Ada Area V hearing hosts SCS official Hollis Williams
Washington official Hollis R. Williams spoke at Ada Area V Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors meeting praising Oklahoma’s cooperation. He urged upstream watershed control, local farmer involvement, and joint funding for river basin projects, aiming to advance Oklahoma’s watershed program in 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollie R. Williams
Washington, D. C
Soil Conservation Service
Area V
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
Ada
Williams
Oklahoma
SCS
Arkansas
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Homa
U. S
Barbara Mason
Harral Allen
Allen
Weighing the Worth of a Public Weigher Race in Pontotoc County
A humorous examination of Oklahoma’s outdated offices centers on Pontotoc County Public Weigher. The piece argues to abolish nonessential posts and consolidate under appointive governance to improve accountability. It notes the Weigher’s duties, costly scales, and county strain while inviting voter reflection on long ballots and obscure offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
United States
Stonewall
Cedar Grove
Lightning Ridge
Legislature of
George Gurley
Egoreva Retov
Jerry Criswell
The
NEWS
Miss Retov
Beef Short Course Is Planned
Ada Farm and Ranch Club to sponsor a Beef Cattle Management Short Course with three Thursday night lessons in January. OSU Animal Science and Extension Livestock specialists join Oklahoma City Stockyards reps to cover herd management disease parasites weed control and sire cost. Committee members include Bill Ballard W C Wigley Norris Price and W M Whitmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Farm and Ranch Club
Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
Extension Service
Oklahoma City
Bill Ballard
W. C. Wigley
Norris Price
W. M. Whitmire
Trophy At County Pecan Show Highlight Ada Event
The county pecan show on Dec 1 will award a special trophy by the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association. Native pecans dominate the local market and the county could yield up to a million dollars annually from improved groves. Ada hosts two state pecan shows historically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Ada
Lions Charter Night scheduled for Stonewall Club
Stonewall will charter its new Lions Club Thursday at Stonewall High School gymnasium. About 40 southeastern Oklahoma Lions clubs are expected for the Charter Night dinner and program starting at 7:30. Dr. Robert D. McCullough of Tulsa will speak, and Sidney Sachs will present the charter to Dwight Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Stonewall High School
Oklahoma
Robert D. McCullough
Tulsa
Lions International
Sidney Sachs
Ada
Dwight Roberts
Ed Gwin
Ada Lions Club
Robert Kaebnick
Stonewall Boy Scouts
Robert Haskins
Homer Belew
Ada Club
James A. Thomas
Sybil Stokes
C. Wilson van Tine
Kaebnick
East Central State College
Thomas
Dr. McCullough
J. A. Richardson
Doug Hall
Furman L. Gibson
Stonewill
Jim Stone
T. V. Thomas
J. S. Roberts
Vernon Younts Jr
W. T. Blackwell
Bob Langley
Allen Snow
Kenneth Murphy
Carl Braun
Bernard Glover
Edgar Madden
Homer Barnes
John
Contest Seeks Pure Bred Dog Classifications
Mark McCarty of Stonewall won last week's Photo Identification Contest by correctly naming the state highway and river bridge in photos. This week the Ada WEEKLY News presents three pure bred dogs on page one and inside pages. Readers must classify each dog’s major breed and mail answers to Don Cook. Winners receive a $2 check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark McCarty
Stonewall
Mark
Don Cook Ada Weekly News
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Francis
Ethel Houser
Francis Baptist
Don Cook
Hollis Williams
Ethel Hooser
Susan Braun
Janey Underhill
Susan
Janey
Paul H. Scroggins
John W. Moore
Buck Perry
C. R. Hall
A. F. Shaw
John M. Malloy
W. T. Hughes
Board of County Commission
Justice of the Peace
C. B. Huddleston
Lions
Stonewall Club
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