Vanoss FFA Banquet to Feature OSU Soil Board Leader
Cleamon Stone of Vanoss High announced that Leonard A. Solomon, assistant director of the Oklahoma State Soil Conservation Board, will speak at the 30th annual Vanoss FFA parent son banquet. The event is Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Vanoss School. Solomon, Vanoss graduate of 1939, has a long record in agricultural service and soil conservation.
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Cleamon Stone
Vanoss High
Vanoss Ffa
OSU
Solomon
Frederick
Altus
State Soil Conservation Board
FFA
Vaness
Oakman Church Sponsors Big Youth Revival
The Oakman Free Will Baptist Church hosted a week long youth revival with a different speaker each night. Speakers included Robert Scroggins and Earl Scroggins from Cedar Grove, Ronnie Ballard from Pauls Valley, Leroy Holman from the Wilson Church, Charlie Murphy and David Sutton from Ada. Gloster Caton led songs and a Fellowship Night drew a large crowd. Sunday honored pastor and wife L. D. Stonecipher on their 29th wedding anniversary with guests Mrs. Gentry, Judy Endicott, and Susie Stonecipher.
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Oakman Free Will Baptist Church
Robert Scroggins
Earl Scroggins
Cedar Grove
Ronnie Ballard
Pauls Valley
Leroy Holman
Wilson Church
Charlie Murphy Ada
David Sutton
Ada
Gloster Caton
Satuday
L. D. Stonecipher
Gentry
Stratford
Judy Endicott
Claflin
Kan
Susie Stonecipher
Farm price rises less influence hog production trends
AP reports farm price increases have weaker impact on production. Hog output grows slower this year due to increased specialization and higher capital needs, with fewer small producers and more large ones. Similar pattern is likely in dairying.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Educational Tour Planned for Tahlequah Area
The HD Extension Homemakers announce a full day April 21 tour for Ada and Tahlequah area homes. Schedule includes Muskogee stop, Murrell home, Ozark Nursery, Goldie's Old Mill, and Sequoyah Weavers with a noon meal and Golden Valley visit. Reservations $7 due April 18 in the County Extension Office.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Muskogee
Murrell
Ozark Nursery
Goldie
Kate Fite Salins
Sequoyah
Norman Folger
Cleo Bryan
Tahlequah
Byng 4 H Plans Parent Night
The Byng 4 H Club schedules an April 15 meeting to show members parents their club work and explain 4H. Robert Scroggins serves as master of ceremonies. Members will introduce their parents as the secretary calls roll and share what 4H means to them through talks and demonstrations.
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Byng 4 H Club
Robert Scroggins
Bond Out As Latta Superintendent
The Latta Board of Education did not renew the contract of Supt. Jack Bond for 1966 67. Bond was in his first year as Latta superintendent after coming from Chickasha.
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Jack Bond Out As
Latta
Supt
No Winner in Last Week's Recipe Contest
No winner list has been prepared for the prior week's Recipe Contest. The raisin cookie recipe was noted but due to insufficient response the Weekly Recipe Contest will be discontinued as of this week. The newspaper thanks all who participated.
Terry West Takes State Bar Oath in Oklahoma City
Terry W. West former editor of the Ada Weekly News joined 53 others taking the state bar oath in Oklahoma City. He completed his Tulsa University degree mid term and plans spring graduation. West, resident of Shawnee, assists Pottawatomie County Judge Charles Henry handling juvenile cases. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl West of Francis.
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Terry W. West
Ada Weekly News
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma City
West
Tulsa University
Shawnee
Pottawatomie
Charles Henry
Carl West
Francis
Allen Agri culture Banquet Slated For Friday Night
The Fifth Annual Allen Agriculture Banquet will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Allen American Legion Hut with about 200 expected attendees. Dr. Roy Chessmore will speak on Bermuda grass and livestock. Jesse Barbie will address peanuts. John Netherton organized details. 65 soil samples have been processed and Farmers State Bank funds the soil testing.
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Allen Agriculture
Allen American Legion
Allen Church of God Women
Roy Chessmore
Robert S. Kerr Foundation
Poteau
Jesse Barbie
Hughes County
Chessmore
Noble Foundation
Ardmore
Barbie
Pontotoc
John Netherton
Netherton
Farmers State Bank
Allen
Fleming memories from Maxwell pioneer days in Pontotoc County
Sadie Fleming recalls early Maxwell life in Pontotoc County. She and husband Mack moved from Pauls Valley in 1902 and ran a general store with H. L. Norman. The piece describes land holdings, farm life, local dangers, and changing prices while noting Maxwell’s rough beginnings and nearby towns.
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Don Cook
Sadie Fleming
Maxwell
Sadie
Mack
Pontotoc County
Pauls Valley
John
H. L. Norman
Fleming
Union Hill Passes Into School History in Oklahoma
County Superintendent Norman C. Mitchell reflects on the long consolidation trend as Union Hill joins a wave of fewer grade schools. Since 1945, 42 county schools have merged or closed, leaving five grade schools and four high schools in the area, with Union Hill marking the latest change.
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Union Hill
Norman C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Oklahoma
Ahloso
Francis
Homer
Lula
Pickett
Ada
Reoff
Byng
Stonewall
Allen
Latta
Vanoss
McLish
Insecticide and Fungicide Recommendations for Fruit Crops
OSU Extension releases four publications detailing recommended insecticides and fungicides for fruit and nut crops. Each sheet lists chemical names, application rates, and timing guidance for effective pest control.
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OSU
Latta Students Tour Capital
Latta 6th grade students traveled to Oklahoma City with Mrs. John Densford and six mothers. They planned stops at the Science and Arts Foundation the Capitol Building the Oklahoma Historical Museum and other sites.
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Latta
Oklahoma City
John Densford
Science and Arts Foundation
Capitol Building
Oklahoma Historical Museum
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