Field Trials Draw Wide Attention Across County
Field trials attracted about 115 dogs from five states over the past week. Wrangler's Wahoo Joe won open all age with three perfect finds, owned by Dr. W. F. Hudson and handled by E. B. Epperson. MercER Miller's Betty placed second with two finds. The event, headquartered near the old Conway School, offered nearly $700 in prize money and featured numerous amateurs and pros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Miller
Betty
H. L. Phares
Lubbock
Tex
G. W. Poyner
Abilene
Joy Hayride
Carl Cliff
Sedalia
Harv Butler
Allen
Russian Tour Talk Slated For Club Meet
Pon totoc County Farm and Ranch Club hosts an after-dinner film talk on farming techniques and rural life in Soviet Russia. Jack Cornelius, president of the State Board of Agriculture, discusses his Russia tour with films from 1962. The March 21 meeting at Latta School includes a 7 p.m. dinner and an 8 p.m. talk open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Pontotoc County
Russia
Latta School
Williams
1963 Murray Bull Test Openings Announced
An announcement states the 1963 Murray Bull Feeding Test opens with 140 bull capacity. Nine county breeders entered 23 bulls in 1962. average daily gain reached 2.6 pounds. The 140 day test runs July 24 weighing and December 11 weighing, sale December 14. Entries go to Otis Parker, associate county agent, Holdenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Otis Parker
Holdenville
Mack Braly
Ada
G. W. Banks
Clarksville
Tex
Banks
O. L. Gamble
Murray Completes Bull Tests Record Gain at Murray College
The 196 bulls in the Murray College Bull Test posted a 3.12 pound daily gain over 140 days, the largest consignments and highest overall gain in eight years. One hundred fifty bulls shown meet min performance standards and head to the March 16 Performance Tested Bull Sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray College
Tower Builder Stretch Onley Reaches High for Oklahoma Towers
Vernon Onley, a 30 year old tower erector with Utility Tower Co., has erected about 1000 towers in his 12 year career. He supervised a 150 foot Oklahoma Highway Department radio tower near Fitzhugh and will oversee a 450 foot Clear Vue TV antenna tower near Ideal Cement Co. His work includes extreme cold and wind, with foundations painted and grounded and towers lit for aviation safety.
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Vernon
Onley
Utility Tower Co
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Department
Fitzhugh
SH 12
The
Highway Commission
Fitzhugh Tower
Oaley
Minnesota
Ideal Cement Co
Clear Vue TV Inc
Highway Department
Flu Strikes Pontotoc County Staging Close Schools
Flu sweeps Pontotoc County causing Vanoss School to close after 95 students miss a day and many teachers fall ill. Health officials describe the outbreak as a bothersome illness lasting about a week, with warnings of overexertion complications and emphasis on rest and medication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Vanoss
Pontotoc County 4-H Week Plans Highlight Citizenship Goals
Pontotoc County's 800 4-H members in 20 clubs join National 4-H Club Week March 2 to 9 with radio programs on KADA and TV Farm Show segments on KTEN-TV. Activities include community events, school projects, and an Ada store window exhibit. A Washington DC 4-H Report to the Nation will feature delegates visiting the White House and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
United States
Puerto Rico
KADA
Kten-Tv
J. C. Penney
Ada
Washington
D. C
White House
Congress
Local Teams Eye State Tourney in Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County teams push toward state class B and A titles in Oklahoma City this week. Roff Ames Byng Stratford Atoka Elgin Wellston and Wapanucka headline regional hopefuls with records ranging from 1 loss to 29 wins as eliminations unfold. Bettie Taylor leads Byng with a 40 point game as squads chase state trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Roff
Byng
Ames
Wellston
Bettie Taylor
Stratford
Dunjee Boys
Atoka
Elgin
Wapanucka
Zoning Hearing Draws Fire In Stormy Session
Critics and supporters clashed as the Metropoli tan Area Planning and Zoning commission debated extending zoning authority. The hearing narrowed to a district along East Eighteenth and areas south of Ada near the pollution laboratory, with emphasis on petitions by property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning
Commission
Ahloso
Latta
Homer
East Eighteenth
Ada
Homer Peay
Dave Gray
F. C
Bud” Jones
Rae Thompson
Bob Bennett
Cad Patterson
Bennett
Patteson
Peay
Bob Lehr
Jack Sanders
Garland Smith
Garland Smith Rose
Frank Dicus
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission
Almot
Blair Plans Production Sale In Ada
The Blair Polled Hereford Ranch of Lester Blair and his sons Wes and Ivan will auction eight herd bull prospects and 36 heifers plus eight range bulls at Ada Livestock Auction at 1 p.m. Saturday. This marks their first production sale since 1956 with A. W. Hamilton serving as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Next Saturn
Blair Polled
Ada
Blairs
Lester Blair
Wes
Ivan
A. W. Hamilton
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Bruce Alden
Wichita
Kan
J. J. John
Jess Foulk
E.B. Epperson
Stillwater
Sunshine Express
Clyde Wilson
Roy Maroney
Powderly
Crockett Ben
W. K. Young
Durant
Star Taylor
Ardmore
J.D. McConnell
Norman
Murray Bull
Angus
Stonewall
Darold Butler
Pauls Valley
Carlton Corbin
Fittstown
George Chiga
Guthrie
High Steel
Nevada
Taylor
Preston
Blair
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