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An eastern Oklahoma politician kept a campaign promise in 1952 by walking barefoot for 7 1/2 miles on a gravel highway because it hadnt been paved.

1 of 4 The photo above of Pittsburg County Commissioner Jim Lewallen was taken on April 4, his 66th birthday and date he selected to say he would step out of the Pittsburg County District #3 position at the end of his 16th year. He was killed on May 22, 1972 in a construction mishap at Alderson. (Permission Pittsburg County Genealogical and Historical Society) Jim Lewallen Memorial Highway monument near Indianola. (Cathey Photo) Appreciation for his getting State Highway...