Oklahoma 4-H meat producers named top winners
Four 4-H club meat producers were named national winners by Thomas E Wilson. Jack Summers Dayton Rose Robert Zielinski and Robert Nixon earned scholarships and trips to the 19th 4-H congress at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Summers Rose and Zielinski had notable livestock proceeds and awards. Nixon raised substantial sheep and chickens while earning livestock sales. Earlier announcements named achievement and leadership pairs. The editorial group notes ongoing Oklahoma support and favorable press for Dr. Bizzell’s presidency.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Jack Summers
New Berlin
Ill
Dayton Rose
Reardon
Okla
Robert Zielinski
Salem
Ore
Robert Nixon
Bridgeport
W. Va
Rose
Zielinski
Oregon
Nixon
West Virginia Livestock Marketing Association
Francis A. Boyle
McNabb
Nawatha L. Krebbs
Eufaula
Wayne L. Good
McCune
Kan
Geraldine DeLancey
Corvallis
Senate Farm Bloc Opposes FDR Budget Trims
Senate farm bloc leaders Capper and Ellender said they would resist cuts to farm benefit payments unless incomes rose, signaling early opposition to President Roosevelt's plan to reduce routine outlays. Senator George suggested raising corporation tax to 30 percent and higher individual taxes to fund defense costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Farm Bloc
Capper
Wheat Belt
Ellender
D-La
Cotton Belt
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
December Whispers of Winter Cheer and Quiet Hope
December brings Christmas cheer and year’s end. The poem notes blizzards, winter wheat benefits, and fireside comforts. It mentions Indian summer days good for golf and quail, with Shelley's thoughts of spring nearby. Some envy those who travel south to escape snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley
Mistaken horticultural musings and political chatter in Lawton
A humorous column muses on mistletoe, persimmons, and garden crops while listing locals and potential 1942 gubernatorial candidates. It mentions Bud Huckaby Hobart, Judge Miley, Woodrow Wilson Hughes, FDR, Bob Kerr, Bill Key, Ray Weems, Mac Williamson, Rep Ferguson, Lewis Morris, Dr Bennett, Bob Thacker and notes parking woes in Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Miley
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Fdr
Bob Kerr
Bill Key
Ray Weems
Mac Q. Williamson
Phil Ferguson
Lewis Morris
Dr. Bennett
Tulsa Hockey Survives As Fast Game Legend Continues
Tulsa maintains its ice hockey scene despite a quip from a skeptic who mistook the sport for craps. The city keeps local teams, leagues, and arena play alive, preserving the fast paced tradition.
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Tulsa
Draft Registrants Warned To Fill Out Questionnaires
Draft board officials warned Monday that questionnaires mailed to registrants must be completed and returned within five days. Jack Lloyd, clerk of board No. 1, said violations will be reported to the governor if rules aren’t followed. He noted most registrants cooperate with the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act but many do not take it seriously.
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Draft Board
Jack Lloyd
Board No. 1
Four Women Enter Oklahoma A. and M. Engineering School
Four Oklahoma A. and M. college co-eds enrolled in the school of engineering defying traditional roles. Luna Campbell of Tulsa and Mrs Florence Baugh study architecture while Mary Elizabeth Standridge Fr Gibson pursuing internal combustion and Virginia Thompson of Alva studying general engineering.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A
M. College
Luna Campbell
Tulsa
Florence Baugh
Mary Elizabeth Standridge
Gibson
Virginia Thompson
Alva
Miss Standridge
Miss Thompson
Baugh
Miss Campbell
Four Die In Explosion At Powder Plant
Four men killed when a ton of dynamite exploded at the Columbia Powder company mixing plant 15 miles south of Tacoma. The blast destroyed the plant, bodies were found and identified later. Wives and relatives waited outside as investigators and officials protected the scene. The plant, built five years ago near Kapowsin, is isolated from nearby homes.
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Tacoma
Wash
Columbia Powder Company
Here
Pierce County
T. H. Long
State Patrol
Knowles
Columbia
Foster-Newbegin
Kapowsin
Roosevelt Heads South for Secret Caribbean Cruise
President Roosevelt traveled by special train toward Florida amid secrecy and plans to board the cruiser Tuscaloosa in Miami for a Caribbean voyage. The trip aims to inspect island defenses near the Panama Canal and possibly bases leased from Great Britain, with details to be shared later.
