Ada City Council Approves Brochure Funding Plan
City Council voted to join a program to produce a colorful recruitment brochure for Ada. The project receives up to 2500 dollars, funded half by the Ada Industrial Development Corp with 2500 from AIDC. James Thompson and Ted Savage of AIDC and Ada Chamber of Commerce supported the move. Four bids were opened for fire hose and a roof for Fire Station No 2, with firms listing prices from 87 to 2,13 dollars per foot and sums of 1480 to 1962 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thompson
Ada Industrial Development Corp
Thompson
AIDC
Oklahoma
Ted Savage
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Support For Brochure Bidding On Air Conditioning At Station
Council notes bids for air conditioning from Howard Sheet Metal Wheel er Supply and Swanson Supply with multiple figures. They approve parallel street parking on Townsend to aid traffic flow and authorize plans for storm sewer work in Hammond Heights. They back an area resources program via Soil Conservation Service and Southern Oklahoma Development Association. A revised city code draft is approved for permanent form and ongoing updates. Retired city employees will receive aid under a new council program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sheet Metal
Wheeler Supply
Swanson Supply
Townsend
14Th
15Th
Aidding
Hammond Heights
The
Soil Conservation Service
Southern Oklahoma Development Association
Ada to join cost of living program for retired staff
Ada plans to join a city program offering cost of living adjustments to former municipal employees now retired with near zero city cost. An ordinance will be drafted to include the city in the plan. Management at the Mini Mall sought a no parking rule in the alley west of the mall and 15 minute meters on Main Street from the alley to 10th. Council approved the alley no parking but rejected the 15 minute meters. Meeting adjourned after routine reports and approved claims.
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Ada
Broadway
Main Street
Cotton” Warthow
Don Henderson
James Fox
Warthow
Ada P.D
Deadline Set On Ordering Personal Tags
Oklahoma drivers may obtain 1974 green and white personalized license plates only if orders are placed by October 1. No orders after September 30 will be accepted. Custom tags cost $10 extra and are issued after the regular license fee is paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Tax Commission
M. C. Connors
Connors
F. D. Murphy
Deaths in Ada and area residents face loss in mid September
Obituary notes list multiple local residents including ROBERT PALMER 36 ADA area Tu pelo died Sept 13 funeral service by Jim Epperson. LOU ELLA WYNN 81 ADA died Sept 12. BEATRICE SLOAN 58 ADA died Sept 14. RUFUS D. BASKETT 62 COALGATE died Sept 13. WILLIAM COURTNEY 73 COALGATE died Sept 15. ANNIE BYRD 78 ADA died Sept 17. CORA E. MCCORMICK 86 CLARITA died Sept 15. MOLLIE M. SUMMERS 76 ROFS died Sept 17. ELBERT C. HAGAR 61 former ADA resident died Sept 18. BERTIE LILLEY 83 STONEWALL died Sept 18. Funeral services by listed firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Palmer
Tupelo
Jim Epperson
Lou Ella Wynn
Ada
Rufus D. Baskett
Coalgate
William Courtney
Cora E. McCormick
Clarita
Mollie M. Summers
Rofs
Pickard Funeral Service
Elbert C. Hagar
Stanley Funeral Home
Gas Leak Ignites Stove Pilot Light in Ada Home
Four Ada Fire Department units responded to Ida Collins at 420 E. 8th at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday. A stove pilot light ignited a natural gas leak from a line, causing damage only to the wall behind the stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Fire Department
Ida Collins
Ada Community Chest names division chairmen for drive
Ada leaders announce six division chairmen for the Community Chest drive aiming to raise 102000 to fund member agencies for the coming year. Ralph Smith notes the drive kicks off October 1 with a 10 day canvass, urging residents to give their fair share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Community Chest
Ralph Smith
General Fund Drive
Community Chest
Bob van Roe
Pat Way
Jerry Spencer
Calvin Rogers
Ken Johnson
Dolph Brown
Stanley Wagner
Jim Powers
L. W. Cheek
Tom O’dell
Smith
Calhouns Divorce. Clark Former Name Restored
Doyle Edwin Calhoun is divorced from Debra Joyce Calhoun. The court restores Mrs. Calhoun’s former surname Clark.
