Governor Roy J Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties
In 1947, Governor Roy J. Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties. By May 1949, 7,000 Oklahomans had donated and pledged $2.35 million, and construction of OMRF began.
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Source: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Credit: Image: Courtesy Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.