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Roosevelt
Miami
Fla
Florida
Washington
E. M. Watson
White House
Tuscaloosa
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Long Newsman Joel Bixby Dies at 52 in Missouri
Joel H. Bixby editor and general manager of Springfield Newspapers Inc died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He previously led the Muskogee Phoenix and Times Democrat before moving to Springfield to run its papers after his brother’s death. Survivors include his mother and a daughter. He began in newspapers as a carrier in Muskogee and rose to editor and general manager by 1927.
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Springfield
Joel H. Bixby
Springfield Newspapers, Inc
Muskogee
Okla
Bixby
Muskogee Phoenix
Times- Democrat
Edson K. Bixby
Tams K. Bixby
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Clara M. Bixby
Becky
Tams, Jr
Muskogee Phoenix and
Times-Democrat
Joel Bixby
Old
Muskogee Times
Red Wing
Minn
Henry Kendall College
Shattuck School
Faribault
Red Wing Republican
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Ada Chamber of Commerce Elects New Directors for 1941
Ada Chamber of Commerce announces new board members for 1941 including Ben Hatcher S C Boswell C H Massey F C Norris S M Baubluts L B Adams and Leo Hennigan. Hold over directors remain A M Kerr L G Denny Don Evans Dr O H Miller Dr Ed Granger Claude V Thompson and Les Evanscome.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ben Hatcher
S. C. Boswell
C. H. Massey
F. C. Norris
S. M. Baubluts
L. B. Adams
Leo Hennigan
A. M. Kerr
L. G. Denny
Don Evans
O. H. Miller
Ed Granger
Claude V. Thompson
Les Evanscome
West Point of the Air Produces Wings for One in Thirteen
Randolph Field Texas shows the rapid pilot training program as cadets progress from civilian CFA courses to military wings. Only 700 of 1320 students win wings, with 24000 applicants per class and a 35 week course evolving from 350 hours to 215 flying hours. The article highlights high flight hours, low fatalities, strict West Point style discipline, and rapid post graduate job placement.
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Willis Thornton
Randolph Field
Tex
San Antonio
Randolph
Maxwell Field
Ala
Moffett Field
Calif
C.A.A
West Point
Air Corps
Bill Aims Ten Year Textbook Adoptions In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City December 2 John T Levergood Shawnee new house member said he asked the attorney general to draft a bill repealing the current state textbook law. The proposal would establish 10 year adoptions on standard subjects like reading and require a loose leaf system for writing and arithmetic in other subjects.
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Oklahoma City
John T. Levergood
Shawnee
New House
Attorney-General’s Office
Levergood
Alligators Grow Slowly and Early Tire Innovation
Alligators grow very slowly with juvenile size around two feet at fifteen years. The text mentions the first rubber tire being developed by Charles Goodyear in an early year associated with eight, noting historical context of invention.
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Charles Goodyear
Canadians Lead Agriculture Crops Awards At Chicago
Canadian exhibitors dominate the forty first annual Livestock Exposition with oats king Paul Francis Pawlowski of Vilna Alberta. Judges praised his Victory oats sample, while Hugh Stewart and Hugh Jeffrey win alfalfa and soybean championships respectively. Collegiate judging titles go to Iowa State and University of Nebraska teams with individual honors to Ohio State and Iowa State competitors.
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Chicago
Paul Francis Pawlowski
Vilna
Alberta
Pawlowski
Paul
Hugh Stewart
Weirdale
Sask
Hugh Jeffrey
Whitby
Ont
Iowa State College
Ames
Texas A
Hitler
Ohio State
Richard O. Smith
Roy Kottman
Iowa State
Eugene J. Halbach
University of Wisconsin
University of Nebraska
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Missing Letter Holds Currency in Anderson Postoffice
In Anderson South Carolina a letter with a name but no address or postage sits unclaimed. Postoffice clerks urge the sender or addressee to claim it. the envelope contains currency but no message. Attempts to deliver with postage due failed. Illegal to discuss other unrelated notes.
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