County Commissioners Change Machinery Purchase Procedure
County Commissioners adopted a formal resolution requiring the full board to inspect and approve any machinery purchases by an individual commissioner. The change follows a grand jury critique of past practices and aims to ensure all equipment acquisitions serve the county and taxpayers, with purchases becoming joint decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Knickmeyer
Board of County Commissioners
Dave Gray
Rae Thomp
Grand Jury
District 2
Bud” Jones
County Barn No. 2
Jones
Fittstown
Clyde Haskins
Gray
Tne
Ada Charity All Arabian Horse Show Scheduled
Arabian horses strut again in Ada on May 16 at the Cultural Center on N Broadway. The third annual Ada Charity All Arabian Show is a Class A event with proceeds to McCall's Chapel and new support from the Ada Shriners. 113 animals are entered. 140 horses from eight states competed last year.
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Ada
Agricultural Center
N. Broadway
Asa Hutchinson
Jack Nance
Nance
Oklahoma Arabian Horse Club
Juanita Paryell
Richard Cooper
Tom P. McNair Jr
Spring
Tex
Mary Glass
Tulsa
AHSA
McCall's Chapel
Ada Shriners
Bowie Ballard
Ballard
Bryan’s Corner Drug
Memorial Day Veteran Service Planned at Rosedale Cemetery
Ada Cemetery Commission will decorate veterans’ graves with 5 by 3 foot American flags on 12 foot staffs after family authorization. The $8 service fee is payable to Adams Lumber Co. and flags will be placed for Memorial Day May 20 at 10 a.m. Jo Hacker will lead, with a 660 foot new street section also highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosedale
Ada Cemetery Commission
Adams Lumber Co
Jo Hacker
American Legion
New Street
Rosedale Cemetery
Former Ada Resident Adds Another Chevrolet Agency
Gerald B. Lane, a former Ada resident, announces the purchase of his fifth Chevrolet dealership in Gonzales Louisiana. He already owns outlets in Pascagoula Lucedale Moss Point and Bay St Louis Mississippi. Lane runs a car rental service the Colonial Plaza office complex and an advertising agency.
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Ada
Gerald BR. Lane
Gonzales
Pascagoula
Miss
Lucedale
Moss Point
Bay St. Louis
Lane
Colonial Plaza
East Central
Central Airlines
Shipe’s Shoes
Chevrolet
Strother High School
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Rainmaker Watchetaker Tests Native Rain Ritual in Oklahoma
Lawton Oklahoma AP George Watchetaker a Comanche rainmaker who has drawn praise for rituals in Florida Texas says he will wait to see if other local Indians believe in their ways He describes using a water bowl directing water cedar sage and tobacco in a rainmaking rite and plans to perform if needed while droughts threaten southeast Oklahoma
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Lawton
Obla
George Watchetaker
Florida
Texas
Watchetaker
Wichita Falls
Tex
Oklahoma
Colleges share $89,500 grant from Conoco program
East Central State College is among 12 Oklahoma institutions awarded part of Conoco oil company funds totaling 89,500 for 1971-72 education grants. East Central received 500 to boost the business program and scholarships for accounting majors. Other campuses and scholarships listed include Oklahoma State University Tulsa Central State Edmon and the University of Oklahoma with fellowships in geology chemical engineering and petroleum fields.
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Central State College
Oklahoma
Continental Oil Co
Education Pro
Bram
Bill Rainey
East Central
Rainey
Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa
Northwestern State College
Alva
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Oklahoma State Technical College
Okmulgee
University of Oklahoma
Norman
University of
University of Tulsa
Seventy-Three Year Old Man Seeks Freedom
Oklahoma City report: Frank Godbey, 73, imprisoned since a 1946 murder conviction, awaits a district court decision after his attorneys argued his rights were violated in his trial for killing attorney Hartl Pruet. He returned Friday from McAlester State Prison for the proceeding, with a ruling expected in two weeks.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Godbey
Oklahoma
McAlester
Godbey
Hartl Pruet
Engineer Agrees To Changes For Center
Dr. Arthur Anderson who questioned Myriad arena roof safety proposes a 291000 modification plan. Tacoma structural engineer says a qualified yes to the roof if braces are strengthened roof inspected regularly and heavy objects are forbidden from roof sections. Council members weigh necessity and aim to reassure the public about safety.
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Oklahoma City
Arthur Anderson
Myriad Arena
Tacoma
Wash
George Sturm
Plan to curb female population uses GPA as admission rule
Reading like a collage of offbeat clippings from Lowell High in San Francisco to a Copenhagen bar staff policy, the item notes a proposed gender based admission standard, a driving license requirement for bar patrons, a Nigerian love letter delivered by balloon to Elaine Cartmel in Westmoreland, and a misfiled draft notice for Sidney Garren, with a clerk calling it a mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell High
San Francisco
Copenhagen
Elaine Cartmel
Westmoreland
Nigeria
England
Sidney Garren
Lake Oswego High School
Oregon Selective Service Board
Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed, Jumbled List
A scrambled crossword clue set listing Across items such as 34 Resources 1 35 Cubic centimeter and 37 Slava 12 with varied misprints, plus Down clues including 52 Snuggle 24 and 27 Hollow grass 29 Squirrel food 32. The text blends misspelled or garbled entries like Eagle's nest and Greek Letter with inconsistent numbering and punctuation errors.
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Sit AG
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Dave
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Sonny South
Sasebam le Reek
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