Water Lines Wander All Over County
A Homer citizen group won a loan for a water line four years ago, triggering a countywide network of lines and large loans totaling about 142 million dollars. The Ada project ties Homer lines and serves thousands, with Byng and Pickett-Bebee Rural Water District expanding capacity. New lines extend from Bowen Lane toward Lakewood Golf Course, Abloso School, SH 99, and beyond, eventually serving hundreds of families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Pontotoc County
C. Arthur Ray
Farmers Home Administration Office
Ada
Ahloso
Ivan
Stallings Construction Co
Bowen Lane
Lakewood Golf Course
Thomas Ranch
Abloso School
Louie Moshier
SH 99
Abloso
Ray
Homer Rural Water Oping
Ioan
Washington
Byng
Sweet Byrd
Pickett-Bebee Rural Water District 3
One Man Show in Hypoluxo Sues Himself Over Zoning Case
Hypoluxo mayor James M Brown who is also police chief and town judge and his nephew Chris Robinson own land where a boat sales lot operates. Town Council sought an injunction to close the lot for zoning violations. Brown recuses himself by handing case to Palm Beach Circuit Court while affirming innocence and enforcement of laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hypoluxo
Fla
James M. Browner
Brown
Chris Robinson
Robinson
Palm Beach
Aug. 29 Deadline To Register For Sept Vote
County voters must register by 5 p.m. August 29 for the September 9 election. The county election board office in the courthouse is open 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, with extended hours 1 to 5 p.m. on August 29. Absentee ballots are available at the election board office. Two state questions appear on the ballot regarding the oath of office and additional industrial financing bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Election Board
Election Board
Ada teen Prevented Fire Tragedy With Brave Action
Mark Sites a 15 year old Ada sophomore and Boy Scout acted fast Tuesday when smoke seeped from a neighbor’s home. He alerted the fire department, escorted the elderly resident to safety, removed burning food from the stove and opened windows and doors to clear smoke. The neighbor Mrs Cordell later served him a plate of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sites
Richard Sites
Mayfair Way
J.R. Cordell
N. Mayfair Way
District Supervisors Meet in Pontotoc County Soil Office
Pontotoc County Soil and Water Conservation District held its regular meeting at the local soil conservation office. Chairman B M Stephens led discussions on four flood control sites along Leader Middle Clear Boggy Creek watershed south of Centrahoma. bids planned for September with the local SCS office overseeing construction. Also noted were requests for engineering assistance for drainage, with SCS personnel providing surveys, and farm pond work funded in part by the county agricultural stabilization and conservation office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Soil and Water Conservation District
Middle Clear
Centrahoma
Coal County
Soil Conservation Service Watershed Office
Bennie Owenby
Nellie Mae Harris
David Gray
Otis Coffey
Louie Moshier
Soil Conservation Service Office
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Knox Sweat
Allen
Oscar Parker
Ada
R. B. Tiffin
Vaness
City Records Fourth Day With No Traffic Accident
City observed a fourth consecutive day without a traffic accident. August totals stay at nine, with fifteen incidents the prior year. In Municipal Court several defendants forfeited bonds for stop sign, red light, and U turn violations. In District Court Tully Dial pled guilty to assault and battery, received a $10 fine and a 10 day suspended jail term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Creach Box
R. D. Brooks
Robert Joseph Eberle
Charles Laird Adams
Faseshield
Jack Emlerday
Daryl Buchanan
Quincy Junior Hill
Samuel A. Lambert
John Matthew Ryan
