Farmers Seek Details on New Federal Farm Program
Pontotoc county farmers prompt questions during the question stage of the soil conservation and domestic allotment program as they learn potential income and benefits. Sign up days draw large participation but many delay until acreage and requirements are clear. field work keeps some away. County farm agent J. B. Hill notes reports are incomplete, urges immediate action as future crop prices may hinge on acres enrolled. Community meetings are scheduled across the week.
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Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Mr. Hill
Ada Farm Sale Leads with Record Receipts in April Auction
The Ada Texas wagon yard opened its first farm sale on April 21 drawing livestock and farm equipment sellers. Receipts totaled 1 444.6 with 45 cattle 48 hogs 4 sheep and 7 horses sold and hogs bringing up to 10.20 per hundred at Oklahoma City. Wilburn and Sons run the sale with auctioneers Bob Sammons and Dave Richardson planning weekly events as demand grows.
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Ada
Texas Wagon Yard
Wilburn
Pontotoc County
Haskell
Whitey
Bob Sammons
Dave Richardson
Oklahoma City
Wilburns
Miami
Perry
Anadarko
Konawa
Oklahoma
Q Oklahoma
Wilbur
County Fair Interest Grows in Pontotoc County
4 H clubs report strong interest in the upcoming Pontotoc county free fair likely in September. New exhibits include an insect display and enhanced poultry divisions with about 300 youth involved. Winners from the June style show may earn trips to the Oklahoma state fair in Oklahoma City.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Miss Lorena Anderson Takes Up Canning Duties
Miss Lorena Anderson will on May 1 take up her duties as Shimmer Canning assistant. She steps into a role involving food preparation and preservation tasks within the community project.
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Lorena Anderson
Map Topography for Ada Community Hospital Site
Preparations for a new Ada community hospital this summer proceed with aid from Ada area resources and a Commonwealth Fund gift. A hilltop site between P. A. Norris home and Highway 12 is mapped with contour intervals every two feet over 450 by 975 feet. The map will show every tree and fence and plan extensions for water, lights, gas and sewer connections to the hospital.
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Ada
Commonwealth Fund of New York
P. A. Norris
Highway 12
Marriages Licenses Issued For Six Couples
Hubert Gift aged 22 of Stonewall and Mildred Craven aged 18 of Ada. Gentry Adams aged 26 of Ada and Jimmie Annette Burney aged 23 of Ada. George Henry Erickson aged 24 of Tishomingo and Mary Clark aged 30 of Tishomingo. Ferrell Morris aged 21 of Ada and Ella Jean Archer aged 18 of Ada. Ernest Spriegel aged 24 of Jesse and Rena Foreman aged 23 of Jesse.
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Hubert Gift
Stonewall
Mildred Craven
Ada
Gentry Adams
Jimmie Annette Burney
George Henry Erickson
Tishomingo
Mary Clark
Ferrell Morris
Ella Jean Archer
Ernest Spriegel
Jesse
Rena Foreman
Building total climbs toward one hundred thousand dollars
Ada's 1936 building total rose toward the $100,000 mark as permits issued this week bring the year’s total to $92,650. Grindstaff & Lawes start a brick Belmont addition residence valued at $3,500, D. F. Jones files an $8 garage apartment permit, and J. M. Thompson secures a $560 store extension near Main Street.
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Ada
Albert Chamberlain
Grindstaff & Lawes
Belmont
D. F. Jones
West Side
J. M. Thompson
Main Street
National Guard Armory
Cummings
McKeel
East Main Street
Negro Charged With Burglary in Lumber Company Theft
Alvin Davis, alleged alias Leroy Jackson, is charged in Sherwood W. Hill's court with second degree burglary in the Dascomb Daniels Lumber Co. break in. He is jailed in McAlester after pleading guilty to a department store burglary there, with efforts to bring him to Ada for trial and possible amendment to a second offense. Authorities say Davis admitted Ada robbery.
