Peanut price support set for 1951 crop nationwide
Secretary Brancon announced an average 230.36 per ton support price for the 1951 peanut crop, with the southwest averaging 226 per ton for 70 grade. Ada Peanut Co head S H Oles and Konawa Peanut Co president Mark Watts explain rises over last year and penalties for foreign material and moisture. Buying starts earlier due to dry weather. acreage is believed up from 1950.
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Brancon
Area Peanut Company
S. H. Oles
Ada Peanut Company
Mark Watts
Konawa Peanut Company
Watts
PMA
Senators to Check Up After Furore at West Point
Senators Ellender and Russell said a quiet check on the West Point incident, including the plan to expel or cost 90 cadets for cribbing, could be conducted by the official boards of visitors to West Point and Annapolis. The boards, comprising four senators, a House member, and nine civilians, make annual visits and may convene anytime to question officers and cadets.
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Washington
Aut
West Point
Ellendes
D-La
Board of Visitors
Annapolis Academies
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services
Ellerder
Boards of Visitors
Ellender and
West Point Board
Fresh oil boom seen for N M as Doswell well yields promise
In northwestern New Mexico the Doswell No. 2 Scott Federal well reports 720 barrels of 47 gravity oil daily from an 85 foot Tocito sandstone pay zone. Oil News editor Bruce Arbogast says the find could open a larger field. two more wells are already drilling nearby near Farmington in Rio Arriba county. Production includes gas as high as 460000 cubic feet daily, amid steel casing shortages and rig shortages.
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Albuquerque
N. M
San Juan Basin
New Mexico
Thomas W. Doswell
Scott Federal
Mances
Bruce Arbogast
Doswell
Dallas
SE Sec
Farmington
Rio Arriba
High School Driver Ed Recognized in Oklahoma
Oklahoma was informed that its high school driver education program earned a superior award from the accident prevention department of the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies. Governor Johnston Murray received notice of the recognition for the state’s program.
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Orlanuma Wily
Johnston Murray
Oklahomsa
the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
Minnie Lou McDontel and Pontotoc delegates attend NP home demonstration council
Pontotoc county delegates to the National Home Demonstration council include Mrs. W. C. Story Mrs Sam Di Mrs R L Hale Clytie Meeks and Martha Mote home demonstration agent. Meeting set for Michigan State College East Lansing Michigan August 12 to 18.
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Pontotoc County
National Home Demonstration Council
W. C. Story
Sam di
R. L., Hale
Clytie Meeks
Martha Mote
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Michigan
Canning Peaches Guide for Syrup and Packing
A brief on canning peaches covers syrup choices and packing methods. It outlines thin and medium syrups with ratios of sugar to water or juice, and describes cold pack and hot pack procedures, including peeling pits removal and heating times.
Freezing Peaches and 4-H Parade Schedule Notes
Instructions for freezing peaches including prep steps syrup ratio and acid use plus a July to August club meeting schedule listing names and hosts for Hart Pickett Ada Allen Jesse and other clubs with dates and hosting members.
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SD Club
Hart
M. B. Quaker
Pickett
E. N. Jones
Ada Club
Hank Shamlee
Allen
W. A
Ae — Jeese
CA. Goforth
Rolf
Elu
Fair Catalogs Ready for Distribution in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County free fair catalogs are complete and available. Copies may be obtained at the county and home demonstration agent's office for public distribution.
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Pontatoc County
Twenty Six Laws Set to Take Effect Friday in Oklahoma
Oklahoma moves to enforce twenty six laws passed last spring without emergency clauses starting Friday. Actions include redistricting changes due to population loss, a new state securities commission, a $125 million veterans bonus proposal, and various measures on animal pounds, road safety, land titles, and income eligibility for the blind. Gov Johnston Murray plans to name three securities board members by Friday.
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Oklahoma City
Aly
State Securiies Commission
Banking Department
Johnston Murray
State Board of Affairs
Central State Hospital
Norman
Oklahoma Spasile Paralysis Commission
Indian Legend Explains Petrified Forest of Arizona
A goddess, disappointed at finding only wet logs when she wished to cook a meal, turned the trees to stone, according to an Indian legend explaining the petrified forests of Arizona.
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Arizona
Polk County votes storekeeper in over his brother
Benton Tenn Aug 11 55 Polk County voters backed storekeeper Jeff Wilson for justice of the peace in Polk's first district, defeating his Baptist preacher brother Clint Wilson by a wide margin as the Good Government League gains a four four tie in the county court. An unofficial tally showed Wilson 1426 to 850 for Clint. The election follows a clash last February when the legislature placed Democrats in control and the GGL seized the courthouse blocking sessions. Sheriff and state patrol prepared for trouble as 20 more deputies joined and officers monitored potential violence.
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Clint Wilson
LH. Park
GGL
Shariff
John Edwards-cuimgel
State Highway Patrol
Frag Mountain
West Park
Rev Scott Jones Named Pastor at Cedar Grove Free Will
Rev Scott W Jones has been called as pastor at the Cedar Grove Free Will Baptist church for the coming week. He previously pastored the Happyland church eight miles east of Ada on Highway 12 and led Cedar Grove after its 1944 45 period. The Cedar Grove church was reorganized with a debt free new building and pews.
