Boll weevil counts guide local farm spray decisions
Farmers on six farms report boll weevil percentages seven to eighteen in the past week with recommendations to spray or dust cotton when infestation hits ten percent or more. The article also advises cattle preparation tips for fair judging, including feeding, hoof trimming, horn polishing, and careful grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Patterson
Louie Mishier
T. S. Stokes
Bruce Mitchell
Charlie Hogue
Gene Malloy
County funds earmarked for cattle tests and bangs control
Dr. D. H. Ricks state veterinarian announces county funds available for testing and vaccination for bangs. An allocation of 870.75 dollars for Pontotoc County for 1952 53 was set by the state board of agriculture finance division based on cattle population. Ranchers and dairymen should contact their veterinarian to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Ricks
State Board of Agriculture
Pontotoc
Exhibiting Dairy and Beef Animals at Pontotoc County Fair
Pontotoc County fair dates set for September 11 12 and 13. Guidance to prepare dairy and beef animals includes brushing twice daily leading and posing practice teaching water intake from a bucket and feeding regimes with prairie hay and limited alfalfa. Grain amounts depend on animal condition with bran as part of the regimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County Fair
East German Reds Order Registration For Defense Army
Berlin reports Communist leaders ordered registration of all persons aged 16 to 65 to assess manpower for a 375000 defense army. Former Hitler officers in the Soviet Zone must report for political examination. Interior Ministry says the plan, run by an inner politburo, aims to draft without a law, while West German leaders warn volunteers may fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hitler
Soviet Zone
Interior Ministry
Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
West Germany
Free German Youth Movement
West German Socialist Party
Red Zone
Hairy Vetch Gains Favor in Pontotoc County
Hairy vetch is gaining favor as a winter pasture and cash crop in Pontotoc County. Ada Seed Co. head Zorn notes vetch mixed with rye forms a good December to May pasture, with no crop failures so far. Growers sold seed at 16 to 17 cents a pound, 300 to 600 pounds per acre potential, and a 15 cent government loan exists. Experts say it adds 10 to 15 dollars of nitrogen per acre plus winter grazing.
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Pontotoc County
Zorn
Ada Seed Company
Fitzhugh
Mass Surgery for Insane Is Planned in West Virginia
Sixteen icepick like trans orbital lobotomies were performed at Huntington State Hospital marking a state wide program. Dr Walter A Freeman aims to oversee about 200 operations at four state hospitals before August 7. The procedure severs front lobe nerves to relieve anxiety and tension, with some patients returning home or to work after treatment.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Walter A. Freeman
Washington
Huntington State Hospital
Freeman
Guernsey Field Day Set for July 21 at Atoka Farm
The second annual Guernsey Field Day will take place Monday July 21 at the Mungle Guernsey Farm three miles south and one east of Atoka. The Mungle herd totals over 200 registered cows and heifers after 28 years of breeding. An on site farm tour type study demonstration and judging contest will begin at 9 30 a m with several Pontotoc County 4 H Guernsey breeders expected to attend for the full day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Mungle Guernsey
Atoka
Pontotoc County
Old Coal Case to Be Tried in Court
President Truman signs bill to trial a $6393 claim against the federal government in an eastern Oklahoma court. Commerce Trust Co. seeks review of a 1899 lease approved by Interior as mining trustee for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in Leflore County. The dispute centers on the minimum tonnage royalty owed by Ozark Coal and Railway Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Oklahoma
S. District Court For
Commerce Trust Co
Kansas City
Leflore County
Interior Department
Ozark
Farm Home Conference plans and 4-H exhibits urged
A Pontotoc county delegation plans to attend the Farm Home Conference in Stillwater leaving Ada at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday July 29 and returning Friday. The program covers kitchen styling decoratives and family life with notable speakers in home economics and agriculture. 4-H entries include cotton wardrobe groups with prizes from Farmer Stockman and state competition potential. First Aid kit basics and a schedule of local meetings complete the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDoniel
Farm Home Conference
Pontotoc County
Farm Home
Stillwater
Ada
Farmer-Stockman
National Safety Council
Cedar Grove
A. A. Bryant
Pleasant Hill
Byng Club
Bertha Brushears
Union Valley
Lawrence
Ada Safety Council Elects Officers For Local Program
Ada forms a safety council with Homer Y Peay as president Jack Dillon vice president and Mrs Edith Hudson secretary treasurer. A large executive committee includes officials from Kiwanis Lions PTA and various city and school groups. A July 24 meeting will set operating rules and outline a traffic survey bicycle safety and junior police program. Officers serve until Jan 1 with annual elections thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
New Safety Council
Homer Y. Peay
Jack Dillon
Edithudson
Peay
Kiwanis Club
Dillon
Lions Club
Hudson
C. §. Williams
Ross Warmack
Ada Insurance Board
Ralph Hays
Rotary
L. E. Sanford Jr
Jaycees
Ozella Waner
B&pw Club
Rufus Walker
Ministerial Alliance
Rex O. Morrison
EF. A Williamson
Ada High
R. Wallace
John Hamman
Cecil Smith
Ed Haley
Leonard Zoeller
PTA
Ron Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
Ben., Morrison
East Central State College
George Parrish
Elks Club
J. D. Gaar
Lindsay Davidson
Spec Young
G. F E. Gurley
Doug Poe
Bill] Hoover
C. S. Williams
Lloyd F. Palmer
Oklahoma Safety Council
Hog market rundown shows mixed weekly prices
Hogs for the week report prices, butchering hogs steady to 25 lower, sows steady, week’s top 22.25 and closing top 21.50.
