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1938 – Louise Niemann, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Niemann, was married in the gardens of the family home on South Eighth Street. The Spanish well on the front lawn was filled with ice to chill the champagne.

W.D. Edwards established the Edwards Motor Company at 120 West Grand Avenue. It became the DeSoto and Plymouth and GMC truck dealership.

Doc Farmer arrived in Ponca City to become president of Northern Oklahoma Gas Company.
The building that housed East Junior High School was condemned at the conclusion of an assembly, when the balcony actually fell down.

This was E.W. Marland’s last year as governor. He announced that he planned to run for the U.S. Senate against Democrat incumbent Elmer Thomas. He was unsuccessful in his bid to return to Congress.

Marvin Van Winkle, owner of Van Winkle’s Clothing Store for Men, was killed when his car struck a bridge. Most of the local businesses closed during his funeral, and a large representation from the Ponca Indian reservation was also in attendance. Marvin and his wife, Millie, had assembled an Indian dictionary to better serve their many Native American customers. They had become well known for their understanding of the Ponca Indian language and their customs.

Conoco introduced the catalytic cracking process at its refineries.

The South Avenue underpass was completed.

W. W. (Bill) Vance was elected mayor. A citizen’s committee drafted him to run. When he filed, he stated, “If citizens want me to run, I’ll just do the very best job I can. That’s the only promise I have to make.”

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