← Previous revision | Revision as of 23:56, 25 April 2024 |
| Line 85: | Line 85: |
| Inhofe started [[kindergarten]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], but moved halfway through the year to Hazel Dell in [[Springfield, Illinois]]. He skipped first grade after the schoolhouse burned down and started second grade after his family moved to [[Tulsa]] at Barnard Elementary School. As a teenager, he would "hire [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] to pick wild blackberries" and then sell them in his neighborhood. He went on to attend Woodrow Wilson Junior High and [[Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Tulsa Central High School]], where he was a member of his high school's [[Track and field|track team]].<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview">{{cite web |title=Jim Inhofe U.S. Senator |url=https://voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/inhofe-jim/ |website=voicesofoklahoma.com |publisher=[[Oklahoma Historical Society]] |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> In 1952, his mile relay quartet team broke a school record with a 3:32.6 time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobaugh |first=Tom |title=9 Records Broken As Braves, Tigers Win Track Titles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-broken/146006060/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |page=81 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=April 27, 1952 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In January 1953, he was elected treasurer of the Brones social club;<ref>{{cite news |last=Groffman |first=Linda |title=Teen Tattlers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-brones/146006179/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |page=91 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=January 18, 1953 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> he graduated from Central High School later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eger |first1=Andrea |title=Central grads to be honored |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/cent...cle_962952d2-0192-5567-9fc8-ee2f6418cab9.html |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=[[Tulsa World]] |date=November 12, 2000}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Colorado]] for three months and worked as a bartender.<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview" /> | Inhofe started [[kindergarten]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], but moved halfway through the year to Hazel Dell in [[Springfield, Illinois]]. He skipped first grade after the schoolhouse burned down and started second grade after his family moved to [[Tulsa]] at Barnard Elementary School. As a teenager, he would "hire [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] to pick wild blackberries" and then sell them in his neighborhood. He went on to attend Woodrow Wilson Junior High and [[Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Tulsa Central High School]], where he was a member of his high school's [[Track and field|track team]].<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview">{{cite web |title=Jim Inhofe U.S. Senator |url=https://voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/inhofe-jim/ |website=voicesofoklahoma.com |publisher=[[Oklahoma Historical Society]] |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> In 1952, his mile relay quartet team broke a school record with a 3:32.6 time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobaugh |first=Tom |title=9 Records Broken As Braves, Tigers Win Track Titles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-broken/146006060/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |page=81 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=April 27, 1952 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In January 1953, he was elected treasurer of the Brones social club;<ref>{{cite news |last=Groffman |first=Linda |title=Teen Tattlers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-brones/146006179/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |page=91 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=January 18, 1953 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> he graduated from Central High School later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eger |first1=Andrea |title=Central grads to be honored |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/cent...cle_962952d2-0192-5567-9fc8-ee2f6418cab9.html |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=[[Tulsa World]] |date=November 12, 2000}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Colorado]] for three months and worked as a bartender.<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview" /> |
| In 1956, he received a [[Conscription|draft letter]] from the [[United States Army]] and he served from 1957 to 1958.<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview" /><ref name="Congressional Bio">{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000024|title=INHOFE, James Mountain – Biographical Information |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref> He attained the rank of [[Specialist (rank)|Specialist 4th Class]] and spent most of his service performing quartermaster duties at [[Fort Lee, Virginia]].<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview" /> In 1961, his father formed a new [[life insurance]] company, Quaker Insurance, and Inhofe was appointed vice president.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quaker Life Receives OK |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-quaker/146006269/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |page=6 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=March 21, 1961 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On June 17, 1970, Perry Inhofe died of a heart attack;<ref>{{cite news |title=Tulsa Insurance Leader Perry D. Inhofe Sr. Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-perry/146006337/ |access-date=3 March 2023 |page=17 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=June 18, 1970 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Inhofe became president of Quaker Life Insurance and vice president of Mid-Continental Casualty Co. and Oklahoma Surety Co., while his brother Perry Jr. became president of Mid-Continental and Surety and vice president of Quaker Life.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inhofe Brothers Elected to Posts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-brothers/146006393/ |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=July 9, 1970 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | In 1956, he received a [[Conscription|draft letter]] from the [[United States Army]] and he served from 1957 to 1958.<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview" /><ref name="Congressional Bio">{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000024|title=INHOFE, James Mountain – Biographical Information |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref> He attained the rank of [[Specialist (rank)|Specialist 4th Class]] and spent most of his service performing quartermaster duties at [[Fort Lee, Virginia]].<ref name="Voice of Oklahoma Interview" /> In 1961, his father formed a new [[life insurance]] company, Quaker Insurance, and Inhofe was appointed vice president.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quaker Life Receives OK |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-quaker/146006269/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |page=6 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=March 21, 1961 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On June 17, 1970, Perry Inhofe died of a heart attack;<ref>{{cite news |title=Tulsa Insurance Leader Perry D. Inhofe Sr. Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-perry/146006337/ |access-date=3 March 2023 |page=17 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=June 18, 1970 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Inhofe became president of Quaker Life Insurance and vice president of Mid-Continental Casualty Co. and Oklahoma Surety Co., while his brother Perry Jr. became president of Mid-Continental and Surety and vice president of Quaker Life.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inhofe Brothers Elected to Posts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-brothers/146006393/ |access-date=3 March 2023 |page=10 |work=[[Tulsa Daily World]] |date=July 9, 1970 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
| ====College graduation scandal==== | ====College graduation scandal==== |
Okumaya devam et...