Coalgate Man Donates 30 000 Insect Specimens to OSU
Dr K C Emerson renowned entomologist and three time OSU alumnus donates 30 000 insect specimens to Oklahoma State University. He led a long career including Army service and 90 published articles. The collection will reside as the K C Emerson Entomological Museum at OSU.
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Coalgate Man
OSU
Oklahoma State University
K. C. Emerson
Dr. Emerson
E. E. Emerson
Coalgate
Hayes
East Central
Philippines
Bataan
Japan
Pentagon
Arlington
United States Department of Agriculture
Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institute
Emerson
OSU Museum
K. C. Emerson Entomological Museum
North America
Asia
Emerison
Arkansas Channel Barge Traffic Surpasses Estimate
Army Engineers told Congress that barge traffic on the Arkansas River navigation channel greatly exceeded early forecasts. In 1969, with only the lower third of the 9-foot channel finished to Little Rock, 2.5 million tons moved upstream, far above the projected one million tons for the first year after completion.
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Washington
Arkansas River Navigation Channel
Army Engineers
Congress
Tulsa
Oklo
Harold R. Parfitt
Division
Army Engineer
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Smith
Catoosa
Okla
Ada's Arabian Show Expands With New Events
The second annual Ada Charity All Arabian Horse Show on May 23 24 grows bigger at the fairgrounds livestock pavilion with 42 new stalls and Class A status. Proceeds benefit McCalls Chapel School. An outside Sunday program includes an open cutting contest for Arabians and other breeds. Tickets 1 dollar with free admission for under 12. An exhibitors dinner is set for May 23 at Oak Hills Golf and Country Club.
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McCalls Chapel School
Oak Hills Golf and Country Club
R. W. Cason Jr
Jack Nance
Oklahoma Arabian Horse Association
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Ada Job Office Logs 296 April Placements
Oklahoma State Employment Service Ada reports 296 non agricultural placements in April the most since 1955. The office has 840 placements in January through April this year up from 663 last year. New applicants rose four percent from March and 18 percent from last year as students seek summer work.
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Edward E. Redpath
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Ada
Redpath
Pontotoc County Farm Bureau Announces New Headquarters
The Pontotoc County Farm Bureau will build a new single story brick veneer headquarters at 1029 W. Main. Local builder Ernie McGuire has the construction contract. the bureau will rent some space and provide off street parking on the east side. Wylie Underhill is president.
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Pontotoc County Farm Bureau
Board of Directors
W. Main
Ernie McGuire
Bureau
Wylie Underhill
Indian Arts Center Opens at Platt National Park
The Tribes of the Arbuckle Indian Arts and Crafts Association opens a new center in Sulphur at Platt National Park with Indian performers, Choctaw and Chickasaw participants, and a ribbon of demonstrations and sales. Louis R Bruce and Gov Overton James will attend as speakers, with Park Service and BIA support. The project expands a yearlong effort begun in Dougherty and moved to Sulphur, offering classes and a shop selling Native crafts.
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Platt National Park
Sulphur
Louis R. Bruce
Indian Affairs
Overton James
Carter Seminary
Ardmore
Cold Springs
Rena Curnish
Cornish
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Dougherty
Chickasaw Housing Authority
12Th Street
Platt Park
Wigwam Indian Arts and Crafts Center
12Th
Mrs. Cunnish
Indian Bureau
Park Service
Bob Peters
Platt
Travertine Nature Center
Peters
National Park Service
Hettie Tallent
New Indian Arts and Crafts Center
Counter Culture Guidebook Advocates Free Living in London
The London based guidebook Counter Culture offers tips for living free in the city. It praises New Zealand House for views, Harrods banking hall for clublike air, and even voluntary hospital stays costing the state but with good food. It warns of methods to lift store items and misuse public phones, drawing interest from Scotland Yard and the post office. The $10.80 book is described as the first comprehensive look at counter culture.
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New Zealand
London
Harrodus Giant
Scotland Yard
Post Office
Peter Owen
Workers Needed For Strawberry Harvest In Oklahoma
The strawberry harvest in eastern Oklahoma is gaining momentum with strong crop conditions. Stilwell faces the greatest worker demand as out of area workers are needed starting Monday. Seasonal labor offices operate in Stilwell and Sallisaw. local workers should contact the Ada Employment Office for referrals. Peak demand could reach 3000 workers.
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Oklahoma
Stilwell
Stillwell
Sallisaw
Ada
Ada Student Accepted by Johns Hopkins
Robert Ward of 601 W 17th St SMU senior premedical student has been accepted to Johns Hopkins University Baltimore. Admission based on academic record medical dental college admission score and faculty evaluation. Dr Harold Jeskey SMU premedical committee chairman praises the achievement.
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Robert Ward
W. 17Th St
Southern Methodist University
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Harold Jeskey
SMU
Wooden Deck Expansion For Patio Area
Readable text explains adding a wood deck alongside a patio to expand usable area. An eight by eight foot deck module uses 2x4 joists over nine concrete pads at three foot six inch centers, with three eight foot joists cross bridged by blocking. Deck boards run crosswise and can be Douglas fir white fir or cedar. Gravel under the deck prevents weed growth.
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Arkansas Channel
Ada Charity
Farm Bureau
B. M
Mack” Welch
New Indian Arts, Crafts Center
Gordon Meely
Bacone
VISTA
America
Hamilton
Bulova
Elgin
Gem Jewelers
THE
Evening News
Johns Hopkins
Oklahoma State
Katoma State Bank
Federal Deposit
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