Drouth Struggles Spur Fort Sill Grazing Rules
Drouth grips Oklahoma and Texas as federal agencies craft grazing regulations for Fort Sill artillery ranges. The Army has set aside 11,000 acres with 9,000 available until June 1 and the rest until March 1. The Corps of Engineers in Tulsa must decide livestock headcount for the pasture.
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Rural land use and pest control guidance from Oklahoma officials
Farmers in Cotton Tillman Kiowa Caddo Grady and Comanche counties may share grazing rights as PMA officials in Lawson pursue a cooperative herding plan. Water trucking to herds will be needed amid parasite threats and scarce winter pastures. Oklahoma veterinary chief Dr D H Ricks warns parasites will spike livestock losses and reduced milk production this winter and spring. Entomologist Clyde Bower notes that many urban and rural residents misjudge winter insect control while mealy bugs threaten junipers and red spiders persist in autumn. Zoologist Dr Fred M Baumgartner advises preserving birds and maintaining permanent vegetation as windbreaks to cut dust erosion and combat pests.
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A&m College
Vote Machines For Houston Met Legal Change Possible
The state may amend the election code if Houston adopts voting machines for city elections. City Atty Will Sears notes a provision banning machines for preferential ballots. Mayor Holcombe backs machines and cites a custom built for such ballots. A straw vote is set for Aug 24 on funding a poll for a bond issue to buy machines. County funds cannot be used per the district attorney.
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State Pilot Plant Aids Tomato Firms
In Geneva New York a tomato juice factory run by the state agricultural experiment station operates as a small scale version of a full plant. The pilots duplicate commercial equipment and purchase tomatoes by U S standards for raw fruit and juice. The program aims to determine quality levels for fancy juice to guide growers and brokers this season.
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Tooth Decay Yields Health Program Success in Askav Minn
Chicago based report notes a mass experiment in dental disease control in Askav Minnesota started January 1949 for 10 years. Involving 350 children the program included examinations toothbrushing diet training and fluoride. Dr William A Jordan cites decays reduced 41.4 percent among ages 3-5 and 32 percent among ages 13-17 after three years.
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State Department of Health
Policewoman Prepared For Almost Anything
A Richmond reporter inspected the brown leather handbags of city policewomen and listed contents including medical supplies, a revolver, tickets for traffic offenders, a callbox key, a city map, and a pocket for lipstick and powder. The article highlights preparedness for varied duties.
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Oklahoma City Named Wild After Dark in Magazine
A December issue features Stephen Hull's article Oklahoma City: Hot Town portraying the city as open to bootleggers gamblers and strippers. State Rep Robert Cunningham calls the piece insulting and invites the author to verify facts.
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Brooklyn Soldier Plans Private Soda Fountain at Fort Hood
Pfc Martin S. Woissem of the 1st Armored Division message center, a Brooklyn native, seeks to open a private soda fountain to fix soda-dispensing woes. He touts Rainbow Mountain eight scoops ice cream with walnuts, in a vase-sized container, as a cool treat after fieldwork, while lamenting local clerks’ unfamiliarity with his Brooklyn nostalgia drink.
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Brooklyn
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1St Armored Division
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Rainbow Mountain
Grim Signs Reduce Auto Beach Tolls
Maine credits sixth place national safety ranking to strategically placed death signs. Since 1949 the highway commission has erected white cross on red markers noting date and number killed in rural crash sites. About 300 signs across the state prompt safer driving habits and a decline in deaths per 100 million miles.
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Michigan Towns Hail Safe Driving Tourists
East Tawas and Tawas City police stop an out-of-town car each week to honor it for safe driving. The driver and passengers are proclaimed "Toast of the Tawases" and hosted for 24 hours with meals lodging flowers candy and a fishing trip in front of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Six More Teams Considered For Refrigerator Bowl
Six undefeated college football teams were added to the Refrigerator Bowl consideration list for the Dec 7 game in Indiana. New prospects include Southern Arkansas State, Clarion State Teachers, Alfred University, Shippenburg State, North State College, and Montclair State, with Peru State, Northeast Oklahoma State, Louisiana Tech, Missouri State, East Texas State and while Jewell already holding 6-0 records among leading candidates.
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Bout Between Dykes And Turner Postponed
A 10 round bout between Gil Turner and Bobby Dykes scheduled for November 17 in Louisville has been postponed to December 1 due to an eye injury suffered by Dykes in a prior bout. Promoter Herman Taylor announced the change Thursday night.
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