One Variety Cotton Communities Aim to Preserve Pure Seed
The United States Department of Agriculture urges communities to grow only one cotton variety to maintain purity and improve quality. The Salt River Valley's Prima Egyptian cotton shows the plan works, while gins must prevent seed mixing and isolation is needed to avoid crossbreeding.
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South
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
O. F. Cook
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Ada Generous 10 Poor Churches In Line For Charity
Final check up on charity expenditures in Ada shows Red Cross and United Charities aided about 100 families from 35 to the Red Cross and 65 by churches. More than 3000 pounds of flour were donated by First Baptist Church Business Men's Bible class, with churches reporting joyful programs and large congregations.
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Orville Snead
Red Cross
United Charities
Ada
McSwain Theatre
The
Baptist Church
Snead
Terracing Gains Ground in Pontotoc County Farms
The writer notes repeated advocacy for field terracing in Pontotoc county and says Agent Hill has many galls to address. Farmers are adopting terracing to conserve soil and preserve the fertility of thousands of acres.
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Pontotoc County
Agent Hill
Early spring farming surge across regional lands
In several recent trips, I observe extensive land breaking as farmers hurry to till soil. Last year drought kept many from starting early. this year conditions look favorable and most farmers seem ready to seize any spring window.
Statewide Soil Survey Funding Details
Statewide soil survey finances include 30000 dollars for the survey and 24000 dollars for field experiments across sections of the state. Additional funds would support salaries to hire more full time experts, reducing reliance on retired men who teach part time.
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M. College
C. T. Dowell
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Mr. Dowell
Dowell
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Stillwater
Okla
Lice on Pigs Treatment With Oil
An old oil based method controls hog lice. Use crude oil or crankcase oil swabbed behind the ears and around the tail head, pigs penned together to spread it. Leave for one to two hours then repeat every three to four weeks to kill most lice.
Young Men to Think About Starts Farm Life Cautiously
Aimed at Oklahoma youths new to farming the piece urges starting out debt free while still at home. It compares debt with prudent investing as a later step, advising gradual buildup of stock, cattle, and equipment before venturing fully into independent farming.
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Oklahoma
Pototoe County Poultry Show Preparations underway
The annual Pototoe County Poultry show is set for an afternoon opening with 150 to 200 coops arranged around three walls of the Pontotoc building and a center row. Judge Walter Bowers of Paris Texas will oversee the judging starting Thursday at 1 PM. Entries are due by noon Thursday and the event runs Thursday Friday and Saturday free to the public.
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Trem Wednesdry
Pototoe
Walter Bowers
Paris
Texas
Southwest
Builders See More Permits As 1922 Ends
A mid year check on 1922 predictions shows 47 building permits issued by the city finance office totaling 86670 dollars, mostly residences. Banks report increased deposits and circulation, farmers stronger, and mortgages being cared for, with cotton yields up and prices high. Financial leaders forecast 1923 will bring steady gains and broader prosperity.
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C. H. Rives
Oklahoma State Bank
J M Cooke to Direct Ada Civic Chorus
Ada forms a city wide chorus with Prof Edgar M Cooke of Oklahoma City as director. Backed by the city commissioners Retail Merchants Association and Lions Club, first rehearsal on January 5 invites county singers to join for free access to top vocal instruction.
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Retail Merchants Association
Lions Club
Edgar M. Cook
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Edgar M. Cooke
Chicago
Episcopal Church
Europe
Apollo Club
Ladies Music Club
St. Lukes M. E. Church
Oscar Seagle
New York
Ada
Cooke
Griswold Granted Pardon by Governor
Charles H. Griswold a former Guthrie Oklahoma court clerk convicted of embezzlement on January 19 1917 received a full pardon from Governor J B A Robertson. The pardon follows a recommendation by the trial judge the prosecuting attorney and most jurors available.
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Oklahoma City
Wee
Charles H. Griswold
Guthrie
Oklahoma
J. B. A. Robertson
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Well-Known Ada Man Dies in Auto Crash Near Byars
B. F. Jones a former transfer man in Ada and a well known figure in the town and county was killed Saturday morning when his car left the road near the Horseshoe schoolhouse by Pauls Valley. His family escaped with minor injuries and the body was taken home then to Texas for burial.
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B. F. Jones
Ada
Byars
Texas
Horseshoe
Pauls Valley
Duncan elects Frederick mayor as city manager
Duncan city commissioners elected Z. Z. Rogers as city manager with term to begin January 1. Rogers has served eight years as mayor of Frederick and is noted for efficiency in city government administration.
