21 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
1
The article examines rising dwarfism in beef cattle, noting it may affect calving rates nationwide. Local vets Dr. Don Williams and Dr. Harvey Price discuss rarity, heredity, and the chances of carriers, warning breeders that even normal appearing animals can produce dwarfs.
Oklahoma's fisheries chief John King says spawning seasons are not protected and most lakes are overcrowded. No closed season exists and size limits were removed to curb overcrowding while allowing fishing on game fish.
Oklahoma A&M College cotton specialists released recommended varieties after study of field reports. Western list includes Lankart 57 611 Lockett No 1 Stormproof No 1 Lockett 140 Marv L S Cluster Northern Star Parrott. Eastern list includes Peltapine 15 D P L Fox Empire Stoneville 62. Paymaster 54 yields well under irrigation. central Oklahoma may pick from either regional list.
The Agriculture Department estimates 8 to 15 million acres, normally planted to major surplus crops, will enter the soil bank program this year. Farmers receive payments from 4 to 366 dollars per acre to idle land and apply conservation practices, with a goal of reducing surpluses in cotton, wheat, corn, peanuts, rice and tobacco.
Roxie Cantwell earns a medical technology diploma after overcoming polio in 1949 and completing studies at Okmulgee A and M EC East Central and Valley View Hospital. She passes a national test to become a registered medical technologist and accepts a job at Memorial Hospital in Perry starting July 9.
Although hospital admission screening programs have aided TB control, only 20 percent of general hospitals use such procedures. As finding unknown cases grows harder and costlier, the note calls for using facilities productive and frequented by the public.
A group of riders and horses compete weekly in calf roping at area grounds including Fittstown Roping near Lee's Park. Manager Burl Griffin plans a future restart with new stock. No entry fee is charged and spectators are welcome with ample parking.
Dr. Horace J. Harper of the Noble Foundation says summer fallowing increases moisture conservation and weed control for fall planted small grains in southern Oklahoma. Deep plowing six to seven inches and a rough soil surface improve water absorption and root development, aiding nitrogen buildup and later forage and grain production.
Maxwell announces a pie supper Friday evening June 29 at Summers Chapel School to raise all proceeds for the Maxwell Cemetery Fund.
Voter registration for the runoff primary will run June 24 through July 13 with runoff on July 24. County registrar J. T. Murphy urged residents to contact him at his home for information and listed Precinct Registrars across wards, including addresses in Ward 1 through 4 and County at Large Ahloso.
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