Ladies restrooms to be installed

— Sequoyah County Times, July 4, 1922

From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times

25 Years Ago

(From the June 29, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times)

–Blue Ribbon Downs will owe the city of Sallisaw another $75,000 (estimated) Monday, on a $2.4 million loan the city made the racetrack in 1995.

But, due to the track's bankruptcy petition, filed April 1, Blue Ribbon Downs cannot pay creditors until the court has approved its payment plan. The track has four months from the time of that filing, or until Sept. 1, to file the payment plan with the bankruptcy court, said Catherine Doud, associate of the track's bankruptcy attorney, Robert Inglish of Okmulgee. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is also located in Okmulgee.

With Monday's pending loan payment to the city included, the track will then be three payments behind to the city, having also missed the December and March quarterly payments. The city continues to make the loan payments to the loaning banks, said Sallisaw Mayor George Glen, to keep the loan paid up to date.

50 Years Ago

(From the July, 1972, issue of the Sequoyah County Times)

—Files for this time period cannot be read.

75 Years Ago

(From the July 4, 1947, issue of the Sequoyah County Times)

—During the first week of the x-ray survey in Sequoyah County 3,134 x-rays have been made.

Out of the first 384 persons x-rayed, 14 persons have been notified to have a recheck of their lungs.

Those who missed the Mobile Unit in their community may come into Sallisaw and get their x-ray at Shelton's Cash Store. One unit will be located there until July 10.

This survey is to find early cases of tuberculosis. EARLY cases can be cured.

If you are 14 years of age and over do not miss this opportunity. Let's x-ray 10,000 people in Sequoyah County.

—On the motion of Will Morgan, County Commissioner, District No. 1, it was unanimously voted by the Board of County Commissioners last week to reinstall the ladies rest room in the court house.

Several years ago the board of county commissioners permitted the county agent to take over the ladies rest room for his office and last weeks action by the board was to reinstall the rest room in its former location.

The county agent's offices were moved into the county superintendent's office and Taylor's office was moved to the room used by the Board of County commissioners.

Mr. Morgan stated, at the time that he made the motion for the opening up of the ladies rest room, that he was receiving a great many complaints from the people of his district that when attending official business in the county seat that there were no comfort facilities for the women and that he was making his motion because his investigation proved this to be true.

100 years ago

(From the June 30, 1922, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —Reece Price and Monroe Cook who plead guilty

—Reece Price and Monroe Cook who plead guilty to holding up the First National Bank of Muldrow, in this county, in a daylight raid, June 1, was sentenced last Saturday to the state penitentiary by District Judge J. H. Jarman of this city, for terms of 20 and 14 years. Cook drew the lighter sentence of 14 years and Price was given 20 years for his part in the affair. Cook is a much younger man than Price, who was the head of the gang that made the raid, and has a family of small children dependent upon him.

Price and Cook were captured by a posse a few hours after the holdup, as they were trying to make their getaway with about $3,000 in currency belonging to the bank which was secured after holding up the bank officials. A third man in the raid made good his escape, with about $350.00 in cash and $12,000 in Liberty bonds belonging to the bank's customers, none of which has been recovered, but was fully insured. Price was severely wounded during the attempt to escape the posse and had not fully recovered when he left here to begin serving his sentence.

—It is stated that attorneys for Frank Allen, held without bail under a charge of first-degree murder for trial before the district court at a preliminary hearing before Justice J.M. Barton of this city, for the slaying of Quesenbury Beasley several weeks ago are preparing to bring habeas corpus proceedings before the Court of Criminal Appeals for the release of their client under bond until his trial is called in district court.

The next term of criminal court in this district will not be held until next December, and if the appeal is granted, Allen, who is now confined in the county jail, will be released until that time under bond. No attempt has been made by Allen's attorneys to secure the release of their client from District Judge J.H. Jarman, who will preside when Allen is brought to trial.