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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1962
Page
1
Fittstown welder Don Barrick unveils a spring actuated cattle headgate designed to clamp a neck and hold the animal in a chute. The device offers automatic setting and a front exit, avoiding backing up. Continuous operation promises easier handling and faster processing for ranchers.
Norman C. Mitchell, Pontotoc County superintendent, announced the 1962 county textbook adoption committee. The group will meet at his call and study adoption of elementary history and art texts for grades one through eight. New members include Wendel Gurley, Jorie Shackleford, and Mrs. Myrtle Dulfer, with Mitchell and others returning.
Walter Joseph Mayer long time county rancher died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at his Stonewall Route 2 home after two years of ill health. He led the Shary Production Credit Association as president and chaired the local draft board. Married to Margaret Krauter since November 14, 1942, he leaves a son Walter Mayer Jr and daughter Margaret Mary Mayer, plus two sisters Regina Mayer and Macy Mayer. Services set for 4 p.m. Thursday at Crisel well Funeral Home.
Ada aviation pioneers led by Wayne Roberts and Dr. Joseph Breco built early Oklahoma air service. Wayne Spencer, 18, emerged as a key trainer after Ada Flying Service folded, taking over the Spartan School hangar and teaching John Fleet, Frank Norris, and Don Skirvin as aviation boomed in Ada.
Dr. Bedford Forrest Sullivan 87 a longtime Ada Barnsdall physician died after a stroke. Born July 7 1874 in Danville Alabama he studied at the University of Texas and Barnard Medical School. He retired in March after 40 years in Barnsdall with his wife Jessie E Lyles and their family. He leaves three daughters and two sons in Oklahoma Texas and Tennessee. Services were held Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Barnsdall.
An uncontrollable fire destroyed the Artesian Hotel in downtown Sulphur on Sunday night. Firefighters from Sulphur and nearby towns battled high winds and ice to control the blaze, which reached the annex. all 19 guests escaped unharmed and the bathhouse was spared. A passing motorist alerted authorities around 9:30 p.m., and the fire was under control by about 2 a.m. Monday.
Since 1947 Pontotoc County schools used a cooperative 16 mm film library to aid teaching, reducing reliance on books alone. The program, housed in the county superintendent’s office and run by a four member board plus Norman C. Mitchell, offers 174 films and 1000 strips across 20 districts, with rotating use and funding from schools.
The USDA announces 1962 upland cotton allotments. Oklahoma's base acreage totals 847,494 acres, about 14,000 acres less than 1961. National upland cotton allotment stands at 18,101,748 acres, down 954,706 from 1961.
Five men filed for the Murray County board of county commissioners vacancy after the death of EB Moore. The filing closes at 5 p.m. Friday. The primary is January 30. A March 6 runoff may follow if independents enter. Names listed: Clarence Moore, Robert L Butler, Bob Shepard, Harley McCray, Floyd Stephens.
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