Madill Woman Recalls Mexican Asp Sting in Oklahoma
Mrs. A. J. Hawley of Madill recounts her year old asp sting from a shirt sleeve while drying laundry. She describes severe pain and a dime sized swelling, treated with phenogram after ammonia failed. The tale notes widespread county sightings and mentions a poisonous moth linked to the same species. A Byng High biology class hatched the asp with unclear results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hawley
Madill
Pontotoc County
Byng High School
Frisco Staffer Undergoes Surgery In Ada
Mrs. Simon Patton, weekly Frisco correspondent, is in Valley View Hospital Ada recovering from major surgery. Officials describe her condition as fair and improving though no release date is set. Community staffers hope she recovers and returns to Frisco duties soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Simon Patton
Valley View Hospital
Obnoxious Jays Hide Behind Law
A city dispute over killing jaybirds to protect pecans ends with council sympathy but no permission to violate gun laws. Mrs Stephens fired at a bird, police say the act was illegal, and the city manager notes noise requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Lawrence Green
Homer Gosnell
Ed James
Carl Mayhall Jr
Philadelphia
Pecan
A S C S Elects Officers Across County Communities
Results of the Agri cultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee election announced by Louie Moshier show mail voting held Sept 18 through 30 and tabulated Oct 4. Farmers named as chairmen and vice chairmen across communities A through G with members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Louie Moshier
ASC
Vanoss FFA Delegates Attend National Convention
Four Vanoss Future Farmers of America delegates travel to Kansas City Missouri for the national convention. Glen and Lynn Wood are juniors, Benton McCauley a sophomore, Don McGalliard a freshman, all Ada residents. The Vanoss FFA chapter covers trip expenses and Clemon Stone, vocational agriculture instructor, accompanies as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss Future Farmers of America
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Glen Wood
Lynn Wood
Loy L. Wood
Ada
Benton McCauley
Benton I. McCauley
Don McGalliard
O. L. McGalliard
Clemon Stone
Vaness Schools
State Drivers Set New Death Mark On Roads
Oklahoma documented a September traffic death record with 73 fatalities. The count included 38 in multi vehicle crashes, 12 in off road rollovers, seven pedestrians, and one fall from a hay truck. Deaths spread across 36 counties, led by Oklahoma County with 11 and Tulsa with nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bob Lester
Oklahoma County
Tulsa County
Garfield County
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Enid
Hugo
U. S
Many Came Many Died Pontotoc County Newspaper History
A retrospective on Pontotoc County Ada and Stonewall press origins from 1900s Ada Star to Ada Evening News. Traces John Beard E G Phelps Lincoln County and the Beard brothers shaping Ada including Patton Weaver Brown Steiner and Otis Weaver. Notes rapid local growth and early rail link Katy to Coal Gate and Stonewall News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Weekly News
Progress
Ada Evening News
Indian Territory
Pontotoc County
Main Street
Santa Fe
East Central State Normal
Ada
John and
Henry Beard
Red River
Frisco Railroad
Shawnee
Madill
John Beard
E. G. Phelps
Ada Star
Pelter Estate
Armstrong
Star
Charlie Lindsay
Main and
Broadway
Latta-Clark Drug Co
M.&p. Bank
Joe Simpson
Windy Joe
Corsicana
Tex
Lindsay
W. W. Higgins
Belton, Tex
Ada National Bank
Main and Broadway
Badlands
Rollow
C. E. Waddell
Marvin L. Brown
Carlton Weaver
Wilson and Fullerton
Hensler and Smith Drug Company
News
Beker
Grigsby, Orr and Alletag
Marvin Brown
Mattie Rogers
Davis
Ada Telephone Exchange
Th News
E. C. Patton
Texas
Patton
McAlester
Stonewall Weekly
Brown
Stonewall
Old Town
Gray
New
New Stonewall
Stonewall News
Oklahoma
Otis Weaver
Corporation Commission
Twelfth and Broadway
Masonic Building
Daily News
M. D. Steiner
Salina
Kan
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W. T
Bill” Simpson
West Third
Sting
George Gurley
Henry L. Stephens
East Fourteenth
Mr. Stephens
A.S.C.S
Joe Isaacs
O. A. Altom
W. M. Pierce
McCullar
J.C. Matin
L. C. Stonecipher
A. C. Griffith
E. V. Ownbey
A. L. Griffith
Coy Chandler
Carrel Bryant
Jesse R. Daniels
Herbert Cooper
Charlie Flanagan
Jay Newton
Paul Morgan
Claude Hewett
Kenneth Dearman
R. R. Gibson
War
Vanoss F.F.A
A. E. Baker
The
Pauls Valley
Hearst
A. D. Tanner
Tanner
Ada Weekly Democrat
Miles Grigsby
Byron Norrell
Italy
Lone Star State
Alexander
Democrat
Grigsby
Anson B. Yeager
Steiner
A.I.D.C
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