A GOOD EXCISE BOARD FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY
The Pontotoc county excise board is praised as capable and balanced with seasoned member Bill Pegg returning, and newcomers Ben Hatcher and Don Evans bringing honesty courage and business sense. The editorial trusts their ability to manage county funds wisely and advance progress while noting the value of experience from the old board.
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Pontotoc County
S. C. Boswell
Henry Collins
Bill Pegg
Ben Hatcher
Ada
Ben
Don Evans
Ada Board of Education
I Found No Peace and the Quest for War’s End
Webb Miller notes the paradox of a peaceful era yet persistent wars and asks if global thinking toward peace could end conflict. He references Elizabethan thoughts that perception shapes reality, observes competing national values, and concludes happiness hinges on shared peace and common aims.
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Webb Miller
America
Prince of Peace
Wheat Fields and Modern Harvesting Change Labor
A vignette contrasts vast wheat fields in Oklahoma and Kansas with the old Carolinas cradle, noting that one modern combine with two or three operators replaces many workers. It argues times change and invention lightens human labor, promising easier living through adjustments and progress.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Carolinas
Honest acts and weather notes wrap a varied day
The article notes acts of honesty from returning nails to paying back excess government funds, alongside Texas plains rainfall and green pastures near Amarillo. It remarks on English strikes waning, Swanson’s death and his cabinet impact, and praises the old southern Virginia gentleman who served the nation, highlighting the navy’s strengthened posture after his tenure.
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Claude A. Swanson
Roosevelt
Virginia
A Foolish Decision in Israel’s Early Kings
The lesson recalls Rehoboam’s costly error after Solomon’s reign, choosing harsh rule over justice, provoking Jeroboam’s revolt and a divided kingdom. It contrasts ancient despotism with modern democracy, noting consequences for both kings and people and the later exile of Judah.
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Israel
Saul
Solomon
Rehoboam
George III
England
George
American
Britain
Egypt
Jeroboam
Kingdom of
Judah
Babylon
List of US lending agencies and a British police quip
The article lists twenty nine government lending bodies including the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Authority. It notes opportunities to obtain funds but warns repayment may be required. A British constable is quoted praising a model, wise and steadfast, as potential world leadership.
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Harrington Wimberly
Altus Times-Democrat
Sam
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Export-Import Bank of Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public, Works Administration
United States Maritime Commission
Rural Electrification Administration
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Savings & Loan Associations
Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Housing Administration
United States Housing Authority
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Banks
Disaster Loan Corporation
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Farm Security Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Inland Waterways Corporation
Panama Railroad Co
Puerto Rican Reconstruction Administration
R. F. C. Mortgage Company
Tennessee Valley Associated Cooperatives
Ire
Solomon
Job
Moses
David
Alexander
Abraham Lincoln
Confucius
Public services for low income groups debated in San Francisco
The piece discusses Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson’s note on cut rate legal aid for the very poor and the need for affordable medical and hospital services for those with modest incomes. It laments evasive practices by Oklahoma county officials, promotes honest governance, and comments on weather impacts on crops and the boll weevil threat.
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United States
Robert H. Jackson
San Francisco
Jackson
Illinois to regulate movie showings and more by law
The piece mockingly argues that laws can govern nearly every action from how many shrimp in a cocktail to how long a person may spend in a beauty parlor, noting Illinois plans to limit double features and prompting questions about the scope and impact of such regulations. It laments the intrusion of state control into private choices and predicts court battles over film exposure rights.
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Illinois
Geezick Falls
Bridge
NEA
Arguments In Tractor Case To Be Heard Friday
Federal District Judge A P Murrah will hear Friday July 1a arguments in the suit by Board man company against the county commissioners over a $3842.60 warrant for three tractors purchased in 1937 38. The county contends rental contracts were sales contracts entered as subterfuge to recover all earlier paid warrants while Boardman argues tractors were rented and the warrant is for that purpose. Testimony in Muskogee followed hearings in the prior week with County Commissioner A A Caldwell among witnesses and county officials Carrols Wadlington Tom B Grent Jack Langford Judge Grel Busey and Bernard Goodall present.
