Boy Scouts Camp Highlights Achievements and Helpers
David Blanks and J C Emerson Jr led the camp as experienced scouts aiding in wood work first aid signaling and kitchen stool making. Awards went to Luke Dodds Roy Meek and Carl Scott for leadership merit and carpentry with many Scouts earning badges and advancing in life saving first aid and pioneering skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Blanks
J. C. Emerson Jr
David Lienks
Ile
Roy Meek
Luke Dodds
Mr. Meek
Mr. Dodds
Warry Harar
Carl Scott
Harry
J. C. Penney Company
Lake Dodds Jr
Laverne Sims
Willie Roberta
Kenneth Ragedale
Regal Cantrell
Caper
Welden Hagar
Rernon Anderson
Dewey Allen
G. K. Washington Jr
Murrell Matthews Jr
Harry Haner Jr
Millie McGraw
Denver Davison Jr
Roy Meek Jr
Reading
Thurman Treadwell Jr
William Massingdale
Richard Pryor
Bernard Anderson
J. W. Carter
Jack Stockton
Billie Roberts
Royal Cantrell
William Harris
Bois Dare
Winford Harris
Cub
John Haney
Philip Wimbish
East Central
Wiliam Penn
Paul Swinford
G. K. Washington
Luke Dodds Jr
Billie McCraw
William Penn
William Massinsale
Buddy Burnett
Jack Bates
J. C. Emerson
Alfalfa Seed Quality Warns Buyers in Farm Column
Oklahoma A and M agronomy expert B F Kiltz warns buyers to favor yellow seeds over brown green or immature alfalfa seed. Tests show yellow seed germinates at 93 percent while brown and green seed perform poorly. For mixed lots, buyers should adjust seeding rates to compensate for unsound seed and send questionable samples to Oklahoma City for testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Kiltz
Oklahoma A
M. Collegronomy Department
A. and
M. College
Kiliz
Kiltz
Stave
Capitol Building
Oklahoma City
Okla
Back to the Land Loan Law sparks 4-H contest notes
Oklahoma 4-H club round up at Oklahoma A and M College July 25 28 featured awards in dress competition and team demonstrations. Kay county won boys team with Newkirk members Leach and Hozaleus. Sequoyah girls team won foods display Pace sisters. Jefferson county teams earned several honors. The piece also outlines debated public works funded back to the land program with a $25 million seed and plans for subsistence homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Kay County
William Leach
Melvin Hozaleus
Newkirk
Carl Osborn
Gerald Nicholas
Shawnee
Pottawatomie County
Cleo Baker
Pep Perswell
Cushing
Payne County
Vinson Bogard
Leonard Price
Wetumka
Okfuskee County
Sequoyah County
Mavis Pace
Margaret Pace
Short
Helen Reed
Melba White
Dill
Washita County
Jefferson County
Mattie
State Fair Youth Demonstrations Highlight Winners
Dee Dawkins and Virginia Weatherly of Ryan led the dairy and clothing show entries. Logan county team Julia Ann Davis and Ima Chappell placed fourth for a clothing demonstration. Evalina Whittington and Virginia Jackson of Tulsa county earned fifth in making ice cream. Grand championships went to Walter Hall of Fort Towson and Grace Rucker of Locust Grove. Reserve champions were Tom McFarland and Helen Bowers from Garfield county for farm work and informal party outfits. Other firsts included C. Rickard of Davis for dairy work attire, Wilson Ball of Duncan for informal outfits, Marydel Plew of Headrick for tailored outfits, and Opal McCasland of Stigler for cotton school outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee. Dawkins
Virginia Weatherly
Ryan
Logan County
Julia Ann Davis
Ima Chappell
Guthrie
Evalina Whittington
Virginia Jackson
Broken Arrow
Tulsa County
Walter Hall
Fort Towson
Choctaw County
Wilson Ball
Duncan
Stephens County
Marydel Plew
Headrick
Jackson County
Opal McCasland
Stigler
Haskell County
Colbert Quilting Club Hosts August Meeting
Mrs. Tom Tarwater hosted the Colbert Quilting Club on Tuesday August 1. Members quilting include The Wedding Ring Lone Star Broken Dish and Old Fashion Star totaling eighty quilts. A buffet luncheon followed with many guests listed including Mrs. M. E. Bray Fulton county Arkansas and several Colbert area women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert Quilting Club
Tom Tarwater
M. E. Bray
Fulton County
Arkansas
Lee Bray
Edna Allen
E. ¥. Lowe
