Roff Completes New Church Of Christ Dedication Sunday
In Roff volunteers completed the brick Church of Christ in eight months. Elzie Reed led a pay as you go build with labor and some materials donated. The 30 by 60 foot brick structure seats 120 and up to 170 with rear classrooms, dedicatory services set for next Sunday open house.
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Roff
Church of Christ
Elzie Reed
Reed
Ada
Scott Manufacturing Company
Ross
Reese Scott
Tom Medlock
New Rofs Church of Christ
Scott Mfg. Co
Tom Mediock
Ada Fire Crews Battle Widespread Grass and Structure Blazes
Firefighters battled a series of grass and structure blazes across Ada county this week. Fires started from dry conditions and heating devices, with a large Saturday pasture fire near Ada threatening homes but contained by volunteers and two fire trucks. No widespread damage was reported.
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East 7Th St
Ada
Chimney Hill
Lawrence
SH 19
Ferne Cox
Francis
North Broadway
900 West Fourteenth
Carl Baxter
Baxter
D-X Sunray
Allen Schedules Agriculture Meet
The agriculture committee of the Allen Chamber of Commerce met with Pontotoc County Agent Cy Hailey to discuss plans for the annual agriculture meeting to be held in Allen Feb. 11. Last year more than 100 local ranchers farmers and Allenites attended the meeting.
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Agriculture Committee
The
Allen Chamber of Commerce
Pontotoc County
Cy Hailey
Allen
Second Meeting Of Livestock Course Held
The Livestock Short Course held its second meeting in Holdenville on Thursday with many Pontotoc County ranchers present. Oklahoma State University professor Dr. J C Hiller spoke on balanced rations, feeding methods, and the dangers of over and under feeding. He noted minerals and vitamins, economic factors, and feeding techniques for growth wintering and fattening. Ada Livestock Auction reps Jim O Neal Sherwood O Neal and Don Taylor attended alongside Dr Willard Rhynes of the Ada Veterinary Clinic. County Angus breeders E C Threlkeld Ned Biffle and Louis Lundgaard were among the attendees.
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Holdenville
Pontotoc County
J. C. Hiller
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Hiller
Ada
Jim O'Neal
Sherwood O’neal
Don Taylor
Willard Rhynes
Ada Veterinary Clinic
Angus
E. C. Threlkeld
Threlkeld Farms
Ned Biffle
Allen
Louis Lundgaard
Trader Mills
Mack Braley
Paul Morri
Retired East Central professor dies after two car crash
Ben L. Morrison 69, former East Central College instructor, died at Valley View Hospital after a two vehicle crash on North Broadway near the Mississippi Bypass. Tollie Wilson 75 was injured. Morrison had retired last spring and planned a Florida vacation.
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Ben L. Morrison
Ada
North Broadway
Morrison
East Central
Valley View Hospital
Mississippi
Highway Patrol
H. T. Gay
Tollie H. Wilson
Broadway
Wilson
Valley View
Veteran's Hospital
Oklahoma City
Mt. Vernon
Florida
Gibson County
Tennessee
W. B
East Eighteenth
Oklahoma
Taxes 75 Percent Collected In Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County treasurer Virgil Hunt reported about 74.9 percent of the total 1,586,924.76 in taxes is paid with 1,188,560.16 collected. The outstanding 25.1 percent mainly comes from industries and businesses while individual payments vary by district. Taxpayers have until April 1 to pay the second half and bond issues may raise area assessments next year.
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Virgil Hunt
Pontotoc County
Hunt
Ada
Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Council Meet
The Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Council meets January 25 at the First Baptist Church. A 10 a.m. workshop for club officers precedes the 10:30 a.m. program with Mrs. Aun McCullar presiding and postmaster Hicks Smith Jr. as afternoon speaker. A Better Business Bureau film Too Good to be True will be shown with Frisco Club hosting a covered dish luncheon. A nursery is provided for preschool children.
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Pontotoc County
Cold Wave Grips County Amid Sunny Breaks
Pontotoc County endured a sharp cold snap with lows near two degrees above zero and 13 degrees at one point. By midweek a warming trend set in with a high of 46 degrees, sun replacing ice as plumbers fought burst pipes and fire crews logged seven calls amid little snowfall.
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Ada
Valley View Hospital
City Water Company
Longtime Byng Resident William Myers Dies
William T. Myers, a retired farmer from Ada Route 3 and longtime Byng resident, died Wednesday at 2 45 p.m. at his home after seven years of illness. Born December 29, 1885 in Knox County Texas, he moved to the Byng area in territory days, lived briefly in Frione Texas, and returned to Byng where he helped Boy Scouts and youth activities. He was married to Lillie Walker in 1907 and was one of the oldest Byng citizens.
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William T. Myers
Ada
Route 3
Byng
Canadian River
Frione
Texas
T. M. Myers
Knox County
Thomas Melton Myers
Mattie Tucker Myers
Tyrola
Lillie Walker
Indian Territory
Mr. Myers
J. E. Teague
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Ben Morrison
H. D. Council
William Myers
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