E.K. Gaylord Ii Named Chairman Of Gaylord Entertament Company, Edward L. Gaylord To Bee Chairman Emer; Joseph B. Crace Named Executive Vice Print And Chief Operatg Officer | Ryman Hospaly Properti Inc.

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• E.K. GAYLORD, 101, PUBLISHER, DIES
• E.K. GAYLORD II GETS RES OF COMPANY
• E.K. GAYLORD'S DEATH
• E.K. GAYLORD
• NEW RENRGS, ANIMATN SUBMTED FOR NW 4 AND E.K. GAYLORD PROPOSALS
• A WORK PROGRS THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHG COMPANY CELEBRAT 95 YEARS HIS TALENTS REGNIZED, E.K. GAYLORD BE OPUBCO PRINT
• A WORK PROGRS THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHG COMPANY CELEBRAT 95 YEARS HIS TALENTS REGNIZED, E.K. GAYLORD BE OPUBCO PRINT
• NEW RENRGS, ANIMATN SUBMTED FOR NW 4 AND E.K. GAYLORD PROPOSALS

E.K. GAYLORD, 101, PUBLISHER, DIES

GAYLORD, EDWARD KING (1873–1974). Oklahoma Cy newspaper publisher and civic lear Edward Kg Gaylord was born on March 5, 1873, eastern Kansas.

Son of Gee Lewis and Eunice Edwards Gaylord, E.

Gaylord grew up and was ted Colorado. The Gaylord brothers later sold the paper.

E.K. GAYLORD II GETS RES OF COMPANY

Lewis Gaylord bought the St. Gaylord wanted his own newspaper.

Gaylord beme bs manager. In 1918 Stafford sold his ntrollg tert to Gaylord, unr whose learship the paper grew and buildg the Daily Oklahoman to a statewi newspaper, Gaylord was active civic matters, the statehood movement, and movg the state pal om Guthrie to Oklahoma Cy.

In addn to journalism and broadstg his bs terts clud real tate and 1930 Gaylord was ducted to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. A year later, on May 30, 1974, Gaylord died at his Oklahoma Cy home after a full day's work at the office. The unn produced three children: Edh, Edward, and DaryBiblgraphyDavid Dary, The Oklahoma Publishg Company's First Century: The Gaylord Fay Story (Oklahoma Cy, Okla.

E.K. GAYLORD'S DEATH

"Edward Kg Gaylord, " Vertil File, Rearch Divisn, Oklahoma Historil Society, Oklahoma Cy. The followg (as per The Chigo Manual of Style, 17th edn) is the preferred catn for articl:David Dary, “Gaylord, Edward Kg, ” The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture,. Gaylord, publisher of The Daily Oklahoman, died last eveng, apparently of a heart attack.

A funeral service will be held Natnal HonorsEdward Kg Gaylord borrowed money 1902 to buy an tert a stgglg Oklahoma Cy newspaper and over the years beme edor and publisher of the new state's largt daily newspapers.

Tim, an eveng newspaper, and built the parent pany, the Oklahoma Publishg Company, to one of the most powerful and fluential anizatns the his guidance the two newspapers won natnal Gaylord also owned five televisn statns, WKY‐TV Oklahoma Cy; WTVT, Tampa, Fla. He also operated WKY rad Oklahoma properti clud The Farmer‐Stockman, a farm journal distributed chiefly Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas; and Mistletoe Exprs, a tckg service operatg Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and other also had a mercial prtg pany, an oil distributg ncern and other Gaylord served for ne years as a director of The Associated Prs and was a member of the Amerin Newspaper Publishers Associatn for some 60 was a paternalistic policy toward his staff. Gaylord was born March 5, 1873, on a farm near Mtah, Kan.

E.K. GAYLORD

Six years later disastro drought and grasshopper plagu forced the fay to move to Denver and then to Grand Junctn, worked as a hoeman and as a garner to pay his way through Colorado College and then, wh his brother, Lewis, and a bank loan, bought a ntrollg tert The Colorado Sprgs Telegraph for $12, 1902, five years before Oklahoma beme a state, he and two associat bought a 45 per cent tert The the years he achieved a reputatn by the equent e of extras—one on the outbreak of the Rso‐Japane war and another on a $125‐ln Baltimore wateront Gaylord observed his 101st birthday quietly March 5, ntrast to the round of celebratns that had marked his centenary a year that time he addrsed a jot ssn of the Oklahoma Legislature, and admonished the lawmakers, “You have no bs to be ls of a man than you n be.

Edh Gaylord Harper and Mrs.

Gaylord II has been named chairman of the Gaylord Entertament Co., succeedg his father, Edward L. Gaylord, who will bee chairman announcement was ma at Gaylord Entertament's annual shareholrs meetg Nashville, Tenn.

NEW RENRGS, ANIMATN SUBMTED FOR NW 4 AND E.K. GAYLORD PROPOSALS

Gaylord II, 41, formerly served as vice chairman of the pany. He has been a director of Gaylord Entertament and s precsor pany sce 1991. Gaylord II has been very active his role as vice chairman, and I know that the pany will be good hands as he be chairman, " Edward L.

Gaylord said.

A WORK PROGRS THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHG COMPANY CELEBRAT 95 YEARS HIS TALENTS REGNIZED, E.K. GAYLORD BE OPUBCO PRINT

Gaylord II said. Gaylord II began his reer Oklahoma Cy at WKY-TV. Gaylord II owns and operat the Lazy E Ranch, an arena and trag center Guthrie.

He is volved the Children's Medil Rearch Instute and many charable addn, the Gaylord Entertament board of directors elected Joseph B. Grace, who has been wh Gaylord Entertament sce Febary 1998, will ntue to serve as chief fancial officer.

A WORK PROGRS THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHG COMPANY CELEBRAT 95 YEARS HIS TALENTS REGNIZED, E.K. GAYLORD BE OPUBCO PRINT

"Joe has been a key member of our new executive team at Gaylord Entertament Company for a ltle over a year now, and this promotn giv him official rponsibily for all of our operatg divisns, " said Terry E. Nashville-based Gaylord Entertament Co.

NASHVILLE, TN, May 14, 1999 ‑‑ Gaylord Entertament Company (NYSE: GET) announced today that E.

NEW RENRGS, ANIMATN SUBMTED FOR NW 4 AND E.K. GAYLORD PROPOSALS

Gaylord II has been named Chairman of the Company, replacg his father, Edward L. Gaylord, who will bee Chairman Emer.

Gaylord II formerly served as Vice-Chairman. Gaylord II, 41, is Print of The Oklahoma Publishg Company (OPUBCO), and has been a director of that pany sce 1977.

Gaylord II has been very active his role as Vice-Chairman and I know that the Company will be good hands as he be Chairman, ” said Edward L.