50 years ago, August 8, 1973Allen Wins ChampionshipOf Jaycee Golf tourneyThe Melvin Allen family was well represented in the winners circle Sunday at the Harold Piper Memorial Golf Tournament. Melvin Allen, Sr., was the winner in the championship flight with a score of 126 for four rounds and his son, Melvin Jr., was close behind in second place with a score of 127.Then Allen’s wife, Gloria, won the ladies flight with a score of 197 as the family claimed three trophies in the two day event, sponsored by Tonkawa Jaycees.Complete results of the tournament as follows: Championship Flight, Melvin Allen, Sr., 126, first; Melvin Allen, Jer., 127, second; Dwayne Stebbins, 140, third.A Flight, Jay Guinn, Ponca City, 137, first; Randy Glasgow, 138, second; Bob Zweiacher, 140, third.B Flight, Dee Hall, 155, first; Jerry Glasgow, Sommerville, N.J., 158, second; Dwayne Lizar, Ponca City, 163 third.C Flight, Steve Downing, 179, first; John Buffalow, 185, second; Jerry Scholtz, 191, fourth.Ladies Flight, Gloria Allen, 197, first; Barbara Yowell, 204, second; Winnie Crumrine, 204 third. (Mrs. Yowell and Mrs. Crumrine tied at the end of regulation play and Mrs. Yowell won a sudden death playoff on the first hole for the second place trophy).A total of 33 golfers paid their entry fees and 32 participated in the tournament. Others who participated were Lucille Bush, Charlene Morrill, Melinda Glasgow, Sue Green, Sonny Burns, Jerry Morrill, Curtis Jackson, Danny Burns, Dave Waltrip, Darrell Davis, Earl Green, les Mayes, Ken Baughman, Jim Fowler, Buck Strome, Bernie Fuller and Gary Hutchinson.Get Books Ready, Kids! School Starts Aug. 27 Start sharpening your pencils, kids and get your notebooks out . . . School will be starting on August 27, and that’s less than a month away!According to T. J. Allen, superintendent, classes will begin on Monday, August 24, from 8:30 till noon in the kindergarten, elementary and high school buildings. Junior high and high school students who pre-enroll again, but all kindergarteners, gradeschoolers, and new secondary students should be at the buildings on one of the enrollment days.Kindergarten and elementary students should have birth certificates with them.The following schedule of holidays has been announced for the school year: Sept. 3, Labor Day Oct. 18, 19, State Teacher’s Meeting. Oct. 26, End of first nine weeks. Nov. 22, 23, Thanksgiving. Dec. 24-31, Christmas. Jan. 1, New Year’s. Jan. 4, End of first semester March 5, End of 3rd nine weeks March ...
