Portion of a missionary report sent to the church in Wilson, Oklahoma. Report consists of a portion of a letter from an unknown person reporting on a visit to a congregation in the Zamboanga Penninsula area of the Phillippines. Includes description of a bus ride, meals, overnight stay in a church member's house, church services in Vitali, and surrounding country.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Joseph Ware, 3 1 / 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ware, Ardmore."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Take a good look, Mike! that's what Linda Roberts is telling the steer she will exhibit at the oklahoma 4-H and FFA L:ivestock show next week at the Coliseum here."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Proud lawmaker Rex Sparger, home this week from the airforce in Germany, beams proudly on his mother, Mrs. G.W. Sparger, who campaigned and won Carter county state representive office No. 2 for him in the primary election."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Executive committee of the newly organized Cater county home emergency and disaster council for civil defense is composed of (left to right) Mrs. Frank Young, secretary; Mrs. Robert Kerr, vice-chairman; Mrs. Jerry L. Putman, chairan; Mrs. Jack Marshall, telephone chairman, all of Ardmore."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Showing how quail feeder works is Oscar Pate, president of the Ardmore Field Trials Club. Members looking at the feeder include, from left, Star Taylor, Finis Newman, Alf McCall, L.A. Sigman, and S.E. Shurley. The feeders are on the field trials course at Lake Murray State Park."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Three Future Farmers of America and a 4-H boy collected $250 in prize money this week as top winners in the first annual Carter County commercial steer program sponsored by Ardmore chamber of commerce."

Photograph of an open ditch showing water coming to siphon tubes and size of area being irrigated at one time.

Photograph of switchgrass planted in the spring of 1955, with fertilizer shown in pounds per acre. OK-395-1.

Photograph of Dr. Horace J. Hopper, Agriculture Director of the Samuel Roberts Foundation, right, discusses small grain variety test work being conducted by the Foundation in cooperation with the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station. From left to right, Herbert R. Young, local Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Work Unit Conservationist [WUC]; Ray Walker, SCS State conservationist; D.G. Craig, SCS Agronomist for the South Great Plains States; Hershel Burris, Secretary, Oklahoma State Soil Conservationist Board; and, Dr. Harper. They were attending a soil conservation training conference for SCS personnel in South-Central Oklahoma. The program of training emphasized soil and crop management problems for the Cross-Timbers. OK-298-4.

Photograph of switchgrass. The switchgrass was planted on March 27, 1956. There was no moisture to germinate the seed until April 28. The fertilized part receive 100 pounds of 16-20-0 per acre. OK-395-6.

Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass. The switchgrass was planted on March 27, 1956. There was no moisture to germinate the seed until April 28. The fertilized part receive 100 pounds of 16-20-0 per acre. OK-395-5.

Photograph of a field of weeping lovegrass planted in the spring of 1955. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Weeping lovegrass planted in the spring of 1955. Fertilizer applied in the row as indicated."

Photograph of a field of weeping lovegrass planted March 27, 1956. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Weeping Lovegrass planted March 27, 1956. There was no moisture to germinate seed until April 28. Fertilized side received 100 lbs. of 16-20-0 per acre."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mayor Ab Jolly, right, is shown signing election proclamation calling for a record $2 million bond issue for Ardmore water and sewer improvements. Other commissioners, all of whom voted for the proposal, are, from left, Marcus Pugh, Iley Oxford, Joe Taylor and W. W. Bennett."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "John T. Tipps Armore Demo Candidate for State Senator"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. James Murphy / Ardmore Golfer"

Photograph of the Exchange National Bank sign at night, Ardmore, OK. Photo by Fonville Studio, Ardmore, OK, April 24, 1956.

Photograph of Dr. Horace J. Hopper, Agriculture Director of the Samuel Roberts Foundation, right, discusses small grain variety test work being conducted by the Foundation in cooperation with the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station. From left to right, Ray Walker, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] State conservationist; D.G. Craig, SCS Agronomist for the South Great Plains States; Hershel Burris, Secretary, Oklahoma State Soil Conservationist Board; and, Dr. Harper. They were attending a soil conservation training conference for SCS personnel in South-Central Oklahoma. The program of training emphasized soil and crop management problems for the Cross-Timbers. OK-298-5.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Personnel. Selected SCS personnel attending a day of in-service agronomic training at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Area Conservationists, with personnel from Areas V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX, were in attendance. Training conducted by the Agricultural Division staff of the Foundation. Emphasis was placed on soil and crop management problems of the Cross Timbers [referring to strip of land, a mix of prairie, savanna and woodland, that runs across southeastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas] with discussion on such subjects as: Breeding, and the Selection of Forage Grasses and Legumes; The Use of Fertilizers in Establishing Pasture Grasses; Tour of Headquarters Farm; Tour of Biomedical Division Laboratories; and Tour of Lone Grove Farm studying small grain variety tests, forage evaluation on Cross Timber soils; Deep Plowing Experiments; Cropping Systems and Fertilization; Pasture Establishment and Management; and Brush and Timber Control. Arrangements were made through Dave Rykar, in charge of Public Relations for the Foundation. OK-298-2.

Photograph of a gullied area. The “before” picture. Gullied area to be controlled by a diversion terrace. OK-395-10.

Photograph of irrigation of peanuts on the Earl Q. Gray farm.