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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
1
Gene Griffith age 34 from Roff died after a clay fall in at Superior Clay Products plant one mile south of Ada. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Valley View at 10 15 a m. Griffith had worked at the plant two weeks and was atop a large clay pile feeding a chute to a conveyor.
Vanoss 4 H Clubs report progress on a county health contest. Seventy five homes were visited for the immunization survey by the State Health Department. Junior members finished health workbooks and posters were displayed in school and stores. A health display and talks accompanied assemblies and meetings. A May 3 health themed party was planned by the Senior 4 H Health Committee with junior members parents and leaders invited.
Mrs Tobie Burchett a Homer teacher at 514 North Francis Homer retires after 29 years in education She is 63 and spent 17 of those years teaching in Homer mainly in the lower grades east of Ada
Union Hill pupils enjoyed their annual picnic touring the cement plant in Lawrence before lunch at Glenwood Park and a skating session. The event honored longtime Homer teacher Mrs. Burchett, who recounted her career from one-room classrooms to modern teaching and shared plans for future travel and fishing after leaving Homer.
Ada Affiliate of the Model Quarter Horse Association announces its first show on Saturday May 21 at the Ken Lance Sports Arena. Entry is free and open to both registered and unregistered horses with 13 events in each class. Prizes include trophies ribbons grand champion s and a $300 hand tooled western saddle drawing.
Netherton outlines practical steps to manage pond weed growth. Suggestions include deepening shallow regions to 2 3 feet, maintaining muddy water to slow plants, and fertilizing to produce an algal bloom that turbids the water. This method balances weed suppression with fish production considerations.
Oklahoma's second hunting season of 1966 starts May 15 with a strong squirrel crop. Game chief Karl Dutch Jacobs notes mild spring boosts young squirrel numbers. spring litters should be half to three fourths grown on opening day. Biologists call populations cyclic, with prior highs around 1958-59.
The Vanoss Cub Pack 195 met with leaders and parents in the Vanoss School home economics room. Danny Stone earned 17 merit badges including personal fitness athletics dog care scholarship and more while others shared flag folding rope knotting and a scrapbook about Dan ny's Cub Scout Days.
Trouble hits the Dave Smith family with a string of troubles last week. A water pump failure left them waterless, a mower exploded, a bathtub drain clogged, a sewer line backed up, and Mrs. Smith had a truck tire blowout before new tires were fitted.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation hatched 31 percent of over 22 million walleye eggs from brood stock at Lake Canton. Eggs were released in seven state lakes with three new additions Fort Supply Thunder Bird and Eufaula. Kept stocking continues with Keystone Markham Ferry Altus Lugert and Spavinaw Eucha. Daily creel limit is five and walleye over 15 inches are legal statewide.
The Allen Alumni held their 28th annual reunion in the school gymnasium with an American Indian theme. Decorations featured teepees and blankets, and a buffet supper was served by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Church of God. Reverend Marvin Francis gave the invocation, Alfred Darris spoke on school progress and a new cafeteria was planned for the next term.
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