Sooner governor proclaims Hunting and Fishing Day in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Sept 22 proclaimed Hunting and Fishing Day by Gov Hall as part of a nationwide effort supported by Congress and the Oklahoma Legislature. The proclamation honors hunters and anglers as self taught naturalists who fought pollution and championed outdoors recreation. Wildlife officials open game farms and refuges from 9 am to 4 pm for public tours and viewing, with elk and other wildlife noted at various sites across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hall
Richard Nixon
America
Congress
I. H. Standefer
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Standefer
Durant
Holdenville
Byron
Medicine Park
el Reno
Spavinaw Refuge
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Comanche County
McCurtain County
Lake Fort Gibson
McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas
Verdigris
Lem Due
Canada Prairies
Due
Grand Lake
Canton
Fort Cobb
Eucha
Fort Gibson
Altus-Lugert
Hudson
Murray
Overholser
Salt Plains
Spavinaw
Wister
Thunderbird
N. Lincoln
Osage County
Feed grain allotment set for 1974 high production
Federal officials project 1974 grain output to rise with a target price plan aimed at 6 percent more corn sorghum and barley than this year. An 89 million acre feed grain allotment provides the framework for distributing potential subsidies and guiding plantings into 1974 75.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department
Congress
ASCS
Tulsa Lass Seeks Miss America Crown From Atlantic City
Andrea Hanson, former Tulsa Fairest and Miss Oklahoma, competes in Atlantic City for Miss America. She shares ties with Jane Ann Jayroe, last Oklahoma winner, staying at Hotel Dennis. Hanson last month crowned Rush Springs Watermelon Festival Queen, younger sister of a prior Miss Jayroe selection.
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Andrea Hanson
Tulsa
Atlantic City
Jane Ann Jayroe
Andrea
Dennis
Miss Jayroe
Rush Springs
Ark
USDA proposes name change for grain sorghum to sorghum
The Agriculture Department plans to rename milo or maize to simply sorghum in official feed grain standards. The proposal, announced Wednesday, aims to standardize terminology across government grading for livestock feed.
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Washington
High Plains
Texas
Kansas
Montana
Agriculture Department
USDA
Oklahoma Saves Bond Record Highlighted by State Director
Nationwide holdings of U S Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares rose to a record above 60 billion in July. Oklahoma statewide holdings were about 728 million, 1 21 percent of the total. T J Morrow praised volunteers and committees across associations, banking, business, and industry for the achievement.
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U.S
Oklahoma
T. J. Morrow
Morrow
Gaines sponsors dog photo contest with expert judges
The Gaines Dog Research Center announced a dog photo contest ending October 1 judged by Walter Chandolia Norman Rothchild and Irving DesFors. Six top winners will be chosen in color and black and white categories with results announced before November 1.
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Gaines Dog Research Center
Walter Chandolia
Anandale
N.J
Norman Rothchild
Popular Photography Magazine
New York City
Irving Desfors
Associated Press News
Flushing
N.Y
Oklahoma Pecan Commission Forms in Oklahoma
Oklahoma establishes the Oklahoma Pecan Commission by the 1973 Legislature to support pecan producers with research education promotion and market development. Dr William M Aldridge elected chairman and William C Chapman secretary treasurer. members named from five districts. The group seeks dealer and buyer mailing addresses to reach every pecan handler and grower.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Pecan Commission
Oklahoma
William M. Aldridge
Bartlesville
William C. Chapman
Ardmore
Gordon Cough
Tulsa
Paul Haydon
Okemah
George Sprayberry
Prague
Aldridge
David Hall
Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association
Chapman
Cattle rustling on the rise in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City report notes cattle theft increasing across the state. Creede Speake Jr of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association cites growing multi head thefts aided by gooseneck trailers. He urges registered brands and vigilant record keeping to aid recovery and calls for more cooperative investigations.
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Oklahoma City
Southwest
Creede Speake, Jr
Milo
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Speake
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association
Speak
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Jim Townsend
Shawnee
Agriculture
Townsend
Pine Creek
Broken Bow
Don Cook
Tulsa Lass
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