Murray Advocates Grasshopper Control Through Breeding Ground Destruction
Murray urges readers to destroy grasshopper breeding grounds this fall rather than rely on poisoning. He shares experiences from Oklahoma and South America, detailing methods like turning soil, burning logs, and using tin barriers to stop breeding. He warns that left idle land fuels outbreaks and cites Argentine practices as effective.
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Tishominzo
Montague County
Texas
Leon County
Upper Platte
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Oklahoma
Chaco
Bolivia
Argentina
Pampas
Five Die in Texas Taxicab Fight After Fourth of July Argument
In Lufkin Texas a gun battle over taxi fare left five dead. Willie Castle 30 a Black man sought for killing taxi operator Charlie Newberry was cornered by 10 officers and shot when he did not surrender. Newberry and his son J B Newberry Elmer died from wounds and J B Newberry fatally shot Boatright during the melee.
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Lufkin
Tex
Willie Castle
Charlie Newberry
Newbrry
J. B
Elmer
Finley Demands Vote On VLA Pension Bill
Ira Finley sponsor of an old age pension measure says his Veterans of Industry group will demand a vote on the initiative bill despite Governor Marland backed pension measure headed for election. Hearing on protests to Finley bill opens before Secretary of State Frank Carter with J M Ashton objecting petitions as potentially irregular. Finley explains the repealing clause would repeal the Marland measure if his bill passes after it is approved.
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Oklahoma City
Ira Finley
Veterans of Industry
E. W. Marland
Finley
Frank Carter
J. M. Ashton
State Chamber of Commerce
Tragic Week Of Accidents Plagues Pontotoc County
A spate of highway mishaps across Pontotoc County over the weekend left two dead and many injured. J Wimpy and Mrs Wimpy were hit while their car rested on Highway 48 near Ada. E H French, a glass plant worker, was killed riding a bicycle after a collision with E D Ross, who escaped with minor injuries.
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Pontotoc County
J. Wimpy
Purcell
E. D. Ross
Stonewall
Ross
W. M. Buchner
J. E. Hayes
Ada
Rofs
John Bailey
Lakeside
Center
Alberta Sutton
Ray Hester
Sutton
Hester
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
J. D. Sutton
Otto Hester
Robert Coulter
Thirteenth
Billy Smith
McCartney
McClendon
Son of slain man held for killing rival in Texas
In Zavalla Texas M H Cansler son of a robbery and slaying victim was jailed for the fatal shooting of Albert Warren 60 a saw mill worker. The shooting followed a dispute over the site of Glenn Warren s grave after his execution scheduled for Friday at Huntsville. Warren had killed C E Sangler Sr in a robbery two years earlier.
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Zavalla
Tex
M. H. Cansler
Glen Warren
State Penitentiary
Warren
Cansler
H. F. Simmons
Albert Warren
Glenn Warren
Huntsville State Prison
C. E. Sangler, Sr
Texas convict IO recaptured in Canon City
Warden Roy Best said a man held as E R Madden for robbery and the death of an 11 year old news boy has been identified as T B Atkinson an escaped Texas convict. He remains in custody awaiting charges as Atkinson and two others fled Retrieve prison in Texas last week in a dash that killed a prison guard.
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Denver
Colo
Roy Best
Colorado State Penitentiary
E. R. Madden
Canon City
T. B. Atkinson
Texas
Atkinson
Luke Trammell
Forrst Gibson
Coal dealer loses most of weekend take in burglary
Bingham Utah Saturday night coal dealer Harry Brownlee locked $518 in a office safe. Sunday he removed $500 on a hunch of luck. That night an intruder named Yeges opened the safe and took the $18 remaining.
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Bingham
Utah
Harry Brownlee
Yeges
Promotion for Capt Roy Adair and linked rural actions
Cap t Roy E Adair promoted to sub district commander of CCC camps in the Lubbock area succeeding Capt Bolton. He previously led the Amarillo veterans camp earning best camp in the district for three months, with five camps under his charge and biweekly inspections plus monthly audits. The item also mixes in unrelated farming and grasshopper control notes, and a separate treasure-hunt and Oklahoma convict incident.
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CCC
Lubbock
Roy E. Adair
South Cherry
Texas
Adair
Whit
Amarillo
Tex
Lubrock
Perryton
Memphis
Canyon
Tucumcari
N. M
Francis O. Woods
Field Artillery
Regular Army
Bolton
Engineers
Officers Reserve Corps
James
Townsend Draws 15000 at Pasadena Rally for Uprising Plan
Dr Francis E Townsend and Rev Gerald E K Smith addressed 15000 supporters at the Pasadena Rose Bowl urging a peaceful uprising to depose Congress and Roosevelt. Smith said Townsend spoke for both and challenged Senator Borah to state his position on a communist dictatorship in Washington.
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Los Angeles
Francis E. Townsend
Congress
Roosevelt
Gerald E. K. Smith
Huey P. Long
Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Townsend
Smith
Dr. Townsend
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
Senate
Washington
National Democratic Administration
George Highley
E. E. Clements
James A. Farley
Farmers urged to war on hoppers by Duncan Wall
Extension editors warn Oklahoma faces a 1937 locust plague if grasshopper numbers surge. Entomologists urge farmers to reduce eggs this fall and winter by plowing waste land and applying poison, while federal funds support arsenate and bran applications.