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A. P. Murrah
Oklahoma City
Boardman Company
Board of County Commissioners
Muskogee
Tre Tors
Eugene Rice
A. A. Caldwell
Carrols Wadlington
Tom B. Grent
Jack Langford
Ellender Predicts NLRB Alterations This Session
Senator Ellender forecast changes by the National Labor Relations Board to adjust rules and evidence procedures for hearings. Senator Burke echoed talks of further changes while noting limited chances for amending the Wagner act this session.
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Washington
Ellender
B-Ls
National Labor Relations ‘Board
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Burke
D-Neb
Labor Board
AFL
CIO
Start Campaign To Save Pedestrians
The National Safety Council launched campaigns in a dozen cities to reduce pedestrian accidents as part of a nationwide effort to regulate and protect traffic. Pedestrian deaths comprise a large share of traffic fatalities, with 12 500 deaths and 276 000 non fatal injuries last year. Washington and Salt Lake City show high obedience to signals after educational programs and police cooperation.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
R. J. Jasper
Sai Washington
Jasper
Salt Lake City
Wallk To
Oklahoma Solons Plan For Fight
Oklahoma congressional leaders prepared to oppose WPA plans to cut state area offices from 14 to 5. WPA officials said only five district offices would remain in Oklahoma City Tulsa Enid McAlester and Hobart with about 150 administrative staff cut, saving about $13 000 monthly. Delegation members vowed to take their protests to F C Harrington WEA commissioner and urged cost cuts be phased regionally to avoid higher travel costs.
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Washington
Oklahoma
WPA
Atta
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Enid
McAlester
Hobart
F. C. Harrington
WEA
Checks For 5890 Are To Be Burned
Oklahoma City July 114. Checks totaling 5890 dollars made out to 3500 citizens of Enid Muskogee Tah Reno and Oklahoma City will be used as fuel for a bonfire by the corporation commission. The checks were cancelled nine years ago after funds were transferred to the common school fund. New secretary Charles Brill asked for and received an order to burn them.
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Oklahoma City
Enid
Muskogee
ET Reno
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Commission
Charles Brill
Brill
Delaware King Bee Catcher crowned after one capture
Newark Delaware July 19 21 Chauncey Simpson won the title by capturing a single honey bee in a contest to be Delaware's King Bee Catcher. Five rivals were disqualified after stings. Simpson survived 15 seconds before time ran out.
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Newark
Del
Chauncey
Simpson
Delaware
Farm Prices Down in June Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma City July 19 Prices paid for Oklahoma farm products on June 18 were generally lower than the prior month according to the federal Agriculture Department monthly report Most animals led the decline with an average drop of 40 cents per hundredweight Lambs fell by $1 Barley dropped 13 cents to 33 cents per bushel while other grains stayed steady Wheat held at 69 cents per bushel and corn rose one cent to 56 cents A pound Watton lint moved slowly while chicken eggs and butter fat edged down and butter rose one cent to 20 cents per pound
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Oklahoma City
Oklanoma
Federal Department of Agriculture
Butterfar
Larceny Charge Faced By Two Terretts Over Calf Theft
A larceny charge was filed in the justice court of A W Oliver on Tuesday against Otho Terrett and John Terrett for allegedly taking a six months old calf owned by Prentis West. The sheriff's force made the arrests and the men had not yet been arraigned.
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Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Otho Terrett
John Terrett
Prentis West
Woman Sought In Fatal Shooting Near Cleveland
Cleveland July 11 A 45 year old woman was sought after the fatal shooting of Green Ingalls a middle aged oil field worker at a filling station three miles south of here Five pistol bullets struck Ingalls Pawnee County Sheriff Charles M Burkdoll said the cause of the shooting was not determined immediately
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Cleveland
Cha
Green Ingalls
Here
Pawnee
Charles M. Burkdoll
Ingalls
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