Drought Strains Prior Frontier Water and Local Life
The piece recalls rivers like the Canadian and Jack Fork running dry with only subsurface flow, describing dry riverbeds and the old frontier struggle for water. It notes the Chisholm Trading store near Fort Holmes as a last supply point and reflects on past dangers from water scarcity, heat, and disease on wagon trains and settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Chisholm
Fort Holmes
California
Pontotoc
Its Babiesag operation expands with new staff
Mrs. Sam Reynolds was the first staffer in the Stonewall operation. Now Mrs. Alex Britton joins the team as training begins for the two assistants. Mrs. Waugh aims to add more workers once processes are mastered, stressing production and training to meet growing orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Reynolds
Alex Britton
Community Notes from Francis and Surrounding Areas
Francis residents hosted visitors from Oakman Ada and Konawa with family updates. New porch projects and travel tales mix with church attendance and local dairy notes. Service member Jerry Wilson returned for Labor Day weekend, while Cow births twins surprise Farmers Canada and Trindley family links widen.
Assessor Reports Pontotoc County Wealth Rise in 1956
Pontotoc County values rose by 683,924 over 1955 driven by public service facilities new homes and improvements. Rural land and improvements climbed from 3 817 389 to 5 939 794 while livestock numbers fell 24 066 dollars in tractors and livestock numbers changed including 48 more horses reaching 1 041 and sheep and goats dropping sharply. Real estate in cities grew to 7 624 435 and public service company valuations rose to 5 895 839.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Charles Rushing
Fort Chaffey visitors and community notes
Local families hosted relatives from Oklahoma City Tulsa Ada and other towns over the weekend with names including Landreth West Chism Wilson Reed and Harris. A Mes Guernsey cow was lost in a traffic accident two miles west of Francis. An old fashioned ice cream supper and get together was held at Havern Canadas home with many residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lee
Altus Alexander
Syrtha
Mary
Jo Ann
Oklahoma City
Lawrence Reed
James Lee offRonawa
John Baker
Bob West
Francis
James’ Rice
Elmar
Oklahoma ‘City
Earl Sutton
Byng
J.H. Lee
Charlie Lee
Gary
Wayne Mackey
Los Angeles
Calif
James Lee
Konawa
Cecil Akin
Ada
Havern
Canada
Fred'Matthews
King
James
Chandler
Baby
Tex
Jas
Jimmy Martin
Homecoming Brings Back Memory Lane in Wilson
The small Wilson community, eight miles from the county town, recalls its early history from Lightning Ridge No. 2 school to today’s church on donated land. Residents note the two-room school’s absorption in 1947 and the church serving as a hub for gatherings as long as elders remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.c. Wilson
Ada
Wilson
Lightning Ridge No. 2
Woodrow Wilson
Ehnsee
C. A. Stewart
Stewart
Fred Hooper
Vaness and
Latta
A. B. Robertson
Jfred Stephens
Harry Drake
Dew
Ley Stone
RE. W. Deatherage
Lee Hall
Hall
Berger
Amanda Berger
County stock program aids cattle with limited rations
The county FHA outlines a 60 day feeding plan for beef and dairy cattle as a supplemental aid during the emergency. Allocations run about four pounds per head daily for beef and eight for dairy. Applicants must apply at the FHA office in the Ada Federal Building, provide herd sizes and on hand feeds, and await approval before the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office issues purchase orders. The county committee includes Guy Peag Allen Roscoe Davis Fran jise and Earlin Haskins Bebee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
FHA
Federal
Ada
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
County Fha
Guy Peag
Allen
Roscoe Davis
Franjeise
Earlin Haskins
Bebee
Community gathering shared ice cream and family groups
Enid and Ada families attended a gathering with Mr and Mrs Gerald Pickins, Mr and Mrs Raymond Matthews and children, Mr and Mrs Ernest Matthews and children, and Mr and Mrs Don Pherigo and baby. Three gallons of ice cream were consumed at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Martin
Enid
Glen Phillips
Havern Canada
Ernest Matthews
Martin
Lyrtha Matthews
Gerald Pickins
Ada
Raymond Matthews
Don Pherigo
Gibberellic acid could boost plant growth up to fivefold
Eli Lilly and Company researches gibberellic acid a plant growth stimulant showing lab growth increases up to five times. The chemical affects field crops vegetables and ornamentals, with potential agricultural use but requiring extensive, nationwide testing by scientists before its full usefulness is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis
Lilly
T. P. Carney
Lilly and Company
Ungrateful Fowl Won’t Let Timmy Ride Own Tricycle
Local children Timmy and Terry Harlin each received a chick last Easter. Terry’s blue chick died after an accident. Timmy’s pink chick, now grown, attacks Timmy and chases him from his tricycle whenever he goes outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmy
Jesse
Terry Harlin
Terry
Old Pink
Fair Plans Continue With Entry Deadlines at Fair
The notice outlines fair entry details for quarter horse exhibitors. Entries must be made by 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Stall reservations start Monday, Sept. 10, with exhibitor Frank Jared available at phone 371 for reservations. The system aims to give all exhibitors a fair chance to show their best animals during the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jared
Hailey
Johnson Named Deputy Sheriff
Johnson named deputy sheriff in city force under Sheriff Ray Goodwin replacing George Sparkman who resigned for health reasons Sparkman served three years and plans to reenter construction work when health permits Crawford Jounson Allen and city marshal are noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Goodwin
Crawford Jounson
Allen
George Spark Iman
Ines
Sparkman
Lovelady social notes and family visits recount quiet summer days
Lovelady contents detail school start delays as students attend at different times in nearby towns. The piece lists quilting bee attendance, visitors from Oakland and Durant, and gatherings at the Ross and Ozbirn households. Local trips include Labor Day at Platt National Park and drives to Milburn and Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Ross
Lovelady
Eomer
Byng
Abloso
Stonewall
Byrg
Billey Ross
Curtis Ross
David
Wichita, Kan
Bob Ross
Harvey Bader
Stella Poplin
Platt National Park
Tale of Woe in Boston Elevator Tale
A Boston elevator operator recalls decades of riders exiting mid story as the car alarms ring and doors close. He describes one man who begins a joke but is interrupted before the punchline, a recurring annoyance in a very tall city building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston UA
Hoston
It's Bright Shiny And Rough on Fowl
A poultry farmer near Elmirs New York reports six chickens killed by metallic chaff dropped from jets. The shiny fragments attract birds but are indigestible and may form poisonous acids when eaten by fowl. No solution from poultry experts or the Air Force yet.
