Pontotoc County Free Fair Board Organizes and Plans
Charles T. Bates was elected president and L. G. Denny became vice president at the Pontotoc County Free Fair Board organization meeting. Plans outline a 1936 fair with site purchase and buildings, funded by a one mill levy effective July 1 and an additional one fourth mill for expenses. An executive board was formed with one member from each township and Ross Montgomery reaffirmed as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Bates
L. G. Denny
Ross Montgomery
Chickasaw
Pontator County
Free Fair Board
Excise Board
Board of County Commis
Sioners
Bates
Gladstone Kidwell
Allen Township
George Swink
Fitzhugh Township
Ed Cotton
Maxwell Township
J. F E. Chandler
Francis Township
R. C. Jumper
Stonewall Township
Ross Cummings
Midland Township
Montgomery
Joe B. Hill
J. D. Kimbrough
Allien
J. E. Bunyard
Roff
J. W. Scribner
Stonewall
G. M. Pitt
Vaness
L. L. Lillard
Francis
Alfred Summers
Maxwell
Delayed Soil Test Reports From Pontotoc Farmers
A report of soil tests by conservation workers and 4 H club boys from a Pontotoc county meeting was not completed by Saturday. Meetings of four county farm program officials, community committeemen, and the fair board, plus other business, delayed the county agent's reporting. The Ada News will publish the results once finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada News
Fair Board
4 H Club Program At Cedar Grove
The Cedar Grove 4 H club hosts a complete program to cap an $8500 WPA project improving the rural school and grounds. Notable guests include Mrs Jessie Morgan and county agents. Contest results highlight high scorers and growing club participation with plans for April 24 events and new club formations.
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WPA
Pontotoc County
Cedar Grove
Sheets
Jessie Morgan
J. B. Hill
W. B. Johnson
Vanoss Leads 4-H Club Contests for Congress Trip
The Vanoss 4-H club led nine Pontotoc county clubs in contests that earned points toward a trip to the Oklahoma 4-H congress at Stillwater. Vanoss won recreation and business in the model club meeting and took two firsts and two seconds in officers contests. About 332 members participated with 400-plus in attendance and 100 parents and coaches present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Blue Mound
Lawrence
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Vanoss
Stillwater
Vaness
Fitzhugh High
Cedar Grove
Fitzhugh
Colbert
Pickett 4-H Club Engages in Soil, Home Improvement Work
The Pickett 4-H club performs tangible projects with soil conservation and home improvement aims. Over the past week the farm engineering boys terraced 40 acres, and the girls laid out five flower beds. They also report planting 20 acres of pure seed corn. Ernest Williams sponsors the Pickett club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Pickett Clu
Ernest Williams
Pickett Club
Cotton seed meal rated beneficial with prairie hay
Kansas City April 14 The American Chemical Society heard that cotton seed meal is beneficial when combined with prairie hay for livestock. Willis D. Gallup reported that without hay the meal caused bloating and sometimes blindness, while cod liver oil cured the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Society
Willis D. Gallup
Oklahoma A
M. College
Gallup
Clyde Kaiser Seeks Reelection as Pontotoc Sheriff
Clyde Kaiser announces candidacy for re election as Pontotoc county sheriff. He cites a crime and disease reduction record, cooperation with local forces, and keeping illegal alcohol sales down amid the oil boom as achievements of his term. He appeals to voters to verify his record in the Democratic primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kaiser
Pontotoc
Kaiser
Clyde
Ada
Pontotoc County
Townsend forecasts third party drive to win Congress
Dr. Francis E. Townsend said his pension movement will not back any presidential candidate but form a third party to capture Congress. He claimed the plan could elect a Senate majority and a House majority, with Republicans and Democrats not aiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis E. Townsend
