Francis 4 H Club Organized With 25 Members
The Francis 4-H Club met to organize with 17 boys and 8 prospects and 13 girls and 9 prospects aiming for a 2 of 25 member target. Officers elected include Truman Scroggins president James Chandler vice president Oneita Bryant secretary Ollie Kelly song leader Jim Smith reporter Wanda Wilson stunt leader. Boys entered projects in poultry home gardening dairy and pig fattening. Girls focused on health home beautification and gardening. County agents C H Hailey and Lester F Smith assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Scroggins
James Chandler
Oneita Bryant
Ollie Kelly
Jim Smith
Wanda Wilson
Jimmie Wilson
Kenneth Salters
Harold Mathews
Ellis Yates
Bobby Driver
Calen Buch
Carol West
Bobby Webber
Jerry Driver
Elmer Dale Allgood
Albert West
Billy Henson
James Lee
Alfred Horn
Jim Frank Smith
C. H. Hailey
Lester F. Smith
Clara Jaye West
Nancy Crews
Janet Phillips
Mary Ackerson
Will Morris Lance
Barbara Chism
Mary Lee Lambert
Shirley Ballow
Oneila Bryant
Jean West
Mary Magdaline Lee
Mary Nickerson
Morgan
HDA
Mrs. Alexander
Engagement announced for Miss Patricia McKeel and Lt McPherron
Mrs Edwina Wiley McKeel announces the engagement of Patricia Jane McKeel to Lt Charles E McPherrron McPherron, son of Maj General and Mrs Charles E McPherrron Oklahoma City. Vows set for December 14 at Central Presbyterian Church with Rev Edward V Ramage. Patricia is Classen High School and OC University alumna. Lt McPherrron stationed Fort Riley Kansas attached to S-3 as battle tactics instructor. He fought in Mexico border Australia New Guinea the Admiralties Leyte Luzon. wounded decorated and promoted on Leyte. His retired father is former commanding general of the 45th division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Jane McKeel
Charles Johnston McPherron
Edwina Wiley McKeel
Oklahoma City
Miss McKeel
J. F. McKeel
Ada
Lt. McPherren
Charles E. McPherren
Central Presbyterian Church
Edward V. Ramage
Classen High School
Black Cat Club
Oklahoma City University
McPherron
Fort Riley
Kansas
S-3
Classen
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremor
Mexican
Australia
New Guinea
Admiralties
Leyte
Luzon
Philippines
45Th
Frank Dillon Marries Edna Nordstrom in Brownwood
Miss Edna Nordstrom daughter of Mr and Mrs O W Nordstrom of McPherson Kansas and Frank M Dillon son of Mr and Mrs W J Dillon of Ada wed at the Prayer Chapel First Methodist Brownwood Texas on Saturday November 2 at 4 00 oclock Mrs Norma N Riker matron of honor wore a wine velvet suit with gardenias The bride wore a chartreuse suit with orchids The bride has worked as bookkeeper at C R Anthony Brownwood and previously Ada The groom recently discharged from the service was employed by C R Anthony in Seminole They will live at 1601 Austin Avenue Brownwood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Brownwood
Texas
Edna Nordstrom
O. W. Nordstrom
McPherson
Kansas
Frank M. Dillon
W. J. Dillon
East Fourteenth
Ada
Norma N. Riker
Dillon
C. R. Anthony
Anthony’s
Frank Dillon
C. R. Anthony Company
Seminole
Austin Avenue
Kerr Re-Elected Chairman At Southern Governors Meet
Gov Robert S Kerr of Oklahoma was re elected chairman of the Southern Governors Conference by the 14 southern state chief executives. Gov Chauncey Sparks of Alabama was kept as vice chairman and the group set next meetings for Miami Florida. The report notes Kerr as the first Mississippi River state governor to serve a second term as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Robert S. Karr
Oklahoma
Hauncey Sparks
Alabama
Miami
Fila
Kerr
Missippi
Oklahoma 4-H Members Win State Championships in Varied Categories
Five Oklahoma 4-H members earned state champion honors in home grounds beautification dress revue dairy foods and frozen foods. Ray Glenny of Blackwell won home grounds beautification with a 17-jewel watch and a $303.87 project cost. Wanda Roulet of Custer won dress revue. Nora Maher of Ardmore led frozen foods with a $50 bond. Carrie Lockridge of Douglas and Jean Eifert of Waukomis won dairy foods demonstrations with $50 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uperior
