Dairy Tops In Automation Advances at Green Hills Farm
Green Hills Farms, owned by Wesley Brantley, showcases automation in dairy work as his 80 Jersey cows, all nearly identical, operate with minimal human input. Brantley, who still works daily, notes fewer steps and labor-saving devices, prompted by his sons' departure to the Air Force. He raises his own cows using artificial insemination and has not bought a registered cow in fifteen years.
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Green Hills Farms
Wesley Brantley
Brantley
Jersey
Air Force
Green Hills
Cy Hailey
Pontotoc County
Jaff
Model Jersey Dairy Showcases Brantley’s Modern Practices
Local dairyman Brantley continues an all weather addition at Green Hills dairy. 35 to 40 Jerseys milk daily with a 3600 gallon monthly average and 5.7 percent butterfat. Water supply comes from two creeks with upstream detention dams.
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Jersey
Brantley
Pontotoc County
Jesse
Cy Hailey
Green Hills
Jerseys
Ada School Board Plans Holiday Break For 1963 Christmas
The Ada Board of Education held a short meeting to map Christmas 1963 holidays and avoid absenteeism that would hurt state aid. Superintendent Morrison was reelected along with Ruth Collins as secretary. The board discussed kitchen equipment bids totaling 1680.75 for Hayes School and reviewed a state opinion on transferring a five acre tract from the district back to the Mayhue heirs. The land transfer remains tabled pending further discussion.
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Rex. O. Morrison
Morrison
Ruth Collins
Hayes
State Education Department
G. C. Mayhue Jr
State Department
Mayhue
Miss Collins
Roy Young
Jack Fentem
Wayne Pitt
Millard Lawson
Whooping Cranes Distinguished From Pelicans
Whooping cranes reach about five feet in height and are often confused with pelicans. Cranes fly with extended necks and long legs, whereas pelicans fly with bent necks and shorter legs.
Candlemaking Pioneer Anton Will Found Syracuse Firm
German immigrant Anton Will started a candlemaking business in Syracuse in 1855 that grew into a company now supplying candles to the Vatican. The firm’s legacy highlights early American industry and enduring international clients.
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United States
Syracuse
N.Y
Anton Will
Vatican
Easy Wax Removal From Linen Stains
A home cleaning tip explains how to remove wax from linen. First scrape wax away, then place between white blotters and use a warm iron, changing tissues as they soil. Then sponge with a grease solvent and, if color remains, apply denatured alcohol diluted with water.
Sooner Delegation OKs Rules Change
Washington Republicans and Democrats split as the House approved a rules change 235 to 196 to keep the Rules Committee at fifteen members. Support came from Albert Steed Edmondson and Wickersham, while Belcher and Jarman opposed.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Tom Steed
Ed Edmondson
Victor Wickersham
Page Belcher
John Jarman
Oklahoma Traffic Death Rate Drops in Early 1962
Oklahoma’s traffic death rate fell five percent in the first nine months of 1962 while total miles driven rose by 500 million as Oklahomans logged more roadway travel.
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Oklahoma
Beauty expert quotes British bachelor on ideal woman
Candy Jones cites an anonymous British bachelor who says the essential woman is threefold: kind, honest, and clean. The remark reflects midcentury views on virtue and personal standards in relationships.
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Candy Jones
Sell it, buy it, rent it, find it with a NEWS want ad
Classified notice highlights that readers can place want ads in the News to sell, buy, rent, or find items. Contact FE 2 4433 for advertising details and submission instructions.
Homestead Exemption Filing Opens at Ada Assessors Office
County Assessor Frank Jared says filing runs through March 15 and urges residents to declare all personal property. He lists travel routes for assessment treks across Pontotoc County with dates in January and February.
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Ada Assessors Office
Frank Jared
Jared
Pontotoc County
Roff
Lula
Ada Native Jerry Thompson Expected on OU Football Staff
The Ada Evening News reports former Ada High and Oklahoma University lineman Jerry Thompson is likely to join coach Bud Wilkinson’s Oklahoma Sooners football staff after two years at St. Mary’s High School in Oklahoma City. If confirmed Thompson would join Ada’s Jay O’Neal as OU staff members, marking the first time two Ada natives serve on Wilkinson’s staff.
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Ada Evening News
Jerry Thompson
Ada High
O.U
Bud Wilkinson
Thompson
St. Mary’s High School
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
O.C
Wilkinson
Eddie Crowder
Rudy Feldman
Colorado
Ada
Jay O’neal
The
Sooners
Crowder
Fitzhugh 4 H Club Member Develops Good Beef Project
Shelby Morgan, an 11 year old Fitzhugh 4 H Club member, started with a registered Angus heifer. He trained and showed the animal at the county fair, winning first in the junior division. The heifer is expected to calve this summer and serve as a foundation cow for a registered Angus herd. he plans to buy another registered heifer this spring to grow his exhibit herd for the fair.
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Shelby Morgan
Fitzhugh
Shelby
Leonard Morgan
Route 1
Sun Creator Belief Ties Trumai to Other Tribes
Brazil's Trumai people hold that the sun created all tribes except the Suya who are said to descend from snakes. The Suya people along the Xingu River were long feared until they began peaceful contact with outsiders in 1959.
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Brazil
Xingu River
Immigrant Engineers and Physicians Arrive in U.S. Batch
From 1952 to 1961 the Labor Department records show about 30,000 immigrant engineers and 14,000 physicians entering the United States. This influx highlights skilled immigration trends affecting labor markets and professional availability over the decade.
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Labor Department
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Pace
Ada Board of Education
G. C. Mayhue
Hudson
Francis
Stonewall
Vanoss
Gaar Corner
Allen
Fitzhugh 4-H
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