Winrock Stock Auction Tops $230000 With Bulls Dominating
Winrock Farms held its first production sale with 28 bulls and 35 females selling for a gross of $230,175. Top price was $50,000 for Winrock Bull A42 from Winrock Turner Ranch Division bought by Edmiston Land and Cattle Co. Kalistell Montana. The average per animal was $3,624 with bulls at $6,546 and cows at $1,245. John Wayne and Associates bought the top female at $5,500.
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Winrock Farms
Winrock
Winrock Turner Ranch
Sulphur
Edmiston Land and Cattle Co
Kalistell
Montana
John Wayne and Associates
Rancho Luna
Athens
Tex
Philson Farms
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
California
Ohio
Kansas
Arizona
Nebraska
Mississippi
North Dakota
Indiana
Missouri
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Canada
Winrock A42
Denver
U S Wheat Aids Global Hunger Relief
The Agriculture Department notes American wheat has repeatedly alleviated hunger during famines and postwar crises. From 1960 to 1964 U S wheat accounted for over 40 percent of world exports, with Canada at about 20 percent, and U S supplies helped stabilize markets and prices worldwide.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Canada
Cody Accepts Post For Preston Moore
Derrill Cody, Ada attorney, will serve as county chairman for Preston Moore in his bid for the Democratic nomination as governor. Cody's appointment was announced Monday. Offices for Moore will be opened this week at Main and Rennie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrill Cody
Ada
Preston Moore
Cody
Moore
Main
Rennie
One Little Slip Branded for Life by a Felony Record
A young offender who steals beer is caught by police and pleads guilty. Even with a suspended sentence, a felony conviction follows for life, affecting voting, employment, education, loans, and civil service. District Judge West and County Attorney Nelson warn that records haunt the rest of a person’s life. Continued on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Lee West
Gordon Melson
Cattlemen Target Foreign Markets For U S Beef Exports
Oklahoma officials and cattlemen push to expand US beef markets abroad. Glenn Cantrell will represent Oklahoma in Europe and the Middle East, promoting American and Oklahoma beef with live cattle exhibits at the Verona World Trade Fair.
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U. S
Cantrell
Oklahoma Beef Institute
Europe
Southeast Asia
Verona
Italy
Batman Saves Boy Wonder in Union Hill Play Fire Incident
Randy Golden and Mike Haines, sons of local families, played Batman and Robin using towel capes when Robin’s cowl caught fire. Randy quickly stamped out the flame and summoned help. Both boys were uninjured and later joined lunch, with praise for Randy’s quick thinking.
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Lavona Jones
Union Hill
Randy Golden
Horace Golden
Mike Haines
Harold Haines
Robin
Golden Home
Batman
Randy
Zock
Rip
Races Shrink as GOP Candidates Dwindle in Pontotoc County
Filing ends with only four incumbents facing challengers and no Republican candidates. Incumbents Gray Andrews West Thompson Mitchell Hunt Nabors Luke pass unopposed. several races draw multiple contenders including sheriff, constable, and district attorney contests across Pontotoc and neighboring counties.
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Pontotoc
Rae ‘Thompson
Johnnie Boring
Weldon E. Norman
J. T. “Tut” Roberts
F. O
Bud” Jones
S. H
Sandy” Ayres
Samps McCown
David Gray
Burl Griffin
George Lance
A. M. French
E. E. Welch
Bob Sammons
I. Buchanan
Gray
Fred Andrews
Lee West
Don Thompson
Carl Stewart
Norman Mitchell
Frank Jared
Ralph Delaney
Bert Ratliff
Joe Beck
Lee Nabors
Allen Township
W. F. Luke
Lloyd Stephens
Virgil Hunt
Stephens
Lonnie Abbott
House of Representatives
I. Jake Blevins
Ada
W. C. Gray
Abbott
Gordon Melson
Frank Seay
George Turner
Seminole
Holdenville
John Cooper
Weekly winner named in Hart recipe contest
May Johnson wins again after correctly identifying the chili con carne recipe from the ingredients list. Darlene Jones of Ada also identified the dish, with winners chosen by earliest postmark. this week's recipe appears on page two.
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May Johnson
Hart
Darlene Jones
Route 1
Ada
Turkey Calling Clinics Ahead of Oklahoma Spring Hunt
Oklahoma City reports spring turkey season approaching with a series of turkey calling clinics by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Clinics have been held in Tulsa and Atoka, with another session planned to help hunters refine calls and succeed in the upcoming hunt.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Tulsa
Atoka
Stonewall 4-H Club Holds School Meeting
The Stonewall Junior 4-H Club held a model meeting March 9 at the school chaired by president Ronnie Hall. Demonstrations covered shears care and soil sampling, with speeches by members and updates from officers. The group planned projects including painting rural mailboxes, building a bench for the Ada fairground, and a 4-H assembly for parents.
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Stonewall Jr
Stonewall
Ronnie Hall
Jackie Kifer
Susan Pickens
Marietta Hall
Ronnie Blackwell
Mel Byrd
David Priest
Oklahoma
Angelia Wood
Peggy Christian
Susan Chaddick
Aleta King
Lance Brady
Oleta Byrd
Ada
Cattle Grading Contest Slated at Reeves Packing
The Pontotoc County 4H commercial cattle grading school and contest will be held Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Reeves Packing Company. All county 4H boys are eligible for the judging contest with cash awards for winners. First prize is $10. About 200 county boys usually attend and visitors are welcome.
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Pontotoc County
Reeves Packing Company
Reeves
Latta Juniors Present Panther Varieties Talent Show
Latta High School junior class hosts Panther Varieties on March 17 at 7 p.m. in the Latta auditorium. Admission is 50 cents for students and 75 cents for adults. Talent reps come from Ada High Byng and Latta. proceeds fund a Junior-Senior banquet.
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Latta High School
Latta
Ada High
Byng
Candidate Withdraws From Sheriff's Race
A. M. French, one of two challengers to Sheriff Burl Griffin in 1966, withdrew from the race today leaving Burl Griffin and George Lance as the remaining candidates. It is Lance's second bid for the office.
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A. M. French
Burl Griffin
French
Griffin
George Lance
Lance
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Don Cook
George Morse
Walter Britten
Lorin Dumeland
American Hereford Association
J. R. Martin
Oklahoma Hereford Association
Ladd Hitch
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Dr. O. Burr Ross
Oklahoma State University
Winthrop Rockefeller
John Wayne
Wayne
Don
W. L. Knickmeyer
Marietta
Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture
Glenn Cantrell
Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture Livestock
U. S.department of Agriculture
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Lebanon
Morocco
Lew Meibergen
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Boy Wonder
Gop
Turkey
By Susan Pickens
Latta Juniors
Blue River
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