4 H Clubs Plan Safety Programs In Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County 4 H clubs plan a safety program with about 800 members enrolled. Clubs in Roff Vanoss Allen and Pickett placed high last year in state safety competitions. Activities include accident surveys car safety checks home safety checks and pesticide checks plus school fire drills bicycle safety and safety handouts.
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Pontotoc County
Roff
Vanoss
Allen
Pickett
Pontotoc Couny
Ada Police Crackdown on Speeding to Boost City Safety
Ada officials launched a 24 hour traffic patrol crackdown with an extra patrol car and a zone system to improve city coverage. In four days with the new car, 34 violators were cited, including 13 speeders, up from 24 in the prior four days. Police emphasize obedience to laws over arrests.
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Ada
Police Department
Jim Gassaway
Homer Gosnell
Ted Sears
Sears
Cattlemen Gather at Latta Meeting and Polled Hereford Sale
About 75 cattlemen attended a Feb. 18 dinner at Latta School sponsored by the Ada Farm and Ranch Club. Norris Price chaired. Clyde Reed outlined Oklahoma feeder calf tests and a state program to recognize superior feeder calves. A new Polled Hereford association led by N. C. Bowen plans an Ada sale Feb. 27 with 13 breeders listed and notable stock expected at the Ada Livestock Auction pavilion.
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Latta School
Ada Farm and Ranch Club
Norris Price
Clyde Reed
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Extension Service
Ada Livestock Auction
Western Europe crops set record highs in 1964 65 crop year
Western Europe and Common Market nations posted high farm output in 1964 65 with Greece United Kingdom and Switzerland leading gains. Wheat production reached about 43 million metric tons, common policy controls covering about 85 percent of farm products, and December saw a unified grain price decision. The REA loan will supply electricity to 1300 new metered users in Cumming Georgia as part of rural electrification.
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Washington
Western Europe
Agricultural Department
Greece
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Western
Europe
Ucts
REA
Agriculture Department
Cumming
Ada Weekly Photo Contest Winners and County Schools
Last week Bob Stroud won for identifying an air port landing strip and a cement plant belt. This week features three county schools and readers must mail answers to Don Cook at Ada Weekly News with page eight photos for entries.
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Bob Stroud
Ada
Bob
Ideal Cement
Don Cook
Ada Weekly News
Calf Rescued After 21 Days Buried Alive
Assistant Police Chief Lester Hokit rescued a two month old calf from a hole on the W C Wigley Ranch near Fittstown after it had been missing for 21 days. The calf survived without food or water and was reunited with its mother upon release.
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Oklahoma
James Hurst
U. S
Humane Coyote Getter, Inc
Lester Hokit
W.C. Wigley Ranch
Fittstown
Hokit
Wigley
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Weckly
McPherridge
California
State Health Department
McPhetridge
Big Kitty
Jack McNutt Jr
Jack Fork Creek
N. C. Bowen
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