Last Real Blacksmith Closes Up Shop In Ada
Clay Shipley ends 60 years of smithing in Ada closing his forge behind 400 East Sixteenth. The toolmaker for firebricklayers retires due to health. he keeps his tools and will hobbyishly hammer iron. His family legacy begins in Wapanucka and Tennessee, with a Bohemian tempering secret shaping his craft.
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Ada
Clay Shipley
Shipleys
Shipley
East Sixteenth
Texas
Ing
Wapanucka
Tennessee
Clay
Scientist Warns Pesticide Use Harms Seen Higher Than Fallout
President Kennedy's science adviser Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner told a Senate panel that uncon trolled pesticide use and other chemicals may pose a greater hazard than radioactive fallout though he cautioned the full story remains unknown. The subcommittee urged faster federal action to curb pesticide use and tighten laws while the White House said the President asked agencies to implement the panel's recommendations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Jerome B. Wiesner
Senate
Congress
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Science Advisory Committee
California
Shipe Angus Herd Dispersed in Oklahoma Sale
The Shipe Shady Springs Ranch dispersal sold about 75 registered Angus lots with several cows and bulls topping $600. Guy Shipe praised turnout as buyers from Pontotoc County and beyond participated. Bulls averaged $510, cows and heifers $388, cows with calves $391, with most stock staying nearby.
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Shipe
Shady Springs Ranch
Jack
Martha Louise
Shady Springs
Kermac Ranch
Phil Ljungdahl
Dodge City
Kans
Ray Sims
Pontotoc County
Guy Shipe
H. D. Hall
Orel Busby
Kermac
Midwest City
Holdenville
Heavener
Oklahoma
The
Texas Livestock Journal
the Ranchman
Aberdeen-Angus Journal
Oklahoma Angus Association
American Angus Association
Drovers Association
Roff Sports Club Meeting Plans Ice Cream Supper
The Roff Sports Club met Tuesday night with Bobby Jeff presiding in the president and vice president absent. Members discuss dues and fishing status and announced June ice cream supper with member made treats. The activities committee will oversee plans and show Venezuela slides by a local visitor.
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Roff Sportsman’s Club
Bobby Jeff
Joe Bob Medlock
Arno Griffith
Mary Laseman
Delmar Mardis
Ollie Laseman
Lowell Laseman
Bobby Jeff Fussell
Gaither
Venezuela
Murray College Former Students Banquet and Dance Planned
Murray College Former Students Association will hold its annual reunion banquet and dance at the Tishomingo campus Saturday starting at 7 30 p m. A barbecue will precede the dance with entertainment from the college speech and music departments. Skits from the Murray Variety Revue will be presented and music by the Rhythm Rebels of Ada. All former students are urged to attend.
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Murray College
Tishomingo
Acces Entertainment
Murray
Rhythm Rebels
Ada
Pecan Grove Spray Schedule Begins In County This Weekend
Extension horticulture specialist Dr. E L Whitehead reports case bearer infestation varies across Pontotoc County pecan groves. Spraying timing should align with larvae emergence and use three to four pounds DDT per 100 gallons for complete canopy coverage.
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Pecan Grove
Bob Heaton
E. L. Whitehead
Pontotoc
Whitehead
Marietta
Carter
Garvin
Lincoln
Pontotoc County
Turner Ranch Sold to Rockefeller for 22 Million Dollars
Turner Ranch at Sulphur was sold to Winthrop Rockefeller in a joint announcement by Rockefeller and former Oklahoma governor Roy J. Turner. The deal covers 2 000 head of Hereford cattle 250 commercial cattle and a 10 000 acre spread with potential post sale implications for Turner’s June dispersal plans. Rockefeller plans to keep Santa Gertrudis and Hereford stock while pursuing crossbreeding for beef efficiency.
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Turner
Sulphur
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dickering
Rockefeller
Petit Jean Mountain
Arkansas
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Oklahoma
Turner Ranch
Ada City Hall Contract Awarded to Local Firm
The Ada City Council approved a contract for the new city hall and related facilities. B. H. Todd Sons won the bid of 385 947 dollars, with funds from federal grants and local revenue to cover the project. Final government approval is sought in Fort Worth before work begins.
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B. H. Todd Sons
Seventh and
Townsend
Ft. Worth
Community Facilities Administration
Ada Public Works Authority
Allen School Board Sets Bond Election and Staffing Changes
Allen school board votes May 21 bond election 2 to 6 pm in the gym for a 100000 bond to build a tornado shelter cafeteria band room and vocational ag shop. June Curran named fourth grade teacher replacing Riley Cozad. Thomas Dillard elected high school speech teacher. several staff moves and rehires announced.
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Allen School Board
June Curran
Riley Cozad
Thomas Dillard
Dillard
Vance Revels
Florida
City Of Roff Chooses New Officers
Roff City Council met May 6 at City Hall to appoint officers. New members Allen Sweat and Alvin Tid join holdovers Leo Johnson and Floyd King. John Dunnivan re-elected and named mayor. Mrs Coal King elected city treasurer to complete prior term. I W Hale named city marshal. Trash collection contract awarded to 580 a nepatraq.
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Roff
Allen Sweat
Alvin Tidwill
Leo Johnson
Floyd King
John Dunnivan
Coal King
W. W. Price
I. W. Hale
Judge Dissolves Blue River Conservancy District in Oklahoma
In Tishomingo district court Judge Joe Thompson dissolves Conservancy District No. 9 and rejects the work plan for the Upper Blue area. Protests by 64 percent in Johnston County, 89 percent in Pontotoc, and 72 percent overall are cited. A hearing on costs is scheduled for 1963 with appeals planned by district officials.
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Tishomingo
Special
Joe Thompson
Blue River Conservancy District
Upper Blue Area
Upper Blue River
Lower Blue
Johnston County
Pontotoc County
Bryan County
Conservancy District, No. 9
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East Central State College
Jenny Isaacs
R. L. Morris
Jamesee
Lowell Ross
D. A. Burris
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