Survey on Public Health Unit Work Released
Dr Richard Adams announces a conservative 66750 valuation of the City County Health Unit’s work for the year ending June 30. The report details venereal disease treatments, immunizations, school health, tuberculosis control, maternity and infant care, sanitation, dairy and milk supervision, and laboratory services, illustrating the unit’s broad outreach and daily public health challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Adams
Hrge
Schick
Public Health Department
Mik
Mlk
Adams
Roosevelt Praised by Rayburn at Red River Dam Event
Denison Texas August 22 UP Rep Sam Rayburn Democratic leader in the House praised President Roosevelt comparing him to Washington Jefferson and Jackson in a statement prepared for a celebration honoring his role in securing the 50 billion dollar Red River dam. Visitors from Texas Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma attended about 10 090 by noon. Rayburn and other guests planned a site visit four miles north of Denison with preliminary work underway followed by a barbeque.
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Denison
Tex
Roosevelt
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Sam Rayburn
House
Red River
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Rayburn
Here
Clyde T. Ellis
Benzanville
Ark
William F. Nevirell
Monticello
Phil Ferguson
Oklahoma Delegation Bids Revenue Back to Local Units
Army engineers and the secretary of war have worked to meet Oklahoma objections. The Oklahoma delegation in Congress and local government pledge to include in any power legislation a provision returning a portion of revenue to local units.
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L Army Engineers
Secretary of War
Oklahoma
Congress
Washington
Soil Improvement Association Elects New Officers
Oscar Rankin of Byars was chosen president of the Pontotoc County Soil Improvement Association at Saturday morning meeting. Joe Walker of Ada became vice president with Phil McLachlan of Roff as secretary. The group, formed two and a half years ago, plans crop rotation and soil building projects and will buy two grain drills. A next meeting is set for next Saturday at 9 30 a.m. Extension agronomist L W Osborne attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Rankin
Byars
Pontotoc County
L. W. Osborne
Extension Agronomist
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Johnston County Old Camp Held Near Bromide Camp
Johnston county fourth annual farm women's camp was held at the Boy Scout camp near Bromide from August 1. Miss Clara Backhaus directed the event, hosting 20 home demonstration club members from Cannerville Rav ia Russell Plainview Cedar Ridge and Wapanucka. A birthday cake for the camp was cut by four early attendees.
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Johnston County
Bromide
Clara Backhaus
Johnston ’ County
Cannerville
Ravia
Russell
Plainview
Cedar Ridge
Wapanucka
Walter East~terling
Mary Hood
Pleas Ferris
Clara Backaust
Home Demonstration Club
Stillwater
Bachaus
A. O
Mesdames
E. Fields
W. A. Newton
Clarence Robertson
F. M. Murphy
Tom Newman
A. S. Turner
D. L. Stone
R. E. McIntosh
Walter Easterling
L. W. Easterwood
W. M. Beauford
Leonard Ferris
Robert Hood
Herman Porterfield
A. E
Muncrief
O. F. Davensort
W.A. Swain
J. E. Simmons
Clara Bachaus
Six Gins In County Ready Now For Handling Of 1939 Crop
Ada gins prepare to handle the 2989 cotton crop with late type cleaning gear. Choctaw Gin and Pontotoc Custom Gin upgraded to process wider grades. County saw peak ginning in 1920 21 with 39244 bales. 1938 yield 5261. Six gins operated in 1938 and will resume. five dormant gins remain scattered.
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Ada
Pontotoc
Frisco
Francis
Roff
Stonewall
Allen
Vaness
Furore Over Thanksgiving Date Stirs County Turkeys
Turkeys and owners in Fon totoc county are involved in a date dispute as President Roosevelt proposes moving Thanksgiving to November 23 from 30. Gov. Phillips of Oklahoma backs November 30. Turkeys fear two holidays could strain fattening schedules and market timing.
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Fontotoc County
Roosevelt
Gav. Phillips
Oklahama
Pontattc County
Pickett Club Plans Community Fair at September Date
The Pickett Adult Club met at Mrs. George Cowtrell’s home to plan a community fair set for September 1. Twelve attended, adding three new members Mrs Luedecke Mrs Foy Jones and Mrs Charles Enloe. Committees formed for a new exhibit adult club exhibit and a 4 H club exhibit. Mrs Enloge is the 4 H club advisor. Mrs Walter Enloe reported on Farmers Week in Stillwater and Mrs Luttrell with Miss Gertrude Penrod served refreshments.
