Ada Dairymen Form Local Association For Milk Quality
Twenty Ada area dairy men representing about half the local operators formed the Ada Dairymen Association. Temporary officers were elected including Dr Glen W McDonald as temporary chairman and Bob Randolph as temporary secretary. A second February meeting will finalize a permanent organization with a drafted constitution and by laws. The group aims to improve health, feeding methods, animal care, and milk quality for Ada residents.
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Ada
Ada Dairymen's Association
Glen W. McDonald
Health Uni
W. M. Bottoms
Bob Randolph
Randolph Creamery
Joe Choate
Choate’s Dairy
W. C. Rose
Mr. Davis
Steffens Dairy
A McDonald
McDonald
State Health Department
Joiner Seeks Reversal in Property Division Case
C M Dad Joiner, famed East Texas oil pioneer, asked Texas Supreme Court to overturn a tower court ruling granting his former wife half the couple’s 32 years of accumulated property. Arguments centered on a predivorce settlement claiming Mrs Joiner deserved $30 monthly and a Ardmore home. Joiner’s side argued the arrangement was not valid.
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Austin
Texas
C. M
Dad Joiner
East Texas
Supreme Court
Wate
Spellon
Supreme Court Commission of Appeals
Joiner
Ardmore
Oklo
Dallas Cry
Big Salt Water Dig Pit In Fitts Oil Field
A large salt water disposal pit, about a city block in area and 20 feet deep, is being constructed for several firms in the Fitts oil field. Salt water from dozens of wells will be pumped into the basin and sent to disposal wells about 2.5 miles to the northwest as oil production continues. A steam shovel is removing dirt while gathering lines are laid through the field.
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Fitts
Tthe
Better Production Sought In Milkers
In Stillwater a focus on sanitary dairy programs and proven sires drives quality milk products. Oklahoma A and M College Extension Service notes that ear tagged cattle and tested records help standardize dairy improvement, with 2000 cattle identified and new proven sires expanding dairies.
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Stillwater
John W. Loehr
Oklahoma A. and
M. College Extension Service
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agrcultural
Oklahoma
Mary
Detrane
Boch
Voluntary exile wished by Slayer plans life abroad
McAlester, Jan. 22. Phil Kennamer, 22, who killed John F. Gorrell in a 1934 sensational case, says if freed he will seek exile as a modern man without a country. He hopes a South American job offer lets him leave the United States and spend life in voluntary exile, aiming to forget the crime. He remains calm and hopeful about starting anew.
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McAlester
Phil Kennamer
Tulsa
John F. Gorrell
Ito
Gorrell
Xenname
Poison potion death of Ada woman Miss Estell Hyatt
Miss Estell Hyatt a 33 year old Ada resident died at a hospital from effects of poison taken about 9 PM Sunday after leaving Smith's Tavern on Wrest Main Street. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Tupelo's Keith Funeral Chapel with burial at Jesse Cemetery. She is survived by her mother Mrs Janie Hyatt of Tupelo and two brothers Dee Hyatt of Tupelo and Alvin Hyatt of Henryetta. The act followed a period of despondency with no stated motive.
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Estell Hyatt
Tupelo
Keith
Jesse Cemetery
Miss Hyatt
Ada
Janie Hyatt
Dee Hyatt
Tupel
Phillips Throws Hat Into Ring for Oklahoma Governor
Jan 20. Weleetka Okemah lawyer Leon Phillips, speaker of the house in the 15th legislature, launched his bid for the Democratic nomination. He criticizes administration policies and calls for a strict budget, highway and tax reform, and removal of patronage racks. He warns of needless taxes and promises to protect natural resources while boosting road funding and state efficiency.
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Welertka
Leon Phillips
Weleetka Phillips
Okemah
Oklahoma
Highway Commission
Wiliam d W. Murray
E. W. Marland
FSA Homemakers Increase Food Production and Canning Loans
Tabulations show 157 homemakers under Mrs. Iva C. Jones increased food production to 43 516 45 dollars value, including 43 243 quarts of vegetables and 30 122 quarts of miscellaneous items. Livestock and poultry rose, loans funded canning equipment, and total canned foods valued at 1 391 10 dollars paid for itself in the first year.