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Doyle Edwin Calhoun
Debra Joyce Calhoun
Mrs. Calhoun
Clark
Sheriff's Office Recovers Three Stolen Bicycles
Woody Jumper and J D Ray recovered three stolen bicycles in Roff last Saturday suspected from Ada area. One remains unidentified. A Sears Ted Williams 10 speed red white and blue with serial 902-45595000645 recovered along with two others returned to owners. Officers also recovered a white Flying O OTASCO bicycle in Fitzhugh with serial M264-70X6-596185 and three suspects have been charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Jumper
Pontotoc
Sears
Ada
Roff
J. D. Ray
Sheriff's Office
Don Henderson
Fitzhugh
Otasco
Oklahoma Field Work Limited by Wet Weather
Oklahoma field work slowed by rain as row crops near maturity. Crop Reporting Service notes ample topsoil moisture statewide except in some northwestern counties. Some wheat seeding occurred but most activity focused on seedbed preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Non-Injury Accident Occurs Here at Main and Townsend
A non-injury wreck occurred at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Main and Townsend, pushing September’s total to 16. Harold L. McWhorter, 2520 Latta Road, ran a red light and collided with Michael E. Collings, 714 W. 16th. McWhorter paid a $10 fine for failing to yield right of way. Other municipal court actions include fines for speeding and public drunkenness. district court cases cover restitution, embezzlement plea, burglary plea, and speeding or reckless operation charges.
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Main
Townsend
Harold L. McWhorter
Latta Road
E. Main
Michael E. Collings
McWhorter
Joseph Blanton
Mark
Deer Hunt Permit Deadline Is Close
Pattillo stresses safe hunting practices and road hunting bans under Oklahoma law. Dove season runs to Oct 30 with a daily limit of 10 and 20 in possession. teal daily limit is four with eight in possession after day one. Migratory birds require federal duck stamp and the 1973 Oklahoma hunting license. Shooting times: dove half an hour before sunrise to sunset. teal and waterfowl from sunrise to sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattillo
Oklahoma
Mayors declare Hunting and Fishing Day in Oklahoma
By September 12 mayors of 12 Oklahoma cities issued Hunting and Fishing Day proclamations praising wildlife conservation efforts. The observance marks the second annual event with governor Hall and a concurrent legislative resolution supporting licensed hunters and fishermen who fund conservation. Museums, game farms, hatcheries, and public hunting areas will open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with tours and clinics at staffed centers and booths in metropolitan shopping centers. Cities listed include Ardmore Anadarko Bartlesville Ada El Reno Pauls Valley Henryetta Idabel Okmulgee Guthrie Pryor Stillwater.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
David Hall
Darlington
Durant
Byron
Medicine Park
Holdenville
Ardmore
Anadarko
Bartlesville
Ada
el Reno
Pauls Valley
Henryetta
Idabel
Okmulgee
Guthrie
Pryor
Stillwater
City Considers Park and Recreation Area Proposal
Ada considers a 10 acre park site owned by Ideal Basic Industries north of 18th and west of Hickory. City Manager authorized negotiations for a long term lease with tax payments covered. plan envisions a park and picnic area but lacks final details.
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Ada
Ada City Council
Jim Cook
Ideal Basic Industries
Cement Plant
18Th
Hickory
MS Hope Chest Campaign Needs Volunteers
The Oklahoma Central Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society calls for volunteers for the 1973 MS Hope Chest Campaign on Oct 2. Campaign chair Linda Hensley LeFan urges men women and students to help raise funds for local patient services and MS research training. The effort supports research into cause cure and prevention of MS and its disabling effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Central
National
Linda Hensley LeFan
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Ada City
Bill Story
Yandell Lain
Don Hunt Enterprises
Les V. Hart Fire Equipment Co
Marion Henderson
Beatrice Sloan
Criswell Funeral Home
Annie Byrd
Smith Funeral Home
Bertie Lilley
Stonewall
Criswell Funeral Homes
Steer
Don Cook
Pittsburgh
Community Chest Drive
Homer Peay
Charles F. Keever
Keever
Gregory B. Atkeson
B. J. Tallant
Conway Twitty
Loretta Lynn
Tulsa
Carson Attractions
Civic Center
Tulsa, OK
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