Atoka 4 H and F F A Teams Win Big at Hereford Contest
Atoka livestock judging team led by Lowell Crabtree and teammates won first place with 1968 points and $50 prize at the Tur ner Hereford ranch event near Sulphur. Payne county 4 H took club honors as Roy Turner hosted 950 attendees and awarded $500 in cash prizes to top teams and judges.
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Atoka
Lowell Crabtree
J. C. Pruitt
Stanley Burke
Houston Burke
Dale Wilson
Turner Hereford Ranch
Sulphur
Dale
Cushing
Temple
Carter
Farmer
Iso
Payne County
Roy Turner
Oklahoma
4-H
F F. A
Glen Driskill
F.F.A
Houston
Randall Abbott
Turner Ranch
M. J. Robertson
Crabtree
Turner to Crabtree Lead Local Point Totals at Turner Party
Turner led the field with 443 points while Crabtree of Atoka earned 434 and Jack Ball of Greenfield 431 for the top three. Bill Terry of Hominy placed fourth and Sherrall Winchester of Binger fifth with 427. Out of state visitors included R J Kinzer secretary of the American Hereford Breeders association, Kansas City. Thomas E Edward Wilson of a Kansas City packing firm. and George Collette, president of the Kansas City stock yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabtree
Atoka
Jack Ball
Greenfield
Bill Terry
Hominy
Sherrall Winchester
Binger
Tur
Ner
R. J. Kinzer
American Hereford Breeders Association
Kansas City
Thomas E. and
Edward Wilson
George Collette
Merchants to Receive Folders on Cotton Stamp Program
County agent C. H. Hailey says mailed kits explain the cotton stamp plan to Ada district merchants. A July mass meeting will lay out workings with officials from the surplus marketing administration. A merchants committee led by W. J. Dillon Jr. coordinates preparations.
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C. H. Hailey
Ada
Surplus Marketing Administration
Hailey
W. J. Dillon, Jr
Ada Department
Department of Agriculture
Pontetoc County
Dillon
Oklahoma cream markets lead in 1938 dairy figures
A survey shows dairy in Oklahoma accounted for 12 percent of cash farm income in 1938, with Chicago New York Philadelphia and Boston markets receiving over half the state's butter. Oklahoma ships three times as much cream to out of state creameries as it receives from them, and production concentrates in west central to northeastern regions.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
West Central
South Central
Directors Revise Catalogue for Pontotoc Free Fair
Directors of the Pontotoc County Free Fair Association met last week in the county courthouse to plan revisions of the fair catalogue. County agent C. H. Hailey said the new catalogue would be ready some time this week.
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Pontctoc County
Proper Terrace Outlets Prevent Erosion Breaks
Article explains that terraces must have adequate outlets to prevent water backing up and breaking through. Build small dams with a slip scraper or fresno, use tractors or teams, open outlets fully, and remove fill from the terrace channel to keep channels clear. Proper water control is crucial in torrential rains.
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Fresno
Aluminum copper and cork become scarcest materials
Washington reports aluminum cork and copper are the most scarce materials in the American civilian economy. Copper shortage rises while zinc scarcity eases. McConnell notes a war of metallurgy with limited substitutes and lists civilian-to-supply ratios for several materials.
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Washington
Robert E. McConnell
Office of Production Management
McConnell
Army
Navy
Defense's Impact on Rural Industry Location
The study by the Agriculture Department and the Census Bureau analyzes shifts in industrial location over 50 years, noting decentralization trends in regions like the south Atlantic and west central. Maps aid defense planning, showing how policies to decentralize could affect rural unemployment and production while balancing military needs.
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Department (of Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
South Atlantic
West South Central
West North Central
National Defense Commission
Commission
Defense forecast predicts billion-dollar monthly defense by September
Budget director Harold D. Smith warned that defense spending will rise to one billion dollars a month by September. He cited a fiscal year total of about 15.5 billion and noted last year’s defense outlay at 5.274 billion with a June rate of 807 million. He said non-defense work is increasingly absorbed by defense funding across agencies.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
Smith
Army
Navy
Department of the Sovenment
Street Sweepers in London Use Pig-Food Compartments
In London, street sweepers operate with special refuse compartments designed to feed pigs. The setup enables efficient waste handling by redirecting certain collected materials to pig fodder, reflecting urban sanitation practices of the era.
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London
Civil Defense Roster Planned in Pontotoc County
The WPA records project will start a survey Monday to identify organizations able to aid home defense. Led by Roy Adair and local American Legion post, the effort aims to map volunteer capacity, excluding social clubs, and will forward data to Washington in a coded card system. Delbert R. Kimrey explains the forms and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
WPA Records Project
Home Defense Council
Roy Adair
American Legion
Delbert R. Kimrey
Office of Civilian Defense
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
Kimery
Washington
Kimrey
Flossie Roberts
Records Project
Temporary War Industry Shift Could Aid Rural Areas
The secretary of agriculture reports that temporary locations for war industry labor could anchor on nearby land reducing migration and aiding rural living standards. Coordinated factory and farm activity may rehabilitate farms and enhance rural security during and after the defense emergency, possibly creating a long term union of industry and agriculture.
