Blairs Set Production Sale Of Polled Herefords
The Blair Polled Hereford Ranch near Ada plans Pontotoc County’s first Polled Hereford sale Monday November 7 with 50 animals under the auctioneer’s hammer nine miles west of Ada on State Highway 19. Lester Blair and his sons Wesley and Ivan began in 1939 with five heifers and a bull.
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Blairs
Highway
Pontotoc County
Ada
Lester
Wesley
Ivan
M. N. Riemenschneider
Highway Paving South of Allen to Start Soon
State Highway 48 paving south from Allen will begin by November 14 per District Highway Commissioner S M Wilcoxson. Contractors are Smith Brothers of Noble. Roadbed is complete. base will be laid with heavy crushed rock. Final surfacing planned for next spring.
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Allen
S. M. Wilcoxson
Smith Brothers of
Noble
Time Says Overstorage Is The Real Farm Problem
TIME argues overstorage drives current farm troubles, not production. the key is to develop faster, better methods to unload surpluses rather than expanding storage capacity.
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U.S
County Is Over Top In Beer Option Campaign
United Dry campaign in Pontotoc County exceeded its 2000 signature quota by about 50, signaling strong support for a statewide vote on a county beer option. The secretary Walter Crow credited the overage to local backing and enthusiasm.
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The
United Dry Campaign
Pontotoc County
Walter Crow
County United Dry Organization
Future Learns From Past As County 4 H And FFA Boys Compete
A Pontotoc County 4 H and FFA pasture and land judging contest showcases youths learning by doing. The event tests knowledge of grasses and range plants and requires boys to assess a meadow and design a management plan. Judges emphasize practical judgment and decision making for future farming success.
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Edd Roberts
FFA
Pontotoc County
VA to Provide Direct Farm Purchase Loans for Veterans
The Veterans Administration in Oklahoma City begins accepting applications for direct loans to buy farms. Criteria include a veteran occupied residence, loan cap of 10000 dollars with any excess cash payment, and financing only for real estate. Applicants must present a letter from the Farmers Home Administration as proof of Secretary of Agriculture approval.
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Veterans Administration
Oklahoma City
Frank S. Cleckler
Congress
Cleckler
Farmers’ Home Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
More Research Is Vital Need Of Agriculture Expert Says
Stillwater reports Dr. Louis E. Hawkins of Oklahoma A&M urges more fully trained personnel in agriculture research and education. He warns population growth, disease, pests, and resource erosion threaten future food supply and national defense, stressing continued research and application of findings.
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Hawkins
A&m
Stillwater
Louis E. Hawkins
Oklahoma A. & M. College Agricultural Experiment Station
Chemurgic Digest
U.S.A
Vanoss Juniors Present Comedy Farce Antics of Andrew
Vanoss High School junior class presents a comedy farce Friday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. Reba Burk directs with cast including Joe McDaniel Barbara McDonald Carol Eeds David Golden Bobbie Voyles Carolyn Eeds Virginia Fowler Paul Shook Alvie Miller John Johnson Lawrence Crookham George Myrick Laurin Patton. Proceeds benefit the junior senior banquet fund.
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Vanoss High School
Andrew
Reba Burk
Joe McDaniel
Barbara McDonald
Carol Eeds
David Golden
Bobbie Voyles
Carolyn Eeds
Virginia Fowler
Paul Shook
Alvie Miller
John Johnson
Lawrence Crookham
George Myrick
Laurin Patton
Men for Vanoss School Construction Meet Contractor
Workers are invited to meet contractor Buster Hight of Atoka at Vanoss School on Monday afternoon November 7 at 1. The $72 000 project aims to push the building of a separate gym seven classrooms two offices two restrooms and a library to completion. Construction begins within ten days after a work order issued November 1. Superintendent Herbert Kinsey notes the new building will be separate from the present structure.
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Vanoss
Buster Hight
Atoka
Speeding Admitted by Alfred D Brady in Ada Case
Alfred Donald Brady pleaded guilty to speeding at night before Peace Justice C W Floyd after a summons. He paid a total of 25 dollars in fines and costs for traveling ten miles per hour over the nighttime limit four miles south of Ada on SH 3, according to state trooper H T Gay.
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Alfred Donald Brady
Peace Justice
C. W. Floyd
Brady
Ada
SH 3
H. T. Gay
Corbin Consigns Cattle To A&M Angus Sale At Stillwater
Carlton Corbin of Stonerbroke Ranch south of Fittstown will consign cattle to the sixth annual Quality Prince sale at Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater on Tuesday November 8. One bull and 52 females from top Angus herds in Oklahoma and Texas will be sold. The sale opens at 1 pm at the animal husbandry arena and is open to breeders with sons or grandsons of Quality Prince.
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Carlton Corbin
Stonerbroke Ranch
Fittstown
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Texas
Oklahoma A&m College
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Treas
Vanoss Juniors
Corbin
Big A&m Angus Sale
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