FHA Now Authorized To Make Loans To Low Income Families
The Farmers Home Administration gains authority to issue Economic Opportunity loans in all Oklahoma counties for rural residents in towns with populations 5,500 or less. Eligible applicants have limited assets and income and, with loan help, can raise their income to meet living costs and debt obligations. Contact C Arthur Ray, county supervisor, Agriculture Building Cen ter and East Main Ada.
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FHA
Farmers Home Administration
Oklahoma
C. Arthur Ray
Agriculture Building
Cenliter and
East Main
Ada
Bow ie Ballard Receives Honor as Ford Dealer Council Member
Bowie Ballard, a prominent Atla auto dealer, is named one of 16 dealers on the National Ford Dealers Council. He represents Oklahoma and five surrounding states, overseeing 875 company dealers in the Southwest. Ballard just returned from Dearborn meetings on dealer and agency issues for a one year term.
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Bowie Ballard
Atla Auto
Ford Dealers Council
Ballard
Oklahoma
U.S
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Homemaker’s Challenge Highlighted in Community Service
A maternal call to homemakers to serve the community with skill and dedication amid a world demanding many roles for women. The piece stresses the homemaker’s central place and vast potential, urging readiness to meet evolving community needs.
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Pontotoc County
Ada Councilmen Reply To Recall Action
Four Ada city councilmen filed formal, signed replies defending their move after a recall statement with 25 Ada residents. The four named councilmen are Floyd Haynes, James Thompson, Dr. T. L. ter, and Harlin Coventon. The documents describe their vote to issue revenue bonds for downtown Ada park facilities and cite changes since the 1967 downtown parking vote.
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Ada
Floyd Haynes
James Thompson
T. L.ter
Harlin Coventon
State Highway Department
Main Street
Broadway
Snakes Bug Baylis Family
Mrs. Bessie Baylis found a six foot chicken snake hanging from nests in the hen house and, with grandson Spud Phillips, captured the intruder after a struggle. In a separate incident, Mr. and Mrs. Robbins killed a six foot snake that dropped from a tree onto their front porch as birds nested in the gable.
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Simon Patton
Bessie Baylis
Mr. Robbins
Robbins
Fire destroys vacant Francis house early morning
Firemen respond to a blaze at a vacant Francis residence owned by J. L. Knapp. The structure had already collapsed when they arrived after a 4:55 a.m. call, leaving the home completely destroyed.
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Francis
J. L. Knapp
Jim Gammill’s Diverse School Career Leads To Retirement
Ada Schools maintenance supervisor Jim Gammill will retire June 30 after 19 years in the position. His career spans 23 years teaching, including start in Arkansas before formal schooling, and a childhood in Mountain View as one of 17 siblings. He left grade school after fourth grade, later earned a teaching certificate, and began teaching before completing high school.
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W. L. Knickmeyer
Jim Gammill
Ada
Arkansas
Mountain View, Ark
Gammill
Arkansas Hills
Tahlequah High
Chairman Lands Workers In Co Cancer Crusade
Fred Andrews, chairman of the Cancer Crusade in Pontot County, praised Ada workers in the annual fund-raising drive. Residential chair Oleta Keel and team reported Ada contributions at $1,824.90 and a special letter campaign at $1,354.55, nearing the quota with more effort needed.
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Fred Andrews
Cancer Crusade
Pontotoc County
Oleta Keel
Ada
Public hearing on Wichita Mountains elk hunt planned
Oklahoma officials set a May 15 public hearing at Central Junior High School in Lawton to discuss an experimental elk hunt on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife chief Karl Jacobs said the meeting will explain the hunt per Fish and Wildlife Service and Oklahoma guidance and gather views on whether hunters or paid hunters will take the animals.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Jacobs
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