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Industry and Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Tulsans SPERSOSA National Champs
Tulsa Chord Busters hailed as the nation’s outstanding barber shop quartet at a St Louis convention. They sang When the Bees Are in the Hive Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, finishing ahead of 11 finalists including Kansas City Polecats and Bartlesville Bar Flies.
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ST. Louis
Tulsa
Okla
Chord Busters
Dreamland
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Kansas City
Bar Flies
Springfield, Ill
Harmony Kings
Capital City
Bates Sells Angus Bull for 15000 Dollars in Oklahoma
The 1940 sale marks the highest cash price for a bull in Oklahoma and ties a national record at 15000. Envious, the 1939 International Grand Champion, sold to Col. E A Pierce in Warengen Virginia, with Bates keeping select offspring and bloodline. Pierce also bought 10 cows and 25 other Bates cows. Bates plans future shows with remaining herd stock and future calves.
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Blackcap
Oklahoma
Virginia
United States
Angus Bull
Charles T. Bates
Ada
Bates Angus
Tishomingo
Warengon
Washington, D. C
Potomac River
Col. E. A. Pierce
Angus
Island Mere
J. Garrett Tolan
Pleasant Plains
Illinois
Col Pierce
Ison
Bates
Envious
Oklahoma Fourth of July deaths rise to six in state
The Fourth of July holiday toll in Oklahoma reaches six with three traffic deaths and a drowning reported Saturday. A 55 year old itinerant peddler Harry Burton was killed near Kellyville when hit as he slept under a tree. James Willard Stevenson 17 Sapulpa driver indicted for manslaughter. Seven injured in Enid crash. Thea Mae Gaston 12 Woodward died in a collision. several other residents hurt. A 13 year old girl Millssa Hunt drowned in the Canadian river in Oklahoma City. Nationwide, 391 people died over two days of the Independence weekend.
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Oklahoma
Harry George Burton
Kellyville
James Willard Stevenson
Sapulpa
Peace Justice
Peter Arenz
Enid
Thea Mae Gaston
Woodward
T. A. Gaston
Howard Wolff
Wichita
Frank Williams
Arenz
al Holland
Ruth Cole
Mae Abbott
Wayne Stewart
Holland
Hennessey
Mill'ssa Hunt
Walker Avenue
Oklahoma City
Union
Butnam Sews Seasonal Wood Legs for Winter Ice
Cornish Flat New Hampshire resident Harry E. Butnam, a jack of all trades, lost his right leg in an accidental discharge. He crafted two wooden legs from a butternut tree, using the summer leg now and a winter leg with creepers prepared for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornish Flat
N. H
Harry E. Butnam
Jack-Of-All Trades
Butnam
Two Stratford youths die in Los Angeles car train crash
James Thomason aged 24 and Orville Mercer aged 18, both Stratford natives now in Phoenix and Stratford respectively, are confirmed dead after a California car train collision. Alvin Thomason, James' brother, was injured but recovering. Funeral plans were incomplete. Police arrested a motorist for driving while drunk. The Ada community observed the event amid Independence Day celebrations and civilian defense dedication.
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Los Angeles
Stratford
James Thomason
George Thomason
Phoenix
Arizona
Orville Mercer
Luke Mercer
Alvin Thomason
James
California
Ada
Office of Civilian Defense
Fourth of July Observance Quiet and Happy in Ada
Ada marked a calm Independence Day with picnics swimming and a national address by the president. A July Fourth traffic crash injured Mrs. R L Donaho of Sulphur and her husband, driver Hugh Dismukes, while a south Ada wreck required ambulances but caused no serious injuries.
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Ada
Independence Dev
R. L. Donaho
Seventh
Cherry
Fleas Force Tulsa Official to Close Office
Tulsa July 5 a hound dog brought fleas into the city purchasing agent Joseph T Lantry's office forcing closure. Lantry and staff evacuated and sprayed the room recalling Napoleon under siege by fleas. If not gone by Monday he will call an exterminator and reopen. The dog, adopted last week, was blamed and sent to the pound.
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Tulsa
Joseph T. Lantry
Lantry
Napoleon
Mexican price level among world’s highest
Mexico City July 5 The Mexican confederation of Chambers of Commerce reports consumer goods prices in Mexico at 156 on a 100 world scale, second only to Shanghai 460. Istanbul 80 is the lowest among major capitals.
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Mexico City
Mexican Confederation of Chambers of Commerce
Mexico
Confederation
Republic
Shanghai
Istanbul
Turkey
Photographer finds blank film after Gulf coast trip
Dr. W. E. Whigham returned from Port Isabel with bird pictures and sent films for development only to discover the images were blank. Local Ada News Classified Ads notes the brief, odd tale of wasted investment and returns.
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Mcallen
Gulf Coast
Port Isabel
W. E. Whigham
Ada News
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