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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
1
A feature on 4-H home economics projects notes 1.3 million members aged nine to nineteen nationwide. Programs overseen by the Cooperative Extension Service emphasize foods clothing interior decorating home management child care and consumer education with awards sponsored by Montgomery Ward and ongoing yearly project completion goals.
Oklahoma City announces the second of three special teal seasons from September 17 to 25. Bluewing and greenwing teal are the targets with a four bird daily limit and eight in possession. A free permit, federal stamp, and state license are required for hunters 16 or older.
Vern Maskrey of Fittstown is a lifelong rock hobbyist who recently returned from southeastern Oklahoma with a Herkimer Diamond specimen. He trades fossils and petrified wood at Shady Springs Ranch, noting the region’s rich fossil beds and tropical past. Maskrey, a member of the Rolling Rock Club of America, works with Howard Platt of Luton Electric and owns a full stone-working shop.
The Tulsa State Fair in 1966 runs September 30 to October 9, adding a second weekend and two days. The livestock events are split into two five day shows with beef cattle 4-H and FFA market stock judged first, followed by dairy cattle sheep swine and poultry judged during October 5–9. Major shows include the Santa Gertru dis national, $10,000 National Magic Empire Hereford, $10,000 All American Angus, Bluestem Charolais and Short horn classes September 30 to October 4.
The fair opens judging October 6 with dairy divisions including Jersey Guernsey Ayr shire and a 7500 dollar National Brown Swiss Show plus Holsteins and Milk ing Shorthorns and sheep swine judged through October. Horse divisions run Sept 30 to Oct 2 for Palominos pin tos POA Ponies Appaloosas and the National Pinto Show. Quarter Horses compete Oct 3–6 with a Cutting Horse Contest and first Tulsa State Fair Quarter Horse Sale. The Junior Charity Horse Show closes the event with performances in the Horse Arena.
E. M. Manuel, city pound man, marked 30 years on the payroll with the start of his 31st. Hired after Chief Roy Keller invited him to try the job in 1936, Manuel has since collected pound fees, trained with multiple police chiefs, and credits the merit system with better pay and accountability. He recalls eight cent gas and a 1926 Model T, and notes he has been bitten and hospitalised but remains dedicated to handling dogs with patience.
Pontotoc County 4-H Club competed in the livestock judging contest at the Annual Winrock Hereford Field Day near Sulphur. Team members Eldon Griffin Guy Mitchell Donald Reed and Lanny Murphy. Lanny Murphy placed seventh with 293 of 300. Assistant County Agent Sid Ewing praised their showing.
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