Oklahoma Wonders If Primary Votes Stand
Pontotoc County may lose its state senator after 1965 as reapportionment moves the county into a Seminole County district. A motion to invalidate the last month's primaries and runoff could erase the Miller Adams general election, disrupting the senate picture and possibly forcing at large nominations.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Seminole County
Oklahoma City
Sid White
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Senate
al Nichols
GOP
Seminole-Hughes County
Miller
Adams
Nichols
Pontotoc County's pivotal role in Oklahoma legislature balance
Pontotoc County is among ten mixed counties with two state House members that could decide whether urban or rural blocs dominate the Oklahoma House. The federal court plan expands city representation but leaves overall control contested, with Pontotoc exemplifying both urban and rural traits through Ada’s industry and East Central State College influence.
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United States Supreme Court
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Kay
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Pottawatomie
Stephens
Washington
Ada
East Central State College
Cook Becomes New Editor of WEEKLY
The Ada WEEKLY appoints Don Cook as new editor after former editor Bob Heaton left. A Byng High School graduate from Oregon who arrived in 1962, Cook now studies English at East Central and aims to finish college later. He lived near Ada with grandparents C H Hampton and plans to engage regular contributors. He recently married Jeanette Dean and will settle in Ada.
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Cook
Oklahoma
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East Central Journal
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Ada
Oakman
Jeanette Dean
Heaton Accepts Full Time Photography Post in Oklahoma City
Former NEWS staffer and WEEKLY editor Bob Heaton will join The Daily Oklahoman as a full time photographer, starting June 29 in Oklahoma City. Heaton is a well known Ada figure who acted in ACT productions and served as Sigma Tau Gamma adviser, with multiple one man shows in Ada Norman and Oklahoma City.
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Daily
Oklahoman
Heaton
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NEWS
Oklahoma City
Ada
ACT
Norman
OCA Plans Tour Of Guymon Feedlots In July
Oklahoma cattlemen will host a two day tour July 1 featuring visits to Guymon and Garden City Kansas feedlots. Paul Mack will chair with plans by Glenn Cantrell and Bob Sheets and the extension service. The program begins at 8 am in Guymon with tours of Orville Nash and Henry Hitch Jr. feedlots and a lunch at Panhandle A and M College Goodwell.
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Southwest
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Paul Mack
Altus
Guymon
Garden City
Kan
Glenn Cantrell
Ardmore
Oklahoma Extension Service
Bob Sheets
Texas
Oklahoma
Cantrell
Orville Nash
Henry C. Hitch Jr
Beef Prices Rise Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports puzzlingly higher meat prices with stock prices up $2.50 to $3 per hundredweight over 20 weeks at Kansas City yards. Fed steers reach $23 to $25, heifers $22.75, marking the strongest gains since 1961 to 1963.
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Omaha
Fed
Adaman Driver Killed In SH 19 Crash In Heavy Rain
Jay Pollock a 33 year old Adaman local dairy manager was dead on arrival at Valley View Hospital after his pickup collided head on with Roy J. Gentry 18 of Centra homa on SH 19 near Pickett. Gentry was listed in poor condition. Police say Pollock drifted over the center line during a driving rain.
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Jay Pollock
North Texas
Valley View Hospital
SH 19
Pickett
Pollock
Gilt Edge Dairy
Roy J. Gentry
Centrahoma
Gentry
Kingery Drilling Co
Ada
Ray Jordan
Davis
Durant
Jordan
Monda Pickett
Ry Morning
Oy J. Gentry
Richard Bailey Captains 4 H Club Leadership Span
Richard Bailey a 15 year old Allen High junior leads a robust 4 H program at Francis Grade School and Allen clubs. He has completed 155 projects and mentored others across safety bees poultry health gardening and personality development earning district safety champ honors and top personality development in Wewoka. He has given 65 talks to 4 H groups county wide and serves two offices at Allen High School.
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Richard Bailey
Allen High School
Richard
Francis
Allen
Ted C. Bailey
Wewoka
Allen High
Veteran Schoolman D D Duke Resigns After 32 Years
D D Duke longtime Stonewall superintendent resigns after 32 years to teach mathematics at Moore High School. Sybil Stokes named his replacement. Mrs Duke to teach home economics in Moore system. Duke notes planned retirement in three years and cites family ties to Midwest City.
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Stonewall
Moore
Sybil Stokes
Duke
Moore High School
Dukes
Troy Gibson
Midwest City
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