Feeder Sale Opens Ada Stocker Series With Big Sale
About 1,700 head of cattle sold over four and a half days at Ada Livestock Auction for a total of 200000. Top steel calves load from W E Harry ranch sold to an Iowa buyer for 30 75, top heifers from Theo Cash ranch to an Illinois buyer for 23. Cattle came mostly from nearby areas with one load from Dublin Texas. After sale cattle shipped to feedlots in Illinois Iowa and Indiana. Armour and Co was the heaviest buyer. Three more stocker and feeder sales are planned for the first Friday of the next three months.
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Ada
W. E. Harry
Iowa
Theo Cash
Illinois
Armour & Co
Les Coming
Farm Home Conference Inspires Latta Women
Latta residents Mrs C E Brady and Mrs Ruby Kendrick led Pontotoc County participants at the Stillwater Farm Home Conference. Attendees enjoyed inspirational talks, home improvement courses, nine meals, and a talent show by local women.
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Latta
C.E. Brady
Ruby Kendrick
Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Lulu Sow Chews Boy
Bobby Ross, 12, visited his father in Oklahoma City and entered a pig pen. A sow and her litter attacked him until D R Chock Clifford arrived, freeing the boy. He was treated at Valley View Hospital for a compound fracture of the right arm and bite injuries.
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Bobby
Oklahoma City
A. C. Ross
D. R
Clifford
Valley View Hospital
Deliberate pasture fires hit ranchlands along State Highway 99
A two mile pasture strip on both sides of SH 99 burned Friday on Shipe O Neal and Jordan ranches with authorities deeming the fires deliberate. It marks the second such incident in a month after a July SH 12 blaze damaging Harvey and Cummings land. The sheriff’s office pursues suspects as grazing land suffers erosion risk.
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Shipe, O'Neal and Jordan
Harmon Ebey
SH 12
Harvey
Sheriff's Office
Ada Rodeo Opens With Thrills and Veteran Stars
The 23rd Ada Rodeo kicked off before packed bleachers with the grand entry and national anthem. Freckles Brown won day money in bareback riding, Buster Ivory topped saddle bronc on Big and Fast, and Dale Youree led calf roping with 15.0 seconds. Sonny Davis posted 18.6 seconds in rope work, Ike Rude drew cheers for returning from California at age 65 to rope, while Truitt and Proctor also impressed in doggin and steer events.
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Judy O'Neal
Freckles Brown
Lawton
Buster Ivory
Pampa
Tex
Dale Youree
Addington
Oklo
Sonny Davis
Kenna
N.M
Ike Rude
California
Rude
Truitt
Dick Truitt
Stonewall
Cotton Proctor
Belton
Ferdinand Takes Fall At Ada Rodeo Front Street Scene
Ferdinand the Ada Rodeo steer spent Sunday afternoon lying on its side after tripping near the Smiths pasture. The unofficial event left Ferdinand with a bent horn and ear while six men righted him and moved the canvas steer to town at Main and Broadway for display.
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Ahil
Oso
Ferdinand
Douglas Smith
Doug Smith
Smith
Main and
Broadway
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Dublin
Texas
Indiana
Wesley Brantley
Bis
Lulu
Bobby Ross
John Qualls
Summers Chapel Poultryman
Highway 13
Rodeo
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