Aberdeen Angus Field Day Set For Ada Oklahoma
Next Saturday July 7 the Oklahoma Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association hosts a field day at the Bates and Sons Aberdeen Angus Farm six miles south of Ada on highway 99. Speakers include Allen McGregor Cecil Cotton Corbin and Jay Walker with talks on breeding programs parasite control and Oklahoma angus plans. A judging contest barbecue lunch and evening program follow with Bates Darlow Blizzard and others in charge.
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Oklahoma
Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association
Charles T. Bates and Sons
Aberdeen Angus
Ada
Highway 99
Bates and Sons
Carlton Corbin
Allen McGregor
National
Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association
Cecil Cotton
Southwest Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association
Tulsa
Corbin
Oklahoma Association
George Freeman
National Association
Mighty Blacks
FFA
Dean W. L. Blizzard
Lee Craig
C. H. Hailey
Pontotoc
Burl Killian
Farm Poultry Jobs and Insect Crop News
July farm poultry tasks include culling non-producers, worm treatment, plowing for green pasture, providing shade water feed and sanitary quarters, substitute greens, vaccinating pullets for chicken pox, and wet milk mash for hens. Pontotoc County 4 H boys will assist boll weevil control with weekly field surveys and poison readiness. Availability for farm work offered by local office.
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Pontotoc County
Frank Jared
Byng Club
Clyde Wingard
Fitzhugh
Ralph McGalliard
Galey
John Samuel Maddox
McCurtain
Vegetable Control Bulletins Help Manage Garden Insects
This bulletin explains two insect groups harming gardens. Chewing insects are killed by stomach poisons like lead arsenate and Paris green applied to plants or bait. Piercing and sucking insects need contact poisons such as nicotine and pyrethrum applied directly to the insect. Copies are available at the office.
Johnson county peach crop shows strong yield this year
G J Greene, county agent at Clarksville Johnson county Arkansas reports a good peach crop. Estimated at 300000 bushels, with good orchard care despite unfavorable weather. Early Golden Jubilee and Fair Beauties moving now, Elberta main crop to begin around July 15 to 20 and run for about 18 days.
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G. J. Greene
Clarksville
Johnson County
Arkansas
Farm Labor Shortage Reported Across Pontotoc County
A general farm labor shortage is reported across Pontotoc, affecting planting, harvesting, and field operations. Local growers express difficulty hiring seasonal workers, with impacts on yields and schedules cited by agricultural officials.
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Pontotoc
Summer dairy care tips for 4 H club members
The letter outlines summer management for dairy calves including ample fresh water, balanced feed, mineral access, shade and shelter, a near barn calf pasture, and maintaining thrifty growth. It also lists July tasks such as continuing grain feeding, water supply, trench silo preparation, and harvesting hay and grain.
Peterson and Sellers buy Capitol Hill Beacon in Oklahoma
Robert V. Peterson former Times Democrat publisher becomes president of the Capitol Hill Beacon with a OU journalism role. E. M. Sellers exits Times Democrat to serve as Beacon publisher. Errol G. Austin continues as Beacon manager and will oversee Wewoka operations.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Wewoke Times-Democrat
Capitol Hill Beacon
Capitol Hill
Wewoka Daily
Robert V. Peterson
The
Times Democrat
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Oklahoma Press Association
Wewoka Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Sellers
Beacon
Errol G. Austin
Guthrie Daily Leader
Wewoka
Montana counties exceed war bond quotas in Seventh loan
Helena Mont June 30 Montana proud announces all counties met or topped E bond quotas in the Seventh War Loan becoming the first state to achieve universal county participation. The milestone underscores statewide support for the war effort and national security.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Universal training for national defense linked to freedom
Secretary of war L Stimson argues universal training for national defense arose from freedom and democracy, not militarism or autocracy, framing it as a civic and democratic issue rather than a military ideal.
