Uncle Sam's tips on melons for smart buying
This article from Mrs Gaynor Maddax relays Agriculture Department guidance on selecting ripe cantaloupes honeydews and honeyballs. It covers visual cues stem attachment the netting color and the presence of sugar granules near the stem. It notes ripeness differences among varieties and suggests chilling methods and serving ideas for melons.
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Gaynor Maddax
NEA Service Star
Department of ‘Agriculture
Would Block Any Third Term Plan Would Block Any Third term Plan
WASHINGTON July 29 1921 Senator Holt D C says he will ask the Senate to oppose a move to seek a third term for President Roosevelt. The plan echoes a 1925 La Follette resolution opposing breaking the two term tradition. In 1925 the Senate backed the idea 56 to 26. OKLAHOMA CITY Aug 1 State Senator W O Ray of Tishomingo is reported in serious condition after a horse kicked him during a pioneer parade in Mangum yesterday fracturing facial bones and his jaw.
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Washington
Holt
D. W. Wa
Senate
Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
LaFollette
Coolidge
United States
Helt
LaFolletta
Mc~Nary
Walsh
Mass
Oklahoma City
W. O. Ray
Tishomingo
Mangum
Bad and Good Driving Rules by J M Gentry
An old safety piece contrasts selfish driving faults with unselfish habits. It lists actions like hugging center lines and weaving, against good practices such as staying well to the right, signaling turns, using space to pass safely, and avoiding early left turns. It notes vehicle forces at 60 mph to underscore caution.
Johnston County 4 H Clubs Camp Near Bromide For Meet
Johnston County 4 H clubs encamped at the Boy Scout camp near Bromide for the third year. They arrive Thursday and stay until Saturday to prepare for the Stillwater meet under Miss Clara Barkhouse W D Bon ham and Miss Billie Tait. Local clubs and numerous members plus transporting adults are listed.
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Johnston County
Bromide
Boy Scout Council
Stillwater
Clara Barkhouse
W. W. Bonham
Billie Tait
Connerville
Coy Easterling
Joe Frank Ferris
Bilie June Cote
Mona
Dinzel Lowery
Pearl Norton
Tim Lowe
Willie Lou Smith
Pontotoc
Freeland Stanfor
Kenneth Harden
Melvin Smith
Billie Ray Poindexter
Robert S. Kiser
Hamron Holt
Plainview
Alice Ann Melnsush
Laura Allen Chapman
Gladys Muncriey
Julia Hughes
Ruby Turner
Austin Hughes
J. C. Allison
Harley Carleton
Sybil Allison
Lucille Carleton
Stenson Bailey
Bonnie Stargs
Lorena Jotins
Reuben Staggs
Ruby Luster
Olivane
Claudia Luster
Leo Phillips
Odette Garrett
Juanita Phillips
Ruoy Lee Swaim
Ora May Combs
Frances Coffey
Buster Davis
Ave Whitmore
Evelyn Fotterfield
Audrey Deen
Luck Clover Club
Tishomingo
Mary Lou Whitely
Bobby Jean Ray
Betty Bonham
Nannette
Cole Underhill
Mrs. W. W. Bonham
Tishominga
Nolen Funeral Held in Ada with Masonic Honors
Ed C. Nolen 38 died Wednesday in Ada. Funeral Thursday rites included Masonic honors at the cemetery. He is survived by his widow Lola and eight children plus three stepchildren. Out-of-town attendees came from Coalrate McAlester Sasakwa Goreper Oklahoma City Stonewall and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ed C. Nolen
Blue
Lodge
Royal Arch
Lola Nolen
Coalrate
J. Ts. Cook
O. (. West
Hayden' White
Oklahoma City
E. L. Muir
Stonewall
J. Weatherly
Chicago Seeks Texan in Pursuit of Wanted Bank Robber
Federal agents joined Chicago police in a chase for Huron Ted Walters, a 25 year old Dallas, Texas man wanted for a Bradley, Arkansas bank robbery. An automobile with five people sparked the pursuit after speeding past Summit police.
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Chicago
Huron Ted Walters
Dallas
Tex
Badman
Bradley
Ark
Summit
John van Ort
Walters
van Ort
Robert Warren
Theodore W. Lee
Coal City
Ill
Lorraine Wilson
Neal Hearn
Fannin
Shreveport
Jaliet
Floyd Garland Hamilton
Hamilton
Joliet
Flood Inundates Wharton Area Hits Rail Lines
Flood waters from the Colorado River reached Wharton on July 30 threatening the town square. Authorities surveyed $1,000,000 in crop damage and railroad property losses. The Southern Pacific bridge was shifted by the flood and traffic between San Antonio and Houston was rerouted.
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Wharton
Tex
Colorado
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Houston
Crippled Children Clinic Held in Pontotoc County
The Oklahoma Commission for Crippled Children held its monthly treatment clinic for infantile paralysis victims in Pontotoc county at the health unit offices. Braces and appliances were examined and repairs arranged or recommended. The next Ada clinic is September 15, with Pauls Valley and Ada visited on the same day each month. Dr. R. L. Noell led the session, assisted by Miss Grece Westrope and Miss Rees Killough.
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Oklahoma Commission For Crippled Children
Pontotoc County
Gronth
Ada
Pauls Valley
R. L. Noell
The
Crippled Children's Commission
Grece Westrope
Engineer Brothers In Headon Crash
Two engineer brothers on different trains on the Chesapeake Western railway collided head on on a curve. Leon Sigafoose, 45, died. Melvin Sigafoose, 40, was uninjured but grief-stricken. Walton Sigafoose, his son, was on the freight boiler during the crash into the gasoline driven passenger and main car, marking the railway line's first fatal accident since 1499.
