65 years ago, May 5, 1954
New Council Takes Office Here Tuesday
Tonkawa will have a new council and mayor Tuesday night.
That’s when four new councilmen and one councilman who was re-elected in the the April 6 election will be sworn into office. The new city governing body will take over after the old council meets at 7 p.m. in City hall to approve April bills and then adjourns.
The new council is composed of Riley Ozment, re-elected for a second term, and Howard Legg, Bud Scott, V. L. Mulkey and
Leroy Kirkpatrick. Outgoing councilmen are C. B. McClean, C. E.
Frost, E. L. Crowder and C. W. Pardew.
First duty of the new council after the oath of office and non-communist oath are administered will be to elect a mayor and a vice mayor.
Kay’s Outstanding 4-H Youths Chosen
Mrs. Sue Hembree Reust, Dilworth, and Dick Bonfy, Salt Fork, were chosen as the most outstanding Kay county 4-H boy and girl at the annual Kay county 4-H rally held Saturday at Northern
Oklahoma Junior college.
They were named at the climax of the rally which attracted some
200 parents, coaches and 4-H youths. W. R. Hutchison, county agent, presented them with pen and pencil sets awarded by the
Kay county Free Fair board.
Student Wants to Be Champion
Maverick’s Wish? To Ride a Bull!
The dream of a student at Northern Oklahoma Junior college is to become the world champion bull rider.
Wheeler Cobb, freshman engineer, was born in the saddle and has managed to stay there ever since.
“I started riding steer down on the farm when I was a little kid,”
Cobb drawls. “I guess that was where I got my start.”
Wheeler, who lives on a farm six miles east of Blackwell, attended Ponca City high school and graduated in 1951. He was a member of the 4-H club during his high school years, his major club project being stock raising.
The Oklahoma cowboy participated in 60 rodeos in Oklahoma and Kansas last year and took six blue ribbons in bull riding.
Another of his specialties is bronc riding. In addition to his first place wins, he has come home with his share of second and third place ribbons.
“In order to qualify for the amateur rodeos, you have to stay on a bull for eight seconds and on a bronc for 10,” Cobb says. Then you can pay entrance fee and get to ride. That’s all there is to it.”
Durng his spare time, Cobb does bareback riding,
