W D Little 78 Ada News Publisher Dies
W D Little longtime Ada Evening News editor and publisher died at 78 after a heart condition. Services were held at First Baptist Church with burial at Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by wife Dorothy, a son and daughter, four brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren. He led the paper for 45 years and shaped community journalism with fairness and optimism.
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W. D. Little
Ada Evening News
Valley View Hospital
First Baptist Church
David C. Hause
Herbert C. Tays
First Presbyterian Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Dorothy
West 19Th
William D. Little Jr
Mary Gurley
Ada
George Little
New York City
Tom A. Little
Marshville
N. Y
Little
Fayetteville
N.C
Bryce Little
William Dee Little
N. C
George Milton
Serena Brooks Little
Wake Forest College
Oklahoma
Palmer
Murray County
New
East Central Normal
Central State College
The
Young College
North Carolina
Albemarle Enterprise
Life of editor W D Little highlighted in Ada tribute
The Ada newspaper figure W D Little is remembered for his sharp editorials influenced by faith, his battles with county politics and racial issues, and his push for unified higher education in Oklahoma. He helped found Valley View Hospital, guided higher education policy, and supported East Central State College, with a life split between journalism, service on the State Regents, and sports interests.
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Little
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court
W. D. Little
Court
Ada
East Central State College
Valley View Hospital
Commonwealth Fund
Oklahoma State Regents
Robert §. Kerr
South
North Carolina
Murray County Ambulance Service to be Discontinued in November
Murray County funeral homes plan to end ambulance service with Dunns at Sulphur and Bahners at Sulphur and Davis announcing elimination by November 15. Wage and hour legislation drives part of the decision along with ongoing losses from equipment costs and high liability insurance. Stratford Funeral Home’s Tom Pickard plans to continue the service as long as possible.
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Murray County
Dunn
Sulphur
Bahner
Davis
Amos Dunn
Cecil Bahner
Dunt
Tom Pickard
Stratford Funeral Home
Stratford
Pickard
Mix-Up Insect Repellent Hair Spray Confusion
A local Allen couple faced a comic mix up when Mrs A sprayed hair spray thinking it was hair product and used a disinfectant instead. A man with thin hair sprayed insect repellent on his scalp, mistaking it for floor wax, and found the slick head kept mosquitoes away.
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Allen
Angus Breeders Plan Big Sale
The Pontotec County Angus Breeders Association announces its third annual sale on Saturday Oct. 8 at Ada Livestock Auction. The sale starts at 1 p.m. A total of 151 head will be consigned including 69 registered heifers 17 registered bulls and 73 commercial heifers. Catalogs are available from County Agent John Netherton. Auctioneer will be Robert Gregroy.
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Pontotec County Angus Breeders Association
Ada
John Netherton
Robert Gregroy
Bristow Prepares For Two-Weekend Gun Show
Bristow hosts the 13th Annual National Gun Show at Creek County Fair Building in Bristow City Park from September 20 to October 12. Officials expect about 25,000 visitors as thousands of shotguns rifles and pistols fill 15000 square feet of floor space. The event is free with no charges for buying selling or trading.
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Bristow
Creek County Fair
County Men Selected For Committee In Pontotoc County
ASC in Pontotoc County announces community committees for farm programs with ballots due by Oct 7 and public tabulation Oct 11. Nominees include D A Altom, M C Cox Jr, Thedis Fowler, Joe Isaacs, Albert E Pierce, Bill Walters, and many others across multiple locales.
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ASC
Pontotoc County
B. B. Ownbey
ASC County
Community Committee
D. A. Altom
M. C. Cox Jr
Thedis Fowler
Joe Isaacs
Albert E. Pierce
Bill Walters
Cuban Tells Story Of Castro Cruelty
Ricardo Gonzalez, 19, a Cuban refugee now at East Central College, described the Castro regime’s cruelty and shortages in Cuba. He cited daily murders, food rationing, imprisoned dissidents, and a crippled economy, noting sugar sent to Russia and limited personal freedoms.
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Don Cook
Cuba
Ricardo A. Gonzalez
Camaguey
East Central
Ricardo
Ser. de Castro
Rinaldo Gonzalez
United States
Castro
San Antonio
Eiven
Rick
Russia
Gonzalez
Oklahoma
First Antelope Season Nets 53 Pronghorns in Oklahoma
Oklahoma reports 53 pronghorns harvested by 51 hunters in the first antelope season. Three-day hunt issued 160 licenses, most unused as figures show 66 percent hit targets. Largest buck went to Ralph Compton of Boise City, a 99 pound hide-bearing trophy. Kenny Gilbert of Hardesty, an eighth grader, claimed first legal antelope in state history with a 36 pounder.
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Boise City
Texas
Oklaty
Hunthorna
Wpe
Cy Curtis
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Ralph Compton
Bob Williams
Houston
Tex
Cimarron County
Kenny Gilbert
Hardesty
Oklahoma
Kenny
Hope Weldon
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Angus
Janice LaCrane
Stonewall
Daniels Ariola
Watange
D. R. Willoughby
Marion Willoughby
V. T. Gasaway
C. E. Gray
J. C. Martin
Clifford Miller
M. D. McCurdy
R. Lb. Neff
L. D. Stonecipher
Tony Walker
Bunyard
W. E. Carter
Jess la Salle
A. ¥. Minor
Kenneth 0. Smith
M. W. Whit Jr
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