Farm program links rural relief to urban stability
HOLDENVILLE Okla Aug 9 I N Nicholson 59 Holdenville real estate man accused of shooting W W Pryor 55 Holdenville attorney was bound over for a strict court trial on assault with intent to kill Nicholson released on 5000 bond The article discusses land use programs boosting farm productivity to relieve surpluses while expanding rural employment and urban purchasing power It notes urban interest in agriculture as shock absorber and the need for rural education and land tenure reform for urban migration and growth connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comors
South
Secretary of Agriculture
Holdenville
Okla
I. N. Nicholson
Holcenville
W. W. Pryor
Nicholson
V. M. Butts
Milk Sanitation Talk Warns of Milk Dangers and Benefits
Burley Walker, a health department sanitarian, outlined milk as both highly healthful and potentially dangerous. He noted milk can hide dirt, spoilage, and carry disease from infected cows, handlers, or contaminated water, flies, or dust. Objectives include protecting health, improving taste and keeping quality, and boosting milk consumption through education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley Walker
Health Department
Wilke
Walker
Watson Gregory to Coal County Superintendencies
Two veteran Pontotoc county educators will lead Coal county schools. Tom Watson leaves Allen for Tupelo high school district superintendency while W C Gregory moves from Stonewall high school principal to Centrahoma superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson, Gregory
Coal County
Pontotoc County
Tupelo
Centrahoma
Tom Watson
Allen
W. C. Gregory
Stonewall
Watson
McCalls Chapel
East Central State College
Ada
Riley Cozad
Melton Arnold
Alta Tichnor
Stella Frown
Paul Truesdale
Howard Asendorf
Lone Oak Wing
Preston Clifford
Eubanks
Gregory
Garvin County
Lawrence
Richard Whitney Is Out Of Sing Sing
OSSINING New York August 11 Richard Whitney former president of the New York Stock Exchange walks free after parole ending a sentence for pilfering client funds Whitney who had suffered heavy Wall Street losses was released from Sing Sing prison after a 40 month term and met his brother George in a chauffeur driven car It marks the end of a long financial and legal saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
N. Y
Richard Whitney
Wall Street
Sing Sing
New York St Exchange
George
Whitney
J. P. Ore
County Delegation Attends A and M Farm Week
A Pontotoc county delegation attended Farm and Home Week at Oklahoma A and M College in Stillwater. County Agent C H Hailey, Assistant Hulin Lane, and Home Demonstration Agent Jessie Morgan represented Pontotoc, with sessions, programs, and a key address by Grover Hill on American agriculture and national defense. Ozbirn presided over the post lunch agricultural agencies meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
C. H. Hailey
Hulin Lane
Jessie Morgan
Pontotoc
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A
M. Women
L. N. Perkins
A. S. Lick
United Brethren Church
Oklahoma
Elbert S. Piper
Oklahoma State Home Demonstration Council
Avard
Grover Hill
Secretary of Agriculture
Hill
American Agriculture and National Defense
Adans
Inmates Escape From Santa Fe Jail After Alarm Off
Convicted murderer John W. Mann and Donald Hanna fled Santa Fe city jail as escape alarm was off to save electricity. Police hunt the pair. Mann, 26, faces life sentence for killing a Morton deputy, Hanna charged with selling to Indians and awaiting trial. They hid in a shower, pried a window bar, and used a roofless exercise area to gain freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
U?p
John W. Mann
Morton
Tex
Donald Hanna
Gallup
Mann
Texas
Huntsville
Lexus
Hanna
Lane's Disease Studied Amid Dairy Shortages and Vaccination Cautions
Oklahoma farmers face milk cow shortages and rising demand while Bang's disease control faces strain. Federal veterinarians urge restraint on calfhood vaccination and emphasize cooperative testing, sanitation, and careful herd management to protect dairy production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bureau of Animal Industry
All Agriculture
Bang
Nephew of Ada Man Flies Mystery Ship
Lieut. Robert S. Fain of Mexia Texas, nephew of Ada's ex mayor Orville Snead, flies the army Mystery 25 at Pendleton Oregon. He serves in the 17th group 27th bombardment squadron of the United States Army Air Corps and trained at Ontario California Moffett Field and Stockton Field California where he was commissioned July 11. His parents said only 25 Mystery 25 planes exist and he is among 23 pilots fully equipped. Relatives expect a September transfer to Barksdale Field Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Fain
Mexia
Texas
Orville Snead
Ada
Pendleton
Oregon
Army
Ain
United States Army Ae Corps
Snead
Mexia Daily News
Air Force Service
Ontario
Cal
Moffett Field
Stockton Field
Fain
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Army develops cotton substitute for silk in artillery bags
