Ada County 4-H Calf Prize Draw Promises $226 in Awards
Ada chamber backs Pontotoc county 4 H and F A club boys feeding beef calves for the state fat stock show in Oklahoma City. Twenty prizes total 226 dollars with grand champion bought for 100 dollars. First prize is grand champion calf, four prizes are Hereford heifers, others range from 15 to 1 dollar. George F. Ferguson mentioned. Gov Murray audit noted irregular claims in LeFlore county and auto tithe records. Pontotoc boys led in entries last year. a parade is planned next March to showcase calves. County agent J A Hill credits lessons learned and improved calf quality.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc
J. &. Hill
Dismissal of Assault Case Against Col Zack Miller
The assault case against Col. Zack Miller of the 101 ranch was dismissed by special Judge Dale I. Heltzer on Bryce Potter's instruction with charges to be refiled after January 1 1934. Potter said trial then would be foolish and a new pardon would follow upon a conviction. Miller had fired a shot into a floor during a dispute at the ranch known as White House. The judge was appointed after two regular district judges had stepped down.
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Newkirk
Okla
Zack Miller
Dale I. Heltzer
Bryce Potter
W. H. Murray
Col. Miller
Charces
Potter
Kay County
White House
Oklahoma Bank Closure Tows Bank in Colored Community
Oklahoma City December 15 The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Baley once run by necroes in an all Negro area was closed under State Bank Commissioner Barnett. The bank reported deposits of 158 900 amid the robber raid killing its president D J Turner and George Birdwell. An examiner was named, plans made for a two year moratorium and reorganization, while local withdrawals surged after the raid and Turner’s death.
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Oklahoma City
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Baley
George Birdwell
Barnett
Oklahoma
D. J. Turner
Chamber of Commerce weekly meeting features music and readings
The 1939 Rectors AFB gathering heard group singing by Mrs. Marguerite Hewkinson and two readings by Miss Gertrude Kondergraft. Rosa Lee Gaines accompanied at the piano for the cones and performed a piano solo. Miss Minnie Dell Cromwell offered a soprano solo. Miss Pora Webster organized the program and announced next year’s directors.
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Chamber - Conmerce
Marguerite Hewkinson
Gertrude Kondergraft
Rosa Lee Gaines
Minnie Dell Cromwell
Pora Webster
J. F. McKeel
Mate Highway Commission
Mies Webster
Hy. A. BR. Suxy
A. M. Kerr
Roy Pirie
W. C. Prichett
W. Q. Smith
8. M. Baublitts
W. D. Title
C. L. Parker
C. E. Canning
Rebt. L. Williiamson
H. J. Huddleston
Parry Lungaard
Joe Strauss
Charlie Bainbridge
Oklahoma City Sees December Employment Gains Amid Seasonal Demand
W A Pat Murphy reports November gains in employment and payrolls with 2 885 placed by federal state offices and 444 in Oklahoma City. Average weekly wage sits at 21.26 with food prices up 0 1 percent from September to October. Government index shows wholesale prices down four percent for the week ending December.
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Oklahoma City
W. A
Pat) Murphy
Murphy
Federal Bureau of Labor
Urphy
Bia
LeFlore County Audit Finds Irregular Claims Totals
State Examiner John Rogers announced an audit showing 298115 dollars in irregular claims approved by LeFlore county commissioners from July 1 1927 to June 30 1932. Named commissioners include J Paul Mathis and Joe Johnson and others.
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Oklahoma City
John Rogers
LeFlore
J. Paul Mathis
Joe Johnson
Pontotoc County Cotton Ginned Ahead of December 1
Cotton ginned in Pontotoc County before December 1 reached 16 554 bales, per special agent Vel Bradford. For comparison, December 1, 1951, ginnings were 12 892 bales. The crop is nearly all linted, with later figures adding little to the total. The 1951 crop totaled a little over 14 900 bales.
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Pontotoc County
Vel Bradford
International debt and economic concerns outlined to Hoover
A report details unsettled debts from several nations including Italy Latvia and Lithuania with sums varying widely. It notes France may pay a large sum if realized and lists Belgium Poland Hungary and Estonia as defaulting with missing reconsiderations. The piece cites sources close to the president saying Hoover seeks preparatory steps but needs help from the new administration for diplomacy.
