Brush Control Field Day Showcased Frontier Land Revival
About 75 farmers attended the brush control field day at H. C. Wright farm and Lazy D Ranch near Ada to evaluate tree injector and aerial spray methods. Experts explained chemical sprays, basal treatments, and the new tree injector, noting brush removal can triple land value when native grass returns.
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H. C. Wright
Ada
Lazy D
Ruel Little Tree
Reuel Little
Roy Berry
Springdale
Clarence Kingery
Oklahoma City
Neal Stidham
SCS
Byron Smith
Rene Little
Madill
Little
County property value rises above 1955 figure
Pontotoc County property values total 23,726,769 dollars, up 1,050,989 from last year. County Assessor Charles Rushing cites gains mainly in public service and personal real estate, with a 1,022,849 dollar increase in real estate.
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Pontotoc County
Charles Rushing
Thomas Ranch completes large trench silo for winter feed
Jimmie Thomas of the Thomas Ranch southeast of Ada finishes a concrete trench silo with 600 ton capacity. The 200 by 20 by 22 foot structure forms two connected silos, draining to both ends for 150 cows and 150 yearlings, planned to feed in 120 days.
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Thomas
Jimmie Thomas
Thomas Ranch
Ada
New Trench
Census Shows Drop In County 1955 School Population
County school census shows total 6325 pupils for 1955, down 192 from 6517 in 1954. Ada, Allen, and Stonewall show largest numeric losses while rural schools gain. percentages reveal Stonewall and Ada declines, with several small schools posting increases.
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Ada
Allen
Stonewall
Health Expert Warns Against Summer Danger
Dr. Ray A. Northrip warns residents that summer increases risk of typhoid fever food poisoning and accidents. He cautions about unfamiliar countryside hazards and notes children aged 1 to 15 suffer most accidents while summer outings tempt risky behavior.
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Ray A. Northrip
First Annual Meet Draws Vanoss Grads
VANOSS The first annual Vanoss High School alumni banquet was held Saturday night June 4 in the gym. About 350 advance tickets were sold. J. H. Biard, former superintendent, attended and said he and Mrs. Biard live in Ardmore. Carl Tilley and Mrs. Ethel Tilley attended. many graduates noted later teaching in the Vanoss system. Joe Hunt came from New Jersey. Flowers decorated the stage and tables.
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Vanoss
Vanoss High School
J. H. Biard
Joe Hunt
New Jersey
Calvary Church At Black Rock Plans Dinner
Calvary Baptist formerly Black Rock Baptist celebrates new church building with a noon dinner next Sunday June 12. Rev J N Balthrop pastor invites the public to attend. Services began in the Black Rock school with the first service on Sunday June 5. the concrete block building sits between Black Rock and Steedman.
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Calvary Baptist
Ada
Black Rock
J. N. Balthrop
Black Rock Baptist
Steedman
Center’s Fifth Annual Homecoming
Center invites all residents and former residents to a homecoming in the Center gym on Sunday June 12 at 10 am with Virgil Medlock as master of ceremonies.
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Center
Virgil Medlock
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Harold Davis
Davis
Roff
Soil Conservation District
Last Frontier
Byron T. Smith
Soil Conservation Service
H. C. Wright Place
Lula
Fitzhugh
Vaness
Byng
McLish
Latta
Vanoss Grads
Calvary Church
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