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Sherwood W. Hill
Alvin Davis
Dascomb- Daniels Lumber Company
Davis
McAlester
Raymond Rains
Leroy Jackson
Hoyt Driskill
Pontotoc County
Three Prisoners Transferred to McAlester Prison
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser moved three inmates to the state penitentiary at McAlester to serve sentences from the recent criminal docket. E. F. Haddon received one year after pleading guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses. T. E. Satcher got one year for stealing several cases of milk. Earl Fulsom was sentenced to five years for larceny of an automobile.
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Clyde Kaiser
McAlester
District Court
E. F E. Haddon
T. E. Satcher
Earl Fulsom
Dan Elam Faces Felony Charge In Crowder Assault
Dan Elam a 30 year old Pon totec county Indian will face a preliminary hearing on a charge of assault filed under the Oklahoma habitual criminal act on Tuesday May 5 before Justice Sherwood W Hill. Elam is charged in connection with an attack on Ada barber L J Crowder who sustained a burst eardrum and multiple head and facial injuries. Crowder returned to work this week but has not fully recovered. The filing makes the crime a felony with possible penitentiary sentence if convicted.
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Dan Elam
Pontotec County
Sherwood W. Hill
Elam
L. J. Crowder
Ada Barber
Crowder
Live Off Your Farm As Well As On It In Rehabilitation
Pontotoc county resettlement workers report 125 cows bought and 125 new loans written to help low income farm families buy livestock machinery and supplies since February. Over 258 emergency grants have been issued with focus on a year round garden canning and food self sufficiency plans.
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Pontotoc County
D. F E. Slingerland
Slingerland
Iva C. Jones
Miss Jones
Will Corvin Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
W R Will Corvin a longtime Pontotoc county farmer announces his candidacy for County Commissioner District 2 as a Democrat. He emphasizes economy efficiency and rural road improvement promising to serve the whole county and aid the aged and needy without waste. He plans an active campaign and says he will not promise the impossible and supports all season roads for mail carriers and school buses.
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W. R
Will) Corvin
Pontotoc County
Tennessee
Corvin
Egypt
Mr. Corvin
Farmer Injured in Gar Collision Near Ada
Robert Driver a 44 year old farmer living seven miles north of Ada sustained a badly broken arm and multiple cuts after a rear end collision near the Sunset filling station north of Byng on Highway 48. He remained in a local hospital. A second vehicle owned by Carl Hannum of Ada suffered heavy damage.
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Robert Driver
Ada
Sunset
Byng
Highway
Mose
Carl Hannum
Governor Wing Court Victory
Oklahoma Supreme Court refused to block Governor Marland from drilling five oil wells on state property near the capitol. City officials sought to halt the wells claiming they were outside municipal drilling territory.
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Oklahoma City
Capitol
State Supreme Court
E. W. Marland
Harlan Deupree
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Harn
Colorado Vote Favors Landon Delegation Named at Pueblo
Colorado Republicans named 12 uninstructed delegates to the national convention in Cleveland. Landon supporters claimed at least nine of the group favored him though advocates sought an instructed delegation. Charles R. Enos acknowledged heavy Landon sentiment while declining to speak for the delegation.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Charles R. Enos
London
Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
Charles E. Collins
Kit Carson
Borah
Idaho
United States
Lawrence C. Phipps
Denver
Lucy Hillman
Delta
Ten Days Entombed Miners Rescue Story From Moose River Mine
Dr D E Robertson and Charles Alfred Scadding survived ten days entombed after an April 12 collapse at Moose River gold mine. They faced isolation, kept watch for signals, and aided Herman Magill who died a day before rescue. Rescue crews reached them after a diamond drill pierced the shaft.
