Ada business and civic leader R W Simpson dies at 76
Richard Walker Simpson Sr. 76, Ada resident since 1903, died Saturday at his home after a weeks long illness. A Florence Alabama native, he began as a merchant and later expanded into banking, oil and real estate holdings. A Spanish American War veteran, he married his Ada life partner and became a prominent civic figure, with a noted 1932 Ada News headline about the meeting of man and opportunity.
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South Townsend
Florence
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Mrs. Simpson
The
Faculties Listed For New Year In County Schools
County Superintendent Norman C. Mitchell released the 1955-56 faculty list for Pontotoc County dependent districts. Supervising are Mitchell and assistant Mrs. Darmeda Ryan. The roster includes principals and teachers across districts such as Landreth, Henson, West, Huddleson, and Turner, with multiple schools named like Lula, Center, Egypt, Oakman, Happyland, Homer, Pickett, and Col. Continued on Page 2.
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Norman C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Darmeda Ryan
Francis
W. E. Landreth
Ina Henson
Leroy Huddleson
Marie West
Lavon Graham
Sibyl] Moore
Lula
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County Fair Set to Open Next Thursday
Pontotoc County prepares to open its Free Fair next week with judges named in men open and 4 H divisions. County Agent C H Hailey announces Wes Chaffin Jack Pendleton H G Ware Jim Vincent Jeff Connally and Andy Kinkead as the judging panel for crops dairy cattle poultry beef cattle hogs sheep and quarter horses.
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Pontotoc County
C. H. Hailey
Wesley Chaffin
A&m College
Jack Pendleton
H. G. Ware
Jim Vincent
Jeff Connally
Stratford Woag
Andy Kinkead
A&m
Denton Floyd
East
System Starts Progeny Testing For Beef Cattle
A new progeny testing program begins in Pontotoc Garvin Johnston Murray and Carter Counties. County agent Otis Parker leads the effort to help beef producers match dairymen in data driven herd management and profitability.
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Oklahoma
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Had No Wrench and Quick Escape as Wolf Encounters Farmer
A farmer, Curtis Irvin, was working near Jesse when a timber wolf charged after his drill clogged with grass. He escaped quickly after the close encounter, noting he would have struck the animal if he had a wrench. The article then explains calf weighing timelines and standard ages used to normalize weights across calves.
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Jesse
Curtis Irvin
Dave Roberts
Irvin
Parker
New Design In Huntington Silo Boosts Feeding Ease
The trench silo sparks local ingenuity with varied builds from permanent concrete structures to improvised temporary silos. Farmers in Huntington adopt new designs to ease feeding and storage challenges.
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Silo innovation feeds cattle from sides on Huntington farm
Long trench silo built near Union Valley by Jack Huntington uses two parallel 20 foot fences with sheet metal sides to feed from the sides rather than ends. The 20 by 4 foot structure aims to handle 250 to 400 head, avoiding traffic jams. Details describe simple construction and improvised materials.
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Jack Huntington
Huntington
Union Valley
Theimer
India’s poultry expert visits Pontotoc for management lessons
Abhay Shankar Sinha, Indian extension poultryman from Patna Bihar, tours Pontotoc County with County Agent C. H. Hailey to study American poultry management. He notes India’s small farm flocks and low-quality foundation stock hinder development, while demand grows and production must expand.
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Oklahoma State Bank
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Rebee
Exie Haskins
Maxwell
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M. R. Tucker
Mary Turner
Center
Dee Burdine
Emma Rose Austell
Egypt
H. B. Hartgraves
Oakman
J. M. Nance
Happyland
Marie Vincent
Homer
C. A. Gentry
Lonnie Abbott
Anna _ Burchett
John Barringer
Pickett
Lottie Beavers
Craig Dunn
W. L. Knickmeyer
Ben Theimer
Jimmie Thomas
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