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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
2
State milk output for April through June 1962 totaled 391 million pounds, the smallest for the second quarter since 19an. Production fell 6 percent from the prior year and 18 percent below the Weyear average, while milk per cow stayed near a record. Pasture conditions improved in June after drought in April and May, with June grain and concentrate feeding up 0.7 pounds from last year.
McLish School completed a series of improvements during the summer including a new score-back entrance, a tabbed backdrops, and an automatic homemaking machine. The 1962 enrollment shows diverse courses and staff with Scott in business and English, Betty Tweedy in home economics, Enis in elementary, Stonecipher in elementary, and James Ward as board president.
Ada youth Mary Dunn Teft recently left for Pennewick Washington to teach school. Mr and Mrs Ronald Kelley Ada, spent Tuesday night with her parents. Lonnie Miler Alfred and Fred Freda Miller visited Kenneth Childers family in City. Cattle market at Ada Livestock Auction weak sales steady with cows and calves selling 0.50 to 1.00 higher. Receipts not specified. Camp Ground Free Will Baptist Church had 53 in Sunday school. Rev Dean Thomson led services. pastor Rev. Wanette visit.
Independent R Darry Fisher of Ada is among the nighbor students at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine awarded research fellowships for the 1962-63 year. Fellowships averaging $600 are funded by NIH NF and other sponsors. Fisher, son of Mr and Mrs BR Fisher of 1225 South Johnston, and his wife Orpha Lou Morrison, a St Anthony School of Nursing graduate, will carry out projects in pediatrics medicine physiology anatomy psychiatry microbiology surgery biochemistry and pharmacology with faculty sponsors during vacations or part time throughout the year.
Mrs. L B Lackey and family spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Bob Bunyard at 2806 Kirby Ada. Mrs Mable McNeill accompanied her daughter and Rev Joe Howry and family to Canton where Howry will pastor the Canton Baptist Church next year. Mrs Crabill Nickell and Larry left for Tulsa to visit Wardlow Ward and niece Mrs Gene Ward Wardlow Wichita Kan. etc.
The Ada rally features Republican State Chairman Forest Beall introducing candidates including Henry Bellman Red Rack for governor B Crawford for U S Senate Dale Briggs for lieutenant governor William Robins Jr for secretary of state David Shepard for attorney general Tom McWewoka and others. Monte Hell acts as master of ceremonies with Henry Bellon introducing Goldwater.
Miss Martell Davis compiles county notes from Lawrence community residents. The column lists visitors and movers in from Union Valley to Stonewall and Blanchard families, with extended family travels to Oklahoma City, Sulphur and Ada. It notes school preparations at Vanessa school and local injuries and trips for medical care, plus Korea returnees and naval postings.
Mrs Wallace Langley left Tuesday morning for Marshall Texas to attend the graduation of her daughter in law Mrs Wallace Langley Jr from East Texas Baptist College scheduled for 10 a m Wednesday. All their children except one will be there the Langleys plan to be gone a week. Mr and Mrs Cecil Campbell have their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John Price visiting from Alameda California for a three week vacation spending the weekend with the Campbells. Saturday night guests of Mr and Mrs Keith Whitney were Mr and Mrs Dean Milsap and their three children from Lawton Oklahoma. Milsap, making a career in the Army, is stationed at Fort Sill.
Area cattlemen report the Murray test conducted in Oklahoma with Performance International and Oklahoma State University Extension sharing results. The fragmented text notes tests and collaborations among local agriculture groups and universities.
Mr and Mrs Junior McConnell and their children visited his parents Mr and Mrs B T McConnell Saturday confirming a family gathering in Midland.
The Galey School announces Monday enrollment and a shifted start date from Friday. Students will attend all classes on Saturday as the session begins with Lena Smith traveling from Oklahoma City to attend. Principal R. M. Petting along. J. L. McGee presiding opening day lunchroom operations. Nearby Ada visitors Nancy Hamp ton and Vickie Hamp ton joined Pedersen family during a Kentucky trip, while Pedersen kin Mrs. and Mel Don Watson from Oklahoma City and Paul and Jim Pedersen visited on Sunday.
A compact list shows Dean Mortis aged 16 and Tommie Arthurs aged 20 both from Pauls Valley. LeRoy McGowen aged 26 of Oklahoma City to Betty Lee Coffman aged 28 of Oklahoma City. A D Byers aged 24 of Hickory to Noma Anderson aged 28 of Ada.
The Oklahoma State Wildlife Conservation Commission met August 6 and planned migratory waterfowl dates for August 20. It approved deer, Rio Grande turkey, Ring Necked pheasant and Greater Prairie chicken seasons with hours from dawn to dusk and shotgun limits. The greater prairie chicken season runs October 26 and 27 in northeastern counties, turkey hunting spans November 4 to 4 in western Oklahoma with a $3 permit, pheasant hunting uses a split season in Panhandle and northwest counties, and archery deer season runs October 27 to November 12 statewide with several open counties. Elk allowances and various county-specific rules were noted, with authorities citing three-inch beards for turkeys and be year-round shooting hour adjustments.
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