Crazy Flymen Of Ada Helped To Conquer Skies
Ada aviators and barnstormers are recalled with Spencer leading a colorful circle. Figures include Upside Down Whittenback, Forrest O’Brien, Wiley Post and Estel Henson as Ada hosts echo a 1930s era of daredevil flight and near tragedies. A January 1931 crash on a Col lier engine plane ended in two deaths, marking Pontotoc County’s first air fatalities.
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Ada
Southwest
Spencer
Whittenback
Forrest O'Brien
Wiley Fost
Winnie, Mae
Post
al Remus
Estel Henson
Kemper Mili
Lier
Wayne
Henson
Collier
Lee Davis
Davis
Wilson Soup
Sadler
Spartan
South Ada
Fom
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Hanson
Wayne Spencer
Calllee
Young Spencer
Wile
Nina Mae Henry
Gne
Ada Evening News
Royal Canadian Air Corps
Air Force
Adans
County
Ada aviation era born from tragedy and grit
The Ada region transformed its aviation scene after a fatal crash. Survivors and leaders such as Spencer, Henson, Davis, and many Ada residents helped revive interest, building hangars, schools, and services. Central Airlines and Chauncey Field rooted Ada as a growing air center with pilots, trainers, and cargo flights.
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Adans LW
Tommy Thomas Jr
Oklahoma
Thomas
Ada
Air Corps
Italy
Adans
Charles Chauncey
Adan
Gen
Chauncey
Navy
Chauncey Field
Tn Central Airlines
Central
Krank
Tom Norris
Roif
Allen
Trhergat
Civil Air Patrol
Charles Davis
Airerort
Ada Air Service
Forster Mig. Co
Miller Tank Co
Spencer
Joe Spencer
Duke
Henson
Davis
Hinds
Peole
Fire destroys historic Sulphur hotel and annex
Rapidly spreading flames gutted much of the four story Artesian Hotel and its annex in Sulphur. The blaze, whose cause was undetermined, collapsed walls and sent bricks across the street. Residents and hotel staff aided firefighters with water and equipment, while hot coffee and shelter were offered to responders. The structure dated back to Bland House origins and played a central role in local history. No injuries were reported.
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Allen
Mary Monroe
Bath
Thetford
Braden Ford
Bland House
H. C. Bayless
Claremore
Platt National Park
New Windsor
Artesian Hotel's Regal Era Touched by Fire and Change
The Sulphur landmark Artesian Hotel hosted lavish banquets and dances, drawing governors and senators, with interiors including a vast French mirror from the St. Louis World Fair. Its ownership shifted from Bayless Webster to Ab Holt, then Mrs. Morgan Hollishead, operated by her family into the 1940s, until a major fire hit amid a week of disasters including a livestock auction blaze nearby.
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Oklahoma
Govnor
Haskell
Robert L. Owen
Bayless
Webster
Sherman
Tex
Ab Holt
Texas
Abilene
Morgan Hollishead
Toledo
Ohio
Pioneer Funeral Details From Page One
Baltimore Maryland Lt. Colonel Roberto H Sullivan Marina Calif fourteen grandchildren five great grandchildren Rev Jene Miller former pastor of the Barnsdall church now Bartlesville and Rev Sanford Wylie delivered the funeral message Burial was in the Ethel Reese Cemetery in Barnsdall.
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Page One van
Baltimore
Maryland
Roberto H. Sullivan
Marina
Calif
Jene Miller
Barnsdall Church
Bartlesville
Sanford Wylie
Ethel Reese
Barnsdall
Funeral tribute announced for First Presbyterian pastor
Well Known C Tays pastor of First Presbyterian Church will deliver the funeral message. Pallbearers named Julian Henry W C Story Phillip Sinnett J O Blackburn Bill Waloh J H Weaver. Honorary bearers Sherwood O Neal Cal Allison Cassie Thompson Ted Clark Pag Young Leon Nickell Dr Stearley P Harrison. Memorial contributions requested to Oklahoma State Heart Association.
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C. Tays
First Presbyterian Church
Julian Henry
W. C. Story
Phillip Sinnett
J. O. Blackburn
Bill Waloh
J. H. Weaver
Sherwood O'Neal
Cal Allison
Cassie Thompson
Ted Clark
Pag Young
Leon Nickell
Stearley P. Harrison
Oklahoma State Heart Association
Police Report Records January 10th Accident in Ada
The 10th January accident occurred in Ada at 4 p.m. in the 100 block of East Thirteenth involving Lenox Daniels and Lois Norman. Norman faced improper backing charges with a $10 bond forfeiture. others named faced speeding charges with $10 fines. Drag racers on Mississippi Avenue led to two arrests. Jerry Owens and Melvin Davis posted $20 bonds for reckless driving. Public drunkenness cited for KE Scales and Harold Smith.