Oklahoma Club
Ray Glenny
Blackwell
Charles R. Walgreen
Chicago
Ray
Wanda Roulet
Custer
American Viscose Corporation
Wanda
Chicago Club Congress
U. S
Nora Maher
Ardmore
Oklahoma
International Harvester Co
Nora
Carrie Lockridge
Douglas
Jean Eifert
Waukomis
Kraft Foods Co
Dairy feeding and pasture work planned in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Agent C H Hailey announces dairy feeding and management schools for December 11 and 12 with sessions at Allen Fitzhugh Vaness Byng Latta Pleasant Hill and McLish John W Boehr will direct. Pecan show results across Pontotoc farms highlight improved pastures and four key pasture practices plus a 1946 state pecan show bid in Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Fitzhugh
Vaness
Byng
Latta
Pleasant Hill
McLish
John W. Boehr
Extension Dairyman
Pontotoc County
Pauls Valley
M. R. Wood
Eastern Schley
Zimmerman and Parker
Meltons
Williamson
Moneymaker
John V. Crabtree
Nelson
L. C. Cales
Muskogee
Four-H Club News Across Pontotoc County Sees Growth
Nine clubs organized with 229 boys enrolled. Secret goal to boost enrollment by about twenty percent by January. 1946 program covers dairy and crop production livestock, farm youth, pasture, home garden, and orchards with dairy corn hog beef poultry and youth programs drawing most interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Vaness
Pleasant Hill
Summers Chapel
Francis
Roff
Fitzhugh
Allen
Latta
Byng
Kenny Fund Drive Extended to December 25
Bing Crosby, as chairman of the Sister Kenny Foundation funds campaign, announced the drive will continue until December 25 to train technicians in the Kenny method for infantile paralysis. Pontotoc county trails its $2,000 quota by over $500 with additional local contributors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Sister Kenny Foundation
Kenny
Idris Traylor
Pontotoc County
R. E. Haynes
S. M. Baubluts
Spec Young
J. W. Sweatt
Smart Shop
H. W. Guderian
Sam Jewell
Tal Crawford
Ada Coca Cola Bottling Co
Tony Floyd
Arthur Bowles
Burris
Spann-Denison Motor Co
Bert Simmons
L. E Tennis
C. C. Morris
Hubert G. Orton
McSwain - Kiva
East Central Oklahoma Educators Plan 1946 Meet
Superintendents Rex Morrison of Ada and Oliver Johns of Seminole with W P Hopper Ed Wild and college faculty outline 1946 O E A plans. A homecoming themed district meeting will be held October 25 with an East Central football game and a banquet as key events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Morrison
Ada
Oliver Johns
Seminole
W. P. Hopper
Ed Wild
O.E.A
Knight Hall
Oklahoma
Eee
Two Trusties At Shawnee Station Find Two Trusties At Shawnee Station
William Edward Storie a 40 year old Britton rural mail carrier was found dead on U S Highway 62 east of Meeker Oklahoma. State patrol said he likely suffered a heart attack and left his vehicle before collapsing in the roadway. His parked car showed no collision evidence. Christmas shopping is described as fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeker
Oka
William Edward Storie
Britton
U. S. Highway 62
Here
Storie
Davidson Family Welcomes Baby Jimmy Jack Davidson
The Lindsey Davidson family announces the birth of Jimmy Jack Davidson a six pound baby boy born Thursday. Named for Jim Gassoway and Jack Fentem former Ada High players, the youngster is expected to grow into a tackle. The family adds there was no dispute over the name and jokes about avoiding backfield positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Jack Davidson
Lindsey Davidson
Davidson Thursay
Lindsey, Jr
Jimmy
Jim Gassoway
Jack
Jack Fentem
Ada
Coal District Scouters Meet in Coalgate
The Coal District Annual Scout meeting in Coalgate drew over 100 scouts cubs parents and friends from units including Troop 22 Tupelo Troop 16 Coalgate Pack 16 Coalgate Troop 49 and Pack 11 Coalgate. L H Harrell Arbuckle Area Council president spoke opening ceremonies were led by Troop 49 Alfonso Salman and Bill Anderson Scoutmaster. Charles Watkins received a First Class badge as his mother pinned it on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Coal District
