60 years ago, January 5, 1961
Chamber Directors Talk Membership
The current membership drive of the chamber of commerce was chief topic of discussion Tuesday when directors met at Tonkawa Grill.
President H. L. McIntyre reported that a total of 244 members were now listed with total pledges of $3,285.
The president told directors that he preferred that committee chairmen of their various committees be appointed by them and urged their names be submitted to him within the next few days.
A total of $376.50 remains to be paid on the 1960 pledges, McIntyre said, and asked the finance committee to contact delinquents in an effort to close out the books for the past year.
G. Bryan Morton was named to head the ticket sales drive for the annual chamber banquet to be held January 19. He gave each director tickets to be sold and announced they woud be available at the chamber office, also on a first come, first served basis.
Present at Tuesday’s meeting were McIntyre, R. B. Brining, Bill Reynolds, Louis McCarter, George L. Mix, Robert Colombe, Howard Harris, A. J. Evans, Merritt Witter, Dennis Impson, Morton, Glen Strange, Roy Simpson, Mrs. Ruby Mills and Bill Roller.
Kiwanis Installs 1961 Officers at Ceremony
Merritt Witter will resume the presidency of the Tonkawa Kiwanis club tonight when installation ceremonies are held at Tonkawa Grill, beginning at 7 p.m.
Witter succeeds Bob Colombe in the club’s top office, serving as vice president for the past year.
Other officers to be installed by George Howard Wilson, Enid. Kiwanis lieutenant governor, are: Bill Roller, vice president; George Taylor, secretary; Colombe, Frank Coates, Walter Knight, Ron Appleman, Robert Boone, Rudy Walleen, Robert Cargill, R. B. Brining and Parnell Bolick, directors.
Retiring directors are Howard Harold, Joe Hubbell, Roller, Ted McCarter and Jack Coke.
Master of ceremonies for the event is Howard Harold, with group singing to be led by R. B. Brining. A. J. Evans will make special awards, and Everett Mugg will pronounce the invocation.
Special entertainment will be furnished by Tonkawa’s own “Kingston Trio” – Bill Fix, Dennis Clark and Joe Brining.
Mrs. Robert Colombe will crown the Kiwanis queen and Colombe will officiate at the ax handle ceremony in which he presents the incoming president with an ax handle engraved with names of previous presidents. The hickory handle is the traditional mark of authority for the club head.
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