Francis on the Frisco Centered an Oklahoma Town
Francis grew from a cotton plantation into a railroad hub around the Frisco line. The Harvey House, roundhouse, turntable, and depot drew farmers, merchants, and traveling salesmen, shaping a town that flourished with rail traffic, industry, and evolving commerce through 1918.
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Francis
Frisco
Oklahoma
St. Louis
San Francisco
Sherman
Tex
Newton
Sapulpa
Opera House
Red River
Harvey House
Roundhouse
Deaymen
Oklahoma Territory
Madill
Atoka
Francis Frisco
Ada Office Aids Indian Conservation Effort in Ada
The Branch of Land Operations within the Bureau of Indian Affairs coordinates soil and land conservation on 41 907 acres across 34 counties in Pontotoc and neighboring areas. Led by soil conservator L. D Alderson, the BLO assists Indian lands and leased plots with pasture improvement, brush control, and seeding of grasses including coastal midland bermuda and clovers. The program emphasizes modern farming methods, equipment, and adaptive grasses to raise rental values and living standards while combating erosion and encroaching weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch of Land Operations
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Pontotoc County
Department
West Main
Ada
L. D.’ Alderson
Pittsburg
Pontotoc
Hughes County
Canadian River
Alderson
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
BLO
LCS
India
Bermuda
KR Bluestem
Pondon
Pond
Jesse Community Pie Supper Benefit at Jesse School
Jesse community hosts a pie supper Saturday night at the Jesse school starting 7 30 p m. Proceeds go to the cemetery fund. Robert Gregory will be auctioneer. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Jesse Community
Lund
Jesse School
Robert Gregory
Stowe Trial Ends With Hung Jury
A hung jury ended the burglary trial of Billy Jack Stowe 21, charged in the Firestone Store break in Ada last December. The six to six deadlock sent the case to await possible retrial, with Stowe to be brought before Pontotoc District Court Judge John Boyce McKeel. Evidence included police testimony of a man fitting his description entering the store and a chemist's sand particle match linking a coat to the roof crossing.
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Billy Jack Stowe
Firestone
Ada
Pontotoc District
John Boyce McKeel' Stowe
Ahloso
West Main
Stone
John Collier
Collier
Francis Maybue
Tsaw
Billy Jack
North Broadway
Stowe
Gary Click
Lew Sarichet
State Crime Bureau
Sarchet
Vanoss Welcomes New Farm Bureau Field Man
Vanoss High School bids farewell to Pat Gallup a vocational agriculture instructor who leaves in June to join the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation as a field man. Gallup a 1949 Oklahoma A and M graduate is relocating with his wife Leora and three children to DeWitt Town. Thurman Holland will replace him as teacher with Clem Stone remaining on staff.
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Vanoss High School
Pat Gallup
Gallup
Vanoss
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Oklahoma
Vaness
O'Neill
Neb
Leora
Regina
Becky
Mike
Gallups
Dewitt
Thurman Holland
Holland
Oklahoma A
Svorag
Clem Stone
Mary Ann Engel
Pontotoc County
Tulsa
John A. Reinhart
Oklahoma City
State Dairy Association
Engel
Mary Ann
iByng High School
Joe Engel
Judy
Logan
Byng
St. Joseph's
Ada
Mary
Ron
Susan
Engels
Silken Tongue and Trade Skill Highlight Auctioneer Bob Gregory
Local profile recalls Col. Robert L. Gregory an Ada area auctioneer famed for swift cadence and persuasive style. From carpentry to auctioneering his journey shows steady practice and deep customer read, with Fort Worth and Ada sales on his schedule and plans extending to Amarillo and El Paso.
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Robert L. Gregory
Col. Gregory
Gregory
Sherwood
Ada
Bob
Fort Worth
Amarillo Rand
el Paso
Hereford Association Tours Hereford Ranches in Oklahoma
The Texas Oklahoma Hereford Association's annual tour on Monday features 50 mile radius Oklahoma herds. It begins 9:30 at Lazy Ranch Springer owned by Phil A. Cornell with its famous Hereford display and Arbuckle Mountains sign. The route includes D C Fitzgeralds top commercial herd and the Goddard Ranch north of Ardmore with its commercial Herefords and wildlife preserve.
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Texas-Oklahoma Hereford Association
Oklahoma
Lazy Ranch
Springer
Phil A. Cornell
Arbuckle Mountains
U.S. Highway 77
Goddard Ranch
Ardmore
Highway 16
Boy Survives Drowning at Ada Park Pool
Paul Ray Floyd nine was pulled from the water at Wintersmith Park pool during Kiwanis summer program. Program director Margaret Bentley Long and Danny French performed rescue and mouth to mouth. Floyd recovered quickly after hospital check. Earlier, he narrowly escaped drowning at a private pool last summer.
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Wintersmith Park
Paul Ray Floyd
Paul Floyd
Kiwanis Club
Greater Ada
Floyd
Margaret Bentley Long
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H. BR. Hochstrasser
Hochstrasser
Laroc
Francs
Gaddin
Laroe
B.G. Davis
Harvey
Mechanical Hospital
R. G. Davis
The
Dawes Commission In Indians
Voalae
Jesse
Farm Bureau
Pat ‘Gallup
Mary Engel
FL Smith, Ark
Ft. Smith
Fe’ Smith
East Jesse
Sherwood O'Neal
Gregary
Bob Gregory
Hereford Association
Boy
Ada Park
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