Hunting good in Oklahoma
Northwest Oklahoma quail and pheasant hunting runs with the bobwhite season on private land Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays and holidays through February 1. Daily quail and pheasant on public lands. Restrictions include bag limits and possession limits with a panhandle season opening December 1 and running to January 1 1974.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Game Division
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
H. G. Williamson
Northwest
Alfalfa
Grant
Harper
Kay, Woods
Woodward
Ellis County
Highway 51
Beaver
Cimarron
Texas
Sulphur Benefit Auction Planned for December 15
A county wide benefit auction will be held Saturday December 15 at 1 p.m. at the Freeman Livestock Barn north of Sulphur to raise funds for the Murray County Fair Building. Donations accepted include antiques furniture tools trailers livestock and new merchandise. Contributions are tax deductible and banks in Davis and Sulphur have special accounts for solicited funds.
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Freeman Livestock Barn
Sulphur
George Seals
H. F. Woods
O. J
Mike Hunter
Addision Walker
Don Oxford
FFA
Fair Board
Chaffin Angus Farms
Davis Or Sulphur Chamber of Commerce
County Extension Center
VoAg
Murray County Fair Building Fund
County Fair Board
Davis
Murray County Farm Bureau
Murray County Extension Homemakers Council
Sulphur Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Soil Conservation Service
Pontotoc County
SCS
N. Center
Jim Steigler
OSU
Shortage of Firewood Hits Ada Rural Area as Demand Surges
Rural Ada area residents turn to fireplaces and wood-burning stoves as trees are abundant but cutters lag behind. Tom Gasaway and Bob Peek struggle with orders, facing higher prices and a growing shortage of qualified splitters. Oak and hickory lead firewood choices, with prices rising from 14 to 20 dollars per rick.
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Tom Gasaway
Ada
Bob Peek
Peek
Gasaway
Darwin Bumpers
Granite grocer charged with adulterated meat sale
A Granite grocer, Lewis W. Cothrum of Cothrum Grocery, faced arraignment in Greer County on charges of offering adulterated meat. A state inquiry found ground beef and hamburger meat tainted with a sulphate chemical to mask inferiority, leading to destruction of remaining stock. Bond was posted and arraignment reset for 10 am November 27.
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Oklahoma City
Greer County
Department of Agriculture
Marvin H. McElrath
State of Oklahoma
Lewis W. Cothrum
Cothrum Grocery
W. B. Garrett
Cothrum
Department of Health
Animal Industries Division
McElrath
Cobrum
State Agriculture Laboratory
Gas rationing nears as energy group leans toward limits
Washington AP A Cabinet energy panel edges toward rationing as it weighs fuel saving taxes. Treasury Secretary Shultz wavers on taxes, while officials warn unlimited prices could invite windfall profits during a gasoline shortage. The group plans further discussion Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Rural development gains hinge on October funding
Washington AP reports that after the October 1973 Rural Development Act funding the Agriculture Department expects sharp increases in rural development spending this year. But approval of fiscal 1974 appropriations from the White House budget office remains uncertain and could delay program actions. The act unified USDA rural programs under one chief, with funding pending approval since 1972. An oversight hearing for January is postponed due to Secretary Earl L. Butz's schedule.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Asst
Agriculture
William Erwin
Erwin
National Conference On Rural Development
Des Moines
Iowa
USDA
White House
U.S
Congress
Senate
Earl L. Butz
More 4 H Honors Come To Oklahomans
Carl Albert named one of eight national 4 H alumni winners at the 52nd 4 H Congress in Chicago. Oklahoma delegates to the congress earn two achievement awards bringing the state total to 26. Gwen Shaw 17 Burlington receives a 600 scholarship for entomology and Ronald Quinn 18 Guymon receives a 600 scholarship for overall excellence in nine years of 4 H work.
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Chicago
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Gwen Shaw
Burlington
Cooperative Extension Service
Ford Motor Company Fund
Ronald Quinn
Guymon
Panhandle State College
Priorities Set On Diesel Fuel Allocation
Government notice extends a 60 day period during which diesel fuel allocations favor operations for fossil fuel exploration and production, farm equipment, and essential public transportation. The policy applies to middle distillate deliveries only and limits requests to actual current needs.
Pecan Food Show Scheduled for Pontotoc County
The annual Pontotoc County Pecan and Pecan Food Show will run Thursday and Friday at the Extension Center on N Broadway. Adults compete in pecan pies to candies and cookies while juniors may enter pies and quick breads in separate divisions.
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Pontotoc County
Extension Center
N. Broadway
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Panhandle
Dodd
Carroll Dodd
Okmulgee
McIntosh
Shikar-Safari International Club
Tulsa
Joe Krieger
Channel 2
George Wint
Clem Pattillo
District Five
Carl Fletcher
Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners Conference
Hot Springs
Ark
Shikar-Safari
Rangers
Mountain View
Cameron College
Guthrie
Ruby Lee Farmer
Oklahoma Redcar
Logan County
Vern R. James
Leroy Chappell
Ken Johnston
Steve Lewis
Byron Mo
By Dennis Graves
Granite
Oklahomans
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