Pecan harvest could improve with late September spray
Oklahoma Experiment Station horticulturist Herman Hinrichs reports that spraying pecan trees in late September with Ethiel mixed in water opens shucks, aiding early harvest and reducing kernel damage from tannic acid. Tests across varieties show 500 to 750 ppm most promising, though commercial approval awaits safety checks.
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Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Herman Hinrichs
Hinrichs
Red River
Stuart
Success
Nuggett
Oklahoma
Cattlemen Set Oklahoma Convention Dates in Tulsa
Oklahoma cattlemen from Panhandle to Ozark foothills converge December 4 5 in Tulsa for the 18th Oklahoma Cattlemen Association convention. President Bill Joe Culver says program emphasizes constructive industry solutions with national guests and a concurrent CowBelles convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattlemen's Association
Oklahoma City
Panhandle
Ozark Foothills
Tulsa
Madison Avenue
Sooner
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
OCA
Bill Joe Culver
Pawhus
Culver
Oklahoma
American National Cattle‘men’s Organization
Foreign Agricultural Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Tulan Camelot Inn
Camelot Inn
Oklahoma CowBelles
Ann Hathoot
Wabel
John Trotman
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Oklahoma Group
November accident total holds at thirteen
No accidents were reported Wednesday keeping November’s total at 13, compared with 30 during the same period last year. In Municipal Court, David Joe Tadlock pled guilty to speeding and paid a $10 fine, Alphus A Jefferson paid $20 for public drunkenness, and several others had bonds forfeited for various traffic offenses. In District Court, Paul Hamilton pled guilty to concealing stolen property and was sentenced to three years. Randall Le Showmaker pled guilty to speeding and was fined $23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Joe Tadlock
Alphus A. Jefferson
Audrey Fae Beebe
Leslie Diane Helvey
Bert A. Kennedy Jr
Julie N. Trahern
Mary A.wilson
Martha L. Ehrlich
Jolene E. Ireland
Ruby Dane Powell
Juanita K. Vanbebber
Susie Marie Wilson
Joe K. Whitaker
Paul Hamilton
Hamilton
Randal le? Showmaker
Former Soldiers Testify To My Lai Killings at Fort Benning
Former GI Frank Beardslee testified he saw 15 to 20 dead Vietnamese women and children at My Lai and said he did not see Lt. William L. Calley Jr. there on March 16, 1968. He corroborated photographer Ronald Haeberle’s account of mass killings and said he and Haeberle photographed the dead. Beardslee and Haeberle testified Calley was not present that day as Calley faces murder charges possibly carrying the death penalty.
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FT. Benning, Ga
Frank Beardslee
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Beardslee
Lathrop
Mich
Los Angeles
Ronald Haeberle
Calley
Haeberle
Army
Aubrey Daniel JU
May Lai
OSU Researchers Seek To Improve Timberland Yields
Scientists at Oklahoma State University seek to boost timber yields through genetics and selective grafting. Foresters graft from top trees at Idabel seed orchard, aiming for straighter, faster growing pine with fewer knots, disease resistance, and better overall harvest value, while addressing long payback periods for private landowners.
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OSU
Stillwater
Joyce Kilmer
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Roy Stone
Cypher
Oklahoma State University
Forestry Department
Oklahoma
Weyerhauser
Valliant
International Paper
Texarkana
Stonecyper
Kiamichi
Idabel
U. S. Forest Service
Stonecypher
Stonocypher
Idabell Station
Quail Season Opening Soon in Oklahoma
Oklahoma quail season kicks off November 21 with counts indicating statewide abundance despite drought in some areas. Public hunting lands open days apply with season running until January 14, and landowner courtesy is encouraged as permissions are sought.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of’ Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Department
Department
N. Lincoln
Firemen Busy With Three Blazes Wednesday Afternoon
Two grass fires and a car fire in under an hour kept fire crews active on Wednesday after noon. At 1:35 p.m. they battled a car fire for Douglass Billey in the 500 block of N Townsend, the blaze starting from a backfire at the carburetor and causing heavy damage inside and out.
