Soil Bank Draws More County Interest This Year
Pontotoc County ASC records show 76 contracts placing 1,081.7 acres into the Soil Bank for 1957, with 689.7 acres in the Acreage Reserve and 422 in the Conservation Reserve. Cotton dominates payments rising from 108 acres in 1956 to 450.7 acres in 1957, while 209 acres of wheat land enter the reserve and peanut acreage is not eligible in 1957.
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Soil Bank
Pontotoc County
Bennett L. Sherrer
ASC
Sherrer
Summers Chapel History Traced By Teachers From 1892 Beginnings
Editor note describes a student project tracing Summers Chapel roots in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. It chronicles 1892 settlement by the Summers family, the first log church and school, early teachers including Daisy Apple and Bob Kerr, bond-funded 1907 schoolhouse, and a rural, self-sufficient lifestyle with farming, hunting, and woodcraft shaping community life amid harsh winters and abundant wildlife.
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East Central State College
J.D. Underhill
Summers Chanel
Oklahoma
B. P. Summers
Government Land
Memphis, Tenn
Edd Summers
Ad Tyson
H. M. Galey
Tere
T. A. Eppeler
Daisy Apple
Leon Baker
Bob Kerr
U. S
Ruth Goodwin
Norman C. Mitchell
Springbrook
Vanoss FFA Teams Win Honossia State Contest
The Vanoss FFA chapter won the state interscholastic contest in Stillwater, topping 24 teams. Jerry Pennington placed second high among 86 contestants. The soil and pasture judging team finished second among 43 teams, with 20 Vanoss members traveling with adviser N Li Hensiey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
Honossia
Tie Horticulture
Vanoss Ffa
Stillwater
Jerry Pennington
FFA
N. Li Hensiey
Poultry Tour Set for Pontotoc County on May 10
Pontotoc County poultry producers will tour multiple farms on Friday May 10 starting 9 15 a m from the county courthouse. Stops include Lundgaard Evergreen Farm John Qualls Farm Polly Anna Farm Garrett Beller Farm Dutchs Egg Factory and Jeff Raron Farm with lunch at Ada Country Club and talks by Dr John West and Alex Warren.
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Pontotoc County
Peven
We County
Ada Country Club
John West
A&m. College
Alex Warren
C. H. Hailey
Warren
Hailey
Courthouse
Lundgaard Evergreen Farm
Ada
John Qualls
W. L. Vowels
Pollyanna
Gaar Corner
Gaar Corner.1:15 A.m. Garrett Beller Farm
Latta School
Dr. West
Bob Calvert
Omar Strout
Allen Highway
Dutch’s Egg Factory
Union Valley
Jeff Raron Farm
Brick Plant
Stonewall Rodeo Show Draws Crowd
Stonewall crowds gathered despite bad weather as about 1000 spectators watched top form entrants until a bleacher section collapsed injuring a woman and breaking a boy’s leg. Names of the injured were not available, while local chamber members aided the event efforts and restaurant operators stayed at their posts.
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Stonewall
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce
Dick Truitt
Record rainfall soaks Ada area in early 1957
April 1957 brought 9.11 inches, boosting year to date rainfall to 19.98 inches in Ada. January and February totals were 2.84 and 2.88 inches, March 5.15 inches, with drought relief seen as streams reopened and water supplies restored. May earlier heavy rains contrasted with last year’s lower totals.
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Ada
Byrds Mill
Sandy Creek Watershed Plan Heads To Court Hearing June 3
The Sandy Creek watershed protection and flood control plan advances with a district court hearing set for 10 a.m. Monday June 3 in Pontotoc County. Copies are on file at Ada district office 525 East Main St. Objections must be in writing for presentation at the hearing. The plan outlines 33 flood control structures and land treatment measures to curb erosion, store floodwaters, and maintain steady stream flow through dry periods.
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Sandy Creek
Conservancy District
District Court
Pontotoc County
East Main St
Ada
Tour of Flood Project Echoes From Murray County Visit
A completed flood control project on Chigley Sandy in Murray County is highlighted for interest by Sandy Creek watershed protection planners. Dedication is set for Tuesday May 7 on the Roger Jameson ranch near Sulphur with ex Governor Roy J. Turner as principal speaker. Tours run all day starting 9 30 a m and transportation info is available from Pontotoc County Soil Conservation District in Ada.
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Sandy Creek
Chigley Sandy
Washita
Murray County
Roger Jameson
Roy J. Turner
Pontotoc County
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Summers Chapel
Pontetoc County
Texas
Indian Territory
Springbrook Bottom
Edd
Grant
Alfred
Erie
Danny Kelley
Mollie Gaylor
Francis
Stonewall Rodeo
Chamber of Commerce
SCS
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