Greater pasture use and fertilizer to push Oklahoma ranching forward
The article predicts a rise in cattle carrying capacity in Pontotoc area through Bermuda grasses coastal pastures and herbicide use. It notes fertilizer and land-clearing to boost grass growth, with emphasis on cattle performance, thriftier livestock, and cost efficiency in an inflationary era. It warns land is scarce and high prices limit new purchases, pushing ranchers to intensify use of existing holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bermuda
al Ranch
When Alcohol Replaces God in Life
A devotional tale from Dare to Live Now recounts a New York office visit where a stranger reveals he is a dope addict seeking a fix but finds Christian fellowship. The piece warns alcohol and narcotics as substitutes for God, cites Ephesians 5 18, and notes how drink can destroy judgment, family honor, and moral restraint while urging seeking God's power rather than concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Larson
New York
Paul
Narcolius
God
Viclinveness
Rink
Van
Pentecostal Holiness revival set to begin September 18
Sunday attendance at the Pentecostal Holiness Church reached 79 with Rev. Glen Kayes in charge. Revival begins Sunday Sept 18 with Evangelist Rev. Leon Stevens. Numerous visits and local outings noted among church families across Moore Duncan Shawnee and Oklahoma City area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Pat Teel
Glen Kayes
Leon Stevens
Bowie Ballard Elected President of Ada Kiwanis Club
Bowie Ballard, Ada auto dealer, was named president of the Kiwanis Club of Ada at the annual election in the Aldridge Hotel ballroom. M. B. Carr was named vice president, Tom Grove remains treasurer, and new board members are Jack Bates, Fred Overton, Dan Marker, and Clarence Shiplet. Ballard has six years of membership and active youth program involvement. Carr has ten years in Kiwanian work and perfect attendance. he belongs to Howard Sheet Metal. Francis Mayhue serves as outgoing Kiwanis president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Ballard
Ada
Kiwanis Club of
Aldridge Hotel
M. B. Carr
Tom Grove
Jack Bates
Fred Overton
Dan Marker
Clarence Shiplet
Ballard
Bowie Ballard Ford Co
Carr
Howard Sheet Metal
Francis Mayhue
Kiwanis
Lettie Hooten dies in Austin after long Latta life
Lettie Hooten of Austin and Latta community died Wednesday in Austin. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Criswell Tunner at Home. Widow of B. Hooten, she moved to Austin from Ada about eighty years ago. Surviving: two sons Joed and Grundy, a daughter Martha Burk Sapulpa Brothers Morgan and Eston Goodpasture Sisters Gilbert Christian and W C Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettie Hooten
Austin
Latta
Criswell Tunnerat
Hooten
B. Hooten
Ada
Joed
Grundy
Alice
Tex
Martha Burk
Sapulpa
Morgan Goodpasture
Eston Goodpasture
Bakersfield
Gilbert Christian
Byng
W. C. Davis
Cooksville
Teng
Two Suspects In Reeves Burglary Jailed In Ohio
Two of three men charged in the August Reeves Packing Co burglary have been arrested in Payton Ohio. George Carmack Jr and Charles Edward Gaither are held in Dayton on breaking and entering charges. Yarbrough was arrested nearby and about $11,000 was recovered at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves Packing Co
Payton
Ohio
George Carmack Jr
Charles Edward Gaither
Alfred Boyd Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Carmack
Gaither
Dayton
Tishomingo
Pontotoc
Johnston County
Ada Livestock Auction Sells 2000 Head With Mixed Steady Trade
Ada livestock sale sold 2000 cattle Tuesday with stock heifers 50 cents lower while other classes held steady. Listings include slaughter cows 13-18, bulls 18-22.50, calves 23-25, stock calves 124-29, stock heifers 21-23, and various cow pair prices. In New York the stock market rose. Dow up 7.02 near 800, blue chips led gains amid easing money concerns. AP index up 2.1 points with mixed sector moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADA
Associated Press
General Motors
International Nickel
Union Carbide
Texaco
International Harvesters
Johns-Manville
du Pont
Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Xerox
Control
U.S
Goodrich
U.S. Rubber
Radio Corp
Schering
New York Central
American Stock Exchange
Pryor Sentenced To One Year On Larceny Charge
Steve Pryor of Moore pleaded guilty in District Court to a reduced grand larceny charge and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. The case involved theft from Mr and Mrs Ray Peters at 2420 Woodland Drive last January after a jury had been seated and evidence begun. A separate assault and battery with a deadly weapon charge against Tom Alesander was dismissed for lack of prosecution. Other district court cases, Hubert Allen Alexander and David Scates, were continued to the next docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Pryor
Moore
Pryor
Ray Peters
Woodland Drive
Gordon Melson
