Agriculture's Place High In U S Defense Program
An Oklahoma A M pamphlet outlines how farmers, about half of U S farm population, supply one third of farm income and must boost home production amid war and mechanization. It previews 1941 42 outlooks for crops and livestock, with favorable and unfavorable factors across beef pork dairy poultry cotton wheat and other sectors, highlighting defense demand and export constraints.
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Oklahoma A. & M. College
National Defense Agriculture
United States
Oklahoma
Cole
National Defense
Great Britain
Turkey
National Defense Program
U. S. Army
Sheep Farming Profits Highlighted By County Agent
County Agent Tom Morris notes sheep farming's rise in Kiowa county and highlights 117 sheep shown across Shropshire Hampshire Southdown and Rambouillet breeds. He explains income from wool lambs and pasture improvement and advises starting with at least 10 ewes and a ram while seeking bulletins for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom M. Marks
Shropshire
Hampshire
Southdown
Tom Morris
Kiowa
Ture
Biscuits and Dogs Depart as Mrs Gabbert Vacation Ends
Stratford notice jokes about Mrs Gabbert’s Texas trip leaving her husband to batch and failing biscuits that drove the dog away. In Tishomingo the Tri county health unit warns to curb epidemic influenza with numerous county cases and statewide totals over seven thousand.
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Stratford
Tom Gabbert
Texas
Tom
George Pearce
Springfield
George
Bath
Tishomingo
Tishomingo Hosts Third Annual Toy Matinee
The Presbyterian Christian missionary society sponsors the third annual toy matinee at Thompson Theatre on Wednesday afternoon December 18 at 1 45. Mrs Hugh Hutchens, committee chair, announced that admission is a donated toy or usable clothing for a child aged 6 to 14.
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Tishomingo
Thompson Theatre
Hugh Hutchens
Presbyterian-Christian Missionary Society
Reverend Fred Stumpp Takes Post At Local First Baptist
Reverend Fred Stumpp, newly called pastor of the First Baptist church here, will assume his duties here December 15. He formerly was at Wewoka.
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Tishomingo
Fred Stumpp
First Baptist Church
Wewoka
New Program Lets Farmers Obtain Cheap Farm Building Plans
Extension department of A and M college offers Pontotoc county farmers blueprints for farm buildings at ten cents per sheet. Catalogue Plans of Farm Buildings for Southern States is available via County Agent Hailey and includes 15 complete farm home plans plus barns, shelters, and processing buildings. Complete details may be procured from the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Department
A. and
M. College
Pontotoc County
Ee Hailey
Bloom Pushes Elimination of Obstacles to Aid Britain
Washington December 16. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Bloom urges removing all legal barriers to expedited British aid. He backs direct financial assistance destroyer transfers and naval help as discussed with President Roosevelt expected to review developments on Britain aid upon return to Washington.
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Washington
Great Britain
Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Lord Lothian
Foundation For
Warm Springs
Cariban
Britain
Flag Display Booklets for Oklahoma Schools
Ray Stegall distributes a state issued booklet on displaying and respecting the US flag in Oklahoma schools. The pamphlet includes guidelines, rules, and cautions, plus patriotic literature and state flag laws such as House Bill 483 with penalties for violations.
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Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
United States
Oklahoma
Stegall
A. L. Crable
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
United States of America
Farmers to elect county committee at four meetings
Four local meetings will be held Monday December 16 at 10 o clock in Clarita Tupelo Parker and Coalgate to elect the county committee.
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Coalgate
Clarita
Tupelo
Parker
Coal County approves cotton marketing quotas
In Coal County the vote was 357 for quotas and 70 against to keep marketing quotas on cotton. Farmers backed the quotas due to a large cotton surplus and an export market forecast under two million bales.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Future Bright For A M Says Bennett
Dr Henry G Bennett president of Oklahoma A and M college spoke at a banquet marking the 49th anniversary. He cited low faculty salaries and unstable security as major problems and predicted 10 000 enrollment by 1950. He named needed facilities including a library home economics building chemistry building agricultural engineering building and a dairy building. Faculty, alumni and former students attended, with seven members of the 1891 class present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Bennett
U S Colonel Donovan Arrives in London on Undisclosed Mission
Colonel William J. Donovan reaches London by air from Lisbon on an undisclosed mission for the United States.
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London
William J. Donovan
Lisbon
United States
Ancient Yule Customs From Pagan Ancestors
The hanging up of the mistletoe and the burning of the Yule log are cited as two of the most ancient customs tracing back to Pagan ancestors.
Legion to host Milo Jarner of Toledo in district meeting
Antlers announces preparations to bring large delegations to Atoka for a special third district Legion and Auxiliary gathering. Milo Jarner, national commander of the American Legion, Toledo Ohio, will be principal speaker at the high school auditorium.
