Appaloosa Sale Near Ada Sets Record Prices and Attendance
The Saturday sale near Ada grossed 105300 from 130 of 156 horses at an average 810 with over 1000 readers hearing Auctioneer Eddie Woods chant at the Pete Winters Huebsch facility. Red Dunne of La Motte Iowa led consignors with 24 head selling for over 17000 and two high sellers to G W Goode Stringtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Eddie Wood
SH 13
Pete Winters
A. W. Huebsch
Winters
L. D
la Motte
Iowa
Dunne
Sensation
G. W. Goode
Stringtown
Goode
Maureen
Blanket
Joe Roberts
Skipper
Norman Bunyard
Henryetta
Emile Jacerezzo
Houma
Herman Baker
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma woman elected OBRA president again
Jerry C. Morrison of Stonewall was chosen as Oklahoma Barrel Racers Association president for a second year. The 24 year old horsewoman, born in Pontotoc County and married to rancher Paul Morrison, began barrel racing in 1960 after seeing a rodeo event. She explains training a barrel racer takes about two years per horse and notes growing interest in the sport across Oklahoma Kansas and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry C. Morrison
Oklahoma Barrel Racers’ Association
OBRA
Pontotoc County
Paul Morrison
Oklahoma
Stormy
Kansas
Texas
Page Two
Homer Water System Nearing FHA Loan Approval
The FHA tentatively approves a 63 000 insured loan for Homer Water Association to fund 40 year waterline construction serving at least 60 residents. Final plans by engineer Carl Steel, easements, and zoning inclusion with Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning are pending before city water support is assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Service
Homer
FHA
Homer Water Association
Lonnie Abbot
Abbott
Carl Steel
Norman
Board of County Commissioners
Union Hill Rummage Sale Aims to Benefit Box X Cemetery
Mrs. Albert Crow, chairwoman of the Box X Cemetery fund, sponsors a Union Hill rummage sale to raise funds for cemetery beautification ahead of Memorial Day May 30. She asks residents to donate items and bring them to her for the sale as part of the annual effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Crow
Box X Cemetery Fund
Union Hill Community
Oklahoma Screwworm Drive Reduces Livestock Pest Threat
Ellis Freeny of the Oklahoma Animal Health Foundation says Oklahoma should be void of screwworm infestation this year due to a two year screwfly eradication program in the southwest. He warns against complacency as only 31 U S screwworm cases are reported this year mostly in deep south Texas. the screwfly’s migratory behavior remains a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Southwest
Oklahoma Animal Health Foundation
Ellis Freeny
U. S
Texas
County Pair Wins Washington Trio
Michael Tiffin and Martha Herron, both 16, won an essay contest from People's Electric Cooperative and will travel to Washington, D.C. as part of Oklahoma’s Youth Tour. The trip, June 5 to 15, is funded by seventeen Oklahoma electric cooperatives and joined by students from many towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Tiffin
Martha Herron
People’s Electric Cooperative
E. V. Loomis
Washington, D.C
R. B. Tiffin
Ada
Vaness
Mike
Vaness F.F.A
First Baptist Chuch of
Martha Herion
Beatrice Herion
Roff
Martha
Tiger Growl
M.Y.F
Stuart
Hickory
Coalgate
Lamar
Tupelo
Sasakwa
Mill Creek
Tishomingo
Olney
Pauls Vailey
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
Oklahoma
Roff Man Recalls Alaska Earthquake Escape
Roff resident J W Fox, working near Anchorage as a seismograph driller, survived a devastating Alaskan quake on Good Friday. He describes the ground rolling like a rub board with five foot waves and recalls the rubble and chaos as the town shook. Fox plans no immediate return to Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fox
Alaska
Fox
Roff
Anchorage
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Karen Dunne
Stan Lillard
Wynnewood
Bob Heaton
Calvert
Homer School
Oakman
Union Hill
Box X
Washington
W. L. Knickmeyer
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