Highways Crash Toll Shapes Ada Area Traffic Warnings
A NEWS reporter learns from Oklahoma officials how SH 13 19 and Arlington Blvd near Ada produce deadly crashes. Five year records show 255 accidents on SH 13 and 19 with 54 injuries and 8 deaths tied to the two deadly miles near the Big Sandy Bridge and Ada city limits.
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Big Sandy Bridge
SH 13-19
Marx
Ada
Oklahoma City
North
Lincoln
State Capitol Building
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Arlington
SH 13
SH 19
Highway Patrol
Arlington Blvd
Homer
Mississippi
Sandy
Oak Table Returned After 53 Years Loaned in 1912
Florence Beashers of Wetumka returned the oak table loaned by William Taber to his grandson Lloyd Whitehead of 423 South Townsend. Whitehead said the table is at least a century old and well preserved despite tarps and coverings. The loan began when Beashers were moving and their table was damaged in a wagon accident.
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William Taber
J. H. Beashers
Florence Beashers
Wetumka
Lloyd Whitehead
South Townsend
Whitehead
Santa Fe Buys OCA&A In Last Of Complex Deal
The Santa Fe Railway agrees to acquire the Oklahoma City Ada Atoka Railway from Texas and Pacific as the final piece in a five railroads deal. Texas and Pacific, part of Missouri Pacific, buys the Muskogee Company System for 9.5 million. OCA A serves Midwest City and Tinker Field. ICC approved the transfers on June 29.
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Santa Fe
Oca&a
Oklahoma City- Ada-Atoka
Texas and Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Muskogee Co
OC A & A
Tupelo
Midwest City
Tinker Field
Interstate Commerce Commission
Barn Full Of Relics Showcases Mrs. Uhlich Antique Shop
Mrs. Jelly Uhlich runs a thriving antique business from a barn converted into a shop two months old. She began collecting two years ago, sourced items from family and buyers, enjoys selling to sellers, and keeps a cluttered, charm filled space that invites customers to rummage for hidden treasures. Her shop sits a quarter mile outside the city limits to the south on the dirt road.
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Jelly Uhlich
Don Cook
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Jerry Marx
NE Fourth and
Walnut
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Crownpoint
Valley View Hospital
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