Around The County Happenings With Local Families and Guests
Kimmel were luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. B F Gurley and Sunday they had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Dude Fennel. Mrs L M Webster and Wylie visited Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel. Mrs Libble Jones had four of her children visit her Sunday. They were Mr. and Mrs Marion Jones Wynnewood Mrs Daisy Harmon and children Mrs Meta Tomlinson and children Wynnewood and Mr and Mrs Calvin Jones and children Oklahoma City Mr and Mrs Edd Coffey and sons visited Mr and Mrs Lloyd Melltoy Wednesday night. Marylin and Mary Ray spent Saturday with their grandparents Mr and Mrs John Ray Mr and Mrs Bob Dennis Norman came Friday night to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs Roy Cantwell. Other visitors were Mr and Mrs Leroy Cantwell and children Ada Mrs Roy Cantwell visited Mrs Dossan Wednesday evening. Mrs Ed Coffey and Mrs Perriman attended the Home Demonstration achievement meeting in Ada Friday. Mrs Roy Glasgow Mrs A J McCullac and Mrs Perriman attended a party at the home of Mrs Charles Floyd in Latta last Tuesday afternoon. Mel McCullar and Mrs Perriman attended a coffee in Aday Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libble Jones
Marion Jones
Wynnewood
Daisy Harmon
Meta ‘Tomlinson
Calvin Jones
Oklahoma City
Bob Dennis
Norman
Roy Cantwell
Leroy Cantwell
Ada
Dossan
Ed Coffey
Perriman
Roy Glasgow
A. J. McCullac
Perrman
Charles Floyd
Latta
Mel. McCullar
Mrs. Perriman
Aday
Bob ‘Davis
John Davis
Carl Stephen
Local Christmas Event and Community Notes in Sulphur
Lawrence news records a weekend of visiting family in Sulphur and Ada including Gipson Ward and Driver families. The Lawrence School space is decorated for Christmas with poems and Madonnas in the upper grades. Paulette Greenwood returns to school after illness and 30 percent of students attended Sunday school on Dec. 3. Dale Cooper celebrated a ninth birthday. regional travel includes Norman and Oklahoma City. Read the News Wantads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence School
Faily
Paulette Greenwood
Ada Livestock Market Sees Steady Trade Amid Receipts
Ada Livestock Auction reports steady to slang market with 1,300 receipts, 300 sellers and 125 buyers. Cattle show ranges from 10 to 26 dollars for various cow types and calves, stockers and feeders quoted up to 29 dollars, hogs 15 to 16 dollars for 300 to 500 pounds. Oklahoma City price board lists cash wheat near 1.86 to 1.88, broilers at 14-19 cents live weight, fowl and butter values broadly steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADA
Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture Today
Alva
Altus
Blackwell
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Guyman
Hennessey
Hobart
Medford
Kingfisher
Okeene
Watorga
Yukon
Frederick
City Council Debates City Hall Move and Traffic Study
Davidson notes Chamber pays rent. health department partially city funded. Discussion on consolidating offices at City Hall and possible use of Hill-Burton funds. Ordnance for property sale required. appraisals authorized. Bill McCurdy to lead city funded traffic study with federal pass through funds. Zone extensions approved for C-2 area and Kirby Addition eastward. Street and Alley funds $1,674,358 state and $8401.92 airport revenue allocated to Maintenance and Operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Chamber of Commerce
Health Department
Carl Mayhall
City Hall
Dave Howe
Earl Parker
Yagel
Bill McCurdy
Bureau of Public Roads
Oklahoma State Highway Commission
Parker
Mayhall
Bonar
Howe
Shirley
Metropolitan Planning Commission
15Th Street
Townsend
Broadway
Baptist and Methods Churches
East 12Th Street
Kirby
Harvey Ave
Family of Mrs Pederson Faces Loss After Tractor Crash
Fire continues as article notes Mrs Pederson, longtime correspondent with the WEEKLY, has six children. Four are students at Vaness, and two sons are in the service. Her husband was killed years ago in a tractor accident near home. She and the children are staying with neighbors.
