Frisco Tops Oddball Happenings With Hound, Fish Tales
Frisco reports a blue tick hound treed a coon at Sportsman Lake after a night hunt on July 4, with Bob Byrd swimming to retrieve the dog. In a separate note, Byrd uses a safety pin to craft a makeshift hook and lands a four pound catfish, thrilling his nephew Arlie Scott of Cleburne Texas and Byrd's nephew Annie.
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Frisco
Bob Byrd
Bob
Sportsman Lake
Sky Lake
Annie Scott
Cleburne
Tex
Arlie
Atlie
Civil servant Miss Jo Ann West to study in Washington and Europe
Miss Jo Ann West daughter of Mr and Mrs Cal West of Francis will depart by plane in July 192 for Washington to attend a foreign language school. After completion she will travel to Europe for a two year period as an office worker in the Civil Service.
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Jo Ann West
Cal West
Francis
Washington
Europe
Stonewall Teams Prep for Games at Home Night Lights
Stonewall High School under new ballpark lights will host Calvin Friday at 6 p.m. Local Little Leaguers meet Ada Amvets Sunday at 2 p.m. Both games at Stonewall, first in new uniforms.
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Stonewall
Ball Park
Calvin
Ada Amvets
Blair and Burleson Cattle Featured On Annual State Tour
Nearly 100 polled Hereford cattle were showcased during Oklahoma’s annual state tour. breeders visited nine ranches, including Blair Polled Hereford Ranch near Ada and Burleson operations south of Roff, in an educational drive to promote the breed.
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Wesley Blair
Blair
Blair Ranch
Roff
R. W.burieson
Blair and
Burleson
Auncheon
Ada
SH 19
Oklahoma Peel Hereford Association
R. W. Burleson
Biar Ranch
Lester Blair
Wesley and
Ivan
Anxiety Woodrow
Pope
State Association
Popcorn Party Honors Slats At Midland Home
Laurie Gayle Pedersen keeps a popcorn party tradition with her cat Slats. The Midland girl, daughter of Mrs. Chris Pedersen, calls Kitty Kitty to summon neighbors, as Slats proves an eager, dining companion at the event.
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Laurie Gayle Pederson
Chris Pedersen
Midland
Laurie
Kitty
Mes
Pedersen
Hampshire Pig Picnic Set July 16
Hampshire swine breeders from across the state converging on Ada for a field day and picnic at Asa Hutchinsons new Shetland pony barn northwest of town on SH 13. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Hampshire Swine Breeders and promoted by the Pontotoc Coal County Livestock Association which recently formed to sponsor feeder pig sales.
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Hampshire
State
Ada
Asa Hutchinson
SH 13
Oklahoma
Vanoss FFA Wins Guernsey Judging Honors
The Vanoss FFA dairy judging team won top honors at Gaylord's Guernsey contest in Oklahoma City. Trent Briggs was high individual and Butch Sutton third. Sutton won a separate production contest. Team members include Charles Stonecipher and Jimamie Pedersen, with advisers Pat Gallup and Ly Hensley.
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Vanoss
Future Farmers of America
Gaylord
Guernsey
Oklahoma City
Trent Briggs
Butch Sutton
Sutton
Briggs
Charles Stonecipher
Jimamie Pedersen
Vaness Ffa
Pat Gallup
Ly Hensley
Wilburton
Stonecipher
Jene Mungle
Atoka
Pedersen
Co Iera
Haskell
Tim Hershburger
Strieak
Mungle
Jimmie Scapine
Hota
School Fades But Building Stays at UV
Union Valley district built a three room concrete school in 1956 after a $10,000 bond vote when enrollment stood at 35. Enrollment later dwindled to 10, prompting annexation by Stonewall district and a state board action that shocks UV patrons.
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Union Valley
State Board of Education
Stonewall
B. M
East Central Quarter Horse Show and Sale Set for Ada
The first annual show and sale of the East Central Quarter Horse Association will be held Saturday July 12 at the Ada Livestock Auction on SH 12 west of Ada. consignments include a son of King P-234 and entries feature King Ranch and Hancock breeding. BR Moore of Denison will show Wolf Hawk. Entries accepted up to show day. $5 entry fee funds trophies and ribbons, plus a $10 deposit for registered horses.
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East Central Quarter Horse Association
Ada
SH 12
Stonewall Baptists Ready Ground for New Building
The First Baptist Church of Stonewall tears down its old educational building to clear land for a new one with voluntary labor. Groundbreaking is planned for Sunday July 13 led by Rev. Massey Caley and I P Willingham.
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Stonewall Baptists
First Baptist Church of
Stonewall
Rev. Macsel
Caley
I. P. Will Vingham
Bulding
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L. S. Pope
Stillwater
Vanoss Ffa
Wesley Chaddick
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