Ada Rodeo’s Revival Reflects Plains Heritage and History
A revived Ada Rodeo at Ken Lance Sports Arena drew an estimated 25 000 to 30 000 over four shows. The piece links modern rodeo to cattle roundups on the plains, noting open ranges, cowboy life, and the western cultural footprint from Booger Red to Buffalo Bill and 101 Ranch shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ken Lance
Plains
Oklahoma
Texas
Spain
Southwest
Great Plains
Booger Red
Buffalo Bill
Cheyenne
Millers
Blue Stem
Kay and
Noble Counties
London
Queen Mary
Czarina
Russia
Greece
Rumania
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
U.S
Dick Truitt
Floyd Gale
Everett Shaw
H. D. Binns
Ada Community Action Committee Titles Youth Corps Plan
Ada Community Action Committee prioritizes support for a Neighborhood Youth Corps in the county and backs developing the research center area as a top project. The group also endorses public housing growth and other county projects while electing Rae Thompson as vice chair and Mary Frances Frazier as secretary.
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Ada Community Action Committee
Charles R. Hill
City Hall
Hill
Rae Thompson
Mary Frances Frazier
Revivals and visits mark county church week
Ninety eight attended church Sunday with Rev. Leroy Baker in charge morning services and Rev. Herman Edge of Kiowa leading the evening. Revival by Rev. William Moore set to begin September 1. Local residents moved to the Scroggins place near Summers Chapel from Oil Center. Mrs. Clareta Gray and Mrs. Nova Gray redecorated her house. Bonnie Burk visited Elmore City family. Florence Isaacs displayed an unusual barrel type cactus with five large orchid pink blooms, a rare sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Baker
Herman Edge
Kiowa
Frank Grider
William Moore
Bartlesville
H. B. Griffiths
William, Ray
Jeanette
Scroggins Place
Summers Chapel
Mrs. Griffiths
Oil Center
Florence Isaacs
Mrs Jewel Lay Visits Morriston Kin in Arkansas
Mrs Jewel Lay of Morriston Ark spent last week with her sister Mrs Bryan Thomas Mrs Bryan Thomas and Mrs Margret Coverington visited Monday afternoon with Bryan Thomas in a nursing home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Lay
Morriston
Ark
Bryan Thomas
Margret Coverington
Robertson Family Vacation Visit Ends
Mr and Mrs Billy Jim Robertson with Stacy and Tamara returned Wednesday from a vacation visiting Mr and Mrs Junior Hayes. They visited Hot Springs Arkansas and hiked on Old Smoky Mountain where bears were plentiful.
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Billy Jim Robertson
Stacy
Tamara
Junior Hayes
Hot Springs
Ark
Old Smoky Mountain
Megee Family Visits In Broken Arrow Weekend
Mr and Mrs Glenn Megee of Broken Arrow spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Jim Megee and Mrs Evan Vaughn and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Megee
Broken Arrow
Jim Megee
Evan Vaughn
Local visits noted from Elmer Maxwell and others
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Maxwell and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Teel and baby visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burk Sr. Sunday night. Mrs. Barbara Coffin and Belinda Griffiths visited Sunday with the Burks. Mrs. Charles Redman and Florence Isaac visited Mrs. Bryan Thomas Monday. Mrs. Pearl Tomlinson and Patty, Elmore City, spent Tuesday night with Mrs. Bonnie Burk. Rebecca Smith, Pauls Valley, also visited.
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Bonnie Burk
Mrs
T. T. Tomlinson
Elmore City
Elmer Maxwell
Ronnie Teel
Baby
Floyd Burk Sr
Barbara Coffin
Belinda Griffiths
the Burks
Charles Redman
Florence Isaac
Bryan Thomas
Pearl Tomlinson
Patty
Rebecca Smith
Pauls Valley
Visits And Family Ties Highlight Midweek Gatherings
Mrs Vance Price and Mrs Anna Mae Sutton visited Mrs Nancy Rutherford and children Tuesday. Mrs Sutton and Chris visited Mrs Euvonne Franks and Shelly Friday afternoon. Beverly Sutton and Twyla Rutherford spent Tuesday night with grandparents Mr and Mrs Vance Price. Chris attended the revival at the Pentecostal Holiness.
