Pontotoc County SWCD approves plans and flood control work
The Pontotoc County Soil and Water Conservation District held its December meeting at the local office. Plans were approved for farms L. D. McIlroy O. P. Roberts Sarah Sweeney Thurman Sliger and Bert Jones. Sites 48 and 50 of Upper Clear Boggy Watershed were let with work starting February 1969. Easements for Sites 19 and 21 near Gaar Corner near completion with work to start July 1969. Farm ponds completed for Carl Tully Joe Bevers Melvin Qhisen and Zuleka Burkhart with SCS engineering and ASCS funding.
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Kenneth Yoakum
Pontotoc County
Sarah Sweeney
Thurman Sliger
Bert Jones
Soil Conservation Society of America
Upper Clear
Uel Bumpers
B. M. Stephens
Sandy Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Gaar Corner
Highway
Carl Tully
Joe Bevers
Melvin Qhisen
Zuleka Burkhart
Otis Coffey
Louie Moshier
The
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Ada Library Outgrows Its Size Amid Shelving Crunch
Ada Public Library faces crowded shelves and limited space as staff weed old volumes to make room for new acquisitions. Librarian Jewell Bowers and assistant Darlene Landrith describe cramped children's and adult reading areas and discuss basement storage and possible expansion obstacles.
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Ada Library
Ada Public Library
Jewell Bowers
Ada
Tennessee Williams
Sadie
Jackley
Ada Evening News
Camp Fire Girls
Bar Association
Law Library
Santa Parade in Ada Delayed and Rescheduled
Plans for Ada Christmas Parade were scrapped after only Ada High School and one band accepted invites. Stores will close at regular hour tonight, but Santa returns December 16 with a late store-night for shoppers. Santa arrives by fire engine and greets youngsters downtown.
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Santa Claus
Ada
St. Nick
Ada High School
Santa
Checks Ready for City Sales Tax Election Workers
In the one cent city sales tax election, workers may pick up their election checks now. Jerry Farnham, director of finance, said the checks are ready at his office.
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Jerry Farnham
County Government and Road Funding Explained
Veteran commissioner Dave Gray outlines how county roads are funded from state gasoline and other taxes. He details the three member board duties, budgeting, and the flow from tax rolls to road crews and equipment, stressing public understanding of local government.
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Dave Gray
District 1
Board of County Commissioners
Gray
Bud Jones
Rae Thompson
Ada
Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Department
State Highway Commission
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commis
County Excise Board
Commissioners and Excise Board
Don Thompson
USDA Details 1969 Cotton Program Prices and Loans
The Agriculture Department outlined the 1969 upland cotton price support loan rate set at 20.25 cents per pound for middling 1 inch cotton and a separate 14.73 cent per pound payment to cooperators. The program drops 1969 acreage diversion payments but maintains special provisions for small farmers and existing quotas and allotments. The public reference period runs December 2–6 for 1969 marketing quotas.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
U. S
Holdup Man Linked to Hartshorne Bank Robbery
Webbers Falls Oklahoma bank robbery witness says the suspect who seized 794 dollars on Wednesday matches the Hartshorne bandit. Authorities chase a convict on appeal bond as a suspect after three Oklahoma robberies in six days. The gunman demanded all drawer cash and warned of violence while bank officials note the small haul.
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Webbers Falls Okla
First State Bank of
Webbers Falls
Oklahoma
Jet and
Hartshorne
Lloyd Hobbs
Tulsa
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Hartshorne Bank
228 Americans Die In Week
Saigon reports the weekly U S death toll climbs to 228 in action last week the highest since late September with scattered clashes along the Cambodian border north and west of Saigon and 1 094 wounded 469 hospitalized the prior week 1 432 wounded in action overall.
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Saigon
U.S
Tupelo Youths Escape Serious Injury In Ada Crash
Two Tupelo 17 year olds survived a crash on Lucas Hill when a car left SH 399 near Hillside Drive, struck an OG&E pole, and rolled down a steep embankment. Driver Lionel Ellis and passenger Jimmy Chapman were treated for minor injuries. The pole snapped but remained held by live lines. outages were limited to one house.
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Tupelo
Lucas Hill
Lionel Ellis
Jimmy Chapman
Valley View
Highway Patrol
H. T. Gay
SH 399
Ada
Hillside Drive
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Stratford
Cook
All
City of
USDA
Leonard Gamble
Gamble
James Cathey
Pontotoc
Og&e
Og&e Supt. G. G
Pete” Chapman
Power Company
Chapman
Latta School
I, Viet
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