Sawmill Operator Beats Tough Times in Country Industry
J A Kelley of Lightning Ridge runs a small local sawmill now in its 19th year after shifting from farming when the New Deal era AAA checks ended. He rents from a mortgage firm, keeps one helper, and proclaims independence by producing more lumber than the farm did, handling logs with skill and patience.
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Y W. L
J. A. Kelley
Lightning Ridge
Kelley
Lawn
Mortgage Company
Keith
Luy
Jesse Folks Move to Save Schoolhouse
In Jesse, amid the county Christmas party, residents fear losing the now-consolidated schoolhouse. Stonewall supt D J Duke outlined legal steps to preserve funding for community use, with a January meeting set to arrange details. Former residents returned for the event, sharing memories and council aims.
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Jesse
Stonewall
D. J. Duke
Indian Territory
Tom Henson
Anna
Grace Holcomb
N.C. Nix
Ada
Bill Aulen
Fittstown
Billy Ruthvene
Gaco
Beverly
Bert McGehee
John Prater
Harden City
Gladys Zeeck
Oklahoma City
Clarence Prince
Lyon Whittington
Eunice
N.M
Audit of Pontotoc County Treasurer’s Books Completed
State Examiner and Inspector reports to Weekly News that the Pontotoc County Treasurer Virgil Hunt's books for Aug 1 1956 to Aug 31 1957 were audited under HB 602. Cash and bank deposits were verified, receipts and disbursements balanced, and subsidiary lenders aligned with the general ledger.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Virgil Hunt
W. A. Bodine
Broomweed Edges State Pastures In Oklahoma Study
Oklahoma agronomist Harry Elwell reported at the North Central Weed Control Conference that broomweed in representative pastures from Grady County to Osage County averaged 2,364 pounds of dry matter per acre, leaving only about 490 pounds of grass. Pastures not grazed May 1 to Oct 15 yielded 2,474 pounds of grass and 537 pounds of weeds per acre. Text notes dry weight and that broomweed spread with favorable rainfall after drought years.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Isora
Oklahoma Research Agronomist
Harry Elwell
North Central
Des Moines
Jows
Elwell
Grady County
Osage
Alahorma
Valley View Receives 500 In Memory Of Noted Doctor
Oklahoma City woman Mrs. Robbie Dee Mason donated 500 in memory of her husband Dr. Edward C. Mason, a University of Oklahoma medical faculty member, to Valley View Hospital. Administrator Celeste Kemler says funds will be used for needed equipment after a staff conference, with plans for annual gifts on Dr. Mason’s birthday.
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Valley View
Oklahoma City
Valley View Hospital
Oklahoma
Robbie Dee Mason
Edward C. Mason
Ifatment
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
Dr. Mason
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Kelsey
Sawyer
Helper
Stonewall Board
Larry Miller
Smoky
Robert Wayne
Weekly
W. L. Knickmeyer
J.C. Boring
Pecan Grove
Boring
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