Professor Turns Honey Hobby Into Local Bee Business
Dr William R Wray head of East Central State College English department builds Pontotoc County honey venture since 1962 with 73 hives, mostly in South Canadian area. He sells local honey, markets as Pontotoc County type, notes weather affects yields, plans to expand then relocate to Stillwater for Oklahoma State University role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wray
East Central State College
William R. Wray
EC English Department
Pontaine County Honey Co
Wray
West 19Th
Frant Reed
East 18Th
H. D. Hall
Loney
Jeff
Ada
Stillwater
Oklahoma State University
Payne County
Galley roundups of county notes mix travel and visitors
Mary Laseman reports Doings around the county with mention of Jer ny Jantz Amarillo Texas visiting in Oklahoma City and Randy Cherry and Mrs. Clay Johnson visitors in Oklahoma City. Several local residents including Mrs Mabel Morgan and K P Larsh share guests and hospital admission while others travel to Durango California and Ardmore Stratford Adz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Laseman
Pau
Houatt
Jerny Jantz
Amarillo
Tex
Oklahoma City
Randy Cherry
R. Q. Lasemanj
Pac
John Hudson
Pat Scroggins
Weatherford
Bob Berry
Sherman
Paul
Para City
Tully Dial
Jule la
Oakman Students Travel To Oklahoma City For Cultural Program
Oakman residents report several students joined a group to Oklahoma City last Friday for Byng cultural awareness activities. The page notes multiple families visiting relatives, bus transportation led by Harvey, and events including a cake decoration demonstration. Voters also approved selling the school to McCalls Chapel School for Exceptional Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Byng
Oakman
Aroiges
Harvey
Margarete Clampett
Jessie
Eddie
McCalls Chapel School
Ada Board Approves Teacher Pay Raise and Staffing
The Ada Board of Education approved a $60 monthly raise for teachers, lifting starting pay to 4800 for bachelor’s degree holders and 5000 for master’s. Custodians gained $10 monthly, part-time workers excluded. The board accepted three resignations and approved three new hires including Peggy Page, Geneva Black, and Patricia George. Superintendent Morrison reported summer enrollment and ongoing maintenance, with total district enrollment at 382.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Board of Education
Ada
Arthur Harrison
Ada High School
Ora McKendree
Myrtle Farmer
Glenwood
Rex
Morrison
Peggy Page
Farmer
Geneva Black
McKendree
Patricia George
Eva M. Seattle
James Thomas
Millard Lawson
Roy Young
C. P. Taylor
Supt
Ruth Collins
$30,000 Grant Approved For Program At EC
The U S Office of Education approved a $30,000 grant to East Central State College for in service education of teacher interns under the National Teacher Corps program. Dr B W James dean of instruction said funds cover training and supervision. interns aid schools without replacing teachers. Area schools Byng Stonewall Konawa and Ahloso have applied. grant funds cover college costs for up to 20 persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Office of Education
East Central State College
B. W. James
James Said
Byng
Stonewall
Konawa
Ahloso
James
Police Chief Jake Sims Dies In Seminole
SEMINOLE AP Jake Sims longtime Seminole police chief for 20 years during the oil boom later led Oklahoma state crime bureau for four years under Gov Roy J Turner He ran an investigations firm in Oklahoma City retired and returned to Seminole at 75 after a long illness Funeral services were held with burial at Maple Grove Cemetery Sims helped 70000 prisoners including 50 murderers and ran a soup kitchen for derelicts Born October 17 1890 in West Texas Sims worked in cotton ginning and the IRS before moving to Seminole in 1927 to become a policeman then chief His sons and daughter are Charles Sims Seminole Bob Sims Las Vegas NM Joe Kerbel Canyon Tex and Mrs mies Bock Fort Smith Ark
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Seminole
Jake Sims
State Crime Bureau
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma City
Sims
Maple Grove
West Texas
Internal Revenue Service
Durrant
Charles Sims
Bob Sims
Las Vegas
N.M
East Central Tours Set Up By College for Holiday Travel
East Central State College sponsors pre Christmas tours including a Yule Hawaii trip and a West Coast sightseeing run. The August Northwestern tour runs eight August days through 11 states beyond Oklahoma, returning August 28. A southeastern circuit covers nine states plus Nassau sea trip, with buses from campus and Tahlequah joining Northeastern State for the journey August 3 to 26. A grand European tour has drawn seven so far, with flights to New York City for onward visits to Holland England France and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State College
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Canada
Nassau
East Central
Tahlequah
Europe
New York City
Holland
England
France
Switzerland
County Agent Advice on Dairy Herd Management
A county agent column discusses dairy farming practices focusing on calf intervals and milking cycles. It stresses keeping meticulous records for each cow and having periodic veterinary checks. The text also briefly mentions pest control and notes on owls as nocturnal predators.