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Vance Price
Anna Mae Sutton
Beverly
Nancy Rutherford
Chris
Euvonne Franks
Shelly
Beverly Sutton
Twyla Rutherford
Gerald Sutton
Bill Pierce
Albert Earl Pierce
Mavery Pierce
Danny
Ruth Sutton
Earl Franks
Janice
Lona Soward
California
Agnes Rutledge
Newby Family Visits In Nursing Home and Hospital
Mr and Mrs Melvin Newby Mr and Mrs Ott Newby and Mrs Nannie Cox visited Mrs Nancy Newby in a nursing home. They also visited Hansel Burkin Valley View Hospital Sunday afternoon.
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Melvin Newby
Ott Newby
Nannie Cox
Nancy Newby
Hansel Burkin Valley View Hospital
Mrs. Opal Ward Visits Sutton and News of Texas Trip
Mrs. Opal Ward visited Mrs. Anna Mae Sutton Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lance and their boys Bobby and Eddie vacationed in Hot Springs Arkansas and Six Flags over Texas last week.
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Opal Ward
Anna Mae Sutton
Edward Lance
Bobby and
Eddie
Hot Springs
Ark
Six Flags Over
Texas
Social Visit Wraps Up With Local Families in Texas
A series of hosting gatherings spans from Friday to Monday with the Brendles Robertsons Smiths and families in Lubbock Texas. Other guests include Pierce and Sutton families visiting Pierce Soward Littles Valey View patient Hansel Burk recovering after two week hospital stay. Beverly Rutledge Frerce and Agnes Rutledge visit Marion Willoughby Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Sutton
Beverly
Agnes Rutledge
Gean Frerce
Marion Willoughby
Local visitors share weekend at Mrs Cox home
Mrs Kathleen Johnson Bassier City Louisiana and Mrs Oleta Holloway with Gerald Crossett Arkansas visited Mrs Nannie Cox Saturday. Mr and Mrs Dwayne Cox and children from Oklahoma City had dinner Sunday with Mrs Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen
Johnson
Bassier City
Oleta Holloway
Gerald
Crossett
Ark
Nannie Cox
Dwayne Cox
Oklahoma City
Cox
Sandblom Case Involves About 32 Million Dollars
Corpus Christi, Texas AP reports that about 32 million dollars moved through the bank accounts of Paul Amos Sandblom from 1958 to January 4, 1964, when he filed bankruptcy papers. Less than 40 thousand dollars has been recovered to satisfy claims and investigators seek answers. Sandblom, a 40-year-old salesman who relocated from Iowa in 1954, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison January 29, 1965 after a conviction for swindling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Paul Amos Sandblom
Sandblom
Iowa
Peter
Paul
U.S
Leavenworth
Kan
Shreveport
City Pound Seeks Lost Dog Owner Amid Swindle Details
Ada police and city pound report a small brown and white dog found near the hospital area matching a caller’s description. The caller's name and telephone number are missing. owners urged to contact Ada Police or Manuel at the city pound. The piece then shifts to recount a sprawling fraud case involving Sandblom, his high interest scheme, middlemen among professionals, and a sentencing by U.S. District Judge Reynaldo Garza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Manuel
Manuel
West 6Th
Ada Police Department
D C Home Rule Drive Gains Support For House Vote
In Washington a push to force an early House vote on DC home rule gains momentum as 154 representatives sign a petition to bypass the District Committee and bring the measure to the floor. The signers trail 64 short of the 218 needed for a majority.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Imported Meat Labels Hard to Enforce in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture president Lew Meibergen says enforcing the 1965 act requiring labels on imported meat will be nearly impossible. The law, effective June 17, imposes signs and country-of-origin labeling, with penalties up to 500 dollars and 90 days in jail on second offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Lew Meibergen
Henry Bellman
Meibergen
Agriculture Department
Board of Agriculture
Tennessee
Meat Importers Council
Morrison Puts Emphasis On Free Choice
Ada district reaffirms its free choice policy allowing parents to send students to any of Ada's five elementary schools. Superintendent Rex O Morrison states the policy, in place for over two decades, complies with federal civil rights laws and applies to white and Black students with a boundary-based exception if a grade is overloaded.
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Ada
Rex O. Morrison
Board of Education
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Hansel Burk
Hansel
Valley View Hospital
Slim Rutledge
Frank Lewis
Myrtle Evans
Kinny Teville
Jack Harris
Vera Roberts
Paul Roberts
Midwest City
Clareta Gray
Nova Gray
Mrs. Clareta Gray
Ralph Brendle
Johnathan
Ben Robertson
Riley Smith
Lubbock, Tex
Lee Littles
Willis Sutton
Pug Garrett
City Pound
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Jack Looney
D. C
Crump Hand
Morrison
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