Pontotoc County 4-H Wins Third in Land Judging Meet
The Pontotoc County 4-H Land Judging team took third place at the Southern Oklahoma Land Judging contest in Ardmore. Team member Robert Hester of Fitzhugh was the third high individual scorer, with Darrel Bryant and Michael Lucas of Fitzhugh and Byng teammates also participating. The annual event, sponsored by the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, included eleven counties.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Wendell Steward
Robert Hester
Fitzhugh
Darrel Bryant
Byng
David Calvert
Michael Lucas
The
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Free Chest X Rays for County Residents in April Survey
Free chest X rays will be available to residents 14 and older during a seven week countywide survey starting April 4. A mobile unit will visit multiple locations, conducted by the State Health Department and City-County Health Unit with Tuberculosis associations and the Pontotoc County Medical Society. The effort seeks broader health screening beyond tuberculosis.
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State Health Department
Pontotoc County Medical Society
Teen breaks horses after school and weekends riding careers
Ted Rutherford a 15 year old freshman at Vaness High School spends afternoons at Summers Chapel riding and breaking horses. He learned years ago he could earn money by training horses for owners who lack time or skill. Ted and his brother Jimmie, known to rodeo fans, work together on the horse business.
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Ted Rutherford
A. R. Rutherford
Dee Willoughby
Ted
Jimmie
Summers Chapel
Vaness High School
A. R. Rutherfords
Ada
Mr. Rutherford
Impson Andersons
Monty
Impson Anderson
Blue
Cattle Disease Identified in Francis Area
The cattle losses in the Francis area have a cause. Dr. Don M. Williams reports lab analysis by Oklahoma A&M College identifying Clostridium Novus as the disease organism. The rare illness resembles blackleg but is not prevented by black leg vaccine.
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Francis
Don M. Williams
Ada
Williams
Carl West
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
the Weekly
Fitzhugh Acts Win Top Spots In Festival
Fitzhugh's 4-H club swept the Pon totoc County Share-the-Fun Festival at McLish. Both club acts won and advance to the southwest district event at McAlester on March 31. First place piece titled St. Louis Blues featured eight girls: Alice Crisp Nancy Elliott Barbara Morrow Bettye Moss Patsy Sherrell Frankye.
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Car S
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St. Louis Blues
Alice
Wanda Young
Barbara Morrow
Nancy Elliott
Bettye Moss
Doris Young
Frankye Sullivan
Patsy Sherrell
Fitzhugh Club
McAlester
Alice Crisp
Frankye
Cancer Fund Drive Opens in Pontotoc County
A month long campaign to raise funds for the American Cancer Society begins in Pontotoc County on Friday April 1 with a goal of 2988.85 dollars. Marvin Roseberry chairs the drive and local committees include Jerry Spencer publicity Mrs Ray Dobnick canvass S C Boswell special gifts Carl Baxter trades and industry Harold Harp organized groups and Brown.
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Cancer Fund
American Cancer Society
Pontotoc County
Roseberry
Jerry Spencer
Ray Dobnick
S. C. Boswell
Carl Baxter
Harold Harp
Brown
33 Pontotoc County Farmers Earn Soil Conservation Awards
In 1942 the Oklahoma Bankers Association began honoring outstanding conservation farmers. In a crowded East Central Student Union Ballroom, 33 Pontotoc County farmers and ranchers received awards for land and water conservation. Ray Walker, state conservationist, spoke on small watershed control and future developments in soil and water conservation, noting flood damage along creeks and streams and the flood plain land comprising a small but critical portion of Oklahoma’s agricultural land.
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East Central
Union
Oklahoma Bankers Association
East Central Student Union
Bankers’ Conservations
Pontotoc County
Ray Walker
Soil Conservation Service
Walker
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Francis Community Club Meeting Set for April 4
The Francis Community Club will hold a meeting Monday night April 4 with entertainment by the school. The public is invited to attend.
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Francis Community Club
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Blackleg
Aggie School of Veterinary Medicine
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