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L. Stimson
June Ends Warm, Rainfall Totals Near Normal
Weather summary notes the rainiestJune on record gave way to heat with two days at 92 degrees, a 75 degree low, a .04 inch shower in the area, and heavy rain in northern Oklahoma. Through mid year the county records 34.08 inches of rain, near the annual normal 36 inches.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma counties exceed quotas in Seventh War Loan drive
Oklahoma state war finance officials report several counties in two districts have surpassed both total and E bond quotas for the Seventh War Loan. Beckham Ellis Greer Harmon Rogers Mills Custer Bryan Latimer Tulsa over total 22 541 000 and E bonds. deadline July 7.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
War Finance Committee
Beckham
Ellis
Greer
Harmon
Rogers Mills
Custer County
G. C. Wheeler
Clinton
Bryan County
Walkie Talkie May Find More Uses
A plan by American Telephone and Telegraph to create a post war mobile radiotelephone system mirrors a walkie talkie. Drivers would use portable radios to reach a central exchange linking to any ordinary phone, with each vehicle assigned a unique call number for two way conversations.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New synthetics glass new fabric tease furniture future
Mrs Genevieve Smith notes wartime developed materials nearing peacetime availability. Flameproof cotton upholstery fabric, waterproof flame proof plastics, durable cane like seat coverings, clear flexible sheet plastics, glass fiber drapery fabrics, and aluminum thread textiles move toward consumer and manufacturer use with ongoing experiments and store availability. White and red vegetables retain color with lemon juice or vinegar.
Friday and Saturday push Pontotoc county past bond quota
Citizens of Pontotoc county boosted Seventh War Loan purchases to 1,581,421.54 for all bonds, with E bonds surpassing 535000 and districts like Lawrence and Sunshine exceeding their quotas. Youth groups, Youth Center and Boy Scouts helped raise 5001.75 in E bonds as part of a countywide effort.
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Pontotoc County
Ayroll
Uncle Sam
Pontotoc
Lawrence
Sunshine
Boy Scouts
Ada Rodeo Set for August Show With Big Lineup
Ada Round-Up club announces Ada Rodeo August 8 with top cowhands from across the nation. Pete Adams returns as announcer after last year’s contract mix up. Orders pour in for box seats as out of state fans plan trips and distribute hand bills across Oklahoma and neighboring states.
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Adan
Texarkana
Arkansas
Ada
Pete Adams
Oklahoma
Prison camp survivor Sgt Allen Shaw recalls nine months in Stalag Luft 4
S/Sgt Allen Shaw recounts nine months as a prisoner in Stalag Luft 4 after being shot down over Berlin with the Eighth Air Force. He lost weight and endured hard bread, later regaining it with meals during moves. He and Sgt Kenneth Lancaster, a B 24 crew member from Italy, were liberated May 2 and returned to Ada. They plan to rent to Miami Beach after a 60 day furlough. Shaw holds the Purple Heart, American Defense ribbon, Good Conduct ribbon, European Theater with star, and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Allen Shaw
Stalag Luft 4
Berlin
Shaw
Eighth Air Force
Sgt
Kenneth Lancaster
15Th Air Force Base
Italy
Sgt. Shaw
Lancaster
States
Ada
Miami Beach
Fla
Nazis Retained In Key Positions By American Occupation Officers
Allied observers report German nazis remain in admin and industrial posts under occupation citing practicality a need to run utilities and avoid jail bird candidacies. Examples from Rosenheim Thuringia Weimar Jena and Munich show former nazis keeping influence due to familiarity with governance and ongoing personnel shifts.
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Egg Riess
NEA Service, Inc
Ss Teinkhan Allied Expeditionary Forces
Germany
Landkries
Bad Rastenberg
Blankenhain
Weimar
Thuringia
H«nan Louis Brill
Brill
Rei
Dr. Brill
Laudia
Kloetz
Saukel
Jena
Gestapo
Bnito
Munich
Eggs Scarcity Grows Amid Meat Shortage And Black Market
Across the nation eggs become harder to obtain as meat shortages push substitutes. The AP reports a mounting egg shortage with a growing black market, while officials warn supply will stay tight through the year. Butter varies by city with some seeing plenty and others facing shortages. President Truman seeks funds to curb the black market as warehousing and record issues are criticized in a WFA overhaul.
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Associated Press
Clinton P. Anderson
House Food Committee
Claude Wickard
OPA
Idaho
Pittsburgh
New York
la Guardia
Baltimore
Congress
War Food Administration
Agriculture Department
House
Truman
Doc Wadley Returns as Northeastern State Coach
Doc Wadley and his wife have returned to Tahlequah to lead Northeastern States summer activity programs. Wadley, former American Red Cross field director, resumes as head coach at Northeastern and will also coach Bagley high school football. He previously built Holdenville teams, then Ada High School Cougars before moving to college coaching at Northeastern.
