Campaigning and civic reform call for focus on ideas
A column urges voters to move beyond personality in Oklahoma politics. It outlines eight reform ideas for the governor’s office and state policy, from abolishing earmarks to school code changes, and argues for voting for right ideas over a good guy. It then belatedly shifts to a light note about a miniature summer zoo project and Cicero’s six common mistakes in living.
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Oklahoma
Highway Commission
State Senate
State Highway Department
Pat
Cicero
Marriages Recorded in Shawnee Ada and Surrounding Areas
Marriage notices list ages and pairs including T L Blocker 23 Shawnee and Norma Gentry 19 Shawnee. Raben Grinstead 21 Roff and Carmaretta Hester 18 Roff. John Horton Morgan 19 Stone rita and Betty Jane Davis 15 Ada. Don Myers 26 Ada and Marie Norman 20 Konavya. Maurice Julian 21 Cyril and Toye Lane 18 Cement ee. Riley 22 Cox City and Jayda Sue Crisp 21 Wirt. Jimmy L Morrison 20 Ada and Charlene Brooks 17 Ada. Fred Welon 18 Ada and Donna Pattop 17 Ada.
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T. L. Blocker
Shawnee
Norma Gentry
Raben Grinstead
Roff
Carmaretta Hester
John Horton Morgan
Stonerita
Betty Jane Davis
Ada
Don Myers
Marie Norman
Konavya
Maurice Julian
Cyril
Toye Lane
Cementee Riley
Cox City
Jayda Sue Crisp
Wirt
Jimmy L. Morrison
Charlene Brooks
Fred Welon
Donna Pattop
May 24 Community Notes At Free Will Baptist Church
The Free Will Baptist Church reports 63 in Sunday School with all teachers present. Rev. Curtis Hogue led morning and evening services as revival began Monday with evangelist Rev. James Murray. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Crowley of Ada and others from Ada Fort Worth and Oklahoma. Numerous locals and families from Maxwell, Byng, Ada and Sulphur attended events, visits, and gatherings at homes, rodeos, and picnics. a new baby Linda Lee Rhynes born at Valley View Hospital.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Earnest Crowley
Ada
Curtis Hogue
James Murray
Ed Berryman
Loyd Burk
Kay Tilley
Wetumka
D. A. Merritt
Charles
Elmer Lee
Ed Berrymans
Jimmy Rutherford
Summers Chapel
Community Notes From Vanoss Area Gatherings
Local families from Vanoss and Littlefield Texas visited friends in Ada and Gaar Corner. Senior supper for Vanoss students honored by teachers. several students planned trips to Pensacola Beach and a Sulphur picnic.
Forty Citizens Named for Jury Duty in District Court
Forty residents have been picked for jury duty for the upcoming criminal docket in district court. The jury pool begins June 2 with six cases set for trial, ranging from manslaughter to bad-check writing. Notifications list numerous names and addresses including Marie Anderson Ada Route 4, James Beil Ada Route 3, Eding Boren Ada Route 4, and many others across Ada, Stonewall, Allen, and Roff.
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Marie Anderson
Ada
James ©. Beil
Eding Boren
Opal Brevins
North Beard
Babe Balthrop
G. P. Baber
Carl Baxter
D. P. Crowell
West Twelfth
Lois Collins
Roff
Lloyd J. Epperly
Allen
W. &. Edwards
East Twelfth
D. Fine
South Stockton
Ella Belle Floyd
Charles Drive
A. M. French
West Fourth
J. S. Gurley
West Sixth
Neoma Head
West Fifteenth
Dimple E. Huytman
East Central Boulevard
F. D. Hulson
Bonnie Jared
Herbert N. Karschnik
West Sixteenth
E. E. Morgan
Stonewall
Wilma Myars
G. R. Mason
Eileen Massey
Wanda Mauch
Mary McNutt
East Sixteenth
Lorene Prough
South Johnston
Oren Phillips
Bernice Read
West Fourteenth
Elizabeth Ross
South Cherry
Mrs. Merte Reed
West Seventh
Earl Rose
Elton A. Stewart
Hillcrest Drive
Edit. Seates
Scouters Plan Weekend Study for Summer Camping
Boy Scout troop leaders will attend an orientation at Camp Simpson over a weekend to review camp programs and plans. A. H. Newton says staff will assist leaders in planning for each troop as nearly 600 boys and leaders have reserved spots for the four week encampment starting June 8. Camp staff report June 4 for three days of training and setup. Coach Frank McGuire’s North Carolina teams posted 107 wins and 43 losses, with the 1956-57 Tar Heels going 32-0 that season.
