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1932 – Dan Kygar was elected mayor in April. On his first day in office, he named a new chief of police, city attorney, city judge, and street and sanitary commissioner. He also abolished the city park board.

Al Capone, notorious Chicago gangster, seriously considered buying 2,000 acres of the 101 Ranch after the property had been placed in receivership. A statement issued by the Exchange National Bank in Tulsa declared that no transfer of ranch property could be made without first clearing a part of the ranch’s $600,000 indebtedness. Apparently Capone lost interest in the deal.

Bill Pickett, a cowboy with the 101 Ranch, died. He had invented the sport of bulldogging near the end of the 1800s, and introduced it to the world as a part of his act in the 101 Ranch Wild West Show in 1905. His version of the sport was performed on longhorn steers. He jumped from his horse to a steer’s back, bit its upper lip to subdue it, and threw it to the ground by twisting its horns.

Spray’s Jewelry opened downtown at 210 E. Grand Avenue.

Members of the Kay County Democratic Party endorsed E. W. Marland for the Oklahoma Eighth District congressional seat. Marland campaigned against big government and big money, aligning himself with Presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Marland won the election with 61% of the votes, the first Democrat elected in the Eighth District.

Continental Oil added 119 new service stations and 43 bulk plants.

The owner of the Arcade Hotel, Mrs. Annie Rhodes, died. Lew Wentz took over the ownership.

George Marland sold his part of an auto dealership to Forrest Jennings.

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