Blue River District Forms as Landowners Meet to Plan
Local landowners rally to form a Blue River Conservancy District under Public Law 566. Meetings at Rott McLish and Fitzhugh set to elect directors and coordinate a four county watershed, with Harold Wingard as temporary director. The Blue watershed covers about 450000 acres, including Pentoloc County lands and bottom land, aiming to unify flood control efforts under a single district.
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Blue Valley
McLish
Fitzhugh
Conservancy
Harold Wingard
Wingard
Pentoloc
Sandy Creek
New School Bill Marks End Of Trail For Francis High
A state legislature passage of a new school bill signals the end for Francis High. Three days after the senate action the Francis school board voted to discontinue operations at the end of the current semester, ending 50 years of the school's existence.
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Bill
Francis High
Francis High School
Senate
Francis School Board
Ahloso ChurchBuys Old School Building for Growth
The Ahloso Baptist Church purchased a 24 by 36 foot former school structure for 1800 dollars after the new school building opened. The church moved it to its site, will remodel it for junior and primary classes, and connect it to the main building with a 20 by 24 kitchen banquet area. The church began as a mission in 1943 and organized in 1946 under Rev. Leonard Holloway, with steady growth since.
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Ahloso
First Baptist Church
Ot Ahloso
Ahloso Baptists
Ahloso School
Layvonn Brown
Ahloso Church
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Ada
Leonard Holloway
Ahloso First Baptist Church
Healthiest 4-H Winners Named in County Contest
Wilma Cook and Roger Boddy win Healthiest 4-H Girl and Boy in the county health contest held April 16 at Ada Health Office. Runners-up include Bonnie Bennett Center Kay Tilley Vaness Kathleen Harris Reff among girls and George Breeding Reff Dewayne Coffee Latla Douglas Kendall Summers Chapel among boys. Winners advance to the state 4-H round-up in Stillwater in May.
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Wilma Cook
McLish
Roger Boddy
Stonewall
Ada
Valdene Kozel
Jack McAskill
Bonnie Bennett
Center
Kay Tilley
Vaness
Kathleen Harris
Reff
George Breeding
Dewayne Coffee
Latla
Douglas Kendall
Summers Chapel
Stillwater
Friday Freeze Damages County Crops Mixed, Still Unclear
Athorough county survey shows fruit crops largely written off after last Friday’s freeze in Ada with 23 degrees. Alfalfa and grasses suffer unevenly across Allen and Jesse areas, but some growers report light to moderate impact and possible recovery. County agent Cy Hailey notes damage appears minor overall and hay remains producible. Continued on Page 2, Col. 5.
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Ada
Gray
Jesse
Dave Roberts
Roberts
Gaar Corner
Henry Little
Cy Hailey
Vanoss FFA Sweeps Murray State Judging Meet Honors
Vanoss FFA judging teams swept the Friday meet at Murray State College Tishomingo winning the south central judging sweepstakes with 28 points. Livestock and poultry teams from Roff and Latta plants placed in the top three with Latta winning poultry judging. individual highs included David Sutton in field crops and Joy Roberts in horticulture judging.
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Vanoss Ffa
Murray Butch Sutton
Frank Lamirsz
Wiley Lumard
Murray State College
Tishomingo
Vanoss
Wynnewood Wil
David Sutton
Lavoid Bratcher
Bill Briggs
Paul Pedersen
Joy Roberts
Vaness
Roberts
Jerry Pennington
George Vanlandingham
Billy Cartwright
David Golden
Laurin Patton
Richard Pedersen
Robert Sanders
Harold Pennington
Vaness Wa Ag
Norris Hensley
Roff Livestock
Latta
Dan Lovelace
William Brantley
Ishmael Tatum
Kenneth Tilley
Foreign Observers Arrive for Spring Visit Tour
County agent C H Hailey reports 24 foreign observers will visit area sites including Stratford peanut research station on Thursday April 18. They will stay in Ada Thursday night, review grass and pasture at Coal Gate, then continue to Pushmataha County for forestry work. The group ends at Wilburton for a regional land and range judging event. Participants include Bolivia Brazil China Indonesia Southern Rhodesia Spain Turkey and Yugoslavia.
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C. H. Hailey
Stratford
Ada
Coalgate Research Station
Pushmataha County
Wilburton
Bolivia
Brazil
China
Indonesia
Rhodesia
Spain
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Treasury Boosted by Pie Supper Profit at School
The Bebee Home Demonstration Club realized a profit of 51 dollars 58 cents on a Thursday night pie supper at the schoolhouse. Whitey Wilburn acted as auctioneer. Proceeds added to the club treasury for the next project.
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Bebee Home
Whitey Wilburn
Francis Alumni Meet Elects Officers and Dances
About 100 Francis alumni gathered Saturday night April 13 to hear Ferris Willingham speak and renew acquaintances. The evening featured visiting and square dancing with music by Clarence Higdon Kenneth Roberts John Robert Kelley and Hershell Kelley. Alumni Association officers were elected for the coming year: Bill Henson president Bob Reed vice president and Mrs. Alice Landreth secretary. outgoing officers were Max Kirkes president and John Robert Kelley vice president.
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Francis
Ferris Willingham
Clarence Higdon
Kenneth Roberts
John Robert Kelley
Hershell Kelley
Alumni Association
Bill Henson
Bob Reed
Alice Landreth
Max Kirkes
Revival under way at Ahloso First Baptist Church
A revival is in progress this week at Ahloso First Baptist Church with Rev. Eugene Thomas of Fort Worth leading services each evening at 8 o'clock. Thomas, Oklahoma Baptist University graduate, pastors Ratliff City First Baptist. Rev. Lavonn Brown serves as pastor at Ahloso.
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Ahloso First Baptist Church
Eugene Thomas
Fort Worth
Rev. Thomas
Oklahoma Baptist University
First Baptist Church
Ratliff City
Lavonn Brown
Ahloso Church
County 4-H Round-Up Set Next Tuesday
County 4-H plans its annual round-up at 9 30 a m with timely speeches and demonstrations by boys and girls. Girls compete at the First Baptist Church in Ada while boys present in the Methodist church educational building. Plaques awarded to top clubs. highest scorers advance to Stillwater for the State round-up.
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First Baptist Church
Ada
Stillwater
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Blue River Conservancy District
Blue River
Blue Valley Flood Control, Inc
Doug
Oklahoma
News Star
Ahloso Baptist Church
Allen
Dave Gray
Harral Allen
Treasury
Jimmy Thomas
Lavelady
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