Howell Sisters Triumph at Coal Gates Horse Show
Kay and Debbie Howell dominated the Coal Gates event with multiple wins. Kay, 4H club president, earned four firsts and a second in senior events including halter, barrel racing, reining and pole bending, while Debbie took three firsts a second and a third in junior divisions.
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Mike. W. B. Hokett
Kay
Debbie Howell
Coalgates
Debbie
Barbara Brecheen
Olney
Jane Howell
Tupelo School
Officers Seek Robbery Suspects
City and county officers searched Thursday for two men about 50 and 23 years old suspected in a farm robbery the prior night. Joseph Henry said the younger man drove the car while the older grabbed him around the neck and demanded money, then left near Arlington and Parkway.
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Joseph Henry
Sala
Charity
Henry
Ian
Lig Billfeld
Arlington
Parkway
Orange and black 1968 auto tags go on sale in state
Oklahoma motorists can order orange and black 1968 auto license plates at 21,200 tag agencies as of December 11, with 800 customers who ordered $10 personalized plates now eligible to receive regular tags by mail. Mail orders require car files and two signed checks payable to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Special numbers will be issued in numerical order. those matching phone or house numbers must wait.
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Clarence DeWees
Oklahoma Tax Commission
de Wees
Oklahoma City
Commission
Highway Commission Reassigns Pontotoc County Roads
The State Highway Commission approved transferring 62.3 miles of roads in Pontotoc County to local control next year after completing a paving program at about 3000 dollars per mile. The total cost is 163,500 with 68,000 annual state spending now, and the program aims to save maintenance costs over three years. Rae Thompson’s district contains most of the mileage. J A Richardson led the planning efforts and expects spring 1968 initiation.
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Pontotoc County
State Highway Commission
SH 12
SH 99
SH 19
SH 13
Vanoss
Jesse
SH 3
J. A. Richardson
Rae Thompson
Richardson
Lack Of Foresight Probable Cause Of Big Water Dispute
Oklahoma City presses for 1,370,000 acre feet of water from Atoka Coal and Pushmataha counties amid a sprawling protest by Southeast Oklahoma groups. Officials blame absent long range planning, noting the Water Resources Board’s limited funds hinder statewide coordination while agencies pursue piecemeal projects. Local associations raise funds to fight perceived inequities and demand fair, multi county planning.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Water Resources Board
Atoka
Coal
Pushmataha
Water Resources Board
Water Board
Mc Curtain
Southeast
Oklahoma Water Rights Association
Southern Oklahoma Development Association
SODA
Kiamichi l Economic Development District of Oklahoma
KEDDO
J. J
Jim" Gigoux
U. S. Geological Survey
KEDCO
California
Gigoux
Bureau of Reclamation
Corps of Engineers
Soil Conservation Service
Gigeux
Southeast Q Oklahoma Water Rights Association
George Hill
Coalgate
Association
McGee Creek
Atoka County
Coal County
Buck Creek
Tenmile Creek
Kiamichi
Pushmataha County
Push County Chamber of Lommerce
antiWater-Thief Association
Land
Humphrey Thanks Ada Fli ght Engineer After Southeast Asia Trip
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey praised Master Sgt Norman Kotlewski of Ada for three smooth flights during his Southeast Asia tour, writing a personal note to Mrs Kotlewski at 1139 S Highschool Ada. The letter expresses pride in the crew’s service and their role in Humphrey’s demanding schedule in Indonesia and surrounding areas.
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Ada
Hubert H. Humphrey
Southeast Asia
Humphrey
Adan
Norman Kotlewski
Formosa
Indonesia
Ada Post Office Extends Hours for Christmas Rush
Postmaster Hicks Smith Jr. announced extended hours through Monday to handle holiday mail. Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Office resumes normal hours after Monday.
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Ada
Hicks Smith Jr
Candy Making From Kuntry Korner Christmas Treats
Household guide offers simple candy recipes for Christmas delight. Includes instructions for Candy Pulled Mints and Strawberry Divinity with details on sugar levels, temperatures, mixing steps, and yields. Recipes emphasize stage temperatures, color and flavor addition, and cooling on marbles or pans for ready-to-wrap treats.
Red Cross Worker Adan Reflects on Beulah Disaster
Mrs. Ralph Hays, executive secretary of the Pontotoc County Red Cross, spent 10 weeks in South Texas assisting disaster victims after Hurricane Beulah. She described extreme wind and flood damage around Corpus Christi and Robstown, with roofs torn off, interiors soaked, and floods reaching feet inside homes. She cared for 137 cases, recalling a farm family 20 weeks from their ruined property and the vast human impact of the storm.
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George Gurley
Ralph Hays
Pontotoc County
American Red Cross
South
Texas
Corpus Christi
Robstown
Houston
Corpus
Beulah
Mrs. Hays
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Mary Hoyt
Stonewall
Ballard Nursing Home
Highway Commission
Colorado
Arizona
Nevada
Giger
San
Msc. Butler
Santa
Red Cross
Sint Seen
Vaness
Steff
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