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Camp Simpson
A. H. Newton
Arbuckle Area
Simpson
Frank McGuire
North Carolina
Tar Heels
East Central College seniors hear McCarter on progress myth
Dr McCarter challenged the doctrine that change always equals progress in a commencement address at East Central College. He warned that material gains may accompany spiritual decline and urged four tests for graduates to think independently, value individuals, and consider social impact. The program included 194 degree candidates and 22 Master of Teaching recipients.
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Noma
East Central Stele Callese
Charles F. Spencer
East. Central
Mearter
America
McCarter
Judge Denies Venue Move For Pettigrew
Judge John Boyce McKeel overruled a motion to change venue for James Pettigrew 21 charged with first degree manslaughter in the death of 23 month old Wiliam Vaughn at his Ada home. Defense argued publicity would taint jurors. prosecutor said affidavits were missing and residents would judge fairly. Trial set for the next criminal docket in Ada district court Monday.
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James Pettigrew
John Boyce McKeel
Pettigrew
Wiliam Vaughn
Janell Vaughn
East Sixteenth
Ada
Robert J. Wimbish
Wimbish
Barney Ward
Monay
Sweden to Build Europe’s Highest 14-Story Office Block
Europe’s top office building, a 14 story structure at Racksta near Stockholm, rises to house about 3 100 staff of the Swedish State Power Board now scattered across about 40 offices in the capital.
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Europe
Racksta
Stockholm
Swedish State Power Board
Sens
Wilcoxson Sentenced in Shawnee Case
Romey Lee Wilcoxson a 45 year old Tulsa ex convict who helped plan a safe cracking and store fire in Shawnee was sentenced to 10 years in the state prison after pleading guilty to second degree burglary stemming from a Shawnee arrest with Bill Charles Owens. Owens remains at large.
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Romey Lee Wilcoxson
Tulsa
Shawnee
Wilcoxson
Bill Charles Owens
Pottawatomie County
Brown Motor Company
Knox Byrum
Tulsa County
Owens
Pond
Alonzo Scott Painter
Walter Lee Senders
Standard Food
East Main
McAlester
Sanders
Painter
Pottawatomie
Ada
Adult Driver Training Class Set To Begin June 3
Several organizations join to launch an Adult Driver Training Class starting June 3 at 7 30 p m in East Central State College Education Building. Lt O B Patterson highway patrol safety coordinator will preside first. Weekly sessions Tuesday 6 8 p m will feature different instructors. Around ten people have signed up. Sponsoring groups include Ada Safety Council East Central College State Safety Department and Prince Alston Pontiac New Jersey.
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East Central State College
O. B. Patterson
Highway Patrol
Ada Safety Council
East Central College
State Safety Department
F Prince Alston Pontiac
Count Bugs First Dr Howell Advises Field Wide Check
STILLWATER Dr Howell head of the Oklahoma State University entomology department urges farmers to inspect entire fields before spraying for insects. The May 17 Cooperative Extension insect report notes armyworms and variegated cutworms along field edges, with edge spraying sometimes enough and other times full-field treatment warranted to balance costs and potential crop value. Spraying with DDT toxaphene aldrin or heptachlor can control the insects in small grains, while nearby alfalfa near harvest should be cut now to minimize damage.
