American political culture and election quirks discussed
The piece criticizes campaign theatrics and suggests limits on legal controls beyond fraud. It notes voters tolerate hoopla while acknowledging flaws in nominees and governance. It highlights Pontotive County Sherriff ballot issues, Benton’s ballot removal by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and a farmer’s summer appetite aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotve County
Ray Loyd Benton
Oklahoma
Election Board
State Supreme Court
Benton
Bennie Robertson Completes Basic Training at Fort Carson
Army Pvt. Bennie D. Robertson 21 son of Mr and Mrs Edd E Robertson Route 1 Stonewall Okla recently completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Carson Colo Robertson is a 1955 graduate of Tupelo High School He was a carmer in civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Carson
Colo
AHTNC
Bennie D. Robertson
Edd E. Robertson
Route 1
Stonewall
Okla
Robertson
Tupelo High School
Dinner Pays for Jesse Cemetery Upkeep
A Friday night chicken dinner at Jesse raised over $70 for cemetery maintenance. Volunteers from the Jesse Community Club and the Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club participated in serving and organizing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Jesse Community Club
Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Cah
Frisco News Details Family Visits and Farm Sale
Frisco HD club served lunch at Mrs Mollie Tallent’s farm sale on Monday June 2 with ham and cheese sandwiches hot dogs hammade pie coffee and pop. C J Waldroup and Jackie recently returned from a two weeks vacation visiting relatives in Oklahoma and Michigan including Waldroup family across Quapaw Vinita Nowata Davenport and Iowa Park plus relatives Shirla Daniels Earnest Sweat and Sandra Baylis spending summer with family while babysitting and attending movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco HD Club
Mollie Tallent
C. J. Waldroup
Jackie
Quapaw
Okio
Harold
Weempe) Waldroup
Pamela
Angela
Weempe Waldroups
Lord Waldroup
Iowa Park
Tex
Waldroups
Small Fry Fish Fry at Stonewall Lake Derby
The Stonewall Lake fishing derby drew young anglers from the area with Spud Phil lips winning a fishing rod for second heaviest catch. Little Valerie Daniel claimed the least fish caught and two in one cast, while Vicky Daniel earned a prize for the largest catch in her age group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Sportsmens
Spud Phillips
Alfred Baylis
Little Valarie Daniel
Vicky Daniel
Turner Falls and Sulphur Sunday
Mr and Mrs A R Johnsons and Kitty with Teddy Scribner spent Sunday with L A Williams of Clarita. Calf attacked by mule during the night. Mrs Johnson ran out in night attire to intervene. Mule wounded calf, but the calf survived. Several visits and travels round Ada Ard More Norman Beeville Tex Oklahoma City Ardmore Lehigh Mt Vernon Wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Sid Marshall
Loss Henry
Ada
Marshalls
Homer
A. R. Johnsons
Kitty
Teddy Scribner
L.A. Williams
Clarita
Johnsons and Scribners
Mrs. Johnson
Joan Laxton
A. R. Johnson
Preacher
Princess
Mr. Johnson
M. M. Maxwell
Herman Singleton
Patsy Maxwell
Amanda Stevenson
Oklahoma City
Cleo Long
Bruce
Ard
Maxwell
W. M. Hayse
Dale Calvert
Tulsa
Beeville
Tex
Alva Lowther
M. M
Maxwells
Pat
Norman
Mrs
Lee
Calvin
Mt. Vernon, Wash
Thomas Pickup Roll Near Frisco Ends With Walk Home
Mr and Mrs Doyle Thomas and children were east of Frisco when a tie rod failure sent the pickup into a bar ditch. The two year old Garry urged, Lets walk. Mrs Thomas and the children walked to Coy Byrd home while Mr Thomas drove on after tying the rod with baling wire. Jackie West has measles. Wanda Allred moved back home. Mrs Bob Fink of Stonewall visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Thomas
Juldy
Joan
Garey
Frisco
Mr. Thomas
Wanda
Allred
John Allred
Ada
Healdton
Unccle
Gene Sabatini
Bob Fink
Stonewall
John Aured
Police urge drivers to slow and watch for children
Lookabaugh warned motorists that unpredictable youngsters in or near roadways require extra caution. He urged drivers to give groups of youths a wide berth, slow down, and be ready to stop. Parents should create traffic free play areas and supervise children crossing streets. Every child should be a living caution sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lookabaugh
Bill Harkey to Speak Friday in Ada Ballroom
B E Bill Harkey speaker of the House of Representatives and leading governor candidate will address the Ada crowd Friday at noon in the Aldridge Hotel ballroom. It will be his final Ada appearance before the July 1 primary, followed by informal discussions with attendees. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Heeler
