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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1970

Page

9

Ada Area Disaster Aid Meeting Discussed

Officials from more than six counties and many towns met in Ada to learn about government funds for flood damage repair. Agencies included SBA FHA ASCS CD F H A D H E W Labor and OEP. SBA may open an office locally and a circuit rider approach was proposed to process requests.

Ada Small Business Administration ASCS Civil Defense Federal Highway Administration Farmers Home Administration Department of Health, Education and Welfare Department of Labor Office of Emergency Preparedness Ing Frank Stegall SBA Shawnee Pontotoc County FHA Hayden Haynes Don Guier Joe Winkle Denton Tex OEP Oklahoma

Changed Pleas Shorten District Court Docket

A long misdemeanor docket in District Court was shortened markedly when several defendants changed pleas to guilty. Kenneth H. Atchley Jr. faced multiple charges with fines and suspended terms. others also pled guilty or had charges dismissed for cause. In Municipal Court, several speeding and stop sign violation bonds were forfeited.

Kenneth H. Atchley Jr Atchley John Goodwin Jr Clint O. Smith Robert Joseph Spann Robert Lee Robert Lee Casey Jeff Dearman Donald E. Cartwright Hayes Streater Ronald G. Autry Eddie L. Hamilton Johnnie W. Hurst Barry Lee Hill Kenneth Harold Atchley Robert Lee Morris

Blowing Out to Start Friday at Konawa Plant

Dow Dozier of Oklahoma Gas and Electric in Oklahoma City announced that the steam pipe blowing out at the Konawa generating plant will begin Friday at about 8 30 a m and occur hourly until about 9 p m each day. It will not start on Sundays until about midday and end early evening, continuing intermittently for two to three weeks to clean the pipes.

Dow Dozier Oklahoma Gas and Electric Oklahoma City Konawa

Flood Control Structures Did The Job In Ada County

Ada Evening News interviews Soil Conservation Service director Kenneth Yoakum on flood control efforts around Big Sandy Clear Boggy and Leader Creeks. He cites 55 percent flood reduction with existing structures 23 on Sandy and 26 on Upper Clear Boggy and estimates $259 745 annual county benefit when all are built.

Don Cook Pontotoc The Ada Evening News Kenneth Yoakum Soil Conservation Service Yoakum Big Sandy Sandy Upper Clear

Sherry Hatch Wins Area 4-H Personality Contest

Sherry Hatch of Roff and another girl won in the six county area 4-H Personality Improvement Contest held October 22 in Wewoka. Each received a $50 bond from Southwestern Bell. Two county winners advance to State Personality Improvement Awards for a $200 bond. Linda Williams, Stonewall High School graduate now at Oklahoma State University, competes October 24 at Stillwater, while Karen Enis of McLish competes October 26 at Oklahoma City. Four state winners will be chosen.

Sherry Hatch Pontotoc County Roff Wewoka Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Linda Williams Stonewall High School Oklahoma State University Stillwater Karen Enis McLish Oklahoma City

Stonewall Round-Up Club Hosts October Village Gatherings

The Stonewall Round-Up Club announced October events including a State Fair outing in Oklahoma City on October 3 where tickets prevented a rodeo visit. New member Jim Christian, son of Roy and Mrs. Christian, was home on a 20 day Vietnam leave for the trip. A meeting October 9 at the Henley home planned a Halloween hay ride with a weiner roast. Another meeting October 23 at the Grueber home finalized hayride and roast plans. The club thanked member parents for their support of the meetings.

Stonewall Oklahoma City Jim Christian Roy Christian Vietnam Bill Henley Vern Grueber

Brockway Glass Promotes Sones to Supervisor of Sales Service

Brockway Glass Company, Inc. promotes William A. Sones to supervisor of sales service. The promotion was announced by N. E. Clapper, general sales manager. Sones joined Brockway Glass on June 28, 1954 and advanced through key roles in the food container sales division to lead all sales service personnel at Brockway's administrative headquarters in Brockway, Pennsylvania, including product coordinators, sales supervisors and sales order correspondents.

Brockway Glass Company, Inc William A. Sones Sones N. E. Clapper Brockway Glass Brockway, Pa

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