Pontotoc 4‑H clubs yield strong year report
Pontotoc County 4‑H clubs totaled 24 groups with 801 members. The annual agent report cites 23 seed corn, 24 pecan prep, 23 farm level use, and 58 dairy and livestock demonstrations. Rally drew 14 clubs and 348 members. 20 youth attended state roundup. horticulture and pecan propagation featured prominently. shows and fairs engaged many clubs.
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Pontotoc County
G. B. Hill
Clover Leaf News
Rally Success
Stillwater
Leonard Brandon
Wilton Taylor
WPA relief funds face tighter control and new formula
Congressional leaders press for an iron clad distribution formula to allocate the 875 million emergency WPA funds through the states. Senate and House panels weigh earmarks and merging relief agencies while Roosevelt notes possible law violations by Nazis and others.
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Washington
Jan
S-P
Congress
House
WPA
F.C. Harrington
Senate Unemployment Committee
Clarx
DMO
Murray
D-Mont
Hatch
D-N. M
Capitol
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee On un-American Activities
State State Department
Barry Hopkins
Bailey
D-N.c
Senate Commerce Committee
Hopkin
Clark
D-Ma
United States Employment Service
Social Security
Oil drilling activity leads in two areas in Bebee territory
The Bebee territory and Fitts field area show activity with several wells drilled or in progress. Notable moves include Bebee-Ol Rox No. 1 Wor man and Flemming and Fitts Sinclair Prairie No. 6 McCarty in shallow sand. some wells show oil flow while others pause at depth. Continuous updates note a mix of flows, swabbings, and potential plugbacks as operators monitor water volume and formation responses.
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Bebes
Fitts
Bebee
Superior No
Maxwell
Woodford
Senora No
Burk
Casey No
Norman
Flemming
Sinclair-Prairie No
McCarty
Sinclair-Prairie
Phillips
Norris
Nsw
Salina—Lewis and LaFevers
Alice King
Wildcats
Phillips No
Mandler
Spence
Stonewall Oil and Gas
Myers
City Sues for Damages Over Unusual Mishap
The City of Adz is named defendant in a district court suit for 40250 filed by Robert T. Leonard. Leonard says stepping in a hole in a broken water meter box hidden in grass in front of 510 East Seventh caused injuries to his left leg and back, led to 50 percent disability, and cost him wages after July 19. He was employed in auto sales at 500 monthly but lost his job and remains employed by the same firm at a lesser role, with reported losses of 1500 for three months and ongoing monthly losses totaling 356 plus.
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Adz
Robert T. Leonard
Leonard
510 East Seventh
Nard
Timothy Figures On Lumber Purchases In Pon toc County
Timothy Taxpayer reviews county lumber spending during the first five months of 1933 39. The county spent 53460 8 on lumber with half to one dealer and half to 14 others all purchases under 200 without bids. Commissioners defend compliance with the law noting district totals and individual bids would halt work.
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Littles
Timothy Lumber Company
Timothy
Pontater
Ineal
G. J
Dick Elam
County Commissioners Board
Pontotoc County
Sam Tew
Yor Tumber
George Collins
Timothy Taxpayer
Rence
Collins
Choctaw County Officials Hurt in Head-On Crash Near Ada
Four men, including Choctaw county officials M. W. Gross and Hubert Sheegog, hurt in a head-on collision on highway 19 near the Sandy Bridge west of Ada. Rain and slick pavement blamed. Merritt most seriously injured with a fractured leg and possible internal injuries. Chuculate502 unclear relation. Sheegog and Gross suffered serious bruises and injuries. all taken to local hospitals.
