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MY COM
By JACK W STRONG
Longevity
George Shultz has an interesting
story about his boyhood family
doctor
The physician Is Dr Lindsay Mc-
Neely of Kirby Pa who is still
active in practicing his profession
at the age of 98 Kirby is Shultz'
hometown and Dr McNeely was
the family physician when the Oke-
mahn resided there with his fam-
ily Shultz saw the doctor a couple
of years ago when he was visiting
Kirby "He was working in his
garden" the Okemahn said "and
looked extremely well"
Dr McNeely regluarly answer-
ed night calls until twoyears ago
at the age of 96 and even made a
number of night calls last year He
hopes he will not have to do so this
year but as he puts it "I am a
doctor and if I am needed I will
not shirk the duty to which I have
dedicated my entire life"
The physician Is very methodi-
cal in his habits and attributes this
regularity to part of his longevity
"I enjoy three full meals a day and
I am in perfect health" he told
a newspaper reporter recently
He looks forward to his 100th
birthday and his 70th year in med-
icine "I see no reason why I should
not reach it" he said
Big Business
One seldom detects real busi-
ness acumen in children aged 7
but Ann Mayo daughter of Mr
ond Mrs Jack Mayo must have
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Ann's mother gave her some
fudge to take to her teacher the
other day much to Ann's delight
On returning home from school
that afternoon Ann had a bag of
loot from the candy store near the
school Surprised her mother ask-
ed "Where did you get the money
to buy the candy?"
I— Ann explained she had sold the
fudge to some of her schoolmates
and bought the candy with the pro-
ceeds Some had paid a nickle for
a piece but she had made trans-
actions with others for only two
cents
Flabbergasted though she was
mother couldn't resist a chuckle
under her breath
' Charge It
W P Wood reports that a pos-
sum got a real charge when he
climbed atop a power company
pole at the parking lot of the First
Baptist church
The unfortunate animal appar-
ently made contact with the tip of
his nose and the tip of his tail with
two exposed wires on insulators
He assumed a rigid position and
passed on to the happy hunting
ground He's no longer playin' pos-
sum Fame
Okemah broke into world news
last week when O C Cr al g
local attorney requested a settle-
ment for a hereford cow who
succumbed after swallowing a por-
tion of a weather baloon
The story found its way on the
Associated Press wires and was
carried in papers all over the na-
tion It even found its way to
Mainz Germany
In Mainz Mrs V E Crawford
daughter of Mr and Mrs H R
Collins of Okemah saw the story
in the European edition of Stars
and Stripes and was thrilled f
read something about Okemah
sent the clipping to her mother
Young Accepts
Airlines Position
Leonard F Young son of Mr
and Mrs J A Young has been
assigned to position of Transporta-
tion agent for Central Airlines He
will be stationed at Oklahoma City
Young had completed his Weaver
Airline Personnel School's exten-
sion course and was attending the
resident laboratory when selected
for the position '
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Margett Joe Sewell and guest
are invited to use this coupon as
guests of Leader and Crystal Thea-
ter to see:
"SNOWIFIRE"
Starring Don McGowan Molly
McGowan and Claire Kelly
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RESCUE DIVER TRAPPED FIVE HOURS — Diver Frank Hef-
ling (arrow) is brought to surface after being trapped over five
hours in freezing water some 160 feet below street level in a Chi-
cago sewer Diver Matt Mercer back to camera brought Hefling
in an Iron bucket Hefling's foot became trapped when he at-
tempted to open gate valve of sewer Hospitalized his condition
was reported as "fair"
PROILAMATION
WHEREAS the month of February is an important month
in America's history being the birth month of the two
greatest Presidents George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln and
WHEREAS the National Society Daughters of the Amer-
ican Revolution is sponsoring February as American His-
tory Month and
WHEREAS knowledge of American history is the founda-
tion on which rests the sound activities of our citizens in
the future
NOW therefore I Ray M Taylor of the town of Okemah
of the State of Oklahoma do hereby proclaim and declare
the month of February 1959 as -
