Ada Council Approves 2000 For Golf Course Study
Ada Oklahoma votes $2000 for preliminary planning of a municipal golf course by Poe and Associates. Land donated by Reuel W Little awaits feasibility results from a market survey led by Lawrence Minks of Southeastern State University. A volunteer telephone survey and mixed public interest shape potential recreation expansion amid existing courses.
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Ada
Poe and Associates
McAlester
Reuel W. Little
Madill Oilman
Lawrence C. Minks
Southeastern State University
Durant
Joe Bonar
S. Townsend
Lakewood
Bonar
Briley
Ada Native Named Acting Warden At State Penitentiary
Ada native Adan Norman Hess was named acting warden of the Oklahoma state penitentiary at McAlester replacing Richard A. Crisp who resigns after noon Friday. Hess, 51, is deputy warden and will assume the acting post January 20 while Crisp leaves February 1 for a new job with the Arizona corrections department. Hess has led classifications at McAlester since 1974 and was set to become warden of the new Lexington unit on February 1. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and holds a master’s in correctional administration from Oklahoma State University. He and his wife Betty Lou have four children and live in McAlester.
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Adan Norman Hess
Richard A. Crisp
McAlester
State Corrections Department
Hess
Crisp
Arizona Corrections Department
Lexington
Tulsa
State Penitentiary
East Central University
Oklahoma State University
Betty Lou
Gwen Tilley Receives Doctorate from University of Houston
Gwen Tilley has earned an Ed D in business education from the University of Houston. She chairs the General Business Department at San Jacinto College in Pasadena and taught in the Business Administration Department since 1971.
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Gwen Tilley
University of Houston
Houston
Texas
San Jacinto College
Pasadena
Dr. Tilley
Ada
Richard Tilley
Celanese Corporation
Texas A&i University
Kingsville
Delta Pi Epsilon
Phi Kappa Phi
Pontotoc County Heifer Show Slated February 10–11
The Pontotoc County Invitational Heifer Show runs February 10 and 11 at the Pontotoc County Fair grounds with shows starting 1 p.m. on February 11. Open to full-time students from eight counties who are in 4-H or FFA, entries must be postmarked by February 1 to the OSU Extension Center.
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Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Fairgrounds
Pontotoc
Pottowatomie
Seminole
Hughes
Coal
Johnston
Murray, Garvin
McClain
Future Farmers of America
Oklahoma State University Extension Center
Ron Robinson
Ada Residents Invited on City Bus Tours
Five Saturday bus tours through Ada will show city departments and capital needs. City Manager Briley says tours start Jan 21 and run to Feb 19, 8:30 am to noon, with 48 slots per tour and reservations at 332 0336. Tours cover City Hall Public Works sewer water plant library airport fire stations landfill parks.
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City Hall
Public Works Center
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Twitch
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Art Beeman
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Montana
Williams
Marry
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Beast of Burden
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Jacob's Son
Green
Produce
Mold
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Decker Foundry Co
Henryetta
Waterworks Supply Co
Texarkana
M.B.E. Supply Co
Oklahoma City
Monte Vista
SH 1
14Th Street
Hayden-Engel
Sleepy Hollow
Og&e
Ada Public Works Authority
U. S. Air Force
Will
Ion
Robinson
Leonard Briley
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