Cattlemens Group Expands Cattle Theft War Statewide
The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association hires Mel Levin, 35, as a new investigator based in Duncan to wage a broader drive against cattle theft across six district areas. Levin, a former deputy sheriff from Lovington and El Paso County, will work with members and the home office to improve theft prevention and liaison.
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Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Mel Levin
Stephens County
Wray Finney
Fort Cobb
Levin
Duncan
el Paso County
Tex
Lovington
N. M
Oklahoma
Finney
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cuts $12 Million From Medicaid Program
The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission reduced Medicaid by 12 million dollars effective June 1. Cuts target hospital and doctor payments and nursing home eligibility while lowering categorically related cases to curb welfare costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Public Welfare Commission
Oklahoma
Lloyd Rader
Rader
Commission
Rupert Jones
Ada pioneer Mrs. McKendree dies at 92
Mrs E H McKendree, longtime Ada resident and wife of hardware merchant E H McKendree, died at a Coal Gate nursing home. Services planned Friday at Criswell Funeral Home with burial at Rosedale Cemetery. Born April 17 1876 in Lillian Mississippi she and her husband moved to Ada in 1902.
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E. H. McKendree
Ada
Coalgate
McKendree
Criswell Funeral Home
David G. House
Rosedale Comery
Calvin Craddock
Tom McClarty
Earl McKendree Jr
Tom Grant Jr
Joe A. Hacker
Bob James
Lillian
Miss
G. W. McKay
Harperville
Rockwall
Tex
McKendrees
Gun Amendments Voted Down by Senate
Stuart Russell, Oklahoma City attorney and NRA director, reports the Senate defeated all five gun control amendments to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. Proposals from Dodd, Hruska, Tydings, Brooke, and Javits failed, with NRA opposing only the mail order pistol ban. The Hruska plan would require sworn affidavits of eligibility for gun purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stuart Russell
Oklahoma City
National Rifle Association
Senate
Russell
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Joseph Tydings
D-Md
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Jacob Ja
Hruska
NRA
Stonewall Day Celebrated at Stonewall Sportsman Club Lake
The 13th annual Stonewall Day is set for Sunday June 9 at the Stonewall Sportsman Club Lake north of Stonewall. Residents of Tupelo Jesse Frisco Union Valley Owl Creek Lula and Fittstown are invited with picnic lunches. drinks provided. For more information contact Mrs Anna Young.
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Stonewall
Stonewall Sportsman Club
Tupelo Jesse
Frisco
Union Valley
Owl Creek
Lula
Fittstown
Anna Young
First Mountain Lion Found in Oklahoma in 40 Years
Checotah wildlife ranger W L Pickens reported a mountain lion discovered near Lake Eufaula by Jim Biddle on April 13. The female was shot with a small bore rifle and died from infection. OSU researchers, including Dr. Bryan Glass, estimated the weight at about 150 pounds, larger than typical.
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Checotah
Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife
W. L. Pickens
Lake Eufaula
Jim Biddle
Oklahoma State University Research Laboratory
Bryan Glass
OSU Museum
Pickens
Glass
Election Set June 3 On Homer Situation
An election on June 3 will decide annexation of the Homer school district into Byng and Ada under a new law allowing boards to call elections without petitions. Most Homer students would stay in Homer School for elementary and possibly junior high under Byng administration, while Ada would gain transfers and deeper bus access. A. E. McDonald resigns as Homer board chair amid district tensions over boundary splits and transfers.
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Homer
Byng
Ada
Boards of Education
Hillsdale Estates
Craig McBroom
McBroom
Hillsdale Estates Addition
Webb and
Price Avenues
Calvert
Homer Board
A. E. McDonald
McDonald
Homer Board of Education
Former Ada Police Chief Homer Gosnell Dies at 56
Former Ada police chief Homer T. Gosnell, 56, died at his home Monday after a career shaping the Ada Police Department. Born March 20, 1912, he served 10 years as chief beginning in 1958, expanded personnel and salaries, and oversaw modern quarters after the new city hall. Survivors include his wife Dixie, son Gary Wayne, four sisters, a brother, and several police department colleagues.
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Homer T. Gosnell
Ada
Gosnell
Ada Police Dept
George
Niva Jane Gosnell
Garvin County
Pauls Valley
Ing
Central Oklahoma Peace Officers Association
Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Fraternal Order of Police
Law Council
Ada Kiwanis Club
Dixie Gosnell
Gary Wayne
Nona Smith
Nowata
Jewell Skaggs
Enid
Juanita van Bebber
Lawton
Fern Clements
R. L. J. Borger
Tex
Richard Gray
Doyle Crawford
Lester Hokit
Tom Miller
Jake Davis
Police Department
U S Observes Memorial Day 100th Anniversary Observances
Americans honor the war dead on Memorial Day as President Johnson calls for an end to war. Taps ring out across cities while graves are decorated with flowers. Gen Logan and Arlington ceremonies mark the remembrance with Unknown Soldiers honored from WWI WWII and Korea. Washington program features the National Symphony at the Lincoln Memorial and a King tribute narrated by Coretta Scott King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Vietnam
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Clark Clifford
Dent
Arlington National Cemetery
Cuba
Korea
Grant Helps Ada Update City Planning Maps
Ada receives an 11200 planning assistance grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced by Senators Monroney Harris and Albert. The funds cover two thirds of a 12 month municipal planning cost and will be administered by the Oklahoma Office of Urban and Regional Studies to update maps plans and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mike Monroney
Fred Harris
Carl Albert
Oklahoma Oo of Urban and Regional Studies
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission
Cattlemen Set Meeting Here
A meeting for area cattlemen is planned in Ada Saturday at 7:30 p.m. to firm up details for a Calf Sale at the Ada Livestock Pavilion. Pontotoc County Cattlemen's Association called the meeting with W. C. Wigley in charge. Wigley says a slowed sale may be scheduled for July 13 with calves fully pre conditioned or partially conditioned. Invitations have been sent to surrounding cattle associations for participation in this first ever planned sale here.
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Ada
Pontotoc
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Washington National Symphony Orchestra
Lincoln Memorial
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