Wingard Ranch Uses Jeep and Auger to Ease Workload
Cattle rancher Tobe Wingard and his wife Ruby near Fitzhugh have reduced hard labor by adopting a jeep with a two compartment hopper and an auger to distribute feed to multiple troughs. The system feeds a row of Herefords quickly, aided by a heated enclosed cab and coordinated driving. Wingard also discusses branding with a hot iron and critiquing paste dehorning, noting seasonal considerations and humane questions.
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Tobe Wingard
Fitzhugh
Wingard
Ruby
Rimbagh
Cnld
Harold
Wingard Ranch
Frisco Home Demonstration Club Anniversary Supper Fire Scene
Mrs Simon Patton reports a near disaster during the Anniversary Supper at the Frisco Home Demonstration Club. Blustery weather and a faulty heater setup led to a cracked stovepipe elbow and a falling coal stove drum, narrowly missing Mr Patton as guests gathered in the recreation room. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze while guests enjoyed hot biscuits, rolls, and cake amid the chaos.
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Simon Patton
Boda Hisan
Mr. Patton
Anthony Minor
Deadline Set for Cotton and Peanut Allotments
Ada ASC manager Bennett Sherraty says farmers must file applications for cotton and peanut allotments by February 15. The farm claiming the allotment must be the sole farm owned or operated by the owner for the year of allotment, and peanut allotments require at least two years of peanut experience in the past five years.
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ASC
Bennett Sherraty
Ada
Feruary
Sherrer
Officials Seek Aid For Water Program
Ada officials and conservation leaders met to discuss securing easements for a watershed project and funding. Chairman C Buxton opened with the need to explore new approaches as existing easements delay construction work worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Reeves from the Ada Chamber and Okmulgee officials attended to review plans and hurdles.
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Eric Allen
Ada
C. Buxton
Soil Conservation Service Office
Coalgate Chamber of Commerce
Okmulgee
Buxton
Vel Bumpers
Ada “Chamber
Commerce
Sandy Creek
Thatiay
Dave Roberts
Upper Clear Boggy Conservancy
Bumpers
Death claims Mrs Markley in Stonewall community
Mrs Pearl Markley 73 died Monday January 20 at 8 55 p m in Valley View Hospital after a week s illness She lived on a Stonewall farm then moved to town A longtime correspondent for The Ada Weekly News she loved fishing and attended the Methodist Church Services were held at 2 pm. Continued on page two.
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Mearl Gregory
Stonewall
Pearl Markey
Valley View Hospital
Markley
ADA Weekly News
Methodist Church
Stonewall Social News Soaks Up Weekend Tales
Village notes recount Reverend Pannell and Joe Kee visiting shut ins, Mrs. Lampkin’s daughter Susan recovering from a virus, Judy Ann Gerson visiting from Denver, and Mrs. Felkins’ pipes bursting after a cold snap. Visitors gather for meals, a new grandchild in the Miller family arrives at Valley View Hospital, and neighbors welcome the McMinns to Stonewall as locals swap stories and keep up with daily life.
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Stonewall
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Jack McPhedridge
Country Club Road
Jack
Wen
Mrs
Wintersmith
Wintersmith Park
Virginia Creech
Print Gray
Airs
Joe Kee
Venata Felkins
E. F.voyles
Mrs. Felkins
Frank
C. L. Gibnum
Son
Frank Bynum
C. C
Jack) Allen
Allen
Bie
Chad
Millers
Ana
Anna Trow
Will Hoggard
Velma Harlin
Odell Underhill
Mrs. McMinn
Rosa Felkins
George Lampkin
Steve Lilley
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