Farmer Raises 27 Crops For Freedom From One Crop
H L Majure, a Phillips County Arkansas farmer, broke from one crop to diversify with 27 income sources including corn greens peas tomatoes and cotton. He plans to own 40 acres, built a new five room house, and reports higher earnings and reduced debt aided by the Plant to Prosper program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Rutland
NEA Service
Memphis, Tenn
H. L. Majure
Phillips County
Arkansas
South
America
Majure
M Majure
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Mature
Freedom
C. W. Armstrong
Tishomingo County
Missouri
Majures
Friday License Bureau Sees 15 Marriages Cover Day
The marriage license bureau issued 15 licenses on Friday. Names include Sterling Price and Dollye Aples from Lawrence and Fitzhugh. Atlas White and Alene White from Holdenville. Calvin Grant and Mildred Clinton from Byars. Delmar Thomason and Wanda Walls from Roff. Clyde Loyd and Ruby Agee from Ada. Also L W Kreuger and Guila Nichols from Okemah. Henry Ingram and Evelyn Meek from Ada. W C Elliott and Novella Gibson from Stonewall. Melvin Lee Harvey and Edith Orcutt from Seminole. Two couples sought unpublished permits and three couples filed for divorce with one woman seeking an annulment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling G. Price
Lawrence and
Dollye Aples
Fitzhugh
Atlas A. White
Wencka
Alene White
Holdenville
Calvin T. Grant
Byars
Mildred Clinton
Delmar Thomason
Stratford
Wanda Walls
Roff
Clyde Loyd
Ada
Ruby Agee
L. R. Dame
Ova Lee Saylors
Damon Barnes
Seminole
Frances Hocker
L. W. Kreuger
Henryetta
Guila Nichols
Okemah
Henry Ingram
Evelyn Meek
W. C. Elliott
Stonewall
Novella Gibson
Melvin Lee Harvey
Edith Orcutt
Wilford Jeter
Tuanita Talmer
Rebee
Frank McLain
Ruth Hood
Beebe
Bonnie Wilkerson
C. S. Wilkerson
Bessie Ellen Moore
Leonard Moore
Charles E. Dayton
Mildene Dayton
Nettie Adams
Vernon Adams
Tokyo relief as Panay incident ends with mutual assurances
Japanese officials express satisfaction over the Panay incident settlement with the United States. Both nations pledge adherence to their naval findings, emphasize the case is settled amicably, and praise the cool public reaction. Vice Admiral Yamamoto credits truth interpretation and hopes to prevent a recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isoroku Yamamoto
United States
Japan
Woman Prisoner Flees McAlester Jail in Foggy Night
Red haired Ruth Ingram Adams a 23 year old inmate of the McAlester penitentiary women’s baseball team escaped through a rear door and scaled a 12 foot fence slipping into the fog. Deputy warden Bob West said bloodhounds tracked then lost the trail. a search at Ardmore home of her husband was kept. Adams sentenced for armed robbery in Murray county in 1935 and paroled in 1936. parole revoked last May after arrest in a Dallas beer parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Ruth Ingram Adams
McAlester Penitentiary
Bob West
Howard Adams
Ardmore
Dallas
Tex
West
Adams
Two Make Bonds After Entering Not Guilty Pleas
Cowboy Thurman Hice and Bill West pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of tax paid whiskey in county court. Hice posted 1500 dollar bond and West 1000 dollars. both men were released. Officers raid on North Broadway December eve yielded 129 pints of whiskey and arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman Hice
Bill West
Hice
West
North Broadway
Waner Predicts Medwick May Surpass Hornsby as Right Hander
Sarasota report says Paul Waner of Ada, a former batting champion, believes Joe Medwick will become baseballs greatest right handed hitter. Waner, who lost the NL batting crown to Medwick, touts Medwick as equal to Hornsby and possibly greater with years ahead. He downplays changes to the ball and notes fluke hits remain part of the game. Waner also mentions DiMaggio as a comparison and plans to use a heavier bat next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Paul Waner
Ada
Joe Medwick
Pirate
Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Ducky
Rogers Hornsby
Waner
Hornsby
Rajah
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Cardinals
W Aner
Split in Democratic ranks seen widening in coming session
Senate Democrats foresee a liberal versus conservative split spilling into the 1940 convention as factional tensions rise. Some say President Roosevelt will rally allies to push wage hour goals while others brace for a showdown in primaries, with factions shifting before the 1940 party contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Democrats
Washington
Roosevelt
Washington Faces Domestic Struggles Amid Far Eastern Crisis
The White House focuses on China after Japan’s Panay attack, while domestic issues like the wage hour bill fade. Harry Truman? No. President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrestles with Congress amid labor fights as Eight Power Pact tensions loom in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
White House
U. S
Yangtze River
China
Congress
Roosevelt
Japan
America
Pacific
Hawaii
Tokio
Japan Pledges Protection of 10 American Rights
United States accepts Japan's guarantees against infringement of American rights in China after the Panay incident is deemed closed on general points. Hull's reply notes four key assurances including stricter orders to officials, closer contact with American authorities, and improved communication of American interest locations. Indemnifications are expected to be settled by Japan, with two reservations: reliance on the navy court findings and watching Japan's effectiveness in preventing interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Naval Board of Inquiry
Foreign Office
State Department
Washington
China
Panay
L Inesse
Hull
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Hugh Wilson
Navy Court of Inquiry
Court of Inquiry
United States Navy
America’s Erosion Crisis Spurs Conservation Drive
Dr Hugh H Bennett of the Soil Conservation Service argues soil erosion threatens US land and rivers. He details wind and water damage across the West, dust storms, and the need for farm conservation programs to save soil, water, and future productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Alaska
Cuba
West Indies
Panama Canal Zone
Central and South America
Europe
United States
Bennett
America
New York
Atlantic
Colorado
Dakotas
Girl At Roff Hit In Eye By Air Rifle Shot
Billie Boren a 10 year old from Pauls Valley Oklahoma was reported resting well in a city hospital after an air rifle pellet struck her right eye Sunday at her uncle M L Boren's home in Roff Pontotoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff
Oklahoma City
Billie Boren
Paoli
M. L. Boren
Pontotoc County
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Dan Cupid
United
P. Waner
House
Senate
Philippines
Aleutian Islands
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
Hague
New Jersey
Mary Norton
House Labor Committee
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Congressman Griswold
Indiana
Mrs. Norton
Griswold
East 13Th St
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