Atoka dairy success story spans 80 acres to 130 head herd
On 80 acres in Atoka County P M Mungle started with three cows in 1923. By 1941 the farm boasts 50 cows, five pastures, and an eight acre clover and oats pasture. A 1930s pasture program with H P Moffitt and college extension boosted yields, while land valued at about 10 per acre now returns six dollars daily in additional milk flow.
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Atoka County
P. M. Mungle
Mungle
H. P. Moffitt
A. and M. College Extension Service
Mungles
Jene
Board member resigns over Phillips on district program
Argoyle Seikel Shawnee county superintendent resigns from the East Central district Oklahoma Education Association board in protest of Governor Phillips being added to the meeting program. He says the administration is pressuring the board and schools should be run by educators, not politicians. Seikel notes cooperation among inspectors and Okemah's superintendent, with only one other member present.
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E.C.C.E. A
Phillips
Argoyle Seikel
Pott County
East Central District
Oklahoma Education Association
Shawnee
Pottawatomie County
Seikel
East Central College
W. H. Hopper
FSA Reopens Low Interest Farm Purchase Loans
The Farm Security Administration resumes long term low interest loans for tenant farmers to buy farms of their choice. Eligible are tenant farmers sharecroppers and farm laborers with preference to those who have livestock and equipment. Loans at 3 percent repayable over 40 years may cover home barn and other improvements.
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Farm Security Administration
Farm Security Office
Federal Building
Ada
Oklahoma
Farm Security Administration Office
Congress
Potato Harvest Ready to Begin in Oklahoma
STILLWATER June 21 Potatoes grown in spring will look and taste better if harvested under favorable conditions and stored properly. Harvest starts late this month as H B Cordner of Oklahoma A and M college explains spring tubers are perishable and hard to store. To store well, keep 33 to 40 F during curing and 45 to 50 F for salvage from heat damaged crops. refrigeration is advised through summer.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
H. B. Cordner
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Milk's Best Source of Calcium for You
An Oklahoma City note from June 21 asks readers what they prefer to eat from chocolate covered bones to breaded eggshells or milk in palatable preparations. It emphasizes calcium as a necessary mineral for the human body.
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Oklahoma City
Milk’s irreplaceable role in human nutrition cited
Joe C. Scott, president of the state board of agriculture, notes that milk cannot be substituted for other calcium sources. He points to milk and its products as among the first foods sought by England, France, and other embattled nations from outside sources to support nutrition.
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Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
England
France
Ada to Host Major Cheese Plant Deal Soon
Final agreement with Cudahy to build a cheese plant in Ada moves toward signing in Chicago. Ada citizens commit over 20000 in funds with a 15000 building and 1800 annual rent for three years, option to buy at 11000. plant to include poultry processing and marketing facilities aiding farmers.
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Ada
Chicago
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Cudahy Company
Cudahy
Merriest Mad Mixup in Ada Over Coke Delivery
A tired tradesman in Ada seeks quick service and triggers a chain of soda jerks across three drug stores. Delayed Coca Cola deliveries lead to misordered drinks, prankish delivery confusion, and a nickel debt dispute among clerks while the customer remains unfazed by the chaos.
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Store Two
Store One
Brooks and Blanks Receive Ada Marriage License
A marriage license was issued Sunday by the court clerk to J. H. Brooks 67 and Mrs W W Blanks, both of Ada. The rest of the text provides unrelated observations on erosion clocks and car maintenance.
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J. H. Brooks
W. W. Blanks
Ada
Ada Firms Reach Full U S O Drive Contributions
County Chairman T G Kelly reports 16 Ada firms and offices are 100 percent in to the United Service Organization drive. Quotas in Roff Francis and Fittstown exceeded. overall goal of 2700 likely by July 1 with plans for a final cleanup effort.
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Ada
U.S.C
United Service Organization
T. G. Kelly
Kelly
Roff
Francis
Fittstown
Dale Rogers
Kenneth Larch
N. O. Wolf
Allen
Stonewall
Ada Fire Department
Aldridge Hotel
Criswell Funeral Home
Southwest Natural Gas Company
Clarksburg Paper Company
Smart Shop
Holland and Sons
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Byng Power Plant
Bob Cason’ Motor Company
Peoples Electric Co-operative
Denco Bus Lines
Ada News
Hatel-Atlas
Farm Security Administrative Office
Mitchell Transferred to Okmulgee in State Posts
B W Mitchell district conservation officer for the state corporation commission is moved to Okmulgee effective immediately. Hugh Thomas shifts to Ardmore replacing Lee Cruce. Mitchell will head the Okmulgee Okfuskee district and will reside in Okmulgee after four years in Ada. Fred Bowles will take over his Ada duties.
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B. W. Mitchell
West Twentieth
State Corporation Commission
Okmulgee
Hugh Thomas
Seminole
Ardmore
Lee Cruce
Mitchell
Okmulgee-Okfuskee
Ada
Fred Bowles
Statewide WPA Art Tour Selections Spotlight Oklahoma Artists
Mrs. Man Sheets state supervisor of the WPA Art Project selected 20 paintings by 15 Oklahoma artists for a national tour exhibit. Works include Doel Reed Stillwater Dorothea Stevenson Oliver G. Meeks Oklahoma City Joe Lee Rodky Shawnee May Todd Aaron Pawhuska Eugene McFarland Enid Eugene Kingman Sue Martin Tulsa Anita Howard Arthur Van Arsdale Edmond Anita Moore Madeline Ritz Chickasha John O Neill Leonard Good Oscar B Jacobson Norman and University of Oklahoma affiliates.
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Oklahoma City
Arthur van Arsdale
Edmond
Anita Moore
Madeline Ritz
Chickasha
John O'Neil
Leonard Good
Oscar B. Jacobson
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Pontotoc 4-H Judging Team Competes for Cash Prizes
The Pontotoc county 4 H club judging team will compete Saturday at the Turner Ranch field day near Sulphur in the second annual event. Teams from across the state vie for 500 in cash prizes funded by Roy Turner and J Link Hawes. The Pontotoc team includes Ben Sullivan Fitzhughs James Lee Wingard Raymond Martin Fitzhugh Earl Taylor Lovelady and Junior Hatcher Fitzhugh. Alex McKinney has returned home from Stratford Oklahoma after work there.
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Pontotoc County
Turner Ranch
Sulphur
Roy Turner
J. Link Hawes
Ben Sullivan
Fitzhugh
James Lee Wingard
Raymond Martin
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Hal Kennedy
P. M.ungle
FSA
Mull
Merriest
Soda-Jerk
Drug Store Number Two
Alex McKinney
Stratford
Okla
Mead
United States
Western Railways
THE
Union Station
Chicago, Ill
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