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Iva C. Jones
Cannir
Midwest Facing Hoppers Threaten Farmers Across Regions
Washington reports an extensive agriculture department survey showing a severe summer grasshopper plague potential. A federal defense fund of more than 4 million dollars may be needed. States at higher risk include Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Oregon Missouri Iowa Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma Texas and others expected to face outbreaks similar to 1937 in California Arkansas Idaho Illinois Kansas Nevada and Washington.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Federal Defense Fund
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Arkansas
Idaho
Ilinois
Kansas
Nevada
Farm Women Meet in Union Valley Club Session
Union Valley Farm Women's club met in regular session with eleven members present. January progress was reported and Mrs. Morgan led a discussion on the outlook for farm family living in 1938. A business session followed with plans for a prosperous year.
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Union Valley Farm Women's Club
Morgan
Teachers in demand as jobs lure graduates
Hast Central State College sees heavy demand for teachers with six requests to the placement department last Wednesday and earlier in August. Seniors from East Central are already teaching while returning for summer terms to finish degrees. Factors include higher qualification standards and competition from business, offering salaries rivaling teaching.
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Hast Central State College
East Central
Hast Central
Wiuc
Beth
Heavy Penalty For False And Bogus Check
Robert Buck alias J B Robat was found guilty in justice court of giving a false and bogus check. He allegedly lived across the Canadian river in another county and posed as a deputy sheriff to buy a pistol at McKenndree Hardware. The $15 check bounced, leading to arrest, charges, and conviction. Oliver set a $100 fine, $36.50 costs, and 30 days in county jail.
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Robert Buck
J. B. Robat
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver Priday
Canadian River
McKendree
Oliver
Miss Wortman Becomes Bride of Mr. Cadwalder
Announcement of the marriage of Edith Wortman daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Wortman of Galey to J W Cadwalder Jr son of Mr and Mrs J W Cadwalder 514 West Fourteenth street. Rever end Stubblefield Church of Christ officiated vows. They will live in this city where the bridegroom works for Zorn Plumbing company.
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Edith Wortman
C. C. Wortman
Galey
J. W. Cadwalder, Jr
J. W. Cadwalder
West Fourteenth Street
Lee Cruce Helms
Stubblefield
Church of Christ
Cadwelder
Iuiter
Zorn Plumbting Company
Campaign on 10 Halt Accidents Campaign on 10 Halt Accidents
A Pontotec county wide safety drive led by J. B. Hill and 4 H club members promotes home farm and highway accident prevention. A self check list advises knife safety bed smoking dangers iron padding asbestos pads fireplace screens rug and clutter control for stairways. Serge W. C. Gentry RK. E. Reuse of the state highway patrol discuss highway hazards with Bob Mniseley chairing this phase of Red Cross program.
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Pontotec
J. B. Hill
Serge. W. C. Gentry
RK. E. Reuse
State Highway Patrol
RADA
Fatel
Bob Xniseley
Red Cross
Escaped Prisoner In Cell Again Recaptured at McAlester
McAlester, Jan 24. Howard Atkinson, 24, who escaped from a prison road camp near Antlers last October 25, was returned to McAlester penitentiary early today. He and three companions, two women and a man, arrested near Anadarko on a reckless driving charge, were questioned by Clarence Hurt of the FBI in Oklahoma City. The party, said to live in Tulsa, face FBI inquiry over possible Dyer Act violations.
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Mcalester
Howard Atkinson
Antlers
Okla
McAlester Penitentiary
Atkinson
Tulsa
Anadarko
Brownfield
Tex
C. D. Gore
Brownield
Texas
Clarence Hurt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma City
Warsons
Chickasha
FBI
Patterson Case: No Details From Any Source Reported
Ada residents reported no new details about Cley Patterson the Wewoka and Holdenville businessman after a wide search earlier last week. He claimed an abduction and forced trip into Texas and Louisiana, then was found barefoot and exhausted east of McAlester. AP noted no updates on his tale. Meanwhile the U S House passed an appropriation bill below budget estimates. The Senate is expected to adjust.