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Italy
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Latvia
Lithunia
France
Belgium
Poland
Hungary
Estonia
Hoover
One Hundred Million War Debt Payments Made or Missed
Nearly one hundred million dollars of war debt installments were marked paid in Washington as six nations honored obligations while five defaulted. Paris faced political upheaval over a $20 million payment to the United States. Britain transferred $95.55 million with patriotic headlines. Belgium, Poland, Hungary, and Estonia also defaulted alongside France. Greece lagged behind on payments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Paris
Heriot
United States
London
Britain
Berlin
France
Germany
Lithuania
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Latvia
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Belgium
Poland
Hungarie
Estonia
Greece
Falen
Nelson Warns On Proposed Relief Plan Tactics
Washington dispatch reports Representative Nelson of Missouri warns that the domestic allotment relief plan could mirror the Farm Board's impact on Hoover. He urges a seven point program including tariff revision and tax cuts while C. V. Gregory testifies the plan could reach 75 percent of farmers through the four staples. The article also notes local Christmas events at a school and community gathering with Santa Claus and contests.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Farm Board
Hoover
House Agriculture Committee
Nelson
Missouri
C. V. Gregory
Chicago
The
Prairie Farmer
Gregory
Secretary of Agriculture
Acreage totals and crop yields reported by department
Washington figures show total cropland harvested this year at 052,825,000 acres, with production tallies for corn, wheat, oats, cotton and other crops across many varieties. A February report will present farmers’ total gross income and crop values based on annual averages.
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Washington
Department of Serenulture
Starrett Bonds Out In Counterfeit Case
T. A. Starrett charged with possession and passing counterfeit money appears before United States Commissioner W. C. Edwards and posts a $5,000 bond. Fred Gay, similarly charged, also posts a $5,000 bond set by Edwards.
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Starrett
T. A. Starrett
W. C. Edwards
United States
Fred Gay
Edwards
Betrayer of Gas Attack Sentenced in Leipsic
August Jaeger a 41 year old chauffeur was sentenced by the supreme court in Leipsic to ten years in prison and loss of civic honors for deserting to the French on April 15 1915 and betraying a German gas attack on the Langemarck Fochapelle front in Flanders. He had been listed as missing until French documents published in December 1930 revealed his act.
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Leipsic
Germany
August Jaeger
Supreme Court
Jaecer
Langemarck-Focheapelle
Flanders
Ile
Court challenge over W H Kornegay justice tenure in Oklahoma
Motion seeks vacating court decision claiming Kornegay was not an associate justice when the ruling was announced. Wayne Baylesa elected to fill unexpired term. dispute centers on Kornegay’s eligibility and participation in the motion and opinion writing.
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Oklahoma City
W. H. Korreray
State Supreme Court
Wayne Baylesa
Claremoore
J. Howard Lancley
Pryor
Kennesay
Gen. Murray
Elalmants
Taylor Ell
Carter OF Co
Nowata
Lawyless
Kornegay
E. F. Lester
J. W. Clark
Cienn O. Youn
Sapulpa Jiener
Raber A. Hefner
Charles W. Swindals
E. R. McNeil
R. RK. Reil
Fletcher Riley
J. i. Cullison
Thomas G. Andrews
Appeals Court Grants Temporary Freedom To Several Men
The Oklahoma City appellate court plans to release half a dozen men on temporary freedom as a Christmas gesture. James S. Davenport, the presiding judge, said mandates will be issued after the holidays and final opinions remain pending. Clerks were asked to hold orders until after the new year so defendants may celebrate.
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Worlahoma City
Ericinal Court of Appeals
Davenport
Oklahoma City Pioneers Heal in Deaths of Mee and Rolater
Two Oklahoma City pioneers, banker William Mee and surgeon Dr. J B Rolater, died at 71. Mee collapsed from heart disease while walking after resigning as First National Bank finance chair to join his sons in investments. Rolater, in Oklahoma City since 1889, died at his Cave Springs Georgia home after 35 years as a leading surgeon and large real estate owner.
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Oklahoma City
William Mee
J. BR. Rolater
Mee
First National Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma
William Mee, Jr
Herbert M. Mee
Rolater
Cave Springs
Sehjoo Progress Amid Flu and Weather Challenges
Sehjoo shows steady progress despite sharp attendance declines due to flu and bad weather. Teachers are actively varnishing and preparing learning spaces to maintain classroom readiness despite disruptions.
Negro Bound Over in Chicken Theft Case
Friz Frasier, a Negro, bound over to district court on larceny of domestic fowls. He was wounded by a shotgun during the incident, which occurred at Stonewall recently.
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Friz Frasier
Frasier
Stonewall
Walker and His Wife Sued Over Shoes and Mules Debt
Somers Inc. sues former Mayor James J. Walker and his then wife for 2141.20 for necessaries mainly shoes and handbars bought between November 10 1930 and March 2 1932. The largest day saw 18 pairs of shoes and two pairs of mules totaling 790.
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New York
James J. Walker
Somers Inc
West 57Th Street
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