Fitzhugh Colbert 4-H Clubs Lead District Share the Fun
Fitzhugh and Colbert 4-H clubs won the county 4-H Share the Fun Festival held at Byng drawing 500 attendees. Eleven clubs presented 17 acts with Vernon Young as emcee. Fitzhugh won Frankie and Johnnie with six members and Colbert took second with Ricochet Romance. The two clubs advance to the district festival in McAlester on March 31, sponsored by Spec Young.
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McAlester
Lester Smith
Pontotoc County
Ronnie Faust
Darrell Hurley
Arlene Selph
Sharon Ogden
Johnny Hallmark
James Scroggins
Colbert
Wanda Young
Fitzhugh
Arla Sanders
Vera Lee Wells
Mary Jo Olive
Martha Mote
Spec Young
Doris Houtchens
Frankie Sullivan
Betty Moss
Nancy Elliott
Barbara Alexander
Frankie and
Johnny
Colbert Club
Fitzhugh and
Byng
Vernon Young
Johnnie
Frankye Sullivan
Fletcher Watson
W. F. Mitchusson
Jonny Hallmark
Rocky Sanders
Orlene Selph
U. S
Joe Friday
Trent Briggs
George Vaniandingham
Frank Smith
Pickett
Trent
Ruod Briggs
George
E. H. Grose
Bill Bevers
Charley Dunn
News Star
County Voters Exempt From Re registering in Upcoming Elections
Pontotoc county voters do not have to re register for the coming primary and general elections. The state election board deemed 17 counties with registration lists in sufficiently good condition to avoid general re registration. Some may still need to re register if their precincts have been combined and they have not updated into the new precinct.
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Pontotoc County
State Election Board
C. O. Hunt
Garlic press tips for onion juice extraction
Use a garlic press to juice an onion by cutting it into small pieces then pressing. This method yields fresh onion juice efficiently with minimal waste.
Sandy Creek Watershed Conservation Group Organized
The Sandy Creek Water and Soil Conservation Association was formed Tuesday night by landowners in the Sandy Creek watershed. The area covers much of western Pontotoc county and a portion of Garvin county.
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W. D. Little
Sandy Creek
Ada High Wins District Meet in Joint Track Event
Ada High School captured the sweepstakes trophy in Class A and Purcell won Class B in the East Central Curricular division of the annual interscholastic meet. Ada and Maysville emerged as track field champions as Ada led Class C with 109 points followed by Wewoka Shawnee and Holdenville. Individual Ada winners included Russ Long in algebra and many others across biology geography and art. District officials and local leaders attended the watershed conservancy meeting preparing for a potential municipal formation.
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Ada High School
Purcell
Ada
Maysville
Wewoka
Shawnee
Holdenville
Okemah
Horace Mann
Tishomingo
Davis
Allen
Pontotoc County
Russ Long
Shirley Frazier
Wanda Dean
Rosalie Anderson
Nora Gale Lewis
Sue Griffith
Barbara Click
Jackie Martin
Shirley Floyd
Pat McKnight
Cherrie Randall
Mike Bennett
Janet Brannon
Joyce Luton
Jean Parry
Vernon Archer
Morgan Thompson
Loretta Jo Lanier
Thomas Mayo Powers
Health Record Plan For Children Set Up
A plan to maintain health records for Pontotoc County school children was outlined at the County Health Department. Dr. Ray A. Northrip described a program starting April 1 with a census of families with children from birth to 18, focusing on immunizations eye and hearing tests and dental exams. Mothers will fill a health record form and be urged to take their child for a physical by their family physician. charges depend on the physician, with many not charging for school exams.
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Pontotoc County
County Health Department
Ray A. Northrip
Hex O. Morrison
Ada
Orange Welborn
Pontotoc
Morrison
Welborn
County HD Group Organized at Summers Chapel
The county's newest home demonstration club was organized Tuesday at Summers Chapel with 21 charter members. It is the second club this year in the county, bringing active units to 26 and over 500 women participating in home demonstration activities County Agent Martha Mote praised the record and noted plans for Happyland to organize next. The first meeting was at Summers Chapel school with officers elected including Mrs J G Nelson president and Mrs E H Light secretary and program chairmen. The article hints at continued coverage on page 2.
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New Summers Chapel
Summers Chapel
Martha Mote
Ada
Happyland
Summers Chapel School
J. G. Nelson
E. H. Light
Dewey Northam Jr
Lee Tucker
Elmer Love
Light
Welcome new correspondents to the Weekly
The Weekly announces several new correspondents Mrs Lorene Scott Rebee Mrs Harry Miller Byng Mrs Cecil Brannon Lovelady Mrs J A Nelson Summers Chapel Mrs Clifford Miller Vaness and Miss Barbara Alexander Fitzhugh. It thanks predecessors for their good work as the news coverage expands.
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Lorene Scott
Rebee
Harry Miller
Byng
Cecil Brannon
Lovelady
J. A. Nelson
Summers Chapel
Clifford Miller
Vaness
Barbara Alexander
Fitzhugh
the Weekly
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Ada High
Ada, Maysville Ave
Harral Allen
Leo McNinch
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A. H. Shi, Jr
Stratford
Henry Little
Uel Bumpers
Marvin McCurdy
C. T. Wilburn
County
Upton Close
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
By Buzzy Bonehouse
ROFF
Roff Sollon
Wick Adair
Allen, Vaness
Latta
Zonghe Long
Byron Smith
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
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Oklahoma City
Earl House
Bud Graves
Rofs Ffa
Alvis Griffith
Jackie Clifton
House
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Tommy Musgrave
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