Ada voters weigh three bond issues for Pontotoc County
Citizens back three bond measures totaling 630000 for a 1650000 complex with a new agricultural center and social services building at the Ada fairgrounds and a Kilpatrick revenue bond for a consolidated Oklahoma City operation. The plan promises 50 to 200 new jobs and modern facilities across 40 acres east of Ada.
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Pontotoc County
Pavilion
Social Services Center
Human Resources Center
Fontetec
Ada
Agricultural Center
Social Services
Kilpatrick
Oklahoma City
Kilpatricks
Simple Wills and Ambiguities Spark Court Battles
A lawyer warns that hastily written wills lead to disputes as terms like money furniture household effects and contents are interpreted differently by courts. The piece notes how plain words can cause delays, bitterness, and legal fights over estates.
Sidewalk Echoes of Ghost Towns and Faith
The column reflects on security as found in streets, memories, and faith, noting ghost towns along old Texas Roads and the enduring impact of history. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cherry visiting Fort Worth and local social items, including a domino party and church notes.
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Mrs
Homer Cherry
Buddie Cherry and
Fameily
Fort Worth
Alice
Congo
J. W. Laseman
Texas
Idaho
Ardmore
Lehigh
Pontotoc County
Charley Taylor
Herbert Smitith
Ralph Burleson
C. B. Smith
Lawton
Raymond Laseman
P. C. Caseman
Sidewalk memory and faith in a changing town
A Tupelo area column muses on public sidewalks as living history from Ada’s dated concrete to horse era remnants, reflecting on how time, growth, and faith shape communities. interwoven notices report Democratic rally plans, local visits, revival attendance, and family news across Ada and surrounding towns.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Ada
Ada Weekend Visitors and Moves Chronicle
Ada residents hosted many guests and noted several relocation plans. The Byers family moved to Ada on Saturday while numerous relatives and friends visited in Ada, Chandler, Oklahoma City, and Tupelo over the weekend.
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W. T. Gasaway
Jim Atkinson
Ada
Sam
Clifford iMillers
Bill McCain
Ralph Stallworth
Bob
Neil
Robert Stailworth
Glen Byers
James Miller
Robert
LaDon Miller
Robinson
Mike Thomas
Arnold Phil
Ricky
Moore
Jips
Allen
Herman Miller
Glen Phillips
Donna Cwere
William
Phillips
Hubert
Woodrow Phillips
Glen iPhillips
Donna
Jame Siuay
Chandler
Ladbock
Kenneth Chile
Jack Hurt
Clint Corvin
H. 0. Buzbee
Springfield
Bill Buzoee
Tupelo
Rocky Kinsey
History repeating the sell lights eastern Oklahoma future
The passage predicts water navigation nearing completion and events starting in eastern Oklahoma affecting Pontotoc County. It links brighter regional prosperity to agriculture, reduced surpluses, and rising demand for area farm products and feeder cattle.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Around The County ROFF By MARY LALEMAN
Mrs Lenard Summers and her daughter from Sulphur visited Mrs Roy Cloud Thursday. They visited in Ada.
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Mary Laleman
Lenard Summers
Sulphur
Roy Cloud
Ada
Uthy Abe. Say OW SHUCKS! in- ie Changing Idea
The text notes a shifting expression about corn shucks and ends with a remark on geese and ducks. It references changing ideas in language and mentions news want-ads.
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Uthy Abe
Vanoss Homemakers honor Glen Cornell on 67th birthday
Vanoss Homemakers celebrated Glen Cornell, senior citizen, with cake and refreshments on Tuesday. Attendees included Mrs. Glenn Cornell and numerous local names. The Ada area council educational tour covered Allen and McCalls Chapel sites, lunch at the college, and the Robert S Kerr Water Research Center, described as educational and enjoyable.
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Vanoss
Casey Glasgow
Glen Cornell
Glenn Cornell
Geneva McCullar
Wana Walker
Coren Pederson
Armands McCauley
Laura
Carol Neff
Linda
Thelma Perriman
Pat Coffey
Dennis
Charlene Price
Ada
Betty Miller
Sue Muck
Phyllis
Larry
James Miller
Sandy Sturdivan
Pickett
Sue Mack
Nanny Cox
Oil Center
Henry Neel
Lonnie Barnes
Tatum
George Pitt
Jess Ross
Stoneswall
Mae Tinsley
Sunshine
Goldie Cornell
Ezra Holland
Buck Brumley
Eyles Jones
George
Pitt
Council
Clarence Hagler
Oklahoma
We fed it plant food dear as gold this winter
A fragment describes wrapping a tree against the cold and watering during drought. A brick tree was called a surgeon, suggesting care or repair. The lines evoke care for a tree or plant amid harsh weather and an intervention by a specialist.
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