County Poultry Show Plans Meet at News Office
A county poultry association meeting will be held at the News office on Thursday night December 13 at 7 30 to finalize plans for the county show on December 20 21 and 22. Open to all interested in poultry, members or not. Monthly reports will cover production and value of eggs by each pen and standings of top pens and hens. The piece also notes premiums mailing and contest details.
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County Poultry Association
Douge
Adap
Oklahoma youths sail to Chicago for stock show trip
In Oklahoma City Friday night several boys headed to Chicago with Prof. B. A. Pratt to attend the National Stock Show. Girls also won trips under a chaperone from the A and M college. Ray Allen of Pontotoc county won a trip and planned noting observations for the journey. The outings were sponsored by various railroads in the state, with one trip funded by Santa.
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Oklahoma City
Chicago
B. A. Pratt
A. and
M. College
Ray Allen
Pontotoc County
X County
Santa
Curing Meats on the Farm by P H Lowery
Farmer guidance on home meat curing outlines brine and dry methods with precise salt sugar nitrite and pepper ratios. Brine steps include swapping meat positions on days five and eighteen and roping handling if the pickle rots. Dry cure uses rock salt brown sugar saltpeter soda and red pepper in staged rubs over several days before smoking.
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P. H. Lowery
First Oklahoma Egg Laying Contest Opens With Speckled Pullets
R B Thompson of Oklahoma A and M College announces the First Oklahoma Egg Laying Contest begun November First. Forty pens of pullets from nine states compete for production supremacy, with 28 pens owned by Oklahoma poultrymen and two pens from the A and M College Poultry Department.
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R. B. Thompson
Oklahoma A
M. College
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Missouri
Ohio
New Jersey
Washington
Floriia
California
Arizona
Colorado
Michigan
S. C
Poultry Farming Plan Near Oak Man by Floyd Anderson
Floyd Anderson starts a White Leghorn poultry venture one mile east of Oak Man. After studying at A and M College he aims for a first class profitable enterprise. He warns beginners that success requires effort and knowledge, not mere wish.
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Floyd Anderson
Oakman
A. and M. College
Premium lists for Pontotoc County Poultry show printed
Premium lists of Pontotoc County Poultry association are printed and ready for distribution. The list features more cash prizes than ever to help exhibitors cover exhibit costs. In addition to standard exhibits, boys and girls clubs receive generous premiums and a new egg exhibit premium for club members.
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Pontotoc County Poultry Association
Wisconsin study favors yellow corn for hog feed gains
A Wisconsin University hog feeding study reports six trials from 1921 to 1922 comparing yellow and white corn with tankage. Pigs fed yellow corn plus tankage gained about 1.06 pounds daily versus 0.63 with white corn, and required 447 pounds of feed per 100 pounds gain versus 554 for white corn.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Wisconsin University
University of Wisconsin
Drunks Caught by Police in City Streets
Two intoxicated men wandered through the downtown last night and were stopped by police. They faced charges in police court with fines assessed and paid after their appearance.
Gibbons Fading Expulsion Quits Posts at Capitol
Oklahoma City December 3 Mur ay Gibbons former speaker of the Oklahoma House resigns through counsel as expulsion charges stand. The house votes 38 to 33 to dismiss one count alleging interference with the October 2 special election and accepts the resignation unanimously. Gibbons backed J C Walton.
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Gibbons
Capitol
House
Oklahoma City
Murray Gibbons
McClain County
W. J. Otsen
Garfield County
Theommittee
Walton seeks quash in Oklahoma court
In Oklahoma City Judge George W. Clark set December 21 for a hearing on J C Walton former governor's motion to quash six indictments for diverting public funds and obstructing a state senate session. Walton will not plead until the motion is decided.
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Oklahoma City
George W. Clark
J. C. Walton
Clark
Walton
Criminal Court of Appeals
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
John H. Cotteral
Federal District Court
Executive
Worker Falls Thirty Feet At Cement Plant
John Anderson aged 25 is seriously injured after a thirty foot fall from a concrete tube at the Oklahoma Portland Cement plant yesterday afternoon at four. Attending physicians report a broken shoulder and head wounds with uncertain effect. he regained consciousness early today as he was rushed to a hospital for care.
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John Anderson
Oklahoma
Anderson
Tishomingo Officers Face Charge of Part in Preventing Elec
Oklahoma City November 30. Charges filed against S. A. Shores and T. H. Hunt in Johnston County allege they took ballot boxes and prevented the October 2 state election. State Attorney General George F. Short said the cases proceed on a law making it a crime to interfere with a ballot box in any election.
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Oklahoma City
Tishimingo
S. A. Shores
T. H. Hunt
Johnston County
George F. Short
Short
Supreme Court
Vancouver Seattles Sisters Clash Over Nell Austin Abduction
Nell Austin a 23 year old Seattle teacher found unconscious in Vancouver B C after disappearing November 25. Her sisters Lila and Georgia dispute claims she left home voluntarily while Seattle police say she left due to family trouble. Vancouver hospital reports her condition improving as authorities await her full recovery.
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Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Nell Austin
Miss Austin
Lila
Georgia Austin
Austin
Hugo
Oklahoma
Sergent
W. E. Carr
S. E. Jennings
Seattle Police Department
Nell
Lila Austin
Georgia
W. B. Severyans
Knie Ousted as Secretary of School Land Department
Oklahoma City The Oklahoma School Land Commission removed Robert L. Kaie of Cordell from his post amid charges of inefficiency. R. A. Sneed presented the accusation, and the unanimous vote to remove was followed by an executive session. A. Durant of Durant served as acting secretary and began immediate work to replace him.
