Francis Oklahoma Began With Frisco Rail Route
The town of Francis formed around a Frisco Railroad route in 1900 and grew from a cotton plantation site. Early boosters led a Wigwam newspaper edition listing needs like oil, a city hall, cement mill, and electric lights alongside a 17,000 dollar monthly payroll. Notable pioneers include E Henson Tom West and C W Fisher, with civic leaders L H Davis and R G Davis shaping Francis through banking, stores, and services. Today Francis supports three churches and a continuing Frisco presence with agents and aging residents, valued for neighborliness and community care.
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Altha Attebery
Francis
Frisco
The
Wigwam
Euphoniaus
Oklahoma
Denison
Texas
Oklahoma City
Clark
Australia expands agriculture amid rising feed grain plantings
A Foreign Agricultural Service weekly report says Australia boosted barley oats and sorghum plantings after 1967-68 drought. Sorghum output grows with good rains. Japan seeks more Australian feed, while U.S. exports face new competition and stockpiles lag. The report notes early schemes to grow grain sorghum in the north and west, aided by Japanese buyers, though substantial production remains unrealized.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Australia
Tralia
U.S
Japan
Agricul Erium Graviture Department
Morenver
United States
Addiion
Northern Territory
Western Australia
FAS
Washington
Feed
Agriculture Department
Weighmaster School Set for Cowmen
Livestock people across the state have received invitations to Oklahoma's first weigh master training school.
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Weighmaster
Oklahoma
Final session outlines livestock weighing training in Lawton
Sessions in Tulsa Oklahoma City and Woodward lead to a final meeting at the Holiday Inn Lawton Marion L Marshall area supervisor of USDA s packers and stockyards administration Fort Worth says the schools are a short course in livestock weighing The pilot program sponsored jointly by state and federal weighing officials aims to improve weighing procedures through education Subjects include proper scale installation correct weighing practices and maintenance of Hyestsch scales Officials from Oklahoma state agencies and the USDA will discuss federal weighing programs Invitations were sent to more than 40 livestock scale owners market operators dealers packers feedlot operators weigh masters and county agents to emphasize weight as a key factor in animal value and to minimize weighing errors.
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Marion L. Marshall
USDA
Packers and Stockyards Administration
Fort Worth
Marshall
Sam M. Copeland
P & SA
H. K E. Sharp
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Statte
H. K. Sharp
Sharp
Officials plan investigation into Canadian meat shipment
The Agriculture Department will send a representative to Canada to assess if some Canadian meat headed for the United States is third country beef from Australia and New Zealand. Washington fears Canada may resume unrestrained exports, despite U S measures, amid shifting markets and drought-driven cattle movements.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Canada
United States
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
USDA
Monde
Staal
New Zea
United Kingdom
Department to prune meat and dairy commodity reports
The Agriculture Department plans a second overhaul of farm commodity reporting reducing about 700 annual reports. The Statistical Reporting Service proposes 120 reports covering meat animals dairy poultry and cold storage products with comments invited until August 1. Overhaul follows last year’s changes for field crops fruit and nuts.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
Dcal
Pri
SRS
Roff honors Coach Hoover at community party
Roff students and parents celebrated Coach Don Hoover with a covered dish supper in the Education Building of the Roff United Methodist Church. Awards were given to multiple Tigers including Danny Moore and Butch McCurdy for Fighting Tiger and Most Valuable Player honors, with wall plaques inscribed for the coach and players.
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Roff
Eoach Donald Hoover
Roff United
Methodist
Pat Brusier
Fredj
Rosa Weber
Pat Bruster
Cindy Williams
Joyce Gadeberry
Janice
Vanoss Students Win Oklahoma History Awards
Secretary of State John Rogers announced that 11 Vanoss High School students Bertie Varmer Lynda Golden Donna Hisan Rhonda Holland Debra Joel Shirley Melton Sheery Wall Debbie Willoughby Russell Eaves Doug Grissom Everett Taylor will receive the Secretary of State award for excellence in Oklahoma history. Rogers praised their achievement and noted the awards honor pioneer traditions and citizenship.
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John Rogers
Vanoss High School
Secretary of State
Oklahoma
Bertie Varmer
Lynda Golden
Donna Hisan
Rhonda Holland
Debra Joel
Shirley Melton
Sheery Wall
Debbie Willoughby
Russell Eaves
Doug Grissom
Everett Taylor
Rogers
Memorial Day Services at Maxwell Cemetery
The Rev. Glenn Eaves of the Oj Center Pentecostal Holiness Church will lead Memorial Day services at Maxwell Cemetery, northwest of Ada. The program starts at 2 p.m. Donations from relatives buried there may be arranged through Mary E. Cox or Hansa Burl, both of Ada Route 2. All are invited to attend.
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Glenn Eaves
Oj Center Pentecostal ‘Holiness Church
Maxwell Cemetery
Ada
Mary E. Cox
Rt. 2
Hanse
Burl
Rt 2
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England
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West
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Orrin Nelson
C. W. Fisher
Carson Lumber Co
L. H
Lit)Davis
Harvey Rating
H.R. Heehastrasser
Tansger
Earnest Matthews
Clellin Scorggins
Jerry Scroggins
Decry Kelloy
John J. McCoole
Leroy Harris
Isom Harris
Frisco Railroad
Ronnie Gracey
Florence Harold
Mae Howard
Howard
Town
Church of Christ
Dale
Dales
Maying
Francis, Oklahoma
McAlester
Consumer and Marketing Yards
Periogenes
Tulsa
Woodward
Holiday Inn
Lawton
San Antonio
Clifford M. Hardin
Department
Don Hoover
Tulley
Reta Swarb
Kay Kelly
Karan Lawson
Marilynn Harrison
Rejena Harrison
Paul McCurdy
Dale ‘Fairchilds
Mike
Rayroondd Lait
Homer Cherry
Sue Morrison
Bill Williams
Mark
Alvin
Tidwell
Bubba
Laura
Linda
Orvil Bruster
Cathy
Cotton Warthow
Carla
Connie
Tom Ivey
Vickie Marlow
James Wingard
Sandy
Monroe Fennell
Pattie
Karl Weber
Johnny Brad
Vanoss
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