Joe
B. E. Bill Harkey
House of Representatives
Aldridge Hotel
Ada
Latta News Rev Bob Magness Dies In Sleep
The Latta community mourns Rev. Bob Magness pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church who died in his sleep Saturday May 41. Memorial services were held at the church and his body taken to Cadiz Kentucky for further services. Sunday School attendance rose at both Cumberland Presbyterian and Morris Memorial Baptist churches. The issue also notes Bible School enrollments and activities, and local families traveling and visiting during Memorial Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Magness
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Magness
Cadiz
David
Holdenville
Kentucky
Cumberland Presbyterian
Morris Memorial Baptist
L. M. Cass
The
Cumberland
Bible School Bible School
Christ
Jesus
Latta Schooling Through Latta First Grade to Sixty-Fifth Year
A reader’s column recalls Latta schooling from 1923 with a first grad e journey to 1935 and notes that Wes Jr began in 1946. The notice also lists local residents and visitors including Sandra Kay Brown in California, homemaker club luncheon attendees, and relatives visiting for church events and a funeral in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
Wes Jr
Eight Pontotoc Countians Enroll at State Tech for Summer
Eight Pontotoc County residents continue technical training at Okmulgee State Tech by re enrolling for the summer term. Registrar Grady Clack notes the session runs from April 30 to August 1. Ada students include John Len Flynn drafting and Prentice Roles radio and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Pontoloc County
Okmulgee State Tech
Grady Clack
Pontotoc County
John Len Flynn
Ada
Prentice Roles
Radia
Earl McKendrae Jr
Lindell E. Alcorn
Bobby Timmons
Bobby Joe Shandy
Allen
Bill Williams
Fitzhugh
Steve Williams
Auto
Basic Topics in Animal Nutrition Progress and Prospects
Dr Tillman outlines a century of nutrition basics from amino acids in proteins to minerals and hormones affecting livestock gains. Advances include cheaper feeds, enzymes, and new nutrient sources such as dried sewage and algae. He notes 30 to 40 percent of basic findings are known, with many discoveries yet to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Pontotoc 4-H Round-up honors and leadership
Bette Davis gave the benediction as Pontotoc county 4-H members took part in the State 4-H Club Round-up at Stillwater. Michael Lucas was elected president of the Central District 4-H. numerous members earned state awards in demonstrations including grafting pecans cattle grub control and bee management. Transportation was provided by the Roff school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Davis
General Assembly
Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Michael Lucas
George Lucas
Ross
Oklahoma
Offeers
Mike
Micky Walker
Kay County
Linda Booth
Payne County
Gerald Jones
Oklahoma County
Floyd Burrow
Floyd
Mike Lucas
Roff
Dewayne Coffey
James Lucas
Harold Swink
James
Dwight Hart
Louis Tolliver
George Breeden
Larry Heard
Roff School
Henhouse Chaos and Egg Harvest in a Family Farm
The Krauses manage a busy poultry setup with a growing flock of hens that lay intermittently, keeping them constantly collecting eggs from dawn to mid afternoon. Feed runs 350 pounds daily, rising to 400, plus 60 pounds of oats, while nests resist console and hens favor central, upper metal double-deck nests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
Krause Poultry Flock Faces Egg Losses and Airfield Intrusions
Krause describes an overcrowded henhouse where hens crowd nests and pair of roosters die in fights leaving 67 of 132 birds. He battles hen mislaying eggs, hens occupying wrong nests, and pilots swooping jets over the yard, disrupting the birds and forcing costly adjustments while hopeful profits emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
Air Power
Air Force
Combined SS Checks Save Time Money
A. L. Hardcastle, district manager of Ardmore Social Security, says most couples receive combined monthly payments instead of individual checks as part of a nationwide plan to cut costs and speed service. Banks and post offices handle about 1,710 fewer checks, saving the Social Security trust fund about 1 million dollars yearly in postage and supplies. If needed, individuals can still request separate checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hardcastle
Ardmore
Hardcastle
Tupelo man injured by workplace equipment
William Brooks of Tupelo was taken to Valley View Hospital Thursday morning after being struck in the nose by a chain and pulley while at work.
