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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
1
Final stock selections are underway for the Noble Foundation Bull Performance Test opening August 27 in Ardmore OK. Eligible bulls must weigh at least 475 pounds and be 210 to 365 days old by September 26, with entries capped at six per breeder.
Western Oklahoma observers report strong dove populations at several banding sites as the season opens September first and runs through October thirtieth. Land access open acres lists are available via the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in multiple counties. hunters are urged to secure landowner access early. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation notes game management areas state wide offer good dove shooting and provides brochures at its Oklahoma City office and sporting goods outlets.
Dickson Tennessee hosts a August 26 event near Ridglea Farms introducing the Norwegian Red cattle recently imported from Norway. Southern Cattle Corporation presents a day of appraisal, field review, seminar on carcass traits and milking ability, followed by lunch and a Q and A. A 60 head shipment arrived May 3 at Kennedy Airport.
Ogden Utah hosts the National High School Rodeo Championship Finals next week with about 1500 head of livestock for 11 events including cutting horse, bareback, steer wrestling, bull riding, saddle bronc, calf roping and team events. Producers say 500 head are needed for cutting horse alone. Animals are rodeo stock approved by the Rodeo Cowboys Association, bringing top young riders from Missouri California Florida Minnesota Oregon and 21 other states plus two Canadian provinces into a rugged competition endorsed by association officials.
A bright orange handbook issued for state and local officials details uniform rules for national school lunch and breakfast programs and surplus food distributions. It includes seven pages of guidance, sample policy letters, applications, press material, and a Spanish-language checklist. The article notes rising cigarette use and shifts in tobacco product exports and consumption through 1973.
The National Wildlife Federation won a consent judgment against the Federal Highway Administration and the Transportation Secretary ending a three week dispute over NEPA obligations for federal aid highways. The agreement requires case by case environmental statements for highways, with state level decisions and public comment, affecting hundreds of planned or ongoing projects.
Rural Development Service figures from 1970 show fewer than three percent of Americans lack running water, about five million with none and up to two million with cold water only. Kentucky tops per-household lack with over 370,000. Mississippi has the most without plumbing. Urban-rural split and regional patterns are noted along with declines in the Northeast and Oregon. A separate Agriculture Department note questions high U.S. prices, citing international comparisons in Farm Index.
Oklahoma Senators Henry Bellman and Dewey Bartlett announced a meeting with grain dealers, Enid Board of Trade members, three railroads, and Oklahoma Wheat Commission Executive Director to address moving the bumper crop. The Aug 1 session at the Federal Court House in Oklahoma City aims to curb harvest backups and prevent farmers from dumping wheat on the ground. Railroad heads including Rock Island, Frisco, and Santa Fe will attend with executive director Charley Rhoades.
The Sept 1 deadline for entries to the 1973 State Fair of Oklahoma is near with over $20,000 in prizes. Entrants should mail complete forms to ensure fast processing and avoid disqualification. Contact 500 Land Rush, Oklahoma City, OK 405 942 4511 for details. fair runs Sept 21–30 in Oklahoma City.
District Attorney Curtis P. Harris may run to replace District Court Judge Clarence Mills when he retires November 1. Harris said he has not decided but is considering the race. If he enters, he would face Associate Judges Stewart Hunter and Robert L. Berry. Hunter once cited Harris for contempt after an incident involving an attack on a defense attorney during a recess, though the citation has never been enforced.
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