Tully
Dial
Suspect In Bank Holdup Ordered To U.S. Hospital
A Kentucky man charged in a Northwest National Bank robbery attempt in Oklahoma City was ordered to a federal hospital in Springfield Missouri for nine days of mental observation. Richard Hofnel 25 from Louisville Ky Roy Lee Gary 29 St. Louis and Myra Elmerma Brockman 28 of California were arrested last week following the attempted hold up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kentucky
Springfield
Dist
Fred Daugherty
Richard Hofinel
Hoftnel
Louisville
Roy Lee Gary
St. Louis
Myra Elmerma Brockman
California
Northwest National Bark
Evergreen Mills to Buy Canadian Plant in El Reno Expansion
Evergreen Mills completed a major expansion move by purchasing the Canadian Mills plant and storage facilities in El Reno to increase production and double storage space. The El Reno plant will shut for equipment installation and resume about Sept. 15, with distribution via 300 dealers in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Millis Monday
Canadian Mills
el Reno
Evergreen
Bob Calvert
Rock Island
Board of Directors
Calvert
el Beng
Ada
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisana
Texas
Beef's Best Expert Says Beef Tops U S Consumer Taste
Washington AP reports that beef remains the most popular meat in American homes due to taste ease of digestion and versatility, yet it carries high retail prices driven by rising inflation, incomes, and beef demand. A government study based on 3,000+ families shows ground beef and steak lead consumption, with 9 in 10 eating beef two or more times weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
National Livestock and Meat Board
Galley-Wanting Around The County
Local notes from Ada and surrounding towns record visits, church events, family gatherings, and travel. Multiple families including Garretts Bellers Williams and guests from Midwest City Antlers and Norman are mentioned with fishing trips, nursing home outings, and weekend visits as community life unfolds across Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Garrett
Clyde Williams
Ada
Garrett
Beller
Garrett Beller
Free Will Baptist Church
Jack Beller
Midwest City
Ed Roundtree
Michelle Harris
Midlothian
Tex
Bellers
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Lawrence Baker
Stratford
Baker
of Supervisors
By Kenneth Yoakum
B. M. Stephens
Cahirman
Harvey Price
Vel Bumpers
Walter Woolley, Jr
Kenneth Yoakum
Virginia Noe
Wylie Webster
Roy Powell
U.S. Hospital
Evergreen Mills
Beef
Vera Lanham
Florence Isaacs
P. ©. Henson
Lela Guinn
Aca
John Wood
Effie Lamb
Mae Majors
Charles Wood
Kim
Jeanette
Benny Farmer
Bennie Farmer
Mrs
Virgle Farmer
Tom Wilkerson
Pauls Valley
M. R. Tucker
Robert Prater
Moore
Eunice Isaacs
Carl Vinson
Esther Royer
Bud Royer
Sandy
Lincoln Park
Selma Price
Garland
0. T. Ruskin
Bud Roger
Bob Dixon
Dixons
Norman
By May Johnson
Lightning Ridge
Jimmy Woods
Kahla
Sayre
Jeff
Cathy Bailey
Gertie Summers
Stephenie MecCuilar
Glorieta
Caston Christian
Baby
Gene Brewington
Lightning Ridge Church
the Baptist Youth Rally
Frisco
Simon Patton
Dirs
Jerry Marstall
Manter
Kan
Jim Marshall
Dora Daniel
Jerry Marshall
Sid Marshall
Tucumcari
N. M
Sid
Jack Marshell
Jerry
Kean
Vance Minor
Sally Lance
Jack West
Mrs. Harve
R. C. Ross
the Baptist Church
Hatchett
Mary Maloy
Maggie Smith
Maiie Shieds
Bakersfield
Calif
Smith
Margrett Green
Vesco Moore
Dottie Reed
Lou Wilmoth
Mr. Magar
Valley View Hospital
Roff
Mary Laseman
Fred Clifton
Matt Heimer
Winema, Mo
Nola Collins
Edgar Dixon
Tulsa
Dixon
Mrs. Collins
Dick Roff
Clay Johmson
Wells
Morris Memorial Baptist Church
Latta
Mr. and
Paul McCurdy and
Butch
Red River, N. M
Mrs. Raymond
Laseman
Alvin
Francis
Altha Atteberry
Vergia Chandler
Cedar Grove
Tishomingo
Kal West
Bob Wilson
J. N. Attebery
J.N. Dr
Joe
Greenville
John Smither
Richardson
Ros
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