Oakman Sportsman Club Plans New Lake Improvements
The Oakman Sportsman Club, organized in 1954, began a lake project in 1958 and expanded via land leases. Overpopulation of fish led to draining in 1963 and a large catch. Members plan to use neutria to control cattails and a new south end dam creates a drying pond connected by pipes as a future breeding area.
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Oakman Sportsman Club
Oakman
Maurice Current
J. E. Teague
Maurice
Drought Bites Oklahoma Farms Amid Record Dry Spell
The region faces severe water shortages as 1964 trends toward being the driest year on record. Ada and nearby Byng Homer areas report low rainfall, with 1963 holding the prior driest-year mark at 23.31 inches and 1964 tallying 16.5 inches through July. A monthly breakdown for 1954 1963 and 1964 follows.
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Oklahoma
Byng
Homer
Ada
Police Probe After Strychnine Poisoning Hits Ada Dogs
East Ada residents report multiple dogs dying or falling ill from strychnine poisoning near Valley View Hospital area. Owners cited include Sam A. Brown, Mary McPhee, Bob Woolley, Phillip Spears, Richard Ely, and Jake Blevins, with a postman noting additional cases. Authorities opened an investigation as incidents spread east and south of East Eighth and Northcrest.
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East Ada
Valley View Hospital
East Eighth
Sunrise Lane
Northcrest Drive
East Ninth
Doberman
Sam A. Brown
North Northcrest
Brown
Mary McPhee
Ada
Bob Woolley
Northcrest
Phillip Spears
Richard Ely
Jake Blevins
Blevins
Austin R. Deaton Jr
Wells Run Dry Byng Residents Seek Water Solution
Byng Oklahoma families face recurring drought with wells failing and purchased water bitter and polluted. The Byng Water Association, led by principal Marvin Stokes, explored sinking new wells and piping Ada water, initially balking at costs but later pursuing a ten inch line plan to bring relief.
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Oklahoma
Byng
Wesley Baker
Route 3
Glen Baker
Emil Coffey
L. D. Brandon
George Milligan
Byng Water Association
Marvin Stokes
Bill Keller
Drexel Sales
C. H. Gentry
E. H. Slaton
Lester Lillard
Ada
Byng High School Plans Renovations and Vocational Programs
Byng High School enlarges facilities with remodeling of the visiting teams rooms and installation of showers ceilings and aluminum windows as part of a broader upgrade. Superintendent J E Teague endorses a federal vocational pilot to reduce dropouts by adding shop electronics and baking programs to the curriculum.
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Byng Hoopsters
J. E. Teague
Teague
Byng
the Dunes
Las Vegas
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Leon Berryman
Don Evans
Roy White
CKO
Ernest Thompson
Baker
Byng School
Byng High School
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