Miss Ada Honored by Ada Optimist Club 1971 Pageant
Patty O'Brien Miss Ada 1971 was honored at a dinner by the Ada Optimist Club. Ten candidates compete for the Miss Ada crown to be chosen April 22 at East Central Auditorium. Pageant sponsors include the Optimist Club with directors Jimmy and Judy Tipton, co chairs Paul Overton and Gary Gunder. tickets $1.50 or $2.00 from any member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty O’brien
Ada
Ada Optimist Club
Beverly Ann Auten
Ann Campbell
Deborah Kay Jones
Wyness Jean Lloyd
Marty Lorenz
Edwina Love
Sandra Ruth McClure
Marianna Mitchell
Joyce Ann Peniston
Cheryl Lynn Spradling
East Central Auditorium
Jimmy
Judy Tipton
Optimist Club
Paul Overton
Gary Gunder
Phillip Black Steps Up In The Arrow Co
Phillip R Black will take over full merchandising responsibility for all products of The Arrow Company division of Cluett Peabody Co Inc on May 1 this year Norbert G Schmidt Arrow president said Black rose from salesman in Ada and a family store He earned Arrow's top salesman award in Little Rock then moved to New York becoming general merchandise manager in 1970
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip R. Black
Arrow Company
Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc
Norbert G. Schmidt
Arrow
Black
Ada
Ronald Black
Sunrise Lane
Mr. Black
Little Rock
New York
Optimism Grows for 1972 Oil Drilling Output
Houston based report shows 988 active rotary drilling rigs for the first week of April 1972, first 1972 weekly average under 1,000, and a March 12 month average of 1,033 rigs. International Association of Drilling Contractors executive vice president Warren L. Baker says activity may exceed 1971 and possibly 1970 levels if trends hold, with 1972 potentially only the third year in 17 to beat the prior year. Domestic wells total stands at 27,835.
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Houston
Warren L. Baker
International Association of Drilling Contractors
Baker
U.S
Banker Lends To Those With No Credit In Oklahoma
Chouteau Bank of Commerce president Bob Johnson started a social action loan program for residents with little or no credit. He issued 25 to 30 small loans, mainly 25 to 50 dollars, with minimal interest. He aims to boost local prosperity near the Tulsa Port of Catoosa as employment and values rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
Chouteau Bank of Commerce
Johnson
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Catoosa
Chouteau
Litterbugs Target County During National Beautification Month
District Attorney Gordon Melson warns Pon totoc County residents about a rising dumping problem. He notes a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail or a $200 fine and urges property owners to inspect dumped trash for names to identify culprits. The DA pledges a crackdown.
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Pontotoc County
Gordon Melson
Ada School Enrollment Decline Pressures Budget
Ada school board grapples with enrollment drop from 2344 to about 2300 and a projected 19.16 million loss in state aid. Superintendent Skelton notes elementary declines amid lower U.S. birth rates. No staffing cuts until state funds are allocated. adjustments will avoid layoffs by not replacing retirees or resignations.
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Naomi Knickmeyer
Ada
Max Skelton
U. S
Skelton
Western Ranch Becomes Winter Home for Wyoming Elk Herds
Don Redfearn administers the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, hosting up to 11,500 elk each winter. The 24,000 acre ranch and federal staff, with hay from 12 sheds totaling about 2,500 tons per season, sustain the herd through deep snows while wolves and hunger threaten earlier winters.
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Wyoming
National Elk Refuge
Western Ranch
Jackson
Wyo
Don Redfearn
Jackson Hole
Redfearn
Grand Teton National Park
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Romney Blames Shady Deals for Central City Housing Woes
Housing Secretary George Romney told the House Appropriations Committee that central city housing problems stem from social and economic factors and flawed programs, but are worsened by unscrupulous operators. He cited graft involving some FHA personnel and a grand jury indictment of 10 firms and 40 individuals over a multimillion dollar scheme defrauding the FHA on slum housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Romney
Romney
House Appropriations Committee
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FBI
Clude
Brooklyn
Salvation Army Boxes Installed For Donations
The Adam Salvation Army completed the third and final drop box installation at Safeway on Rennie Street to aid clothing and bedding donations. Boxes were funded by the Kiwanis Lions and Rotary clubs, joining two existing sites at KTEN studios and Gibson's Discount Center. Maj. John Tharp said pickups remain available by call, though boxes allow easy, self service donations.
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Safeway
Rennie Street
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Rotary Club
KTEN
E. Arlington
Gibson’s Discount Center
N. Broadway
John Tharp
Maj
Tharp
Salvation Army
Mauls Vanish as Baltimore Police Struggle to Stock Tools
Baltimore police report losing seventeen of their heavy door breaking mauls over two years leaving only five on hand. Col Maurice D duBois of the Criminal Investigation Division calls it embarrassing to lose several hundred dollars worth of gear and says officers even borrowed mauls for recent gambling raids.
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Baltimore
Maurice D. duBois
Criminal Investigation Division
duBois
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Miss Ada
Phillip Black
The
Arrow Co
Okla
Hamilton
Bulova
Longines Wittnauer
Gem Jewelers
W. Main
Adam Salvation Army Corps
Wianome
F.D.I.C
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