Ada Firemen's Rodeo Draws 4500 as Clown Judges Stunt Turns Serious
An estimated 4 500 attended Saturday for the Ada Firemen's Rodeo third show of the seventh annual event. Jimmie Nesbitt the rodeo clown posted a 13 second steer wrestling time. Ada official Roy H. D. Binns president and Calf roping saw D. Binns clock 16.4 seconds tying the best so far. Steer roping ace Soward led with 20.4 seconds as crowds remained confident the total will exceed last year's 31 000 across five performances.
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Jimmie Nesbitt
Nowata
Oklahoma
J. B. Garrett
Tom Hogan
Jimmie French
Jim Whiteman
Jack Shaffer
H. D. Binns
Norman Person
Fred Kelly
Dan Elam
Roy H. D. Binns
Coalgate
Ada
Coal County
Leo Brannon
Longview
Texas
Wyoming
Billy Wilkinson
Bill Eaton
Ode Thompson
Bill Lucas
Ben Wyrick
Tome Foreman
Sam Proctor
Jess
Frank Autry
Dee Burk
Lonnie Rooney
Bob Crosby
Ivy Mundy
Soward
Buffalo
Clyde Burk
Toots Mansfield
Bandera
Herb Myers
Everett Shaw
Irby Mundy
Floyd Gale
Jess Goodspeed
Carl Arnold
Dick Truitt
Ike Rude
Wolf Marcum
America
Tad Lucas
Vaughn Krieg
Vivian White
Loraine Dyers
Alice Adams
Garlene
Glorene Tendall
Don McLaughlin
Don Stewart
Gene McLaughlin
Chester Byers
Ray Ramsey
White Cloud
Pete Danley
Danley
Planing Mill Blaze Threatens Conflagration
A noon Saturday fire at the Cunningham Planing Mill 117 West Eighth Ada briefly threatened a major blaze. Firemen reported the blaze spreading rapidly on arrival. some furniture burned while machinery suffered only light damage.
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Ada Fire Department
Cunningham Planing Mill
West Eighth
Herb Meyers Grabs First Big Day Sum at Ada Rodeo
Veteran Herb Meyers of Okmulgee leads after day one with $447.50 in first money from the Ada Firemen's Rodeo steer roping event. Ike Rude from Mangum is second with $335.40, George Weir third at $223.60, and Carl Arnold fourth at $111.80. Other first day winners include Clyde Burk, Jess Goodspeed, Dick Truitt, Buddy May, George Yardley, Eddie Curtis, Milt Moe, Leo Murray, Frank Finley, Roy Ross, Louis Brooks, Tom Hogan, J. B. Garrett, Pete Danley, Hughie Long, Bob Martin, O. B. Lynam, Dale Adams, and Hoyt Heffner.
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Okmulgee
Myers
Ike Rude
Mangum
George Weir
Carl Arnold
Arena
Fred Alvord
Clyde Burk
Jess Goodspeed
Dick Truitt
Buddy May
George Yardley
Eddie Curtis
Milt Moe
Leo Murray
Frank Finley
Teer
Roy Ross
Louis Brooks
Tom Hogan
J. B. Garrett
Pete Danley
Hughie Long
Bob Martin
O. B. Lynam
Dale Adams
Hoyt Heffner
Leon C. Phillips
Okemah
Goodspeed
Billie Wilkinson
Wyoming
Leo Brannon
Longview
Texas
H. D. Binns
Coal County
Irby Mundy
Ben Wyrick
Tom Foreman
Sam Proctor
Frank Autry
Dee Burke
W. B. Lawrance
Ode Thompson
Bill Eaton
Delbert Riddle
Bob Crosby
Bill Lucas
Lonnie Rooney
Herb Meyers
Meyers
Wolf Marcum
Floyd Gale
Ace Soward
Toots Mansfield
Everett Shaw
Clyde Burke
Sayre
Okla
Cowboy
Norman Person
Oakman Plans Dedication of New Gymnasium
Oakman community near Ada prepares for Friday August 22 dedication of a modern gymnasium in the grade school. Principal speaker sought is Al G. Nichols former state senator. 90 pupils enrolled, gym measures 76 by 68 feet with stage and dressing rooms, $5146.50 community funding, WPA cement roof and labor contributions. Ivan L. Cromer principal. school board Jesse S. Duvall J. N. Caton J. N. Lillard.
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Oakman
al G. Nichols
Ivan L. Cromer
Jesse S. Duvall
J. N. Caton
J. N. Lillard
Clowns And Mules Shine At Ada Firemen's Rodeo
Goofy pairs John Lindsey and Jimmie Nesbitt with mules brought laughter to Ada's Rodeo crowd. Lindsey wheels a mule in a car routine and performs Gone With the Wind. Nesbitt joins in, while a grandstand stunt traps a man high in seats. Nesbitt sets best time in steer wrestling as the act closes with the duo and animals still stuck atop the grandstand.