Ruth Hurley
C. L. McAnally
Lindsey Davidson
Floreta McAnally
Stella Landrith
Markets At A Glance From The Associated Press
Markets show firm stocks dull overall with bonds and utilities steady while curb and mining move. Cotton steady on favorable weather, wheat higher on bullish crop reports, corn strengthens as spreads close. cattle and hogs rise with top prices noted and speculative accounts balanced by closing of wheat and corn spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Stock Market Ends Higher As Gains Broaden In Late Session
New York traders pushed the stock market higher in a late rally after a dull session. Gains ranged from 1 to 3 points with transfers near 1,600,000 shares as mining and alcohol shares led the upswing. Top movers included Home State Mining, National Distillers, Western Union, and U S Industrial Alcohol among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
L?p
Washington
Chicago
Winnepeg
National
Western Union
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
American Alcohol
American Telephone
Case
Industrial Rayon
Celanese
Loew’s
U. S. Steel Preferred
American Tobacco
Allied Chemical
Sears Roebuck
N. Y. Central
Illinois Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Pacific
Bethlehem Steel
du Pont
Betsy Kerr Weds Navy Lt Harry Stevenson in Hollywood
Ada wedding news reports Miss Betsy Kerr marrying Harry C Stevenson lieutenant junior grade U S Navy on July 22 at 8 30 p m in Hollywood California I wife is daughter of Mr and Mrs R T Kerr of Ada and studied locally and in Fort Worth Stevenson a 1930 Naval Academy graduate from Ohio is stationed on the destroyer Dursior in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Kerr
California
Ada
Harry C. Stevenson
United States Navy
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hollywood
Calif
Stevenson
R. T. Kerr
Fort Worth
Tex
Ohio
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
West Coast
Dursior
San Diego
Oklahoma City Market Report Commodities Mixed August
Oklahoma City cattle numbers 1700 cattle 300 calves active and steady with steer and yearling lots at 5.00 to 6.00, better cows 2.50 to 3.00, calves steady with good veals 4.00 to 4.50. Hogs 900 head up 15 cents top 4.30, bulk 3.90 up, sows 3.30, stags 2.50. Sheep 400 head steady with top native lambs 7.40 and desirable lambs 6.00 to 7.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep prices report
Livestock market summary from Kansas City shows hogs 3,000 head direct 320. best 4.20 for 200-250 lb hogs. Cattle 5,000 with vealers 3.00-5.50 and steers 3.25-6.75. cows 3.00-3.75. Sheep 4,000 with lambs steady. Kansas lambs around 7.85 for 82 lb. Yearling wethers 4.00-5.35. ewes 1.25-2.25. Prices vary by weight and grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Butter and eggs steady as Chicago market closes
Chicago August 2 butter trading at 10 939 dozen and eggs at 8046 dozen held steady with no change in prices reported by PF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Live Market Report
The Chicago Aus market lists live poultry prices for hens leghorns and roosters, with hens at 10-11, leghorns 8-2, roosters 7, hen turkeys 11, toms 10. Spring ducks 7-10 and geese various, rock fryers 12 1-2 to 13 1-2, color ed and colored varieties mid-teens, leghorns 13, colored 12 1-2 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aus
Rock Springs
Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported by US Dept
Chicago on August 2 reports U S Department of Agriculture data for potatoes. Total U S shipments 201 carloads with 28 on track. demand dull and trading slow. Prices shown: Kansas Missouri cobblers U S No 1 2 75 to 2 80. New Jersey cobblers 3 00 to 3 19. Idaho triumphs 2 75 to 3 00. Maryland Virginia bbl cobblers 4 80 to 4 90 with one car at 4 70 and slight decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Urschel and Seeligson Describe Kidnapping Case Details
