Big Appaloosa Show Slated for Ada August 15
The East Central Horse Association hosts a 38-class point show at the Ada fairgrounds sanctioned by the Oklahoma Appaloosa Horse Club. Pete Winters, association president, serves as show manager with entries expected from several states. Judging starts at 10 a.m. with morning halter classes and afternoon performance events, awards including $50 high-point prizes for junior and senior horses and $100 for high-point youth, rosettes for top six in each class, and varied entry fees.
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Max Thomas
Stonewall
Winters
Registration For Primary To Close Next Week
County voter registration books will close at 5 p.m. August 14 for the August 25 primary election. The election board office at the county courthouse will register voters 8 a.m. to noon this week and next week 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Citizens must be U.S. citizens over 21 with Oklahoma residence requirements met for six months countywide, two months in the county, and 20 days in the precinct before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Election Board
United States
Oklahoma
Pickup Leaves Trail Of Trouble At Ada Tennis Courts
An Alabama tagged pickup tore through the Ada tennis courts Monday night, damaging two nets and narrowly missing players before fleeing. Police found the vehicle behind the college apartments at 15th and Stadium Drive. A motel call later reported the truck stolen from William Herbert Dicky of Hilton?mont, Alabama. Witnesses described several young men in the vehicle. Police sought to identify the driver.
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Alabama
Ada Tennis Courts
College Apartments
15Th
Stadium Drive
William Herbert Dicky
Vinemont
Ala
Earnest Wotring Leads Methodist Youth Week
The First United Methodist Church hosts Youth Week led by Rev. Earnest Wotring Jr campus minister at Central State College Edmond. Activities run tonight to Friday August 7 starting 6 30 p m with films meals and the Mystery Ramble. Beau mont Youth Choir to give concert Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the church sanctuary.
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First
United Methodist Church
Earnest Wotring Jr
Central State College
Edmond
Beaumont
Tex
Corpus Christi Faces Long Clean Up After Celia
Corpus Christi begins recovery with power restored to 7,000 customers and key services returning. Surrounding towns Taft Aransas Pass Ingleside Port Aransas and Portland remain without utilities as officials warn the rebuilding will take weeks. Curfew and guards patrol, looting is minor, hospitals face tetanus risks from refrigeration loss, and a large Sun Oil storage fire looms under an embankment.
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Corpus Christi
Taft
Aransas Pass
Ingleside
Port Aransas
Portland
Coastal Power & Light Co
Corpus Christi Beach
Sun Oil Co
Corpus Christi Bay
Young Patrol Trooper Wounded In Wilburton Shootout
A Tuesday night gun battle near Wilburton left Trooper Bob Stevens 25 injured with a bullet wound to the forearm and suspect James M. Moore 24 wounded in the leg. Moore was hospitalized under guard. Stevens in good condition at Sparks Memorial Hospital.
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Wilburton
Bob Stevens
James M. Moore
Moore
McAlester General Hospital
Stevens
Sparks Memorial Hospital
Fort Smith
Ark
Don Powell
Powell
Wewoka
Jerry Horton
McAlester
County Farmers Receive Payment Under Programs
About 90 percent of Pontotoc County farmers have received payments for 1970 wheat, feed grain, or cotton programs as ASC Chair B B Ownbey notes. Payments will continue as records are processed in New Orleans and checks distributed, with most funds due by mid August.
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Pontotoc County
B. B. Ownbey
Ownbey
Stonewall and Ahloso Announce 1970 Enrollment Dates
Enrollment for Stonewall and Ahloso schools starts August 12 with Stonewall seniors, then juniors, and underclassmen on consecutive days. Kindergarten to 8th grade enrollments are August 21. Parents should bring immunization records per state law. Legal kindergarten age is five by November 1, 1970.
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Stonewall
Ahloso
Stonewall High
Stonewall and
Cushing Firms Move to Avert Further Pollution
Oklahoma City AP report on three Cushing firms Midland Cooperative Kerr-McGee and Cushing Tank Car Co after a Cimarron River fish kill. Officials cite a flash flood and act of God while noting steps to prevent recurrence including raised dike diverting surface water and oil traps at Kerr-McGee.
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Oklahoma City
Cushing
Cimarron River
Keystone Reservoir
Midland Cooperative
Kerr-McGee
Pollution Control Department of the Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Cushing Tank Car Co
Water Resources Board
Pollution Control Department
The
Commission
Sam Shakely
Shakely
Skull Creek
Cimarron
Midland
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Larry Minchey
Durant
Minchey
Ken Lance
Ada
Don Cook
Earnest Wotring
Methodist Youth Week
Texas
Celia
Corpus Christi, Tex
U.S. 270
Young
Marvin Holly
Holly
Benny Crane
Crane
C. M. Newberry
State Safety
Bob Lester
Okahoma City
Lester
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