Pecans Prove Profitable In Ada County
Local growers report pecan trees yield profits early through budded and grafted stock. Varieties such as Stuart Burkett Money maker Squirrel's Delight Schley and Success are favored for paper shell nuts. Nurseries offer ready grafted trees. care and location affect long term returns.
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Ada
Stuart
Pontotec
Burkett
Moneymaker
Squirrel’s Delight
Schley
Success
United States backs Chiang Kai-Shek regime with large credit
The United States affirmed recognition of Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chungking government and outlined a total of 100 million dollars in credits. Roosevelt proposed two 50 million dollar credits for general purposes and currency stabilization, with additional purchases of Chinese materials and a 60 million dollar package from Metals Reserve. The White House avoided mention of the Tokyo Nanking treaty.
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Washington
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chungking
China
Roosevelt
Treasury
Jesse H. Jones
Federal
Jones
The
Metals Reserve Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
Grandfather of Ada Men Dies Near Seminole
D F Fowler aged 81 and father of T G Tollie and Wallace Fowler of Ada was found dead at his Carter Stewart camp home north of Seminole. Officials believe a heart attack. funeral held at Little Cemetery with grandsons as pallbearers.
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D. F. Fowler
T. G
Tollie
Wallace Fowler
Ada
Carter-Stewart Camp
Seminole
Little Cemetery
Cecil Fowler
Orval
Clifton
Howard Barnes
J. H. Fowler
Pontotoc County
Mr. Fowler
Ellahne Fowler
California
Wewoka
Mattie Harrison
Jane Barnes
Vera Lucas
Davenport
Merlie Adkins
Alabama
Murray
Ivan
Durant
Burie
Ellahue
T. G. Fowler
Ada City
Banks Sponsor 4 H Pig Feeding Contest in Ada County
First National Bank and Oklahoma State Bank of Ada sponsor a 4 H pig feeding contest for Pontotoc county youths ages 10 to 21. Weighing dates span December 16 17 18 1940 and monthly through February with a final weigh in at the Southeast Oklahoma Junior Livestock show in March. Prizes range from gifts to 25th place cash prizes. J Link Haws assists. entry blanks are available at the county agent office in Ada.
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First National Bank
Oklahoma State Bank of
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
J. Link Haws
Pure Oil Expands Red River Drilling as New Test Opened
Pure Oil, founder and operator of Cumberland field in the Red River dam basin, prepares for more exploration after several big producing wells. A new test, No. 106-3 Quinton Little, is staked in Marshall county west of the Washita river, while Oklahoma Natural Gas reports a champion field well in Grady county delivering 198 million cubic feet daily.
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Tulsa
Pure Oil Company
Cumberland
Red River Dam
Oklahoma
Red River
Quinton Little
Marshall County
Washita River
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Chickasha
Grady County
Sanford
Cws
Lone Star Gas No
Census Bureau Estimates Registration For Military Service
The Census Bureau, once again in its weathered “guessing” role, released an estimate for military service registration. It predicted 16,404,000 registrants, but actual figures reach 16,315,676 with some cards pending. Regional variances reflect drought, dust bowl moves, and migration affecting state tallies.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Census Bureau
America
Dust Bowl
United States
Vermont
Oregon
Bureau
Utah
New Jersey
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Dynamite and Caps Stolen Near Bangor
Bangor area theft taps 880 sticks of dynamite and 8000 blasting caps from three storage buildings near Bangor Pennsylvania. Assistant County Detective John Ruppert warns the explosive poses great danger and possible sabotage risk as authorities search for clues and suspects.
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Bangor
John Ruppert
Pennsylvania
Robert Bruch
Greater returns for amount in vested
A classified note in the Ada News touts higher value for investors with vested funds. The ad promises better returns on approved deposits and hints at limited time offers for early participants.
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Ada News
Record of H Trp Jewell Hokett earns trip to American Royal
Jewell Hokett prize winner in the south east district 17 counties wins a trip to the American Royal Livestock show in Kansas City awarded by Servel Electrolux Co of Oklahoma City. Her account details the November 8 to 11 trip including the Royal Horse Show zoo World War memorial factory tour Swift and Co luncheon and the Royal 4-H club banquet.
