Milking Shorthorn Purchases Highlight County Livestock Needs
C H Hailey County Agent Pilking Shorthorn J Kent Smith bought six registered milking shorthorns from Travel Farm Crespi Iowa and Marbar herd Elgin Kansas. The note urges more animals of the breed and cites dual purpose milk and beef value along Highway 13 Bebee area. It also covers cotton planting tips and rock phosphate soil program with fertilizer recommendations and outreach to farmers to contact offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hailey
J. Kent Smith
Cresp
Iowa
Elgin
Kansas
Mr. Smith
Highway 13
Bebee Neighbshood
Additional limestone shipments reach farms this week
Twelve more carloads of agricultural limestone were delivered to the country this week. Farmers recognize the benefits of lime in improving soil fertility and anticipate substantial gains in farmland productivity through the program.
Peach Tree Borer Control and Farm Production Urges
Control methods for the peach tree borer include vaporizing pesticides at 50 degrees Fahrenheit to kill borers in tunnels. The notice also highlights an appeal for increased farm production to meet wartime needs and lists Oklahoma’s leading agricultural rankings and recent livestock auction records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United States
South
South Atlantic
Turner Ranch
Sulphur
Fullerton Op
Miami
Vanoss Future Homemakers Install Officers in Program
Vanoss chapter of Future Homemakers held an installation program directed by sponsor Mrs. Arter. Betty Martin, Thelma Burk, Billy Norvell, and Gela Abston provided music while Betty Lou Weston sang and Doris McCraw and Maxine Kempt played piano. Frances Cobb spoke on the group's objectives. Officers installed for the year included Bobby Martin as president and Betty Jo Choate as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
Future Homemakers
Mrs. Arter
Betty Martin
Thelma Jean Burk
Billy Jean Norvell
Gela Abston
Betty Lou Weston
Doris McCraw
Maxine Kempt
Roberta Cummings
Frances Cobb
Betty Lou Croce
Alene Booth
Bobby Martin
Betty Jo Choate
Viola Waldron
Peggy Jo Ayers
June Overton
W. G. Norvell
W. R. Overton
John Overton
Emery Welker
E. M. Sliger
Clara Austell
J. N. McKeel
Darwin Cummings
Pontotoc 4-H Club Attends Feed a Fighter Short Course
Over 100 Pontotoc county 4-H members attended the Feed a Fighter short course at East Central college auditorium. The program featured Harvey Lambert speech on service, agronomist Wesley Shafin on crop production, and animal husbandman E A Warner on marketing grain and feed crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County H Club
Feed A Fighter
Pontotoc County
East Central College
Bobby Nance
Byng Club
America
Mariana Blevins
East Central
C. H. Hailey
Harvey Lambert
Hugh Rouk
Wesley “Haffin
Agronomist
M. College
E. A. Warner
Animal Husbandman
A. and
Billy Ray Thompson
McLish
George Smith
John Lovelace
Clyde Wingard
Latta
Byng
Former Jap Prisoner to Lecture in Oklahoma
W. Brown, author and former Ling Nan University professor, who spent over seven months as a prisoner of the Japs, will tour eight Oklahoma towns starting April 24. He will describe Stanley prison experiences in Hong Kong and China, urging war bond support. stops include Bartlesville Enid Ponca City Oklahoma City Tulsa Muskogee McAlester Ada with a Muskogee noon event tied to Treasury Minute Man Flags.
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Wenzell Brown
Hong Kong
Ling Nan University
Oklahoma
Stanley
Hongang
China
Brown
State War Finance Committee
United States
Gripsholm
Bartlesville
Enid
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Muskogee
McAlester
Ada
Orpheum
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas
Spartan
Stag
Treasury Department
A. E. Bradshaw
War Finance Committee
S. C. Bray
N. R. Graham
Hale to Command Central Pacific Air Forces
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale, commander of the Seventh Army Air Force, will assume command of the shore based air force in the central Pacific forward area on May 1. He follows Maj. Gen. Clarence Tinker who died in the Battle of Midway.
