One of the first 300 Tulsa County men drafted for World War II service rose through the ranks to become the second black Army officer to receive a general s star.
Using worn mattress cloth for his canvas and smuggled brushes, Conrad Maas completed more than 50 paintings. Many were donated to churches. Others were sold to guards and inmates.
The Tahlequah plumber and nightclub owner surrendered to an off-duty prison guard in a grocery store. Garland Rex Brinlee Jr. was covered with tick and chigger bites after wandering through