16 Nov 1967
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1967
Page
1
The Pontotoc County 4 H Achievement Banquet at East Central Terrace Room drew about 400 residents. Key Award recipients were Katherine Biggs and Stevie McCullar, with other honors including the Asa Hutchinson Award and County Round-Up awards.
Two Pontotoc County 4-Hers Gary Golden and Katherine Biggs of Vaness will attend the 18th annual Oklahoma 4-H Club Congress in Oklahoma City November 23 to 26. About 130 4-Hers from across the state will join sessions, tours, and the National 4-H Congress in Chicago after a three day program ending with a city shopping trip.
Orientation on the Doman Delacate method to aid brain damaged children will be held at Hayes Elementary School with McCall's Chapel School officials, Ada teachers, and volunteers. Guy Parrish will lead the workshop explaining patterning to stimulate nervous system development and potential classroom adaptation at the Ada program.
The 52nd Annual Oklahoma State Poultry Show in Oklahoma City Dec 5 to 9 draws exhibitors aiming for the $6,000 prize pool. Junior entrants share 60 percent of winnings. entry deadline is Nov 19 under manager Cecil A. Roberts.
Ada Weekly urges correspondents to submit material by noon Tuesday to aid the weekly composition. Writers are invited to the Holiday House dinner scheduled for next Wednesday.
Pontotoc County officials report residents purchased 405 793 in Series E and H Savings Bonds and Freedom Share Notes during January through September 1967 reaching 64 82 percent of the county goal of 626 000 County chairman Benton Browning announced The statewide nine month total was 43 917 454 or 72 7 percent of 60 400 000 The year to date bond sales are 6 5 percent ahead of last year Browning urged citizens to buy bonds to curb inflation support troops in Vietnam and benefit from tax advantages The slogan Buy Bonds Where You Work was cited and Browning challenged Americans to follow the example of troops in Vietnam.
Robert H. Kerr and Carlton Corbin of Ada and Fittstown registered Angus cattle breeders have been elected to represent Oklahoma members of the American Angus Association at the national beef registry meeting on November 20 in Chicago. Oklahoma ranks among the top 10 states in Angus registrations as the association holds its annual meeting during the International Livestock Exposition. The American Angus Association, based in St Joseph Missouri, is the largest beef cattle registry group in the world.
Firemen rushed Wednesday afternoon to the residence of Jay Harday at 1803 S Broad Way Blvd. Smoldering lint in an electric dryer caused substantial smoke but no fire.
Service chairman for the American Cancer Society appeals for worn sheets as supply runs dry. Church Women United, meeting monthly on the third Tuesday to craft dressings, asks for donations of sheets to support cancer relief work.
The Ada pecan show will run November 30 and December 1 at the Ada Agricultural Center. Food and nut exhibits must be in by 1 p.m. on Thursday. County extension director John Netherton notes show results guide grove improvements and lists judging criteria including appearance kernel, shell, cracking, and overall yield. Adults and juniors may exhibit pecan foods, with recipes attached, and a county pecan cookbook will be produced from winners.
President Johnson proclaims November 17 23 as National Farm City Week. He notes one farmer supports self and 39 others, and praises farm city cooperation as vital to American development and community improvement. Kenneth Yoakum of Ada stresses rural reliance on urban services and entertainment and the interdependence of farm and city.
Three tested casseroles provide two family-size meals each. Recipes include spaghetti with bacon and ham, macaroni with tuna and cheese, and chicken with celery and parsley. Each makes 8 to 12 servings and requires baking times from 20 to 60 minutes.
ALTUS AP An Oklahoma wheat farmer who died in 1959 will be honored Friday at the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association banquet. The Mr. Wheat award will go to Mrs. Joe Beherman of Kingfisher for her brother, the late Joseph Danne, who developed several wheat varieties incl the Triumph strain now grown on about a quarter of hard red winter wheat acreage in the United States and nearly two thirds of Oklahoma's 5 million seeded acres.
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