Coal County Show Caps Fat Livestock Contests
The Coal County Chamber of Commerce sponsored 4 H and FFA livestock events held Friday in Coalgate. Judges included Bryan County agent John Stogner. Winners include 4 H Wyndell Morrison Olney champion fat steer, 4 H Olene Daniel Olney reserve grand champion, and top divisions in Duroc Chester White Hampshire. FFA champs were Bobby Holt Coalgate and Louis John Sandman Coalgate. Grand champion went to Lynn Carter. Participants then traveled to Oklahoma City for the state junior livestock show with Curtis Floyd and Gus David Martin accompanying.
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Coalgate
Coal County Chamber of Commerce
John Stogner
Bryan County
Barrow
Wyndell Morrison
Chester White
Marion Floyd
Hampshire
Lynn Carter
Clarita
FFA
Duroc
Bobby Holt
Poland
China
Louis John Sandman
Oklahoma City
Curtis Floyd
Coal County
Gus David Martin
Vanoss FFA Group Heads to State Fat Stock Show
James Mitchusson FFA instructor leads four Vanoss chapter members to Oklahoma City for nine fat barrows and two steers. The entries follow wins at Pontotoc county FFA and solid showings at Wilburton Southeast District Livestock show. Members aboard include Bobby Tinsley Raymond Holland Jimmy Rutherford Boyce Jones.
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Vanoss
James Mitchusson
FFA
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
Wilburton
Bobby Tinsley
Raymond Holland
Jimmy Rutherford
Boyce Jones
Broiler Raiser Sets Growing Record Near Ahleson
J. L. Evans and his wife raise Hampshire broilers at their home near Ahleson. They claim 30 pound birds at eight weeks, a notable improvement over older Arkansas methods. They currently manage 600 chicks and continually add day old chicks while marketing broilers and expanding operations.
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J. L. Evans
Ahleson
Hampshire
Arkansas
Chicago
Mrs. Evans
Small Girl Does Well with Stock
Faye Laughlin a 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Laughlin of Egypt won grand champion with a Poland China and first in its Berkshire division at the Tishomingo livestock show. She then earned second and third places for Poland China and Berkshire at the Ardmore district show and collected top prices at the hog auction.
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Tishomingo
Faye Laughlin
Roy Laughlin
Egypt
Poland
China
Berkshire
Ardmore
Four State Toll Road Plan Talked
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray announced a four state toll road plan spanning Galveston to St. Louis via Houston Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma City Wichita Topeka and Kansas City He said the plan addresses highway funding and traffic deaths and estimated total cost at 460 million with Oklahoma's share around 107 million.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Johnston Murray
Murray
Topeka
Kan
Capital
Galveston
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Louis
Public schools close for Northeast Oklahoma educators meeting
Miami Oklahoma public schools will close tomorrow so faculty can attend the Northeast Oklahoma Education Association meeting in El Reno on September 5. R C Nichols announced the action.
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Miami
Okla
Northeast Oklahoma Education Association
Elas
R. C. Nichols
Holstein Champion for 1951 Dean Young of Pontotoc County
Dean Young 17, a Pontotoc 4-H member with eight years in dairy work, named 1951 Holstein Champion for Oklahoma. He won a gold wrist watch at the Central District Breeders meeting January 25, after submitting a 4-H record, dairy production data, and a personal story. His dairy project since 1945 has 39 Holsteins and six cows yielded 50,562 pounds milk and 1,253 pounds butterfat. His parents, Mr and Mrs Orbra Young, run a 260 acre farm near Roff.
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Dean Young
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Dean
Oklahoma City
Holstein Dairy Club
Orbra Young
Roff
4-H cattle grading and training session announced
A cattle grading instruction school is set for Tuesday March 18 at 9 a m at Wickham’s Packing plant. It covers grades weights and dressing percentages and trains top county participants who will travel to the state cattle grading contest in Oklahoma City March 19.
