Wyche Heads Ada Area Homebuilders
The Ada Chapter of the National Association of Homebuilders held its annual meeting Tuesday at the Indian Hills Restaurant. Jim Wyche was elected president for the next year, with Walter Leerstang as vice president, M E Carr and Bob Cypert as treasurers, and Ernie McGuire stepping down as outgoing president. The chapter has grown to 25 members.
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Ada
National Association of Homebuilders
Jim Wyche
Walter Leerstang
M. E. Carr
Bob Cypert
Ernie McGuire
Indian Hills
Shipe Horse Wins West Coast Walkers Show Title
Jack Snipe, former Ada resident, wins top honors in the West Coast Tennessee walking horse event in Sacramento California aboard War Echo. The four year old, trained by Shipe himself, faced over 300 rivals and earned the championship in West Coast Pars and Pleasure. War Echo will attempt Grand National at the Cow Palace in San Francisco later this October. Shipe serves as a staff member at a Sacramento radio station.
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Jack Snipe
Ada
Shipe
Guy Shipe
Sacramento
Calif
Walker War Echo
War Echo
West Coast
California
Cow Palace
San Francisco
Bill Horne Named Member of CPA Council
Bill Horne of Ada re-elected to a three year term on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Council. He is a partner in Gridin Horne & Co with Ada offices and has served on the AICPA Council since May 1970. He holds multiple civic posts including Ada Lions Club president and Ada School Board member.
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Bill. Horne
CPA
W. 24Th
Ada
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Horne
ALCPA
Gridin, Horne &c
AICPA
Oklahoma Society
Cpas
Governor’s Advisory Committee
Ada , Lions Club
Ada/1 Community Chest
Ada School Board
Oklahoma State University
Veterans urged to attend Oklahoma job fair in Tulsa
Edward B. Redpath of the Oklahoma State Employment Service Ada office announced a second state Job Fair for veterans on November 2 at the Exhibition Hall, Assembly Center in Tulsa. Supported by Governor Hall, the event is part of the American Legion Jobs for Veterans drive with staff ready to assist.
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Edward B. Redpath
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Ada
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Assembly Center
American Legion
David J Hall
Morris Leonhard
Fair
OSES
Overton James Inaugurates Chickasaw Nation Governor
Overton James, a native of Wapanucka, was inaugurated by more than 500 tribal members at Byng School for a four year term as the tribe’s first governor since statehood. He polled 1,093 of 1,407 votes last July and pledged leadership to lift living standards through housing and a forthcoming Chickasaw dictionary. The ceremony included tribally appointed officials and a new tribal princess, Debbie Downing, with a later barbecue and communal gathering.
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Byng
Overton James
Oklahoma City
Wapanucka
James
Veterans’ Division
Indian Health Service
Calvin Beatmaes
Housing Authority
Tribal Council
Bill Atkinson
Wilburn Cartwright
Terry Walker
Carl Byrd
Kennewick
Wash
Bref
United States
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Brockway Halts Glass Recycling at Ada Plant
Construction at Brockway Glass Co. in Ada pauses the successful glass reclamation project run since February. Lloyd Hatley reports 1,915,830 pounds recycled in 1971 before the shutdown, with plans to resume in February with improved facilities for company staff and customers.
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Brockway Glass Co
Ada
Lloyd Hatley
Hatley
Muskogee
Retail Merchants Schedule Luncheon Meeting Ada Chamber
Ada Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Committee will meet at noon Thursday for a luncheon at the Aldridge Building. Ed Leeper, chairman, says the group will discuss promotions for the year, set a date for Christmas decorations, and agree on late season hours. Leeper urges member attendance.
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Retail Merchants Committee
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge
Ed Leeper
Leeper
OSU Fraternity Drives to Aid Paralysed Wrestler Murphy
Phi Gamma Delta at OSU leads a fundraising drive to aid former student Ray Murphy who was paralyzed in a wrestling accident two years ago. Other student groups join the effort to provide medical treatment, with a mock kidnapping staging by Barry Barringer and the Murphy fund drive featuring coach Floyd Gass as target.
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Phi Garema Deta
OSU
Ray Murphy
Barry Barringer
John Barringer
Floyd Gass
OG&E Hosts Visit Tour of Engineers Ada Lunch
A large group of electrical engineers from major power companies will visit Ada Sunday. The 125 to 130 delegates, plus some wives, attend a luncheon at the college after meeting in Oklahoma City for the Edison Electrical Institute committee. They will tour OG&E's new generating station near Kanawa after lunch.
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Ada
Electric Systems and Equipment Committee
Edison Eelectrical Institute
New York City
Oklahoma City
Og&e
Kanawa
Violet Receives New Rating At Miss Station
Violet, an employee of WMAB Aberdeen Mississippi, has earned his first class radio and television license. He passed the FCC examination in Atlanta along with three others. A two year announcer at the station, his new rating allows him to perform engineering duties after completing a lengthy electronics course.
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Violet
Gary Violet
WMPA
Aberdeen
Miss
Atlanta
Local Dealers Earn Amway Direct Distributor Recognition
Roy V. and Norma Jean Stokes of Route 4 Ada were named Amway Direct Distributor for reaching high sales volume and building a large distributor network. The couple hosted an appreciation banquet at the Aberdeen High School era facility with about 75 attendees, highlighting their recognition by the Ada Amway operation in Michigan.
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Roy V
Norma Jean
Stokes
Route 4
Ada
Amway Corporation
Michigan
Amway
Horace Mann
Ada High School
Aberdeen High School
Mississi
Ippi
Lee Violet
Robbie Violet
Aberballroom
Deen
Across On Circles and Clues in a Puzzle Lexicon
A dense word puzzle fragment lists clues and partial answers across topics like geometry terms, plants, people names, and academic degrees. It mixes cryptic style items such as noble adjectives, verbs, and object nouns with scattered proper nouns and language cues.
Robberies and odd cases cross spring headlines
A police stop ends with a musician spared a breath test after claiming to be a professional fire eater and keeping alcohol in his mouth to spritz a llama. In Moscow a robot valet serves a high official. In Pittsfield bandits fail to rob a bank, taking golf balls instead. Tex Lecor buys a guard dog to protect his guitar, which is later stolen from his car in Montreal.
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Robbie Robertson
Moscow
Oris Grichin
Pittsfield
Mass
Tex Lecor
Montreal
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Midwest City
Southeastern State College
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