• Okmulgee hosted the state’s poster advertising association for its an‑nual two‑day meeting, with Mayor W.C. McA‑doo offering the wel‑come as delegates gath‑ered at the Episcopal parish house. Speakers from across the coun‑try attended, including leaders from the nation‑al outdoor advertising organization. The visit‑ing ad men were guests of the Kiwanis Club at noon and were later honored at an informal dinner arranged by local hosts.
• High school girls and Parent‑Teacher Associ‑ation members carried out a successful tag‑day campaign despite heavy rain, selling most of the thousands of tags print‑ed for the event. Citi‑zens purchased the tags at polling places and on city streets to support the association’s fund for under‑privileged children. The proceeds helped provide clothing, medical care, glasses, milk, school cafeterias, dental follow‑up and other welfare work for local students.
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• Okmulgee’s code en‑forcement officer, Olan Henderson, earned na‑tional certification as a building inspector after passing an exten‑sive examination cov‑ering plumbing, electri‑cal, building and safety codes. He became one of only a dozen inspectors in Oklahoma to hold the credential. Henderson noted that the broader knowledge strength‑ened his work, and he continued serving in leadership roles within state and national in‑spector organizations.
• Hubert Byrd of Ok‑mulgee and Dr. Ray‑mond Cox of Henryet‑ta were elected to new three‑year terms on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Lung As‑sociation. The annual meeting also featured a keynote address em‑phasizing nonsmokers’ rights and the ongoing fight against lung dis‑ease. Both men also served on the board of the Green Country Af‑filiate, which included Okmulgee and sur‑rounding counties.
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