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D. M
Wadley
Tahlequah
Northeastern
Adumiday
American Red Cross
Bagley
Oklahoma
Holdenville
Ada High
Cougars
Christmas Returns for Seabee Chief Electrician’s Mate
H. A. Morehead, a Seabee chief electrician’s mate, came home after 35 months in the Southwest Pacific to find his wife and three year old daughter Susan had left the Christmas tree standing with all its decorations and gifts.
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Oklahoma City
H. A. Morehead
Seabee
Morehead
Southwest Pacific
Susan
Explosive-Loaded Balloons Fail to Protect Balikpapan
Japanese defense balloons with explosive cables over Balikpapan failed to stop heavy Allied bombing. MacArthur's headquarters reported 230 tons of bombs dropped on oil facilities and airfields in the 16th day of aerial preparation.
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Manila
Balikpapan
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
Manggar
Delin
Tabanio
Band-Jermasin
Oklahoma Opens New Fiscal Year With 3 Million Surplus
Oklahoma City report notes a 3 million dollar surplus at the start of the new fiscal year. Funds are set aside to retire state debt and cover prior legislative appropriations, with the surplus routed to highway construction and maintenance funds under legislative action.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Masons to Decline Future State Funds
Gerald L. Brown grand master of the Oklahoma Masonic Lodge notified the Masonic home superintendent in Guthrie that no further state funds will be accepted. The state board of affairs asked continued payments to six non denominational homes, but Brown said the lodge will support the home without state aid.
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Guthrie
Okla
Gerald L. Brown
Enid
Oklahoma Masonic Lodge
Masonic Home For
State Board of Affairs
Brown
Oklahoma Sees 337 Service Deaths In June
Unofficial figures show 337 Oklahoma servicemen killed in June, largely in the Pacific. State war fatalities reach 4,755 men and one woman to date. June prisoner count in European camps declines by 315 with 1,048 still held. June wounded total rises to 493 across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Pacific
Tornadoes Hit Area East and South of Douglass Kansas
Tornadoes struck east and south of Douglass Kansas about 25 miles southeast of Wichita between 4 and 5 pm causing damage to a farmhouse and cabin. No fatalities were reported though lines were down and damage extent was unknown. Witnesses described the storm as spectacular with a distinct tornado cone.
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Wichita
Kas
Douglass
G. G. Whitley
Butler Country
O. D. Martin
H. M. House
Hollywood Faces Subversive Plot Probe by HUAC
The House committee on un American activities plans an immediate investigation into subversive activity in Hollywood. Acting Chairman Rankin said a dangerous plot against the government has its headquarters there and that big names in moviedom may enter the inquiry. Investigators will be sent to the Hollywood area soon.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Hollywood
Rankin
D.miss
United States
Seek Increases for State Sugar Quota
Oklahoma City reports July will open with no canning sugar allotment as regional OPA negotiates with Washington for a higher state quota. District Director John N. Varnell says July quotas will follow once the district allotment arrives. Only ten boards of 53 in the Oklahoma City district rationed sugar in June amid a longstanding shortage worsened by overdrawn allotments.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
OPA
Washington
John N. Varnell
Varnell
Bandit Robs Katy Depot at Adair
State troopers and U S mail inspectors sought a lone bandit who held up the Katy depot in Adair Oklahoma this morning. The suspect escaped with much of the mail and a purse belonging to Nadine J Clark assistant agent containing small change a fountain pen and a social security card.
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Adair
Okla
U. S
Katy
Highway Patrol
Claremore
Nadine J. Clark
Draft Board Seeks Addresses for Several Men
Selective Service Board No. 1 has lost track of men including Ton Ed Sharp John Linskey Ark Timothy Pogue Brownie Jefferson In Her Ring and Roy French and requests current address information to update records.
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Selective Service Board No. 1
Whereu- Ton
Ed Sharp
John Linskeyark
Timothy Pogue
Brownie _ Jefferson Jn Herring
Roy French
Ada News Want Ads Hidden in Steaming Advice
A compact Ada News item cites a home tip on seasoning vegetables with three quarters to one teaspoon of salt per pound. The piece also quotes Bernard M. Baruch urging lawmakers to focus on preventing Germany's war-making revival before the Senate Military Affairs Committee.
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Germany
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate
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