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Ada
Cley Patterson
Wewoka
Holdenville
Texas
Louisiana Secon
McAlester
Associated Press
U. S. House of Representatives
Senate
Black Gold Dash Through Ada Draws Thousands
Ada celebrated the first Tulsa to Houston Black Gold special run with about 2000 at the station and hundreds more along the tracks. The train passed through Ada without stopping and officials may rework routes to include Ada as a visiting stop.
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Ada
Tulsa
Houston
Tom Zachris
Black Gold
Tom Byrne
Byrne
Heavy Rainfall Swamps Three States Reaches Fatal Toll
Floods from two inches of rain in northwest Illinois southern Ohio and eastern Iowa shut roads rail lines and highways. One child Eddie Procter six drowned trying to ford a dry creek en route to school in Amboy Illinois as streams began to recede after a temperature drop.
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Rockford
Cy Wackers
Illinois
Ohio
Towa
Eddie Procter
Amboy
Americans Take Hand In Battle
In Teruel Spain the city was evacuated by the government as Franco forces pressed the siege from three sides. Insurgent reports claim Franco’s troops hold dominant positions surrounding the city and aim to extend their eastern arc, with fighting focused on surrounding heights for control.
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Perpignan
France
Teruel
Francisco Franco
J C Fisher Dead Builder In Shawnee
J C Fisher longtime Shawnee builder and former secretary manager of a local building and loan association died after a month of illness in Shawnee Oklahoma. He arrived in 1896 and helped supervise construction of the first artificial gas plant and the citys first street railway. Funeral services are set for tomorrow.
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Shawnee
Okla
UPJ
C. Fisher
Fisher
Bright Spot in Cotton
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reported this week a fair volume of raw cotton sales a continued favorable export demand and rising activity in domestic wholesale markets as the cotton industry’s bright spots.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Early Spring Weather Gives Way to Cold NW Wind
After weeks of mild spring, a cold northwest wind swept in Sunday night. The thermometer rose to 37 degrees and gusty winds mimicked colder conditions. Pontotot county received about two inches of rainfall over the weekend, 1.70 inches Saturday and Sunday’s .16 inch, providing much needed moisture.
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Pontotor County
Fifteen Cars In Wreck Man Killed In Fog Shrouded Turnpike
Alfred Coughlin former tax collector for Lincoln died on the Concord turnpike when fifteen motor vehicles piled up in icy fog. He was killed as he stepped from his car to inspect damage after a vehicle skidded into him. A third car emerged from the fog and struck him.
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Lexington
Mess
Alfred
Coughlin
Lincoln
Concord Turnpike
Jine
Three Oklahomans Injured in Arkansas Tank Explosion
Three Oklahoma City youths, Pete Whalley Willard Evans and Buck Woods all around ages 20 to 23, were burned when a Magnolia Oil tank four miles northwest of El Dorado exploded during oil draining. Woods suffered neck back and arm burns. others lightly burned. About 3,800 barrels of oil were in the tank with damage near $25,000. cause tied to ignition of gas fumes after a worker struck the tank door sheet.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Oklahoma City
Magnolia Oil Company
Here
Pete Whalley
Willard Evans
Buck Woods
Rag Engineering Company
Woods
Shurtleff Held Without Bond On Murder Charge
WEWOKA Oklahoma January 20 Shurtleff was bound over to district court without bond on a murder charge in the December 23 1929 killing of Lonnie Young after a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Guy Trimble The widow of Young testified the accused resembled the killer but declined to identify him as the slayer She noted Shurtleff had recently been released from a Montana robbery sentence
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Wewoka
Harold Shurtleff
Lonnie Young
Justice of the Peace
Guy Trimble
Shurtleff
Montana
Young
the Sleyer
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W. H. Murray
Ada News
Mystery Cruise
FSA
Midwest
Miss Wortman
Mr. Cadwalder
Patterson
Pershing
Verdon
Bordeaux
J. C. Fisher
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