Fast Central meet yields record track feats by Oklahoma youths
The twenty first Fast Central college interscholastic meet produced seven marks shattering records as teams from Walters, Okmulgee, Ada, Bristow and others competed. Burchell led Walters to Class A and Asher’s squad topped Class B with high point totals. Barrett, Arnett and Bristow set multiple state marks in sprints, distance events, hurdles, and relays.
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Fast Central College
Paul Kratz
Fast Central
Walters Hich
Burchell
Asher
Morris
Jefferies
Jones
Walters
Rodgers
Wetumka
Barrett
Okmulzee
Overstreet
Ada
Barton
Carson
Okemah
Jones Academy
Arnett
Fighting Brown
Bristow
Maud
Higier
Buchanan
Putnam City
Oklahoma School For Deaf
Okmulgee
Douglas
Seminole
Stufflebean
Pauls Valley
Childers
Keen
St. Louis
Amburg
Collier
Purcell
Brown
Johnston
Cloar
Moore
Keene
Bus
Gray
Lindsay
Cooper
Wynnewood
Clement
Schulter
Clemons
Schuster
Cobb
Joy Consolidated
Reed
Stratford
Baker
Bush
Campbell
Wayne
Wanette
Callahan
Elmore City
Ross
Pontotoc
Stephens
Hudson
Roff
Wood
Gay
Carr
Colby
Ponlotoc
Johnson
Branham
District tennis meets showcase strong county competition
District high school tennis this spring drew many entries and the play was as capable as in past invitational meets. Results show Holdenville, Purcell, Konawa advancing in girls and boys divisions with several byes and close scores across singles and doubles rounds. The article also notes horse breeding efforts in Pontotoc County and Stillwater sales day discussions emphasize a steady livestock market and regional profit.
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East Central
Dale
Purcell
Konawa
Holdenville
Sulphur
Pauls Valley
Coalgate
Seminole
Jyne
Dbyng
Pontotoc County
Ira Miller
Owl Creek
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Oklahoma Legislature Sees Broad Action in Final Session
Oklahoma City April 22 The senate rejected a bid to give the state school land commission hiring and firing power. Eleven sections of a Governor Murray backed bill were stricken. The house approved a resolution for a popular referendum on the Eighteenth Amendment and cut election costs.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
State
School Land Commission
Murray
House
Reed
Elk City
Oklahoma
Ella M. Davis
Logan County
Corporation Commission
Congress
Building Board
Industrial Commission
Ed Andruss
Enid
Maude O. Thomas
Okmulgee
Creek
Pottawatomie
Seminole
State Supreme Court
Newspaper Contest Growth At District Meet
The district meet last week saw increased entries in the school newspaper contest. Seminole high school’s The Big Chief won first place in printed weekly news papr class for the second time. In mimeographed division Byng High Eye-Open er took first, Cromwell High Mustang second. Broadcaster from Johnsonville McClain county placed third. Chandler Hi Voice of Chandler Hi topped the commercial news papers group. Pauls Valley school The Valley Hi Times earned second, while Kenawa Tiger from Kenawa Leader secured third. The contest was added to the meet last year with East Central Journal sponsorship to promote student papers in the East Central area.
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Seminole High School
Byng High School
Cromwell High
Mustane
Broadcaster
Johnsonville School
McClain Coun
Pauls Valley School Page
Valley Hi Times
Pauls Valley Democrat
Pauls Valley Enterprise
Kenawa Tiger
Kenawa Leader
East Central Journal
East Central Services
Farm Column Reports Injury to Mrs Morgan Batts
Mrs Morgan Friday sustained an ankle injury while stepping from her automobile at her daughter in law's home. Ligaments were torn and she will be unable to meet with adult and 4 H clubs for at least one day after the accident.
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Morgan Batts
Ada to host Miss Faith Strayer on child development
Miss E Faith Strayer extension specialist in child development and parent education will visit Ada on Thursday April 27 for the third demonstration in her series on child development.
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E. Faith Strayer
Ada
Mrs. Etta Varley Dies in Tulsa Funeral Set for Sunday
Mrs. Etta Varley 55 longtime Collinsville postmaster and sister of Dr J M Gordon of Texas Technological College died in Tulsa Oklahoma last night funeral services planned Sunday Her career spanned 12 years in Collinsville and she was connected to the News classified ads for greatest returns on investment.
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Whitesport
Tex
Etta Varley
Collinsville
J. M. Gordon
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Tulsa
Okla
Judicial districts shrink 48 to 29 in redistribution bill
The measure to reduce district judges from 48 to 29 cleared the house and moved to the senate at 2 p.m. Today the bill’s passage signals a major restructuring of the judiciary and district boundaries.
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Oklahoma City
House
Senate
Okemah Wins East Central Music Meet Trophy
Okemah high school edged Okmulgee and Holdenville to win the East Central district music meet with 44 points. The Okemah team excelled in vocal and instrumental contests, while Okmulgee led early in band and orchestra before Okemah pulled ahead. Other totals included Wewoka 35, Ada 23, Seminole 20, Henryetta 10, and many smaller scores across the district.
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Okemah High School
East Cntral
Okemah
East Central
Okmulgee
Holdenville
Okmukee
Mand
Wewoka
Sulphur
Ada
Seminole
Konawa
Henryetta
Horace Mann
Davis
Asher
Prairie View
Earnsboro
Wetumka
Allen
Bowlegs
Cromwell
Morris
Pauls Valley
Prairie Valley
Stratford
Wanette
Varnum
Coalgate
Judge Cotteral Dies at 69 in Wichita Hospital
Judge John H Cotteral of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals died of pneumonia and uremic poisoning in Wichita Kansas at 407 PM after a two week service stay. He was 69 and survived by his widow and sister Mrs Milton Brown of Dallas Texas.
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Wichita
Kan
John H. Cotteral
Tenth District
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gladys Brotherton
Cotteral
Guthrie
Judge Cotteral
Milton Brown
Dallas
Texas
Kansas wind shapes Wichita chess? No. Chop style in tennis?
Wichita player Les Dewitt explains that persistent wind in Kansas forces a chop stroke, citing Bill Tilden’s shift to chopping as evidence. Dewitt says the local wind creates a Kansas style of play, making chopped shots essential to counter the conditions.
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Wichita
Kans
Les Dewitt
Kansas
Kansas Wind
Bill Tilden
Dewitt
Johnston County Man Hushed by Severe Blast Injuries
John Morton aged 329 was brought to Breeo hospital after a blast at his home near Connerville. He suffered severe wounds including amputation of a right hand and extensive burns. Sheriff Fred Hunt investigates the incident as reports vary on whether it was an accident.
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John Morton
Breeo Hospital
Connerville
Merton
Morton
Johnston County
Fred Hunt
Holstein cow sets new butterfat record in Muskogee
Blanche a grade Holstein from the Oklahoma School for the Blind herd topped the Muskogee County Cow Testing association all time butterfat record producing 1788 pounds of milk at 4.8 percent butterfat for the month official tester A A Reeves reports Blanche totaled 859 pounds of butterfat for the month about three pounds daily
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Muskoger
Blanche
Oklahoma School For the Blind
Muskogee
A. A. Reeves
Stillwater auction posts five thousand three hundred dollars
Stillwater's farm auction day generated 5300 dollars in livestock and farm products. The A and M College's annual sales day conference used the event as a laboratory for its activities with 100 representatives from various state cities in attendance. Auctioneer George Flesner noted the shift away from the gold standard as bidding surged.
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Stillwater
M. Coliece
George Flesner
America
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Wilton Day
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