' AMERICAN HISTORY MONTIri
in the town of Okemah and call upon all organizations of
whatsoever kind and public and private schools to em-
phasize the study of American history during this designat-
ed month in order that our citizens may better appreciate
their good fortune in living in a free country based on the
dedication of our ancestors to the love of self-government
and personal freedom
Roses Planted
Now Will Have
Early Growth
Now is an ideal time to plant
roses trees shrubs and other
plants if the planter desires to
have strong healthy stock ready
to show new growth early in the
spring This is the advice the
horticulturists are offering
Okemah area residents this year
are fortunate to have a really ex-
tensive selection of nursery stock
right at their doorstep at Conard's
Garden Center
Several Okemahns have already
began to set out their roses this
year and the establishment of the
cneter here is expected to make
local residents more conscious of
their rose gardens and general
landscaping
Dr E W Lyle plant pathologist
of Tyler Tex has prepared these
instructions for planting rose3 for
those uninitiated in this fine art
Dr Lyle will be remembered by
many Ckemahn5 as the expert who
appeared on the rose program pre-
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Former Okemahn is Selected
As 'Person My of the Week'
"Local Boy Makes Good" could
have been the caption for t Ii i s
story about Leon Potter Fields the
son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Fields
of Okemah
- Leon Fields was named "Per-
sonality of the Week" by an Ar-
kansas newspaper The paper pre-
sents some items abut the Okemah-
born man's career of interest to
many pioneers here who remem-
ber him as a schoolboy in knee
pants
Fields is presently the business
manager of "Fields Florist" and is
a former circulation manager of
the Arkansas Democrat He is
treasurer of the West Little Rock
Rotary club He is also vice-president
and on the Board of Directors
Giving Complete and Dependable Coverage of All News
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Seal of the town of Okemah
of the State of Oklahoma to be
affixed this 1st day of February
AD One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Fifty Nine
Signed: RAY M TAYLOR
Mayor
Kiwanis Slates
TVA Address
Kiwanians will hear a talk Tues-
day night on the effect of TVA on
agriculture of the region by a man
who obtained the information at
first hand
Jim Steed of Holdenville asso-
ciate county a gent of Hughes coun-
ty will address the club Steed
made a trip to Tennessee last sum-
mer visiting the various dams and
reservoirs constructed by the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority
Steed surveyed the area from the
point of agriculture studying
changes in farm population and
other effects on the farmers of the
region
The club will meet at 6:15 pm
in the Pioneer room Troy Ward is
in charge of the program
TEMPERATURE
Saturday: 42
Low Friday night 22
High Fridhy: 44
of the Pulaski Heights bank He is
a past president of the Business
and Professional club
His main interest is reported to
be in the expansion and develop-
ment of the Forest Heights shop-
ping center The center was an 11-
store business area when he first
came to the center and it now has
53 establishments
Leon Fields was born in Okemah
and went to school here He attend-
ed OU where he was on the col-
lege newspaper staff After leav-
ing OU he went to work for his
uncle Raymond Fields oi a news-
paper at Guymon Raymond Fields
is another Okemahn the son of the
deceased pioneers Mr and Mrs
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THE OKEMAH (OKLA) DAILY
BEgLIN
PARLEY
WASHINGTON — VP) —
Secretary of State Dulles will
fly to London Paris and
Bonn next week to confer
with Western leaders on Ger
man issues — including Bert
lin 1
The state department says
the trip does not reflect any
new emergency but indicat-
es the importance the West
attaches to allied unity on
the Berlin and German prob-
lems The state department announce-
ment of the trip indicated that
Dulles took the lead in setting up
the talks which will probably In-
clude British Prime Minister Mac-
Millan French President de
Gaulle and West German Chancel-
lor Adenauer
There are reports that Adenauer
and de Gaulle favor a much tough-
er stand on the Geman issues
that MacMillan and Dulles The
British and American officials
