Ada to House W G Skelly Statue by Local Artist
Ada artist Kenneth Campbell was commissioned to sculpt a life sized bronze statue of Tulsa oil tycoon W G Skelly. The work will stand at the Tulsa fairgrounds after Campbell presents a one third scale model for Tulsa Farm Club feedback. Completion is expected in about ten months.
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Kenneth Campbell
East Central State College
W. G. Skelly
Tulsa Oil
Tulsa Farm Club
Skelly
Campbell
Tulsa Fairgrounds
Tulsa
New York City
Ampbell
Book Ok and Pioneers in a Twilit World and More
The article reviews The World Publishing Co. edition of a novel about Cille a light skinned woman in a segregated society and explores themes of identity. It also previews The Texan Santa Fe Pioneers a historical study by Noel Loomis detailing Lamar era expedition hardships and its link to Mexican War, plus mid twenty century fiction notes on The Midwich Cuckoos and publishing industry updates with major presses and authors.
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Cille
New Orleans
Peter
Fe Bleman
The
World Publishing Co
Lfe
Austin
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Mexico City
George Wills
New Orleansa
Noely
Loomis
Une Universiti
Midwich
Villese
John Wyndham
Wyndham
Micwien
Ballantine Books
New York
Rolf FFA Names Winners in Annual Livestock Show
ROLF Special Rolf Future Farmers of America chapter held its fourth annual livestock show on Thursday. All boys participated in judging to open the event, with Norvis Hensley as show judge. Bobby Stanford named top judge. Forbert Stanford’s Guernsey won the dairy heifer class.
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Rolf
Christmas Seal Sale Promises Hope Against Tuberculosis
A century ago many believed little could be done about tuberculosis, but the Christmas Seal sale carried a message of hope that the disease can be prevented and cured.
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Hall
Detail study begins for Sandy Creek Dam site No. 3
A detail planning party led by Clarence Pennington of Wewoka started field surveys for Site No. 3 on the W. E. Harvey ranch southwest of Ada as part of the Sandy Creek watershed project. Fred Thomason aids, with a core drilling team to sample earth. final plans aim for contract letting by July 1 after field measurements establish embankment center line and spillway details.
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Sandy Creek
W. E. Harvey
Ada
Clarence Pennington
Wewoka
Fred Thomason
Clinton
Peavine Creek
Pauls Valley
Conservation Service
Stillwater
Fort Worth
Urvey
EC Programs on Religious Emphasis Draw Large Group
East Central State College students and faculty filled Religious Emphasis Week services led by Rev. Blaze Schumacher of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. His message centered on "The Fourth R and the Investment of Life." Bill Jackson moderated a noon discussion in Boswell Memorial Chapel with Schumacher. A later student discussion on Religion Morals and College Life was led by Dean T K Treadwell. Dorm devotionals were led by Andy Chaves and Barbara Cooper.
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East Central State College
Blaze Schumacher
St. Joseph Roman Catholic, Church
Bill Jackson
East Central
Schumacher
Boswell Memorial Chapel
T. K. Treadwell
Andy Chaves
Barbara Cooper
Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Report
USDA cattle sale report from Oklahoma City shows small offerings with mixed results. Cattle and calves limited, slaughter heifers 24.00, cows 17.50-19.50, bulls 21.30, calves 21.50-26.00, hogs 300 head steady barrows gilts 20, sheep steady with light supply and spring lambs under 90 pounds 22.00-23.00.
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Oklahoma City
Fusda
Steeder Fined for Nighttime Speeding in Ada County
Gabriel Bi of Tupelo admitted nighttime speeding on March 26 in Berl y Ratliff JP court. He paid a $10 fine plus court costs after admitting to driving a 1951 Oldsmobile at 70 mph on SH 13 west of Ada.
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Steeder
Gabriel Bi
Tupelo
Route S
JP Court
Berly, Ratliff
Ada
SH 13
Rings Recovered in Ada Jewelry Burglaries
Twenty two of forty six rings stolen in a five thousand dollar burglary at J Kent Smith Jewelers 122 East Main have been recovered. Sheriff Broadrick and County Attorney Ward recovered sixteen rings in Oklahoma City and Ada store manager Florian Smith identified fifteen more as belonging to the firm. One suspect, J Rone of Oklahoma City, is in McAlester prison serving a three year term for burglary from Canadian County. Other defendants received five year sentences at McAlester and in Shawnee for related burglaries.
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Ler
Bill Breadrick
Smith
Barney Ward
Oklahomaity
State
Flovian Smith
Ada Jew
Pontotoc County
Smith's Jewelers
J. Kent Smith Jewelers
East Main
Bill Broadrick
Oklahoma City
Florian Smith
Ada Jewelry Store
J. Rone
McAlester
Canadian County
James Franklin Davidson
Oklahoma
Jn Window Belt Hee
Innet Court
Shawnee
Pottawatomie County
Saint Louis
Delbert Cox
Taesda
Glen Friedline
Ada
Simi Louis
Oikers
Friediine
Women drivers' crash involvement lags behind men
Report notes women account for about half as many traffic accidents as men while men drive more than twice as much as women, reflecting differing exposure and risk behavior in the driving population.
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W.G. Skelly
Tulsa Oil Tycoon
Ailman
Aca
Jack Sankey
Hero
Healdton
American Oil and Refining Co
Jack Nitchel
Boettcher Oil and Gas Co
Sankey
Liewellen
Ada Atroney
Barger
Texas
Kuellen
Texas Lawn
W. L. Knickmeyer
New York Univers
John F. Reynolds
Pennsylvania State University Press
New
Associated College Press
Lee Lee Wright
Simon & Schuxter
Random House
Cornel Goolrich
Hilda Lawranca
Ellery Queen
Jonathan Latimer
Bennett Cer
Saturday Evening Post
Corf
Siauly
Certher
Bratcher
Jim Stinson
Jerald King
Ray Harris
Nolan Young
Paul McCurdy
Roff
Rolf Ffa
QO. C. Livestock
Nelani
Smith Funeral Home
Gene Smith
Ada, Oklahoma
Earl Watts
Chine Fersk
Pete
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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