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Ada
John Lindsey
Jimmie Nesbitt
Lindsey
Yehudi
Ray Ramsey
White Cloud
Ramsey
Nesbitt
Pete Adams
Navy Offers Many Opportunities To Young Men Today
Navy urges enlistment for ages 17 to 31 as a path to trade training and a career with retirement benefits. Enter as apprentice seaman at $21 monthly, rising to $36 after four months, with over 50 percent of sailors now specialists earning $60 to $157 monthly. 55 trades, including radio, electrician, mechanic, aviation, pharmacist, stenographer, photographer, carpentry, and pipe fitting, taught in Navy schools.
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U. S. Navy
Oscar Hatcher
American Legion
Regular Navy
Navy
Ada Firemen's Rodeo draws record crowd and honors officials
The Ada Firemen's Rodeo second night drew an estimated 11,000 spectators at the fairgrounds arena. Governor Leon C. Phillips and Congressman Lyle H. Boren attended, with shows continuing Saturday and Sunday. Calf-roping, steer roping, and queen preliminaries highlighted the program, with Gov Phillips watching from a box as local and out-of-state ropers posted fast times and spirited competition.
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Ada Firemen
Fairgrounds
Leon C. Phillips
Lyle H. Boren
Bill Crawford
Atlas
Governor Phillips
Pete Adams
Championships To Settle Ada Rodeo Crown Queen
Ada Oklahoma hosts the seventh annual rodeo with over 100 cowboys and a top prize pool of more than 8 300. Attendance surges toward 40 000 as 10 contestants vie for the queen and the show closes with a bull riding scare and a stadium crowd.
Used Cars in England Cost More Now Than New
In England today a used automobile in good condition costs more than it did when new, reflecting rising prices in the local market. The note highlights the value gap as demand exceeds supply for reliable secondhand cars.
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England
Seminole Club Wins Parade Prize at Ada Rodeo
The Seminole Round-Up club won the membership prize for the greatest number of mounted members in Ada Friday's rodeo parade. They added $50 to their coffers for the win. Rebecca Lodge of Ada won the float contest with a Statue of Liberty display. Ada Main Street hosted the large parade, among the event's largest in seven years.
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Seminole
Rebecca Lodge
Ada
Gals Shine at Ada Rodeo with Bold Trick Riding
Ada rodeo features women riders who perform daring feats amid bucking horses and speeding autos. Alice Siste and Alice Adams headline events. Vaughn Krieg, Vivian White, Norma Molmes, and Pauline Nesbitt showcase trick and fancy riding while balancing family duties and ranch life.
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Ada
Alice Siste
Alice Adams
Pete Adams
Vaughn Krieg
Siste
Vivian White
Norma Molmes
Pauline Nesbitt
Plead Innocent Of Food Stamp Fraud In Eastern Oklahoma
About 34 eastern Oklahoma residents faced federal charges for falsely certifying food stamp eligibility or conspiring to claim benefits. Arraignments occurred in Muskogee Okmulgee and McAlester before U S commissioners with pleas of innocent entered. The fast investigation by the surplus marketing administration followed.
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Muskogee
Hartshorne
Haileyville
Surplus Marketing Administration
Ada Rodeo Draws Top Guests as Celebrities Attend
Governor Leon C. Phillips watched from the box and cheered as Ada hosts a successful rodeo. Congressman Lyle Boren rode a horse to lead the grand entry, joking about borrowing gear from local residents. Congressman Wilburn Cartwright visited but did not participate.
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Leon C. Phillips
Lyle Boren
Fourth
Boren
Ada
Roy Heard
Ben Hatcher
Wilburn Cartwright
Oklahoma
Bob Crosby Remains A Rodeo Fixture In Ada Event
In Ada the 1941 rodeo honored veteran Bob Crosby from Roswell New Mexico praised by Pete Adams. Crosby, longtime star and still competing, walked with difficulty five weeks after a severe injury yet performed proudly as pick-ung man for drone busters and rodeo crowds saluted his enduring presence in the arena.
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Ada
Pete Adams
Bob Crosby
Crosby
Roswell
N. M
Pontotoc County Defense Unit Chief Leaves Post
Roy Adair, long time Pontotoc County Home Defense director and WWI veteran, is called to active service. He reports Monday at Fort Sill for a physical and likely proceeds to Fort Bliss for quartermaster duties, with a successor to be announced by the county defense board.
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Roy Adair
Pontotoc County
Adair
France
U. S. Army Reserve
Fort Sill
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
American Legion
Ister
Younger generation shines at Ada rodeo feats
Ada Firemen’s seventh annual rodeo showcased a rising youth contingent. Veteran trick roper Chester Byers paused to watch younger performers such as Garlene and Gloreme Tindall Don and Gene McLaughlin and Don Stewart. Experts say in about twenty years the new generation may lead the arena.
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Ada
Chester Byers
Trick Roper
Byers
Garlene
Gloreme Tindall Don
Gene McLaughlin
Don Stewart
Southwestern AFL Denounces CIO Appeasement Move
Leaders of AFL unions in five southwestern states denounced a move to appease the CIO at a two day meeting in Fort Worth. A resolution urging closer cooperation between unions and central bodies was adopted by about 350 officers and agents from Arkansas Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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Fort Worth
Tex
CIO
American Federation of Labor Unions
F. L
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
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