The Army reports a cotton substitute viable for most artillery uses, while the Navy unveils a synthetic silk alternative and stocks silk for powder bags and parachutes. Cotton bags now meet ash content limits to avoid breech fouling, with ongoing research for heavier calibres. The Office of Production Management restricts silk waste to preserve military needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Office of Production Management
War Department
Ordnance Department
Brahma Bulls On Amarillo Society Page
Amarillo August 9 Brahma bulls from a recent party will headline the society page in Sundays Amarillo News Globe with notices of pink teas weddings and a club book review. Evelyn Boyd society editor shot dramatic rodeo pictures at Dalhart and plans a week off the city while his photographs lead the front page and brides go inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Society
Evelyn
Dalhart
The Firemen's Rodeo Enthusiasm in Our Town
A nostalgic poem by John W. Beard praises the upcoming firemen's rodeo. It celebrates town pride in the event with vivid imagery of costumes boots spurs and riding gear. Residents express eager anticipation to attend and enjoy the show from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Beard
Hen mothers piglets in Illinois farm scene
Decatur Illinois August 12 One of Ira Weatherford's hens, denied a coop for her hatchlings, mothers seven piglets. The hen flaps her wings to shoo the porkers from place to place as the sow calmly naps in her pen awaiting mealtime return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
Ira Weatherford
Creek County Shows Result Of Soil Work
Creek County soil conservation efforts in Bristow area show early benefits. George Carman’s 320 acre farm demonstrates terracing and grass seeding restoring eroded hillsides, reducing gullying, creating ponds and wildlife cover, and improving pasture for livestock under WP and Soil Service guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creek County
Creek County Soil Conservation District
U. S. Soil Service and
Work Projects Administration
James Salisbury Jr
George Carman
Bristow
Carman
Conservation District
Drouth
Bermuda
Soil Conservation Service
Roff Woman Wins In Poetry Contest
Adela Stewart of Roff won a quarterly poetry contest conducted by Bess Truitt of Enid. Judges Mrs Pearle R Casey and May Leone Ramel of Houston agreed. The winning sonnet Refugees portrays displaced people fleeing war and seeking aid abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adela Stewart
Sam Sallee
Roff
Bess Truitt
Enid
Pearle R. Casey
May Leone Ramel
Houston
Texas
Farm Safety Drive Faces Labor Shortage in Texas and Oklahoma
The government pushes its farm safety campaign in Texas and Oklahoma amid a labor shortage that worsens farm accidents. Officials say preventable incidents cost farmers about 75 million dollars yearly, with broader losses to the regional economy. Examples show farmers suffering injuries and medical bills while lacking worker protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard West
Associated Press
Texas
Oklahoma
Olahoma
Farm Security Administration
O. J. Hicks
FSA
Hicks
Texas-Oklahoma
Briscoe
Bachelor
Lamor
Clarence Baker
Grayson County
Baker
Ada High Grad Joins Air Service Poet in Illinois
Leonard Holloway Jr a Ada high school graduate is stationed with the 34th school squadron Scott Field Illinois and has begun to publish poetry In a letter to his mother Mamie Holloway he shares a poem Just A Soldier s Thoughts describing homesickness and memories of family and church while awaiting deployment and reflecting on the war effort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Holloway Jr
Ada High School
Scott Field
Illinois
Leonard
Ada High
Air Service
Mamie Holloway
Ada Bus Stop Encounter Amid Rodeo Dress
A middle aged woman at the Ada bus station hesitates as a Denco Bus Lines driver in cowboy regalia asks where she is headed. The exchange ends with a sharp retort from the woman. The scene occurs during Ada Fireman's Rodeo celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Denco Bus Lines
Church of Pontotoc Reorganized After Revival
A two weeks revival at the Pontotoc Methodist Church led to the church’s reorganization and new members. Rev. Mack Powell preached the first week and Rev. L. L. Bowles the second. Rev. J. M. Rice will pastor until fall conference. Bowles directs evangelism in the Durant district.
Gypsum Hills May Be Worth Something
Norman August 9 Dr E L Lucas associate professor of eulogy at the University of Oklahoma tests alabaster gypsum for commercial use He works with a sawing and sanding setup to create vases lamps and dishes from gypsum near the pan handle He believes alabaster can be developed into an industry and may move to clay next
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Lucas
University of Oklahoma
Panhandle
Lucas
Phillips University
Enid
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Stock Exchange
Mr. Hill
New Mexico
Lane
Ada Man
Amarillo Society
the Firemen’s Rodeo
Golden West
West
Leonard Holloway, Jr
W. E. Pitt
Ada Highschool
Air School
Church of
Gyp Hills
Norman
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