have been seeking new ideas for
a more flexible handling of the
exchanges with the Soviet Union
Dulles revealed Saturday that he
and Defense Secretary McElroy
discussed Berlin and other German
issues with President Eisenhower
last Thursday in a one-hour con-
ference Dulles also told newsmen he has
been getting daily reports from the
state department's Soviet experts
on the current Communist party
conference in Moscow
The Secretary talked with re-
porters before leaving Washington
for New yprk City where he was
to be hoil2t9d at a state bar as-
sociation dinber Saturday night
Castle Resident
Dies Safurday
Emil r2 Unterkircher succumb-
ed to a heart attAck just after nron
Saturday at his home in Castle
He was 63 years of age He had
been in ill health for several years
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Parks Funeral
home
Mr Unterkircher was born in
Hallettesville Texas April 26 1895
He attended high school at Prague
and moved to Okfuskee county
from there in 1914 He was mar-
ried to Miss Ethel Seay at Oke-
mob March 18 1916 The couple
moved near Castle in 1925 residing
in and near Castle from that time
on
A farmer and stockman Mr Un-
terkircher was well known in the
County for his activt work in 'con-
servation He was a member of
the Soil Conservation Board of Ok-
fuskee county for 16 years
At the time of his death he was
a member and clerk of the Castle
school board a position he had held
for six years He was also a mem-
ber of the county fair board
Mr Unterkircher leaves the wi-
dow Mrs Ethel Unterkircher two
sons Harold of Okemah and Glenn
of Yale one sister Mrs Annie
Knoepfli Prague four brothers
Robert Okemah John Prague
Ed Amarillo Tex and Tony On-
tario Oregon and one grandson
Zdanro1-t4r-tr Af Stni-a 1-11111pe will I
r: 77!77--- :-7:7r7-4----r----7—:-7n7 — curbed a suspicious car with vine aria enator Kamm Aing in The caaers will meet St NI' h -
k :ift 'ti':'" "' :lzoi‘w"'''4biRN: two men — found the victim's Checotah will address TV viewers - ' lc
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: ael's of Henryetta here Tuesday
N:i : purse on the seat and arrested Sunday They will appear on chan- - '
night
t::: it --"- : ' h N' -1 the men nels 5 and 10 from 1:30 to 2 pm
"-- - ' '' '''A f '- :::::::j::::::::4i::''::' '''- ::::: i Ilewshawits Roast 0hliolila's
4- $32 for Polio
Card Party Nets
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::::':'':':':::1 ' 1 'l '::: :'' :I ' I POililCiallS al Annual Gridiron atAth:aLegion hut netted $3257 for
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1:11::: :::: : :0::H : ::: OKLAHOMA CITY (AI — J Ho- of the souse Leland Gourley is Forty-two guests and hostesses -
i:::::: :- y - -:-:: i - -- - - - ward Edmondson crawls out of a drunk with power Bill Coe's full of were at the event which was si?on-
"i::i: :: 7: : iK":::::::::" t - :i ' : :-:4- :: :4 diaper to woo the voters and run love and A B Green's gotta lot sored by the Delta Psi chapter of
t::::::::-&-:"it : :t VT - ' ' ' ' ' :i ::' ' '3 ' ::::' : 1 the statehouse He's fresh as a of guts the Beta Sigma Phi sorority Nine
----i: " tr:s :- tv ': t :::: :tr:::' ' '' ::: :: November breeze Guess you've already guessed — tables were set up for bridge rook
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: vE v :::: nis: :i::: ::i : ::::::: pony into Oklahoma s biggest poh- The Oklahoma City Gridiron Club Use of the hut was donated by -
4 to j 17' ' : t ::4:i '42:-:'1 ':::!::: i : -: :: : ii tical race with a walla walla bing Saturday night staged its annual the American Legion Jack's cafe
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t- -" ''14 ri : : :'-' y: :? : e' :: r: : bang But he not a big man any show in music and parody Poll donated soft drinks
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z4 : 1 : If: : 1 Phil Ferguson's got a lotta heart were ribbed and roasted for the
i :: ' - : ' ::::::::: ' "::?: But in repeal and homestead ex- smorgasbord serving Benefit Party Slated - -
- - :: 1 : : : :: : - :: : 44 ' emotion he tries a risky road to Oklahoma City newsmen star in At Okfuskee Monday
!- : ::::::- : " ::4::: ::' :':: i :fii redemption the show which climaxes the Ok-
- rr t 1 : : : :::: :if :::: 1 :::::: Raymond Gary goes back to lahoma Press Association conven- A Polio Benefit Party will be -
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m swie ivmsiw ii es: ::::i::jy: ::::?:rt0 farming and running filling sta tion here held at Okfuskee in the Community :1