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American Legion
Atoka
Milo Jarner
American Legion of
Toledo
Ohio
Oklahoma county draft quotas outline first draft
A tentative list for January 3 under the selective service act shows Pushmataha county expected to furnish 28 men. State draft officials say no Negroes will be called up from this county in the first draft.
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Antlers
Oklahoma
Pushmataha
British Settle Claims Against Brazilian Merchant Ships
The British government announced that three cases of action against Brazilian merchant ships were settled. The Siqueira Campos case was resolved and sources reported Buarkue and Itape also closed. The report notes the resolution came today.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Siqueira Campos
Buarkue
Itape
Repeal of Johnson Act To Be Sought
Prestonburg Kentucky December 14 Chairman May of the house military affairs committee advocates outright repeal of the Johnson act to clear the way for government aided loans to nations in default. He says the measure would help England and other friends of the United States and does not propose direct government loans. Timber wolves are mentioned as trained sled dogs in a separate note.
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Prestonburg
May
D.ky
House
United States
England
Great Britain
Ada Scout History Highlights Early Leaders and Notable Eagles
Ada records a 1920 Boy Scouts history with O F Bradshaw as early scoutmaster and D T Bradshaw guiding many to church membership. Drew Page, Ada’s first Eagle Scout, later joined NBC staff in Chicago and pursued music with a private studio at 630 West Fifteenth Street.
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Drew Page
Ada
O. F. Bradshaw
Ada High School
W. A. Hill
A. L. Fentem
Dad Fentem
Ada High
Central College
Charles Canning
Bill Crawford
Turner King
D. ¥. Bradshaw
Drew
Beniia Page
Charles Jackson
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Okay, Ark
Joe Hargis
Memor
Dick Simpson
Tulsa
Henry
William Roach
Glen
Dean Spencer
Richard Walker Simpson Jr
Chicago
NBC
Blantus
Maupin
Gallichio
Bob Crosby
Harry James
Canada
Mexico
B R. Page
B. R. Page
West Fifteenth Street
D. T. Bradshaw
Dust Bowlers Press On Without Pity Despite Hardship
The Dust Bowlers endure shelterless ditches and starved conditions yet refuse pity. They are self-reliant farmers facing scarce land and work, many relocating to the Northwest via No. 66 and No. 30 corridors. FSA loans, relief agencies, and migrant camps aid their reestablishment as they repay aid over time. Jesse Powell recalls rough winter sledding and choosing to stay home or move forward with steady work.
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Paul E. Ewing
Portland
Ore
America
South
California
Plains
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Federal Farm Security Administration
FSA
Rural Rehabilitation Administration
Dayton Farm
Jesse Powell
Custer County
Neb
Nebraska
Byng Girls Rout Vamoosa 58 26 in Conference Play
Byng girls dominated Vamoosa 58 to 26 on Friday as coach Bertha Teague rotated 13 players starting with a 43 to 6 lead. Byng boys also beat Vamoosa 29 to 21 in the Little River conference. Next Friday Byng hosts Fittstown in another league clash.
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Byng
Vamoosa
Bertha Teague
Vamposa
Little River
Fittstown
Aviation spending and highway mileage in early US history
The United States spent 1.5 billion dollars on aviation during World War I. The country also had more than 750000 miles of improved highways, reflecting postwar infrastructure growth.
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United States
Entomologist Notes State Insect Pest Records in Oklahoma
Stillwater December report from F A Foeriton of Oklahoma A and M College identifies chinch bugs boll weevils and grasshoppers as Oklahoma's top pests from 1930 to 1940. He cites regional chinch bug concentrations center section wide. recommends resistant sorghum varieties for control.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
F. A. Foeriton
Agricultural Experiment Station
Oklahoma A
M. College
Fenton
Panhandle
Stratford Closes Opening Stretch With Five Wins
Stratford high school basketball, coached by Harley Doc LaFevers, has won five of six in the 1940-41 season. Seven returning lettermen headline the squad along with three junior lettermen. Upcoming games list includes Vaness, Horace Mann, Francis, Maysville, Lexington, Paoli, Wayne, Lindsay, and district and East Central tournaments.
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Harley “Doc” LaFevers
Stratford High School
Stratford
Dale
A. B. Pearson
Lloyd Pearson
Dale LaBass
O’neal Phillips
Arliss Watts
Briz Sliger
Harold Stevens
Harlan Cook
Joe Tom Blackburn
Jack Blaker
Vaness
Horace Mann
Ada
Francis
Maysville
Lexington
Paoli
Wayne
Lindsay
Atlantic and Dixie clipper return to Lisbon after misread weather
In Lisbon on December 18 the Atlantic and Dixie clipper ships bound for the United States returned to port after a recount noted bad Atlantic weather and swells off the Azores. An auctioneer’s sale ends with a quick bid and a sold shout by Fahraim and Levenson, signaling a final sale.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Dixie Clippers
United States
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Martha
Katy
New Yorker
Johnson
Future Bright
A&m
Pontotoc Council
Doc LaFevers
Fahraim
Levenson
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