Water associations press forward for county service
Two new district bids move toward city water for county residents Byng Dis a 2 and SH 13 19 District form part of Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning. Estimated $150000 project funds an eight inch line from Homer system to Byng with possible expansion to 200 units. Stokes optimistic water by September. District 3 prepares FHA application. officers named Escal Myers president Gene Pherigo VP Lester Lanier secretary Uel Bumpers treasurer.
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Byng
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning
Marvin Stokes
Byng Association
FHA
Farmers Home Administration
Carl Steele
Norman
Homer
District 3
Stokes
Escal Myers
Gene Pherigo
Lester Lanier
Uel Bumpers
Larg
Pontotoc 4-H Council Meeting and Dress Review Notice
Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Council meets at Wintersmith Park Lodge on Friday February 12 at 10 a.m. Ledora Chesbro guest speaker reviews leadership conference. trophy awards planned for top clubs. dress review for seventh to ninth graders limited to two garments. safety program set for February 20 27. county clubs invited to council meeting February 9 at Ada City Hall.
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Pontotoc County
Wintersmith Park Lodge
J.E. Martin
Ledora Chesbro
Central District Home
Joe Engel
W. C. Story
Ahloso and
Allen
Roff
Vaness
Pickett
Safety Council
Ada
4 H Dress Revue Set At East Central State College Ballroom
The 4 H club dress revue is scheduled for March 23 at East Central State College Ballroom from 9 30 am to 12 pm. All 4H girls should enter. Classes range from first year headscarf and handkerchief to ninth year suit coat and dress or party dress with several intermediate outfits.
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East Central State College
Sheriff Is Suspended From Post
Johnston County grand jury accuses Sheriff Kenneth Reubin of misconduct in office and seeks his ouster. District Judge Joe B. Thompson suspends him temporarily and orders appearance next Friday to answer charges. The report also cites use of jail inmates for private work and mismanagement of confiscated liquor and prisoners.
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Tishomingo
Johnston County
Grand Jury
Kenneth Reubin
Joe B. Thompson
Reubin
Charles R. “Jack” Lipe
Housewarming Surprise For Mrs J E Teague
A group of determined women organized a surprise housewarming for Mrs. J E Teague at her new brick home on Doghouse Road outside Ada. Mr. Teague helped by delaying the dinner while the guests entered, then played along with lighthearted misdirection as the party unfolded amid gifts and applause.
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J.E. Teague
Teagues
Ada
Byng
Doghouse
Mr. Teague
Mrs. Teague
Three Ada High Seniors Named National Merit Finalists
Three Ada High School seniors Terry Haynes Carla Herman and James Cannon have been named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Finalists compete for merit scholarships and may qualify for other grants. Winners will be announced later in spring after written analyses of intended study fields education goals and career plans. About 0.5 percent of U S high school seniors reach finalist rank.
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Ada High School
Terry Haynes
Hayder. Hayes
Carla Herman
Chalmers Herman
James Cannon
Calvert Cannon
Latta 4-H Wins a Blue Ribbon at Share the Fun
Latta 4-H Club won a blue ribbon at the Central District 4-H Share the Fun program in Stilwater on February 6. The Latta act Prairie Romance, directed by Mrs. Marie Morgan, featured Deborah Ellison narrating and performers Ann Weaver Janet Lane Kathy Ball Barbara Kirby and Sandra Allen acting. Shirley Howell from Roff earned a red for a piano solo.
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Alley Cats
Roff
Prairie Romance
Latta
Stillwater
Pontotoc County
Shirley Howell
Roff 4-H Club
Lynn Herion
Carol Dearman
Jenny Runyan
Peggy Hill
Shari Box
4-H
County 4-H Council
Martha Mote
Jane Norton
Marie Morgan
Byng Teachers Try Dieting
Byng correspondents report several teachers attempting a Mayo diet, a two week high protein plan promising up to 20 pounds weight loss. At least six Byng teachers are on the program, with one group just beginning the diet.
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Dorothy Milligan Byng
Rigsby Named Assistant Director in State Conservation
Clive R. Rigsby, former Pontotoc County state representative, is named assistant director of the Corporation Commission conservation department. He will replace D. L. Jones who becomes director of oil and gas pollution control, succeeding the late W. J. Marshall. Rigsby will work under conservation director Dan Dunnett, in a department of about 37 employees, and will maintain his Ada farm while establishing a temporary residence at the Huckins Hotel.
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Clive R. Rigsby
Pontotoc County
The
Corporation Commission
Conservation Department
Ray C. Jones
Corporation
Rigsby
D. L. Jones
Commission
Oil and Gas Pollution Control Department
Jones
Turn
W. J. Marshall
Dan Dunnett
Ada
Latta
Huckins
Photo Weekly Contest invites Ada readers
The Ada Weekly News announces a photo contest with a $2 prize. Last week’s winner was Freda Sandlin of Stonewall. This week features three industrial sites in Ada. readers must identify the buildings and mail answers to Don Cook. Earliest postmarked correct entry wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Sandlin
Stonewall
Ada
Don Cook
Ada Weekly News
Vandals Threaten Wintersmith Park In Ada
The Ada park faces ongoing vandalism with damaged lights, broken windows, torn fixtures and sprayed paint at Wintersmith Park. Officials consider installing about 2000 feet of fencing to seal the northern sector and protect the lodge, arboretum and recreation equipment.
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Wintersmith Park
Park Commission
Garden Club Arboretum
P. S. Karr
Karl
Frances Wintersmith
Wintersmith Pool
Karr
Gosnell
Raymond White
Council of Garden Clubs
Giant Stride Could End Ten Pontotoc Schools
Norman C. Mitchell, Pontotoc County superintendent, analyzes Gov. Henry Bellman’s Giant Stride plan. It would abolish rural districts and the county superintendent role, merging small schools into larger districts and impacting ten dependent schools with 600 students and 30 teachers. Mitchell supports smaller two teacher schools for individual attention and notes enrollment rising. he doubts a large salary increase is needed and sees administration challenges if districts consolidate.
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Giant Stride
Pontotoc County
W. L. Knickmeyer
Henry Bellman
Norman C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Bellman
Happyland
Parish Chapel
Jesse
Worstell
Fitzhugh
Maxwell
Union Valley
Summers Chapel
Yesteryear
Ada
Francis
Galey
Center
Oakman
Lula
Homer
Pickett
Ahloso
Union Hill
Lawrence
Tupelo
Coal County
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Board of County Commissioners
Steele
Francis Road
Kathaleen
Karen
Katherine Biggs
Allen Biggs
HD Council
Pontotoc 4-H Council
4-H Council
J. E. Teagues
Ise
Homer Gosnell
Church of Christ
Stadium Drive
Chick Clark
Oak Hills
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
McClain
Senate-House
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