Birthday Dinner Honors Pontotoc Fiddler H C Bennett
Mrs. Harry E. Miller and Mrs. Viola Harp hosted a party north of Ada to honor H C Bennett of Pontotoc on his 75th birthday. Bennett, a lifelong fiddler known for TV appearances and Konawa Fiddlers contests, played favorites like Sally Goodin and Cotton-eyed Joe. Attendees included the Bennett couple, Goodpasture, Trahern, DeAnn and Jimmie, W A Davis, R Sherrell, C A Christian, G. Christian, and the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Miller
Ada
Viola Harp
H. C. Bennett
Pontotoc
J. M. Goodpasture
Jim Trahern
DeAnn
Jimmie
W. A. Davis
Robert Sherrell
C. A. Christian
Gilbert Christian
Miller
Harp
Vanoss 4 H Seniors Hold April Meeting
Vanoss Senior 4H Club met April 18 in the Reading Room of Vanoss School. President Mike Golden led the meeting with 4H Ritual. Teresa Golden gave the financial report showing a $52.60 balance from a recent mother daughter basket ball game. A beanie fundraiser was proposed by M R Tucker, and a committee of Stephenie McCullar Sonja Pedersen Katherine Biggs and Gary Golden was named. Sid Ewing offered record book tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
Mike Golden
Gary Golden
Teresa Golden
M.R. Tucker
Stephenie McCullar
Sonja Pedersen
Katherine Biggs
Sid Ewing
Venereal disease up in Ada and across the nation
Dr. Ray A. Northrip of the Ada City-County Health Department reports a sharp rise in venereal disease, especially gonorrhea, with no recent syphilis cases. Physicians cite ignorance, carelessness, and pill use as factors, while treatment and contact tracing pose challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Northrip
Ada
Northrip
Health Department
Cal Reckons Pontotoc Poke Salad Export Plan
In a folksy Spring note CAL TINNEY imagines Pontotoc County life with no food worries if driven outdoors. He jokes he could live off nature and share biscuits with neighbors while noting the deaths of W. D. Little Judge Busby and Jay and Lloyd Harden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Tinney
Tulsa
Pontotoc County
W. D. Little
Judge Busby
Jay
Lloyd Harden
Fittstown
Chamber of Commerce
Robert S. Kerr
Oral Roberts
Ada Chamber of Commerce
California
Biffle Buys Interest In Great Bull Emulous Pride 70
Ned Biffle announces a half interest purchase in Emulous Pride 70, a Murray Corbin bred Angus bull tested in Holdenville and noted for a world record rate of gain. The "70th" became a Certified Meat Sire with a 100 percent rating, with steers outperforming peers in rib eye area per day of age. The article also includes a long local essay on Pontotoc County poke salad and wild onions.
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Ned Biffle
Biffle Ranch
Allen
Emulous Pride 70
K Pride
Angus
Holdenville
Emulous Pride
Murray Corbin
Tail N Ranch
Tishomingo
Daughters of Emulous TN
Summer Salads and Simple Dressings for Heat Drenched Days
Kuntry Korner offers guidance for hot weather meals featuring salad as a centerpiece. Clear instructions cover selecting crisp vegetables celery tomatoes cucumbers onions lentils cabbage green beans lettuce cauliflower water cress and radishes with optional chervil for aroma. Two recipes provide a classic vegetable salad with olive oil dressing and a mock pineapple dessert salad using apples oranges and citrus juice.
Stratford FFA Members Attend 41st Oklahoma Convention
Stratford FFA delegates joined over 2,000 youths at Stillwater for the 41st Oklahoma FFA Convention. About 335 members earned state farmer degrees while Stratford teams placed in four interscholastic contests, sending others to National FFA events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford F.F.A
Stillwater
Oklahoma Future Farmers of America
F.F.A
Stratford
Mike Hughes
Johnny English
Argie Butler
Freddie Shivers
Oklahoma
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Mr. Bennett
Sally Goodwin
Bennett
Tennessee
Mrs. Bennett
By Stephenie McCullar
Sherman Teel
Roff
Postal Service
Mr. Teel
Don Cook
V.D
W. L. Knickmeyer
Cal
Biffle
Great Bull
Gary McKnight
David Gentry
Johnnie English
Gary Oliver
Tommy Denison
Johnny Lewelling
Darrel Wood
Oakman
Ira Wommack
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