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Wickham
Oklahoma City
Donald Brooks
Lula
Ray Young
Ocie Young
Dean Young
Fitzhugh
Donald Taylor
Odell Deaton
William Carter
Byng
Tom George
Latta
Doyle McMeans
Alfred Horn
Francis
State Rural Roundup from AP on Oklahoma wheat outlook
Nearly 80 million bushels of wheat are expected from Oklahoma fields this year with prospects ranging from poor to good. Insect damage is slight and price supports stay strong with a guaranteed at least 2.17 dollars per bushel. Panhandle counties show poor prospects and Texas County faces moisture problems.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas County
Wheat price averages vary by county in Oklahoma
PMA records show Ottawa and Craig County produced the most wheat last year with an average of 2.24 dollars. Cimarron in the Panhandle had the least at 2.10 dollars. The national average support price stood at 2.18 dollars, with most of Oklahoma below that and the Southwest averaging 2.17 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PMA
Ottawa
Craig County
Cimarron
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Southwest
Oklahoma farmers eye higher watermelon yield this year
Horticulturist F A Romshe of Oklahoma A and M says ideal conditions could lift average watermelon output from 150 to at least 200 melons per acre in 1950. Planting between April 10 and 20 is advised for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
F. A. Romshe
Oklahoma A. & M
Oklahoma Pasture Seed Growers Association Formed
A B Atkins of Guyman leads the newly organized Oklahoma Pasture Seed Growers Association created to promote state pasture seed production. Other leaders include Jack Harlan an A M agronomist. Howard Carleton Perkins as vice president. Russell Pierson of Stillwater as secretary.
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A. B. Atkins
Guyman
Oklahoma Pasture Seed Growers Association
Jack Harlan
A. & M. Agronomist
Howard Carleton
Perkins
Russell Pierson
Stillwater
Oklahoma 4-H girl competes in national cherry pie contest
Rhetta Nesbitt an 18 year old from Preston Oklahoma Okmulgee County formerly crowned state clothing demonstration champion represented Oklahoma 4 H clubs in a national cherry pie baking contest held in Chicago
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Rhetta Nesbitt
Preston
Okmulgee County
Oklahoma
Farmer savings urged on treated fence posts
C L Clymer of Antlers, assistant extension forester, says US farmers could save 10 million dollars yearly by using properly treated fence posts. He cites 207 million untreated posts annually and notes five cents could be saved per post. He favors peeling and treating with pentachlorophenol for better results.
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C. L. Clymer
Antlers
United States
Clymer
Clear Up Ponds With Simple Chemical Trick
Wildlife director Dr. W. H. Irwin of A. & M. says many farm ponds stay muddy due to negatively charged soil particles. Treating with fertilizers containing superphosphate releases positive charges that neutralize the negative charges, allowing sediments to settle and keeping ponds clearer even after disturbance.
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W. H. Irwin
Greeks Withdraw to Borca Ada as Trojans Break Troy Walls
The Greeks pull back to Borca Ada on the Turkish island as the Trojans breach Troy defenses and admit the wooden horse into the city.
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Borca Ada
Troy
Home Demonstration Club Organized in Frisco
Sixteen women formed a charter in Frisco becoming the Home Demonstration Club. Lillian Thompson was elected president Dora Daniel vice president Sarah Stegall secretary Agnes Patton reporter and Vera Minor song leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Snow
Gertrude Herion
Etta Mae Blackwell
Vela Minor
Lorene Herion
Reba Daniel
Sulphur Oratory Finalists Named
Winners named for Kiwanis sponsored oratorical preliminaries to be staged March 18 in the high school auditorium. Finalists include Paula Holliday Judith Leonard Gaye Montgomery Robbie Taylor Dorothy Howe Lovelle Montgomery in junior and senior divisions with medals for top three. Public invited to 8 p m event, 26th annual Kiwanis oratorical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Paula Holliday
Judith Leonard
Gaye Montgomery
Robbie Taylor
Dorothy Howe
Lovelle Montgomery
Hungry Horse Dam Named After Awful Hungry Horse Country
The Hungry Horse Dam near Hungry Horse Montana gets its name from a 1901 tale of two stray horses found starved in deep snow with a passerby remarking it as an awful hungry horse country. A similar incident last autumn involving two rented horses reinforced the nickname.
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Hungry Horse
Mont
Reclamation Bureau
Montana Canyon
Flathead River
South Fork
Hungry Horse Dam
Kerr Takes Swipe At the Generals
Senator Robert Kerr and Representative Herter clashed on CBS in a debate about Eisenhower. Kerr praised Eisenhower as a general but questioned his grasp of farmers and workers’ problems. He argued the Senate and House are better places to pick presidential timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Rep. Herter
R-Mass
Herter
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Harding
Truman
Grain Shortages Screening Changes Weigh on Justice Cases
A House subcommittee says the Agriculture Department no longer screens grain shortage cases before referring them to the Justice Department. In a report to the House, the panel notes it previously urged transmission to the attorney general for action and states recent data indicate the change is being implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
House
Appropriations
Atoka Methodists Hold Revival With Evangelist Paul Tripp
Atoka Methodists hold a walking and preaching revival through Friday March 23 with evan gelistic services at 7 30 each night. Special music accompanies Rev. Paul Tripp who leads the revival as part of the Oklahoma United Evangelistic Advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atoka
Atoka Methodists
Paul Tripp
Oklahoma United Evangelistic Advance
Flower Pot Sprinkler Squirts Circular Lawn Spray
A new lawn sprinkler shaped like a flower pot with a stem tube sprays a circular area of 1,200 feet. Made entirely of plastic, the device resists corrosion and rust.
