Pontotoc District Joins 22nd Goodyear Conservation Contest
Pontotoc County Soil and Water Conservation District enters the Goodyear competition to choose the nation's top 53 districts. Judges will rate 1968 conservation efforts, with a January 1 to December 31, 1968 period. The grand prize is an expense-paid work study trip to Arizona in December 1969 for one district official and an outstanding farmer cooperato r in each winning district.
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Pontotoc County
Arizona
Goodyear Farms
Phoenix
B. M. Stephens
Stonewall
Uel Bumpers
C. C. Buxton Jr
Harvey Price
Walter Woolley Jr
Ada
Stephens
County Commissioner opposes central purchasing bill
Pontotoc County Commissioner Rae Thompson voiced concern over a state bill mandating county use of the central purchasing division for road and highway funds. He warned local dealers could be shut out as bids favor large outfits in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, with added costs and delays for batteries, tires, and equipment repairs.
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Rae Thompson
Pontotoc County
Board of Commissioners
Boards of County Commissioners
State Board of Public Affairs
Thompson
State Board of Directors
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Rural water systems spur Oklahoma development
Oklahoma progress in the past two years comes from 98 FHA funded water sewer and recreation projects under Rural Community Facilities. Since 1966 loans and grants total nearly 19.6 million dollars aiding water supplies for more than 22 thousand residents and supporting seven outdoor recreation centers serving about 606 people.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Farmers Home Administration
Clark T. McWhorter
Rural Credit Agency
McWhorter
Johnson
Mr. McWhorter
FHA
Velma-Alma
Stephens County
C. Arthur Ray
Ada
Okla
Garden Club Short Course Set At OSU For Ada
About 150 people are expected for the 27th annual Garden Club Short Course at Oklahoma State University on February 13. The theme is Our Heritage with sessions in the OSU student union theatre. Chairmen include Mrs. W C Moreland of Ada in the morning and Mrs. C E Kinney of Tulsa in the afternoon.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma State University
J. Steve Ownby
W. C. Moreland
Ada
Oklahoma Garden Clubs, Inc
C. E. Kinney
Tulsa
OSU
W. R. Kays
O-State
Moreland
Robert B. Kamm
Mac Irving
Butter and Cream Crowned Dishes In Country Cooking
A nostalgic guide praises butter and cream as essential in home cooking offering recipes for Rice Supreme and Peas with Cream. It emphasizes measured use for rich flavor and shares steps for a baked rice mold with cherry sauce and a cream sauce tossed peas.
Outdoor Oklahoma Is Television Series Debuts on Channel 9
Oklahoma City reports a new Wildlife Department produced series titled Outdoor Oklahoma airing Sundays at 1 pm on Channel 9. Host Wendell Bever and MC Ron Cole guide episodes on archery trotline fishing muzzle loading striped bass project and turkey telemetry with guests Helen Thornton Joe Thornton Ray Rogers and others.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Wildlife Departmen
Channel 9
Neil Keyes
Wildlife Department
Deep Fork
Guthrie
Wendell Bever
Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Bever
Ron Cole
Keyes
Helen
Joe Thornton
Ray Rogers
Blue River
Wildlife Bills Limit Commission Authority
Oklahoma House committee considers two wildlife bills to curb Wildlife Conservation Commission powers. HB 1156 would limit seasons to deer elk antelope pheasant and prairie chicken, leaving other species to legislative control. HB 1169 sets rabbit season October 1 to February 15 with a daily bag limit of eight, aligning with the commission’s current schedule.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House Wildlife Committee
Wildlife Conservation Commission
Lewis M. Kamas
Jack M. Harrison
Mike Grey
G. 0. Williams
Smith Named To Head Ada Chest In Annual Meeting
Ada Community Chest elected new officers Monday night naming Ralph Smith bank executive as president, succeeding Wilbur Grogan. Officers include Hugh B. Warren first vice president Frank Dillon second vice president Oliver Parker treasurer Evah Ferguson secretary.
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Ada Community Chest
Ralph Smith
Wilbur Grogan
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Water District
Ada Junior High
Latta
Don Cook
America
The
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Agriculture
Ada Woman
Ownby
Hugh Hedger
Oklahoma County
Paul Mitchell
Tulsa County
Don Coffin
R. N. Payne
Adans
Arbuckle Area Council
Lake Murray Lodge
Ardmore
R. Stanley Horne
Woodrow W. Peery
Eugene Vickrey
Healdton
Arthur H. Newton
Newton
Roland Descans
Chickasaw
Casper Duffer
Horne
Valley View
Commission
Smith
Ada Chest
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