STORYBOOK COUPLE — Japanese Crown Prince Akihito tions He's wondering "will the Drawing the first squeals of building Monday night The party 'I
folks of Oklahoma realize t h e i r laughter and setting the tone of will begin at 7 pm -
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the show is young J Howard Ed- Coffee and doughnuts will be
and his fiancee commoner Michiko Shoda are shown in formai
: loss"
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STORYBOOK COUPLE - Japanese Crown Prince Akihito
and his fiancee commoner Michiko Shock are shown in formai
portraits Mafriase will be in Anrit
of Interest to Okemah and Okfuskee County Residents
LEADER 'SUNDAY FEBRUARY
tnish Ship B
unk with 95
HALIFAX Nova Scotia — (PP) — Three rescue ves-
sels report that the Danish ship "Hans Hedtoft" has van-
ished without a trace after striking an iceberg off the
coast of Greenland All 95 persons aboard are feared lost
(s The three search vessels led by
COURT RULES Campbell" the U S Coast Guard cutter
" tirrived Saturday to
NO DELAY IN take over from a German trawler
(the Johannes Kreuss) which had
ARLINGTON been criss-crossing the stormy wa-
ters all Friday night and Satur-
day morning The fishing boat
WASHINGTON UPI — Chief Jus- could find no trace of the Hedtoft
tice Earl Warren has turned back or lifeboats
a last-ditch effort by the school An American radar patrol plane
board of Arlington Virginia to de-
circling above 20-foot waves in the
North Atlantic also reported no
lay the admission of four Negroes
trace of the missing ship or its
to a white junior high school The lifeboats Icepacks are report-
Negroes are scheduled to enter ed closing in on the area from the
Junior High school next Monday north adding to the hazards for
The school board had asked for other ships en route to join the
a stay contending it would not be search
for the best interest of the students The ship carried 55 passengers
to permit transfers in the middle and a crew of 40 It has not been
heard from since final SOS Fri-
of a school year
day afternoon This message said
Warren said however that the
the ship was slowly sinking The
board had not shown a need for violent storm and bitter cold have
extraordinary action He added
seriously impeded the search
"The motion for recall and stay High seas and strong arctic winds
of the mandate of the U S court
hampered the hunt It was snow-
of appeals for the 4th district is
ing heavily when the vessel with
denied" 95 persons aboard hit the iceberg
Meanwhile school officials in Ar- shortly before noon Friday Four
lington — a suburb of Washington— hours later she radioed: "Slow-
said they expected no disturbances ly sinking and need immediate as-
when the Negores enter the school sistance"
Monday morning One official said The U S Coast Guard said the
that all students — white and Ne- snow flurries persisted Saturday
gro — will be required to enter and the seas remained high but
the building immediately and will the winds had started falling off
not be permitted to congregate out- The Greenland Navy command
side says the ship carried liferafts
equipped with radios but no ships
in the area reported hearing any
TULSA COUNTY radio signals
INVESTIGATES Danish was only silence after the
government ship sent Out
MATH its last SOS
TULSA COUNTY
INVESTIGATES
WOODS' DEATH
Tulsa county authorities are in-
vestigating the death of a former
Okfuskee county resident last
Thursday Indications are how-
ever that the victim Albert Kelly
Woods 58 died of a heart attack
The victim is reported to be a
retired head roustabout formerly
employed at Cromwell Woods col-
lapsed at the Corral tavern in Tul-
sa where he was temporarily em-
ployed helping out his daughter-in-law
Mrs Jack Woods who owns
the tavern He was dead on arrival
at a hospital
Officials are investigating the
possibility that his seizure m a y
have resulted from the firing of a
tear gas gun A deputy sheriff was
informed by a witness at the ta-
vern that three men had been in
the place and that one of them
fired what appeared to be a tear
gas gun
Woods' daughter-in-law denied
that any such incident occurred in
the tavern
Hospital News
' Admissions: Mrs Mattie Rogers
Mrs Ewell Ogden Mrs Vada
Rine Mrs James IL King
Dismissals: Mrs Doyle Hill
Martha Bea Wells Aubrey Scott
William Branscum
1 1959
