Latta boy earns state farmers degree at convention
Robby Helleland, 18, Latta son of Mr and Mrs Robert Helleland Route 5, received the State Farmers Degree at the State FFA Convention held April 22 23 in Stillwater. The honor recognizes outstanding vocational agriculture work and requires a substantial farming investment and strong academic leadership. Wayne Gray is FFA advisor Lat ta,
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Robby Helleland
Latta
Robert Helleland
Route 5
FFA
Stillwater
Wayne Gray
Jat Latta
Stratford Residents Approve $300000 Water Sewer Bond
Stratford voters backed a 300000 bond for water and sewer improvements by 232 to 117. City attorney Burl Harris said loan approval from Farmers Home Administration in Washington will take 30 to 45 days before work can be advertised.
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Stratford
Burl Harris
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
Latta Supt Named in Jury Probe on Surplus Property
The county grand jury censured Latta School and Supt Lester Sexton over surplus property sales. It urged the Latta Board of Education to reclaim control of the activities and other funds. The audit cited misdirected purchases and funds diverted to private buyers, totaling several thousand dollars across General, Building, and unidentified funds.
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Latta
Lester Sexton
State Examiner and Inspector
General Fund
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
School Board
Experimental sex perfume eyed as pesticide substitute
Washington scientists report promising field tests of disparlure, a synthetic gypsy moth sex attractant. Used in traps and dispersed by air, it aims to reduce pesticide use by confusing male moths and preventing mating. Tests span New York, Pennsylvania, possibly New Jersey, with earlier trials in Dauphin Island, Alabama.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Agricultural Research Service
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Dauphin Island
Ala
Dairymen forecast record year but rising costs loom
USDA says dairy output and high prices may lift farm milk sales to about 6.825 billion this year, a record. Yet a separate price and expense report shows rising costs eroding net income, with parity dropping as costs climb and milk prices shift. Nearby, a Quebec town faces a deadly ground collapse after a canyon of mud swallows cottages, with 5 bodies found and 26 missing, as rescue teams search debris and officials warn of potential further slides.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
USDA
ST Jean Vianney
Que
St. Jean Vianney
Wheat crop still not looking good in Oklahoma
AP report from Oklahoma City notes western Oklahoma farmers await more rainfall as U.S. Crop Reporting Service says conditions are nearly unchanged from prior week. 62 percent of wheat rated poor, 21 fair, 17 good. rainfall last week improved eastern areas, soil moisture mostly short to adequate. barley and oats mostly poor. corn 42 percent planted, 20 percent up. livestock fair to good with continued feed. alfalfa 54 percent poor.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U.S
Three Die As Car Collides With Train Near Idabel
A Valliant couple and their nine year old daughter were involved when a car was struck broadside by a train three miles west of Idabel on a county road. Maxie Raymond Crouch 41 and Aleve Crouch 47 died on arrival at McCurtain Memorial Hospital. Elaine Crouch 9 injured with arm leg and internal injuries. The train conductor was uninjured.
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Valliant (Ap
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Maxie Raymond Crouch
Aleve Crouch
McCurtain
Alfalfa Hay Show slated for State Fair Oklahoma City
The first annual Alfalfa Hay Show at the State Fair Exposition in Oklahoma City runs Sept 24 to Oct 3. Sandy Saunders notes alfalfa as Oklahoma’s top cash crop, with statewide competition to award $800 in cash premiums in Pea Green and Brown Hay. Entries judged for protein content. each exhibit uses three bales. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion chosen by OSU professors Dr. Clifford Burton and Dr. Curtis Richardson.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Sandy Saunders
Clifford Burton
Curtis Richardson
Oklahoma State University
Thief Strikes Hinton Rancher Cattle Theft Case
Oklahoma City man Thomas Charles Erickson, 33, charged with larceny of domestic livestock after allegedly taking 24 cows and calves and one mare from rancher Terrell Coffey. Erickson stopped April 28 on a Hinton road with Coffey branded cattle. other suspects sought. Erickson previously convicted in 1969 with suspended five year sentence.
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Oklahoma City
Terrell Coffey
Hinton
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s. Association
Caddo County
Thomas Charles Erickson
OCA
Cofey
Erickson
Coffey
Jim Belter
Ron Taylor
Belter and
Taylor
Oklahoma catfish cages eyed for income growth
Specialists urge Oklahoma farmers to raise catfish in cages to boost income. Fingerlings cost about one cent per inch with harvest in roughly 220 days. cages sized around 4x4x feet yield 1,200 to 2,300 pounds per acre. Local Community Action Agencies plan to promote the program with Emergency Food and Medical funds.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Economic Opportunity Office
John Inda
Inda
Cave Pewgeere Coe
SEOO
Jow
Oho
Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City
Ida
Government moves against protest movement leader
The Justice Department seeks a grand jury probe that could bring back at least two Chicago Seven defendants on conspiracy charges linked to anti fan demonstrations in the capital. Rennie C. Davis and John A. Frains, among those tried and acquitted in 1968 Chicago violence cases, have been arrested. Abbie Hoffman was arrested in New York on charges including interstate travel to incite a riot and assaulting an officer related to traffic block attempts.
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Washington
Justice Department
Chicago
Rennie C. Davis
John A. Frains
Davis
New York
FBI
Abbie Hoffman
Stratford Enrollment Set for May 13 at 1:30 PM
Stratford will hold kindergarten enrollment at 1:30 PM on May 13. Eligible children must be five by November 1. Parents should bring birth certificates for each child at enrollment time.
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Stratford
Kindegarten
Stratford Seitoal
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