Cattle oversupply weighs on prices for producers
U S Department data show cattle in feedlots at 7.5 million head as of Sept 1, up 17 percent year over year, signaling more beef for consumers but lower prices for producers. Sept 7 choice steers in Omaha averaged 34.58 per hundredweight, above last year but well below early July peak. Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, California, Colorado, Arizona lead on feed inventories and August placements rose 2 percent. NAWG warns farmers may expand winter wheat output, despite a July price program, amid rising wheat prices and near-record seeding. Farm labor force totals show 5.0 million workers, down 4 percent from last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Omaha
Texas
Nebraska
Colorado
Arizona
California
Kansas
Deadlines Set For Oklahoma Court Appointments
Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission set deadlines for applications to the two highest appellate courts. Oct 2 is the deadline for Court of Criminal Appeals applicants and Oct 16 for the Supreme Court. The commission will send three nominees per vacancy to Gov. David Hall for selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission
Lowe Runkle
Commission
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
David Hall
Criminal Court of Is
Ada youth job program shows strong August placements
Edward E. Redpath reports Ada area youths filled 214 non agricultural positions in August, up 1 percent from July but down 13 percent from August 1971. The month saw 260 applications, 80 counseling interviews, 36 tests, and five referred for training, with a continued need for 100 broomeron harvest workers in south central Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Redpath
Ada
Cablevision
Redpath
Barbara McKinzie
Edward C. Redpath
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Ercome
Broomeron
Centeral
Oklahoma
Home Builders Association Elects Officers
Ada Home Builders Association elected officers at the September meeting held at Indian Hills Restaurant. New officers are Jim Wyche president Walter Leerstand vice president M E Carr treasurer and Darrel Lanier secretary. A slide presentation on Building for Growth by Paul Frost of the National Association of Home Builders for several states followed. The next meeting is set for October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Home Builders Association
Indian Hills
Jim Wyche
Walter Leerstand
M. E. Carr
Darrel Lanier
Paul Frost
National Association of Home Builders For
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Conado
Nevada
Teleconference college courses reach rural Oklahoma hospitals
Ada Continuing Education Center teams with East Central State College to offer credit bearing college courses via teleconference to allied health staff across 10 area hospitals. Courses include psychology and Western civilization with 53 students enrolled and plans to add a two hour personnel management class next semester.
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Ada Continuing Education Center
Oklahoma Regional Medical Program
East Central State College
Ada
Reubin Wigdor
J. Harris
Billie Frank Turner
Turner
Purcell Municipal Hospital
Valley View Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Southern Oklahoma
Ardmore
Atoka
Mary Hurley Hospital
Coal County Memorial Hospital
Mary Hurley
Coalgate
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Durant
Marshall Memorial Hospital
Madill
Pauls Valley General Hospital
Pauls Valley
Purcell
Johnston Memorial Hospital
Tishomingo
Wewoka Memorial Hospital
Wewoka
Highway Department to Honor 587 Employees for Service
Oklahoma Highway Department will award 587 employees for five years or more of service in late September. Those with under 20 years will receive awards from their division engineer. 20 years or more will attend the annual service awards banquet. Pontotoc County honorees include Murl Stokes 30 years and others with 25, 20, 15, 10, and five years of service. Stonewall and Roff employees listed with various tenures.
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Oklahoma Highway Department
Highway Department
Pontotoc County
Ada — Murl Stokes
R.T. Lanier
J. A. Gray
E. L. Wood
Roff — Earl D, House
East Central State College Names 13 New Faculty Members
East Central State College announced the appointment of 13 new instructors for 1972 73. The sketches list Mrs Dorothy Beck in nursing at Florida State University 1983 degree details plus prior work in Denver. Other hires include Charles Cruce health and ops coach duties at Durumlg ee High School and assistant to Pat O Neal. Tim Green Bruce Harrison Dennis Jones Jon Stephenson Roy Peck Joe Stick and Bruce Weemslisted among education psychology accounting sociology and special services posts with prior roles at universities and high schools.
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East Central State College
Dorothy Beck
East Central
Florida State University
Beck
Denver
Charles Cruce
Heath
Op. E
Cruce
Durmulgee High School
Pat O’neal
William Doyle
Austin College
Texas’ Tech University University
Texas Tech University
Doyle
Robert Errickson
State
University of Pennsylvania
New York Medical College
Errickson
Rosebud
Pine Ridge
University of South Dan
Bruce Harrison
University of Houston
Dennis Jones
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Oklahoma
Jones
California State College
Roy Peck
Peck
Pauls Valley High School
Jon Stephenson
East
NEA plans fall vote on controversial constitution
National Education Association faces a fall mail ballot on a new constitution and bylaws that critics say would dilute state and local units for larger urban control. Supporters say the change strengthens unified bargaining power while opponents warn of reduced executive power and a drift toward unionism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Washington
National Education Association
Sam Lambert
John Ayer
Michigan Education Association
Smith
Lambert
Vindale Names Representative For Ada Division
Ear R Williams named sales representative for the Ada division of Vindale Corporation. Williams, fresh from a four month training in mobile home design, will operate from Ada covering Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. He will assist Vindale dealers and help win new accounts in the four state area. Previously he spent ten years in sales and customer service with Bemis Bay Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ear R. Williams
Ada
Vindale Corporation
Daniel P. Riedel
Vindale
Williams
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Windale
Bemis Bay Co
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Parison
National Association of Wheat Growers
Earl L. Butt
Jerry Rees
NAWG
Butz
Rees
Soviet Union
Reese
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Robert D. Simms
State Supreme Court
Floyd L. Jackson
Lawton
Jackson
Caddo
Canadian
Commanche
Cotton, Greer
Harmon
Jackson, Kiowa
Tillman Counties
Runkle
Liberty Tower
Home Builders Association
Highway Dept
Watcher
Hamaton
Enon Slongings
Wittnaure
Gem Jewelers
Poutirn
Larshit
Timothy Green
Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Henderson College
Memphis State University
Norman Thygesen
Northeastern State College
East Texas State
Bruce Weems
Kansan State Teachers College
Oklahoma State University
Weems
OSU
Jack Nelson
Augustania College
Eastern Mingis University
Nummer
Eugene P. Smith
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
American Federation of Teachers
Ontorie State Bank
F.D.I.C
ADA Automobile Dealers
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