New Modern Institution Planned for Eastern Oklahoma Hospital
Eastern Oklahoma Hospital in Vinita will get a 3.5 million dollar modernization funded by a Turner administration bond issue. The project adds infirmaries for aged patients, an acute service building with X ray and shock therapy, an occupational therapy shop, a 300 person dormitory for staff and six brick cottages for doctors, replacing fire damaged dining facilities and improving ventilation and safety. Dr. Felix M. Adams notes improved personnel tenure and patient care with new facilities and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Turner
Felix M. Adams
State Hospital
Adams
Man Survives 44000 Volt Electric Shock
Don Cunningham a 27 year old electrician's helper was shocked when a ladder touched a 44000 volt line at the American Foundry and Machine Company substation. The blast burned his feet and chest and knocked him across the room. Co workers revived him with artificial respiration and he was taken to Salt Lake City Hospital in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Don Cunningham
American Foundry and Machine Company
Cunningham
Lester Hansen
Air Reserve Unit to Meet Thursday
Major Adolph Brow n urges all members of the local Air Reserve unit to attend a 7 30 p m meeting Thursday in the Red Cross building. Col Maurice Marrs of the 137 Fighter Wing will discuss affiliating the unit with the Air National Guard program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Reserve
Adolph Brown
Red Cross
Col
Maurice Marrs
137 Fightcr Fier Wing
Air National Guard
Oklahoma City
Will Rogers Field
Ol. Marrs
Secret Panmunjom talks end with renewed hostage deadlock
Parley delegates from United Nations and Communist armistice teams met in Munsan Korea for twenty minutes and adjourned without progress on war prisoner exchanges. An executive session is set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Panmunjom. Brig. Gen. Nuckols will be replaced by Lt. Col. Borchert as UN spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
P—United Nations
Panmunjom
U. N. Command
William P. Nuckols
Joseph J. Borchert
Salt Lake City
Mark Clark
Far East
Nuckols
Air Force
Tokyo
Top Creamed Sweetbreads or Chicken with Bacon Strips
A compact dish features creamy creamed sweetbreads or chicken paired with strips of crisp bacon for a rich savory bite. The recipe emphasizes indulgent flavors and a satisfying texture contrast.
El Reno Hospital Expansion Plan Receives Funds Boost
El Reno Oklahoma city officials announce a funding increase to expand the proposed municipal hospital from 30 to 50 beds. City Manager C A Bentley says the State Health Department hospital division has approved raising the federal allocation from two hundred thousand dollars to support the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Reno
Okla
C. A. Bentley
State Health Department
Longtime Watonga official Mose Syria resigns after 38 years
Mose Syria, a 38 year city employee, resigns from Watonga after starting in 1914 and serving as light and water division superintendent since 1919. He tells the City Council he plans to relax and fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watonga
Oklo
Mose Syria
Syria
Light and Water Division
Pete Morris Plans Shetland Mule Project
Pete Morris of the Pete Morris Drilling company launches a Shetland mule breeding program with about $10,000 invested. He bought a 32½ inch jack named f’nky for 1025 and sourced miniature ponies from Texas, Illinois, and Oklahoma. First mules due next spring with a $300 offer already on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Morris
United States
Morris
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
East Eighteenth
Texas
Illinois
Oklahoma
P. J. Crews
Fitzhugh
Ada
Kingery Drilling Company
Stockmen Discuss Minerals in Diet
Wilburton Oklahoma July 19 A large group of state stockmen gathered for a briefing on research into minerals in livestock diets. Oklahoma A and M College specialists spoke at the livestock field day, and Prof Arnold Nelson outlined current research on trace minerals and their role in preventing losses in eastern Oklahoma herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburton
Okla
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater College
Eastern Oklahoma A. & M
Arnold Nelson
Oklahoma
August Session Schedule Listed
August intersession at East Central State College offers general biology education English history and geography. Classes begin August 1 for four weeks with two 50 minute periods daily six days a week. Tuition is 7.00 per semester hour. Dean W B Morrison notes the term must pay its own way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State College
W. B. Morrison
Thomas McKnight
John W. Zimmerman
Lloyd Jeffrey
Gordon M. Harrel
Oklahoma
Dean Morrison
Canapés Garnishes for Fish or Meat Spreads
For canapes, use attractive garnishes. Prepare egg yolk mash from hard-cooked yolks. Shape with circles or stars from Pimiento. Add beet slivers, finely diced green pepper, olive slices, tiny pickled onions, and chopped parsley to finish.
