East Central grid previews fall season and schedule
East Central's football outlook grows brighter under coach Al Mayhew as practice starts September 1. Returning lettermen include Red Johnson, Red Moon, James Thomas, Roy MecKeel, Virgil Alirend, Walton Smith, Arlis Southard, and Roy Clap saddle with a strong freshman group led by Mitchusson Thurman Wright Hearn and others. The nine game schedule features five home games including Oct 28 NorthWestern here and Nov 29 Central there, with key clashes against Southwestern Murray and Muskogee among others.
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al Mayhew
East Central
Tigers
Maynew
Southeastern
Southwestern
Central
Murray Aggies
Northwestern
Bacone
Mus
Talk Of Highway Headquarters Move
News from Oklahoma City reports discussion of moving the northwestern division headquarters of the state highway department from Buffalo to Woodward or another point after H N Arnold’s term ends next February. Buffalo houses the division’s facilities and is Arnold’s hometown. Woodward lies on highways 34 15 and US 270, making it a strategic shift. Arnold backed Murray for governor and does not seek reappointment.
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Francis Kelly
Oklahoma City
LPI
Northwesternivision
State Highway Department
Buffalo
Woodward
H. N. Arnold
Capitol
Arnold
Wm. H. Murray
Phillips
Highway Commission
Tax Commission
A. L. Commons
Aso
Election Board
Huddleston
Bill Huddleston
State Leade
Young Democrats
Allen G. Nichols
Wewoka
State
Men Escape Death By Quick Jumping
In Oklahoma City on August 1 Ralph Gravett and Frank Bailey narrowly avoided a fatal railroad collision. While driving toward a store they crossed Rock Island tracks as a train approached. Gravett warned Bailey to jump. both cleared the car just before impact, Bailey was injured, Gravett suffered a bruised back.
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Oklahoma City
Ralph Gravett
Frank Bailey
Rock Island
Gravett
Jurop
Bailey
Weeds Controlled By Proper Cutting
STILLWATER Okla July 89 Special Dont plow up the old pasture to destroy weeds if you expect to keep using it for pasture purposes The best way to insure a small weed crop is to cut the weeds before they have had time to seed If weeds are persistent the crop should be cut high the first time and lower the second Native grasses should be preserved The weeds that may be controlled through careful cutting include bitter weed rag weed blue weed and broom weed Perennials may need to be grubbed out if they become too bad Thistle and cactus must be grubbed out to destroy them Dump the cactus into a gully or burn it to help stop erosion
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Stillwater
Okla
W. B. Gernert
Oklahoma A
M. College
Gernert
Gernere
FDR Targets Bigger Sailfish On Pacific Cruise
President Roosevelt sails from San Salvador to Cocos Island for a five day Pacific visit hoping to surpass his 1935 9 foot 6 inch sailfish record weighing 135 pounds. Smithsonian scientist Waldo L Schmitt notes the Houston crew gathered hundreds of natural history specimens and unusual marine life during the Galapagos cruise.
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U. S. S. Houston
Cocos Island
Roosevelt
Pacific Island
White House
San Salvador Island
Galapdgos
Panama
Waldo L. Schmidtt
Smithsonian Institution
Houston
Galapagos
Schmidt
Schmitt
Fire Destroys Lodge at Lake Carl Blackwell
In Payne County western Stillwater a fire gutted the Lake Carl Blackwell lodge, leaving only stone walls of the PWA project structure. Fire Chief Ray Pence said origin and damage estimates were not yet ascertained. The lodge and bathhouse, finished a year ago, was not to be opened until Wednesday as part of the central Oklahoma land utilization project covering 29,000 acres.
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Stillwater
Carl T. Blackwell
Payne County
PWA
Ray Pence
Central Oklahoma
Farm Women's Club Crafts Infant Care Kit in Happyland
The Happyland Farm Women's Club unveiled an infant kit to aid families in need. The kit includes four sheets, two pillowcases, towels, dresser linens, curtains, gowns, wash cloths, soap and talcum powder. A home demonstration bedroom convenience is planned for August.
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Happyland
Jessie Morgan
Happyland Club
Morgan
Farm Tenancy Seen as Helpful in Oklahoma
STILLWATER Okla Farm tenancy can be a useful institution for Oklahoma agriculture if tenure is lengthened says H A Graham county farm tenancy specialist writing in Current Farm Economics. He urges long term flexible written agreements and renewal options after a trial period to reduce tenant mobility and land degradation.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
H. A. Graham
Current Farm Teconomics
Oklahoma A
M. College Agricultural Economics Department
M. College
Graham
More Farmers' Checks Here For Pontotoc County
The county agent's office received 14 more soil conservation checks for Pontotoc county farmers Saturday totaling 484.85, averaging over 44 dollars each for those who cooperated in the federal soil conservation program in 7. Recipients are being notified by mail to visit the office and collect their checks.
