Club Leader At McLish Shapes 4-H Boys By Example
Principal B. L. Parnell at McLish High School leads the local 4-H club with a quiet influence that changes his students. His method is simple and overlooked yet deeply affecting, turning a group of boys into steadier, more thoughtful individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Pannell
McLish 4-H
Jerry Brents
Sanders Mitchell
Hampshire
McLish
B. L. Parnell
McLish High School
Weather forecast myth busted by Stillwater rainfall study
The Weekly office quotes Oklahoma A and M meteorology head Professor William E. Hardy saying a dry 1954 does not guarantee another dry year. Stillwater data from 1893 onward suggest 1955 could be near normal or wetter, though apply only to Stillwater and nearby areas, not Pontotoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Hardy
Department of
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater
Hardy
Pontotoc County
Identifying Cuts Of Meat Will Be Job for 4-H Girls
A market scene shifts as 4-H girls learn to identify meat cuts. The text frames shopping with labeled chops steaks and roasts, then imagines a changed display still neatly packaged for consumer education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Ex Wilsonite Resident of City Zoo
Lincoln Park zoo in Oklahoma City hosts a former Wilson resident named Buzzard the Buzzy, a family pet now living in a cage for the first time. The piece notes his dejected look and presence with an eagle, reflecting a reluctant but permanent relocation.
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Wilson
Lincoln Park Zoo
Oklahoma City
Buzzy Buzzard
Morrisons
Honor Guests Fail To Show Dinner Goes On Anyway
FRISCO The Frisco Home Demonstration Club honored monthly anniversaries with a party on Feb 19 for the 32nd wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Schley Stegall. The Stegalls did not attend and their absence became the talk of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley Stegalls
Frisco
Miss Own
Schley Stegall
Stegalls
Spann Named to Oklahoma Economic Development Board
Ada car dealer Orval Spann was appointed by Gov. Raymond Gary to a 25 member Economic Development Commission. The panel will advise the governor and the Department of Commerce and Industry and oversee planning and coordination of Oklahoma's economic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Car Dealer
Economic Development Commission
Orval Spann
Ada Car
Raymond Gary
State Department of Commerce and Industry
Oklahoma
Honor student Thompson named to Oklahoma A&M President's List
Claude C. Thompson, a freshman in the School of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma A&M College, is among 81 students named to the President's List of Distinguished Students for the first semester. The honor requires at least 15 college hours and straight A's.
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Stillwater
Claude C. Thompson
Allen
Oklahoma A&m College
A’s. Thompson
4-H Cattle Grading School and Contest Set for Feb 28
Pontotoc County 4-H boys meet Monday at 1 p m for the fifth annual Cattle Grading School at Reeves Packing Plant Ada. Fifteen head of cattle provided with five used as lab models and five for the contest. Clyde M Reed of Stillwater Oklahoma A M College to explain grading factors before scoring the remaining cattle. Slaughter grades range prime to canner. stocker and feeder grades from fancy to inferior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Reeves Packing Plant
Ada
Clyde M. Reed
Stillwater
Oklahoma A&m College
Reed
County FFA Chapters Take Stock of Year’s Activities
Pontotoc County Future Farmers of America chapters in Vanoss Roff Allen and Latta totaling 166 members measured yearly progress during FFA week. Vanoss led with 64 members and a 350 person banquest. $43 391 15 invested in projects and $10 700 81 income.
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FFA
Pontotoc County
Vanoss
Roff
Allen
Latta
N. L. Hensley
Vaness Fha
Vaness
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B.L. Pannell
Pannell
Pannel
Cattleman’s Choice
Larry Large
Eldon Flinn
Bill Corbin
4-H
Larry
Eldon
Bill
Carlton Corbin
Stoneybroke Ranch
Corbin
W. L. Knickmeyer
Aroun
Parnell
Weatherman
City Zoo
Colmun
Pig
Tut Roberts
Ada Job
Pet Parker
Jesse
Mary
Highway 31
Everbody
Roberts
Tut
The
Four
County Coyotes
John Brents
Fittstown
Brents
Coney Island
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