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Associated Press
Moose River, N. 8
Moose River
D. E. Robertson
Charles Alfred Scadding
Robertson
Scadding
Herman Magill
Dr. Robertson
Halifax
Magill
Secadding
Oklahoma Bar Association Adjourns Quarterly Meeting
Friday and Saturday sessions of the Oklahoma Bar Association board of governors ended with routine business. Attendees and visitors, including Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Orel Busby and Justices Fletcher Riley, Earl Welch, and Monroe Osborn, joined informal gatherings after a barbecue at Busby Lodge near Allen and a buffet luncheon hosted by W. A. Delaney Jr.
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Board of Governors of the
Oklahoma Bar Association
Board of Governors
Busby Lodge
Allen
Orel Busby
The
Supreme Court
Fletcher Riley
Earl Welch
Monroe Osborn
Oklahoma City
W. A. Delaney Jr
Cit
Pontotoc County Bar Association
County prisoners favor McAlester over Granite reformatories
County officials describe prisoner preference for McAlester peniten tiary due to location near Ada and easier work, with some bragging after release. District Judge Tal Crawford and County Attorney Virgil Stanfield cite convenience and social factors shaping sentencing choices. Burglary at Red Crown station prompts eight suspects to be fingerprinted but no link established.
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McAlester Penitentiary
Granite Reformatory
Pontotoc County
Big House
Tal Crawford
McAlester
Granite
Virgil Stanfield
Somebody Was At Home Louisiana Man Gets in Jail
C. L. Boyd, 25, of Monroe Louisiana, held in city jail on petit larceny charges after entering George Alletags home at 412 East Tenth Street. He fled when Mrs. Alletag appeared, was later arrested near the O C A and A railroad station. He is believed linked to other recent thefts and burglaries. a clock bearing the name J A Spradling was found in his possession.
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C. L. Boyd
Monroe
Boyd
George Alletag
East Tenth Street
J. A. Spradling
New Officers Installed for Ada Parent Teacher Groups
Final Ada Parent Teacher Council meeting drew large crowds as officers for the Council and I T A organizations were installed by retiring president Mrs. Guy Logsdon. Supt. B R Stubbs urged parents to help keep children healthy and on track in school.
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Ada
Ada Junior High
I.T.A
Guy Logsdon
R .A. Watt
Logsdon
B. R. Stubbs
R. A. Watts
Alfred Swenson
J. H. Stone
E. L. Edwards
A. T. Watson
P.T.A
Milton Keating
Washington
Orville Emmons
Joe Hensley
B. A. Webb
Irving
Albert Poe
Ralph Smith
Frank Stroud
C. L. Edwards
Fred Caldwell
Roy
Buddy Scott Turns Pro with Monday Bout in Oklahoma City
Ada amateur light heavyweight champion Russell Buddy Scott debuts as a professional Monday night in Oklahoma City. He faces Gene McGee of Fort Sill in a six round bout on the same card as Junior Munsell versus Buck Rogers in the ten round main event, promoter Sam Avey announced.
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Oklahoma City
Russell
Buddy” Scott
Ada
Clouter
Gene McGee
Fort Sill
Sam Avey
Junior Munsell
Buck Rogers
Williamsport
Pounder
Scene of Battles Raided Sheriff Seizes Whiskey
Runt Smart operator of John's Place west of Ada on Highway 19 was jailed Saturday night awaiting arraignment on whisky possession. The raid by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and deputies found 57 bottles and cited the tavern as the scene of multiple brawls. Bill Duty still hospitalized with knife wounds from an affray a week earlier. Two other men were treated in a local hospital after a Friday night free-for-all involving eight people.
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Smart
John’s Place
Ada
Highway 19
Clyde Kaiser
Bill Duty
Oklahoma conservation fund petition filed for 500000
Pi An initiative petition to raise 500000 for the state conservation commission next fiscal year will be filed with the secretary of state on Tuesday. Commission chairman Sam Battles said more than 74000 signatures would be submitted.
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Oklahoma City
State Conservation Commission
Sam Battles
Commissions
Batties
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