Local social notes and family visits across Ada and Byng
The column records routine visits and gatherings across Ada Byng Latta and surrounding areas. Names include Eugene Caton Maude Caton Kay Haley and many families trading birthdays anniversaries and suppers. Birth of Robert Edward Hardcastle Aug 20 at Triple Army Hospital noted along with several visits by Elmer Lee J W Berryman and others.
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Kings Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage in Ada
A 60th wedding anniversary reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. J. N. King took place August 16 at the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church. The Kings wed in 1910 in Paris Texas and have long ties to Ada. Hosts included Frey Stanley Birmingham Asa and J. N. King Jr. Ardmore. Mrs. Stanley is Josephine King. Attendees included grandchildren Philip and Russell King of Ardmore, Lessie King of Norman and others. Light refreshments and a three tiered cake were served alongside crystal candlesticks from the couple's wedding.
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Bolger plans Wizardland to rival Disney in LA
Hollywood AP Ray Bolger, the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, outlines a tentative Wizardland project with a yellow brick road and themed lands such as Scarecrow Land and Tin Man Land. He envisions communal living areas and plans to partner with a San Francisco contractor and a Utah firm. He remains active as a performer and lecturer, balancing film work with folk dance and Oz memoirs.
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Wizard Land
Graham Tour Opened in Princeton to Berkeley
The Martha Graham Dance Company will tour transcontinentally from Princeton Indiana to Berkeley California, opening October 11 and ending December 4. A week earlier, October 2 to 8, the company performs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Five major revivals will be presented, three unseen in this country for years. The program emphasizes reviving Miss Graham's early classics while performers still know them rather than delaying restoration.
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Oklahoma Voters Reject State Question By Large Margin
Oklahoma City AP reports voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the three member reapportionment commission. The unofficial margin was 201,409 to 143,275. The piece lists runoff and general election lineups including governor, auditor, attorney general, and several other state offices with party nominees. It notes fear of federal intervention influencing future districting.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bryce Baggett
Unusual horsemanship course offered by East Central State College
East Central State College brings a non riding course on horsemanship this fall to broaden physical education. Dr Leon Self will teach with guest specialists Dr Jack Nance and M D McDonald. Classes run Monday nights 7 to 9 for one hour credit with enrollment starting Thursday. County Election Results Governor
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Ada
Leon Self
Self
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Fit'stown
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E. W. James
Registration For Horsemanship Class On Thursday Evening
Dr. Self announces a horsemanship class covering saddling and seating techniques, English and western riding, with no textbooks or prerequisites. Lectures, slides, films, and live demonstrations will illustrate good and bad points, while coursework includes judging, showmanship, horse breeds, and care such as clipping, shoeing, feeding. Field trips are planned, and topics span horse evolution history, pari mutual racing, and equine research groups.
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Self
Health Experts Fear Diphtheria Could Spread If Immunization Low
Federal officials warned that diphtheria epidemics like the one in San Antonio could reach any city with less than 50 percent immunization. Dr. John Gales noted Oklahoma and other states require school shots, but pre school inoculations and adult participation are crucial to prevent outbreaks.
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San Antonio
Tex
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Department
Tulsa lawyer's son found chained in yard by police
An 11 year old Tulsa boy, Lew Edward Brewer, son of attorney George Edward Brewer, was found chained to a clothesline pole in the back yard after an anonymous call. Firemen freed him with bolt cutters. he had been chained for about 11 hours as punishment for climbing to drink from a neighbor's hose. He had been confined for six days for refusing to eat spoiled lima beans and suffered sunburn and a back sore. He was taken to a county children's shelter after a large meal and examination.
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TULSA
Lew Edward Brewer
George Edward Brewer
Ada County Court Docket Sees Several Guilty Pleas
Ada records show no accidents Tuesday while August totals rise to 29. Houston B Jacobs pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and paid a $10 fine. Several defendants faced fines for stop sign violations open container and DWI, with Linda B Deford James K Jennings Johnny Reed among those assessed various sums. In District Court Charles Brand changed to guilty on speeding in a posted zone with $100 fines and costs plus additional penalties for reckless driving eluding an officer and other open container cases. Emiy Holt Jr Jerry W Meyers Jr also pleaded guilty to open container charges with fines ranging from $35 to $50.
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Ada
Last Earth Municipal Court
Houston B. Jacobs
Linda B. Deford
James K. Jennings
Jess Lee Moss
Men‘s L. Newcombe
Roper Faceshield
Johnny ‘Ay Reed
Charles Brand
Brand
Emiy Holt Jr
Jerry W. Meyers Jr
Bird Society Meets In Ada for Sparrows Tour
Members of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society gathered in Ada for an executive board meeting. They toured the George and Flora Carter farm to view Bachman’s sparrows, one of Oklahoma's rarest nestings, with the only known local nest found last summer by Dr. BU Carter and student Lary Pulliam. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Ruff, Denton. Mrs. Deloris Isted, Cushing. Mr. Jim Norman, Muskogee. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Badger, Durant. Mrs. Sophia Mery. Mrs. Emma Messere, Bartlesville. Mrs. Mary Williams, Okmulgee. Mrs. Polly Keating and Mrs. Elinor Selg, Tulsa.
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Bartlesville
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Allen Group Meets With Mrs Jestes
The Alle Extension Home makers Club met Wednesday Aug. 19 in the home of Mrs Rif Jestes. Mrs Horace Hamilton gave the devotional. Plans were discussed for the fair after the business session. Refreshments were served. Attendees included Mrs Horace Hamilton Mrs Faye Iker Mrs Wayne Mead Mrs Duard West Mrs Dennis Cook and the hostess.
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Rhode Island Declares Independence in 1778
Rhode Island officially declared independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1778, two months ahead of the other twelve of the original colonies, marking an early act of secession in the revolutionary period.
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