Special Education Class at Byng Receives Reading Materials Boost
The Byng School special education class, newly added this year, received a donated reading materials set from Byng and Colbert home demonstration clubs. The Ada Public Library supplied the set for 61 dollars, aiding five pupils learning reading basics with added activities. Mrs. Gentry and Superintendent Teague praised the collaboration and progress after the first semester.
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Byng
Dc. A. Gentry
Byng School
Colbert
C. &. Gentry
Ada Public Library
Gentry
C. A. Gentry
Byng and
J. E. Teague
J. F. Wells
Harry Miller
Slice Current
Tom Martin
Stani
Schoolmasters Set Meet Monday in Allen School
The Paulottic County Schoolmasters Club will hold its regular meeting at Allen School on Monday February 11. Dr. Thomas B Ray a county health department clinical psychologist will speak. Dinner will be served by the Allen School cafeteria staff and the Allen High School music department will present the program.
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Paulottic County Schoolmasters Club
Allen School
Thomas 8. Ray
County Health Department
Allen High School
Coal County Breeders Hold 12th Annual Sale This Week
The Coal County Breeders Association runs its 12th annual sale this week at the Community Building in Coalgate. Herefords go on Thursday February 7 and Aberdeen Angus on Saturday February 9, with 100 animals in the double event. Distinctive stock quality and wear and gain records on some bulls appeal to commercial ranchers.
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Coal County Breeders Association
Coalgate
Aberdeen Angus
Coal County
Curtis Floyd
Posees
County Grand Jury Begins Work In Historic Session
The county's first grand jury since May 1951 convened Tuesday, hearing witnesses and gathering potential information while reporters were kept outside. Foreman Charles W. Tine and jurors Kidd Tolliver, Howard M. Ganns, Charles C. Riley, Matt Heimer Jr., Fred Hopper, J.T. Jones, Jessie G. Collins, G. P. Baker, E. P. Hunter, Lester Blair, and G. R. Mason were picked from a 45‑person panel. First witness state senator Glen Collins sought probes into alleged highway department irregularities as subpoenas issued for highway officials including I. L. Berry and R. T. Lanier and several truckers and inspectors.
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Biterest
Kidd Tolliver
Howard M. Ganns
Charles C. Riley
Matt Heimer Jr
Fred Hopper
J.T. Jones
Jessie G. Collins
G. P. Baker
Vaughn Potter
Dewey Long
Glenn Gough
G. C. Harris
County Gets Wet as Rain Joins Drizzle
The county received heavy rain Monday night adding 1.60 inches in Ada, boosting February to 1.74 inches and the year to 4.65. While fog and drizzle persist, evaporation remains near zero, and no farmers reported excess moisture or complaints to the NEWS.
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Hself
Ada
William R. Riddle Dies Pioneer Union Valley Resident
William Riddle 89 pioneer resident of Pontotoc County died Thursday afternoon Jan 31 at his daughter’s Ada home Mrs A T Watson Services were Monday at Smith Funeral Chapel with burial in Rosedale cemetery He came from Barry County Missouri in 1891 and settled in Union Valley later running cattle and then a diversified farm starting the area’s sweet potato industry with cotton corn watermelons and potatoes He married Lou Ann Hatcher in 1892 after first arriving in Indian Territory.
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William R. Riddle
Pontotoc County
A. T. Watson
Ada
Smith Funeral Chapel
Rosedale Cemetery
Riddle
Indian Territory
Barry County
Ozark Country
Old Stonewall
Lou Ann Hatcher
Governor Byrd Place
Fittstown
Union Valley
Oklahoma Aggies Detail 1956 Farm Pest Advances
Oklahoma A&M's 1956 year end report highlights six new greenbug resistant wheats and a new control method for cattle grubs. It notes promise for reducing losses from greenbugs and grubs, discusses a blood disease control via antibiotics, and mentions swine litter gains from mist spray cooling. Dr. Hawkins and Dr. Howell outline next steps and anticipated insecticide availability.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Oklahoma A&m
Louis E. Hawkins
Hawkins
D. E
Mike) Howell
Tate
Olahoma A&m
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