The Migration Continues In Rural Oklahoma
The U S Agriculture Department reports Oklahoma lost 1 000 farms in 1972 reducing total farms from 89 000 to 88 000 while average farm size rose to about 420 acres. Total farm land fell by 500 000 acres from 37 500 000 to 37 000 000. The piece warns that fewer owners control land, absentee holdings rise, and economic forces push farms to grow larger while driving people to towns for jobs and services.
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U.S. Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
The Family Lawyer and the Life Care Gamble
An elderly widower signed a lifetime care contract with a retirement home, trading all possessions for lifelong care. After his death, the family challenged the deal as gambling, but courts upheld it similar to an insurance policy, noting both sides understood the arrangement.
Texaco starts heating oil rationing across four states
Washington report says Texaco, the largest oil marketer, begins rationing or sharply reducing No 6 heating oil deliveries in New Jersey Maryland Delaware and the Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania. The Post added Massachusetts will see allocations as Texaco supplies about 35 percent of local heating oil.
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Washington
Texaco, Inc
Washington Post
Texaco
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
the Post
Massachusetts
Itsachusetts
Francis W
Fost
Trinidad
Strayed in the End by Connie Nelson
A reflective verse about small acts of kindness and their power to ease burdens. The poem contrasts minor gestures with grand praise, urging simple courtesy as a path to uplift others and honor a higher care. It weaves moral anecdotes and character sketches to stress everyday mercy.
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Connie Nelson
Weary Yet Hopeful: County Newsroom Garbles Weather Mood
A fragmented column muses on why locals look tired and wary, citing taxes, weather, and rising stress. It blends reflections on daily life, seasonality, and small town sports as Punchlines and glimpses of community spirit amid shared fatigue. Local basketball chatter underscores enduring fan loyalty despite rough times.
Allen Community Welcomes New Doctor Dr John Oglesbee
Dr John Oglesbee announces start of medical practice in Allen on February 5, becoming the town's sole physician. He succeeds the late Dr Lloyd Soper and will operate temporarily at Ballard Manor Nursing Home while planning a full clinic. Born in Muskogee, he studied at East Central and Oklahoma University Medical School, with an internship at Baptist Memorial Hospital. he and his wife Patsy have four children.
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John Oglesbee
Allen
Oglebee
Lloyd Soper
Oglesbee
Ballard Manor Nursing Home
Muskogee
East Central
Oklahoma University Medical School
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City
Patsy
Eagle killings linger as NFWA seeks action on grazing licenses
The National Wildlife Federation filed two Intervention and Protest petitions against two Wyoming and Colorado ranchers tied to helicopter eagle slayings. Dean Visintainer pled guilty to five golden eagles and faces a $1,700 fine. Herman Werner is charged with 364 eagle killings and awaits legal updates as NWF argues grazing licenses should be suspended or revoked under the Taylor Grazing Act and Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act amendments.
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Colorado
Wyoming
National Wildlife Federation
Dean Visintainer
Craig
Cole
Herman Werner
Casper
Wyo
Werner
James Wogan
Vogan
Wisintainer
NWF
Eagle
Moen
Rawlins
Grazing District Advisory Board
Bureau of Land Management
Winer
Craig Cole
Robert Kennan Jr
Kennan
Kennen
Secretary of the Interior
Coventry's rebirth through forgiveness and renewal
A reflection on Coventry after World War II describing the old cathedral remains and the new St Michael’s, the Coventry cross, and an inscription Father, forgive. It contrasts Hitler’s Coventrate with the city’s message of love and divine renewal. It cites Ezekiel’s prophecy of inner rebirth and emphasizes forgiveness plus new spirit as essential to salvation.
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Hitler
Coventry
St. Michael
St. Michael's
Jesus Christ
Judah
Ezekiel
Beekiel
Cecil Smith Wins Long Legal Fight
Oklahoma City AP The State Personnel Board unanimously ordered the Corporation Commission to reinstate Cecil Smith of Ada and pay him about $9,000 for the years since his firing for alleging illegal political activity. Smith, former Ada chief of police, had filed the long legal bid since 1971, a case now seen as potentially landmark for state limits on political activity by public employers.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Cecil Smith
Ada
State Personnel Board
District Court
Smith
Lewis M. Watson
The
Commission
Ray ©. Jones
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
County Roads Crushed By Ice Storms
County officials estimate Pontotoc County road damage in the millions after severe ice storms. Civil Defense and governor’s office seek OEP help to declare disaster. possible 100 percent relief if approved. Ada streets report over $50,000 in slurry seal damage. state highways also facing high costs amid ongoing field surveys and slow progress.
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Gray
Portotoc County
Stratford Duke
Southeastern
Oklahoma
State Civil Defense Agency
Pontetoc County
Duke
Civil Defense
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Washington, D.C
OEF
Ada
Jim Cook
Haskins
Goad
Courts House
Johnson
Pantoloc County
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Withi
Johnson Geass
Emerson
Wilfred A. Peterson
Pontostoc County
Oy Lawrence Walthouse
Long Legal
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