Panhandle Gets
Weather and
Plenty of It
OKLAHOMA CITY liP) — The
Highway Patrol said Saturday that
heavy snow was falling in all of
the Oklahoma Panhandle and the
northwest — and troopers were
discouraging all highway travel
west and northwest of Woodward
The patrol reported the heavy
snow cut visibility to zero
at times The snow fell throughout
the panhandle with freezing rain
in the Guymon vicinity
The Weather Bureau said Gage
had three inches of snow on the
ground by noon Saturday Shattuck
also had three inches Forecasters
add that the snowfall may measure
four inches or more in a 50-mile
wide band across the northwest
corner of the state before the
storm moves on
Police Give
Fast Action
DALLAS Tex UPI — Police Cap-
s tan P W Lawrence of Dallas is
la not one to let the dust gather un-
der his feet — or wheels Driving
1 past a bus stop he heard a woman
scream that thieves had snatched
t
her purse
The captain raced three blocks
— curbed a suspicious car with
two men — found the victim's
purse on the seat — and arrested
the men
Ilewshawits Roast OUnlioina's
Politicians at Ainual Gridiron
OKLAHOMA CITY (R) — J Ho-
ward Edmondson crawls out of a
diaper to woo the voters and run
the statehouse He's fresh as a
November breeze
W P Bill Atkinson rides his
pony into Oklahoma's biggest poli-
tical race with a walla walla bing
bang But he's not a big man any-
more Phil Ferguson's got a lotta heart
But in repeal and homestead ex-
emption he tries a risky road to
redemption
Raymond Gary goes back to
farming and running filling sta-
tions He's wondering "will the
folks of Oklahoma realize their
loss"
Sen George Miskovsky is speaker
Partly
Repeal
Termed
Re
Te
GOVI
USTI
GOVERNOR URGES REFERENDUM
INSTEAD OF INITIATIVE PETITION
OKLAHOMA CITY — (7) — There will definitely be
a special election on repeal Governor J Howard Edmond-
son told state newspaper publishers Saturday
He urged suport for a referendum by the legislature
rather than an initiative petition
In a conciliatory attitude toward —
the Senate Edmondson said he ac-
cepts his defeat on a Highway PanthersWin
Commission appointment 'in the
best of spirits"
Edmondson made his remarks at
a breakfast meeting of the Okla-One Lose One
homa Press Association's mid-winter
convention He also touched on
a clash between state Safety Corn-
The Panthers took one game and
lost one at Shawnee Thursday and
missioner Joe Cannon and Senator
Everett S Collins Sapulpa and Friday afternoons in the Oklahoma
said that he — rather than legis-
Baptist university invitational high-
lators — should be blamed for the school tournament Okemah took
effort to get a repeal election an easy win from Asher 66-30 and
lost to Noble 29-41
The governor declared that it is
wrong to say that a legislative vote Playing Asher high school Thurs
d
to refer the repeal question is a ay afternoon the Panthers jump-
wet vote and urged the newspa-
ed to a quick lead and held it
permen to help overcome that at throughout the game The score
titude He also said that it is his at the end of the 1st quarter was
campaign for a repeal election
Okemah 20 Asher 4 and the Pan-
and 'rather than blame the legis thers coasted through the game
lature blame me" with little competition
On he defeat this week in his Nine Panthers on Court
effort to name Jenkin Lloyd Jones Nine cagers saw play for Oke-
Tulsa editor to the Highway Com- mah each one of them scoring
mission Edmondson said: Glen Custar was ill and out of the
"This isn't the first time I've had game
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my ears pinned back and I'm coring for Okemah were Dun-
willing to accept that defeat for can 18 Weaver 14 VanOrsdo110
whatever it's wohh and work with Cooper 7 Coker 6 Strang 4
the Senate" Breedlove 3 Click 2 and How-
He said he accepts 'it in the ard 2
best of spirits and I'm ready to Friday's game was a different
buckle down with the legislature
and work out the best possible pro-
story the Panthers found some
rough competition in the team
gram" f WM ra fin et turarn
Big Crowd Attends
County 4-H Party
One hundred thirty - five mem-
bers leaders and parents attend-
ed the Polio party Thursday night
for county CH clubs Net proceeds
which will go to the March of
Dimes have not yet been ascer-
taMed Youngsters teenagers and young
oldsters enjoyed the folk games in
the Legion hut which were led by
Mr and Mrs Dick Williams of
Okmulgee
Where's The Fire?
