Rancher Dotson grows vast midland Bermuda on Ada land
Frank Dotson bought 925 acres west of Ada in 1957 and, with fertilizer and strict care, expanded cattle from 80 to 325 on 400 acres. He sprigged 300 acres in 1958 and has since covered nearly all the ranch with thick midland Bermuda. Roots came from Noble Foundation Ardmore. cost about 1.50 per cubic foot. He used a D-6 to prepare soil without losing topsoil.
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Frank Dotson
South Broadway Blvd
J. Kent Smith
Ada
SH 13
Texas
Midland
Bermuda
USDA
Dotson
United States
Frank
Venezuela
D and D Construction
Noble Foundation
Ardmore
Light Summer Custards and Fresh Fruit Desserts
Summer desserts favor light custards made with five eggs per quart of rich milk and baked for best texture. The article details separating eggs, beating whites and yolks separately, and flavoring before adding milk. It also offers fruit based desserts using gelatin, peaches, strawberries, oranges, coconut and pineapple with whipped cream and light frostings.
Ada Youth Survives Life Threatening Ear Tumor
A 10 year old Ada boy, Frankie Hill, recovered after surgery to remove ear tumors and a large sac attached to the mastoid. Doctors warned the growth was dangerous and potentially life threatening, but Frankie returned home after five days and plans to start fifth grade in Hayes next fall.
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Ada
Frankie Hill
Bill Hill
South Rennie
Frankie
Hills
Oklahoma City
Hayes
Chickasaws Seek Old Capitol For Museum Plan
The Chickasaws led by Governor Overton James pursue reclaiming the 1898 Chickasaw National Capitol in Tishomingo for an Indian museum. They meet Johnston County officials to discuss funding, exploring federal aid and park-adjacent status to cover costs and maintenance. The effort continues with multiple agencies and councils involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Knickmeyer
Johnston County
Tishomingo
Overton James
F. L. Lewis
Madill
Gov. James
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Lewis
Chickasaw National Capitol
Platt National Park
Council of the Five Civilized Tribes
New Recreation Site Planned Around Blue River in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will develop 923 acres along Blue River in Johnston County near Tishomingo Hughes Crossing. The primitive area will include four restrooms a water well 312 miles of gravel road trout and catfish stocking Rio Grande turkey transplants and feed plots with no admission fee planned though special permits may be required for trout fishing and turkey hunting. The $138000 purchase is funded partly by state and federal sources with public use hoped for by fall.
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Ada
Johnston County
Blue River
Hughes Crossing
Blue
State Purchase
Glenn Boring Ranch
Illinois River
Turkey
Dept. of Wildlife Conservation
Jaycees Set Auction Three Days In August
The Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual auction August 9 10 11 at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co in Ada. Monte Bell serves as auctioneer with radio broadcast on KADA starting 7 p.m. A TV segment airs August 11 8 9 p.m. on KTEN coordinated by Neal Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ada
Monte Bell
Kada Radio
KTEN
Neal Roberts
Jaycee
McCarthy Back Home In McAlester
Emmett Ray McCarthy 34 is returned to the state penitentiary at McAlester for safekeeping before a trial on kidnapping charges. He was recaptured Tuesday near a roadblock after escaping Monday from the county jail in a second bid for freedom in two months. The May escape from Oklahoma City to Marietta led to the current kidnapping case involving taking a family and guests near the Garvin County line and releasing them unharmed in Ardmore. He was bound over to District Court on six kidnapping counts after a May 31 preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Ray McCarthy
McAlester
McCarthy
Rofs
Oklahoma City
Marietta
John “Babe” Shults
Garvin County
Ardmore
Allen Water Project Sees Low Bid From Mobile Materials
Allen council opened bids for the water improvement plan and after review named Mobile Materials Inc Ada as the low bidder at 232 416 61 Horace Golden of Ralph Delaney engineers said the firm recommended acceptance The project covers drilling a new well two well houses pumps a transmission line and a new distribution system.
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ALLEN
Allen Town Council
Horace Golden
Ralph Delaney
Mobile Materials, Inc
Ada
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Chickasaws
Old Capitol
Jaycees
McCarthy S
Adans
Allen Water
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