Angus Place In Show At Stith International Livestock Event
Angus steers dominated the Stith International Livestock show in Chicago, winning three of four major interbreed steer grand championships including the individual steer. Angus calves topped the carlot and junior feeding contest entries and claimed reserve grand honors in several divisions. George Edwards, a veteran herdsman, led the 993 pound Star of the 1961 International, a record showing for the Angus breed. The sale featured top prices with the champion calf selling for 14 per pound to Pleasure Chest of Steaks, Stock Yards Packing Chicago, and other Angus entries fetching 43 and 83 per cw in auctions amid strong demand for beef quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stith International Livestock
Chicago
George Edwards
Laws State University of Ames
Lawa
Edwards
Pleasure Chest of Steaks
Stock Yards Packing] Company
John Williams Angus
Ab Odebolt
Jawa
Peterson and Brechler
Lock
Towa
John Drayton
Wood Lake
Neb
Tolden J. Burg
Scigta
Plagster Brothers
Harry Mary
Mineral Point
Wis
Lanny Gibson
Fayette
Angus
Harvey Hartter
Carlock, al
Leonard Brecht
Blairstown
Town
Angus Champions and Reserve Champions Noted Across Divisions
The junior division presented a junior yearling Angus from Jack Kreycik of Wood Lake Nebraska as champion. Dennis Gebert of Granville Iowa exhibited the reserve champion Angus steer, a senior calf from Hyland Angus Ranch in Highmore South Dakota. The reserve champion Angus sire of the International came from the University of Georgia Athens pairing as a junior yearling entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus
Jack Kreycik
Wood Lake
Neb
Dennis Gebert
Granville
Iowa
Hyland Angus, Ranch
Highmore
South
Dakota
Angus Siver
Uni
Georgia
Athens
Annual Angus Meet Draws Record Crowd in Chicago
Angus breeders from across the nation attended the American Angus Association annual meeting and banquet during the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. George W. Graham of Wichita Falls was elected president. new directors include W J Harrer Helena J Flynn W Stewart and J C McLean. The Blacks captured major interbreed awards as the association reported 265,622 purebred Angus calves, up 13.8 percent from 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Angus Association
Association
Chicago
St Joseph
Déle!Tates
George W. Graham
Wichita’ Falls
Tex
Graham
National Angus Organization
James R. Hancock
New Franklin
Cattlemen’s Group
Allan A. Ryan
Rhinebeck
Nly
James H. Quisenberry Jr
Winchester
W. J. Harrer
Hélena
Monk
Flynn W. Stewart
Wichita, Falls, Te
J. C. McLean
Quincy
Ill
Pie Supper Planned by Lovelady Community
Lovelady sponsors a benefit pie supper at the community building on Saturday night. The auction begins at 7:20 p.m. Don Taylor serves as auctioneer. Proceeds go to the community Christmas Tree fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovelady Community
Don Taylor
Hailey Endorses Pole Type Sheds As Most Economical
County agent Cy Hailey promotes pole type construction for machinery storage sheds as the cheapest option. An example shed shows variable lengths in 12 foot units with 1 foot six inch clearances. Concrete masonry walls are advised for the shop. a prefabricated chimney may replace a masonry one. The door spans 14 feet and the clear span roof suits low wind snow loads. drawings cover higher loads up to 30 psf and winds to 75 mph. Contact the county agent for working drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Hailey
Students Trial Calf Project Highlights Young Farmers
Rodney Hall buys four steers at Ada sale barn with bank-financed funds for price and feeding costs. Gail, the only girl, runs four steers, funded by her father, feeding corn mixed with oats and hay. Ronnie Jared, Frank and Tom Crabtree also finance via fathers, weighing and grading results vary by calf, with each using different feeds and schedules as they treat it as a business venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Hall
Ada Sale
Rodney
Gail
Ronnie Jared
Ronnie
Frank
Tom Crabtree
Tomswo
Black
Longtime Stonewall farmer obituary notes family ties
Longtime Collins, Glove, Ariz., resident and Mrs. Henry Stillwell of Phoenix, Ariz., leave five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A member of Stonewall Lodge No. 113 AF&AM, he will lie in state at First Methodist Church Stonewall with Rev. Robert Bullock officiating Saturday. Pallbearers include Simon Patton John Daniel Homer Barnes Homer Herion and Vance Minor. Smith Funeral Home directing burial in Stonewall Cemetery.
Rancher Seeks Efficient Seeding For K R Bluestem Grass
The article discusses planting K R Bluestem, a warm season perennial grass, on eroded ranch land. It notes rapid growth on prepared sites with complete fertilization, high grazing and harvest value, and the need for long term erosion control practices amidst overgrazing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. R
Ing
SCS
R. Bluestem
Kenneth Yoakum
Five Speeding Cases Go To Municipal Court
In Ada the traffic box score shows five speeding cases moved to Municipal Court in December. Five cases were filed charging J C Powell Bobby Waller Evelyn Ketfer Joe Hodges and Jerry Wayne Folger all but Hodges were fined or bonds forfeited Hodges case pending. Public drunkenness charges were filed against John Underwood and Frank Clark with fines of 14 and 12 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Powell
Bobby Waller
Evelyn Ket Fer
Joe Hodges
Jerry Wayne Folger
Hadges
John Underwood
Frank Clark
Underwood
Clark
MEWS Want Ad Seeks Items to Buy Sell or Rent FE 34493
Classified prompt invites readers to trade buy sell or rent items using a MEWS format. Includes FE 34493 reference for cataloging and response tracking. Advertises quick placement and broad scope for household goods services and real estate.
4-H Club honors and 4-H project awards list
The 4-H Club program honors high school and grade school winners in Kiwanis project achievements. Mike Tiffin of Vanoss led high school division with first place while Marvin Mitchell McLish and Tom Crabtree Stonewall earned second and third. Brooks Palmer Allen and Bill Shope Allen followed. Grade school winners included Darral Isaacs Galey first and Bill Myers Galey second. Honorary 4-H members named were Guy Shipe Harold Harp and Mrs Matt Herion. The national alumni award went to Thompson McLish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Tiffin
Vanoss
Kiwanis Project
Marvin Mitchell
McLish
Tom Crabtree
Stonewall
Brooks Palmer
Allen
Bill Shope
Darral Isaacs
Galey
Bill Myers
Richard Bailey
Francis
Earl Scroggins
Fitzhugh
Jack Sanders
Rolf
Guy’Shipe
Harold Harp
Matt Herion
United States
Shelto Bill ‘Thompson
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Edd Coffey
Marylin
Mary Ray
Mrs
John Ray
Lawrence
Martell Davis
Andrew Gipson
The
Presbyterian Church
George Ward
Travis Driver
Fred Hill
Blanchard
Ruby Coopper
James Graham
Irving, Tex
Jack Davis
Macy Jo Bridgeman
Bennie Davis
Barbars
Reagan
Old School
Virgil Medlock
Nort’ Man
Dale Cooper
Fe Schooler
Puan
Shop Euuey
Hailey
James Lucat
Roff
Marvin Laflett
Leflett
C. R. Anthony’s
James
Chevyl Malon
Vaness
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