District Three Enlarged County Commissioner District
J. Rae Thompson gains about 30 Ada south of Eighteenth Street and area between Highways 3 and 12 in District 3 after county commissioners meet in June and approve, effective July 4. Districts 1 and 2 lose portions swapped to District 3, affecting Ada south of 18th Street and area south between Highways 3 and 12 including the brick Plant and Ideal Cement Co. site. The new boundary runs along Highway 3 from 18th Street to old Abloso and along Highway 12 from 18th Street west to halfway between Lawrence and Fitzhugh.
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Eighteenth Street
Ada
Union Valley
J. 4
Rae
Thompson
David Gray
Bob Austell
Highteenth Street
Lawrence
Ableson
Ideal Cement Co
Old Abloso
Fitziigh
Coopers Like Silage For Cattle Feeding
County hay supplies are tight as wet weather stalled haymaking. Renzo and Herbert Cooper of Latta prove silage works, feeding 150 tons of oats and clover saved from the season and yielding high milk output. They plan oats and alfalfa silage to gain 7 to 8 tons per acre, preferring silage over hay. Experts say silage matches field feed value, while hay loses value in curing.
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Cooper
Renzo
Herbert Cooper
Latta
Coopers
Ada Rodeo Slated For August 13-17
Ada's Rodeo runs five performances from August 13 to 17 with Merie Lindsay and his western band as a latest addition. Managed by Ada Rodeo Association president Sherwood O Neal and directed by Ever Ett Coleman, the event features top entertainment including Junior Eskew and the Lightning C Quadrille. Gehe Autry Associates supply stock for the five nights.
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Merie Lindsay
Ada Rodeo Association
Une der
Sherwood ‘O'Neal
Everett Coleman
Valley View Hospital Rejects State Welfare Plan
Valley View Hospital and most Oklahoma Hospital Association members have not accepted the new welfare hospital program for indigent patients. Local officials say no lag in care exists as patients are treated as before while negotiations continue for a more equitable arrangement. The program aims to fund about 10 million dollars annually, but hospital leaders argue the payments would not cover actual care costs.
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Valley View
Valley View Hospital
Oklahoma Hospital Association
Oklahoma
Im the Pas
County conducts spray dust attack on mosquitoes
A county wide vector control program began with spraying and dusting for adult mosquitoes in Francis and Allen counties and the north Ada colored section. A Space spray machine on a pickup sprayed DOT and dusted BHC with DDT at mosquitoes. The operation will visit Stonewall and Rofs Tuesday and coordinates with Acts city program.
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Francis and Allen
North
Ada
County Health Department
Civil Defense
County” Commissioners
Stonewall
Acts
Hudson
John Gilmore
Health Department
Hay yields in county disappoint farmers again this year
The county reports drought and erratic weather have harmed hay production after a dry spell and lingering drought effects. County Agent Cy Hailey notes reduced yields and suggests ongoing impacts from the climate swing, with continued discussion on page 3.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
Webster
Tennyson
Hailey
Flames Destroy Fat Truitt Home In July 4 Fire
A July 4 blaze swept two county homes including the Fat Truitt residence, quickly destroying the structure before firefighters arrived. Mrs. CuA and neighbors managed to move two cars from near the scene as portions of the house collapsed. All contents were lost except for the beef in a deep freeze. Electrical service was disrupted for about two hours. Mrs. Truitt said insurance covers part of the loss and they plan to rebuild soon while staying with relatives. Continued on Page 2.
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Truitt
Stonewall
Pontotoc County Receives 4000 for Polio Care Funds
The Pontotoc County Chapter of the National Foundation for Polio Care announces a $4,000 check from the national headquarters to aid local polio patients. Mary H. West chapter chair notes past donations total $8,500 and that March of Dimes shortages necessitated this support to continue treatment programs.
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Pontotoc County
National Foundation
Mary H. West
Chaireite
the. Foundation
Dr S L Burns Dies Friday Pioneer Oklahoma Doctor
Dr. S. L. Burns 81 a Stonewall pioneer physician died Friday afternoon at a local rest home funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 20 at Smith Funeral Chapel with burial in McGee Cemetery. He came from Arkansas to what is now Oklahoma in 194 and practiced medicine until retirement.
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S. L. Burns
Stonewall
Assistant County Agent Resigns Post In County Office
A terse notice notes the resignation of Assistant County Agent Cy Huey from a county position. The document mentions August 1956 as the likely time frame for the transfer or posting, with references to McAskill and Eli meeting about the matter. The incomplete text keeps names and a rough timeline, indicating a staff change in the county agent program.
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Cy Huey
Ins
Jett Te ‘Dake
Eli
McAskill
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Cy Hailey
Ealing
Richardson
Pecan’ Grove
News
Jenkins
Burns
L. Burns
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