News Farm Women Third Annual Pontotoc Meeting Set
The third annual Pontotoc county southeast district home demonstration council meeting occurs March 25 at 10 am in East Central College auditorium. Lunch at college cafeteria costs $1. Club presidents must confirm attendance by March 22 and March 20 for lunch plans. Dress revue and tea slated for May 2 with entries in work house and street dresses coats and made over outfits.
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HD District Council
Pontotoc County
Southeast Home Demonstration District Council
East Central College
Home
4H Leaders Plan Dress Revue and Meat Judging School
The 4H Leaders' Dress Revue committee met on March 11 to finalize plans. A meat judging and identification school occurred March 14 at Wickham's Packing and Safeway to prepare for the State contest in Oklahoma City March 19. Phyllis Sullivan was chosen as fourth delegate with Frances Davis as alternate, and the county team includes Carol Young Pauline Vinson Bobby Young. The group departs for Oklahoma City March 19 at 6:30 am with Martha Mote and Minnie Lou McDaniel assisting.
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Chressie Shipman
McLish
Fletcher Watson
Fitzhugh
Vivian Campbell
Latta
Imo Gray
Roff
Lela Duke
Center
Wayne Craig
Galey
Wickham's
Safeway
Oklahoma City
Phyllis Sullivan
Frances Davis
Carol Young
Bobby Young
Harold Davis
Pauline Vinson
Allen
Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDaniel
Four-H Girls Prepare Entries for Dress Revue
Four-H club girls work on headscarves aprons and dresses to enter in the dress revue scheduled for April 15 at 9 30 a m in the Student Union building. First year girls enter headscarfs second year aprons third fourth fifth and sixth year girls enter cotton school dresses. High school division will enter wash dress wool dress best dress or informal party dress classes.
Rivera Painting Too Red Sparks Government Move
In Mexico City officials removed Diego Rivera’s mural Nightmares of War Dreams of Peace from the National Fine Arts Palace. The government had ordered the artwork for a Paris exhibit in May, but it had already been rejected for that purpose. The piece depicts a benign Stalin and Mao Zedong with a dove of peace toward Uncle Sam John Bull and Marianne of France.
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Mexico City
Diego Rivera
National Fine Arts Palace
Paris
Stalin
Mae Tze-tung
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Britain
Marianne
France
Winchell Ill and Sub Broadcasts
Walter Winchell fell ill before his ABC weekly broadcast. Rich ard Stark read his prepared remarks while doctors advised rest. The 54 year old columnist returned to work after a virus infection and will resume after physician consultation.
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New York
Walter Winchell
ABC
Winchell
Richard Stark
Hanging Dummy Over Viaduct Spooks Rockford Motorists
Motorists reported a hanging body at a Rockford railroad viaduct on a recent Saturday night. Police arrived, cut it down, and found a masked dummy fully dressed with hat and shoes.
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Rockford
Bulldozer Unearths Possible Earliest Church Ruins on Lesbos Island
A bulldozer blade uncovered ruins on Lesbos while leveling land for an airport development. Archaeologists believe the site may be one of Christianity’s earliest churches, signaling a significant ancient religious find on the island.
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Aegean Sea
Lesbos
Christendom
HD Club Weekly Schedule With Locations and Hosts
The schedule lists events from March 17 to March 21 at Cedar Grove Pecan Grove Happy land Allen Jesse McLish Roff. Locations include Lunch Room Club House and Mrs names as hosts for each day.
