Soil erosion threat to national agriculture alarmed by experts
Dr N E Winter told a congressional committee that wind and water erosion have destroyed 2 310 000 people on 521 000 farms across Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska threatening national existence. If unchecked for a century topsoil loss could end virile agriculture and three billion tons are lost annually.
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Middle-West
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
N. E. Winter
Dr. Winters
Jed Johnson
Chickasha Express
Highway 19 Improvements Saw Progress From Ada To Chickasha
The state highway commission plans improvements on Highway 19 between Ada and Pauls Valley this year with work starting soon. The route serves densely settled farming areas and passes through Stratford, Washita valley, and toward Chickasha, aiming for full paving from Ada to Chickasha.
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State Highway Commission
Ada
Pauls Valley
Stratford
Washita
Chickasha
Politician Dilemma Between Union Labor and Farmers
Legislators seek broad support from unions and farmers but rising living costs threaten a clash. Farmers want lower prices for inputs while workers demand curbs on costs, risking conflict as regulation pressure grows. The article cautions that future policy battles could test lawmakers balancing competing interests.
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Congress
Legislatures
Presidents call for spending cuts meet congressmen’s resistance
The first intimation by President Roosevelt that expenditures must be cut as treasury receipts fall below estimates draws opposition from congressmen who prioritize personal interests over the nation's. Even with proposed reductions the deficit remains large and critics accuse some lawmakers of turning relief into a political instrument while resisting budget balancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
Noahs Obedience Rewarded Sunday School Lesson
The article discusses Noah and the ark, stressing faith and obedience as God’s care for the faithful. It links ancient flood legends to archaeological finds at Ur, notes Noah’s altar, and introduces a new covenant with the rainbow. It compares Noah to Jesus, urging readers to build righteous character to escape sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Euphrates
Tigris
Noah
Eve
Eden
God
Abraham
Sodom
Jesus
President Roosevelt Seeks Balanced Budget Amid Spending Debate
The president for the first time calls for a balanced budget and cuts in expenditures, warning that unchecked spending risks debt. Congress, seen as pork-loving, may resist the economy drive, but the nation hopes for renewed fiscal restraint and support for trimming wasteful programs.
Old Fashioned Superintendent Uses Paddle on Striking Students
The Bixby school superintendent, portrayed as old fashioned, halted a student strike by paddling the group with vigor. Critics say he relied on brute force, while supporters note he quickly ended the disruption and restored order.
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Bixby School
Grasshopper Plague Predicted By Agriculture Dept
The agriculture department warns of a coming plague of grasshoppers as eggs near hatching. Farmers face potential massive crop damage while some relief may come from turkeys feeding on grasshoppers. Officials note poison may be needed to curb the outbreak.
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Department of Agriculture
Tax on honesty, a timeworn urge in lawmakers
The Pittsburg Gazette quips that once lawmakers admit honesty is best policy, a tax on honesty will appear. It notes the era of truthfulness has long carried its own tax by assessing property at real value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Gazette
Times
Soviet Trans Siberian line near completion and doubled tracked
Dispatches say the Soviet Union has nearly completed reconstruction and double tracking of the trans Siberian railroad. The expansion enables rapid movement of troops and materiel, potentially stabilizing the region if tensions with Japan rise and influencing Moscow’s leverage in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Stalin
Moscow
Orient
Hopeful outlook as Spanish Civil War stalls toward end
After nine months of brutal fighting neither side has gained decisive advantage. General Franco and Mussolini miscalculated, as loyalist resistance persists despite Italian intervention. If foreign support is pulled, the conflict may end soon, bringing relief to the world.
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General Franco
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Oklahoma senate blocks unicameral bid mirrors Nebraska plan
A proposal to create a Nebraska style unicameral legislature in Oklahoma was quickly killed by the senate. The editorial notes the plan has shown mixed results in Nebraska and urges caution before adopting it here while advocating smaller chambers and higher pay to improve efficiency.
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
Senate
Pontotoc County Free Fair To Reopen This Fall After Vote
After years away the Pontotoc county free fair will reopen this fall with assured income from a county vote. The fair aims to surpass past shows with larger exhibits and permanent buildings to promote Pontotoc county resources and products. Local clubs have driven the renewed interest and contributed to high quality displays.
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Pontotoc County
History taught with restraint and honesty in records
The passage notes historians increasingly avoid bias by admitting faults on all sides. It contrasts Revolutionary and Civil War writings that praised or blamed only one side with modern historians striving for balanced, factual accountability.
Nichols Predicts Road Bond Plan Will Spur Further Issuance
Al Nichols argues that once the public sees the benefits of his road bond plan the legislature will issue more notes paid from gasoline tax. He says this will accelerate road construction and relieve communities from mud. he aims to coordinate demand to avoid traffic surges.
