Geese Join List Of Unemployed In California
In Kern County California geese once used as weeders in San Joaquin Valley cotton fields are largely replaced by chemicals and mechanical weeders. Farm adviser John Hoyt notes geese were first tried in the mid 1940s and were also used in vineyards sugar beets strawberries melons and other crops.
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Bakersfield
Calif
API
San Joaquin Valley
Kern County
Jotn Hoyt
Hoyt
Farm Advisers
California
Lakewood 9-Hole Course Details and Plans
Lakewood outlines construction of a nine hole golf course with 3 065 yards total, a lake water supply for greens, and a unique service road placement between fairways. George Ward named pro, with memberships set at 15 dollars for individuals and 100 dollars for families.
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18Th Street
George Ward
Sanders
Pat
Lake Arm
J Sanders
Lakewood, Inc
Lester Hokit
Paul Alford
Ronnie Sawyers
Marion Fenton
Todd
Jim’ Robbins
Bob Macy
Farmers face tighter dairy replacement supply in future
Since 1960 about seven percent of dairy farmers left business annually. Many exiting farms supplied replacements for others. Fewer smaller farms remain, shifting toward larger units unlikely to raise heifers for sale.
Stratford Track Report Names Crossbreed and Pearce Placings
Crossbreed and Lyn Pearce placed seventh and seventh respectively on page one of Pram. Pst Hughes placed seventh as well with Crossbreed. Other boys shown were Ronnie Drake and Tommy Den son.
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Pram
Lyn Pearce
Pst Hughes
Ronnie Drake
Tommy Denson
Staggs Named Ada Boys Club Director in Succession
Ada board chose Ernie Staggs to replace Tommy Daniels as director of the Ada Boys' Club. Staggs, 23, has worked with the club since 1964 as arts and crafts instructor and assistant director, while planning to complete college hours. The club resumes Sept. 6 with expanded programs including volleyball and basketball efforts and a possible new building pending board approval.
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Terry Barber
Ernie Stages
Ada
East Central
Ada Boys’ Club
Staggs
Tommy Daniels
Bryan College Station
Tex
Bobby Thompson
Focal Club
Ada Group
Fie
Daniels
Tye
Ada High
Sears
Oklahoma City
Fast Central
Lola
Buddy
Louis
Stages
Rev
L. E. Staggs
First Assembly of God Church
Oklahoma Welfare Program Leads Southwestern Area
A Census Bureau based study shows Oklahoma allocates 26 cents of every dollar to public welfare, highest in the Southwest, while education receives less than 2 percent, ranking Oklahoma bottom regionally. Texas and New Mexico lead in education, with state per capita spending figures also highlighting road, health, and general services allocations.
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Oklahoma
U.S Census Bureau
Congressional Quarterly
Census Bureau
Southwest
Arkansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Barnum’s midget Tam Thumb teased as famed mound figure
A fragment notes Barnum’s performer Tam Thumb, a 49 inch, 70 pound midget named by the show captain Charl Straten. He achieved fame on the mound, described in a mythic context with a cheragter tied to folklore and a 16 43, penta reference.
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FP. T. Bornum
Barnum
Charl Straten
Penta
Tam Thumb
Pepe
Police Chief Urges Holiday Safety For Motorcyclists
Police Chief Homer Gosnell issued three safety pleas for Labor Day weekend urging riders to obey traffic laws and signals, ride no more than two abreast, maintain lights and brakes, wear helmets, and avoid risky maneuvers. He notes motorcycles are vehicles and must follow same rules, warns about loud mufflers, and cites state law on noise limits and muffler restrictions.
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Homer Gosnell
Gosnell
Jevery
No Accidents Reported In Ada August Totals And Court Actions
No accidents were reported in Ada on Wednesday. August total was 24, up from 19 in August 1965, with the year to date 238 and August 1963 total 178. Municipal Court saw Elmo Escue plead guilty to public drunkenness and fined 20 dollars, Roy Dean Frazier excluded 10 for speeding and 19 for improper exhaust. In Gilbreath’s JP court, Bil Greenwood and others faced breach of the peace. other cases included speeding at night, marked zone violations, petit larceny, and more public drunkenness. Fifty-eight of 96 United States tales mountains exceed 33,903 feet in Colorado.
