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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
1
Jim Stone, a habitat improvement officer and cattleman near Raff, spoke with a WEEKLY reporter about his new lightweight cattle feed trough. He developed a prototype 18 months ago, refined it, and now plans to commercialize the design after checking the market and fixing early bugs.
The Latta School contract for a new auditorium has been awarded to Construction Co. of Ada, with Sup J J Potter announcing the $85,680 project. It includes gym painting, baseball field lighting, brick facing, and a 500-seat hall connected by a covered walkway to the junior and senior high buildings. architects Palmer and Walborg of Oklahoma City.
Flames swept a filling station and a grocery with a house at Galey on Saturday night. Owned by Selmon Rankin, the fire appeared in the northeast corner and spread quickly. A passing motorist raised the alarm as Ada firefighters arrived too late to save the buildings.
The Conway Steedman annual reunion will be July 9 in Wintersmith Park with registration at 10 a.m. and a basket dinner at noon. Bud Blackburn, president, invites all who have lived in or near Conway or Steedman to attend. Once thriving towns, both have lost schools. no special Sunday program is planned. Group singing and viewing old pictures have been highlights in the past.
Velma Henderson reports wet haying season in the county with showers delaying baling crews and soil effects. Ongoing farm activity includes oat and hay baling by multiple crews, potato digging, cow peas and alfalfa growth, and visits among families in Ada and Bradley areas. News covers health updates, travel, and community notes among locals like Bivins, Henderson, and Tollison families.
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