Greer Finds Vetch Is Best Stuff Since the Women Came
Dairyman J A Greer near Fitzhugh praises vetch as soil builder and cash crop. He reports 31 acres of vetch plus 39 acres of vetch with oats and rye, 14 acres on rented land, and 96 bales from a nearby 100 acres. He notes high hay yields and seed value, warns on seeding rates, and describes a four way mix with ryegrass and clover while improving land with bermuda and brush control.
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Greer
Vetch
J. A. Greer
South
Fitzhugh
Bermuda
Conservation Board and SCS Outline Local Programs
The Pontotoc County Soil Conservation District holds a get acquainted session with Soil Conservation Service personnel to review technical assistance from SCS. Reporters include Herbert Nation, Herb Young, Otis Coffey, and John R. Long. They describe pond and terrace layout, land use advice, watershed planning, and ASC cost sharing as core services.
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Board of Supervisors
Pontotoc County
SCS
Coffey
Margaret H.owood
ASC
Long
Young
Con
Birthday tribute for Aunt Mollie Salter in Francis community
The Francis community marked Aunt Mollie Salter's 84th birthday at Ballard Nursing Home in Ada on September 24. Daughters Velma Jackson presented a cake with “Happy Birthday Mom” as relatives and friends visited, flowers and more than 50 cards were received, and six children are named.
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Francis
Mollie Salter
Ballard
Ada
Mollie
Velma Jackson
Albert Salter
Vivian Gillian
Tecumseh
Ivan Salter
Oklahoma City
Paul Salter
Tulsa
Charles Salter
Hobbs
N. M
Pumpkins Pose Problem for Egypt Family
The Brock family of Egypt reports they can grow pumpkins. Mrs Brockett says they are gathering them in storage, with pumpkins in the barn and house, and more given to neighbors. No shortage for Halloween or Thanksgiving pies.
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Egypt
Uncle Tom Beam Dies at 91 Buried in Memorial Park
Funeral services for Thomas Dixon Beam known as Uncle Tom were held at Criswell Chapel on Friday September 26 with burial in Memorial Park. He died at a nursing home in Ada after several weeks there. He is survived by two daughters Mae Kirkpatrick and Frant Reed, six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Francis
Thomas Dixon Beam
Uncle Tom
Criswell Chapel
Rey Buckelew
Otto Anderson
Memorial Park
Tom
Ada
Mae Kirkpatrick
Aberdeen
Frant
Vesta) Reed
Daughter of Fittstown Minister Prepares For Missionary Career
Mrs Mary Ellen Johnson daughter of Rev and Mrs John Walker prepares for missionary service with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Africa Bush pilot Paul Johnson licensed to fly supplies to jungle camps He plans six weeks Jungle Training in Chiapas Mexico and will then join active duty in Africa Their stopovers include Aurora Illinois and Sulphur Calvary Baptist Church where films on Jungle living and Bible translation were shown.
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Fittstown
Paul
Mary Ellen
Johnsons
QO. J. Johnson
Aurora
Ill
Chicago
Chiapas
Mexico
Calvary Baptist Church of
Sulphur
Marvy Ellen
Early October sunsets raise danger for Oklahoma drivers
Safety Commissioner Jim Lookabaugh warned that earlier October sunsets increase fall and winter driving hazards. Oklahoma fatal daytime accidents in 1949 edged those at night, with pedestrians especially at risk due to jaywalking and unlit crossings. He urged doubling caution, reducing speeds, and using dimmed headlights to improve night vision and safety.
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Jim Lookabaugh
Oklahoma
Lookabaugh
Jay
Non Cropland Ineligible For Soil Bank Rules Explained
Pontotoc County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Chair Henry Little defined eligible cropland for the 1959 Conservation Reserve. Eligible lands include cropland with crops harvested in 1958. ineligible lands cover orchards small fruits nurseries non crop pasture woods or farmsteads. Minimum entry is 5 acres, or 2 acres if forest trees will be planted.
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The
Soil Bank
Henry Little
Pontotoc County
Little Said
Box Supper at School Auditorium by Stonewall Club
The Stonewall Sportsmen's Club hosts a box supper in the school auditorium on Friday October 3 at 7 p m Music by the soggy Bottom Boys Proceeds go to the lake fund Public invited.
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Stonewall Sportsmen's Club
Lake Fund
Stonewall Seniors Present Bolts and Nuts Play
Stonewall high seniors will stage Bolts and Nuts in the school auditorium on October 9 at 8 p m. The event promises a lively student produced production in the local school setting.
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Stonewall
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Fitzhugh Dairyman
W. L. Knickmeyer
Bad Boy
el Reno
Sandy Creek
Willard Rhynes
W. P. Brocketts
Hallowe'en
Brocketts
Tom Beam
North American
Baptist Church
the Johnsons
Harley West
West
Roff
BOX Supper
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