Hunters Urged To Leave Young Wild Animals Alone
Oklahoma City public service warns that nesting wildlife are caring for young as spring progresses. Game Chief Dutch Jacobs says wild parents stay close and touching babies can kill or sick the offspring and may prompt parents to abandon them. Leave wildlife alone to ensure their survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kar
Dutch Jacobs
Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Stonewall Weekend Visits Across Oklahoma and Texas
Mr and Mrs Brice Scott and families visited in Oklahoma City with relatives including Charley Riley and Lloyd Sheppard. The group traveled to Tyler Texas for the rest of a vacation, visiting S Spt and Mrs Clyde Bates Rodney Sen Angelo Tex and George Barnes family. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luuille Gannd
Brice Scott
David
Steve
Oklahoma City
Charley Riley
Bill Riley
Duane Riley
Lloyd Sheppard
Jack McNutt
Tyler, Tex
Bob Harris
Tulsa
Marie
Carolyn Lilley
Wetumka
Steve Lilley
Vera Walker
Ada
Rey
Lilley
Lucas Receives Army Scholarship for Yale Attendance
PORT HAYES Ohio Steven M Lucas of Ada wins one of 400 four year Army scholarships to cover tuition fees books lab costs and a 50 dollar subsistence allowance Upon graduation he will join Annapolis or West Point but chose Yale University with the scholarship Lucas recently graduated from North High School with a 35 GPA His father is a retired Army colonel and his family has strong military ties across Ohio and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Hayes
Ohio
Steven M. Lucas
Ada
Department of the Army
Army
Steve
Annapolis Naval Academy
Lan
West Point Miliary Academy
Yale University
Lucas
Steven
John D. Lucas
USA
State of
Oklahoma
Glen Smith
Kenneth T
Smith
Harold Smith
Adam
M. A. Mitchell
el Reno
Red Cross Names Chairman in Pontotoc County
James Young elected chairman of the Pontotoc County Chapter of the American Red Cross for 1968 67 term. Vice chair and secretary is Mrs George Stephens and G M Rogers named treasurer. JC Roberson joins the board with term ending 1968 and new 1969 board members include Mrs F P Joyce Miller and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Young
Pontotoc
American Red Cross
George K. Stephens
G. M. Rogers
JC. L. Roberson
Joyce Miller
Stephens
J. B. Morey
Drury Spencer
Oliver Parker
Ralph Smith
A. 5. Thompson
Tor O'Dell
C. C. Collier
Carl Thompson
Roy Lollar
S. M. Baubluts
Ross Warmack
C.B. Howard
John Cooper
H. B. Yagel
Gene & Smith
Luke B. Dodds
Sara Boswell
Alfred Katz
John Oxford
J. Tillman
State Takes Action For School Bonds
Oklahoma State University approved revenue bonds totaling 5,135,000 for sale including 4,496,020 for housing and 720,000 for utilities. The attorney general approved a 1,000,000 courthouse and jail bond issue and 130,000 in free fair bonds for Stephens County. Other bonds approved include 800,000 for Oklahoma County Midwe st City School District, 235,000 for Pushmataha County Independent School Dist A, 90,000 waterworks bonds for Calumet, 27,000 building bonds for Cleveland County Independent School Dist No 4, 26,000 transportation equipment bonds for Carter County Independent School Dist No 48, 5,500 transportation equipment and building equipment bonds for Pontotoc County Independent School Dist No 18, and 5,600 for Johnston County Independent School Dist No 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State University
Attorney General
Stephens County
Oklahoma County
Midwest City
Pushmataha County
Canadian County
Calumet
Cleveland County
Carter County
Pontotoc County
Johnston County
Verdo Hooker Leads Oklahoma Pecan Exhibit at Jaycee Meeting
Verdo Hooker highlights Oklahoma pecan exhibit at the Chicago Jaycee convention with 10 000 attendees each receiving a one ounce package of pecans. Susan from the State Department of Agriculture assisted as the event promotes Oklahoma pecan crop. The display showed the pecan cycle from groves to serving ideas including pecan ice cream by Luan's in Michigan. The convention ended Thursday and the exhibit will travel to Iowa and Nebraska state fairs later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdo Hooker
Susan
State Department of Agriculture
Detroit
Oklahoma
Jaycee Convent
Jack
Luan Hoover
Luan
Gregory Hired At Ft. Worth By Stockyard
Robert Gregory of Stonewall, a veteran livestock auctioneer with 12 years in the trade, is now employed exclusively by the Fort Worth Stockyard. Manager John M. Lewis announced the move, noting Gregory has long worked part time at the Fort Worth sale since its 1958 founding and previously ran the Ada auction and other smaller sales. A native of Oklahoma, he studied in Tupelo and served in World War II with the 44th Infantry Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Robert Gregory
Stonewall
John M. Lewis
Gregory
Ada
Oklahoma
Tupelo
44Th Infantry