Scouting
Coal County
Tupelo
L. H. Harrell
Arbuckle Area
Troop 49
Alfonse Salman
Glenn Leister
Court of Honor
L. F. Einsel
Tom Ruffini
Judge Ralls
Charles Watkins
Glenn Singleton
Jerry Fowler
Bill Anderson
W. H. Hudson
Downtown Service Store Opens With New Holiday Stock
The Downtown Service Store opened at Twelfth and Townsend replacing a filling station. Operated by E. O. Butch Alton and J. D. Elkins the white front store features automated pumps and a large range of Christmas gifts and auto accessories. Alton previously managed Consumer's Oil Co in Ada and Seminole before returning in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O
Butch) Alton
J. D. Elkins
Twelfth and Townsend
Standard Petroleum Products
Alton
Consumer’s Oil Co
Ada
California
Seminole
GM's Vigorous Wilson and Reuther in Spotlight
National attention centers on Charles E. Wilson of General Motors and Walter P. Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers as 175,000 workers strike. Wilson champions free enterprise resisting wage demands while Reuther promotes higher pay to lift the national living standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA News Service
Detroit
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
United Automobile Workers Union
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
CIO
Wilson
Reuther
Elie Betty
Fund Drive For WWII Memorial Chapel At A and M College
Stillwater reports a drive to raise funds for a chapel at Oklahoma A and M College in memory of Aggiese, honoring World War II service. The effort seeks donor support to construct the memorial facility on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
4-H Enrollment Expands in Local Schools
Jessie Morgan 4-H reports enrollment in Allen Francis Latta Byng Roff Fitzhugh and Vanessa with 400 to 500 members and each club targeting 50 to 75 participants. Several factors limit turnout but rally in April promises heavy activity. Community clubs plan Christmas parties exchanges and garden planning for 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen, Francis
Latta
Byng
Roff
Fitzhugh
Vaness
Forty-Six Ada boys attend Copeland banquet
Ada High School football players, 46, shared a steak dinner at the First Annual Football Banquet sponsored by Charles Copeland of Copeland Baking. Coach Elvan George praised the team for their 1945 season while several players received extra steaks for various merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland
Ada High
Charles Copeland
Copeland Baking Company
Elvan George
Trice Broadrick
Jesse Young
R. B. Evans
Mancel Brooks
Wayne Vickers
Hugh Warren
Paul Urgess
Groves Calls for Shared Will to Use Atomic Energy Wisely
Army atomic bomb expert Maj Gen Leslie R Groves says the key to using atomic energy for world peace lies in the will of all people to restrict its use for mankind. He emphasizes collective restraint as essential for safe advancement and global betterment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie R. Groves
Army
Bomber Slashes Minutes Off West To East Record
The Douglas XB-42 sped from Long Beach to Bolling Field in 5 hours 17 minutes 34 seconds, shaving 46 minutes off the west to east record. Pilots Lt. Col. H. E. Warden and Capt. Glenn W. Edwards flew the 432 mile trip aided by tail winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Long Beach
Calif
Bolling Field
Army Airbase
C.S.T
Boliing Field
H. E. Warden
Air Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Ohio
Glenn W. Edwards
Hudgens Looper Nash firm to display new Nash cars
Hudgens Auto Service owner R L Hudgens says Guy Looper has bought half interest in the firm, forming Hudgens-Looper Nash company. They plan Nash sales at 212 North Broadway and will stock genuine Nash parts with five service staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Hudgens - Looper Nash Company
North Broadway
R. L. Hudgens
Hudgens Auto Service
Guy Looper
