Beekeeping Tips and Local Agriculture Notes
The column discusses rising cucumber planting for a pickle factory, expectations of more chicken and seed corn production in Pontotoc County. It outlines a barrel spray pump setup for small scale spraying and details artificial division of bee colonies to prevent swarming. It also recounts Agent Hill’s report on efficient seed corn sales by local boys and seeds bought by a father after his children impressed him.
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H. F. Grinstead
Addig A Super
Agent Hill
Leonard Morin
Frisco
Ada
Mr. Hill
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
B. F. Markland
Beaver County
Rock Island Railroad
Guymon
M. Bulletif
Prune and Spray Fruit for Better Oklahoma Yields
Oklahoma A and M extension horticulturist D C Mooring urges careful pruning and timely spraying to salvage good fruit. He warns many lack equipment or misapply sprays, and stresses calyx and shock sprays with arsenate of lead as essential for apples, pears and stone fruits.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
D. C
Oklahoma A
M. College
San Jose
Cream grading standards for first quality dairy products
Instruction on producing first grade cream stresses cleanliness of milker cows barn utensils and equipment plus keeping cream cool and stirred. Demonstrations on standardizing cream will aid better markets with stringent quality requirements and weekly or biweekly deliveries in season.
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John W. Boehr
Oklahoma
Egg market trends ease as Easter shipments pass
In Chicago the egg market shows weekly increases but now faces easier take due to Easter shipments already sent forward. Dealers wary of storage losses, focus shifts to quality. USDA tips urge producers to remove roosters to produce infertile eggs and to provide clean nests.
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Chicago
Wil
U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin
Noel Ochoa? Schools Show Increase In Model Classrooms
The model school movement under state supervision has boosted one room schools toward higher standards. Fast Central district tops the state with over 81 model schools. about 12 new models are added weekly, aiming for 150 by summer. Pontotoc County has 15. Miss Victoria Lyle started the movement to elevate one room, one teacher schools statewide.
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W. C. Herritt
Herring
Iring
Pontotoc County
Victoria Lyle
High Court Rules Homestead Must Be Designated
Oklahoma City April 5 The Oklahoma Supreme Court held in Harris v Wait et al that only land designated as a homestead or used to sustain a family can fall under homestead protections. The case from Wagoner County involved a 160 acre Indian land tract sold to defendants. The court ruled a homestead must be specifically designated and used to maintain the home.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
William H. Harris
Charles G. Wait
W. G. Robertson
District Court of
Wagoner County
Gerard attacks Hughes over Lausanne treaty and Chester oil deal
James W. Gerard urges the Senate to reject Lausanne arguing the State Department sacrificed Armenian and American rights for the Chester oil concession. He questions Hughes role in the Chester commission and its leadership while Harvard Professor Hart warns Turkey may not honor treaty promises.
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New York
Senate
James W. Gerard
Germany
Foreign Policy Association
State Department
Turkey
Chester
Hughes
Gerard
Geethals
Chester Commission
Ahat
Armenia
Lausanne
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
Republic of
Reparations Plan for Germany Outlined by Dawes Panel
The Dawes McKenna experts report to the reparations commission details Germany capacity to pay. They urge a new 400 million gold mark gold bank, a sliding payment scale to 1934, and an index of prosperity to adjust obligations. The plan involves Ruhr noninterference, League arbitration, and mortgages on rail and industry to fund payments.
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Paris
Germany
Reparations Commission
Charles G. Dawes
Reginald McKenna
League of Nations
Dawes
United States
General Board of Control
League Committee
Ruhr
France
Belgium
League For Arbitration
Illiteracy Drive Pauses as County Plans Next Year
Illiteracy efforts in the county and district slow while organizers anticipate a more vigorous campaign for opportunity schools at the start of the next school year. Teachers donated time. classes had strong initial interest and began showing results. Most district opportunity schools are closed but will reopen in the fall.
Negro still at Furnald Hall center at Columbia
At Columbia University Furnald Hall remains a storm center as Frederick W. Wells, a Black law student, receives death threats from unknown Ku Klux Klan members. Police bomb squad guards the dorm while hall committee members seek Wells removal despite a counter request signed by over a hundred residents. An unrelated note mentions five nations immortalizing an unknown soldier.