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Knie
School Land Department
Oklahoma City
Robert L. Kaie
Cordell
Land Commission
J. C. Walton
Commission
Kane
R. A. Sneed
A. Durant
Durant
Proates
Knije
Democrat Elected in Coolidge Era City May Be Woodhouse
Northampton Massachusetts reports Edward J. Woodhouse a Democrat and Smith College government professor won the mayoral race by 729 votes over Republican William Cordes in Coolidge’s hometown yesterday.
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Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
President Coolidge
Edward J. Woodhouse
Smith College
William jCordes
Lower House in Tumult Over Anti Klan Bill Debate
Oklahoma City December 5. The Oklahoma House of Representatives engaged in a heated debate over the senate anti-Ku Klux Klan bill. W E Disney urged passage with teeth while warning that Governor Walton backs a softer measure and seeks political gain. A compromise plea came from T J Pollock as Speaker McBee said adjournment sine die is possible this week and a new election may follow.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
W. E. Disney
Muskogee County
House
J. C. Walton
Disney
Walton
United States Senate
Oklahoma
T. J. Pollock
Carter County
McBee
Trapp
Oklahoma Supreme Court OKs October Constitutional Election
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the October 2 special election valid, approving a constitutional amendment to empower the legislature to meet without a governor call. The ruling upheld the injunction against certifying the vote and spurred potential prosecutions as wholesale arrests were anticipated.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
George F. Short
Tom G. Chambers Jr
State Election Board
Secretary of State
J. C. Walton
Short
Justice Branson
Johnson
Nicholson
Harrison
Cochran
Kennamer
F. E. Riddle
Walton
Oregon Senator to Attempt Measure to Secure Vets Bonus
Washington dispatch reports Representative Watkins of Oregon drafts a bill to fund a veterans bonus with bonds backed by a $250 poll tax on each immigrant and $50 on every alien resident plus a 2 percent tax on foreign corporations and higher inheritance and excess profits taxes. The plan would pay former service members $1.25 daily for foreign service and $1.00 daily for home service, with a maximum cash payment outlined.
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Washington
United States
Watkins
Democrat
Oregon
Complaints Filed Against Breakers of Growers Contract
Two suits were filed in district court against Pontotoc county men for breach of contract with the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association over marketing their crop through the cooperative bureau. The month’s filings bring the season total to four, part of the association’s wide membership.
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Oklahoma _ Cotton Growers association
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Co-Operative Marketing Bureau
Nominations Handed To Coolidge Ford La Follette McAdoo
In Pierre S D delegates back Coolidge McAdoo and La Follette as presidential choices for Republicans Democrats and Farmer-Labor at state conventions. Ford leads Dem and FL votes. Capper and Gerard named for second spots. White House to acknowledge South Dakota endorsement shaping 1924 bid.
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Pierre
S. D
Coolidge
William G. McAdoo
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Hyrai Johnson
United States
California
Henry Ford
Johnson
Ford
McAdoo
LaFollette
Arthur Capper
Knsas
James W. Gerard
New York
Washington
South Dakota
Davenport pleads not guilty to ten charges in Oklahoma
Dr. A E Davenport state health commissioner pleads not guilty to five counts of diverting public funds. bonds set at 5000 each remain. indictments allege payments to chauffeur T P Edwards for services as personal aide to former Governor Walton. Davenport resigns effective tomorrow after indictment. Walton and Edwards face analogous charges.
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Oklahoma City
A. E. Davenport
District Court
Davenport
T. P. Edwards
Waltho
State Health Department
Walton
Edwards
M. E. Trapp
Ant Armies Clear Houses of Spiders and Roaches in South America
Ant swarms in Guiana and other South American nations target homes, sweeping away tarantulas and roaches as they raid human habitats. The phenomenon highlights unusual interspecies dynamics and local ecological impacts.
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Guiana
Gillett Named to WeLo Sword in House Fight
Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts was re elected speaker as Republican insurgents voted for him ending a deadlock. The move completes the Sixty eighth Congress and clears the path for President Coolidge to address a joint session. Insurgents gain a voice on house rules after assurances from Longworth that amendments would be allowed.
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Comaze
White House
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
Washington
Congress
South Dakota
Frederick H. Gillett
Massachusetts
Gillett
Prescient Coolidge
House
Senate
Longworth
Ohio
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
Madden
Illinois
Nelson
Minnesota
Garrett
Tennessee
Behiffd
Oil activity signals new wells in Seminole county region
Oil reports detail multiple rigs in Seminole county near Ada Francis and Byng. Projects include the American Oil and Refining Company on Stark farm and a test well in section 19 north of Francis. Several wells target gas fields and lower Seminole county potential with tools and electrical power noted.
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American Oil and Refining Company
Stark Farm
Lancaster Weir
P. A. Norris
Clark
Gilbert
Vaness
Roff
Section 19
Francis
Wewoka
Seminole County
Ada
Canadian River
William McDougal
Thomas Slick
John H. Harvey
Byng
Link Oil Company
Riverdale Oil Company of
Tulsa
Bebee
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House Committee
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Supreme Court of State
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