Ada Considers Central CBD Study With Planner
Ada city council, urged by the Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission and downtown merchants, votes to consult urban planner Bob Lehr to estimate the cost of a detailed CBD study. The plan aims to address parking and congestion, using federal funds to cover much of the cost, while weighing off street parking options and private sector roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Bob Lehr
Norman
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission
Homer Peay
Commission
Frank Dillon
Acta of Commerce
Dillon
McAlester
Altus
State Highway Department
Bill Gluckman
Cbd
Asa Hutchinson
Chamber
Farmers In Area Report Heavy Weekend Rain
General rainfall across the region during Friday and Saturday night boosts prospects for the 1964 growing season. Totals varied from .62 inch at Sulphur Platt National Park to six inches in parts of Atoka County, with floods avoided and runoff beginning in several areas.
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Ada
Roff
Platt National Park
Sulphur
Stratford
Allen
Coal County
Tishomingo
Atoka County
Atoka
Stringtown
Ada Area Postal Records Unearthed From Old Era
Old Ada postal ledgers reveal J R Young’s 1902 era postmastership and a legacy of stamps, receipts and tiny communities. The stash includes records from Hird Tyrola and nearby offices, with December 1905 Ada receipts of 589 dollars, stamps stock of 1863.51, and annual mail volume near a million pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Federal
Twelfth Street
Indian Territory
J. R. Young
Dudley Young
Hird
Chickasaw, I. T
Hicks Smith Jr
Center
Ahloso
Abbott
Maxwell
A. G. Winn
Tyrola
South Canadian
Bangs Drive Nears Goal in County Sign-Up Program
About fifty cattle owners in the county have shown strong progress circulating petitions for the Bangs control program. As of April 2 the county tally stood at 625 herds and 33 188 cattle with 75 herds still needed to reach the target. Dr. Ralph Jenner Jr and Dr. Loyd C Weldon will provide more details. The Ada Livestock Auction Inc hosted the meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Jenner Jr
Loyd C. Weldon
Ada Livestock Auction Inc
Beef Imports May Decline A Bit
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman said preliminary data projects U S imports of beef and other meats from Australia and New Zealand to drop about 27 percent or 220 million pounds in 1964 from 1963. He cited Australian figures of 29 percent and 170 million pounds less, and New Zealand estimates of 22 percent and 50 million pounds less. Cattlemen and some lawmakers blame imports for lower cattle prices as a Senate panel weighs tighter restrictions, opposed by the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orville Freeman
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
United States
Congress
Senate
Ada Federal Building Renovation Nears August Reopen
Ada postmaster Hicks Smith Jr. reports 60 percent completion of a 1933 built federal building renovation. Appropriations total 435000 with costs already rising from the original 200000. Planned additions include 22 foot extension south side, new lighting, flooring, sandblasted exterior, air conditioning, vault, lock boxes and all weather loading ramp.
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Ada
Federal
Hicks Smith Jr
Smith
Ada Veterinarian Wins $5500 Ralston Purina Grant
Dr. Don E. Williams, Ada Veterinary Clinic partner, won a $5500 Ralston Purina Company Research Award for a year of graduate study in veterinary science. He will study animal physiology and nutrition at Oklahoma State University starting next fall, taking a nine month leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don E. Williams
Ralston Purina Company
Williams
Ada Veterinary Clinic
Oklahoma State University
Texas A & M
Ada
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
Grain program deadline nears as farmers face April 15 cutoff
The article notes an April 15 deadline for farmers and mentions an emergency grain order under federal Bennett Sherrer, local ASC manager. Sherrer reports 93 cars delivered in this county since last fall and four more on order. His office will not accept further applications after April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Sherrer
ASC
Sherrer
Ncters
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Planner
George Gurley
Ed James
Hutchinson
James
Florian Smith
Roy Sneed
Lehr
Forrest Hudson
Carl Mayhall Jr
Ward Il
Hudson
Mayhall
John Boyce McKeel
A. R. Hunter
Logan Breeden
Silver Acres
Pontotoc County
By Bob Heaton
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