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al Nichols
Nichols
Lessons From The Hard Knocks Of Life
The author argues that shielding youths from challenges leads to unpreparedness for real problems. Early, mild setbacks help build defense against tougher trials later, noting that most people do not live on easy beds and must learn to cope with adversity.
Longstanding East Central track meet grows from humble start
The East Central college track meet began in 1912 with few schools and grew into a large annual event. Ada citizens once provided free lodging for participants, a practice stopped as attendance expanded and the meet became well established.
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East Central College
Ada
Labor party idea gains sympathy from officials
The writer argues labor forming its own party could relieve pressure on officials, noting labor now holds the balance of power in close elections and should be accorded respectful attention, as advocated by Gompers.
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Labor
Gompers
Local Women Attend Eastern Star Meeting in Shawnee
Mrs. J. R. Young Mrs. Julia Manville and Mrs. Daisy McNair attended the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star now in session in Shawnee on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Gillette Norman of 121 West Eighteenth Street returned from an extended East trip visiting New York City and other points and her sister Miss Clarice Massey a Chase student in Washington D. C.
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J. R. Young
Julia Manville
Daisy McNair
Order of Eastern Star
Shawnee
Gillette Norman
West Eighteenth Street
New York City
Clarice Massey
Chase
Washington, D
Benson announces birth of daughter in local hospital
Mr and Mrs Clarence Benson of 9244 East Main announce the arrival of a daughter on Thursday morning April 15 at a local hospital. Mrs Benson is the former Miss Lucille Curry, daughter of Reverend and Mrs J C Curry. Mrs Grace Stowe and her daughter Stevene left Wednesday for Winsfield Ohio to live with relatives there.
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Clarence Benson
East Main Street
Benson
Lucille Curry
J. C. Curry
Grace Stowe
Stevene
Winsfield
Ohio
Emma Gregg Visits Ill Mother in New York
Miss Emma B. Gregg, a Columbia University student, is visiting her mother Mrs. A. M. Gregg who has been seriously ill. Mrs. Gregg’s condition showed improvement Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma B. Gregg
Columbia University
New York City
A. M. Gregg
Death of Wyatt C. Freeman's mother in Sand Springs
Word arrived of the death of Wyatt C. Freeman's mother in Sand Springs. The funeral is planned for Friday afternoon in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Wyatt C. Freeman
Sand Springs
Bentonville
Arkansas
Miss Leila Gibbons Leaves for Ardmore Job
Miss Leila Gibbons leaving town for Ardmore to take a new position after a brief period of employment locally.
Miss Bobbie Dean Faunt LeRoy and Miss Potter Visit Stonewall
Miss Bobbie Dean Faunt LeRoy and Miss Cora Faye Potter were guests in the home of Miss Betty Peck in Stonewall on Friday.
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Bobbie Dean Faunt LeRoy
Cora Faye Potter
Betty Peck
Stonewall
Mrs Reeves Returns Home From Georgia Visit
Mrs L Reeves returns to her Gainesville Georgia home after a two week stay with her parents Mr and Mrs J M Bell of 512 East Fifteenth Street. She is accompanied by her sister Miss Wilma Lee Bell who will enter a nurses training school in the city.
Allen man visits parents and calls on Ada Friday
Otho Butler of Allen visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. C H Butler and attended to business in Ada Friday. Mrs. Baxter Scroggins of Francis is visiting relatives and friends in this city over the weekend.
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Otho Butler
Allen
C. H. Butler
Ada
Mrs. Baxter Scroggins
Francis
For Sale Cotton Planting Seed By Ada Oil Co
Seed offered for sale at 1.25 per bushel for second year Rowden or Mebane and 2.00 per bushel for pedigreed ceresan treated seed of either variety. Ada Cotton Oil Co. 4-22-6th. Mr and Mrs Ferdie Deering of Oklahoma City visiting Ada over the weekend. formerly residents and Mr Deering was a News employe.
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Rowden
Mebane
Ceresan
Ada Cotton Oil Co
Mrs
Ferdie Deering
Oklahoma City
Ada
Mr. Deering
The
News
Ada Independents Open Season With 10 3 Win Over El Reno Indians
Ada Independents opened their baseball season with a 10 to 3 victory against the El Reno Indians, state sandlot champions of 1936, before a sizable crowd despite threatening weather.
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Ada Independents
el Reno Indians
Ada visit and sales notes from Shawnee and Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Naylor of Shawnee visited relatives in Ada Sunday. Ada notices sale of potato bug poison arsenate lead 15¢ per pound and calcium arsenate 10c per pound. Ada Mrs Adah Conger returned Sunday from Jackson Tennessee where she spent two weeks with Mrs M E Conger and other relatives.
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G. R. Naylor
Shawnee
Ada
Ada Cotton Oil Co
Adah Conger
North
Mississippi
Jackson
Tennessee
M. E. Conger
Mrs G R Cartwright and son return from Fort Worth visit
Mrs G R Cartwright and her son George have returned home after a week in Fort Worth Texas visiting relatives and friends.