Lee R. West
Tom Alesander
Hubert Allen Alexander
David Scates
Ways And Means Examines Key Johnson Depreciation Plan
The House Ways and Means Committee begins reviewing the depreciation suspension proposal in Johnson’s anti inflation package. Real estate and building industry spokesmen present views on five year rules that have spurred commercial and residential construction and could ease capital for hard pressed builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
No Accidents Reported Here On Wednesday
Ada report shows no accidents Wednesday, September total nine. Municipal Court bonds forfeited: Judy Faye Brey stop sign. Carole Ann Griffen speeding. James T. Blankenship speeding. Dara Daniel red light. Ronnie and Dennis stop sign. Lucile J Adair speeding. Linda Ellis Byrd no driver's license. County Court: Ordie V Stevens pled guilty to DWI, fined $100, six month suspended jail. JP Blaine Gilbreath: Don Edwards bogus check. Earl Folson public drunkenness. Jack Yancey obtaining money by false pretense. Steven Lee Cooper speed. Ray Eugene Lancaster speeding at night. Clifford P Gilliam improper exhaust and stopping on highway. JP Joe Beck: John IM Cameron stop sign. J Collins speeding at night. Allan Monroe Jones stopping on roadway and improper exhaust. Dale Lee Johnson public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Judy
Faye Brey
Carole Ann Griffen
James T. Blankenship
Dara Daniel
Ronnie &. Dennis
Lucile J. Adair
Linda Ellis Byrd
Ordie Virgil Stevens
Justice of the Peace
Blaine Gilbreath
Don Edwards
Earl Folson
Jack Yancey
Steven Lee Cooper
Ray Eugene Lancaster
Clifford P. Gilliam
Joe Beck
John IM. Cameron
J. Collins
Allan Monroe Jones
Dale Lee Johnson
Civil Rights Bill Faces Dead End After Cloture Vote
Senate sponsors weigh another bid to invoke cloture on the civil rights bill amid a failed bid Wednesday that fell short of two thirds. Leader Mansfield will decide whether to press ahead or move to other business, while Dirksen stands firm against cloture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Eyes Early Bond Issue
Oklahoma City AP report notes Gov. Bellmon endorses moving quickly to market the state’s $19 million turnpike bonds. Authority approves a resolution urging underwriters to act fast as bond market conditions improve and other states plan financing, aiming to begin construction on authorized projects as soon as feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Togo
Henry Bellimon
Authority
Bellmon
Remembering games of youth across a changing world
A reflective piece notes lost childhood games and shifting values as adults, recalling Lt Col Edward H White II and his spaceflight steps. It cites driver reaction distances from a new Oklahoma safety manual and notes language data on Indian populations, highlighting contrast between memory and modern facts.
Pajama-wearing man hoses officers at Muncie police HQ
Three officers were inside the Muncie police headquarters when a man in blue pajamas entered with a lawn hose. He sprayed the room and two patrolmen before fleeing into an alley, escaping capture.
Strayed From The Herd Memory Lane And Other Notes
A collage of reflective verse, aphorisms, and social quips. It moves from memory lane and regrets to satirical lines on education, cautionary dental care rules, romance, and a nod to Canadian geography and natural resources. The pieces read like a page of miscellany.
Also Mentioned on This Page
WER’ News
Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Don Cook
Oklahomas
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pomatoe County Enterprises
Ada Star- Devancrat
Ada Tines-Democrat
Ada Evening News
Ay Wasa
Hosea i
Althouse
Minnie Lewis
Pearl Roberts
Charles Redman
Drucilla Thomas
Charles Roberts
Stonewall
J. H. Elliott
Houston
L. Bolding
Duncan
Dewey Northam
Mike Thomas
Ricky
Jimmy Wyehe
Vivian Northam
Brett
Marie Welch
Ginger Miller
Marie Smith
Mary Cox
Kevin Love
Francis Hampton
Norman
Nannie Cox
Paula Tucker
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawney
Sandra Garrett
Southwestern Bible College
Vaness
Colene Robertson
Stacy
Mattie Delaimar
Ralph Bsrendle
Billy Jim Robertson
Tamara
Bea Robertson
Glenn Eaves
Oklahoma City
Jerry Cox
Leon Willoughby
Floyd Burk
Lloyd Burk
Texarkana
Edith Cook
Blackwell
Oleta Burk
Mrs
Dee Willoughby
Sunday Nigal
Bible Baptist Church
Ricky Norton
Shawnee
Vannie Northam
Melvin Booth
Oil Center
Paul Tucker
Tonya
Women's Auxiliary
Thyer Bullard
Myrtle Evans
Frank Lewis
Evans
Lewis
Winsford Parish
Ruth Sutton
Gerald Sutton
Chris
Beverly
Kiwanis Club
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Reeves
Pordall Sea Son
Fred Harris
Bu2zy Bonehouse
Pike Authority
Department of Public Safety
Smmc TY Tal Gupta
LE Eras
Connie Nelson
Jam
Helen
Pat
Luci
Cub
Secreary
Ruog
Horatio Alger
Fame
Louis Darcey
Dior
Jong
John A. Barrett
United States
Babylon
Hammurabi
Haitish Columbia
Cantada
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!