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Douglass Billey
N. Townsend
Budget trimming may cut Head Start children
Washington AP reports that despite Nixon’s welfare aims, budget cuts threaten Head Start. The House proposes 321 million dollars, risking about 10,000 preschoolers losing access next fiscal year. Sigler says reductions 7 to 10 percent will hit communities differently.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Edward F. Signer
Heat Education and Welfare
Office of
Sigler
Broiler Demand Slacks As Prices Slow
Washington AP reports October live broilers averaged 12.8 cents per pound, the lowest monthly level in two years and down from September’s 13.4 cents. The Agriculture Department data show the decline partly reflects weaker consumer demand, with implications for industry marketing and production adjustments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
National
Byokler Council
Senators Urge Nixon Farm Bill Be Rejected
Washington AP report on Senate opponents led by Senator George McGovern pressing for House approval of a bill closer to the Senate's version. They warn the administration plan could cost farmers over a billion dollars and cite farmer anger seen at voting sites in the November election.
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Washington
Senate
White House
George McGovern
South Dakota
House
McGovern
House-Senate
Appaloosa Sale Opens Friday at Ada Pavilion
Colonial Appaloosas headline a two day event at the Ada Quarter Horse Sales Pavilion starting Friday at 10 am. Pete Winters says 495 head of Appaloosas from 14 states will be offered. Eddie Wood and Jack Campbell serve as auctioneers with concessions run by the Ada Lions Club. Over 200 breeders consign horses to the sale.
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Ada Quarter Horse
Pete Winters
America
Eddie Wood
Wynnewood
Jack Campbell
Gillespie
Wyo
Ada Lions Club
Officials Investigate Ward's Grocery Burglary
Sheriff's officers probe a Friday night break in at Ward's Grocery on SH 13 near Oi Center. A television set and cigarettes valued at $250 were stolen after entry was forced through the front door.
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Ward's
SH 13
Oi! Center
Ada Man Suffers Minor Injuries In SH 1 Crash
A 24 year old Ada man, Thomas Benton Turner, was injured in a one car crash on SH 1 south of Ada early Sunday. He was admitted to Valley View Hospital and later released. The vehicle struck the median curb, hit a sign, and spun 300 feet before stopping on the east side headed north.
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Ada
SH 1
Thomas Benton Turner
Adan
Valley View Hospital
Highway Patrol
John Wayne Smith
Turner
Welfare Welfare Viewpoints Echo At Welfare Hearing
Washington AP witnesses from welfare families faced sharp cross examination at a Senate hearing on the administration welfare reform package. Critics attacked the plan while supporters cited work incentive measures. Debates touched on dog feeding costs cited against aid and personal budgets of officials as lawmakers pressed for reforms.
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Washington
Weldames C. Eastland
Russell B. Long
Lewit
Congress
Siana
University of Pennsylvania
Nixon
Edward V
Roff 4-H Club Elects Officers
The Roff Senior 4-H Club enrolled 46 members in grades 7 through 12 and elected officers: President Charlotte Conlee, vice president Rita Roberson, secretary Kay Kelley, reporter Dianne Wells, song leader Carla Warthow, game leaders Kathy Bruster and Teresa Duwasho, with Sherry Hatch elected to county song leader.
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Roff
Charlotte Conlee
Rita Roberson
Kay Kelley
Dianne Wells
Carla Warthow
Kathy Bruster
Teresa du- Wa
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Washington, D. C
Raymond Twanes
U. S
Richard Kelley
Agricultural Loans Department
The
Valley National Bank of Phoenix
Charles Jarvis
San Marcos
Texas
Daniel
George W. Latimer
Allen
Paul and
Jerry Henderson
Rusty Bratcher
Ada Pavilion
Lam
Tricky Trick
Roxanne Jones
Philadelphia
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Long
Ribicoff
John V. Lindy
New York
Eastland
Johnny Tillman
WWRC
Roff 4-H Club
Sherry Hatch
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