Firemen were called out Friday
afternoon to put out a grass fire
one-half mile north of Billy Wood-
ard's store
Another grass fire was extinguish-
ed Saturday afternoon in a pasture
about 10 miles south of town
Senators on TV
Senator Hugh Sand lin of Holden-
yule and and Senator Milam King of
Checotah will address TV viewers
Sunday They will appear on chan-
nels 5 and 10 from 1:30 to 2 pm
of the souse Leland Gourley o is
drunk with power Bill Coe's full of
love and A B Green's gotta lot
of guts
Guess you've already guessed —
this is gridiron
The Oklahoma City Gridiron Club
Saturday night staged its annual
show in music and parody Poli-
ticians and other public figures
were ribbed and roasted for the
smorgasbord serving
Oklahoma City newsmen star in
the show which climaxes the Ok-
lahoma Press Association conven-
tion here
Drawing the first squeals of
laughter and setting the tone of
the show is young J Howard Ed-
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cloudy with high 35 to 45
PRICE FIVE CENTS
lieved
board
Election
Certain
The Panthers took one game and
lost one at Shawnee Thursday and
Friday afternoons in the Oklahoma
Baptist university invitational high
school tournament Okemah took
an easy win from Asher 66-30 and
lost to Noble 29-41
Playing Asher high school Thurs
day afternoon the Panthers jump
ed to a quick lead and held it
throughout the game The score
at the end of the 1st quarter was
Okemah 20 Asher 4 and the Pan-
thers coasted through the game
with little competition
Nine Panthers on Court
Nine cagers saw play for Oke-
mah each one of them scoring
Glen Custar was ill and out of the
game
Scoring for Okemah were Dun-
can 18 Weaver 14 VanOrsdo110
Cooper 7 Coker 6 Strang 4o
Breedlove 3 Click 2 and How-
ard 2
Friday's game was a different
story the Panthers found some
rough competition in the team
from Noble Where the Okemah
boys had played Thursday on a
court with solid backboards to
which they were accustomed they
shot for a basket with glass back-
boards on Friday
The Panthers' shooting was off
they couldn't find the basket Dick-
ie Duncan usually a high scorer
with an average of about 17 points
per game hit only four free throws
Game Close Until 4th -
Nevertheless the game w a
close up to the final quarter Coach
Garry Jones said 'yesterday The -
Panthers took the lead and were
leading at the end of the first quar-
ter 9-8 The end of the half found
Noble leading 19-17 Okemall was
behind two points at the 1 of
the third Noble 29 Okemah 27
But Noble hit the basket for 12
points in the fourth while Okemah
managed to score only two free
throws
Scoring for Okemah were Wea-
ver 13 points VanOrsdol 7 Breed-
love 4 Strang 1 and Duncan 4
This brings the Panthers' season
record to nine games won and nine
lost
The cagers will meet St Mich-
ael's of Henryetta here Tuesday
night
Card Party Nets
$32 for Polio
A card party held Friday night
at the Legion hut netted $3257 for
the March of Dimes
Forty-two guests and hostesses
were at the event which was spon-
sored by the Delta Psi chapter of
the Beta Sigma Phi sorority Nine
tables were set up for bridge rook
and canasta
Use of the hut was donated by
the American Legion Jack's cafe
donated soft drinks
Benefit Party Slated
At Okfuskee Monday
A Polio Benefit Party will be
held at Okfuskee in the Community
building Monday night The party
will begin at 7 pm
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served The public is invited
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Strong, Jack W. Okemah Daily Leader (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 49, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1959, newspaper, February 1, 1959; Okemah, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2166757/m1/1/: accessed May 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.