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G. R. Cartwright
George
Fort Worth
Texas
Hatcher Returns Home After Visit. Warren Transfers
Jim Hatcher returns to his Chickasha home after visiting his parents in Stonewall and friends in the city. Word arrives that Jack Warren has been transferred from Lubbock to Norman, Oklahoma. Warren is employed by Griffith Amusement.
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Jim Hatcher
Chickasha
Mrs
T. B. Hatcher
Stonewall
Jack Warren
Jesse Warren
East Twelfth Street
Lubbock, Texas
Norman
Oklahoma
Warren
Griffith Amusement Company
Evanglist Charles Russell Bond To Return Home Thursday
Charles Russell Bond an evangelistic singer is due home Thursday after a three week meeting in Huntington West Virginia the final stop in a two month series of engagements
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Charles Russell Bond
Huntington
West Virginia
Davises Spend Market Day in City
Mr and Mrs A S Davis of Allen transacted business and shopped in this city Monday.
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A. S. Davis
Allen
Longley Fentem Family Return from Arkansas Trip
Mr and Mrs Longley Fentem and children Dick Jack and Betty returned Tuesday morning from Hot Springs and Berryville Arkansas visiting Mr Fentems parents Mr and Mrs A L Fentem in Berryville at 1009 South Highschool residence and in Hot Springs.
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Longley Fentem
Jack
Betty
South
Hot Springs
Berryville
Arkansas
Mr. Fentem
A. L. Fentem
Clark announces birth of six-pound son
Mr and Mrs Martin Clark of 113 South Hope announce the birth of a six pound son Sunday at a local clinic. Mr and Mrs A R Novotny have returned to their Antlers home after visiting their son David Butts and Mrs Butts of East Seventh street.
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Martin Clark
South Hope
A. R. Novotny
Antlers
David Butts
Mrs. Butts
East Seventh Street
Mrs LaVerne Patterson Visits Relatives in Henrietta
Mrs LaVerne Patterson of 606 East Ninth Street visited her sisters Mrs Frank Barrow and Mrs Calvin Cray and friends in Henrietta over the last weekend.
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LaVerne Patterson
East Ninth Street
Frank Barrow
Calvin Cray
Henrietta
Miss Bessie Carver Returns to City for Home
Miss Bessie Carver, after three months in Pauls Valley recovering from an operation, has returned to the city to make her home. Floyd Bazemore of Olson Drilling company has come back from Odessa Texas where he had worked for a month.
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Bessie Carver
Pauls Valley
Floyd Bazemore
Olson Drilling Company
Odessa
Texas
Vanoss School Closes After Busy Final Week
Vanoss High wraps up the year with senior cap and gown ceremonies on Friday. Baccalaureate led by Bro. Jack Grey. one act play group takes top honors. two valedictorians named Eunice Tiffin and Joleeta Little. Diplomas go to 29 seniors. several students earned straight A averages and perfect attendance.
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Ada
Jack Grey
Bobbye
Agnes Snipes
Sadie Mae Standridge
Bessie McGehee
Whispering Hope
Louise Pitt
J. J. Shaw
Ada Park
Ruby Baker
Ray Parker
Juanita Zumbro
Earl Baker
Fred Keatley
Clarence McCauley
Lawrence Murphy
J. T. Murphy
Jack Pendelton
Herman Pennington
Otis Perriman
Oliver Roper
Harry Troutman
Aleene Cummings
Sylvia Earns
Mildred Finch
Joleeta Little
Bonnie Philips
Bobbie Riggins
Catherine Rose
Vermell Roundtree
Bobbye Sni
Verdict for $785 Awarded Against Avery in Jury Case
A district court jury awarded W. T. Rawleigh Company a judgment of $785 against J. E. Avery in the term’s first jury case. The case, heard by Judge Tal Crawford Tuesday, involved a debt payment dispute.
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W. T. Rawleigh Company
J. E. Avery
Tal Crawford
Colbert Held Without Bond For Hijacking
Mack Colbert remained in the county jail without bond after arraignment in Sherwood W. Hill court on a robbery with firearms charge. He pleaded not guilty and a preliminary hearing was set for April 26. Colbert allegedly hijacked J. W. Craddock at Fittstown Sunday night and took $9.30.
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Mack Colbert
Justice Court
Sherwood W. Hill
Colbert
J. W. Craddock
Fittstown
Cardat and Cardus: Aimed at May Monthly Discomfort for Women
Women report less monthly discomfort after taking Cardat for better digestion and appetite, claiming stronger overall health from improved assimilation of food. Cardus is praised by thousands, with a note to consult a physician if no benefit is seen.
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Cardus
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ADA Weekly News
Seren Te Orrell
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
ADA Evening News
Okla
Talaliones
Oklahoma J Press
Leila Gibbons
Ardmore
Vanoss
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