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Scott W. Jones
Ceda Grove
Haspyland
Ada
Cedar Grove
Happyland
Jones
Hos
Ty Happyland
Quotes and reflections from varied figures across culture
A collage of statements and musings from Reverend Penner, A B Chandler, Roger Blough, Andrew Wyeth, Margaret Truman, and others. The quotes touch faith, baseball, specialization, painting, and daily tasks, including a note on a centigrade thermometer and home chores. The fragmentary text preserves varied voices with little cohesive narrative.
Oklahoma National Guard unit history in Roff era
A detailed reminiscence traces the 180th Field Artillery and nearby guard units from 1921 to the late 1930s. It lists officers such as Kuy Sendall Pratt Hamer Crowder and Kerr, plus later promotions, transfers, and the armory’s erection. It notes the unit’s ties to Ada and Washington’s long service, with many names and fates across the Oklahoma guard lineage.
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Natonal Guard
Flater
Kev
Ker
Wewoka
W. C. Pratt
Roff
J. Kuycendall
Neaten Ery
Burdette O
Ralph Hamer
Kuys Sendall
Hamer
Bernard R. Stubbs
Ada
Thompson Book Stores
Rei
F. H. Herrel
Long An
Lion
Ham
Buford Merritt
Ringling
Givens
A Merritt
Ralph Suddath
Dallas
Merritt
Suddath
Kewin
Norman C. Bowen
Bowen
Stanley A. Hoff
Tom McMurray
Trust Balon
Washington
Hoff
Ur G. Taylor
Pacific
George Washington
France
SHAPE
Oklahoma
Burmese Flag Description of Union Emblem
A description notes Burma's flag features a red field with a large star representing the Union and five smaller stars denoting the main Burmese ethnic groups.
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Tee Republic
Union of Burma
County agents announce updated fair catalogs and mailings
Pontotoc County Agent Hailey and Assistant Lester Smith announce that county fair catalogs are now being distributed. Exhibitors who showcased last year will receive catalogs by mail the week of August 12. Major changes and revisions require readers to review catalogs before preparing exhibits. State fair catalog departments influenced portions of the county catalog.
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Tron
Pontotee County
Poultry Exhibit Tips From The Fair Guides
The guide advises placing birds in a small pen to keep them steady for judging rather than trying to escape. It notes that whole oats are an effective feather producer and conditioner to be fed alongside other feeds. It also recommends lightly ruEFing combs with alcohol and applying olive oil for a sheen, promising better fair results.
Certified Seed Poultry Selection For Fair
Advice for poultry exhibitors stressing standards from The Standard of Perfection. Emphasizes type over color for solid colored birds, checks for disqualifications like full shanks and side-sprigs, and notes color importance in barred varieties. Recommends certified seed with high germination, proper land preparation, and legume inoculation for Pon fatee county farmers.
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American Poultry Association
Plymouth
Rhode Island
Ponfatee
Walker Husband and Wife Fish Off Ice Hole
Leroy Walker of Murphysboro Illinois taught his wife Tryice casting as they fished at Orchard Lake Illinois She landed a 160 pound catch In their first six casts Mrs Walker removed her husbands cap on the seventh she hooked him in the neck He pushed the hook through freed himself and clipped it away The scene highlights fishing as a key Icelandic industry reference is present but not clearly connected to the rest.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Leroy Walker
Murphysboro
Iil
Leroy
Tryice
Wife Kills French Cabinet Minister
ORLEANS France Aug 13 Authorities ordered a sanity test for Yvonne Chevallier who shot and killed her war hero husband Pierre Chevallier 42 after he told her he wanted a divorce He died instantly Five shots were fired in their modest apartment as the couple argued over separation Chevallier a World War II resistance leader had just been named secretary of state for technical education youth and sports Pleven reportedly was deeply shocked by the death.
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Orleans
France
Yvonne Chevallier
Pierre Chevallier
Chevallier
Rene Pleven
Pleven
Paris
Antoine Gazano
Homemakers Find Many Uses for Plastic Gadgets
Plastic household items spark new tools for kitchen and laundry. Hangers with spring clip bases fit over showers and knobs, designed to prevent snagging on hosiery. A two piece sink strainer with a concealing cover doubles as a transport base. A lever cake measures six levels from one fourth to a full cup. Additional items include funnels strainers meat tenderizers and spouts for dry goods. Chicago housewife Mrs Ronda E Shaw designed lattice pie cutter and plastic roll cutter for fan tail and clover leaf rolls. New serving pieces include bread trays hot plates cake servers seafood dishes butter dishes and juvenile drinking cups.
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Ronda E. Shaw
Chicago
Generit Features Corp
Ice hockey accident kept Wilbur Wright from college
An Encyclopaedia Britannica account notes that an ice hockey accident disabled Wilbur Wright for nearly eight years, affecting his college plans. The piece also mentions California leading the nation in peach production for both fresh and canned markets.
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Wilbur Wright
California
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