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Ada
Elmo Escue
Roy Dean Frazier
JP J
Blaine Gilbreath
Bil Greenwood
Laura ‘Lyda
Tommy Lyda
Marvin Lyda
Mabel Biege
Gilbreath
Max.Lyan Colvin
Vernon Mayfield Black
Bertha Lee’ Lowe
James Dickinson
Elmer Nichols
Ress
Pumper Solves Well Cable Problem By Wolf Bite
Stratford pumper Carl Shivers traced repeated pump outages to a buried style cable. A stormy shower caused leaks. a predatory wolf chewed the line, electrocuting itself and stopping the leak. The wolf’s bite caused the electrical fault and shutdown. The discovery ends the repeated outages on the Walter La Barge lease.
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Carl Shivers
Oil Co
Stratford
Walter LaBarge
Shivers
Tulsa State Fair to Host 4-H FFA Events and Contests
Tulsa State Fair lists 4-H and FFA sections including Junior Herdsmen awards in livestock divisions and the State Finals Light Horse and Pony Show. Events feature showmanship, grooming, western pleasure, stock seat equitation, and belt buckles for class winners along with crop and agriculture mechanics displays and Junior Tractor Operators. Children’s Barnyard sponsored by FFA returns. entries close September 30. contact Tulsa State Fair, Box 5175, Tulsa Oklahoma 74104.
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FFA
Tulsa
4-H
Future Farmers of America
Okla
Poultry industry study foresees retail power reshaping market
A study predicts poultry production and marketing will merge into vertically coordinated complexes. Retailers will influence short-run demand as supplier responses hinge on retail signals and incentives. Suppliers may push product development while retailers demand more store labeled goods from firms with weak consumer brands.
Lions Club Old Fiddlers contest fundraiser noted
The Lions Club annual Old Fiddlers contest raised funds for service projects with concessions boosting the club treasury. Debra Rogers of Seminole and Norman Hobbs of Ada won $25 savings bonds from First National Bank and Oklahoma State Bank respectively. Konawa High School Band, directed by Jim Hayes, performed before the event with other entertainment. Jerry Lurber served as club president and W. Tucker Jr. as emcee. The piece also notes that 52 percent of Oklahoma fatalities occurred on Friday to Sunday last year.
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First National Bank
Debra Rogers
Seminole
Oklahoma State Bank
Norman Hobbs
Ada
Konawa
Jim Hayes
Lions Club
Jerry Lurber
W. Tucker Jr
Ada Enrollment Down Slightly Napier May Close
Ada school enrollment falls to 2263 this year, down 64 from last year. Napier on the north side may close if first week enrollment does not rise, with students reassigned to other city schools. Morrison notes unfinished kitchen at Washington School and cafeteria delays. other cafeterias to serve lunches opening day Tuesday.
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Napier
Rex O. Morrison
North Side
Morrison
Ada
Junior High
Glenwood
Hayes
Irving
Washington
Willard
Washington School
Death of Leroy E Dewoody reported in Grants Pass
Obituary notes the death of Leroy E. Dewoody at age 8 in Grants Pass Oregon on August 12. The item lists former residents, visiting relatives across multiple states and countries, hospital stays, births, weddings, and social visits in the surrounding Ada and Holdenville area, with numerous families named and places such as Cairo Egypt Ben Gazhi Tripoli Libya and Duncan OK mentioned among travels and connections.
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Leroy E. Dewoody
Grants Pass
Ore
Dewoody
Stonewall
F. &. Cope
Big Lake
Tex
R. L. Hale
R. J. Hale Jr
Vanette
Cairo
Egypt
Ben-Gazhi
Tripoli
Libya
North Africa
Haliburton Oil Company
Charles Hale
Duncan
Joe Stall
Tulsa
R. L. Hales
Pickett Center School Opens With 88 Pupils First Day
Kathleen Garner reports Pickett Center School opened with about 88 pupils enrolled on the first day. More children will enroll for a Headstart program starting Sept. 15. Teachers from the area report for work or plan to depart soon, including Jaquess to Tulsa, Biggs to Holdenville, and other educators headed to Ada, Stratford, Latta, Gerty, and East Central.
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Milton Voyles
Vanogs
Elvin
Jaquess
Stratford
H.C. Wright
Latta, Obe
Robertson
Gerty
Melvin Chilcoat
Pickett
Trent Briggs
Ada High
Phillip Briggs
Bob Gamer
East Cen
Nudist Convention Draws 1500 Attendees to Ontario Park
Viewpoint from Hamilton notes 1,500 nudists from the United States and Canada attend an Eastern Sunbathing Convention at Ponderosa Nature Park. A speaker condemns topless and see through fashions as degrading and attention seeking.
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Hamilton
Ont
United States
Canada
Ponderosa Nawre Park
Ontario
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