Congress
Senate
House
Tupelo Beaten By Fittstown Nine Inning Victory
Fittstown high school extended its undefeated streak with a 15 to 2 win over Tupelo. Star pitcher Ed Abs bury delivered flawless hurling as coach Carl Coleman, East Central graduate, guides Fittstown to another impressive victory over high school and independent teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittstown
Ed Asbury
Soil Tests Show Pontotoc County Farmland Lacking Phosphorus
Soil tests from Pontotoc County farms indicate neutral to low acidity levels, but widespread phosphorus deficiency. Many samples read low phosphorus across districts. some show high acidity. Tests list farmer names and plots with acidity and phosphorus readings to guide lime and phosphate fertilizer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Elmer Chandler
Francis
L. Hewitt
Koff
G. W. Watson
Roff
W. K. Hopkins
Allen
Tom West
Ada
O. M. Thomason
Stonewall
Luther Lynn
Nick Carter
W. Toliver
Stratford
Will Kerr
J. G. Brooks
Herman Scott
Noah Garrett
W. T. Chandler
N. S. Olivo
Douglas Brown
M. Cc. Allen
C. H. Perry
Tom Carmichael
C. B. Soward
M. C. Nix
W. J. Jones
M. W. Jordan
J. Lee Eppler
J. R. Ford
J. F. Sanders
H. Ss. Farris
Otis Coffey
T. Norvell
A. M. Pharr
J. E. Luckey
Night lights burn all night at state road school
Cleveland reports a taxpayer complains the lights stay on overnight at the state road school. Custodian Jeorge Weiss explains the charwomen usually work in two rooms at a time and are currently upset with one another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
State Road School
Jeerge Weiss
Cod liver oil diet lifts calf weight with low vitamin A
The calves did not gain weight satisfactorily on other vitamin rich feeds. Feeding cod liver oil alone, even with low vitamin A, produced satisfactory results.
Farm Land Prices Rise Sharply in Pontotoc County
Land values in Pontotoc County climb 20 to 40 percent from eighteen months ago with strong demand for good tracts. A sample good bottom land farm sold above 70 dollars per acre, and multiple properties traded at higher prices than in recent years. Bank officials cite 25 to 40 percent gains and a healthy market across all land grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada
H. J. Huddleston
Oklahoma State Bank
G. J. Morton
First National Bank
John P. McKinley
The
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Printer Tells of Bosus Checks in Forgery Ring
Detective Maddox said Oklahoma City printer J Brooks Williams gave a 3909 word statement on a bogus check ring. Williams was arrested in Oklahoma City and held in Tulsa jail as Wallace faced three forgery counts in Okmulgee, with Williams’ account tying a Muskogee cashing spree to the operation. The probe seeks Williams as a possible ring center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Robert L. Maddox
J. Brooks Williams
Oklahoma City
Maddox
Williams
James K. Eaton
Okmulgee County
B. C. Wallace
Okmulgee
Indian Territory
Oklahoma WPA chief urges shift to higher wage region
UP W P A Director Key said Oklahoma should move to a district with Kansas Missouri and Colorado to raise wages. He urged new appropriations and told WPA head Hopkins that unskilled labor would rise from 21 to 35 dollars a month to 32 to 45, with other grades also boosted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. S. Key
WPA
Oklahoma
Key
Harry Hopkins
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Oklahoma approves 17 oil leases near capitol
Governor Marland announced the state board awarded 17 oil and gas leases on state land near the Oklahoma City capitol for 375 255 dollars. Sunray Oil bid 372 000 for 16 tracts with Anderson-Pritchard getting one tract for 3 255 dollars. Six tracts lie in the drilling zone. five wells will be drilled under guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
State Board of Affairs
Capitol
Sunray Oil Company
Knox L. Garvin
Duncan
Anderson-Pritchard Oil Corporation
University of Oklahoma
Marland
C. C. Hatchett
Board of Regents
Capitol Grounds
National
Paroles Recommended for Seven Oklahoma Prisoners