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Pickett
George Cowtrell
Luedecke
Foy Jones
Charles Enloe
Enloge
Walter Enloe
Fontetor County
Farmers’ Week
Stillwater
Luttrell
Gertrude Penrod
Rail line seeks permission for 2.566 million notes
Kansas City Southern Railway asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to issue 2.566 million dollars in three percent secured notes to finance its acquisition of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway. The move aims to secure greater returns on invested capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Inim State Commerce Commission
Notns
Acqui
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company
Ada News
Dr Loren Brown Named President of University Preparatory School
School official Dr Loren Brown formerly dean of the faculty at Central State College Edmond has been appointed president of the University Preparatory School in Tonkawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Brown
Central State College
Edmond
University Preparatory School
Tonkawa
Doctors Probe Frozen Sleep Cancer Test In Illinois
In Springfield Illinois a 53 year old man with prostate cancer underwent five days of frozen sleep using an ice packed porcelain bed and refrigeration to slow cancer growth. Three doctors Alex Jones James Graham and Henry Ashner supervised the experiment which began last Thursday and concluded with the patient waking today. No cures claimed but temple fay and henry reported pain relief and tumor reduction in other cases. The patient awoke without recalled pain and felt refreshed after thawing and a gradual return to consciousness.
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Springfield
Ill
Medical Science
Alex Jones
James Graham
Henry Ashner
Jones
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia
George C. Henry
Temple Unity
Graham
Homer Bishop Indicted Over Perjury Allegations
Seminole August 22 The grand jury indicted Homer H Bishop and five others on perjury charges tied to motions to disqualify Superior Court Judge Presson during Sheriff Merrell suspension proceedings. The six allegedly lied August 7 as Northcutt heard the motion amid an oil workers dispute.
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Seminole
Homer H. Bishop
H. Presson
Rice Merrell
State Supreme Court
M. J. Northcutt
Presson
Merrell
Valley View Hospital Reports Record Admission Day
Valley View hospital logged 18 patient admissions on the new facility’s first big day since opening in July 1938. Two emergencies arrived after nightfall. Tuesday report notes five new babies in the maternity ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley View Hospital
Elizaveth Hanson
Phillips Will Not Allow Dam Work in State
Governor Leon C. Phillips vowed to block any dam activity on the Oklahoma side of the Denison project until Congress reconvenes. He warned of potential legal action to challenge the dam's reach and asserted Oklahoma would seek compensation from revenues. The remarks followed a gathering of about 10,000 in Denison to honor Rep. Sam Rayburn for the $50 million Red River project.
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Denison
Leon C. Phillips
Oklahoma
Denison Dam
Phillip
Dennison
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Red River
Oklaoma
Mey
Supreme Court
Arizona
National Guard
Phillips
Elmer Themes
Annenberg Named Again by Jury
In Chicago on August 22 seven others joined M L Annenberg in indictments by a federal grand jury for alleged income tax law violations. Annenberg publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer faces charges in the largest individual income tax case on record.
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Chicago
Annenberg
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Two Local Girls Disappear in Ada
Distressed Ada parents seek Frine Lee Rhodes 125 pounds light blue eyes blonde hair and Bessie Wilmoth 120 pounds light hair dark blue eyes. They left Church of God on East Fourth after services Sunday night, were seen thumbing cars toward Highway 99. Parents request information to city or county authorities.
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Ada
Frine Lee Rhodes
Lee Rhodes
West Seventh
Bessie Wilmoth
J. J. Wilmoth
Church of God
East Fourth
Highway 99
Sean
Rhodes
Bessie
Ribbons to Be Awarded at Pontatec County Fair
Officials order ribbons for winners at Pontatec County Free Fair as preparations gather pace. The task is large, with counts expected to exceed two dozen across contests, alongside the usual placings in each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tste
Concensus Puir
Pontatec County Free Fair
Suspended sentence given to Jesse David Stringer in larceny case
Jesse David Stringer pleaded guilty to larceny of an automobile before District Judge Tal Crawford on Saturday. He received a five year term with the sentence suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse David Stringer
Disco
Tal Crawford
Stringer
Jeloaso
Mrs. Morgan Improves After Fall Injury
Mrs Jessie Morgan home demonstration agent has been improved since a fall several weeks ago. She was confined but recently has been able to be up part of the time, according to reports.
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Jessie Morgan
Navajos Kill Nags To Conserve Grass
Ada News brief notes Navajo and Indian officials warn the New Mexico Arizona reservation range may vanish due to drought and overuse. Officials report mass roundup and sale of exhausted horses for glue or to farmers, risking Navajo sheep land and income. droughts ruin corn, and lack of relief risks starvation this winter. In Ada, J Joe Petty pleads guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. fined five dollars and costs after a collision on highway 99 north of Ada. no injuries reported.
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Gallup
N. M
Carsasse
Indie Bureau
New Mexico- Arizona
Western
New Mexico
E. R. Fryer
J. Joe Petty
Ada
Hoyt Driskill
Petty
O. L. Power
Highway 99
Ada News
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Hungary
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Danzig
League of Nations
Karl J. Burckherdt
Adolf Hitler
Free City
Rep. Rayburn
Soil Improvement Association
Pickett Club
Homer Bishop
Valley View
Japan
Britain
Right
Hai Ho
Tientsin
HLS
Sandwich
Jeft
China
Greenleaf Lake
Conkeon Hills
Renee
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