Local Implement Dealer Announces New Tractors
White Implement Co. unveiled John Deere Models 50 and 60 on Saturday July 19 offering duplex carburetion live power shaft live high pressure Powr-Trol and quick-change wheel tread. Features include improved steering more accessible components larger fuel tanks and Hi-Crop option with 32 inches clearance plus six forward speeds 12-volt electrical system and enhanced cooling and braking systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
White Implement Co
Luxury Liner Rescues 45 From Freighter Fire Off Long Island
The luxury liner Gripsholm saved 45 of 49 aboard the Black Gull after a chemical fire 65 miles east of Long Island. 21 officers and crew were plucked from the bow while 24 others took to the last lifeboat. four crewmen remain missing as Coast Guard units search the area.
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New York
Gripsholm
Long Island
Atlantic
Benjamin Harrison Namm
Namm-Loeser
Black Gull
Coast Guard
Iranian Troops and Police Quell Riots in Tehran
In Tehran on July 19 troops and police crushed violent demonstrations against prime minister Qavam who vowed to restore oil flow. Ex premier Mosaddegh forces roamed streets shouting anti Qavam slogans as government powers were used to quell unrest linked to nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate Polovetzky
Tehran
Iran
Imed Qavam
Mohammed Mos- Sadegh
Qavam
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mark-Ye-Well Wins Arlington Classic Richest 3-Year-Old Purses
Calumet Farm Miner Ben Jones and jockey Eddie Acaro saw Mark-Ye-Well win the Arlington Classic at Arlington Park on a muddy track. The colt led by five lengths to earn 105,373 dollars, with Armageddon close behind and Hill Gail among the top finishers in a field of nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Calumet Farm
Miner Ben Jones
Eddie Acaro
Mark-Ye- Well
Arlington Park
Arcaro
Mark-Ye-Well
Mark-ye
Rain Hoy Stables
Armageddon
Sub Fleet
Hill Gail
King Beast
Hospital Now Equipped to Treat Acute Polio
Robert Trimble, hospital administrator, said the facility is prepared to treat acute polio cases though no cases have been reported in the county this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Trimble
Greater Returns for Amount in Estes-Ada News Want Ads
Estes Ada News runs want ads increasing value for money with clearer listings and broader reach. Local merchants and residents report stronger response rates and faster sales through improved pricing and placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Brooklyn Yard to Build Second of Super Carriers
The Brooklyn Navy Yard received the assignment to construct America's second super aircraft carrier while Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, secured a contract for the second atom powered submarine. Congress trimmed the Navy budget, but funds allow ongoing work on the carrier and submarine, with two Essex class carriers to be converted on the West Coast at Puget Sound and San Francisco yards and the submarine built at Mare Island in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brooklyn Navy Yard
America
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corporation
Groton
Truman
Navy
Dan Kimball
Pacific Seaboard
Puget Sound
Washington Navy Yard
San Francisco Yard
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo
Calif
Stratford School Dates Announced
Enrollment will begin Friday August 29 with classwork on September 2. Beginning students must be six by November 1. Birth certificates required at enrollment. Trade teachers will be placed later. Jerry Anderson resigns as coach to join Blackwell high school. Barrett heads the faculty with Stuckey as high school principal and multiple named staff in Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
A. W. Barrett
Barrett
Jerry Anderson
Blackwell High School
Supt. Barrett
Ray Stuckey
Clara Austell
Ruby Forrest
Alice Pyron
J. D. Conally
Clyde Knight
Charles Otto
Maxine Endicott
David Jenkins
Maureen Norwood
Willie Simpson
Gertrude Forrest
Ruth Barnett
Bessie Jenkins
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C. H. Hailey
Lester F. Smith
Bangs
Reds
W. Virginia
Bill
Parigline
Safety Council
Homer Peay
Eastern Hospital
Vinita
Eastern Oklahoma Hospital
Shetland
East Central
Brooklyn Yard
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