Ada Struggles With Acute Housing Shortage Amid New Developments
Ada faces a severe housing shortage as 558 apartment units are under construction or approved and May permits total 14 with a $133 530 value. Major complexes are rising on Kerr Lab Road and Arlington while plans for 218 apartments near Crestview and 40 more north of the Gemini Theatre surface. Housing demand surges from new industries with 30 waiting households for East Central University fall term and dormitory spaces already full.
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Ada
Olan Henderson
City Inspection Department
Bill Atkinson Enterprises
Kerr Lab Road
Arlington
Crestview
Craddock Road
Ted Savage
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Savage
Escal Myers
Tanglewood Terrace
Myers
East Central
Connie Bennett
Ada Evening News
Windale
Social Services Center
Solo Cup
General Tire
The
Pipe Company
Brockway
Konawa Man Builds Quality Racing Boats by Hand
Hart, a former Fresno resident now in Konawa, Oklahoma, builds one hydroplane at a time in a small shop behind a grocery store. He holds multiple speed records and believes boat racing will boom in Oklahoma, despite the dangers of speeds up to 195 mph. He designs hydroplanes with three lift points to ride above the water.
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Art Cox
Konawa
Roger Hart
Hart
Oklahoma
Fresno
Calif
Kanawa
Tornadoes and high winds strike Stratford and Roff area
Tornadoes and strong straight winds hit the Roff and Stratford regions Monday night causing major damage near Stratford. W M Vaden reported his home tavern and barn damaged at about 1130 PM. Donna’s Lounge also torn up as sirens sounded in Stratford and Roff.
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Roff
Stratford
Oklahoma
W. M. Vaden
Vaden
Donna’s Lounge
Donna’s
Allen Larsh
Roff Civil Defense
Hart Builds California Boats For High Speed Flat Bottom Racers
Hart explains the craft of making fiberglass flat bottom racing boats from molds starting with a wooden replica, detailing 250 hours of work, epoxy resin lamination, and 14 layers of fiberglass. He equips boats with parachutes, a long steel rudder, California engines, and a $390 life jacket, racing for speed and personal risk.
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Ernest Thompson
Rolling Meadows
Solo Cup Co
Konawa Man
Ed (Wills
Winds Stratford
Pontotoc County
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
California
Chrysler
Jim Cook
Kathryn Diane Gurley