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Jewell Hokett
Kansas City
Servel Electrolux Co
Oklahoma City
Jewel
Jessie Morgan
America
Nelson Art Gallery
Swift and Co
Obituary Mrs M A Johnson of Ada and Texas ties
Mrs. M. A. Johnson died Sunday at 8 30 p m at 531 West Sixteenth Her funeral is Tuesday at 10 a m at Free Will Baptist church with Bro McClain and Bro Weston officiating Criswell Funeral Home in charge She was born in 1863 in Ellis county Texas She is survived by a daughter Mrs S T Perrin of Ada two sons Evin Vaughn Spur Texas E E Vaughn Arizona and Henry Vaughn Minnesota two brothers T J Worden Grandeville Texas G A Worden Rush Springs several grandchildren including Miss Babbs Haley formerly Ada now Dallas and Mrs Elizabeth Blaksley Ada.
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M. A. Johnson
West Sixteenth
Free Will Baptist Church
Bro. McClain
Bro. Weston
Criswell Funeral
Johnson
Ellis County
Texas
S. T. Perrin
Ada
Evin Vaughn
Spur
E. E. Vaughn
Arizona
Henry Vaughn
Minnesota
T. J. Worden
Grandeville
G. A. Worden
Rush Springs
Miss Babbs Haley
Dallas
Elizabeth Blaksley
Claud R Russell obituary notes Altus family ties
Claud R Russell 62 died Sunday at 1 p.m. at 800 East Tenth. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. from Criswell Funeral Home chapel. Rev Burton of Blair officiated. Burial in Rosedale cemetery. Survived by widow, daughter Imogene Brown of Yeager, sons H E Russell of Houston and R H Russell of San Diego, mother Mrs H C Russell of Altus, sisters Lottie Russell of Altus and Mrs Al Schaeffer of Lawton, brothers W F and Fred Russell of Vernon California, Edgar Russell of Altus, Roy Russell of Wichita Kansas.
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Claud R. Russell
East Tenth
Criswell
Rev. Burton
Blair
Rosedale Cemetery
Imogene Brown
Yeager
H. E. Russell
Houston
R. H. Russell
San Diego
H. C. Russell
Altus
Lottie Russell
al Schaeffer
Lawton
W. F
Fred Russell
Vernon
California
Edgar Russell
Roy Russell
Wichita
Kan
Edwards Ousted and Abernathy Hired as Secretary
Oklahoma City dispatch reports L P Edwards removed from state highway commission post responsible for pre qualification of bidders. Oscar Abernathy becomes secretary, with duties consolidated. Abernathy, a former Oklahoma A and M graduate, had served in the thirteenth to fifteenth legislatures.
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Oklahoma City
L. P. Edwards
State Highway Commission
Oscar Abernathy
Abernathy
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Etic
State Bank of
Ollis
Lovell field setback as No 1 Stranger finds nothing at Layton test
In Logan county the Big Chief Drilling No 1 Stranger failed to show at the Layton zone after drilling beyond 5 110 feet southeast of Lovell field. Two producers await completion tests as H P Gas No 2 Matherson appears good for about 400 barrels of oil and 8 million feet of gas daily from Layton sand at about 4 829 to 4 874 feet.
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Lovell Field
Logan County
Big Chief Drilling Company
Layton Zone
H-P Gas Company
Danciger Oil and Refineries, Inc
Lovell
H-P
Matherson
Layton
Santa Claus Visits Planned for Ada This Week
Ada prepares for Christmas with two Santa appearances. The American Legion sponsors a Tuesday 4 PM visit to greet children. On Friday the Jaycees host the Christmas opening with music and the downtown lights turning on.
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Santa Claus
Ada
American Legion
Woman Dies as Thanksgiving Weekend Toll Reaches Ten
The death in El Reno today of Mrs Harold Holman 26 of Oklahoma City pushes Oklahoma highway fatalities to ten for the Thanksgiving weekend. Her car carrying her husband and Mrs Chas Clark 26 of Lubbock Texas collided with a truck and was demolished on Highway 66 twenty miles west of El Reno. Holman died at El Reno Sanitarium from two broken legs a fracture and internal injuries. Clark suffered a fractured pelvis.
