Tulsa State Fair 1966 Opens With Large 4 H Entries
Youth focus drives Tulsa State Fair as 4 H and FFA entries pour in for beef and dairy cattle sheep swine horses and more. Ten days Sept 30 to Oct 9 feature market breeding classes junior auctions with premiums over 58 thousand dollars in 1965 and special graded cattle instruction sessions with over 400 prizes.
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FFA
USDA
Tulsa Stockyards and Livestock Commission
Tulsa Fair
Ferminine 4-H
Ten County Women Attend Conference
Ten Pontotoc County women joined about 1,400 homemakers at the 49th Annual Homemakers Conference in Stillwater last week. Speakers included Governor Henry Bellmon and OSU president Dr. Robert B. Kamm. nine short courses were offered from landscaping to family mental health. Ada talent provided entertainment.
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Kathy Garner
Pontoice County
Stillwater
Oklahoma Extension Homemaker’s Council
Horace Wood
Marlowe
Mary Brown
Qahlequah
Otto Hilbert
Walters
Oklahoma
Robert B. Kamm
OSU
Joan Gilmore
The
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Times
Julie Blakely
Tulsa World
Walda Stephens
Pontotoc County
Guy Logsdon
Ada
Southwest
Becky Taylor
Ferron Oliver San
Jessie Bell DeMoss
Aun McCullar
G. W. Crosson
Simon Yount
Clyde Casady
Norman Folger
Robert Garner
A. B. King
Moody Construction Low Bid On Leader Creek Watershed Sites
The Moody Construction Co of Pauls Valley submitted the lowest bid of 83 205 50 on two Leader Creek watershed sites No 21 and 24, north of Lula, part of nine structures planned. The engineer estimates were 91 074 49. Five other firms also bid. The two sites lie on acreage owned by Jessie Wofford E J Kalmar and the Whisenhunt Estate.
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Moody Construction Co
Pauls Valley
Leader Creek
Lula
Jessie Wofford
E. J. Kalmar
Whisenhunt
Stonewall to Vote on Water Bond Issue in August
Stonewall citizens will vote August 23 on a 246000 bond issue to upgrade the town water system. Plans include iron removal and conditioning plant, a 100000 gallon clear well, new distribution lines, fire hydrants, and meters to charge by use. Mayor F E Groves cites high iron content as a driver.
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Stonewall
F. E. Groves
Ralph Delaney
Ada
Horace Golden
Delaney Organization
Groves
Golden
Union Valley
Pepper Joins Ada Guidance Center Staff
Dr. Sidney Pepper, 40, has joined the Ada Guidance Center as a full time psychologist under Pon totoc County Health Department. He earned his doctorate from the University of Oklahoma and will help build the East Central Regional Guidance Center with Dr. James Mathis, Dr. Roy Maxwell, Mel Price, and Jim Welch. Pepper specializes in emotionally disturbed children and the center serves all residents seeking treatment.
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Sidney Pepper
West 19Th
Pontotoc County
James Mathis
Roy Maxwell
Mel Price
Jim Welch
Maxwell Sait
Pepper
Iment
Maxwell
Stratford Boy Hurt In SH 61 Mishap
Ernest Shreffler, 17, Route 2 Stratford, sustained abrasions and lacerations at 7 a.m. when the motorcycle he rode struck a calf on SH 61. He was listed in fair condition at Valley View.
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Stratford
Ernest Shreffler
Route 2
Valley View
Lemon Delight Recipe From Dandridge Family
While employed at Kerr McGee Mr and Mrs Dandridge toured the south living near Warm Springs Georgia. They obtained a lemon dessert recipe at the Little White House for patients and locals a light summer dish served with whipped cream. Ingredients include lemon jello gelatin milk lemon juice rind sugar salt and gelatin with chilling and whipping steps yielding 16 servings.
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Dandridge
Kerr-McGee of Co
Cordell
Roosevelt
Little White House
Warm Springs
Dandridges
Georgia Hall
Outlaw Golf Clubs as Lethal Weapons Proposal
A satirical editorial cites a column about banning golf clubs as weapons. It argues for nationwide registration, age restrictions, and tracking serial numbers, framing the issue as a response to violent use and urging public support for regulation. The piece mocks overly strict gun controls while imagining golf clubs treated as interstate contraband.
Quarter Horse Sale Planned To Begin Friday
One of the world’s biggest quarter horse sales starts Friday and Saturday at the Ada Quarter Horse Sales, three miles northwest of Ada on SH 13. Pete Winters and A W Huebsch co-own the sale with 400 top horses from 130 consignors across ten states. Auctions run daily from 10 a.m. with Dean Parker and Tom Caldwell as auctioneers. about 2,000 people are expected to attend.
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Ada
SH 13
Pete Winters
A. W. Huebsch
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Wyoming
Kansas
Iowa
New Mexico
Colorado
Arkansas
States
Dean Parker
Roseville
Calif
Tom Caldwell
Ontario
Horse Explosion True Or False in 1959 Census
The piece questions the scope of America's horse population growth since the 1959 census and cites estimates for registered quarter horses. Oklahoma ranks third with 33,970, Texas leads with 95,486 and California follows. Ada 4-Hers push horse industry notes as 2,955,256 horses and mules were found on U.S. farms in 1959.
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America
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Pontotoc County
Pete Winters
Ada
Winters
U.S
Ada City Council Debates Purchasing Policy Changes
Ada city council meets in a routine session to debate an amendment to setback regulations for unattached residential structures. The panel considers a $100 monthly rise in urban planning services from the University of Oklahoma, effective Sept. 1, and discusses bids on plumbing supplies from Pioneer and U S Supply. Council members seek local sourcing options, with Gladstein Co as a potential home supplier.
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George Gurley
Ada
J. B. Davidson
University of Oklahoma
Dale Hougas
Floyd Haynes
Pioneer
U.S
Hougas
Roy Sneed
Haynes
Work On 48 Is Under Way
Heavy rains aid rapid progress on the 10 2 mile gap of State Highway 48 from Kalihoma area to Tupelo. State highway commissioner Truman Branscum visited and pledged a bituminous surface. State funds total 175000 with county share disputes looming over 14545.
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Truman Branscum
Pontotoc
Coal
Kalihoma Indian
Tupelo
Allen
Dave Gray
Fontetoe
Archie Angel
Coal County
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Tulsa
Robert Alexander Perry
Don Cook
Ada Guidance Center
Bob Munger
Baltimore
Jevet
Ione
Guizes
Nuff
City Council
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