Many Names Gather at Neighborhood Visits and Visits
Gaar Corner residents and families visit friends in Ada Oklahoma City and Seminole with multiple social calls. The report lists numerous small group visits, picnics at Price's Falls, and relatives traveling between centers like Ada Stratford and Duncan. Also notes improvements and family reunions in Marietta and Mangum.
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B. B. Jackson
J. E. Maddox
Joe Maddox
Wesley Eugene
Gaar Corner
BR. L. Wood
Oklahoma City
Price's Falls
Ada VFW District Convention Set for July 27
Ada VFW Post will host the Fourth district convention July 27 at the VFW Hall 110 East Tenth with delegates from Shawnee Sapulpa Chandler Seminole Clarita Coalgate and Ada plus department officers. A Saturday dance, 9 to 10 a.m. registration Sunday joint VFW Auxiliary meeting at 10 a.m. memorial services led by Dr. E W James. Separate 1 p.m. business meetings. VFW hall sessions and Ladies Auxiliary at Aldridge Hotel.
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Ada
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
East Tenth
Shawnee
Sapulpa
Chandler
Seminole
Clarita
Coalgate
E. W. James
East Central College
Ladies
Aldridge Hotel
Jesse Gym Expansion Planned for Stonewall District
Supt D D Duke outlines two additions to the Stonewall lunchroom totaling 44 feet to relieve crowding and allow 225 students to be served at once. A finishing room for the shop is also planned. Jesse school district ceased operations last year with buildings divided between Stonewall and McLish, while Jesse will host community functions.
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Stonewall
D. D. Duke
Duke
Jesse
McLish
Water Show Friday Ends Swim Course
Friday morning at 9:30 the Water Show marks the end of the Red Cross swimming course at Glenwood Park pool. The City of Ada provides the pool, and Red Cross instructions are free. Contests for beginners to older swimmers, tub and inner-tube races, and diving are planned as part of the finale, with Jack Walker in charge.
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Red Cross
Glenwood Park
Jack Walker
Ada
The
Democracy and the majority in Ada News column
A reflective Ada News column argues that democracy can mislead when the majority dominates. It warns against uncritically following public opinion, urges logic and fact in judgments, and notes July showers, liquor stamp enforcement in Pontotoc County, and an upcoming state tournament on college courts from July 31 to August 4.
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Feugie
Ada News
Sooner
Fertilized pastures boost beef yield in southeastern Oklahoma
A&M reports six year data showing fertilized bermuda grass legume pastures average 276 pounds of beef per acre versus 84 pounds on nonfertilized plots. Fertilized plots received 200 pounds of 0-20-0 and 33 pounds muriate of potash annually, with higher spring gains linked to lush clover. note mentions avoid carrying gas cans due to explosion risk.
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Oklahoma
Bermuda
A&m
Doctors Balk at Welfare Plan in Oklahoma City
Reports from Oklahoma City say the Oklahoma Medical Association pledged cooperation on a state federal hospitalization plan, but local doctors largely reject it. Valley View Hospital staff voted not to participate, while Cowling Clinic has accepted one patient under the plan. physicians warn the program risks socialized medicine and eroding the doctor patient relationship.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Medical Association
Ton
W. T. Gill
Ollie McBride
E.M. Gullatt
County Medical Society
Association
Gill
Medical Association
State Welfare Commission
Medina
Valley View Hospital
Celeste Kimler
Valley View
Cowling Clinic
A. R Sugg
Oklahoma Doctors Fight State Involvement In Patient Care
Doctors oppose state funded health payments arguing they work for private clients, not the state. They say checks should go to patients and be endorsed by both patient and doctor, while federal aid funds half the program. Negotiations report a snag on payment scope and discharge of obligations, with care ongoing in impoverished areas via private doctors donating time to indigent patients.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Irrigation Trials Boost Cotton Yields at Altus 1936
Water management practices increased returns by 27 dollars per acre in 1936 cotton trials at Altus. Using a large initial furrow stream followed by cutting back to one third yielded higher profits than a constant large stream. Trials also show that avoiding wilting for 24 hours after irrigation can produce nearly a bale per acre, indicating significant gains from controlled irrigation timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altus
Pontotoc County Excise Board Approves 1957 58 Budget
Pontotoc County Excise Board approved a 238 585 33 budget for county offices and general government for the fiscal year starting July 1 1957 and ending June 30 1958 after a week of sessions. Initial estimates exceeded income by 2159 19 leading to cuts across departments including 800 from the County Election Board 200 from Justice of the Peace and 459 19 from the General Government Fund. Final allocations cover numerous offices with millage set at 955 for county offices 545 for school districts and none for cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
W. M. Emanuel
J. ©. Jends
Lee
County Election Board
Justice of the Peace
Emanuel
Crippled Children's Fund
Planning and Resources Board
Amity
County Attorney Warns On Fraudulent Insurance Salesmen
County Attorney Ward urges vigilance against fraudulent insurance salesmen targeting the elderly. He asks the public to verify policies with local insurers or the attorney’s office before spending. He favors prosecuting offenders for obtaining money under false pretenses if evidence supports charges.
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Ward
Hardin
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