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Oklahoma State Farmers Union Celebrates Twenty Years
A historical Oklahoma piece recalls the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America from its humble start in Newt Gresham's Emory Texas roots to a 260 000 member national body. It notes Oklahoma branches and leaders like John A Simpson C H Hyde Z H Lawter W D Henry Putman and Ed Reger amid a 28 000 member state convention in Oklahoma City August 14 15 and 16. The article highlights cooperative marketing school texts and policy goals including equal production costs free textbooks and tax reforms. It closes with comment on the union's growth and future campaigns led by Charles H Barrett and W Lanninational lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Williams
Inia
Rainseee
Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Newt Gresham
Emory
Texas
Farmers’ Union
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Georgia
Iowa
Stzates
Gk'thoma
Charles H. Barrett
Oklahoma State Farmers’ Union
State Union
Oklahoma City
John A. Simpson
C. H. Hyde
Alva
Z. H. Lawter
Wetherford
W. D. Henry
Putman
B. F. Varmon
Seminole
Ed Reger
Hydro
T. A. Floyd
Albion
F Duffy
Oklahoma’ Coitton Growers’ Association
Oklahoma Wheat Growers’ Association
Exerience
Herrs Fora
C. Converse
Farmers’ Union Exchange
W. Os ‘Lani
Ening
Charles Si ‘Barett
Sue Reat Dent
Barett
Dational ‘Union
Lansdow
Sricalery Seta