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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1966
Page
1
Pontotoc County forms a rural water district along Brick Plant Road with a 6.2 mile line. An FHA loan of 152000 is sought to cover costs, repayable over 40 years. System targets at least two gallons per minute at 20 psi with fireplugs and no liens on member property.
Washington AP reports Executive President Kenneth D. Naden urged farmers to expand cooperatives as a path to growth. The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives meets for a three day session to discuss material access, pricing power, and cooperative roles amid tech, capital, and competition forces. Secretary Orville Freeman is expected to pledge White House support to farm cooperatives. The council represents about 5700 cooperatives with roughly 3 million members nationwide.
Francis town officials push a $319000 sewer project under the Francis Public Works Authority. If a federal grant covers half or more, the remainder would be financed via a loan repaid over 40 years with revenue bonds. the system serves 300 residents using a three celled waste stabilization pond and underground clay pipes with no local taxes. Delaney, Ada engineer, notes surveying is done but completion date awaits grant and loan processing.
McCall’s Chapel School, west of Allen, relocates expansion to the old Cedar Grove building east of Francis. With 32 students, the private special needs school uses Cedar Grove’s gym and two classrooms plus four acres, adding dormitory space, shop facilities, and plans for a dormitory for older boys.
The Case of the Mysterious Music ends with recovery of a stolen radio. B G Anderson of 711 East 16th reported nightly dawn music from Don Owen at 705 East 16th. After days of disturbance authorities traced the sound to the Owen residence and recovered the radio.
The Agriculture Department reports 9,963,000 cattle and calves on feed for quality slaughter across 39 states on Jan 1, up 5 percent from a year earlier. In the north central belt total 6,088,000, up 4 percent. Iowa down 7 percent. Nebraska up 19 percent.
Washington AP report says Rep. Bert Bandstra of Iowa called for a ban on large scale feeding by meat packing firms. He warned future expansion could allow packers to control livestock supply and depress farmers prices.
The Vanoss Extension Home Makers Group met January 12 in the school lunch room with 15 members present. Mrs. Joe Walker presided, devotional by Mrs. W. E. McCullar, prayer led by Mrs. A. H. Neel, guest Mrs. A. L. Griffith from Hart club. A plan to meet at Mrs. A. T. McCullar’s home to make pecan corsages was approved. They voted to join mailbox improvement and to visit ill and elderly residents. Door prize went to Mrs. Laura Johnson. program titled Our Commun was presented by Mrs. A. T. McCullar.
H C Wright of Pickett recounts his father Asa Wright a lifelong western adventurer. Born in Chicago at 15 he worked at the John Blocker ranch near San Antonio then joined rangers and soldiers to pursue Geronimo and rode stagecoaches west of San Antonio. He later rode for Buffalo Bill in England and staged a 20 mile bareback Pony Express act before returning to farm and ranch in New Mexico with his family.
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