Officials Announce Ada Area Road Construction Bid
Moore Bridge Co of Ada topped bids for northwest Ada bypass structures at 594128 dollars including light structures and surfacing. Oklahoma State Highway Commission received bids Friday. Largest project was 2.978 million on Interstate 244 in Tulsa. The Ada quadrant runs from North Broadway west to a State Highway 12 junction.
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North Broadway
Ada
Tulsa
Ottawa
FAS Rt
Neosho River
Mir’ Ami
Hercules Const. Co., Inc
Okla. City
LeFlore
Skyline Drive
Oklahoma-Arkansas State Line
Ben Haskins Const. Co
Moore
Grady
Henryetta Coast. Co
Henryetta
LeFlore-Sequoyah
Arkansas River
Sallisaw
Robert & Kerr
Cornell Coast. Co
Clinton
Oklahoma Paving Co
Frank J. Winters
Okla
Muskogee
York Street
Trafco Const. Inc
Comanche
Lawton
Pontotoc Road Co
Rush [Springs
Bruce Const. Co
US &1
Rush Springs
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Omaha
D. D. Ledford Const.Co
Chickasha
Payne
Payne Creek
Yale
Brooks and MccConnell, Inc
Oklahoma City
Sillwater
Bruce Const. 1 Co
Payne—S
SH. 18
Brooks & McConnell
17Th Street
Arkansas River Bridge
Henryetta Const. Co
Tillman—Co
Surley
Crand-field
Dean Jones Const
Nowata—Co
Wann
Water District Awarded Texas Contractor for Project
Pontotoc County Rural Water District No 3 tentatively selected B G Construction Co of Burkburnett Texas from 11 bidders for a 276494 contract. Bids on revenue bonds to be sold will be opened July 28 at the FHA office. Bonds likely total 348000 to cover costs. Ada water sale may await FHA final approval with a possible mid August award. District plan calls for 250 members and a water line system from Ada toward Center and Yeh d tha area with 18000 feet of eight inch line and 78000 feet of six inch pipe.
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Pontotoc County
Burkburnett
Tex
Ken Johnson
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Ada
Jobnson
Yeh
Center
Young rodeo star Jan Collier Sweens shines in all girl event
Jan Collier Sweens, 14, of Homer Oklahoma, dominates in Whitesboro Texas all girl rodeo winning four of five top events including bareback riding calf tying steer undecorating and bull riding. She also claimed all around cowgirl honors and a $25 western shop gift certificate. The eighth grader plans Ken Lance Rodeo August 2-6 and Oklahoma Barrel Racing Association finals October 9-9 in McAlester, leading state barrel racing standings.
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Jan Collier
Homer
Jan
Byng
Whitesboro
Tex
Sherman
Duncan
John Collier
Smokey
Ken Lance
Ada
Stonewall
Oklahoma Barrel Racing Association
McAlester
Calvin To Celebrate Beginning Of Bridge
Calvin kicks off July 30 with ceremony marking construction of the South Canadian bridge. Gov. Henry Bellman and Highway Commissioner Truman Branscum are guests as local leaders plan an Old Fiddler contest terrapin races and a street dance. The event draws road boosters from nearby towns and merchants pledge cash prizes while engineers outline a 3.6 mile project needing major earthwork and multiple bridge structures across the river.
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Calvin
South Canadian
Henry Bellman
Truman Branscum
Fourth District
Jack Mauldin
Calvin Town Council
Calvin Chronicle
Hughes County Times
Bill Morgan
Roy Oliver
Coalgate
Ada
McAlester
Holdenville
Wevoka
Wetumka
Weleetka
Iimew
South Canadian River
UMUC
Anna Maude Fresh Peach Pie Recipe from OKC
A vintage recipe from Anna Maude restaurants shared by Mrs. Dandridge describes lining a pan with an unbaked crust, filling with halved fresh peaches, and topping with a sugar butter mixture baked at 425 degrees for about 30 minutes. The note promises a juicy, delicious pie and hints at muffins for next week.
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Anna Maude
United States
Mrs. Dandridge
Oklahoma City
Sane Fanten ~ Inc
Water Center develops algae attack breakthrough in Ada
The Robert Kerr Water Research Center in Ada reports a major breakthrough in water pollution control by starving algae blooms. Led by Dr. Curtis C. Harlin and Dr. Charles P. Priesing, with field work by Jack Witherow, the team demonstrated a fast, inexpensive method to curb nutrient fueled algae growth at sewage influenced plants.
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Robert §. Kerr Water Research Center
Ada
Curtis C. Harlin
Charles P. Priesing
Jack Witherow
Washington
Stewart L. Udall
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior
San Antonio
Tex
Water Pollution Control Administration
Leon Weinberger
The
Robert S. Kerr Water Research Center
Ada rodeo to stage five shows with top western stars
Ken Lance brings the Ada IRA Championship Rodeo to Stonewall highway arena from Aug 2 to Aug 6 featuring Leroy Van Dyke Tex Ritter Hank Thompson Bob Wills and Ray Frushay. Miss Rodeo of Oklahoma finals and many acts promise a colorful fast show with top contestants and over 8 000 added money.
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Ken Lance Ada
Ken Lance
P.m
Ada
Stonewall Highway
Lance
Leroy van Dyke
Tex Ritter
Hank Thompson
Bob Wills
San Antonio Rose” Fame
Ray Frushay
Memphis
Ben Jordan
Smithville
Johnny Clark
Ft. Worth
Pareback
Jerry Bob Hansen
Ft. Smith
Ark
Clyde Crenshaw
Haworth
Gerald Smith
Bogota
Tex
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Don Cook
SH 17
Bruce Coast, Co
Okla., Inc
Woodward
Carter
Simms Inc
Water District
Texas Company
Jan Collier Sweens
Aahavmdaerauata I
Kenneth Yoakum
Focal Soil Conservation Service
Ernest Castle
Castle
SCS
Beene
Seminole
Mark Smith
Little Rock
Nocona George
Nocona
Bob Byrd
Gene Dumas
Springfield
Ainia Hele
CPSC
Seth
AO Teinet
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