County Dairyman Wingard Produces 11000 Pounds Milk Yearly
Harold Wingard operates 70 Holstein cows on 320 owning 640 acres of leased land. He milks at 5 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, totaling about six hours. Heuses four automatic milkers and electric harvest store to reach 11000 pounds yearly and plans expansion with artificial insemination using proven Chicago sires.
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Harold Wingard
Fitzhugh
Wingard
Calvert’s
J. C. Wingard
Bill Painter
Bill
Chicago
Names in the phone book inspire a quirky search
The sports editor narrates a playful hunt for odd and common names in the local phone book. He encounters various residents with humorous or literal ties to occupations and aims to share a light feature, hinting at continuation on Page Four.
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A. G. Stout
Cleere
Herschel
Batt
Haskell
N. Ash
Ray Quiett
Hillcrest
J. M. Dial
S. Highland
Y Shaped Dorm Planned At EC
East Central plans a million dollar Y shaped coed dormitory awarding on Jan 18 to ease housing shortages. The three unit building will house 417 students with separate lounges and air conditioned doubles and singles, plus vending space and parking.
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East Central
Oscar Parker
Grain Stocks Up Ranges Are Fair
The Agriculture Department reported January 1 farm feed grain stocks down 14 percent from a year earlier due to smaller 1964 crops and heavy meat production. Corn stocks were 2.784 billion bushels vs 3.248 billion the prior year. wheat 390 million vs 310 million. oats 624 million vs 687 million. soybeans 190 million vs 261 million. sorghum 155 million vs 191 million. On farm hay totalled 77.5 million tons vs 81.6 million a year earlier.
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Riculture Department
Weekly Photo Contest Winners and Challenge
The entry notes last week’s winner H. J. Huddleston who identified a petrified stump at East Central a petrified log at Wintersmith Park and a leaning barn on S H 99. This week feature shows three buildings under construction in the county with instructions to name the buildings and mail answers to Don Cook Ada WEEKLY News. The earliest postmarked correct answers win.
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H. J. Huddleston
East Central
Wintersmith Park
Harmon Ebey
Don Cook
Ada Weekly News
Farmer-Rancher Cooperation Boosts Soil and Water Plans
Walter Woolley of Pontotoc County SWCD reports 77 percent of about 1 250 landowners have signed conservation plans. The district notes 78 new plans and 70 cancellations in the past year as land transfers alter participation. Many new landowners and non-cooperators are joining or revising plans.
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Walter Woolley
Pontotoc County
Camp Fire Council Installs New Officers for 1965
A new panel of officers was installed Tuesday night for the Camp Fire Girls Council in a dinner at East Central State University’s Student Union Ballroom. James M. Taff becomes council president succeeding Eldon D. Wood. New directors include Ross Badgett Bob Bunyard and Jim Gassaway. Special awards honored outgoing president Eldon D. Wood and Mrs. Oscar Parker for long service.
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Council of Camp Fire Girls
Student Union
East Central
James M. Taff
Eldon D. Wood
Roy Hanson
Ross R. Badgett
Doyle Johnson
Lawrence Reynolds
Tommie Maines
O. H. Miller
Badgett
K. Bob Bunyard
Wayne Whiten
Jim Gassaway
Oscar Parker
Wood
Camp Adaka
Harold Harp
Horizon Club
W. D. Little Jr
Howard East
F. Joyce Miller
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Con Cook
Ken Runyan
George
W. 16Th
R. M
S. Cherry
Larry
W. D
Ernest Thompson
Elmer
W. 13Th
Crisp
J. M. Fittshugh
Houston
E. Orchard
Wright
Woodland Drive
H. R. Chrysler
Hillcrest Drive
Bob Ford
Latta Road
Bakeries
Evergreen Mills
Johnny
Washington
The
Farmer-Rancher
SCS
Camp Fire Council
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