Ada Evening News urges support for Community Chest drives
In Ada Oklahoma the current Community Chest fund drive runs as residents are urged to donate. The piece criticizes apathy toward fund raisers and argues that even those with only small means benefit from programs like Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Red Cross lifesaving Kiwanis supported activities and church and community efforts noting we are our brother's keeper.
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Ada
Community Chest
Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Greater Ada
A Look Ahead on Planning for Roads and Local Funding
A columnist argues that population growth and urban density will force wiser planning. Setback lines and easements under local or state agencies will shape future road-building as costs rise. Local bonds or levies may fund a larger share of state road programs.
Ada Playground Improvement Association launches mailing
The Ada Playground Improvement Association begins a mailing of more than 500 letters to Ada residents seeking contributions for modern safe equipment for Glenwood Park. Treasurer Frank Dillon says the fund nears $2,000 as the group aims for $8,000 to install the equipment by next summer. Mrs. Roy Fry led the mailing. donations can be sent to Mr. Dillon Box B Ada.
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Ada Playground Improvement Association
Ada
Glenwood Park
Frank Dillon
APIA
Roy Fry
Mr. Dillon
Box B
Mrs Harris Visits Ada for Coffee and Chapel Dedication
Mrs. Fred R. Harris will speak in Ada Saturday morning at 10 in the EC Student Union Building, then travel to Sealy Chapel near Connerville to dedicate the new chapel. A barbecue is planned at the chapel with the dedication in the afternoon.
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Fred R. Harris
Ada
Sealy Chapel
Connerville
Riley Bailey
Harris
Ada Reports Fourth Day Without A Wreck
Four days with no accidents in Ada as police log a busy day outside the area. Municipal Court filed eight traffic offenses including speeding charges against R D Cozad Jerry W Henderson Thomas K McKnight Bertha Beyer and Virgil E Kinsey. Jesse Franklin Reed Luther Reed and Jerry Lee Frederick faced related violations.
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Ada
R. D. Cozad
Jerry W. Henderson
Thomas K. McKnight
Bertha Beyer
Virgil E. Kinsey
Jesse Franklin Reed
Luther Reed
Jerry Lee Frederick
Salvation Army Seeks Clothing For Weddle Family
The Salvation Army appeals for clothing and furniture for the Robert Weddle family after a Union Valley fire. A Ada home has been found but they need a cookstove refrigerator table and chairs and clothing for five children and parents. Call FE 2 1377 to arrange pickups.
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Salvation Army
Robert Weddle
Union Valley
Ada
Markets wobble as Russia leadership reports unsettle traders
Wall Street faced a sharp drop with the Dow sliding 11.23 to 863.95 as market sentiment soured on reports of potential leadership changes in Moscow. Analysts cited global uncertainty from British election implications and a Johnson aide scandal affecting the presidential race.
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New York
Martin Gilbert
van Alstyne Noel and Co
Moscow
Johnson
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Sulphur Man Wins Post In NFDA
Amos N Dunn of Sulphur is elected Governor of NFDA District 6 at a Pittsburg Penn meeting. Nominated by the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association last April he has led the Oklahoma group and served on the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. District 6 covers Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and Arkansas.
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Amos N. Dunn
National Funeral Directors Association
Pittsburg
Penn
Dunn
Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association
Oklahoma
Board of Governors
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma City Prices From State Board of Agriculture Report
The State Board of Agriculture lists current local prices for commodities in Oklahoma. Cash wheat ranges around 1.45 to 1.51 with multiple towns cited. Eggs show steady graded rates with large eggs 33 to 38 cents, butterfat 50 to 60 cents, and live turkeys pricing steady at 19 to 20 cents for toms and hens. Pecans report light volume with crop about 10 days late and offers near 18 cents.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture Today
Manchester
Alva
Medford
Beaver
Perryton
Tex
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Hobart
Kingfisher
Okeene
Watonga
Yukon
Frederick
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Mixed as Private Treaty Slows Trade
cattle and calves totals listed with price ranges for utility to good classes. feeder calves uneven but near steady. hogs and sheep offerings small with prices shown. no substantial trade test due to limited early sales.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
Services for Oma Patlee Allen held in Konawa
Oma Patlee Allen 79 died Wednesday in a Seminole hospital. Services set for 2 30 p m Friday at Watts Chapel with J Sterling Turner officiating. Burial in Konawa Cemetery directed by Watts Funeral Home. Survivors include five sons, three daughters, two stepsons, a brother, 41 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren.
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Konawa
Oma Patlee Allen
Watts Chapel
J. Sterling Turner
Church of Christ
Bill Guyman
Konawa Cemetery
Watts Funeral Home
Beacher Castleberry
Ore
Douglas
Watonga
J. P
Cement
Billy
Napa
Calif
Bob Castleberry
Onal Head
Seminole
Lucille Grove
Maud
Louise Marcucia
West Point
N.Y
Leroy Allen
Norman
M. T. Allen
Knox City
News Classified Ads Buy Sell Trade Rent
Classified listing noting buy sell trade and rent options with contact FE 2 4433 for inquiries and ads.
