Pontotoc County Liquor Tax Shares Totals Over Twenty Thousand
Pontotoc County five towns share 20 057.48 from alcohol tax receipts in the first full year of Oklahoma liquor sales. Ada leads with 17 155.21 followed by Allen 1 302.22 Roff 679.28 Stonewall 869.25 and Francis 29.41. Ada also collects over 3 000 in local liquor licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotac County
Oklahoma
Virgil Hunt
Ada
Pontatoc County
Allen
Roff
Stonewall
Francis
Pontotoc County
Beef performance leads at Murray State College bulls
Highest herd average in the beef performance test at Murray State College is held by eight Hereford bulls entered by Dr. Harvey Price of Ada. The Price Whitefaces clocked an average daily gain of 3.0 pounds in 12 days. Top individual is an Angus owned by Murray Corbin of Tishomingo with 3.62 pounds. Corbin also has the highest gaining Angus herd, five bulls averaging 2.85. Second high individual Angus is Carlton Corbin of Fitts Town with 3.57. Highest individual Hereford is Crall Hereford Farm of Weatherford with 3.4 pounds. Among Polled Herefords, F&F Ranch of Coalgate tops at 2.99, Blair Polled Hereford Ranch of Ada is second, Blair bull at 2.85. (Continued on Page Two)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray State College
Harvey Price
Ada
Murray Corbin
Tishomingy
Corbin
Carlton Corbin
Fitts' Town
Crall Hereford Farm
Weatherford
F&f Ranch
Coalgate
Blair
Hereford Ranch
Joe Edging
Watershed Projects Receive Cash Support
Ada area watershed boosters meeting in the Soil Conservation Office discussed a $25,000 revolving fund to secure easements for watershed work. A $1,800 initial pledge plus uncounted pledges boost funding for Upper Clear Boggy Leader Creek Muddy Boggy Sandy Creek and part of Blue River projects with WIRF plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Stratford
Coalgate
Stonewall
Allen
Ada
Ted Savage
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Uel Bumpers
Conservancy District Board of Supervisors
Ted Lehman
Okemulgee
Lehman
Tod Savage
Bumpers
Iean
Watershed Improvement Revolving Fund
WIRF
Coaligate
Jis
Upper Clear
Leader Creek
Sandy Creek
Blue River
Harral Allen
W. Check
Phil Busby
Pontotoc Country
Conservancy
McDaniel Ranch Quietly Builds Hereford Empire
Glen McDaniel runs three-unit McDaniel Hereford Ranch between Roff and Fittstown in Pontotoc County. He emphasizes constant improvement, strict culling, and no outside commercial heifers in 30 years. His herd blends commercial and registered stock, with husker Mischief sires and a focus on high quality pasture and calf crops.
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Pontotoc County
McDaniel
Highway 61
Roff and
Fittstown
Glen McDaniel
Bermuda
Cab Hernan
Roff
Glen
Husker Mischief
McDaniel Ranch
What Makes Sammy Run Causes Ada Wood To Wrecks And Fire
Ada Wood, a NEWS employee, reports a 5:35 p m traffic accident at 19th and Johnston involving Wood and Ian Porter of Route 4 Ada, with minor damage. Five minutes later a kitchen oven fire at Weed's home 708 Weed Fourth produced smoke but no blaze. A tenth accident for the month occurred at 10 p m on South Broadway when Floyd King of Roff left a parked car to rush into a business house for a typewriter and returned to find his vehicle moved.
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Sammy
Ada
Sammy Wood
Wood
Johnston
Ian Pauline Porter
Weed
Dudley Young
Adan
South Broadway
Floyd King
Roff
Broadway
Jersey Breeders Meet in Ada Conference Friday
Jersey breeders from Pontotoc and nearby counties will meet in Ada at the county courthouse on Friday February 14 to discuss breed promotion. County Agent C H Hailey expects Pete Howe of Sulphur to be guest speaker. Meeting to start at 1 p m.
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Jersey
Pontotoc
Ada
C. H. Hailey
Pete Howe
4-H Broiler Project Begins March 1 in Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc County 4-H broiler project starts March 1 with pre enrolled boys and girls. Any member may enter with any number of broilers, provided chicks hatch between March 1 and March 8 and are raised on a modern ration. Birds will be dressed May 4 and four top entries go to the show at East Central State College Student Union Ballroom. a fifth bird supports a luncheon. Thirty Ada businessmen sponsor the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Student Union
East Central State College
Sky Will Rain Tigers At Ada Airport Benefit
The EC Flying Tigers air club plans a 2:30 p.m. benefit exhibition at Ada Municipal Airport featuring 10 to 12 jumps including static line jumps and possibly a free fall by Bull Freeman. Weather will decide. winds above 15 mph will cancel.
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Ada
EC Flying Tigers
Heart Fund
John Oxford
Bull’ Freeman
Lewis Watson
SCS Awards Contract For Grassing Sites
Sealed bids on the grassing of six watershed sites on Sandy Creek were opened at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Soil Conservation Service office in Ada. J. F Blanton of Guthrie submitted the bid noted as the winning entry. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Creek
Soil Conservation Service Office
Ada
J. F Blanton
Guthrie
Local notices and visits around the county
Clinton Barbee has joined Safeway in Oklahoma City after his enlistment. At Fort Sill his wife and daughter stayed with Mr and Mrs John Reed as the Barbees moved to town to live with Mr and Mrs Sherman Farley. The piece lists hospital visits, anniversaries, church activities, and neighborhood social updates across Rosedale, Valley View Hospital, and areas like Fort Worth and Wynnewood.
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Safeway
Oklahoma City
Barbee
Fort Sill
John Reed
Sherman Farley
Rosedale
Troy Williams
Ralph Petticrew
Denton
Jess Kelly
North
Tex
Valley View Hos
Harris Methodist Hospital
Fort] Week
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Murray
Lana
Tille
Lunds
Pontotoc County Soil Conservancy District Board
Board of Supervisors
C. C. Buxton
Jim Thomas
Drexel Sales
Willard Rhynes
Bumpers and Associates
Highway 12
Fitzhugh
Eric Allen
Itchen
SCS
Homer School
Wendy Howard
Cathy Tweedy
Brooks Westbrook
Surchett
Wendy
Ari
Roff By
Mary Laseman
Clinton Barbee
Roy Davis
Valley View Hospital
Bee Durman
Dayton Morgan
Fitehigh
Gyril
Pollock
Early Brookshire
Mr. Sanders
Pollocks
Bob Simpson
Baptist Church
Ruth Sullivan
Beuigh Hathaway
Leonard Etchieson
Mabel Beecker
Margarete McDaniel
Nora Etchieson
R. O. Laseman
First Baptist Members of
Ross Baptist Church
W. M. Sanders
Ruth] Sullivan
Edna Etchieson
Rolf Group
Etchiesoo
Noble Foundation
L. H. Lasman
Wynnewood
R. C. Lasemans
Lee Bunyard
TBL
Roki Baptist Church
Beutlak
Hathaway
Grady Coston
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