Program Keeps Building Fund Scraping Bottom
Francis School, small with about 100 students, drives a two year remodeling push financed from a 1954 bond issue and local funds. Superintendent Ezell Landreth says total outlays will reach around 2,500 more in six months to a year, with major work including a complete aluminum window replacement around the building. Continued on Page 2, Column 6.
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Hailey Announces Judges Fair Set to Open Monday
County agent C H Hailey says the Pon totoc County Free Fair opens Monday September 17 for a four day run at Ada fair grounds with judges announced for hogs sheep beef cattle dairy cattle crops water poultry horticulture handicrafts and quarter horses Judges include Jeff Con ally Stratford Jim Vincent Ada Morgan Walker Murray College Tishomingo J R Enix Oklahoma A&M College Still water H G Ware A&M E L Whitehead A&M Denton Floyd East Central State College Marvin Turner Walters Ray Hanna Hugo A new two stall system for quarter horse breeders brings total stalls to 40 Breeders should reserve with Frank Jared superintendent of the quarter horse department before 6 p.m Tuesday September 18 Quarter horse judging is Thursday September 20 All other judging Wednesday September 19 Trophy details noted Continued on Page 2 Column 2
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East Central State College
Marvin Turner
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Ray Hanna
Hugo
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He Won Contest Prize Chooses Sewing Machine
Frisco resident Glenn Hendrys entered a fun contest and learned he was a top winner. He chose a sewing machine worth $100 over a vacuum sweeper and plans to give the machine to his two younger sisters who study homemaking at Stonewall High School.
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Glenn Hendrys
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Stonewall High School
Roff Schools Enrollment Rises Slightly
Total Roft school enrollment climbs to 217 for 1956 57 from 213 the prior year. High school students number 69 and grades 148 with high school up 19 and grades down 15. Swink notes consolidation of family farms into larger units aligns with steady enrollment as district expands 25 30 square miles during his tenure.
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Ahloso Awards Contract for Modernistic School Building
The Ahloso school district let the contract on September 6 to Hart Construction Co., Ada, for a new modern building. It will have concrete block walls, five classrooms, an office, two restrooms, storage, tile floors, acoustic ceilings, and a centerward hoofed roof design. Cost is 35,250 dollars funded by an 18,000 dollar bond issue within the legal limit.
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Treas
FFA Officers Elected By Roff Chapter
The Roff High School FFA chapter elected new officers for the year. John Breeden, a senior, will serve as president with beef and swine projects and three registered Aberdeen Angus cattle. Jerry Pipes, a junior, is vice president and Chester White breeder on the livestock judging team. Charles Griffith is secretary with a wheat project. Thurman Stephens, a junior, treasurer, feeds and breeds Chester White swine and belongs to dairy and livestock teams. Reporter Bob Stanford, a junior, is on the livestock judging team with Chester Whites. R L Quinton, a sophomore, sentinel, works on a swine fattening project and is on field crops and dairy judging teams.
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John Breeden
Chester Whites
Jerry Pipes
Chester
Thurman Stephens
Bob Stanford
R. L. ‘Quinton
Sentinel
Lunchroom Shower at Union Hill School Set
A come-and-go shower will be held at Union Hill School for the lunchroom program. The event is scheduled Tuesday September 18 from 1 30 to 3 00 p m at the school as Union Hill launches a hot lunch program starting in October.
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Roff FFA Chapter Hitches Up Pants For Fresh Season
The Roff Future Farmers of America chapter starts the year with 36 members 20 freshmen 7 sophomores 7 juniors and 2 seniors. They plan to enter Pontotoc County fair Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City and Tulsa fairs next week and the following week. Weld ing becomes a focus with equipment for electric and acetylene welding. They will build feed troughs and gates for local farmers and offer to assemble items for a fee providing practical experience.
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Roff Future Farmers of America
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Oklahoma
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Two Teachers Lighten Load at Vanoss Ag Program
Vanoss High School adds a second vocational agriculture instructor, Pat Gallup and Norris L. Hensley, to expand the program for 70 students. Smaller class sizes enable closer training, improved preparation, and continuity when one teacher is away. The plan includes more shop work, welding, woodwork, and farm machinery repair, with a focus on practical farming methods.
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California milkman’s misfortunes on route day
Tuesday proved rough for Leon McCurry a milkman as a windshield fell out and the truck quit forcing a push to Norris filling station. He finished the route with J B Norris’s pickup. Joyce Timmons daughter of Louis and Mrs Timons of Fittstown has enlisted in the U S Navy leaving Oklahoma City for Bainbridge training to enter hospital work.
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Louis B. Timmons
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