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Stillwater
E. Hohead
Oklahiarmna
Ersity Entomology Department
Oklhama Cooperative
Howell
Baby News and Births in Fayetteville and Union Hill
Mr and Mrs Bobby Page of Fayetteville North Carolina welcome a 1 pound son Bobby Mac born May 5 Mrs Page has one daughter Myr and Mrs Ben Johnston Lula are maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Duke Rhynes of Re bee announce the birth of daughter Linda Lee at Valley View Hospital May 24 The baby weighed 8 pounds Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter McAn ally Union Hill
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R L. Rhynes
Valley View Hospital
Weighing & Pounds
Linda Lee
Rhynes
Lynne
la Donna
Bobby Page
Fayetteville
N. C
Bobby Mac
Pages
Myr
Ben Johnston
Lula
Duke Rhynes
Rebee
Walter McAnally
Union Hill
Apply for New Wheat Allotment Before July 1
The Pontotec County ASC urges farmers to apply by July 1 for a new farm wheat acreage allotment for 1959 winter wheat. A farm with no wheat planted in 1956 57 or 58 can qualify as a new farm, even if wheat was grown in 1958, if no 1958 allotment existed. Applicants must file in writing at the County ASC Office, with forms available in person or by mail. The eligibility review considers tillable acreage soil type topography farming system livelihood dependence and reasons for not planting wheat in prior years.
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Henry Little
Pontotec County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Little
ASC
Services Held in Texas For E. L. Scroggins
Funeral services were held Sunday May 18 at Second Baptist Church Odessa Texas for Ernest Lee Scroggins who died May 16 after a seven week illness. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens Hubbard Funeral Home in charge. He was born January 8 1912 in Francis and lived in Odessa several years. He worked as a salesman for Golex Engineering in Odessa and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife Ateline Carol of Hobbs New Mexico a daughter Darlene Christopher of Odessa his mother Mrs Jor Halcomb of Atoka Oklahoma his father Columbus Scroggins of Oklahoma City a brother Edgar of Talifa a sister Mrs Vivian Black of Gladewater two aunts Mrs May Yarrig of Francis and Mrs Saints Bandy of Ada two uncles Lee Scroggins of Francis and Frank Scroggins of Oklahoma City.
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Francis
Ernest Lee Scroggins
Second Baptist Church
Odessa
Tex
Medical Center
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard Funeral Home
Richard Phillpot
Ernest Lee
Northwest Drive
Hobbs
N. M
Golex Engineering Company
Second Baptist Church of
Ateline Carol
Hobbs, N. M
Darlene Christopher
Jor Halcomb
Atoka
Okla
Columbus Scroggins
Oklahoma
Sity
Edgar
Talifina
Vivian Blalock
Gladewater
Mes
Betty Baxter
Midland
May Yarrig
Saints Bandy
Ada
Lee Scroggins
Frank Scroggins
Oklahoma City
Hay Crops Keep Looking Good Across County Fields
Farmers report improving hay crops with oats, alfalfa, and lespedza yielding well in west Fitzhugh area and nearby counties. Tobe Wingard notes four to six inch growth but mentions rain causing rust while Dick Stroud foresees 35 to 40 bales per acre of high quality hay.
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Fitzhugh
Tobe Wingard
Wingard
Ailosg
Ran Newton
Dick Stroud
Stroud
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W. H. Hightower
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Pearson
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T. S. Hood
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T. $. Hood
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E. H. Grose
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Leroy Bivins
Egypt
C. S. Whitson
H. L. Kite
Bapiis Fowler
Galey
A. L. Cape
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S. Whitsons
Free Will’ Baptist Church
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Vernon Seals
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Littlefield
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A. L. Cane
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Vanass
Pensacola, Fla
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Eldora Jones
Vanoss
Barbara Bartee
Deloris Cape
Donnie Cushman
Margaret Golden
Fred Jarrett
Donna
Petricia Duncan
Scouters
McCarte
Robert F. Norsworthy
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Dorothy Little
Cynthia Cochran Bryant
Rachmaninoff
New Jersey
OSU
Baby News
E. L. Scroggins
Mainitio
Bea
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E. Main
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