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Elmirs
N. Y
Air Force
Need Snakes Mrs Goyne Can Catch Em
Mrs Goyne near Ada reports a dozen snakes in a minnow trap set to move fish from a shrinking lake. She warns the wily serpent remains a nuisance and offers to share how to trap them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Goynes
Ada
Goynes
Mrs. Goyne
Langleys Dig In to Harvest Corn
Frisco A L Minor left for Sunnyvale to work bean crop while Mrs Minor and the boys cared for stock and corn. Last Saturday Lee Langley asked to borrow the Hisans trailer to move corn after picking one load. Langley’s son Bob ran the picker and is married to the Minor family, a teacher in the Varoosa system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
A. L. Minor
Sunnyvale
Calif
Langley
Bob
Varoosa
Mail service delayed on Ada rural routes improved later
Ada residents will see routes delayed by one hour next Monday as rural carriers shift to later starts to improve service. Ada postmaster Mrs. Mary West says boxholders will benefit as carriers can pick up more north and east incoming mail, and patrons will receive mail earlier from those directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Mary West
Ada Postmister
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Buzzx Bone
America
Roff
Sid
Southwest
Oklahoma
Forster Manufacturing Company
Southeast Oklahoma Exposition
ISE
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Francis News
Here
Angie Wright
Oakman
Mrs. Carter
Mother Carter
Murry Smith
Mrs. Smith
George Carter
Huelene
Ann Bishop
H. P. Bishop
Chicago
Robert Harris
Otto Harris
Lonnie
M. E. iHarris
Altus
Alexander Land Girls
Lee Farmer
Gaar Corner
Patricia
Franklin ‘Harris
Cedar Grove
M. E.harris
Sam Mead
Eli West
Kenneth Jones
Henryetta
Jones
Virgie J Marie West
Joe Dean West
Lawton
Bob’ West
Bush Wright
Tulsa
Kate Trindley
Powell
Pauline, Harwood
Jerry Wilson
Bill Wilson
Denver
Cole
Mr. and
Mrs. Ezell Landreth
Wanda Landreth
Vernon
Fort Chaffey
Ark
R. L. West
Shirley
J. M. Chism
Lester Kimes
Holdenville
Bob Wilson
Lindell
Bobby Wilson
Salina
Kan
Alan
Mrs
Sherman Lewis
Leo Chism
Jack Martin
Son
Charles Fountain
Marion Fountain
Horton Smith
Fred Pie
Jim Smith
Max Smith
St. Louis, Mo
H. V. Smith
Beatrice Nickerson
Muskogee
0. L. Nickerson and
Junior
May Harris
Sarrah Harris
Frances Bandy
Laney
Isom Harris
Loyd Harris
Leroy Harris
B. C. Canfield
Norman
Tsom Harris
Ollie Huckleberry
Familly
Kena Wa
Frankie Harris
James Chandler
Janette Phillips
Woodrow Matthews
Sandra
B. C
Granny"Matthews
L. A. van Horn
Virginia van Horn
van Horn
Hershel’ Kelley
Jewel Scates
Kenneth Rol
Rts
W. H. Shumard
James Briggs
Wils
Ralph Wall
Evert
Garrett Beller
Eva Wall
Ed. Sliger
Wilford
Eldon Lee
Bernice Morrison
Marilyn
Raybert Soloman
W. Estes
Sam Gurley
Leonard Kime
Charles Martin
Elaine
Clarence Arter
Leland 5
Ryan
Robert Brion
Susan
Catherine Price
County Stock
Johnson
Lovelady News
Virdina Jared
Oakland
M. Ross
Joe Parks
Viola Heard
Lena LaRue
Don
Durant
Heard
James Taylor
Alvin Davis
Milburn
Mrs. Taylor
Davis
Mrs. Truman Coffee
Dude Deaton
Rosses
Double Lakes
First Baptist Church of
Ahlesa
John Davis
Mr. Davis
Billey .Ross
Douglas White
Sidney Ozbirn
Wanda Parks
Langleys
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