Dangerous Season Ranchers Battle Grass Fires
A mid winter drive ends with a cigarette butt igniting dry grass along a bar ditch. Winds spread the fire across ranch land, threatening fences and pastures. Oklahoma researchers report 200000 acres burn yearly, Pontotoc County losing about 250 acres annually. County agents offer leaflets Stop Grass Fires and urge preventative action amid regional fire prevention efforts with highways and railroads coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Bunch
Stillwater
Oklahoma
C. H. Hailey
Pontotoc
Hailey
K. P. Larsh
Roff
Larsh
Roff 4-H Club Adopts Safety Project for 1961
Carol Fay Howell secretary of the Roff 4-H Club announces traffic safety as the 1961 club project. The club’s Safety Committee joined ten other clubs at a county safety meeting and began a safety lane check. A safety poster and slogan contest and talks on driving hazards have been held, with Carol, James Lucas, and Harold Swink in a safety radio program on Saturday January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Fay Howell
Roff
Carol
James Lucas
Harold Swink
Asendorf Resigns At Tupelo School
Tu pe lo Schools superintendent Howard Asendorf announces resignation at end of the school year. He notes several candidates are under consideration, with no definite successor yet. Asendorf 22 years in Tupelo district, during which area enrollment doubled and facilities expanded with new classrooms cafeteria shop and gym. He is a baseball enthusiast who coached Tupelo teams to state titles and stars earned all state honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Howard Asendorf
Asendorf
Albert Asendorf
Hyo
Ada Livestock Auction Gains New Status
Ada Livestock Auction Inc in Ada earns nationwide certified livestock market status this year under a distinctive trademark. The designation signals a brand of marketing services aligned with 17 operating principles and a strict industry code. Certified markets fall under Packers and Stockyards Act oversight by the USDA, alongside their own self-government standards. Plans from the markets’ national association aim to grow each market as a key agricultural industry hub in its trade area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Livestock Auction, Inc
Ada
Packers ‘and Stockyards Act
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Certified Markets
National Trade Association
4 H Federation Presents Traffic Safety Radio Program
Pontotoc County 4H Federation Safety committee will air a traffic safety radio program Saturday at 12 45 pm as part of a countywide safety drive from January 15 to January 28. Moderators James Lucas and Harold Swink 4 H members from Roff will lead with 4 H members from Oakman Vanoss Galey and Union Hill. Local Oklahoma Highway Patrol units assist the sub members in the safety effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
4H Federation Safety Committee
James Lucas
Harold Swink
Oakman
Vaness
Galey
Union Hill
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Ada 4H Party for Children Under 12 at Armory
A 4H grade school party is set for Monday night January 30 at the old Armory building, 9 North Broadway, Ada. The program starts at 7 p.m. and welcomes children age 12 and under to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Broadway
Ada
Days On Open Range Recalled By Ex Cowhand
Ex cowhand Bud Ellison recalls the old Texas cattle era when Chickasaw tribal and federal laws clashed over open range grazing. He details intermarried white headrights used to secure grazing rights, the Box X and N. B. T. J. outfits, and life along the South Canadian River in Chickasaw Seminole and Pottawatomie districts. Ellison, born 1877 in Texas, describes roundup practices, shared resources, and a pivotal grazing scheme that backfired when a partner gained cattle rights via marriage and a bill of sale.
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Oklaho
Texas
W. A
Bud) Ellison
Ada
Ellison
Charlottice
East Ninth Street
Ellis
Bud Ellison
Box X
N. B
T. J
South Canadian
Chickasaw
Pottawatomie
Tarrant County
Indian Territory
J.W. Ellson
Dad
Jim Hybarger
Elison
Hybarger
Red River
Lottie
Oklahoma
Bud
Ato
Latta News Roundup From County Galley
Local item notes the birth of Ronald Scott and wife’s twin sons Arnold Gordon and Donald Nolan on January 10 with weights 4 pounds 54 ounces and 4 pounds 9 ounces. Also mentions family ties, community visits, a sympathy notice, a bond plan, a surgery, and school auditorium meeting plans with several Latta families and neighbors cited.
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Latta
Wesley Brantley
Ronald Scott
Arnold Gordon
Donald Nolan
Gordon Scott
Autrey
Nolan Jones
Eranda Joyce
Wanda Carol
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Oklahoma Highway Department
Frisco
Blue Valley Ranch
Wade Phillips
Allen
Red Oak Baptist Church
H Federation
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Dale Cobb
Burge
Tishomingo
J. D. Norman
Houston Tex
Martin House
Marvin Laughlin
Midland
Phyllis
Latta School
Drake
Luther Thompson
Johnsening
Powers
Haskell Blackwell
Stonewall
Fay
Coy Shartes
Jack Presley
Pete Burk
Lubbock
Tex
Annie Stockton
Konawa
Jack
Chris Pedersen
Christian Barger
Tom Price Areland
Lee Parish
Wichita Falls
Teresa
Berger
Cather
A. Wall Offine Crowley
Mr. Crowley
Shawnee
Mr. and
Mrs
Jack Presley Vis
Mrs.foutside
Emma Meek
Ruth
Stratford
Hilwash
Mr. Melton
Vina Turner
Hap
Mian
Troy Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Mike
Oliver Stonecipher
Nat Hilton
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