Rancher Braly Breeds First Charolais Cattle Using French Semen
Rancher Mack Braly at Oklahoma Charolais Ranch south of Stonewall announced the first U S artificial insemination breeding using French semen Uranium. The event marks the first import permission under new USDA rules allowing French semen into America. Braly’s program began over three years ago after Franco-American Charolais Co was formed to import pure Charolais lines and semen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Braly
Oklahoma
Harvey Price
Braly
France
Stonewall
Olais
Troy Melton
Ada
America
St. Pierre de Miquelon
Atlantic Ocean
Nova Scotia
Department
Oklahoma May Get Game Bird From Argentina
Oklahoma wildlife officials received 51 spotted tinamou and 25 brushland tinamou from Buenos Aires after quarantine in New Jersey. The birds arrive at Will Rogers Airport and will be studied at the El Reno hatchery for potential release in western Oklahoma over several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Argentina
Buenos Aires
New York City
Clifton
N. J
Oklahoma City
Will Rogers
Wildlife Department
el Reno
Wendell Bever
Federal Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
George Wint
Wint
Plants Replace Seed Everywhere in Ada Stores
Ada supermarkets shift to selling potted plants, boosting plant departments. Humpty Dumpty and Dicus plant sections draw steady sales as shoppers prefer instant greenery. Dicus ships from multiple cities, selling about 30 000 plants weekly at 1 50 each, while Safeway avoids plant sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Dicus Supermarket
Frank Dicus
Local Women Tour Oklahoma First for Pontotoc Homemakers
Forty-one Ada women joined a chartered bus for a one day Seeing Oklahoma first tour through Tahlequah and Cookson Hills. Highlights included Murrell home and Park Hill Cherokee plans for a cultural center with an Indian village and Trail of Tears pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Dallas
Ada
Tahlequah
Cookson Hills
Honor Heights Park
Muskogee
Murrell
George M. Murrell
Minerva
John Ross
Park Hill
Cherokee Female Seminary
Ozark
Helen Keller
William Cullen Bryant
Booker T. Washington
Mrs. Smullins
Smullins
Postal Savings Withdrawals Urged as System Ends
Postmaster Hicks Smith urges depositors with postal savings certificates to withdraw funds promptly or at their certificate anniversary dates. The Postal Savings System ended with Public Law 89-377 signed by President Johnson, and as of April 28, 1966 no deposits are accepted or new accounts opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks Smith
Johnson
Smith
Holstein-Friesian Meet Slated May In Wichita Kansas
A record 216 delegates are designated for the 81st Holstein-Friesian Association of America convention in Wichita Kansas May 30 to June 2 1966. Registration is expected to exceed 1000 with Kansas Holstein hosting and Fernando Forsberg co chairing. The program includes shows forums business meetings and a national sale with talks by leaders from milk production banking government and dairy services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Wichita
Kan
Holstein-Freisian Association of Kansas
Kurtiss Forsberg
Ivan Strickler
Holstein Association
Glenn Lake
National Milk Producers Federation
William F. May
Federal Land Bank of Whita
Eugene C. Meyer
Hoard
Dairyman
Fred M. Lege III
A. J. Johnson
Iowa
R. DeWitt Mallory
Vermont
Kansas Holstein Breeders
Lassen Motor Hotel
Bert Ratliff Dies At 79 Rural carrier and justice of the peace
Bert E. Ratliff 79 longtime rural mail carrier and justice of the peace died in a local hospital. Services will be held at the First Methodist Church with burial in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Ratliff born September 16 1886 near Centerville Tennessee moved to Gainesville Texas as a child and worked as a cowpuncher before ranching in Stamford. He served 37 years with the post office including Route 2 Ada, retiring April 1 1955 attended many Rural Carriers conventions and led the Texas association as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Knickmeyer
Bert E. Ratliff
First Methodist Church
Herman Ging
E. H. Nelson
Rosedale
Criswell Funeral Home
Mr. Ratliff
Centerville
Tenn
Mark Ratliff
Gainesville
Tex
Bert
Era Institute
Texas
Fort Stockton
Willie D. Stegall
Pontotoc
Stamford
Roff
Ada
Route 2
State
National Rural Carriers Association
State Association
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Jerre Et Miquelon
Don Cook
Eureka
Instant Beauty
Humpty Dumpty
Dicus
James Killian
Humpty
Shawnee
Killian
Eddie Dicus
Guthrie
Germany
Safeway
Garland Nichols
Kate Smullins
Kathy Garner
Sequoyah
Golda
Bitting Springs
Fort Smith
California
Daltons
Doolins
James Boys
Bert Ratliff
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