Hudgens-Looper Nash Company
Looper
Hudgens
Dallas
Luther Hudgens
Mississippi
Ford
Chevrolet
Latta and Francis Split Cage Games Friday Night
Latta and Francis high school basketball teams split a pair of games in Pontotoc county. Francis girls led by Williams with 20 points scored 39 total while Latta girls had 31. Latta boys held Francis to nine points while Latta scored 21. Abbott led Latta with three field goals and two free throws. C Wilson scored four for Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Latta
Pontotoc County
Williams
Abbott
C. Wilson
Cotton crop in 1945 estimated at 9.195 million bales
The Agriculture Department estimates a 1945 cotton crop of 9 million plus bales from Dec 1 reports, down 173000 bales from the Nov forecast. Last year produced 12.23 million. average 12.293 million. Yield projected at 249.6 lb per acre, with 17.7 million of 18.16 million acres harvested. Abandonment 11 percent lower than last year, but heavy in Oklahoma and above average in Texas and nearby Mississippi states due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi River
Letters Are Given 29 Ada Footballers
Twenty nine football players and two trainers will receive letters this year as eligibility requires played in at least one major competition and finished the season or were injured but played in a major game. The First Annual Copeland Football Banquet named the letter winners listed, with Cecil Curry and John Benson among managers receiving letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trice Broadrick
Jack Fowler
Don Presley
Terry Copeland
John Emmons
John Stephens
Bob Pulliam
Hildred Massey
Jack Pollock
Bob Anderson
Paul Pherigo
Bob Meaders
Joe Brecheen
Bud Moore
Frank Fleet
Glen McGinnis
John Gay
Bill Roberts
Bill Ballard
Bill Vines
Don Summers
Pete Cantrell
Bob Mullins
Jack Crawford
Ed Haley
E. A. Guinn
Bill Turner
Leo Massey
Cecil Curry
John Benson
Dickie Buchanan
Dinner Honors Men Discharged Recently From Armed Forces
Mrs. Lola Moon hosted a dinner at 421 West Sixth Street on December 2 to honor her son Pfc. Tommy Moon and grandson Cpl. Dee Roy Kelly who recently received honorable discharges from 15 and 21 months of service in the ETO. Attendees included relatives from Shawnee Oklahoma City Port Arthur and Shawnee with photos taken of the group at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Moon
West Sixth Street
Pfc
Tommy Moon
Cpl
Dee Roy Kelly
ETO
Dee Kelly
Ruby
Jimmie
Raymond
Shawnee
C. R. Moon
Dewayne
Oklahoma City
Port Arthur
Texas
C. C. Moon
Don
Jerry
Linda Kay
Leslie Hayes
Bobby
Billy
Ralph Yoder
Roy
Ann
Patsy
Services for Anna McFadden Held in Tonkawa
Mrs Anna McFadden 90 mother of Pon fe Police Chief Joe Seivelden will be buried here after services tomorrow. A Kay County resident since 1902 she died late yesterday in Tonkawa Oklahoma reflecting long community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonkawa
Okla
Anna . McFadden
Joe Eivelden
Pon Fe
Tomorne
McFadden
Kay County
It's Only Human to Enjoy the Voice of a Singer
A nostalgic note praises the appeal of a singer's voice and the personal connection it creates with listeners. The short reflection highlights warmth and universal appeal across audiences.
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Patricia McKeel
Extension Service of
The
State
Agricultural College
USDA
Buxton
Mie
Limestone
Crosby
Traylor
E. C
E. A
Shawnee Station
Davidson Family
Canning A
Alton and Elkins
UVAW
Charles Erwin Wilson
Minerva, O
Minerva
Mineral City
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Bloomfield Hills
United Automobile Workers
Wheeling
W. Va
Wayne University
Russia
Germany
China
Japan
Mrs. Jessie Morgan
Ieen
Hart” Club
A. L. Griffith
Colbert Club
L. Neuland
Fitzhugh Club
M. J. Beasley
Pickett HD Club
the News
Gene Evans
Bob
Andy) Anderson
Massey
Hildred
Emmons
Ada High School
Hudgens Auto Repair
McGowen
Thompson
Adele
Bog Cisco
Walker
Cocci Cileiealea Alis LaFevers Cn
Lillie Iach Smith
Teumaiins
Harris Scroggins
Cofton
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