Coxey's Army Returns to March Across the Nation
Veteran campaigner General Jacob S. Coxey plans a 3,000 mile automobile caravan speaking tour from Maine to Utah to promote a plan to fund public works without interest charges. He aims to visit 12 congressional districts to pressure lawmakers who opposed his 1920s bill.
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Bruce Catton
NEA
Massillon
Ohio
Jacob S. Coxey
Washington
Coxey
White House
Capitol
Maine
Utah
General Jacobs
Trans-Continental air-rail service moves coast to coast
Trans-Continental Air Transport and associated railways report smooth operation as west bound passengers left New York for the Pacific coast. Eastbound travelers under Lindbergh's guidance continued from Clovis to Columbus, with a Santa Fe train delay noted. New currency rollout details follow.
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Kansas City
Pr Transcontinental
Trans-Continental Air Transport, Inc
Associated Railways
New York
Pacific Coast
Clovis
N. M
Los Angeles
Wayno
Peace Officers End State Convention At Muskogee
The semi annual convention of the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers association opened in Muskogee and planned a barbecue dinner and pistol matches at the Oklahoma Free State Fair grounds for today. Boxing bouts were arranged and about 799 officers and their wives expected for meals. A peace officers vaudeville show and a late night dance followed yesterday's sessions.
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Muskogee
L.P
Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Oklahoma Free State Fair Grounds
Fair Park
Trapp Urges Shoot to Apprehend Criminals at Oklahoma Meeting
At Muskogee the state sheriffs association opened its annual convention with former governor M. E. Trapp urging officers to shoot if necessary to bring in criminals dead if required. Attorney General Edwin Dabney pledged full cooperation and spoke on enforcing laws and educating citizens to respect them. Judge Porter Newman urged funding for line of duty death insurance for widows and children.
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Muskogee
M. E Trapp
Criminal Court of Appeals
Edwin Dabney
Newman
4H Club Plans and Oklahoma Cotton Outlook
The editor outlines 4-H fair judging criteria for state trips based on exhibit quality demonstration ability judging contest and year work record. It notes July events including poultry judging school July 24 and final team demonstration July 19 with Stillwater and county rally details. The article also covers Oklahoma crop reports noting acreage up 6 percent statewide led by western regions and Texas Oklahoma ranking first and second in planted acres with cotton stands improving though not as good as the prior two years.
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Mrs. Morgan
Ware
Extension
Stillwater
Lorena Anderson
Lois Watson
Jewel Vaden
Oklahoma
California
Louisiana
New Mexico
South Carolina
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
United States
Texas
West
Southwest
Lime sulfur spray saves grape crop from black rot
A reader recommends lime sulfur spray after a trial that stopped black rot on grapes. One application reportedly saved the crop on their vines and showed promising results.
Farm Women Set Outing to Devil's Den
Dozens of farm women plan a three day outing to Devil's Den this week Wednesday through Friday. The trip aims to provide mothers with needed relaxation from daily routine and establish an annual event to grow in popularity as families recognize its value.
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Devil’s den
Building Terraces and Garden Practices for Fall Crops
Hazen explains terrace construction with subsoil cores to prevent failures and water loss, stressing sturdy high ridges and mole resistance. He urges soil moisture conservation through cultivation, mulching, late summer seeding techniques, seed soaking, and deeper planting for fall crops like lettuce, beets, cabbage, carrots, onions, spinach, and radishes.
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Stillwater
J. E. Hazen
Agriculture Engineering Department
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Hazen
Oklahoma Cotton Acreage Report 1929
Oklahoma City reports July 1 1929 cotton in cultivation estimated at 4,685,000 acres, up from 4,420,000 acres the previous year, indicating expansion in the state’s cotton area.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Wall Street Brisk As Market Rises To New Highs
By midday the market moved higher after a brief sell off then surged in late trading. Columbia Carbon jumped 12 to 207 a new high while AT&T hit a new high near 240. United States Steel touched 207 again and other names gained three to six points. Total volume about 4,000,000 shares.
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Wall Street
Associated Press
New York
Columbia Carbon
American Telephone and Telegraph
United States Steel
Southern Railway
National Cash Register
Midland Steel Products
Montgomery Wa
Abraham and
Strauss
Oklahoma City Livestock Sale Report
Livestock auction in Oklahoma City July 9 shows weak demand with 600 cattle and 300 calves offered. Lead yearlings scarce, prices quoted for carrot steers around 12 dollars, cows and bulls weaker, veal tops at 12.50, stockers and feeders active with early sales around 11.05.
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Oklahoma City
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Summary from Kansas City
Hogs 11 000 head including 900 directs active and mostly steady with top at 11.55 for 200 pounds. Butchers 10.90 to 11.55, packing sows 9.50 to 10.50, stock pigs 10.26 to 11.26. Cattle 5 500, calves 1 000 steady to strong. top grass steers 14.00, grass steers 15.85, fed yearlings 13.25 to 15.66, heifers 12.00 to 15.00, vealers 9.06 to 14.50, stocker and feeder steers 11.25 to 13.75. Sheep 7 000 lambs strong to 25 percent higher, top Idaho lambs 15.15, lambs 14.26 to 15.40.
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Kansas City
Idaho
Grain market falls as rains ease wheat support
General selling on a large scale pushed Chicago wheat prices down near the close. Reports of beneficial rains in Argentina touched off the drop as traders await upcoming US and Canadian crop data. Corn slipped 1 4 to 2 3/4 cents, oats fell up to 1/4, while provisions varied.
