Local craftsman turns out gleaming furniture and miniatures
Ada resident George Ebrite, born 1899 in Missouri, pursues wood crafting as a family tradition. Since moving to 631 West Third in 1926 he has expanded his home with four rooms and a sun porch while creating oak dining tables, inlaid end pieces, and a miniature farm wagon. He sources woods worldwide for complex pieces, including a 547 piece table with four corner boards, and makes carved jewelry boxes for his children.
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George Ebriie
Ada
Ebrite
George Ebrite
Farmers Union States Meeting in Oklahoma City
The Farmers Union holds a regional conference at the Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel in Oklahoma City starting at 9 30 a m with participants from Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Kansas and Colorado The meeting aims to press Congress for dairy feed grain and cotton legislation and to mobilize support for a yes vote in the May wheat referendum Leaders include George W Stone James G Patton Martin Byrne Lewis Johnson and others from state unions and the National Farmers Union.
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The
Farmers Union
Oklahoma City
Sheraton- Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Congress
George W. Stone
Oklahoma Farmers Union
Department of Agriculture
Stone
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Tony Dechant
Martin Byrne
Kansas Farmers Union
Lewis Johnson
Arkansas Farmers Union
J. Namon
Texas Farmers Union
Reuben Johnson
John Eklund
C L Connor Joins OCA as Livestock Investigator
An Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association investigator begins duties by helping convict two cattle thieves in Johnston and Atoka counties. C L Connor, ex stock yards security officer, will focus on member service in southern and eastern Oklahoma while L D Watson handles other regions. Sheriff Cecil Frazier and Sheriff Kenneth Reubin aided the case.
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Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Oklahoma
C. L. Connor
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma National Stock Yards
OCA
Fred Craddock
Pawhuska
L. D. Watson
Craddock
Conner
Watson
The
Stock Yards Company
Weekend Fire Destroys Byng Baptist Orphans Home
The former Baptist Orphan Home at Byng was consumed by a midnight blaze. Owner Jim Goodwin and family were away. Mrs Goodwin and children reportedly visiting California. Firefighters focused on saving adjacent property as roof and interior collapse occurred.
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Baptist Orphan Home
Byng
Jim Goodwin
Goodwins
Goodwin
California
Spike Mitchell
Mitchell
Ada Police Department
Police
Fire Destroys Old Baptist Orphans Home
A Sunday night blaze leveled the historic Baptist Orphans Home. Neighbors recall generations of care under the Scifres and Gladdishes before the Goodwins remodeled the property. The Goodwins and their 11 children were away in California and Texas at the time.
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Old Baptist Orphans
Bob Allens
Goodwins
Grass Fires Destroy House and Two Barns
A grass fire spread to a six room Rankin home and a nearby barn in Ada near Galey, destroying both structures. A trash fire in the 900 block West Sixth burned into a vacant barn owned by Walter Roper in Ada, destroying that barn and burning grass across the northwest area. A north Francis fire threatened several houses, damaged fences, and touched two small oil storage tanks while creating a smoky plume. Fire Chief Dudley Young warned the dry climate fuels fires from careless trash burning.
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Dudley Young
Mitchell
Francis
Ada
Sam Rankin
West Sixth
Walter Roper
California
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Farmers Union States Meeting
Pontotoc County
Old Byng Baptist
Blaze
Tim Milligan
Lloyd Godfreys
Lee Scifres
Scifres
Dad
East Central
Air Force
George Gladdishes
Gladdish
Board
Goodman
Barbara
Mollie
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