County 4 H Federation Honored At Courthouse Meeting
County 4 H members and leaders reviewed a successful year at the Ponto toc County 4 H Federation and Achievement meeting in the district courtroom. Wan da Young Fitzhugh and Mary Ann Griffith won the Key Awards. Frankye Sullivan received the first personality award. 32 county awards were given. upcoming events include a commercial cattle grading school March 1 and a Share the Fair festival March 25 with acts and prizes. Vernon Young presided as retiring president.
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Pontotoc County
Wan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bert Roberts
Frankye Sullivan
Fitzhugh
Valdene Kozel
Wendell Steward
Vernon Young
Oklahoma City
Fitzhugh Ag Student Joins Alpha Zeta Honor Society
Jerry Young, an agriculture senior from Fitzhugh, has been initiated into the Oklahoma A and M College chapter of Alpha Zeta. The honorary fraternity, with 48 campus chapters, selects scholars for leadership and character to promote agriculture. Young majors in entomology and is active in campus groups.
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Stillwater
Jerry Young
Fitzhugh
Oklahoma A. and M
Alpha Zeta
Young
Nolen and Ozbirn Boys Have Many 4-H Irons In Fire
Harold and Richard Nolen and Bart Ozbirn drive busy 4-H sheep projects on adjoining Oklahoma farms. Richard and Bart attend Homer school with Harold at Byng High School. The trio keeps expanding their flocks from seven, eight, and nine months to as many as 38 sheep for the Nolens and 14 for Bart.
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Richard Nolen
Bart Ozbirn
Nolen
Bart
Nolens
Homer
Nolen Boys
Harold and
Richard
C. L. Nolens
Kenneth Ozbirns
Hardy
Homer School
Harold
Byng High School
Byng
Tragedy Strikes In Sequence Near Steedman
A three day run of deadly crashes claims three at a train crossing east of Steedman and two more in Cushman Corner near Stratford. Eddie Johnson 59 his wife Edith 54 and granddaughter Lavern Sue Johnson died in the Friday collision. Preston Robert Cooper 62 of Vinson and milk truck driver Robert A Bob Eakens 27 of Kona were killed in Sunday’s two car smash with a milk truck.
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Steedman
Cushman Corner
Stratford
Eddie Johnson
Edith
Lavern Sue Johnson
Preston Robert Cooper
Vinson
Robert A
Bob‘‘ Eakens
Konawa
Johnson
Ko&g
T. J. Reed
Muskogee
Oklahoma Certified Seed Directory for 24 Crops Available
The 1955 Oklahoma certified seed directory is now at the county agent’s office. Issued by the Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association, it lists certified seed growers with names and addresses and the acreage meeting certification standards. No prices are shown. Crops include broom corn hybrid seed corn open pollinated corn cotton peanuts sorg-
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Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association
Cy Hailey
Oklahoma
Coal County Group Schedules Angus Hereford Sales
The Coal County Breeders Association will sponsor two sales at the Coalgate Community building on February 7 and 9. Association president I. O. Kile announced the event, with Hereford buyers on Monday and Angus on Wednesday. A total of 104 animals will be shown and offered for sale. At the Monday sale 28 Hereford cattle were listed.
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Coal County Group
Angus
Hereford
Coal County Breeders Association
Coalgate
I. O. Kile
Mid-Continent and Sunray Move Toward Merger
The boards of Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. and Sunray Oil Corp. have agreed in principle to merge. Jacob France of Mid-Continent and C. H. Wright of Sunray announced the plan and said it will go to shareholders after formal merger documents are adopted.
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Mid- Continent Petroleum Corp
Sunray Oil Corp
Jacob France
Mid-Continent
C. H. Wright
Sunray
Drive Against Accidents Organized in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County locals met at the Jaycee hall to launch an anti accident campaign. Dr. Max Wilcomb, head of Oklahoma health department accident prevention, outlined that 42.3 percent of fatal crashes are motor vehicle related and home accidents form about a third of deaths. He noted 350 to 400 Oklahomans die yearly and many could be prevented. The drive will begin with a survey of local conditions.
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Pontotoc County
Jaycee Hall
Max Wilcomb
State Health Department
Wilcomb
Oklahoma
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Bobby Grove Center
Springbrook Creek
Bobby
Cecil Morris
W. R. Reed
East Central College
Texas
Mexico
da Young, Fitzhugh
Mary Ann Griffith
Vaness
Oklahoma A & M
4-H
Patricia Tiffen
Kay Halliburton
Rabbit
Harold Nolen
Ozbirn
W. L. Knickmeyer
Hailey
Mid-Co
Jaycees
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