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Associated Press
el Reno
Harold Holman
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Holman
el Reno Sanitarium
Clark
Fatal Accidents Cost Oklahoma Communities Hit By Losses
Oklahoma public safety officials estimate highway deaths cost the state more than 19 million dollars this year. Commissioner Walter B. Johnson notes 35 injuries and 150 property incidents accompany each fatal crash, valuing each life at about 45 thousand dollars.
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Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety
Walter B. Johnson
Commissioner of Public Safety
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Car bought for 1500 now sells for 600 due to advertising
A car that cost 1500 a quarter century ago is now sold for 600 and praised as much better because advertising drove its volume of business.
Agent Sets a Record For Sticking in Mud
County agent C. H. Hailey endured five stuck episodes on a muddy road after rainfall while returning from Buxton Ranch to the Ross highway. A Farmall tractor finally pulled his car free to reach firm ground, a feat Hailey calls a record. A nearby incident involved J. Link Haws aiding by a farmer to move his car after mattress project duties at Lula.
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C. H. Hailey
Buxton Ranch
Ross
Hailey
J. Link Haws
Haws
Lula
Oklahoma 4-H Clubbers Gain Honors In Chicago Exposition
Oklahoma 4-H club members win top and alternate honors at the forty first International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Nawatha Krebs of Eufaula is girls' achievement champion for 1940. Aaron Gritzmaker of Lahoma earns boys alternate. Several Oklahoma youths place in junior livestock judging and showings, with scholarships and high team results for Muskogee county and Oklahoma A and M college judges in Chicago.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Nawatha L. Krebs
Eufaula
Okla
Aaron Gritzmaker
Lahoma
Joan A. Ludeman
Manchester
Grant County
Forrest Skaggs
Hillsdale
Leden Edens
Wann
Nowata County
Gritzmaker
Chester
Jess E. Brown
Miami
Muskogee County
Edmund Synar
Warner
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Roosevelt Outlines Tax Plan for Coming Year
President Roosevelt outlined a tax program to fund routine peace time spending and future defense outlays. Conference attendees agreed on no retroactive 1940 taxes and no general sales tax, with defense spending likely financed by borrowing and a higher debt limit.
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Roosevelt
Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Congressional
Treasury
White House
Ing
Jean Chiappe Dies In Airplane Crash
Jean Chiappe a prominent Paris police figure known as the Napo leon who was ousted in the Stavisky riots died November 27 in a French airliner crash. The government blamed machine-gunning by a British fighter during an Italian British naval engagement near Sardinia. Chiappe had just been named high commissioner of Syria.
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Vichy
Jean Chiappe
Napoleon
Paris
Chiappe
France
Syria
Sardinia
London
Reed admits not registering for selective service in Chicago
Police report Milton Bass says Thomas Reed confessed to failing to register for selective service and said he was not mad at Germany. Reed was turned over to the FBI.
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Chicago
Milton Bass
Thomas Reed
Germany
Death of Ada r Adams Listed as Unknown Cause
Coroner's jury ruled Arthur Fat Adams adaled as unknown cause of death. The Ada preacher and cotton mill worker was found near the old Choctaw Cotton mill, apparently dead for hours with no violence marks. Funeral held in Okmulgee with burial there. sister Mrs Fred Patton of Ada survives.
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Arthur “Fat” Adams
Ada
Yugoslavia Close to Joining Axis Pact After Berlin Talks
Diplomatic sources in Budapest report a secret weekend meeting in Berlin between Adolf Hitler and Yugoslav Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar Markovic prepared Yugoslavia to join the tripartite pact. The talks reportedly aligned Yugoslavia with Hungary Romania and Slovakia in the German Italian Japanese 10 year accord.
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Budapest
Adolf Hitler
Alesander Cincar- Markovic
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Rumania
Slovakia
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Pontotec County
U. 5
Chiang
Banks
Pure Oil
Red River Area
Washita
By Jewel Hokett
Chicago Exposition
Krebs
Arthur Adams
Peddler
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