulsa Parks municipal parks system. It is located in northwest Tulsa,Oklahoma at 1710 Charles Page Blvd. It covers 84.6 acres (34.2 ha),and contains a few amenities,one non-manicured softball field,one manicured softball field,Waterworks Art Studio,and a junior municipal swimming pool (closed). The park,which opened in 1927,was named for Herman Frederick Newblock,who served four terms as mayor of Tulsa.
Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp was the mayor of Detroit,Michigan.
The Spavinaw Water Project was established to provide fresh water for Tulsa,Oklahoma from a site on Spavinaw Creek near the town of Spavinaw in Mayes County,Oklahoma. Planning and financing began in 1919,The project scope included site selection,designing and constructing a dam to impound the creek,a 55-mile long pipeline to carry water to a reservoir near Tulsa,where it would be treated and pumped to a network of customers. Groundbreaking occurred in October,1922. The dam and pipeline were both completed in 1924,and the new Tulsa water treating plant was completed in 1929. At that time,this was the longest gravity-flow water pipeline operational in the United States.
The Barker–Karpis Gang was one of the longest-lived criminal gangs during the Depression Era,spanning from 1931 to 1935. The gang was founded by Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis,and later joined by Fred's brother Arthur "Doc" Barker. Along with the three core members,the gang's network spanned up to 25 members at one point.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tulsa,Oklahoma,United States.
T. D. Evans was an American lawyer,judge,and the Mayor of Tulsa during the Tulsa race massacre.
John O. Mitchell was an American politician who served as the 8th and 10th Mayor of Tulsa. He was the first mayor to be elected to non-consecutive terms. He invested heavily in west Tulsa real estate. He is one of two mayors,the other being Herman Frederick Newblock,who served non-consecutive terms.
Daniel Webster Patton was an American politician who served as the 17th Mayor of Tulsa from 1928 to 1930.
