Soap market trends spark debate on detergents comeback
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department researchers say soaps may rebound if detergents fail to penetrate the bar soap market. Synthetic detergents have captured much of the market since World War I, with soap sales around 2.9 billion pounds in 1950 dropping to 1.1 billion by the late 1960s. The ERS notes fat and oil demand fell as soap displaced by detergents, with tallow use declining 56 percent from 1950 to 1970 and stabilizing near 0.6 billion pounds annually. Continued on page 3.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Soap and Detergent Association
Economic Research Service
ERS
Aito
Oklahoma teens swipe state flag to Chicago trip
Two teenagers from Oklahoma City and Carmen took a torn flag from the Capitol to replace it with a better one at the governor's mansion. They planned to return the flag if the governor objected, while the 4 H delegates prepared to depart for Chicago.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Rode Moesel
Ted Weber
Carmen
State Capitol
Oklahoma
Chicago
George Nigh
Moesel
Weber
Capitol
New Telephone Directories For Five Towns Soon
New directories will reach Ada Coalgate Roff Stratford and Tupelo by Friday. Southwestern Bell manager Ron Crainshaw says five white page sections will be separate while yellow pages merge. A total of 27000 directories ordered. delivery by private contractor in a few days. Ada up 639 phones year over year. Roff 35 Coal gate 78 Stratford 108 Tupelo 3. Cover honors Oklahoma water resources progress with a dawning on an Oklahoma lake.
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Ada
Coalgate
Roff, Stratford
Tupelo
Ron Crainshaw
Southwestern Bell
Crainshaw
Roff
Stratford
Oklahoma
Bill Burpo Named New Co op Manager in OK
E. VY. Loomis, longtime manager of the People's Electric Co op, was honored at a retirement party in the Oklahoma Room of the East Central Student Union. Bill Burpo, his assistant, succeeds Loomis as manager while Burpo has served four years with the co op. About 90 attendees, including employees and spouses, attended the event.
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E. VY. Loomis
People’s Electric Co-op
Oklahoma
East Central Student Union
Loomis
Bill Burpo
Burpo
People’s Electric Here
Food costs for children rise with age says USDA
The Agriculture Department estimates feeding 9 girls from infancy to 18 costs about 8300 and 8908 for a boy, with costs increasing as children grow. A family with two schoolchildren may spend around 2100 yearly on food for the children, and a four-child household could reach 30000 to 32000 for the period.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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