Oklahoma CAP air show sets record in Ada region
Oklahoma Wing Civil Air Patrol and Houston Air Force Rescue Service plan a joint air drop and helicopter display on September 11 and 13. Ada Chamber appoints Willem R Wright as secretary manager, preparing for Southeast Oklahoma Expo. Pontotoc County reports rising highway fatalities. state safety officials urge slower speeds and caution as school resumes. Rodeo attendance and performances surge, local merchants add new events, and county schools expand facilities ahead of fall term.
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Oklahoma
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
CAP and
Air Force Rescue Service
Houston
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Willem R Wright
Miami Mber of Commerce
Emil Wyat
Pontotoc Counnty
State Safety Commissionce Rellatel
Francis City Rebuys Water System For One Dollar
Francis city council members purchased the 40 000 water system with 1 000 feet of cast iron pipe and two booster pumps for a token one dollar. The move, praised by officials, follows shift to diesels and a new chlorination system to improve water quality while plans for growth and streets press forward.
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Francis
Southwest
Ada City School Changes and Attendance Rules
Ada City officials announce a general faculty meeting at the high school auditorium following a late August start. Superintendent Morrison cites state law requiring first graders to have a certificate and be six by November 1 to attend without tuition, with a later AG ruling allowing entry for those who turn six on November 2. Several resignations and staff moves are noted, including replacements at Washington and junior high, and transfers of coaching and teaching roles among district schools.
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Dunist
Morrison
Oklahoma
Ates
Use Attorney General
Roy Frank
Sand Springs
Bill Ballard
Oklahoma State Bank
Jimmy Thomason
Washington School
Benny Floyd
Washington
Bill Darnell
Supero Dor
Hayes
Roy Tranklin
Local Emergency Drive for Polio Fund Underway
Norman C. Mitchell reports a county drive for the polio fund with 1000 pieces sent out Tuesday and 1003 more to follow. Volunteers Wilma Mitchell and Trans Pevehouse assist as checks arrive at the office. Fund-raising containers placed in downtown stores aim to support Tulsa hospital patients amid rising costs and depleted national grants.
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Wilma Mitchell
Trans Pevehouse
Corr
Mitchell
Fontaise County
Tulsa
Billy Joe Pevehouse
Danny Walker
Pathern
Mes
Hangen
Phex
Chirorice TV
Taylor
Stearley J. Farrison
Oklahoma
Tll
Ieee
Pontotoc County Education Claims Lifted by Local Critique
Scientists contest a claim about sun core temperatures reaching twenty villion degrees centi grade while local residents praise Pontotoc County for leading the state in educational systems, sparking debate over regional rankings and credibility.
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Pontotoc County
Cotton Crops Expected Below Last Year In State
Mrs. M Tageoe, secretary of the Glaveny State Cotton Exchange, estimated about 30,675 bales for the current crop based on reports from cotton men across the state. Conditions varied widely by region, but prospects improve with rain, helping the crop.
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M. Tageoe
Gklaveny State Cotton Exchange
County Schools Add Many Improvements
Pontotoc County schools overhaul rural campuses with new lunchrooms music centers and gym renovations. Stonewall Stonewall and Vaness lead remodeling while Melish School gains a modern manual arts building. Several smaller schools repaint and upgrade facilities as faculty prepare for a new term.
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Pontotoc County
D. D. Duke
Stonewall School
Stonewall
Duke
Vaness School
H. L. Kinsey
Kinsey
Vaness Home
Combina
Fantoloe
Expanded service area eyed for 120 miles with new substations
A report notes a $500,000 loan and Coleman Peynington to lead expansion plans. A Free Yonager Taere project seeks extra support as the service area grows by 120 miles with new substations. Present staff will handle the added workload under the Inan office led by Ty Ve Red Loomis, manager of Manple's Electrical.
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Coleman Peynington
Ube Inca
Ty Ve
Red Loomis
Manple
Electriv
Emergency page note on infantile paralysis drive
The stunted OCR text urges participation in a fundraiser for infantile paralysis despite fragmented wording. It mentions county chapters reporting large balances while several counties exhaust funds and cites an imperative plan approved by the National Foundation amid budget impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amonalih” Astresseh Pontotee Counlry
National Foundation
Ada to host large Civil Air Patrol air show and search drill
Oklahoma City Civil Air Patrol headquarters met with Ada city officials to stage a September drill at Chauncey Field. More than 50 aircraft, including an Albatross amphibian, and paramedics will participate, showcasing communications and a search for a missing craft under CAP supervision. The event aims to involve the public and demonstrate year round CAP operations.