Kidnapping clue fails to solve Oklahoma case
Oklahoma City AP The FBI said a former mental patient named James Cooper, aka Robert Lee Hays, remains an improbable suspect in the Denise Sue Clinton kidnapping. Hays, jailed on a federal warrant for fleeing a Topeka armed robbery, had worked a warehouse shift July 7–8, 1965. Authorities say no ransom demands or trace of the girl have surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Denise Sue Clinton
FBI
Lee O. Teague
Robert Lee Hays
Kansas City
Hays
James Cooper
Chelcie Reynolds
Russell Clinton
Independence
Oklahoma
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Guernsey Day Set At Atoka For Dairy Event
The 15th annual Guernsey Field Day is planned July U1 at the Jene Mungle farm near Atoka. County 4-H and FRA judging teams invited. Six dairy classes supervised by OSU dairy specialist and Southeastern State College breed reps. Luncheon to follow at noon. Atoka officers elected include Bill King vice president Sandra Durbin secretary treasurer Mason Munger intramural rep. Estimated crowd 600 to 700. FE 2-4433 for Want Ad action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atoka
Jene Mungle
Gayla Miller
Atoka County
OSU
Southeastern State College
Bill King
Sandra Durbin
Mason Munger
Judge Dismisses KTEN Suit in Federal Court
Federal Judge Edwin Langley dismissed Ralph Stone's suit against Eastern Oklahoma Television Co Inc and KTEN Ada including a request for receivership. The case, filed by a California resident, was routed to federal court but found no mismanagement or fraud. Stone and Ada attorney Elwood Kemp were found to collude to secure federal jurisdiction. The suit may proceed in state court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KTEN
Ada
Edwin Langley
Ralph Stone
California
Bill Hoover
Stone
McAlester
Langley
Elwood Kemp
Kemp
Oklahoma Board orders mandatory annexation of 12 districts
The Oklahoma State Board of Education ordered compulsory annexation of 12 dependent districts reducing total districts to 1 004. Abolished districts include Wheeless Cimarron County Pickett Prairie Creek County Stafford Delaware County Zena Oak Grove Dewey County Union Lincoln County En ville Love County Lakeside Major County Aurora Mound Valley Ottawa County Carbon East Carbon Pittsburg County.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Wheeless
Cimarron
Pickett Prairie
Creek County
Stafford
Custer County
Zena
Oak Grove
Delaware County
Webb
Dewey County
Union
Lincoln County
Enville
Love County
Lakeside
Major County
Aurora
Mound Valley
Ottawa County
Carbon
East Carbon
Pittsburg
Hunter and pups rescued by pipe and wire experiment
In a rural mishap, Ken Lancaster and Jack attempted to pull barbed wire pups through a pipe using a tensioned setup. After failing with wire, Ging provided pipe joints that fit together. A dead squirrel emerged first, followed by the pups, small and foxlike, prompting reflection on their mother’s predator role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rage
Kenneth Lancaster
Jack
Ging
Galegar Named Ada Post Official Amid Pollution Control Work
Galegar, appointed to lead a nationwide water pollution program for federal installations, began his Ada post on July 1. A Christian, he and wife Jean, formerly of Tulsa, plan to settle in Ada with daughters Jeannine and Janice. Visitors to Jordan in 1965 reached 501,346, up 20 percent from 1964.
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Galegar
Page Ong
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Washington
The
Christian Church
Jean
Tulsa
OSU
Gaiegars
Jeannine
Janice
Ada
Jordan
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Clay Johnson
Mabel Morgan
Jess White
K. P. Larsh
Valley View Hospital
K. P
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Colo
Virgil Johnson
Raymond Lasema
Paul Lassman
Rachel Mary
Ila Pevehouse
Jack Vick
Bill Chaney
Nucla
Cole
Hig
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Roft
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Kim
Loree
Jess Berryman
Lee
Oden
Ark
Donald Norman
Bary
Gary
Pyt
Reanie Ainsworth
Fort Ord
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B. J. Ainsworth
Thurman Sliger
Vallejo
Gertrude Sliger
J. R. Pendergrass
Pendergrasses
Charlie
Johnnie Stringer
Erma Morrison
D. B. Magar
Oil Center
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Alameda, I
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Karl. Roberts
Arlie Morrison
Melburne
Albert Pevehuse
Roger Lancaster
Marion Lancaster
Chuck
Mamie
Lancasters
Roger
Eufaula
Zora Lee
Herman Nelson
Nelson
Sura
Dewey Bartlett
Willard Rhynes
GOP
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Red Cross
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Chicago Jaycee Meeting
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Stockyard
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