Fertilizer Spreader Rental Boosts Local Use and Farm Fertilizer Mix
An Allen community fertilizer spreader rental at 2 cents per acre spreads 100 to 1000 pounds of granulated fertilizer per acre, with a 50 foot width and 50 acres daily capacity. Edmond Perkins reports cost-effective use on alfalfa and higher yields. Fifty Pontotoc cattlemen attended a beef cattle meeting March 26 covering carcass evaluation, sire selection, and herd improvement with plans for a April follow up.
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Allen
Edmond Perkins
Aillen
Perkins
Pontotoc County
Peoples Electric Cooperative
Lowell Walters
Animal Science Department
Oklahoma State University
Clyde M. Reed
Walters
Reed
Millican Bound Over In Hearing On Murder Charge
J C Millican was bound over for District Court trial on charges of murdering Jimmy Ray Glance in a shooting at the 99 Bar on March 21. Justice Bert Ratliff bound Millican over after a two hour preliminary hearing. Trial date will be set later.
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J. C. Millican
Jimmy Ray Glance
Justice of the Peace
Bert Ratliff
Millican
Francis Mayhue
Barney Ward
Mayhue
Like A Yacht But Slower Houseboat On Wheels
Allen grocery owner E C Peay and trailer builder Arles Wells teamed to craft a luxury houseboat from camper-style components. The 16 by 10 foot cabin sleeps six, features a 60 horsepower engine, pontoons with bulkheads, sun deck roof, front porch, TV with outside antenna, and full kitchen and heating facilities, all offering yachtlike amenities at reduced speed.
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E. C. Peay
Arles Wells
Wells
Peay
County Rancher Cooperates With Hormone Experiments in Cattle
Ned Biffle, Ponotoc County Angus breeder, cooperates with a drug company testing a recessive hormone to synchronize estrus in beef cattle. Tests show high rates of artificial breeding in short windows, with potential labor and cost savings, pending FDA final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Biffle
Pontotoc County
Biffle
Local Land Judges Take Top Honors
A Pontotoc County 4-H judging team won the pasture and range contest and placed second in land judging at Guthrie to qualify for the international event in Oklahoma City April 29 30. Members were Richard Bailey Terry Shires Ronnie Janda and Tommy Peay, all of Allen. Bailey placed second in range and pasture, Shires third, Janda fourth. Bailey fifth in land judging with Janda sixth and Shires seventh. County placings for pasture and range: Pontotoc first Logan second and third Pottawatomie fourth Kay County fifth. Land judging placings: Logan first Pontotoc second Logan third Seminole fourth Canadian fifth. Fourteen central Oklahoma counties participated.
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Pontotoc County
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Richard Bailey
Terry Shires
Ronnie Janda
Tommy Peay
Allen
Bailey
Shires
Janda
Logan County
Pottawatomie County
Kay County
Seminole County
Canadian County
Central Oklahoma
Ada High Students Die In Madill Car Train Crash
Ada mourns two teens Robert Earl Van Buskirk 16 and Gary Dennis Moore 17 killed in a Madill collision after leaving a Texoma holiday. Witnesses say the car stalled at the crossing and was struck by a Frisco train traveling about 40 mph. both boys were thrown clear and died at the scene. Van Buskirk active in DeMolay and Ada Community Theatre. Moore a top scholar and club member at Ada High.
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Ada
Ada High School
Madill
Lake Texoma
Robert Earl
Bobby” van Buskirk
R. J
Bob” van Buskirk
South Johnston
Gary Dennis Moore
Bervin Moore
West Twenty -Second
Moore
Main Street
Frisco
Tulsa
Ft. Worth
Tex
Duard C. Willoughby
C. A. Breedlove
J. H. Calhoun
Sherman, Tex
Young van Buskirk
Ada High
van Buskirk
DeMolay
Pontotoc County Teachers Association Convention Set for April 7
The Pontotoc County Teachers Association will hold its annual convention on Tuesday April 7 with a 6 p.m. dinner at the East Central State College Student Union ballroom. Retired and active teachers will attend. Bill Gillham of Oklahoma City will headline the program. Harold Clark of Latta High is president. Sybil Stokes of Stonewall will become president after the session. A large crowd is expected.
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Pontotoc County Teachers Association
Norman C. Mitchell
East Central State College
Ada Junior High School
Bill Gillham
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
Harold Clark
Latta High School
County Teachers Association
Sybil Stokes
Stonewall School
Judge Grants $3750 Award To Agency In Loftis Suit
A district court jury awarded the C. Robert LaSalle Agency $3750 Tuesday in a suit against Ellen M Loftis. LaSalle claimed he was not paid the agreed commission on real estate sales.
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Adam Insurance Agency
Ellen M. Loftis
C. Robert LaSalle Agency
LaSalle
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Laura Owens
Tom Martin
Byng HD Club
Martha Mote
Ray A. Northrip
Glance
Thelma Jean Eubanks
By Bob Heaton
Allen Supermarket
Clyde Reed
University of Illinois
Illinois
Reed and Biffle
Federal Drug Administration
Texoma
Breedlove
Norman Krous
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