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Pontotoc County
New Crop Control Law May Be Issue
Washington August 1 The new crop control law may become a major issue in farming regions as Agricultural Adjustment officials travel cotton country to push a domestic allotment plan. Farmers would receive shares and cost of production payments for crops sold domestically while export markets open. A referendum on marketing quotas may follow in the Midwest corn belt depending on an August 10 corn crop forecast. Wheat farmers face guidance to reduce plantings by about 31 percent as acreage allotments for fall grain are issued.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cotton
Congress
Wallace
AAA
Barley Overlooked As Hog Feed In Oklahoma
In Stillwater Oklahoma C P Thompson animal husbandry specialist notes barley is an undervalued hog feed. Barley arrives early in spring, aiding weaned pigs, and can yield 85 to 99 percent of corn’s feeding value when ground fine. For dry lot mixing 12 parts barley to 1 part tankage is suggested, and 15 parts barley to 1 part tankage for pasture feeding.
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Stillwater
Okla
C. P. Thompson
Oklahoma
College
United States
Thompson
Mouse roulette draws crowds in Oseland casino game
In Oseland California a new game called mouse roulette drops a live mouse through a glass towered wheel. The creature scampers as the wheel spins and ultimately settles in a slot that designates the winning number. Players win big while the house bears the risk.
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Oseland
Cal
Clipper Search Ends With No Sign Of Vessel
Manila reports no wreckage found after four days of air and sea searches for the clipper with 15 aboard. Army bombers probed eastward from the last radio position while nine surface ships and the Meigs reported only empty seas.
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Manila
UPI
Hawaii
Philippine
United States Army
Navy
Meigs
Juicy Patronage Fight Shapes Oklahoma Referendum Drive
The UPA drive aims to thwart a 16th legislature act moving gasoline inspectors from the corporation commission to the tax commission. A referendum petition halted the act. commissioners Bond and Shaw back killing it, with inspector front men likely. Inspectors must organize by Sept. 1 amid party maneuvering and ballot plans.
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Oklahoma City
UPA
Corporation Commission
Tax Commission
J. Shaw
Nes
Marland
Ray
Weems
Jack Walton
Bond
Shaw
We Want Circus Say O C Kids
Oklahoma City petitions signed by 11 463 city kids aged 8 to 65 were airmailed to Ringling Brothers requesting a big top show this fall. Letters went to George Washington Smith and Mrs Charles Ringling in Milwaukee. The drive aimed for 20 000 signatures with downtown booths. The circus had closed earlier in Scranton due to labor troubles.
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Oklahoma City
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Frank Stuart
Sarasota
Fla
George Washington Smith
Charles Ringling
Milwaukee
Wis
Stuart
Scranton
Pinkie Tomlin Wins Uncontested State Song Contest
Oklahoma City, Aug 1. Fi Truman Pinkie Tomlin, from Durant, wins the uncontested state song contest for Oklahoma. Contest chairman Al Cook notes the title is unofficial until legislature approves. Directors shelved 500 other entries as Tomlin’s song captivated judges with a lengthy singalong session. The state junior chamber of commerce sponsored the contest, citing the old song lacked umph.
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Oklahoma City
Fi—Truman
Pinkie] Tomlin
Durant
Oklahoma
al Cook
Tomlin
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Iodine Sufficient in State Vegetables
Oklahoma vegetables show ample iodine content based on two years of Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station studies. Samples from across the state indicate good iodine levels beneficial for goiter prevention, with higher iodine when salty irrigation waters are used.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Ada News
Soldiers Freed In Bad Money Case At Fort Sill
Oklahoma City July 30 three repentant Fort Sill soldiers freed on recommendation of an assistant U. S. district attorney after pleading guilty to passing counterfeit 5 cent pieces near Lawton. Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught approved release noting the army could accept them if they prove themselves. They had faced counterfeiting conspiracy charges.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Reed
Edgar S. Vaught
Robert M. Jernigan
Orval A. Millon
Jerome W. Moore
Wade Loofbourraw
U. S
Vought
Loofbourraw
Lawton
World cotton carryover hits new record high
New Orleans August report shows 1937-38 world carryover of American cotton plus foreign growths reaching about 23.6 million bales, a record. U S government loan holdings total 6,786,760 bales. Prices hover around 8.34 to 9 cents. Demand and consumption figures cited for American cotton.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Ce ‘ Henry Planche
the Exchange
U. S
Isolation Safeguard In Bangs Disease
In Stillwater Oklahoma July 30 Special Dr Lewis J Moe of Oklahoma A and M College backs strict isolation for cattle in Bangs disease free zones. He says 8 to 10 month olds should be isolated 60 days, older cattle longer, and pregnant cows a year, with destruction as only remedy if symptoms appear.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Lewis J. Moe
Homa A. and
M. College
Moe
Ada News
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Indiana
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Alabama
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