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Hale
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Willis H. Hale
Seventh Army Air Force
Clarence Tinker
Battle of
Midway
Central Pacific
Soldier Andrew J. Edwards Arrives Wounded at Bor Den General
One of fifty soldiers returning from war to the Bor Den General Hospital Chickasha arrives wounded. T 4 Andrew J Edwards, 307 North Stonewall Ada, spent 18 months in Egypt with AGY supply engineers. He recalls Palestine and Jerusalem from furlough. Edwards is part Indian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden General Hospital
Chickasha
Associated Press
Andrew J. Edwards
North Stonewall
Ada
Edwards
Egypt
AGY
Palestine
Jerusalem
County 4-H Girls Hold Annual Contest in Pontotoc County
Over 125 attendees from 13 schools gathered in BPW club rooms for 4-H events including team demonstrations, timely topics, and a dress review. Winners included Connie Thomas and Geraldine Gaar with top topics and dress awards, plus champions in health and demonstrations and a trip to the state Roundup for four 4-H members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
BPW
Connie Thomas
Fitzhugh
Geraldine Gaar
Byng
Helen Reed
Christine Mce- Cloud
Betty Sue Norton
Beatrice Penrod
Lenora Morgan
Rofs Club
Jonnie Thomas
Margaret Cooper
Fitzhugh Club
Margie Williams
Effie Yates
Lois West O Francis
Carrie Gambrell
Pleasant Hill
Davie Tracy
Roff
Heal
Christine McCloud
Center
Schoolmasters End Year With Final County Meeting
The county Schoolmasters club held its final meeting of the year on Saturday night with Vaness schools providing music. Mary Lou McKeel and Miss Garrison performed a duet and a quartet, followed by singing by Imogene Hice, Doris McCraw, Betty Lou Croce and Thelma Jean Burk. Ada attorney Jack Conn spoke on what happens when guns stop, comparing past wars to today and praising the Atlantic Charter while urging continued world involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Schoolmasters Club
Vaness
Mary Lou McKeel
Miss Garrison
Imogene Hice
Doris McCraw
Betty Lou Croce
Thelma Jean Burk
Jack Conn
Conn
Health Champion Chosen In Coal County HDA Contest
The winner of the health champion contest will advance. Coal County HDA and Mrs. Carroll Johnston HDA served as judges and praised the work of the girls. Silver pins were awarded to the contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal County Hda
Carroll
Johnston
Memorial Roll Names Sought for War Dads Honor Board
Local War Dads report slow responses to a memorial roll of all service members. The board, to be posted at Main and Broadway, started construction last week with fixtures in place and will accept names from the draft board, Tom Grant, J C Penney, Hicks Smith Shoe Store, Smart Shop, Bethune Grocery, Harts Auto Body Shop, and The Ada News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main and
Broadway
Draft Board
Pontotoc
Tom Grant
J. C. Penney
Hicks Smith Shoe
Smart Shop
Auto Makers Disagree On Reconversion Plans
The April 15 report covers a split in the auto industry over postwar reconversion. Big firms push for immediate passenger car production, while smaller companies seek regulated start to balance prewar shares. WPB chair Donald M. Nelson warns full unrestrained production is impossible. The debate includes tool orders, early start plans, and the advisory committee’s oversight before a final pattern is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Automobile Industry
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Detroit
WPB
New “Advisory Committee On
Automobile Makers Face Mix of Policies and Car Ban
Brief mentions an array of measures affecting civilian passenger cars alongside an outright ban on such vehicles. The notes reference multiple manufacturers and policy approaches, signaling a broad push toward restricted private car use and shifting industry directions.
Sergeant Buford Tiffin Killed in San Francisco Crash
Staff Sergeant Buford Tiffin, 37, was killed by a hit and run driver in San Francisco, while serving two years in the Marines and working at the fleet post office. He previously worked at Ada post office. his wife left California with the body for funeral services in Ada. Criswell Funeral Home will announce further arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford Tiffin
San Francisco
Calif
Tiffin
Marines
Fleet Post Office
Ada Post Office
California
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Cooking Oils to Become Point Free Sunday
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced that shortening and rationed salad and cooking oils will be point free beginning Sunday. The ration value of these products has been four red points per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested Ada Jew
The notice highlights a vested Ada Jew program offering greater returns on the invested amount. It outlines eligibility and terms for participants seeking enhanced yields from the scheme.
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Vanoss Future Homemakers
W. Brown
This City
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Ada News
Andrew J. Edwards Yeaches Hospital
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Carstrooner
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Adkins
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Hawaii
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