Farm Repair Shop At Vanoss Training Youths
In Vanoss the FFA chapter opens a farm repair shop to teach weld ing and basic machine maintenance using limited equipment. Pat Gallup and Norris Hensley explain the setup in a converted bus garage space where students gain practical skills for future farm work.
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Vanoss
FFA Youths
Pat Gallup
Norris Hensley
Gallup
Vaness Vo
Cational Agriculture
Fat Gallup
Donald McNinch
Vo Ag
Old AhLoso School sells two buildings for 2610.57
Bids opened January 3 sell the 1927 main building to Leonard Weddle for 810.57 and the newer structure to Ahleson First Baptist Church for 1,800. The church plans to move it to church grounds as a classroom. Wrecking starts. old desks remain free to patrons.
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Ahloso School
Ahloso
Leonard Weddle
Ahleson First , Baptist Church
Congressation
Jim Dry
Mit Looney
Jess
Bob Ross
J. C. Treas
Abloso
Treas
County Teachers To Meet Jan 16 Change in Banquet Time
Norman C. Mitchell secretary of Pontotoc County Teachers association announced a time change for the January 16 meeting. The banquet will start at 5 p.m. to allow members taking extension courses at East Central College to attend 7 p.m. classes. The event and program occur in the Student Union Building with Farris Wilkinghamn, field director of the OEA, as speaker.
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Norman C. Mitchell
Pontotoc County Teachers Association
East Central College
Farris Wilkinghamn
O.E.A
Psychologist Joins County Health Unit
Thomas S. Ray Ph D clinical psychologist joins the County Health Department staff as the first regular mental therapy clinician. He will be in Ada on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week and plans to work mainly with children's problems. Ray studied at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Colorado and interned at Central State Hospital in Norman.
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County Health Department
Thomas S. Ray
Ada
Dr. Ray
University of Oklahoma
University of Colorado
Central State Hospital
Norman
Firgt
Stonewall Boosts March of Dimes With Ribs Dinner
The Stonewall Chamber of Commerce hosted a dinner in the school lunchroom raising 53.50 for the March of Dimes with a free will offering. An additional 10 was donated from a credit fund at Mrs. Everett Shaw’s home. A high school auditorium program is planned for January 15 featuring the Boggy Bottoms, Louise Strickland, Jan Ohermann, and the school band, with admission charged.
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Stonewall
Chamber of Commerce
Credit Coffec
Everett Shaw
Boggy Bottoms
Louise Strickland
the Cure
Jan Ohermann
Casey
All New Sheriff Force Takes Office in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County swears in new sheriff Bill Broadrick and Undersheriff Roy Loman along with a slate of officials led by District Judge John Boyce McKeel. New appointees include Charles Rushing assessor and Dan Thompson county clerk, with long‑serving officials like Fred Andrews and Virgil Hunt continuing in office. Commissioners Rae Thompson David Gray Bob Austell and Norman Mitchell are carried over after re‑election.
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Pontotoc County
Bill Broadrick
Broadrick
John Boyce
McKeel
Roy Loman
Stonewall
Sam
Bingham
Ada
W. F. Luke
Allen
Agron Gray
Burl Griffin
Fittstown
Charles Rushing
Abe ‘Holloway
Dan Thompson
Barney
Walid
Charles Holt
Fred ~ Andrews
Fred Andrews
Rae Thompson
Davide Gray
Dist
Bob Austell
Virgil’ “Hunt
Éount
Norman
Mitchell
County Agents Return to Jobs After Meeting
County agents returned to work after a statewide meeting at Wewoka. C H Hailey assistant Jack McAskill demonstration agent Martha Mote and assistant Valdene Kozel resumed duties by Wednesday as agents from five counties lined up 1957 programs and received late tips from A&M extension specialists.
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Wewoka
C. H. Hailey
Jack McAskill
Martha Mote
Valdene Kozel
A&m
FDA Seeks Prewar Canned Food For Atomic Era Study
The FDA asked for samples dating before 1945 to test radioactivity in foods since the atomic era began. Ada residents volunteered 1939 canned goods, but local and state offices were unaware, and the FDA admitted no formal collection plan. Citizens may donate labeled samples to the county health office on Thirteenth Street for analysis.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
New ‘Mexico
Io Fda
Ada
State Office
County Health
Thirteenth Street
Ada Chamber of Commerce Slogan Contest Open
Ada C of C invites the public to submit six word slogans for Ada. Prizes are 25 15 and 10 dollars with entries mailed or delivered to 106 East Thirteenth Ada. The winning line will appear on a brochure to promote Ada to industry and civic leaders.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Chamber’ of Commerce
East Thirteenth
Feeners Will Give Chance to Nibble Polio Fund
Ada teens join a downtown Chip in for Folio campaign Saturday to aid the March of Dimes. Junior high Blue Skirts will sell potato chips on the streets in the morning, proceeds to the polio drive, followed by the senior high Contnahomas in the afternoon. Faculty leaders are Mrs. Hugh Warren and Miss Doreen George. Mrs. George Stephens leads teen activities for the March of Dimes.
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Ada
March of Dimes
Contnahomas
Hugh, Warren
Doreen George
George Stephens
Son of Abloso Resident Drowns in California
Maj. Francis Pittsenbarger, 40, son of Mrs. Annie Pittsenbarger of Abloso, drowned near Fort Ord California while fishing from a rock with two companions. He and one other man were swept away by the tide. the third man was rescued. Bodies had not been recovered by Thursday noon. Pittsenbarger served 17 1/2 years in the Army and was married with no children.
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Abloso
California
Maj
Francis Pittsenbarger
Fort Ord
Annie Pittsenbarger
Ahlaso
Pittsenbarger
Pacific Ocean
Pitsenbarger
Vanoss FFA sponsors soil conservation speech contest
Vanoss chapter of Future Farmers of America hosts a soil conservation speech contest feeding into a state event by Bankers Service Life Insurance Co. Winners from five vocational agriculture classes advance to a January 23 runoff, then a February 4 final. Prizes include 3 and 2 dollars plus trophies and medals from Modern Woodmen of America.
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FFA
Vanoss
Future Farmers of America
Bankers Service Life Insurance Co
Vaness
Vo Ag
N. L. Hensley
Wood:nen’ of America
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W. L. Knickmeyer Vanoss
Hensley
Eto
County Health Unit
Pege
Darwin
Robby Fay Young
Fitzhugh
Pat Jones
Jop
Enid
Della Hixson
Harmon
Mortar Board
Association of Women Students
Inez Hutchins
Vaness High School
Yo ‘Ag
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