The History of Tupelo By Lois Clifford and Bonnie Hedgecock
The 1903 Old Jeff post office was moved to Tupelo on wagons, painted with porkberry juice, and placed on a cotton patch owned by Mr. Baggot. Five men aided. J H Clark became Tupelo’s post master. The town grew with the railroad and mail delivery.
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Old Jeff
Tupelo
Baggot
Don Esque
George Young
Mac Romines
French Curtis
J. H. Clark
Pony Express
Goss
Commerce
The
National Bank
Commerce Bank
Chuck Clifford
Baptist Church
Oliver Mathis
Bob Crow
Mississippi River
Water Department
Daskin- Daniells Lumber Yard
Marvin Brashears
Hattie McDonald
Witters
Mr. Witters
Roy Scott
Chock
Katy
KO & G
Mo&g
Pete Park
Pontotoc County District Eyes 25th Goodyear Award
Pontotoc County Conservation District seeks top honors in the 25th Goodyear Soil Conservation Awards Program coordinated with NACD. An independent judging panel will pick first and second place districts. winners receive trips for landowner cooperators and board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Goodyear Soil Conservation
B. M. Stephens
Stonewall
Oklahoma
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
National Association of Conservation Districts
NACD
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park
Ariz
Oklahoma Quail Survey Finds Stoic Birds After Snow
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports an emergency quail survey in northwest counties showing adequate brood stock despite heavy February snow. Beaver County suffered the worst losses while drought left coveys lean. Fifteen counties surveyed. Spring quail census now statewide.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Department
Department of Wildlife
Deer parasite study launched in Oklahoma
The Wildlife Research Unit at Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will study deer parasites. The Wildlife Commission approved the plan selecting Cookson Hills Refuge and the Naval Ammunition Depot at McAlester as study sites. The project aims to measure parasite effects on deer condition in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Wildlife Research Unit
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
The
Wildlife Commission
Cookson Hills
Naval Ammunition Depot
McAlester
Oklahoma
Star State Farmer of Oklahoma to be named at 1971 convention
The 45th Annual Oklahoma Future Farmer of America Convention will highlight the Star State Farmer of Oklahoma on April 21 23 at Oklahoma State University. About 4000 FFA members and guests are expected with 338 State Farmer Degree winners. The event includes district star farmers and the Governor's Trophy, plus contests in public speaking cooperative banking soil and water dairy freshman and FFA public speaking.
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Star State Farmer of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Future Farmer of America
Oklahoma State University
FFA
Gallagher Hall
Oklahoma Ffa Association
Star State
Cooperative
Bankers, Soil and Water
Dairy
Oklahoma
Teddy Shaw
Ninnekah
James V. Smith
Farmer’s Home Administration
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Foundation
Corn production may miss private 1971 outlook
A privately assembled report on 1971 corn prospects questions official USDA acreage gains. It draws on interviews from Illinois Indiana Iowa Nebraska Minnesota, noting these five states produced 68 percent of last year’s U.S. corn. The study projects only a 3.2 percent rise in acreage, vs the USDA forecast of 7.4 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Corn Refiners Association, Inc
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
U.S
Extension Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
USDA
Giant water project gains favorable response at Ada hearing
Public hearing in Ada on the Central Oklahoma Project drew strong backing with Col. Vernon W. Pinkey outlining two main phases a navigation canal from the Arkansas River to Oklahoma City and a water conveyance system from southeastern Oklahoma to the metro area. The plan includes eight locks covering 175 miles, several reservoirs Arcadia and Wellston, and several towns near the proposed route, with costs estimated near 450 million dollars for the navigation portion and 265 million for the conveyance plan.
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George Gurley
Central Oklahoma
Ada
Vernon W. Pinkey
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Arkansas River
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Corps
Deep Fork
Higher Authority
Pinkey
Robert S. Kerr Lake
Dirty Creek
Eufaula Lake
Arcadia
McAlester
Arcadia Lake
Wellston Lake
Captain Creek
Edmond
Stroud
Col. Pinkey
Corp
Hugo Lake
Antlers
Burglaries Strike Local Homes and Church
Two burglaries reported here include a daylight theft of several guns from an unlocked garage at 1820 S Broadway belonging to David Kerr between 7 a.m. and p.m. The Bible Baptist Church at 415 E 12th also reported a break in with an inner office door kicked open and items missing yet to be determined. Police are investigating both incidents.
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David Kerr
S. Broadway
Bible Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lois Clifford
Bonnie (Perry) Hedgecock
Pentecostal Holiness Church
E. A. Dillon
Riley Harmon
Mr. Dillon
Oscar Stevens
Bid Anglin
Shorty Ellington
Partains
R. E. Callaway’s
C. M. Hooper
Breedloves
Old National Bank
Don Cook
Star State Farmer of
Soil Conservation
Serice
Navigation Channel
West Elm Creek
Hugo
Clayton
Tuskahoma
Kiamichi
Boswell Lake
Boggy Creek
State of
Atoka
Konawa
Ardmore
Durant
Pauls Valley
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Bureau of Reclamation
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Geological Survey
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