Oklahoma City April 14. Paroles for seven convicts, including Joseph Cotton who killed his employer in Tallahassee and has served since 1912, were recommended to Governor Marland by the state pardon and parole board. Also recommended were Hazel King for manslaughter from Seminole County and Douglas W. Allen, 19, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Marland
Joseph Cotton
William Harlan
Tallahassee
Hazel King
Seminole County
Wewoka
Miss King
Douglas W. Allen
D. N. McIntosh Dead at 74 in Checotah
Daniel W. McIntosh, 74, died after a lingering illness in Checotah. He was the youngest son of Daniel MelIntosh, a Confederate colonel, and the family had recently arrived in the area from unknown origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checotah
Daniel WN. MclIntosh
McIntosh
Daniel MelIntosh
Five Year Term In Oklahoma County Theft Case
A five year sentence was imposed in Oklahoma County for an $80 theft from the Postal Telegraph company. The defendants have been in prison since May 2, 1935. Delmer and Albert Spencer of Jay testified they stole and butchered a hog because they were hungry. They are serving two year sentences for larceny of live stock at Granite reformatory since January 3, 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma County
Postal Telegraph Company
Delmer
Albert Spencer
Jay
Granite Reformatory
Nature Takes Heavy Toll of Human Lives
A 1936 AP survey reports 1,300 U S deaths from cold, floods, tornadoes, and related hazards since January 1. Tornadoes in Tupelo and Gainesville and floods in Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and Wheeling caused major losses. Red Cross tallies show thousands injured, homes destroyed, and billions in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fon Sholters
Associated P
New York
Nature
United States
Associated Press
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Wheeling
W. Va
American Red Cross
Arizona
Louisiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Blackie Doyle Held On Kidnap Charge
Dallas police arrest Lloyd Blackie Doyle of St. Louis, sought since 1935 in the 1933 Alton Illinois kidnapping of August Lear. Doyle, identified by federal records, was seized as he rode with a woman. another pair were later arrested in a northeast Dallas apartment. Lear was held five days before release in southern Illinois. No ransom was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Lloyd
Blackie) Doyle
St. Louis
August Lear
Alton
Ill
Doyle
Illinois
Lear
Desperadoe
Blake
Wilkerson
Easter mail bombs hit Wyoming Valley. several killed or injured
Bombs mailed as Easter gifts exploded in Wilkes Barre and surrounding towns. Michael Gallagher, 70, cemetery caretaker, died. Clinton Lehman, 32, and Thomas Maloney, with his children, were injured. Judge Benjamin R. Jones and former sheriff Luther Konolfsen were targets but survived. One bomb was returned undam aged. Motives unclear and investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes Barre
Wyoming Valley
Michael Gallagher
Clinton Lehman
Thomas Maloney
Maloney
Lehman
Benjamin R. Jones
Luther Konolfsen
Margaret
Gallagher
Kniffen
Judge Jones
William A. Valentine
Oldest Mason Cyrus Hull 105 Dies in Los Angeles
Cyrus E. Hull 105, long serving Mason, died in Los Angeles. Inducted into Masonry in Springfield Massachusetts on March 23 1853 he helped organize the East St. Louis lodge in 1866. Born in New Lebanon New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cyrus E. Hull
Springfield
Mass
Masonic Lodge
East St. Louis
Ill
New Lebanon
New York
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Owens
Coal County
Lorena Anderson
Poe
Pickett Clubbers
Clyde Kader
Townsend
C. T. Rowlett
Joe Clark
John W. Baker
J. M. Kyle
T. M. Cook
TATE
Sunray and Anderson-Pritchard
Board of Affairs
Sen. Garvin
Garvin
National Guard
Oklahoma County District Court
Mae Q. Williamson
Georgia
Old Texas Wagon Yard
Stockton
Twelfth
Okla
C. S. Wilburn & Son
Lown
Oregon Coast
Blackie Doyle
Judge
Orville Snead
Roldo Rowden Cresan
Roldo Rowden
Per Bushel
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