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Choctaw County
Highway 19
Ada
M. W. Gross
Huego
Choctaw
Atettorney
Lester
Merritt
Port Towson
Hubert Sheegog
East Central
Maysville
George Chueylate
Sallisaw
Murden
Sheegog
Chuculate
Gross
Central
Sheeger
Oklahoma City
Don Welch
Gooss
Welch
Hearing On WPA Appropriation At House Panel
Washington Jan 9 A house appropriations subcommittee completed hearings on President Roosevelts proposal for 875 million dollars to fund the WPA to June Rep Woodrum will handle the measure on the house floor and the subcommittee will meet tomorrow to likely submit by the full committee Wednesday Col Harrington WPA administrator said the committee would approve the 875 million request amid some calls to cut the amount La Guardia for 915 million Hetzel and Lassner proposed higher figures and a spider note adds a non sequitur about a female spider consuming her mate
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Appropriations
Col
F. ©. Harrington
WPA
Adams
D-Cole
Senate Appropriations Committee
Byrnes
D-Sc
Woodrum
D-Va
Senate
House
Frankfurter
Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Justice Cardozo
Dies Committee
Washington
D-yames
F. C. Harrington
Appropriations Committee
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
United States Conference of Mayors
Ralph Hetzel
CIO
David ‘Lasser
Workers Alliance
Dealer Spending Spreads Highlighted in Fragment
The fragment shows monetary figures linked to three spenders: Tew with 2647.41 and 468.48 to a dealer, Elam with 299.22 of 1370.80 to the same dealer, and a concluding line asking if that covers the query. The text is unclear and lacks full context.
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Elam
Schedules Set For County 4-H and Adult Clubs
County announces yearly calendars for adult home demonstration clubs and 4-H groups. Meetings run monthly, listing specific towns and dates with times for each organization through the year.
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Jessie Morgan
E. W. Cinnamon
Third Time On Bids Ought To Be Charm Here
Ada city officials report federal officials again refused to approve bids over twenty thousand dollars for fire fighting gear. Mayor Crawford said a new bid date will be set this week after revisions of specifications by Crawford and Fire Chief Haley. The action follows two prior rounds where Seagraves and American LaFrance submitted identical bids. Jack Wight, 48, is jailed after being charged with pouring oil on his wife and setting her afire. Ann Wight, 54, is in critical condition with burns from neck to knees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crawford
Ada
Seagraves Corporation
American LaFrance Corporation
Fort Worth
PWA
Crawford
Ed Haley
Mich
Jan
Jack Wight
Bis
Ann
Four Die In Oklahoma Arkansas Rain Fatalities
Rain on weekend roads linked to four Oklahoma deaths and one in Arkansas. Seminole couple Maurice Reese 25 and Alice Phillips perished when their car hit a bridge four miles east of Shawnee on highway 270. Ada resident Charles Williamson 75 died crossing Highway 99 amid rain and glare from another car. Oklahoma City man W A Shannon 56 was struck while crossing to his car blinded by lights. Tahlequah nurse Lucindia Hornett 31 died from a crash near Mulberry Ark, with Donald Ward Crayford 19 and Othel Crawford 27 injured in the Fayetteville area collision.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Maurice Reese
Alice Phillips
Seminole
Shawnee
Highway Patrol
Charles ‘Williamson
Ada
Melvin White
Williamson
W. A. Shannon
Oklahoma City
Lucindia Hornett
Fort Smith
Mulberry
Ark
Donald Ward Crayford
Fayetteville
Othel Crawford
Muskogee
Governor Phillips Receives Red Chair Gift at Inauguration
Oklahoma City January inauguration scene features Governor Leon C. Phillips thanked by John E. Wilson, a Clinton cabinet maker, who gifts a red upholstered chair from Custer county neighbors. The chair represents a homegrown token as Phillips delivered his inaugural address and shifted from the microphone. Meanwhile in Rome, Princess Mafalda’s illness delays the January 15 wedding of her sister Maria to Prince Louis of Bourbon-Parma.
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Oklahoma City
Jan. S—U
Leon C. Phillips
Ffriends
Custer County
John E. Wilson
Clinton
Wilson
Phillips
Rome
Mafalda
Vittorio Emanuele
Maria
Louis of
Bourbon-Par Ima
Highlights of Phillips Address in Oklahoma City
Governor Phillips delivers inaugural remarks blaming prior policies and pledging cooperation with federal efforts on liquor. He calls for abolishing redundant boards, managing deficit, and expanding education while preserving workers rights to organize and protest. Also notes impending sentencing for Rev. Albert Gregg in Marlow and reports Americans spend about $2,000,000 yearly on flowers.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Marland
Coopers
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