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Roff
Fitzhugh
Stonewall
Jesse
Ahloso
Cedar Grove
Pecan Grove
Johnny Boring
Happyland
Allen
R. E. Gilmore
Edgar Harlin
McLish
Kenneth Hardin
Roff — Club House
Conductor Pins Hopeful Words as Car Traps Him
In Birmingham Ed Brigman a 63 year old conductor died after a heavy 80 ton gondola loaded with sand pinned him in a muddy ditch. He comforted his son with his last words Son everything is all right. Rescue workers to cut away the car as Roland E Brigman prayed by his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Ed Brigman
Brigman
Roland E. Brigman
Mother Tries to Leave Baby on Bus in Oklahoma City
A Brooklyn mother, 19 year-old Georgette Christian, attempted to abandon her infant on a westbound bus in Oklahoma City. Police detained her as juvenile officers investigate while the child is taken to Sunbeam home after the failed trip from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
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Oklahoma City
Brooklyn
Georgette Christian
Sunbeam
Three Area Men Pass Bar Tests
Oklahoma City report lists 61 persons who passed the state bar examinations last month. Kenneth Harris, executive secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association, announced the results Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kenneth Harris
The
Oklahoma Bar Association
Ghostly Skeleton On Route 7 Baffles Truck Driver
Louis B. Martel of Pawtucket Rhode Island told Steubenville police he encountered a glowing skeleton with a skull mask near Yorkville while driving north on Route 7 by an airport. The event mirrors recent Route 40 sightings, with officials dubbing it possibly a prank or related to mental illness.
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Louis B. Martel
Pawtucket
R. I
Yorkville
Roger Lollini
Martel
Ohio River
Ohio
Man lands crippled plane on one wheel at Oklahoma airpark
F. E. Townsend, 35, and his 4-year-old son Mike survived a single-wing landing after a damaged wheel left the craft unstable. Forty spectators ran along the runway to steady the aircraft as Townsend kept speed low and guided the plane to touch down safely, praising a miracle-like outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
F. E. Townsend
Townsend
Mike
Hennessey
Hawaiian Couple Finally Get Home
An Hawaiian born couple, James Nishimura and his wife, planned to move into a West Des Moines house after anonymous calls and visits from would be neighbors pressured the firm to reverse a first cancellation. The dealer returned their $500 down payment but later offered a second chance after reassurances from the next door neighbors. Don Wissler said neighbors oppose discrimination and hope the couple occupies the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
West Des Moines
James Nishimura
Don Wissler
Lab for Blood Plasma Studied
New York scientists report a proposed substitute for blood plasma. Modified human globin uses red blood cell proteins prepared to dissolve in blood and feed the body like plasma. Dr. Max Strumin of the John S. Sharp Research Foundation says it could be cheaper to produce and could triple the protein yield per donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Max Strumin
John S. Sharp Research Foundation
Village chief elected by secret ballot in Korean village
The village head is chosen by a secret ballot with one vote cast by each household member. The process ensures individual privacy while determining the village leadership.
Oklahoma's wet week leaves some areas unsatisfied
The week ending yesterday was the wettest in Oklahoma since late October with state average precipitation of 1.03 inches, though the extreme southwest and Panhandle still need moisture for crops. Dry sections received only .33 to .75 inch. greenbug spraying occurred but damage is not as severe as two years ago. Livestock and fruit crops show favorable conditions with light freezes to peaches, and cattle and calf marketings in February near 41,938 head. Wool production for 1951 is estimated at 999,000 pounds with 11,000 sheep shorn and strong wool prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Southwest
Panhandle
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Fire Kills Ten In February In Oklahoma
STILLWATER Okla Fire a leading winter time killer caused the death of 10 persons in Oklahoma last month while 42 deaths occurred in non highway accidents The home again accounted for more fatalities than any other place with 15 deaths Oklahoma A and M College safety specialist DeWitt Hunt reported Hunting mishaps killed four explosions five tractor accidents and electrocution each four Falls which took 13 lives in January killed only one in February
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. & M
DeWitt Hunt
Queen Juliana to visit Washington amid tulip bloom forecast
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard plan a first state visit to Washington on April 2. President Truman hopes renovations finish. Blair House likely if not. Dutch entourage includes Dirk A. Stickker and Marianna Tellegen. four daughters stay home. Juliana, friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, toured Washington during war years. The party also visits New York Canada and Michigan amid Dutch population centers.
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Washington
White House
Juliana of
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
Truman
Blair House
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Holland
U. S
Trumans
Dirk A. Stikker
Marianna Tellegen
Juliana
Ottawa
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
Julie Lynch
Lynch
Elizabeth
New York
Canada
Michigan
Love Finds Way as Applicant Seeks Police Post
In Oklahoma City police lore, Inspector Roy Bergman tells a single man only married men may serve. The applicant returns two hours later saying he and his girlfriend will marry and asks for the application blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Roy Bergman
Bergman
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