GAAR CARMER BY MRS DALE MELTON
Local items list visits and family ties across Parish Chapel Lindsay Stratford Duncan and Ada. Names include Jerry McKinney Norma James Velma Perlepa Joan Meek and Glenda Ann Phillips with multiple mentions of Pennington Melton and James families and weekend parades rodeos dinners and a wedding in Ada. No major events recorded beyond social visits and a minor burn incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Law
Max
Lillie Miller
Clara
Parish Chapel
Cheryl Melton
Stratford
Bobby Jackson
Charlotte
Terry Jones
J. C. James
Norma
Mary
Cressie McKinney
Jerry
Phyllis Potter
John Law
Della Maddox
Westley Eugene
Rita
Patricia Jackson
Lavanna
Phnaughn McDaniel
Tom Phillips
Glenda Ann Phillips
FE. G. Finley
Ada
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Ugen
Buzzy Bonehouse
Bennie Robertson
Frisco News
Simon Patton
Shirla Ann Daniels
Pawhuska
Earnest Lee Sweat
Flint, Mich
Shirla
L. T. Daniel
5. E. Patton
Sandra Baylis
Dibriel Phillips
Duncan
Sandra
Lord Phillips
Boda Hisan
Alfred Bayl Lis
George Lance
Randy
Dea Lance
Davis
Wetumka
Gertrude Sliger
Valley Vorles
Sue Hoosier
Zoa White
Pontotoc
Vance Minor
Minor
Marjorie Caplan
Vance Minors
J. G. Lovelace
Inez Stegall
Clinton
Edith Price
Leroy Sawyer
Jack Cottrell
George Davis
el Reno
Moses Copeland
H. B. Herion
Maurice Herion
Cushing
Barbara Herion
H. B.herion
Alien Herion
Steve Sullivan
Ww. J. Barnes
Virgil Scarberry Jr
Virgil Scarberry Sr
Herbert Griffith
Fussell Brothers
Bob and
Jett
Virgil Searberry
W. R. Robbins
Bill
Marion Robbins
Glenn Mobley
Dallas
Rual Robbins
Swink
Ardmora
Turner Falls
Richard Osburn
Labor Day
H. W. Thomas
Lehigh
Jackie West
Bill Harkey
Latta News
Wesley Brantley
Clarissa Ann
Glenn Pendergrass
Pendergrass
Laura Beth Scott
Mark Beauchamp
Lake Texoma
Mr. Beauchamp
Avery League
Leonard Morgan
Lee Andrews
Walter Smith
Dianne
Joh Solomon
Luther Thompson
Janelle
Luther
Mya
Johnnie Lois Underwood
Phyllis
Wilburton
Robbers Cave Park
Sterling Price
Nedra
Cliff
Washington
Oregon
Jack Presley
California
J. C. Pruitt
Janet
Joe Bob
Minnesota
Hazel Bunch
Fort Worth
Ken Wilson
Chicago
Ken
Marion Lovelace
Denver City
Joe Lovelace
Herbert Cooper
Belle Wilburn
Harry Wilburn
Wesley Brantley Jr
Sandra Kay Brown
Chino
Calif
China
Wesley
Brantley
Abea Office For
Miss Mote
Latva
Vivian Cruson Campbell
Eldo Whipple
Mrg
Arrel Woods
Arrel, Woods
Cook
State Tech
Pontoloc
Bill Atkinson
Jerry. Pennington
Jerry McKinney
Buel Jackson
Patricia
R. L. Woods
Neville Pennington
Karl Wade
Otis Hicks
Wichita Falls
Avery Pennington
Fleets Killian
Lawton
Dale Melton
Cheryl
Claude Horsley
Lindsay
Paul Cameron
Claude Jee
Ralph Horsley
Gary
Ian
Little Earl Wade Pennington
Harvey Mitchell
Joann Ballard
Mark
Bill Gray
Juanelle
Kathy
Ruth Varnadore
Frank James
Charles Snipes
Mrs. O. F. Snipes
Bowerman
Ariz
Joe Meek
Bes
Sonny Carnes
Center
Sr. W. Escue
Max Law
Jerry Robbins
O.F. Snipes
Pan-Am
Velma Perlepa
Panama City
Panama
Norma James
Velma
East Central
Joan Meek
S. W
Phillipses
Escues
Maurice Austelle
Long Beach
Vincent Pizolatta
Plaquemine, Ariz
Bob Austell
0. F. Snipes
Mrs.s. W. Escue
Alva Pennington
Laverna Farmer
Dalé Melton
Newt Jervis
Hivana
Paul Little
Henry Little
Paul
Henry
Aleeta Law
ADA Frozen Foods
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