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Waffie
Ada
East Thirteenth
Lenox’ M. Daniels
Stonewall
Lois F. Norman
Route 1
Norman
Roy V. Cheek
Ray M. Moss
Magdaline Brundidge
Patty F. Vestal
Mississippi Avenue
Jerry Gale Owens
Melvin G. Davis
Ke, A. Scales
Harold E. Smith
Automatic headgate touted by Barvick for singlehanded cattle handling
Pontoton rancher Kiser praises Barvick’s headgate saying it lets a rancher herd and brand cattle alone by using automatic clamping and release. The device, five feet tall and 32 inches wide, features ball bearings, two inch angle iron side pieces, and a rotatable clamping tube. Barrick plans to sell the headgate to area ranchers, producing each unit in about two days.
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Deiser
Pontoton Rancher
Barvick
Kiser
Barrick
Ada Livestock Market Steady as Receipts Hit 1,600
Ada Livestock Ave saw a steady to $1 higher market on Tuesday with receipts of 1,600. Cattle prices ranged from $11 to $23 for various classes including young cows, utility and commercial cows, bulls, veal calves, and feeder stock. Oklahoma City reports afternoon prices for cash wheat, broilers, eggs, and hogs, while Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City markets show slaughter and stocker data with mixed price ranges.
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Ada
Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture Today
Alva
Enid
Manchester
Medford
Clinton
al Reno
Hobart
Kingfisher
Okeons
Walonga
Yukon
Liberal
Ken
Abatus
Beaver
Perryton
Tex
Frederick
Broilers
Undertone
Oklahoma Cita
USDA
Langley News Briefs From Ada County Area
Local notices and social items recount visits and travels of families in Ada county. Reports note a death in Langley and a house fire on a nearby highway, plus various visits among Davis, Glenn, and Gasaway families. The piece closes with a family phone call from Toppenish and plans for a future visit in 1963.
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W. E. Snyders
Joe Rogers
Topmenish
Wash
South Pole
Jhome
Paullice
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Quey
Benson
Floyd
Jin
Trenson
Vevele
WA Rogers
Pice
Lef
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Tulsa
Patricia Ann Revard
Nich
Las Thomas Revard
Carolyn Sue Archer
Bobby Ray Archer
Vernon Corpin
Aklaso Junction
Department of Commerce
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Spearer
Mamas and Papas
Burl Tibbs
Oklahoma Aviation
Tibbs
Curtis Wright Jr
H.p. Cralt
Arcenee Fields
Olane
Jim Woods
Ends Mret
Ttke Sluboorn
Injterest
Aviatio
Jim Stowell
Woods
Jeft
American Airlines
Myers Flying Service
Escal Myers
Myers
Clarence Rawls
Icily
Carl
Oso
Ar Ahlese
Lee Davin
Ryan
ADA Livestock
Fittstown
W. FE. Snyder
Langley
Ab Davis
California
Ruth. Davis
Salinas
Elmore White
Anaheim
Richard Davis
Fullerton
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Dlunteer
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Connerville
Conner Periment
Jonm
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Bill’Simmons
Mrs
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Madill
Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. Sanders Kee
Jes. Su
Bill Bailey
Billy
Natey Gibbons
Shawnee
Wewoka
Tom
Luther Karris
Floyd Byrd
Byrd
Roy Rose
J. C
Cromwell
Ross
Wickes
Ark
Guy Crosson
Ahloso
Te Harhig
J. C. Ross
Chickasha
Butch” Humphrey
Clay City
Stella Humphrey
East Central
Dale Howry
Pamela
Bik 7
Steve
Kenneth Childers
Nettie Hilders
B. J. McCauley
Benton and Mack
Stratford
Atrs
Roy Glasrow
Bernice Snipplen
Jin “Ada
Vernon Gasaway
Earl Asaway
Claud Humphrey
Konawa Monde
Sammy
Floyd Ferguson
Little Tim
Marietta Hall
Mrs. A.R. Hall
A. E. Thompson
Ray Glasgow
Bill Dorsey
Clarence Sun
Shipplet
Sillinn
Leon Sherrell
Roy Glasgow
Arkie Glasgow
Ene
Troy Sherrell
Harold Robertson
Sen
Hal D
Sherrell
Anson
Shaun Melton
Leslie Melton
Obie
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