Thunderstorms Bring Heavy Rain to Ada and Tulsa
A morning storm drenched Ada and Pontotoc County with .18 inches locally and over an inch in rural areas while Tulsa recorded 2.58 inches in under two hours causing flash floods. The line of storms moved across the state with more rain forecast. Other towns like Guymon reported 2.06 inches. Temperatures were expected to reach the 90s with warm overnight lows.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Tulsa
Floyd Anderson
Guymen
Panhandle
Guymon
Oklahoma City
Bug War Begins Soon in Ada City Spraying
Ada’s annual war against bugs will begin Monday night as the Sanitation Department led by Superintendent Homer Reed sprays the entire city. A large spraying unit rented from Garvin County Health Department will be used under the direction of City Manager J. B. Davidson.
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Ada
Homer Reed
Garvin County Health Department
J. B. Davidson
Photo contest winner and entry details in Ada
The Ada weekly photo contest selects Sam my Hudson as last week’s winner for identifying three objects at Glenwood and Ada Park. This week’s entries ask readers to mail in a single object identification to Don Cook of the Ada WEEKLY News for a $2 prize.
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Sammy Hudson
Ada
Glenwood
Glenwood Park
Don Cook
Ada Weekly News
Yarbro Dies Here Tuesday Optometrist and former jeweler
Dr. Milton Benton Yarbro 58 prominent Ada professional died at 9 05 Tuesday after a two year illness cancer of the marrow named as cause funeral set for 3 pm Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Herbert Tayl officiating Criswell Funeral Home in charge interment at Memorial Park he leaves wife Sally son Tom Yarbro Oklahoma City two grandchildren born January 27 1907 in Whitney Texas he moved to Ada in 1923 and helped run Yarbro jewelers later studied at University of Oklahoma and Northwestern College of Optometry he married Sally Graham in 1932 the Yarbros were active church members
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Milton Benton Yarbro
First Presbyterian Church
Herbert Tayl
Criswell Funeral Home
Memorial Park
Yarbro
Sally Graham
Ada
Tom Yarbro
University of Oklahoma
Lipco Co
Oklahoma City
Yarbros
Pickett Couple Raise Cacti In Their Home Patio
Kathy Garner reports on Roy and Mrs. Vogt of Pickett who cultivate an assortment of cacti and tropical plants on their forty acre farm. Their collection includes a snake cactus, a mother-in-law tongue, and a starfish bloom, with plants moved indoors for winter. Roy, a plumber at East Central State College, and his wife collect antiques, paint, and write poetry.
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Kathy Garner
Pickett
Kathy
Roy Vogt
Vogt
Oklahoma
Roy
Vogts
Mrs. Vogt
Oakman
East Central State College
Abbott Miller Praise New Education Bill in Oklahoma
Oklahoma lawmakers Abbott and Miller tout a new education bill as the largest funding gain in state history. The measure would raise two year education funding to 127 million, lift starting teacher pay to 4180, and offer 25 per child incentive pay with flexible use at local boards.
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Abbott
Miller
Oklahoma
Lonnie Abbott
Ada
George Miller
D-Ada
House
Senate
Bellman
Ada Supt
Rex O. Morrison
DeWees
Pontotoc County
Stray coon dog wanders into farmer’s yard in corn patch
Alfred Baylis, a pumper, stepped on a dog near his pickup and the dog yelped loudly. Neighbors speculate a hunter’s dog ran loose from a night hunt. The coon dog’s presence worries Simon Patton, whose corn patch is being damaged by tenacious pests.
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Alfred Baylis
Mr. Baylis
Simon Patton
College Man Will Work In Agent's Office
Charles Hill of East Central State College begins a part time Work Study job in the County Agent's Office under the Economic Opportunity Act. He will perform clerical tasks, bulletin displays, soil testing, and prepare visual aids for meetings, demonstrations, shows, and contests.
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Charles Hill
East Central State College
Hill
Annual Holdenville Beef Performance Bulls Weighed
Bulls entered in the Holdenville beef performance test were officially weighed on July 15. Pontotoc County breeders Ned Biffle Mack Braly Carlton Corbin Dr Harvey Price and E P Larsh and Sons have 40 head in the test. Cattle ran 140 days with 28 day interval weighings to determine gain and feed efficiency. Breeders are invited to view the official weighing. About 25 Oklahoma breeders entered roughly 150 bulls.
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Holdenville
Pontotoc County
Ned Biffle
Mack Braly
Carlton Corbin
Harvey Price
E. P. Larsh
Oklahoma
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Gilbert Meyers
Cushing
Larry Cargill
J. D
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Gene Corley
Oklahoma Jersey Cattle Club
Dick Huggett
American Dairy Association of Oklahoma
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Billy Box
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Becky Soutee
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Roff
Billy Crawford
Allen
Milton Yarbro
Ernest Thompson
Clarence L. de Wees
State Board of Education
Oklahoma Education
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