Fireguards and ranchers battle grass fires on Ada to Roff road
Pontotoc County ranchers push fire prevention as grass fires threaten pastures and a million dollar crop. K P Larsh of Slue Valley Ranch mans a 500 gallon rig with railroad help. Harvey's fireguard along Highway 12 noted as a prime protection example. Fire prevention stresses water, tools, and quick communication to battle blazes already man made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Roff
K. P. Larsh
Slue Valley
Arta
Frisco Railroad
Rolf
Harvey Ranch
Highway 12
Harvey
Hailey
Pontotoc County
State Extension Service
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ade
Fitzhugh
Pointy
C.H. Harley
Pantotoc County
W. E. Harvey
Fire crews douse grass blaze near 300 block North Stockton
City firefighters extinguished a grass fire described as a parking area blaze in the 300 block of North Stockton at about 8 p.m. Monday, with no injuries reported.
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North
Stockton
Bud Ellison recalls Indian Territory cattle days and life on the range
Bud Ellison reflects on early life along the Red River and the Chisholm Trail era. He recalls 1876 Jim Town beginnings, the 1880s cattle drives, and crossing drives near South Canadian River. He describes saloon life, frontier hazards, and his family’s path from cowhand to Ada businessman.
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Hybarrger
Kansas City
Ellison
Indian Territory
Jim Town
Red River
Fort Worth
Maysville
Chisholm Trail
Chisholm
Dodge
Ellsworth
Kan
South Canadian
McGee
Hybarger
Bud Ellison
Ada
Canadian
Texas
Old Pott County
Cherokee Strip
Seminole Nation
Osage District
Asher Bridge
Maxwell
Pottawatomie Nation
Pottawatomie
Kown
Young
Young's Crossing
Ada Fire Spurs Plans to Rebuild Business District
Owners of the Norris Haney Rollow and Higgins buildings vow to rebuild Ada's damaged business district after a January 4 fire. Attorneys say no definite plans exist for the new structures though rebuilding is certain. Plans for the other two buildings are described as at the same preliminary stage with a two story option unlikely due to ample current office space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Norris- Haney, Rollow and Higgins
Norris Group
Rollow and Higgins
Adav
Asendorf Receives Coaching Honor and Plans Move
In 1955 Asendorf was named coach of the south all star team and his squad aims for state contention next spring. Tupelo baseball field gains high visibility through local effort. Asendorf led the March of Dimes drive for 13 years, holds degrees from East Central and OU, and will relocate with wife and daughter Judy Mae to a new home northwest of Ada on SH 13.
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Ers
Asendorf
South Allstar
Tupelo
East Central State College
University of Oklahoma
Judy Mae
Ada
SH 13
Frisco area social roundups and family news
Mrs. Dea Lance visits Ada with George Lance. many friends drop by for dinners and visits in Frisco and Ada. A baby girl born to Richard and Arthur Osburn is named Brenda Joyce. News covers illnesses, hospital trips, and local gatherings from January through midweek, with extensive notes on kin and neighbors across Harden City, Dewey, Stonewall, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Osburn
Dewey
Brenda Joyce
Murl Osburn
Harden City
Arthur Johnson
Frisco
Richard Osburns
Steven
Ted Scribner
Stillwater
Craig
Osburn
Music Notes For Cattle: Bristow Feeder Plays At Dawn
In Bristow Oklahoma a cattleman Bob Blackstock has autom ated feeding with a pole mounted system that plays martial music at 7 30 each morning. A record player drives a motor auger to distribute seven and a half tons of bulk feed to ten cattle along a trough. The Bobstock Automated Range Feeder aims to ease feeding, reduce truck trips, and is powered by East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative. Blackstock envisions adding a camera to monitor herd health and presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Bristow
Creek County
Bob Blackstock
Blackstock
East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
Ben Blackstock
Robber Picks Wrong Place Wrong Man
A 53 year old man, Henry Hugh Wood, was arrested after a failed attempt to rob Calvert Dairy Products Co in Ada on Sunday evening. He called the manager to the plant to buy ice cream, drew a knife, demanded money, but found no cash in the safe. The manager fled, chased Wood across town, and police later booked him on suspicion of armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Henry Hugh Wood
Wood
Calvert Dairy Products Co
South Johnston
Woot
Harald Harp
South Stockton
Calvert
Harp
12Th Street
West Thirteenth
Dieus Super Market
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Young Ellison
Frank
Missouri
Cole Younger
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Smith
Lottie
OM Oklahoma
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Bud
Cook
Nord
Jim Miller
Gus Bobbit
Miller
Tadian
Western District Court
Fort Smith
Ark
Isaac C. Parker
Parker
Jim Couch
Eillison
East Central College
Bud Hilison
Tate
Pantotoc
L. A. Ogee
Albion
L.A
Gerty
Mrs
Simon Patton
Dea Lance
George Lance
C. H. Moore
Jim
Sid Marshall
Charley Holmes
Ady
Bill
Ben Britt
Homer
Alfred Lee
County Lite
Bynday
Alfred
Ann Lee
Jack West
Joe Thompson
T. Minor
Anthony
Vance Minor
Francis
Elma
Bob Langley
Vamessa
L. Thompson
Homer Jumper
Pleasent Hill
Velmar Sanders
Larry
Garry
Davis
Jumper
Windell Price
Vernon McCarty
Tonya
Mrs. Windell Price
Frank Burns
Coalgate
Bada Hisaw
Dora Daniel
Stonewall
A. T. Minor
Alvin Minor Jr
Frank Crabtree
Farm and Ranch Club
Rofs
Alfred Baylis
Boda Hisaw
Edwin Horton
Mary Francis Gale
Jolene West
Shirley Ann Hisan
Mrs. Akin
W. J. Bates
Mike Hitt
Joé Daniel
John Dan
Clara Kennedy
Johnnie Daniel
John Daniels
Boda Hisan
John
Billie Dunigan
Daniel
W. J. Barnes
John Daniel
Willian Campbell
Latta
Campbell
John Allred
Will Smith
Union Valley
Mr. Smith
Mr. Stith
Mrs. Lee
Edith
R. W. Hively
Renton
Wash
Rochelle Lynn
Hively
Claude Cooper
Lee
A. A. Lung
Jim Whams
Delia Watson
Tecumseh
Forehand
Bill Aldridge
Santa Ana
Calif
Wayne Maxwell
Aldridge
Mr. Aldridge
Schley Stegall
Noble
W. C. Stegall
J. W. Stegall
Hub Brackett
Kenneth Maxwell
Oklahoma City
M. M. Maxwell
Dr. A. D. Near
Optometric
East Main
7-Up Bottling Company
W. Main
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