Ada rancher uses power saw on wheels to clear timber
F D Sexton at the M O Matthews Ranch east of Ada uses a wheeled power mower with a rough blade to fell rugged timber. Three assistants clear the stumps and the cut trees are windrowed for later burning or bulldozing. The plan aims to unlock grassland for richer cattle pasture on the Flying M Ranch.
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F.D. Sexton
F. D. Sexton
Ada
Sexton
M. O. Matthews
Loxton
Seaton
Books Open For Registration For May 22 Primary
County registration books open to Monday morning for voters who wish to register for the runoff. Registration remains open through Friday at 5 p.m. Voters may register at the County Election Board office in the courthouse or with their precinct registrars. Election board secretary Woodrow W. Gibson announces absentee ballots may also be obtained now and must be returned by Friday preceding the election May 18.
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County Election Board
Election Board
Woodfrow W. Gibson
Clubs reach 500 cars in safety checks
Home Demonstration clubs and 4H members sponsor automobile safety checks in Pontotoc County supervised by Highway Patrol Troopers H.T. Gay and Spike Mitchell. More than 500 cars were checked at Roff Allen Fulsworth and Stonewall this week Latta and Vanoss clubs sponsored the safety drive.
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Pontatotoc
Highway Patrol
H.T. Gay
Spike* v Mitchell
Roff
Allen
Fulstown
Stonewall
Latta
Vanoss
Persian Clover Invades Frisco Farm Slopes
Frisco farmer Hisaw Jr. reports rapid growth of Persian clover along the edge of his wheat and oat fields. The purple bottomland legume blends with grasses, adds to five Clover varieties on his spread, and he plans 22 additional acres for a total of about 60 acres. He notes seed harvesting in fall may be necessary due to market prices.
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Cy Hailey
Hisaw Jr. Frisco
Hisaw
Cager Hisaw Jr
Frisco
Stur
Hisan
Oklahoma approves SH 29 extension into state system
The Oklahoma State Highway Commission unanimously approved adding the proposed SH 29 extension from SH 18 to SH 12 to the state highway system. The route, supported by Highway Commissioner Roy Turner and led by McAlester chairman W. E. Allford, awaits a routing survey and will be funded by state funds as available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Oklahoma City
Commission
Roy Turner
Turner
SH 29
SH 18
SH 12
Roff
Fitzhugh
Allford
Highway 23 Association
Martin Clark
Ada
Vet Urges Increase In Activity In Bangs Testing Program
Dr. F W Hansen, federal veterinarian, reports Fontaine County results from the Bangs testing program show disease indications. Of 400 calves and 542 cattle backtagged at markets plus two on ranches, none tested negative. officials must boost activities to meet interim agreement obligations.
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F W. Hansen
Fontaine County
Hansen
Fittstown And Allen Plan Microwave Towers Near Two Towns
A prominent Pontotoc County rancher Harold Davis, known as Rolf Davis, died Monday at Oklahoma City’s hospital. Funeral held at Hobart Methodist Church. Born 1903 in Springfield, he moved to Roosevelt in 1906 and lived there 45 years. Survived by Bernice wife, three daughters, one son. Davis served as Oklahoma Farm Bureau vice president until 1953 and was on the Agricultural Stabilization Committee appointed by President Kennedy in 1961.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Oklahoma Medical Research Hospital
Oklahoma City
Methodist Church
Hobart
Harold Davis
Rolf
Coun'y
Roosevelt
Davis
State
Bossy Kicks Again and Transcontinental Microwave Towers
Bossy the cow causes a minor mishap at a Fittstown farm as spring chores begin. Nearby, Pontotoc County hosts two giant Western Union microwave towers, one at Fittstown and one near Allen, part of a nationwide line of sight system connecting Nebraska to Texas for voice, data and video transmission.
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L. B. Alexander
Fittstown
Alexander
John Bennett
Pontotoc County
Allen
Norris Estate
Western Union
Berwick
Stonewall Sets Homecoming Day For June
Stonewall plans a homecoming on the second Sunday in June with a 1 PM dinner at the Stonewall Sportsman Club Lake side. Mrs Ruth Chaddick, secretary, has mailed invitations to former residents and asks those not receiving a card to attend after morning worship. She notes addresses are on file.
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Stonewall
Ruth Chaddick
Stonewall Sportsman Club Lakeside
Hundred Hear Good Word On Conservation
About 100 residents gathered at Stonewall High School to hear praise for the county soil conservation program. The speaker said the local watershed effort is ahead of comparable county programs worldwide, signaling strong community support for conservation initiatives.
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Stonewall High School
County Conservation Programs Highlight Busy ASC Year
A 1961 ASC survey released this week details county administration of the Agriculture Conservation Program, Conservation Reserve Program, acreage allotments and marketing quota, price support, storage facility loans, feed grain and wheat stabilization, and wool payments. The county ASC office reports 366 farms in ACP, with extensive practices including permanent vegetative cover, soil nutrients, terracing, pond construction, water wells, winter and summer cover crops, and gullies work. Eighty farms hold conservation contracts while 13 farmers participate in the 1961 Feed Grain Program, diverting corn and grain sorghum. The county ASC committee consists of Louie Moshier as chair, A. A. Bryant as vice chair, and Marion Willoughby as member, with Bennett L. Sherrer as office manager.
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ASC
ASC County Committee
Louie Moshier
Department of Agriculture
ASC Committee
Bennett Shercer
J. & Well
ASCS
Rt. 4
Ada
A. A. Bryant
Rt. 3
Marion Willoughby
Rt 2
Bennett L. Sherrer
Graduation Portraits of County Seniors Seen in Weekly
The Weekly prints photos of high school seniors in robes from Vanass Me Lish and Latta. More portraits will follow as the issue continues.
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Vanass
Me Lish
Latta
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Galey
East Central State Collge Ballroom
Bossy
W. E. Snyder
Ssion
Immy Haseltine
Timmy
Rev
Jelwin Haseltine
Coleman
Allen Station
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