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Chicago
Argentina
United States
Wheat and cotton market round up July 9 reports
Spot prices show No 1 hard wheat at 1.19 and No 5 northern spring at 1.08 in Chicago. Cotton in New Orleans advanced with October at 18.56 and December 18.75 amid favorable weather outlooks and strong demand. New York notes rising boll weevil activity and mixed trading as prices tested near 188 cents.
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Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Trade and Commission
Futures Tables New Orleans Cotton Futures Close Steady
New Orleans July 9 Cotton futures closed steady with a net advance of 2 to 13 points.
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New Orleans
Cotton market quiet across New York and New Orleans
Spot cotton prices show New York at middling and New Orleans mixed with gains of 13 points for low middling and a sale of 150. New Orleans receipts total 155 with stock at 97 735 and prices posted for good middling at 19 31 while middling sits at 318.66.
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New Orleans
Ruby Ernestine Jackson Dies at One Year Old
One year old Ruby Ernestine Jackson daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Jackson died Wednesday at 7 10 PM in a local hospital. Funeral services were held at the family home 322 North Ash Thursday at 4 PM with Rev D B Shipman officiating. Interment followed in Rosedale cemetery.
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Ruby Ernestine Jackson
Ruby Ernestine
Thomas Jackson
North Ash
Rev
D. B. Shipman
Rosedale Cemetery
Thomas H Curlin Dies After Illness At 65 In Ada
Thomas H. Curlin aged 65 died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon by Rev. C. W. Stringer. Interment followed at Rosedale cemetery. He lived in Drumright and had come to Ada for medical treatment.
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Thomas H. Curlin
Rev
C. W. Stringer
Rosedale Cemetery
Drumright
Ada
Andrew Bates Tate Dies After Long Illness
Andrew Bates Tate died Monday at 2:00 a.m. Funeral services were held Monday at 3:00 p.m. Burial followed at Rosedale cemetery. He leaves a widow and four children Wilburn Tate Rey Tate Ollie Hutchinson and Cleo Tate of Ada and Mineo respectively.
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Andrew Bates Tate
Rosedale Cemetery
Wilburn
Rey Tate
Ada
Ollie Hutchinson
Mineo
Cleo Tate
Holloway keeps parson parole board changes pending
Oklahoma Governor Holloway said he would not change the pardon and parole office. Mrs. Ben Riley is temporarily in charge after the death of J. W. Mansell. Holloway urged advisory board legislation, but the legislature took no action. The appropriations bill had not reached his desk and no bills were signed in the morning.
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Pardon-Parole Board
Oklahoma City
Holloway
Ben Riley
J. W. Mansell
Henry S. Johnston
Pardon and Parole Board
New Money Ready For Circulation In Banks Opening
Washington July 9 The unveiling of new currency prompts a curiosity rush as banks open tomorrow. A nationwide scramble begins for the smaller bills, with about 912 million pieces already printed and ready to meet demand in coming weeks.
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Treasury
Washington
Submarine H-47 Crew Likely Lost Off Pembroke Coast
The first lord of the admiralty said no hope remained for the H-47 crew. The submarine sank in 270 feet off St George's Channel after a collision with L-12. only two officers survived, while L-12 reported one missing and another injured. Salvage vessels Resolve and Grappler prepared to assist while details of the disaster were incomplete.
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Smalls Lighthouse
Fish Guard
London
House of Commons
St. George’s Channel
Pembroke
Fithguard
R. J. Gardner
Sidney Cleburne
Devonport
Charles Edward Bull
Arthur Sampson
Tues Resolve
Grappler
Portsmouth
Holloway May Take Lead In Conference
Governor Holloway said he has not decided to lead a conference of oil producing states on petroleum conservation and denied reports of an August 19 oil conference. He is reviewing departmental appropriations and major bills and plans to keep the two money bills within 29 million dollars, vetoing about 2 million if needed.
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U. S. Treasury
Treasury
Coxey
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Sclon
Massillon
Henry Ford
Oklahoma City
Holloway
Baggage Man Shows He Was Bullet Proof
A. F. Ellison, a baggage handler in Muskogee, was shot in the chest by landlord W. D. Grissom after a rent dispute. The .32 caliber bullet struck a chest bone, rebounded to the ground, and Ellison walked away from the hospital later the same day seemingly recovering.
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Muskogee
A. F. Ellison
W. D. Grissom
Eilison
Ellison
John Ed dleman Named Assistant Secretary of State Land Commission
Walter Hart announced John Ed dleman editor of the Oklahoma Legionnaire would be named assistant secretary of the state school land commission in Oklahoma City. Ed dleman succeeds Sam Pollard who resigned July 1 and follows W A Durant who had served as secretary for years after removal urged by a house committee inquiry.
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John Eddleman
ON Land Commission
Oklahoma City
Walter Hart
State School Land Commission
The
Oklahoma Legionnaire
Commission
Eddleman
Sam Pollard
W. A. Durant
Durant
House of Representatives
Department
Harris Recovers Conscious After July 4 Auto Crash
Virgil Harris, 31, seriously injured in an July 4 auto racing crash near Hollis, regained consciousness early today for the first time since the accident. Harris was in critical condition but improving as doctors held hope for his recovery during the Independence Day event practice.
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Altus
Okla
Virgil Harris
Hollis
Harris
Holloway Sees Harmony in School Land Reorganization
Governor Holloway told reporters that the July reorganization of the state school land department will bring real harmony. Walter Hart, secretary of the commission, will implement changes and Hart’s selections must be approved by the commission, which will have limited voice in the process.
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Holloway
School Land Office
Oklahoma City
State School Land Department
Governor Holloway
School Land Commission
Walter Hart
Hart
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