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Oklahoma
Civil Air Patrol
Ellington Field
Houston
Oklahama City
Chamber of Commerce
Chauncey Field
Air Force
Ada
Bunch Accepts Europe Assignment for Teaching Post
Albert Bunch, 88, East Central graduate, accepts a two year overseas teaching assignment at U S Armed Forces dependent schools in Europe. He may teach in France or Germany, arrives in August, with a definite post to be determined after arrival. Bunch has taught in Lake City Colorado and Madar and lives in Ada with his uncle and aunt, Joe and ? at 615 Stockham Ave.
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Albert Bunch
East Centtral Glace College
Europe
France
Germany
U. S
Schoo
Bunch
Fuineh
Ada
Joe Bunch
Stochan Ave
Ada Fire Department Responds To Early Morning Alarm
Ada firemen rushed to a mast blaze on Mast Eighteenth where a truck owned by A T Eaton burned. Little damage. Chief Billy Ellis said two alarms Monday for grass and trash fires. at 207 p.m. a grass fire near Mrs. Kimmel's home threatened an outbuilding and at 4 10 p.m. a grass and trash fire at Reaves Salvage Company on SH 19 got out of hand but caused no damages.
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Ada
Aia
A. T. Eaton
Little Danave
Billy Ellis
Kimmel
North Bluff
Reaves Salvage Company
SH 19
Pontotoc County School Openings Highlight Edits and Staff
The Pontotoc County school system schedules enrollments across many towns including Allen Vanoss Witness Stonewall Latta Roff Fletcher Fitzhugh McLish and Be gins 22nd year with D D Duke as Stonewall superintendent. The report notes new faculty hires, new lunch rooms, and anticipated enrollments ranging from 125 to 3235 students across the districts with classes starting late August.
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Vanoss
H. IL
Carmen Masse
H. L. Kinsey
Reita Sturdivant
Annie S. Duiti
Iosa Burrough
Wanda Herald
Witness
Beng
G, EB
Jamar
McLishy
David
Midwest City
Gd. T. Teague
Byng
M. W. Stokes
Bill Kollee
Kart Tilley
Thelma Dellinger
Bob Allen
Oilica Stokes
Bertha F. Teague
Lida Wood
Lois Geniis
Venéta Branem
Janie Sue Ward
Iste Davis
Duke
D. D. Duke
Stonewall
Stonewall School
Sybil Stokes
J. 5. Roberts
Vernon Younts
Eleanor Duke
Lillian Nelms
Phyllis Wounts
Zora Thompseyn
C. TR. MacKay
Inez Gibson
Margaret Roberts
Elma Jennings
Margaret Barnes
Delphia Morrison
Latta School
M. L. Stegall
Avery League
Wallis Cleghorn
Marcene Eaton
Havel
Fitzhugh School
MecLish School
Fittstown
H. L. Mitchusson
B. L. Pannell
Claude D. Corvin
Chessie Shipman
Doris Blackturn
Jean Mitchusson
Dairymen Discuss Milk Supply And Unity In Industry
Oklahoma dairy leaders briefed farmers on milk supply expectations from September to January 1954 and doubtful hay relief due to shipping costs. Ardmore’s Colvert urged cooperation between producers and plants as weekend sales rise, while stressing a self-reliant merchandising approach.
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Graham
Oklahoma
United States
Colvert
Dick Colvert
Ardmore
Saunders
Sandy Saunders
Education Drives Webb Family Through School Ambitions
Mrs Webb cares for 18 children in Jesse community from Arkansaw and Pleasant Hill. Eight-year-old in Jesse, siblings ages nine to fourteen attend local schools while older children work in Alabama, Sapulpa, Arkansaw, Georgia. She moved from Pleasant Hill a year ago and kept two in tenth grade and one in ninth, pledging to push all to graduation.
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Inile
Webb
Jesse
Jimmy
Joe
Bop
Jane
Vergie
Herbert
Stonewall School
Alabama
Ruth
Sid Ables
Chester
Sapulpa
Willam Smokey
Arkansaw
Jsmlie Lee
Georgia
Pleasant Hill
County Registrars Urged to File Reports and Claims
Julius Hanson secretary of Pontotoc County Election Board urges registrars to bring registration reports and file claims at the county clerk offices promptly, stressing timely handling of post election business.
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Julius Hanson
Pontotoc
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