Festus to headline State Fair of Oklahoma Rodeo
Western star Ken Curtis known as Festus from Gunsmoke will perform at all seven shows of the State Fair of Oklahoma Championship Rodeo October 1 through 4 in Oklahoma City. Joanie and the Frontiersmen join Festus as part of the event, which features top cowboys and $21,000 in prize money.
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Ken Curtis
Festus
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Joanie
The
Frontiersmen
Syracuse
New York
Amusement Business
Parents Honor Jennifer Reeves With Big Party
Miss Jennifer Jo Reeves celebrated her first birthday with a family gathering at Byng. Attending were her parents Mr and Mrs Steven A Reeves and a large group of grandparents great grandparents aunts uncles and cousins from Ada Choctaw and nearby areas. A yellow decorated cake was served to attendees.
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Jennifer Jo Reeves
Steven A. Reeves
Byng
Kenneth Vogt
Eva Reeves
Marie Christian
John Vogt
Daisy Jackson
John Johnson
Jim Vogt
Jimmy
Joe
Troy
David Reeves
Kenny
David
Jeffrey Vogt
Mark Sweeney
Glen Owens
Lynn
Ada
Ronnie Johnson
Scottie
Work Begins On Portion Of State Highway
A work order has been issued for construction on a 2.64 mile section of SH 1 from Monte Vista eastward. The project will widen the highway and resurface it with asphaltic concrete.
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Monte Vista
Oklahoma Elk Hunt Set for Wichita Mountains Refuge
Oklahoma officials announce a special elk hunt at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge with 108 permits issued by drawing for three 3 day hunts in December. Residents 18 and older with a license may apply. elk sales tax and non transferrable permits apply. hunt dates run December 1 2 3 and 8 9 10 and 15 16 17 1970.
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Oklahoma City
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Wildlife Department
N. Lincoln
Special Report Soon To Be Forthcoming On Grain Damage
Washington AP The Agriculture Department will issue an Oct. special report on this year's blight damaged corn crop to clarify feed availability for livestock this winter. A state breakdown is unlikely, with a national estimate most probable. The Oct. 2 report aims to update 1970 production amid drought and leaf blight concerns.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Harry C. Trelogan
Statistical Reporting Service
Department
Clifford M. Harding
Oklahoma Conservation Award Winners Named
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation picks top honors at the Conservation Achievement Awards. Fisheries Division named Conservation Organization of the Year for aiding striped bass spawn at Keystone Reservoir. L. Honeyman receives Wildlife Conservationist of the Year for promoting Oklahoma wildlife. Other winners include Glenn Titus and Tommye Thompson, with more regional honorees named. All winners advance to national awards consideration.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Fisheries Divison
Honeyman
Glencoe Game Ranger
Oklahoma Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation
John Zink Foundation
Tulsa
Keystone
Ken Johnston
Southwest
Oklahoma
Glenn Titus
The
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Times
Tommye Thompson
Yale
L.J . van Horn
Southwestern State College
Jerome Sykora
Stillwater
Raymond Watson
Forgan
Boyd Robbins
Dewey
Federation chief seeks U S copyright protection expansion
In Houston AP reports the AFM president told delegates the union has petitioned the State Department to include sound recordings among works protected by the Universal Copyright Convention.
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Houston, Tex
American Federation of Musicians
AFM
State Department
Three Ardmore Men Plead Guilty in Pot Case
Three young Ardmore men charged with marijuana possession in a cache found in Wintersmith Park in March changed pleas from innocent to guilty in District Court Friday. Larry David Lewis Gregory Rich Shirey and Leonard John Woodruff pled guilty and a pre-sentencing investigation was ordered with sentencing set for November 5. They were arrested March 25 when police recovered a quantity of marijuana from the cache in the park.
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Ardmore
Wintersmith Park
Larry David Lewis
Gregory Rich Shirey
Leonard John Woodruff
Ada WEEKLY invites Thanksgiving recipe submissions
The Ada WEEKLY News seeks readers to submit personal Thanksgiving recipes for the Kuntry Korner feature running Oct 29 to Nov 25. Include a title, ingredients, and directions. Recipes may be from any dish type and must bear the contributor’s name and community, typewritten or inked, addressed to Ada WEEKLY News, Ada Oklahoma, by Oct 19.
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Ada Weekly News
Ada
Oklahoma
Luna 16 Moon Rocks Set for Kazakhstan Landing
Tass reports Luna 16 rocket with moon rocks will land Thursday in Kazakhstan. All onboard systems are functioning normally, ending speculation of splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Tass
Indian Ocean
Logan County Farmer Named Oklahoma's Rancher of the Year
Elmer Downey a Logan County farmer received the 1970 Oklahoma Farmer Rancher of the Year honor in a ceremony at the State Fair on Sunday September 27. He and his wife earned a trophy and an all expenses paid trip to the International Livestock Exposition hosted by WKY Radio and Television. Downey grew from a 100 acre start to 2000 owned and 1000 rented acres, with 500 crop acres under rotation and a 125 head Hereford herd, emphasizing conservation with many ponds pastures and planting.
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Elmer Downey
Logan County
Downey
WKY
Norman Bagwell
Payne County
Coyle
Francis Zawisza
Downeys
Jo Ann
Oklahoma State University
Memers
Logan County Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Logan County Cattlemen’s Association
Logan County Farm Bureau
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Guthrie
Oklahoma Farmer-Rancher
Oklahoma
Two State Agencies Will Discuss Tourism
Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Department tourism division joins OSU Extension Service to promote in-state tourism through seminars clinics and programs across Oklahoma counties. Wisconsin specialist Paul Czarniecki leads efforts to educate local service and tourist businesses about attractions for both in-state and out-of-state visitors. The program aims to shape a shared state image with residents acting as ambassadors.
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Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Department
Oklahoma State University Extension Service
Ment
Wisconsin
OSU Extension Service
Breeden
Czarniecki
Cement trials eyed to boost crop yields at Purdue
A two year Purdue University study tests ordinary portland cement impact on soil texture porosity and fertility separate from lime. First year trials use two soil types and 48 cement combinations with rates from 500 to 4000 pounds per acre. Research directed by Swartzendruber and Stiver and funded by US and Canadian cement industry via the Portland Cement Association.
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Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue Agronomists
Howard O. Gilbertson
Portland Cement Association
Gilbertsen
Dale Swartzendruber
R. K. Stiver
Purdue
Department of Agronomy
Cement
United States
Canada
Scie
State Planes Search For Downed Flier
Seven planes of the Oklahoma Civil Air Patrol sought a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza Debonair piloted by W R Whitley of Trenton Missouri after he reported chest pains near Gage Oklahoma while en route from Stratford Texas to Enid Oklahoma. Bernard Baker piloted another plane nearby and landed at Enid.
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Woodward
Okla
Oklahoma
Civil Air Patrol
Trenton
W. R. Whitley
Gage
Texas
Stratford
Tex
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Ternate
Oklahoma Dairy Princess
Sharon
Coyle High School
Cindy
Logan County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
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