Authorities Begin Check On Encephalitis
The Health Department starts steps toward a spray program to guard against encephalitis spread after a possible county death. Dr. Ray A. Northrip said the situation is not alarming and blood samples were sent to the State Health Department for testing with results due soon.
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Ray A. Northrip
Northrip
State Health Department
Eagle-Picher Buys Davis Wire to Expand Los Angeles Division
Eagle-Picher Co of Cincinnati announced it bought all common stock of Davis Wire Corp of Los Angeles in a cash deal. Davis Wire will operate as a division, with James L. Walker named president and Eagle-Picher vice president, while Robert H. Davis becomes a consultant.
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Cincinnati
Eagle-Picher Co
Davis Wire Corp
Los Angeles
Eagle-Picher
Davis Wire
California
Eagle- Picher
James L. Walker
Federation of South Arabia Formed in 1959
Formed in 1959 the Federation of South Arabia includes 13 sultanates sheikdoms and emirates along with the former British crown colony of Aden. The capital is Al Ittihad.
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South Arabia
Sultanates
Jupiter Dominates Solar System by Mass and Volume
The planet Jupiter is the largest in the solar system. It exceeds the combined mass and volume of all other planets, underscoring its colossal scale.
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Jupiter
Solar System
Grading Team Wins Third at Tulsa State Fair
Pontotoc County 4-H Commercial Cattle Grading team from McLish club took third place in the inaugural Tulsa State Fair cattle grading contest behind Osage and Pawnee counties. Team members Mike Nickell Tom Foster Eldon Griffin and Steve Nunez placed 3rd with Mike 4th and Tom 10th individually. The event marked Oklahoma's first use of USDA beef grading standards replacing the older stocker terms with Prime Feeders for high quality feeder cattle.
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Pontotoc County
Tulsa
Mike Nickell
Tom Foster
Eldon Griffin
Steve Nunez
McLish
Osage
Pawnee
Mike
Tom
Chest Drive Near Halfway Mark In Ada Community
The Ada Community Chest reports $17 656.50 collected so far in its annual drive opened a week ago on October 5. The quota is $57 344 leaving $39 687.50 still to raise with canvassing ongoing through October. Co chairs are Ross R Badgett and J B Lynn. member groups include Ada Camp Fire Girls Ada Summer Playground Association Boy Scouts Salvation Army and Child Welfare Service.
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Ada Community Chest
Ross R. Badgett
J. B. Lynn
Community Chest
Ada Camp Fire Girls
Ada Summer Playground Association
Soy Scouts
Salvation Army and
Child Welfare Service
County Team Scores Victory At Tulsa Fair
McLish 4-H club members Mike Nickell Tom Foster Eldon Griffin and Steve Nunez helped Osage and Pawnee County teams place ahead in the first cattle grading contest at the Tulsa State Fair. Nickell finished fourth Foster tenth in individual awards with the team earning third place.
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Tulsa
Vietnamese Migration From Red River Delta to Mekong Delta
A historical note explains how ethnic groups from the Red River delta near China moved gradually southward into the fertile Mekong River delta at Southeast Asia’s tip. The migration shaped regional population patterns and cultural development over centuries.
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Red River
China
Mekong River
Southeast Asia
Former State Official Williamson Dies in Oklahoma City
Former Oklahoma Attorney General Mac Q Williamson died at his home in Oklahoma City after turning 75. Funeral plans are pending in Pauls Valley. A longtime state official, he served as attorney general from 1935 to 1943 and again after World War II, with a 22 year Army service including Patton's Third Army.
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Oklahoma City
Mac Q. Williamson
Pauls Valley
Williamson
Sveral
State Senate
Scott A. Ferris
Capitol
Rebekahs
Board of Equalization
Capitol Improvement Authority and Depository Board
Mississippi
Oklahoma Territory
University of Oklahoma
Garvin County
Gen. Patton
Third Army
Oklahoma
Forgiving strength and garden of faith in a school
A collection of proverbs and poems centered on forgiveness faith and trust. Quotes from Muller Emerson Simmons and a verse by Olive W. Hurdle depict calm resilience and moral guidance within a school garden metaphor and personal conduct.
Morning routines and a streetwise debt quip collection
A string of ironic vignettes and jokes on daily life. Tales reference housework tips, debt, free speech versus cheap talk, a farmer’s routine, and a playful exchange about flowers. List items include America, mountains, crops, plains, airplanes, wells, mills, and symbols like the fifty stars.
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America
Church
Pork And Beef Dominate Week’s Market Features
Grocers emphasize pork and beef as top sales, with corned brisket chuck sirloin and porterhouse steaks on offer. Pork products such as chops spare ribs Boston butts bacon hams and loin roasts are prominent especially in the Midwest. Lamb and veal appear regionally while broiler fryers lead poultry with some areas spotlighting hens. Vegetables include kale squash beans spinach Brussels sprouts cabbage and lettuce among others.
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