Lightning Starts Ada House Fire Kills Woman
Ada Oklahoma fire caused by a lightning strike killed 7 year old Ada woman Mrs Ada Hunsucker. She was found in bed at 801 East 10th after a fire started by lightning hit the television antenna and lead-in wire. Two rooms burned as firefighters used resuscitation efforts to revive her en route to Valley View Hospital, where she died at 9 05 a.m. Services pending. Rain from the storm totals 1.29 inches locally with higher amounts nearby.
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Ada
Ada Hunsucker
East 10Th
Valley View Hospital
Paul Ryan
Jim Wright
Hunsucker
Criswell Funeral Home
Francis States Enrollment Date for 1986 67 Term
Francis elementary school announced enrollment for the 1986 67 term on Aug 26. Students will be dismissed at noon, classwork starts Aug 29, buses run regular routes, and lunch will be served in the cafeteria. New staff include teachers Mrs. Marie Smith Mrs. Judy West and Rual Robbins, with R. G. Davis driving a bus, Bill Wilson as custodian, and Mrs. Charlotte Hood as cook.
East Central State College Tops in State Student-Teacher Ratio
State Regents report Oklahoma college faculty salaries trail regional averages. East Central State College reported the state’s third highest student-teacher ratio among 90 schools in Oklahoma and neighboring states. Oklahoma universities’ galleries were $841 below regional and $1,136 below national averages. Senior college pay fell $959 below regional and $1,183 below national mean.
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Oklahoma
Regents
East Central State College
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Galeries
Conti
Speed Becomes New IRS Agent In Ada Office
Jim Speed named agent in charge of the Ada IRS office succeeding R V Reid who moves to Oklahoma City. Speed from Mississippi to Ada after postings in Houston and Oklahoma City. Native of Chatawa Miss he earned economics degree from Northwestern Louisiana State in 1959 and is married to Patty Elshire.
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Jim Speed
Mississippi
Ada
Internal Revenue Service
Speed
R. V. Reid
Oklahoma City
Reid
Houston
Chatawa
Miss
Louisiana
Natchitoches
Patty Elshire
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Gunshot Fatal for Ada News Former Sports Editor
Marland Hubert Hill, 28, longtime Ada Evening News sports editor, died from a gunshot wound considered personal safety related by Atoka County authorities. Found on US 69-75 north of Atoka at about 6 a.m., he received hospital care en route to Oklahoma City and died at Valley View Hospital in Oklahoma City at 7:03 a.m. Hill had served as sports editor in 1964 and 1965 and lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hu.
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Marland Hubert Hill
Ada Evening News
Atoka County
Hill
Atoka
Atoka Memorie Hospital
Oklahoma City
Valley View Hospital
The
News
Pontotoc County Forms Cattlemen Association
County ranchers gathered July 18 at the Ada Livestock Auction to organize the Pontotoc County Cattlemen's Association replacing the Ada Farm and Ranch Club. Officers include Sherwood O'Neal as president and Pauline Wigley as secretary treasurer, with over 100 attendees and 70 members.
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Ada
Pontotoc
Oklahoma
Sherwood O'Neal
Bill Thompson
Glen McDaniel
Pauline Wigley
M. C. Cox
French Dies In Chair At Oklahoma Prison
James Donald French was executed by electric chair at Oklahoma State Prison after years of appeals. He appeared calm in a black suit as guards strapped him in and the switch delivered 2200 volts. A Catholic and Protestant chaplain offered prayers while doctors confirmed death at 10 2 p.m. The 30 year old killer had strangled a cellmate in 1961 and earlier killed a hitchhiker in 1958, with a long battle to halt the execution before final death.
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McAlester
James Donald French
Oklahoma State Prison
Ray Page
French
Page
B.B. Mann
Pris
Mike Mayfield
F. F. Meis
C. Gibgie
James D. Moore
Frence
Oklahoma
Las
Richard Dare
Myurder
Eddie Shelton
Shelton
Minis
Alabama
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Washington
Frank R. Boone
Boone
Texas Panhandle
Stroud
Okla
Arkansas
Jetter
Clinton D. French
Huntington
W.va
Fnally
County Property Valuation Rises Fifty-Nine Tenfold? Noting $600,000 Gain
County Assessor Frank Fred reports Pontotoc County total valuation for 1966 at $34,582,285 up from $33,984,389 in 1965, signaling a $597,896 rise. Ada city also climbs to $13,890,592 with net taxable values and homestead exemptions detailed, plus shifts in rural and urban homesteads and asset counts including boats and planes.
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W. L. Knickmeyer
Pontotoc County
Frank Fred
Ada
Growth Plans Set By Konawa
In a joint Konawa Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club meeting the groups approved growth recommendations and sent them to the city council. The plan calls for annexing surrounding areas for protection, strict zoning codes, adopting existing zoning as is where only undeveloped, seek Oklahoma planning input, create a proper building code, and fully support the council in upgrading and preparing future development.
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Konawa
Konawa Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Unizoning
Planning Varsity of
Oklahoma
Johnston County Speed Zones Approved by State Commission
The state Highway Commission approved new speed zones at several Johnston County locations during the monthly meeting in Oklahoma City. SH 99 in Pontotoc will be 50 MPH from 100 feet south of the Little Blue River Bridge to 0.5 miles north. SH 99 in Connerville will be 45 MPH from 0.20 miles south of the Blue River Bridge to 0.70 miles south of the bridge.
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State Highway Commission
Johnston County
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc
Little Blue River Bridge
Connerville
Blue River Bridge
McLish Enrollment Dates Announced for August 26
Enrollment at McLish will be Friday August 26 with buses running the regular route and students dismissed at noon. Teachers meet August 22 and regular classes start August 29 with lunch served that day. Superintendent J D Enis notes a faculty change as Gertrude Jackson replaces Ivaleta Blankenship in home economics. Blankenship moves to East Central.
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McLish
J.D. Enis
Gertrude Jackson
Ivaleta Blankenship
Blankenship
East Central
Abloso School Enrollment and Classes Start Date
Enrollment at Abloso School will be August 24 with bus service planned for the day. Classwork begins August 24, scheduling confirms start of term and transportation.
Buttermilk Rolls Recipe From 1961 Tour Visit
In 1961 Mrs Dandridge toured with East Central State College visiting many points of interest. She acquired a cookbook with a buttermilk rolls recipe. The recipe uses flour sugar buttermilk yeast soda shortening baking powder and yields buns baked 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Next week features Lemon Delight.
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Dandridge
East Central State College
Hermitage
Weevil and Planting Advice From a Farm Column
A farm note warns pecan producers to watch weevils as nuts may show damage at harvest. DDT spray is effective if used early. The piece also covers planting fall Irish potatoes using cut seed, and guidance on pruning blackberry canes to boost next year’s fruiting. Estate planning tips emphasize maintaining sufficient property for two comfortable lives and ensuring wishes are carried out.
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Adan
Francis
IRS
County Cattlemen Farm Association
Lester Cummings
Wally Underhill
W.C. Whitmire
Bill James
Woodrow Gibson
Harvey Price
Darrel Bryant
Williams
Dr. Williams
Pen
Jared
Roger Mills
Pushmataha
Mike Golden
Union Hill
Morris
Mike
Robert Golden
Sid Ewing
SHERWOOD O/NEAL
Cattlemen
Abloso
Abloso School
Svauercleg Estee
Wesley Chaddick
Stonewall
Feft
John Davis
Davis
Chaddick
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