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Harrisonburg
Chesapeake
Western Railway
Leon Sigafoose
Melvin Sigafoose
Walton Sigafoose
Molving
Siiele
J E
Officers find still and charges filed in Oklahoma raid
Bill Reed and W E Warden pleaded not guilty before United States commissioner W C Edwards on charges of violating the internal revenue act. Arrested nine miles southeast of Wapanucka in Atoka county, officers found a 200 gallon still containing 400 gallons of whiskey mash. The case marks the second large still discovered in two weeks. three Oklahoma City men remain jailed in Muskogee on a federal liquor charge.
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Bill Reed
W. E. Warden
W. C. Edwards
United States
Wapanucka
Atoka County
Reed
Warden
Allen Stanfield
Tom Grove
Alcohol Tax Service
John Poe
Oklahoma City
Irvin C. Seebeck
Lee Hunnicutt
Leo J. Wilson
Muskogee
Okemah
Stanfield
Paden
Okfuskee County
Plymouth
Many Injured in Hilo Striker Riot at Waterfront
A riot in Hilo Hawaii left 36 injured today five critically as police and waterfront strikers clashed. Longshoremen were stabbed with a bayonet and others hit by buckshot amid a confrontation sparked by the Inter Island Navigation Co. ship Wailealeag's arrival from Honolulu ending May negotiations.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Honolulu
Si 'S
Wailealg
Inter Island Navigation Company
Ada News
Wolves In Raids Few Miles Away
Farmers near Egypt in Pontotoc county report wolf depredations harming hens geese and pullets with losses totaling over 200 dollars. Trapper Joe Bell and county agent J Hill organize removals as residents urge cooperative efforts to eliminate predators. Temperature note hints at late day heat.
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Casady
Jonesgeese
Thurman Ramer
G. T. Harris
Scates
Ncome
Egypt
Joe Bell
Bess
Mr. Bell
Checks Arrive for Soil Conservation Farmers in County
A new batch of soil conservation program checks arrived at the county agent’s office on Friday for Pontotoc County farmers who participated in the federal program in 1937. Fifty eight checks totaling 52591.47 were issued, averaging over 43 dollars each. Cotton program payments will come later after land measurements and contract compliance are verified. Farmers notified by mail to pick up their checks.
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Pontotoc County
Appreciation Note From Ada Hospital’s Closing Leader
Eugenia Davis thanks Ada and surrounding communities for support as Ada Hospital closes. She praises local businesspeople physicians nurses and staff and wishes continued success to medical professionals. She hopes Valley View Hospital’s expansion will better serve the region and signs off with gratitude.
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Commonwealth Fund
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Eugenia. Davis
Prairie Chickens Likely Closed Open Season Unlikely
Oklahoma City July 30 State Game Warden K D Turner said a prairie chicken open season is unlikely this year. He noted drought summers and limited cover, a strong hatch this season, and possible extra rangers to protect the birds if the commission votes against hunting. Dove season announced for Sept 15 to Nov 12 with a 15 bird daily bag limit. Bucks remain plentiful in mountains despite last year’s cull.
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Oklahoma City
K. D. Turner
Oklahoma
Turner
Game and Fish Commission
Clark's Race Is Watched Ahead of Missouri Primary
Washington Aug 1 Sen Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri seeks renomination in a bid for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination. A strong showing could spark talk of him as a compromise anti-Roosevelt candidate, with attention across Missouri Kansas Virginia West Virginia.
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Washington
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
House
Wilson
Clark
Kansas
Virginia
West Virginia
Ada Fire rodeo to feature national stars and trick riding
The Fourth annual Ada Fire Department rodeo runs August 11 12 and 14 with top national trick ropers like Chester Byars and Don Wilcox plus riding acts by Vivian White Grace White and others. New grandstand lighting and closer chutes promise better viewing. Fred Alverd returns as rodeo secretary and Pete Adams will announce with John Lindsay providing comedy.
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Ada
Billy Kelly
Chester Byars
Trick Roper
Don Wilcox
Wilcox
Virginia
Vivian White
Howard Doughit
Features
Vivian
Grace White
Alice Adams
Violet Clements
Fred Alverd
Todeo
Madison Square Garden
Pete Adams
John Lindsay
State to test speed limits on Oklahoma highways
The Oklahoma Public Safety Commissioner J M Gentry outlined an experimental plan to establish speed zones on U S Highway 77 between Oklahoma City and Guthrie. Eight zones were set after testing, varying from 25 to 45 miles per hour, aiming to enforce limits that allow stopping in the assured clear distance ahead and expanding to other dangerous highway sections if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. M. Gentry
Gentry
Guthrie
Richard Burton
Public Safety Department
Highway Department
Baretin
Corrigan Returns After Transatlantic Flight Welcome in Dublin
Douglas Corrigan sails for America aboard the Manhattan after a hero's welcome in Dublin. Crowds cheer as he arrives with a silver cup and a cardboard box of mementos, awaiting docking at New York Thursday afternoon.
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Cobh
Ireland
Ay Fi—Douglas
G. Corrigan
Floyd
Bennett Field
New York
Dublin
America
United States
Manhattan
Corrigan
Ing
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First National Bank of
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Ted Walters
Crippled Children Clinic
Headon
P.A. Norris
P. A. Norris
Stil
Aloha
Rio
Ade
Myerz
Warden Turner
RODEO
Capital
Douglas Corrigan
Boards Liner
Flight
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