Watershed Site 43 and 47 Contract Awarded
Walter Woolley Jr. reports bids opened for floodwater retarding structures at Upper Clear Boggy Creek Watershed sites 43 and 47 in Pontotoc County. Burrows Construction won for 105 939.50 with several other bids ranging up to 203 645.25. engineer estimate 125 285.86.
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Walter Woolley Jr
Upper Clear Boggy Creek
Pontotoc County
Morris Ned
W. R. Kirby
Joseph Rever
Regina Mayer
Jim
Doris Townsend
Clear
Burrows Construction Company
Putman Construction Company
Ada
Hay-Mac Construction Company
Chickasha
Paul R. Moody Construction Company, Inc
Pauls Valley
Holtzon Construction Company
Enid
Gallup Construction Company, Inc
Stratford
Portable incinerators promise city refuse relief
Ardmore AP report describes Electrode Incinerators portable electric units that rapidly burn garbage into ashes. Andrew Marr Jr says extreme heat reduces waste in 15 to 20 minutes, with metal and glass forming sellable byproducts. The device could save millions in landfill costs and labor.
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Ardmore
Andrew Marr Jr
Marr
Electrode Incenerators, Inc
Los Angeles
Three Anglins In Service From One Family in 1950s
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Anglin of 1007 W 12th reveal three children in military service. Bobby J. Anglin reaches North Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam for a year’s duty as radar and switchboard operator after training at Ft Polk and Ft Gordon. Ronald J. Anglin finishes a three year tour with time in Germany and field maintenance schooling at Aberdeen. Becky L. Anglin enters Women's Army Air Force pre training and will report to Lackland AFB for basic training with interest in field photography.
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H. J. Anglin
W. 12Th
Bobby J. Anglin
North Cam Ranh Bay
North Vietnam
Ft. Polk
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Gordon, Ga., To the U. S. Southeastern Signal School
Byng School
Ronald J. Anglin
Germany
U. S. Army Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Oklahoma Holds Calm on Race After King Assassination
A survey of Oklahoma civil rights leaders shows the state largely avoided post assassination unrest. Leaders cite factors like less crowded cities and absence of hard core slums, plus a strong culture of good will, though concerns over jobs and discrimination persist. The piece highlights community efforts such as the Thirty Families Project and quotes D. Frank Cox and Father Ed Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
D. Frank Cox
The
Oklahoma City Urban League
Cox
Oklahoma City
Ed Kelly
Father Kelly
Coalgate Seeks New Community Center Grant
Coalgate school district prepares a Neighborhood Facilities grant application to build a community center on school land southeast of the high school. If approved 75 percent of costs would be funded with local cash and land value. The project would include a large meeting room cafe teria libraries and several small rooms. The Ada architecture firm works with SODA and district officials. The Byng project in Pontotoc County serves as a model and the effort aims to benefit Coal County groups and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Knickmeyer
Coalgate
Byng School
Pontotoc County
Horace Sprouse
Sprouse
Ray James
Ada
Parker, James, Parker and Associates
Southern Oklahoma Development Association
SODA
James
Byng
Coal County
Mrs Huff to retire after 47 years at Willard
Ada Oklahoma's Willard School principal Antoinette Huff plans retirement after a 47 year career in teaching and administration. Her leadership and close collaboration with parents transformed reading science and physical education, benefiting Willard and the wider Ada school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoinette Huff
Willerd School
Willard
Huff
Ada
Schools Seek Consolidation in Murray County Districts
The boards of Sulphur, Davis, and Woodland vote unanimously to seek state approval for a consolidated county high school after a favorable feasibility review. Woodland will lose its high school next year for not meeting new state standards, while the centralized school would offer a broader curriculum and an average daily attendance of about 518.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Education
Murray County
State Department of Education
State Education Department
Sulphur
Davis
Woodland
Dick Jennings
The
Sulphur Board
Chemical-Di-Syston controls elm leaf beetle in tests
Field tests by extension entomologists show Di-Syston 10 percent granules under Chinese Elm can substantially reduce elm leaf beetle damage. In two western counties four ounces per inch of trunk diameter were applied and watered in. Some old elms with 36 to 40 inch diameters showed strong control, with timing in May in one county and June in the other. A federal youth employment rule, effective January 1, was noted for farmers and ranchers who use workers under 16.
Labor rule bars youth under sixteen from dangerous farm tasks
Secretary Willard Wirtz issues an order prohibiting farmers from hiring youth under 16 for sixteen specified dangerous agricultural tasks. Applies only to nonfamily youth. inquiries directed to the nearest U S Labor Department field office in Ardmore Enid Lawton or Muskogee Oklahoma. Agriculture ranks third in danger behind mining quarrying and construction. A hay conditioner helps bale hay or silage by breaking stems to release moisture.
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Willard Wirtz
U. S. Department of Labor
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Enid
Lawton
Muskogee
Trout Release Ends in Blue River Pilot Program
Wendell Bever announced the last load of rainbow trout was placed in the Blue River until fall. The program started in February with strong fishing success and may continue next fall if fish are available. Initial trout came from the federal hatchery at Norfolk Arkansas and were moved by the department’s new hauling unit. About 80 percent of delivered fish were caught in early stages. no permits were required during the pilot but future seasons may need them.
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Tishomingo
Wendell Bever
Blue River
Here
Bever
Oklahoma
Federal Fish Hatchery
Norfolk, Ark
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Lenox M. Daniels
Violet de ° Daniels
James A. Christian
May Christian
Rena
NASA
Southeastern State College
Durant
Ohlo
Marr Ex
Martin Luther King
Associated Press
By Naomi Knickmeyer
Mrs. Huff
Guy Logsdon
PTA
Max Skelton
Frank Duke
J. D. Giddens
John D. Netherton
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