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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1962

Page

2

Auto Kills Courthouse’s Favorite Dog Tom Dooley

Ada’s famous Bassett hound Tom Dooley, beloved by Pontotoc County courthouse staff, was killed crossing East Fourteenth Street near the courthouse. The dog, owned by Justice of the Peace Bert Ratliff, roamed the courthouse halls and once alerted a prison escape. An unidentified car struck him around 8 a.m. near the tennis courts.

Tom Dooley Justice of the Peace Bert Ratliff Pontotoc County Tor Tom Ratliff East Fourteenth Tennis Coutls

School Lunch Program At Vaness High Described

The article outlines Vaness High School’s noon meal operation during the nine month term. Three cooks and four assistants serve a hot meal for 25 cents to students and 39 cents to adults, with meat, two vegetables, a salad, dessert and milk. Training and workshops for cooks are funded by the district as part of the program’s oversight and a state education report tracks meal data.

Vaness High School Vamos H. L. Kinsey Vantss School State Board of Education

Democrats Set Meeting Monday in Pontotoc County

County Democrats will gather Monday evening to discuss party affairs and upcoming election activities. The meeting follows reports of cattle breeding interests highlighting neutral notes on state livestock events and local ranches in Pontotoc County.

Blood Update From Page One Test results show low infection rates

Blood certified beucellasis area with less than one percent infected and under five percent reactors across herds. Program remains voluntary and is supported by Hailey. Indian lacrosse teams play next Monday at 7 30 p m after weeks of practice ahead of a district courtroom event amid heavy betting and campus sports talk.

Hailey

Charles T. Price Dies at Ada Hospital

Charles T Price of 331 West Twelfth died Wednesday in a local hospital. A Pentecostal Holiness Church trustee and member since 1929, he was born April 12, 1879 in Abilene Texas. He married Mattie McDaniel in Checotah February 27, 1911. They moved to Ada in 1917 where he worked at Continental Can Co until retirement. Survived by two daughters Aliene Reece and Evelyn Kanne Bieser and five grandchildren. Services Friday at Criswell Funeral Home with burial in Rosedale Cemetery.

Charles T. Price Charles T Price West Twelfth Pentecostal Hellness Church Mr. Price Abilene Texas Mattie McDaniel Checotah Ada Continental Can Company Price

Wall Street Nears Week With Mixed Prices And Small Shifts

The Associated Press stock average at noon showed modest changes with the Dow up 0.42 to 578.94 as industrials fell and rails and utilities rose slightly. Xerox IBM and Du Pont provided some lift while Auto stocks and major utilities drifted. In Oklahoma City prices paid to local producers for cash wheat and poultry moved within narrow ranges, with eggs and butterfat holding steady to softer levels.

New York Associated Press Xerox IBM du Pont American Telephone Us, Steel Public Service Electric & Gas Dow Jones U.S Oklahoma City State Board of Agriculture Today Alva Manchester Medford Vici Clinton el Read Enid Kingfisher Okeene Watonga Yukon Hobart Frederick Beaver Perrylon Tex

Frontier thinker Corvin defies age with work ethic

Corvin, a 78 year old farmer, claims vigor equal to a 49 year old and envisions living to 150 with proper diet. He avoids smoking and drinks occasionally to aid circulation as he emphasizes self-reliance and original thought, saying Americans need a shot of common sense and integrity.

Corvin

Weekend Gatherings Across Stillwater and Ada Area

Long list of local visits and family gatherings in Stillwater Ada and surrounding areas. Residents and guests from Harbor City Byng Tecumseh Guthrie and Langston Central attended weekend events. Notable mentions include Caton family visits, Army discharge plans, a birthday party for Judy Hatton, and neighbors sharing meals and travel and church activities.

Union Hill Social Visit Counts Nearby Families

Union Hill reports a flurry of visits as Earl Collins of Lovington and numerous relatives from Texarkana Ardmore and Nicoma Park call on Rev and Mrs Cunningham and other local households. Andrew Teel of Escondido visits Ada and Union Hill kin while Charles and Barbara Hicks and Wayne Jones remain with family.

Lavuna Jones Earl Collins Lovington N.M Cunningham Mack Welch Ada Dorothy Ebriie Brends Terné Cunninghams E. ®. Cunningham Texarkana Tex John Austins Francis Pierce C. C. Bacon and Rick Arlington, Tex Keith ,Salas Sarrah Cunningham Harold Zachary Denison Barbara Newby Kathy Lorené Ballach Sue Lavona Jones Ray Hicks Nigoma Park Fred Jones Wayne Fom Roddy Nicoma Park Donnie Hicks Midwest City June Wilfong Johnny Gary Sherman Oklahoma City Mr. Jones Hicks Mercy Hospital Ada Junior High Andrew Teel Escondido Calif Audre Teel Jack Teel Clyde Boyd Trothier Junior Teel Opal Teel Union Hill Vaness Teal Glennie Glennie Phillips

Joe Hall wins 4-H trip to Oklahoma State Fair

Vaness News reports Joe Hall, a Vaness 4-H Club member, earning a fully paid expedition to the Oklahoma State Fair for the first three days of the event. The article also chronicles local social visits, church delegates, community gatherings, and residents traveling to Ada, Stroud, and Oklahoma City, with notes on birthdays and ongoing farm and family activities.

Vaness News Joe Hall Jon Hall Vaness Sible Collins Austin Fraley Tina Pauls Valley Collins Roper Bobby Joe David Coots Moore Roy Rushing Ada Judson Kirby Latta Bobby Joe Adams Oklahoma City

Congress Continued From Page One

The plan outlines total capacity of 5 165 acre feet for the Upper Blue development with an estimated cost of 6 490 928 dollars. Delaware Creek plan covers 50 016 acres across Aloha Coal Johnston Pontotor counties with 14 dams and development costs around 1 450 118 dollars. Total water storage is projected at 907 acre feet.

Delaware Creek Aloha Coal Johnston Pontotor

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