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Duncan
Frederick
Z. Z. Rogers
British Turks Not Optimistic On Parley
A Lausanne Reuters dispatch says the near east conference faces serious danger of collapse if the Turks persist in their methods. Lord Curzon’s letter to Ismet Pasha outlines Britain’s reply to the Turkish demand that Mosul belong to Turkey.
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London
Reuter
Lausanne
Lord Curzon
Ismet Pasha
Mosul
Turkey
Founder of Oklahoma orphanage dies in Pryor
W. T. Whitaker aged 69, founder of the Oklahoma state orphanage at Pryor for Indian minors, died after a lingering illness in Muskogee. He established the institution about twenty years ago and it was taken over by the state with statehood.
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Rxryor Orphanage
Muskogee
W. T. Whitaker
Oklahoma State Orphanage
Pryor
Boy hurt eye by weed stem near Stratford
The little son of Babe Connell was injured Saturday when a weed stem jabbed his left eye. Dr. Shi treated the eye in Stratford and the boy was sent to Faust hospital Ada where the stem was removed. F. W. Morgan reports Oklahoma City business on gin rebuilding due January 1923.
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Babe Connell
Stratford
Shi
Faust Hospital
Ada
Stratford Leader
F. W. Morgan
Oklahoma City
Walton Commends Legislature for Gibbons Support
Aldrich Blake said Governor elect J C Walton asked him by long distance to thank the legislature for backing Murray Gibson for speaker during his absence. The governor elect’s appreciation is noted amid the ongoing campaign over the exposition. Walton expected to be in Oklahoma City by Sunday.
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Oklahoma City
Aldrich Blake
J. C. Walton
Mystery claims man death in apartment house
In Louisville Kentucky Mrs Olive L Jones a divorcee faces murder charges after she says she shot O L Black in self defense during a Sunday quarrel and watched over the body all night. Investigators found a looped wire near the window and shoe nail marks suggesting the body could have been moved or shot from another room. Her former husband C H Jones of Cincinnati says plans for remarriage were set for January first.
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Louisville
O. L. Black
Olive L. Jones
William Hixon
Clara
Lake La Fourche bodies linked to 1927 Morhouse kidnap case
Bastrop December 27 reports say state and federal agents renew the Morhouse kidnapping inquiry and widen efforts to identify those behind a lake dynamiting that produced bodies claimed as Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards. Klansmen pledge help and possible arrests loom. Met Rouge ex mayor Dr B M McKain is jailed in Baltimore at governor’s request.
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Bastrop
Mer’ Rouge
Department of Justice
Morhouse
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Secret Service
Baltimore
B. M. McKain
Met Rouge
John Parker
J. A. Sylvester
Lake la Fourcche
Véras Richards
Daniels
Richards
Klan
J. M. Skinpworth
Morhouse Klan
Daniels and Richards
Active Chamber Plans Yearly Program in Ada
The Ada chamber board and the membership committee met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Tuesday evening to discuss plans for the year. Secretary Ralph Waner was reelected, praised for his work, and supported by the full membership. A large membership drive was outlined to recruit every Ada businessman as an active member.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Ralph
Waner
Chamber
Ada Chamber
Ada
Five Shot In Bedrock Kentucky Bus Line Clash
Bedford Kentucky December 23 five men were wounded in a pistol battle here tonight one seriously Three of the wounded were bystanders and reportedly followed an altercation between rival automobile bus line operators as a spectator described.
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Bedford
Electricity Drives Second-Place Fire Cause
Fire investigators report electricity is the second leading cause of fires, behind unauthorized or careless use. The statement highlights electrical faults, appliance misuse, and aging infrastructure as key risk factors across communities.
McKain Files Habeas Corpus To Delay Extradition
Baltimore police detain B M McKain former Met Rouge mayor after Louisiana governor petitioned for extradition. A habeas corpus hearing is set for tomorrow while McKain awaits documents from Louisiana and a January 8 adjournment for related murder filings.
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Baltimore
B. M. McKain
Met Rouge
Parks
Louisiana
Opto
McKoin
United States
Robert R. Carmen
Central Police Court
McKain
Justice Stanleigh
Parker
Police Department
Passages of Veterans Compensation Bill Assured, Owsley States
Alvin M. Owsley national commander of the American Legion says passage of the adjusted compensation bill is practically assured at this session of Congress. He spoke at a luncheon in his honor in Fort Worth and attended a regional executive committee meeting. He said the bill would be carried even if defeated here by a presidential veto.
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FT. Worth
Couress
Alvin M. Owsley
The
American Legion
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Owsley
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