In a press conference Urschel recounted contact with the kidnapers and said he could not identify them. Seeligson discussed ransom letters, negotiations, and the possibility of further confederates, while noting guards’ limited knowledge of the crime. The session touched on oil regulation and broader government interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dir
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Kansas City
Norman
Seeligson
Urschel
Krschel
Ursehel
Arthur
Ada Juniors win state Junior baseball title in dramatic comeback
Ada Juniors staged a storybook finish to defeat Ponca City 9 to 5 at McAlester and capture the state Junior championship. Charley Britt drove in the tying and winning runs with a two run double in the ninth as Ada erased a three run Ponca City lead. Albert Roberts led offensively with six hits in nine plate appearances. Ada advances to the regional tournament on August 17 and 18 facing Texas Arkansas and Louisiana champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Legion
Fire
Ponca City
McAlester
Charley Britt
Charley
Britt
Roberts
Gaines
Winters
Squat
Atlanine
Watonga
Lee Daggs
Lee
Albert Roberts
Hagar
Wray
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Peery Nominated by Virginia Democrats for Governor
George Campbell Peery of Tazewell won the Virginia Democratic primary to become the gubernatorial nominee. He defeated Joseph T. Deal of Norfolk and State Senator W. Worth Smith Jr. of Louisa with wide margins across 142 of 1685 precincts. Peery supports continuing Pollard Byrd policies and calls for liquor control referendum and lower auto fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George Campbell Peery
Tazewell
Fighting Ninth
Ninth Congressional District
Stemps
Virginia
Peery
Joseph T. Deal
Norfolk
W. Worth Smith Jr
Louisa
Deal
Smith
Pollard
Harry F. Byrd
United States
Byrd-Pollard-Peery
Wheat and corn prices in Chicago market report
In Chicago at the market on August 2 the U P wheat quotes show No 1 red 96 to 98, No 1 hard 95 1 2 to 99 1 4, No 2 yellow hard 94 to 96, No 2 mixed 94 1 4 to 96 1 4, No 2 hard smutty 90. Corn No 2 mixed 52 to 52 1 4, No 2 yellow 51 3 4 to 53, No 1 white 54. Oats No 2 white 8 to 8 1 2, No 3 white 35 3 4 to 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cotton advances then declines in mixed market action
An early cotton advance gave way to sharp post-break losses amid liquidation and sell orders tied to wheat weather reports. December contracts fell from 10.84 to 10.39 before rebounding with buy orders from trade houses. By mid-afternoon they hovered near 10.62 as broader markets softened slightly and spot middling held at 10.45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cpan
Trade Commission
Spot Cotton Closes Steady in New Orleans Market
Spot cotton finished steady with a 4 point rise in New Orleans trade. Total sales reached 213 while receipts stood at 2,174 and stock at 723,793. Quotations showed low mid dling at 9.80, middling at 10.40, and good middling at 10.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
New Orleans August 2 AP cotton futures endedsteady with net advances of about four points. Trading showed slight gains in nearby and deferred months as values moved within a tight range, with notable activity in December through May contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Banker Pays Depositors Then Shuts Oklahoma Bank
John Casselman head of American Exchange Bank at Shidler paid all unsecured deposits in full before liquidation. He borrowed $18,000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and $10,000 from the Tulsa bank, mailing cash to each depositor. State official W J Barnett said Casselman then closed the bank and faced embezzlement charges with a preliminary hearing set for August 25 at Pawhuska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ats
State Banking Department
W. J. Barnett
State Bank
John Casselman
American Exchange Bank
Shidler
Casselman
Barnett
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tulsa
Pawhuska
Barrow Dies of Wounds After Dexfield Park Shootout
