Pontotoc County Pecan Show Attracts Many Entries
The Pontotoc County pecan and pecan foods show opened with over a hundred entries by 9 am at the Herndon Building Ada. Exhibits include pecans, black walnuts and foods with blue ribbons to be shown at the state show in Stillwater on December 13. The event is sponsored by First National Bank and Trust Co and Oklahoma State Bank of Ada.
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Pontotoc County
Herndon
South Townsend
Ada
First National Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma State Bank of
L. W. Cheek
C. H. Hailey
Nolen Dyer
Richard
Roff
Marjorie Soutee
Richard Soutee
Range Conservation Stamp Set for Issuance by Post Office Dept
Rank conservation leaders anticipate the first world range conservation postage stamp issued by the Post Office Department in Salt Lake City Utah. The 4 cent stamp in three colors debuts February 2 at the American Society of Range Management meeting and goes on sale February 3. It features Trail Boss by Charles Russell and a modern range conservation scene.
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Post Office
Salt Lake City
Utah
C. C. Buxton
Pontotoc
Mous
Charles Russell
Hills Of Rockum Sack Hunter Recalls Harsh Arkansas Winters
The old time hunter L. N. Skaggs recalls brutal winters in the Arkansas mountains. Around Ten Acre Rock his tale unfolds at a foxhound gathering as frost and freezing creeks set the scene for his rugged memories.
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Ten Acre Rock
L. N. Skaggs
Arkansas
Rack’um Sack
Skaggs
Pioneer Mountain Man Recalls Harsh Winter Ordeal
A rugged speaker recounts brutal winter nights with trees shattering under ice and creeks turning solid enough for wagon travel to the outside world. The narrative preserves his distinctive frontier speech as the story continues on page two.
Cotton Growers Vote On Quotas On December 13
Cotton growers will vote December 13 in a referendum to decide on marketing quotas for the 1961 upland cotton crop. Chairman Guy Pegg of the county Agr Stabilization and Conservation committee announced the plan, noting quotas would mark the eighth straight year of use.
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Guy Pegg
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Galley-Wanting Around The County
Local notes record social visits shopping trips and family movements across Ada Stonewall and surrounding towns. Entries mention Mrs Don Weller Christy Mrs E O Humphers Lloyd Lynch Curtis Winton and families plus multiple visits to the Shellenbergers Brady and Phillip families during a period in Ada and nearby communities. deer hunting trips and a tonsillectomy highlight the everyday news.
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Don Weller
Christy
Ada
E. 0. Humphers
Lloyd Lynch
Mrs. Curtis
Lloyd
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U. S. Post Office Department
W. L. Knickmeyer
By Eric Allen
Jesse
E. 0
Humphers
Randy Curtis
W. E. Winton
Mrs. Brooks
Bill Foster
Tuttle
William Shellenberger
Foster
Mrs. Earl Hough
Stonewall
Floyd Underhill
Johnny Daniel
Hank Brady
The
Bradys
Marshall McGhee
Morris
L. D. Brady
Deaborn Weller
Joe Weller
Lance Brady
R. V. Brady
Valley View Hospital
Dustin
Eldon Humphers
Pueblo
Colo
Mrs
E.O. Humphers
Eldon Sawyers
Kaye Phillips
Harden City
Max Thomas
Atoka
Mrs. Estes
Roy Holder
Dean Weller
Pat Holder
Wellers
Pat
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