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New York
Furnald
Columbia University
Frederick W. Wells
Union City
Wells
Ku Klux Kansmen
J. B. Rucker
Dean Hawkes
Well
C. M. Mantell
Swollen Streams in New England Cause Flood Damage
Heavy rains and snowmelt flooded several rivers in New England causing one death and injuring many while property damage runs into millions. The Springfield-Westfield valley faced its worst flood since 1878 as Connecticut floodwaters were expected to peak soon and transport lines suffered widespread disruption.
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Boston
New England
Springfield
Westfield
Connecticut
Sprinfield
Dates For Eight- G. O. P. Meetings Slated in State
Oklahoma city April 7 delegates and alternates for eight Republican district conventions to select Oklahoma delegates for the national convention in Cleveland. District dates set for April 14 Hugo April 16 multiple cities April 15 16 21 22 with county meetings April 10 naming district delegates.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
A. C. Alexander
Republican State Committee
Oklahoma
Eventh
Altus
Enid
Wheeler Attacks Indictment as Political Plot in Senate
Senator Wheeler denounces a federal indictment tied to the Daugherty probe as a political frame-up. A five member Senate committee is ordered to investigate the charges with the chamber nearly full as Wheeler addresses the body from the Senate floor. Senator Robinson urges fresh inquiry, citing Wheeler as a target of partisan schemes.
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Washington
Senate
Montana
Wheeler
Daugherty
Caven Wheeler
Massachusetts
Butte
Walsh
United States
Robinson
Arkansas
Pontotoc County Tax Refund Approved After 1920 Illegal Levy
Pontotoc County taxpayers with receipts for 1920 illegal taxes may claim refunds within 15 to 20 days. County Treasurer J W Westbrook, citing State Treasurer A S Shaw, says about $21,000 will be returned, with payments arranged by alphabetical county order and via Ada banks. Claims require certification by the County Clerk’s office and will be prioritized as ready.
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J. W. Westbrook
Westbrook
Oklahoma City
A. S. J. Shaw
Pontotoc County
Shaw
Westbrok
Supreme Court
Supremé Court
Commissionws
Ru Irwin
Ada
Commisioners Court
Senate committee vows renewed probe into Justice Department actions
The senate committee investigating the department of justice and Harry M Daugherty announced after an executive session that the inquiry will continue with renewed force despite Senator Wheeler's Montana indictment. Chairman Brookhart said the investigation will proceed with greater force and determination than ever.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Justice
Harry M.daugherty
Montana
Wheeler
Brookhart
Nebraska in Column of States Favoring Coolidge Nomination
Omaha dispatch reports Nebraska listed among states backing Calvin Coolidge for the Republican nomination. Unofficial returns from 731 of 19386 precincts show Coolidge with 33 319 votes while Senator John California trails with 18 738. In the Democratic race, John J. Thomas holds a slim lead in most counties surveyed.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Joen
California
John J. Thomas
Santa
Death of James Sequoyah Bronough at home on West 16th
Four year old James Sequoyah Bronough, son of Mr and Mrs J C Bronough, died Saturday at 2 am at 501 West 16th. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with R E McCain pastor of the church officiating. Interment at Risedale Cemetery.
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James Bronough
James Sequoyah
J. C. Bronough
West 16Th
Ee R. E. McCain
One Church
Risedale Cemetery
Ada to House Federal Court Move Loosens Local Terms
The News reports Congressman Tom D. McKeown states the House passed a court bill for Ada now before the Senate. He asks Ada bar members to provide data to aid passage and notes adding a judge could bring federal court terms to nearby towns. The Oklahoma senators’ stance will influence final site selection amid a court town scramble.
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McKeown
House
Tom D. McKeown
Ada
Senate
Bar
Oklahoma
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Walton
Walton Claims Counsel
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma House of Representatives
George Short
United States Supreme Court
Produce Bulletin
Noel Ochools
East Central
High Court
Gerard Brands
Hughes Step IK
Negro Still
Columbia
England
Italy
Portugal
North Gause
Alexander
Eeler Glaims
Commissioners Court
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