Marvin Barrow 31 known as Buck Barrow, alleged leader of the Bloody Barrow gang, died in Perry Iowa hospital from infection after gun fights in Missouri and Iowa. Police seek Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker Barrow, wife Bonnie Bonnie, and an unidentified man, with a large posse scouring Polk County woods near Woodward. Barrow faces Platte City assault charges. Bonnie Parker Barrow treated in Denver earlier reports corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Marvin
Buck) Barrow
Barrow
Texas
Platte City
Dexter
Dexfield Park
Blanche
Clyde Barrow
Clyde
Bonnie
Polk County
Woodward
Bonnie Parker Barrow
Denver
Marvin Barrow
Tupelo Beats Calvin Ball Club 7 4 In Sunday Match
Tupelo defeats Calvin 7 to 4 as Maytubby leads with three hits for Tupelo and McCurrey for Calvin also collects three. Key fourth inning rally features Hooser singed RB Daniels homer and Stubblefield drive in runs after Maytubby doubled. Daniels drives in two and Maytubby adds two, with Cook Hawthorne Isaacs and Anglin contributing in the rally and Williams and Fields handling the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Calvin
B. Maytubby
McCurrey
Hooser
RB. Daniels
Isaacs
Stubblefield
Maytubby
Fields
McCurdy
Daniels
Cook
Hawthorne
Anglin
Atkins
Williams
AB Rhee
Woods
Vu Atkins
MecCurrey
Parks
Nolan
Brooks
Bk Isaacs
Ray
Bowen
Vu Hooser
Cee McCurdy
B. Daniels
A Anglin
Acm
Vinita Poised for Premier Field Trial Grounds
Vinita may acquire top field trial grounds under new Southwestern Field Trial Club plans. Leases cover a large area to be run as a game preserve under Oklahoma State Game Commission authority. Futurity renewals begin November 13, followed by the Southwestern Field Trial program promising exciting avian dog performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Southwestern Field Trial Club
United States
Oklahoma State Game Commission
Oil output rises in East Texas under hot orders
Under revised federal hot oil orders East Texas movement lifts daily crude production. U S output climbs from 1,724,428 to 2,746,366 barrels, Texas totals up to 1,242,176 while East Texas rises to 624,940. Oklahoma drops to 601,140 and California falls to 470,000. Other fields show minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
East Texas
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Oklahoma
Eastern
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
California
Oklahoma City
East
West Texas
Texas Panhandle
Central
Gulf Coast
Sas
Southwest
Arkansas
Eastern Fields
Llu Oue Rock Mountain
Santa Fe Springs
Long Beach
Playa del Rey
Elwood
Kettleman Hills
Ruling Issued On Sales Tax By Oklahoma Tax Commission
Oklahoma City August 1 The Oklahoma tax commission issued a ruling stating retailers must remit any excess sales tax collected beyond the 1 percent authorized by law. It warns that failure to pay the state taxes collected or those in excess of the limit constitutes embezzlement. The ruling also says separate purchases from one vendor at the same time should be combined for tax purposes, with total tax not exceeding the legal limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Bufford M. Howard Wins Gold Medal at Fort Sill
Bufford M. Howard of Ada member of Company M at the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Sill earned a gold medal as the outstanding trainee among several hundred men. He has been an standout figure since the camp opened and has won multiple honors across various lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bufford M. Howard
Ada
Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Sill
Howard
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BOY Scouts OF America
Jack
Royal
Keltner Grocery Company
Coach Transfer Company
Hazel Atlas Glass
Sinnett Garage
Prince Chevrolet
Ada Milling Company
MacThwaite Oil & Gas
T. KK. Treadwell
Ada Ezg & Pottery
Wick Adair
Johnson Fakery
Ada Rotarians
Troop 3
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Wintersmith Park
BR. R. Stubbs
W. O. Smith
Hugh Norris
T. G. Kelly
Boy Scouts
Nathan Robertson
Public Works Fund
Congress
Senator Bankhead
Ala
Roosevelt
Ickes
Wall Street
U. S. Dept
iGaines
Thomas
Hager
Ponca Ciitx
Democrats
Aug
Calvin Ball Club
Bufford Howard
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