Price Hikes Force Local Packing Plants to Halt Slaughter
Reeves and Wickham plants in Reeves and Wickham halted slaughter of beef cattle on Thursday due to price squeezes. Producers report beef frozen under a price freeze while input cattle costs rise, threatening wider industry disaster. Both plants will continue lunch meat production, not frozen, passing costs forward.
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Reeves and Wickham
Everett Reeves
Bill Harrison
Wickham
Reeves
Tle
Harrison
It Takes Patience Of Job With Local Housing Scarce
Ada News reporter Cathy Hobbs writes about Ada's housing shortage for singles and the housing market's tight conditions. The piece covers owner rules, long waiting lists, and the fight to find affordable, livable apartments amid growth.
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Cathy Hobbs
Ada News
Ada
University of Oklahoma
Jeb
New York
East Central
Ada Beefs Shortage Hits Restaurants And Stores
Ada residents brace for beef shortages as restaurants struggle to source meat and grocery stores report dwindling beef stocks. Managers at Dutch’s Shoppine, M&S Grocery, Dicus Cash, Bestyet Discount Foods, Gibson’s, and Sure stores confirm limited or no beef available soon, while chicken and pork remain stocked. Home freezers sales surge, with Sears and OTASCO reporting triple and quadruple increases in freezing units. Restaurants such as Holiday Inn and Village Inn face supply constraints, and Sonic Drive-In notes hamburger meat scarcity.
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Ada
Frank Johnson
The
Tren J
Bae
Johnson
Raymond Hutchins
Dutch
Marton 5
Mississippi
Hutchins
M&s Grocery
Ronnie Mc Gaugh
Dicus Cash Super Market
Frank Dicus
Bestyet Discount Foods
Arlington
Bill Ellison
Gibson
Earl Craddock
Maxine Jones
Sears
Otasco
Bill Moore
A. E. Triskey
Holiday Inn
Village Inn
Fay Nelson
Harvey Huckeby
Sonic Drive-In
Corporate Profits Hit Record Levels in June Quarter
New York AP reports American industry's corporate profits rose to record levels in the quarter ending June 30, marking the steepest climb in 14 years, though most analysts doubt sustaining the surge.
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New York
Robert Williams
Argus Regam
Wil
Liamms
Jant Nee
Take Care In Buying Shoes
A shopper safety guide stresses trying on shoes with planned wear in mind. Do not buy after a long day, check fit in the intended socks, consider stretch limits, and test sizes up or down. Use shoe trees and protect suede. ensure reversibility of insoles before buying.
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Harrison
Rationing Signs and Empty Bins Rear Weekend Shoppers
Shoppers faced rationing signs and empty counters as supermarkets struggled to meet weekend demand for beef. The Associated Press notes limited purchases, with 79,000 cattle slaughtered Friday vs 104,000 previous week, amid ongoing price controls and shifts to custom slaughter. Stores report scarce steak while meat plants close or reduce output.
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
R.W. Wilks
A&p
Atlanta
Kerr-McGee Sets Coal Agreement for 550MW Plant
Kerr-McGee Corp of Oklahoma City announced a long term contract to supply coal to Central Louisiana Electric Company. The 30 year fuel supply covers a 550 megawatt power plant planned by the Louisiana utility.
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Oklahoma City
Kerr-McGee Corp
Central Louisiana Electric Company
Kerr-McGee
Central Louisiana Electric
Four Women Die On State Roads In Oklahoma County
Three women were killed when their car plunged off a highway and landed upside down in the North Canadian River in Oklahoma County. Identified victims are Brenda Sue Smith 28 of Moore Zylphia Lee Wells 29 of Midwest City and Marilyn Latham 28 of Norman.
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Associated Press
Canadian River
Oklahoma County
Brenda Sue Smith
Moore
Zylphia Lee Wells
Midwest City
Marilyn ‘Latham
Norman
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