Looking For A Business In Ponca City?

VISIT THE PONCA CITY MALL

Type in the business name or service, a list will come up complete with address and phone number!

1933 – Dan Kygar resigned as mayor in January, after serving only eight months. He felt that the city charter had several fundamental defects and needed to be amended.

Tom W. Prentice was elected mayor. He was “swept into office” by a large majority over his four opponents. Prentice was the vice president and treasurer of the Wentz Oil Corporation.

L.D. Edgington purchased the First National Bank. He also owned the First National Bank of Tenneco and the Shidler National Bank.

At the height of the Great Depression, the Chamber of Commerce requested Congress to allow the Public Works Administration to build a lake east of town as a water supply. The PWA was part of the first “New Deal” agency that made contracts with private firms for construction of public works.

A volunteer group organized a petition drive to apply for a government PWA loan of $100,000 for construction of a new library. On December 8, the group of women, representing every active civic group in Ponca City, walked down Grand Avenue to City Hall. Both excited and determined, they were headed for the City Commission meeting. One month later, the government loan was granted. The Chamber of Commerce formed a Library Committee and planning for the new library began.

A state beauty contest was held at the Wentz Pool to select Oklahoma’s candidate for the “Miss America Beauty Pageant” in Atlantic City.

Two pavilions and twelve camper cabins were built at the Wentz Camp. They are octagonal in shape and built of native limestone. Each cabin sleeps twelve people on sturdy wood three-decked bunk beds.

Back | Section Entry Page | Next