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Duncan Wall
A. A. & M. College
Oklahoma
Egypt
Israel
Oklahoma A. and M. College Extension Service
Key Announces Changes in WPA Oklahoma City
WPA administrator W S Key announced Oklahoma’s prevailing wage levels under the new program higher than in the southern region. He noted a reduction of monthly hours to 88 while preserving roughly the same pay, a 50 960 July 15 quota, and the addition of an extra social worker per district.
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Oklahoma City
W. S. Key
WPA
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Key
Kay
Tulsa
Muskogee
Garfield
Malcolm J. Miller
Washington
Senators Thomas and Shipstead Tour Alaska Reservations
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma and Senator Shipstead of Minnesota will lead a three week inspection tour of Indian reservations in Alaska. The delegation includes Anthony J. Dimond Albert A. Grorud and three Indian office representatives. They arrive Seattle Wednesday at 2 p m and sail to Alaska on the coast guard cutter Chelan.
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Washington
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Shipstead
Flmin
Alaska
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Anthony J. Dimond
Valdez
Albert A. Grorud
Indian Office
Seattle
Coast Guard
Chelan
Hidden Treasure Found on Farm Near Tipton
Ila July 4. One hundred twelve thousand dollars in gold coin gold and silver certificates and securities were discovered on the Iwers farm near Tipton. Relatives of three aged bachelors are mentioned in connection with the find.
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Louis Voss
Henry Iwers
William Iwers
John
Henry
Louis and
Margaret Voss
Sunbury
Tipton, Ila
Iwers
Poisonous Sudan Grass Threatens Livestock Across Oklahoma
County Agent J B Hill reports hydrocyanic acid poisoning from Sudan grass Sorghums and Johnson grass harming livestock in western Oklahoma. Precautions include testing pasture with a small number of animals and using alfalfa hay linseed meal or corn in the morning. Dried hay lowers poison levels in plants and well cured forage is safer. Symptoms include stimulation then paralysis breathing difficulties and convulsions. Prevention is best with veterinary guidance.
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Sudan
Johnson Grass
Oklahoma
J. B. Hill
F. W. Beall
Oklahoma A. and
M. College Extension Service
Posse Recaptures Escaped Convicts in Texas Hunt
Luke Trammell and Forrest Gibson, fugitives from Retrieve prison farm, were captured near Thornton after their automobile bogged in mud. They face murder charges in Brazoria county and were brought to Huntsville as lawmen from Texas and neighboring states closed the manhunt.
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Huntsville
Tex
Luke Trammell
Forrest Gibson
Retrieve
Grey
Brazoria
T. B. Atkinson
Felix Smith
Thornton
F. O. Ross
Dog Sergent
T. T. Easley
Trammell
Gibson
Limestone County
Texas
Oklahoma
Will Adams
Adams
Vraimmell
Groesbeck
Easley
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
P. L. Steele
Oletha
West
Texas-Oklahoma
Il’anhandle
Hugh Pogue
Bueck Creek
Red River Bridge
Wewoka Area Car Crash Hurts Five Enroute To Roff
Mrs J E Hayes suffered a severe scalp wound when her car collided with a second vehicle on Highway 43 near Sunset filling station eight miles north of Ada. Passengers Mrs W M Buchner and two children received hospital treatment. occupants of the other car were unnamed. Buchner and Hayes work for Magnecka Oil Co southwest of Wewoka.
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J. E. Hayes
Limestone
Wewoka
Highway 43
Sunset
Ada
W. M. Buchner
Hayes
Buchner
Elizabeth Wright
Wilma Buehner
John Briscoe
Roff
Magnecka Oil Company
Maud Man Dies After Highway Collision Near Ardmore
Richard Jones thirty, a filling station operator from Maud, died after a two vehicle crash on U S Highway 77 twelve miles north of Ardmore at 2 a m. Luther Lucompte thirty eight, Maud garageman, is jailed on drunken driving charges after authorities found whisky in the wreckage. Lucompte claimed Jones was behind the wheel. Jones died an hour after being taken to a Sulphur hospital.
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Ardmore
Okla
Richard Jones
Maud
Luther Lucompte
U. S. Highway 77
Jim Lathrop
Lucompte
A. E. Shrope
Winfield
Kans
Lathrop
Jones
Sulphur
Davis Funeral Home
Italy Loses Soldiers In East Africa
An official report lists 225 white Italian soldiers dead in East Africa during June, raising total Ethiopian war losses for whites to 2,553. Sickness and accidents caused 220 deaths, while fifteen men were killed and five reported missing in police operations.
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Rome
East Africa
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News classified ads
Classified notice in Ada News highlights increased value from vested investments. Stakeholders discuss improved returns and guidance for readers seeking better yields from local ads and financial opportunities.
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Ada News
Dog Dies After Firecracker Accident in Bonham
In Bonham Texas on the Fourth of July Fritz a Boston bull terrier swallowed a lit firecracker. The blast injured the dog and veterinarians said recovery was unlikely.
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Bonham, Tex
Fritz
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