Farm Club Women Enjoy Time Spent in Camp Near Bromide
Farm club women attended the annual summer camp at Witch Hole near Bromide. They swam hiked photographed boated and rested while others cooked and served. A resolution called for a return to Witch Hole next year with a new attendee. Sickness and transportation issues kept some away. List of attendees includes Jon Snapp Guthrie John Hancock Seward James Garibaldi Oklahoma City John W Boy Raymond Reuss Enid Glenn Cochran Lamont Weldon Gentry Pryor Carl Tyler Oklahoma City John Reading Oklahoma City Robert Lowell Oklahoma City Jack Cochran Ada, plus Division 6 Troop A covering Kay Noble Payne Lincoln Oklahoma Logan counties.
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Witch Hole
Bromide
Jon Snapp
Guthrie
John Abner Hancock
Seward
James Garibaldi
Oklahoma City
John W. Boy
Raymond Julius Reuss
Enid
Glenn Herbert Cochran
Lamont
Weldon Christopher Gentry
Pryor
Carl H. Tyler
John Herbert Reading
Robert A. Lowell
Jack W. Cochran
Ada
Kay
Noble
Payne
Lincoln
Oklahoma
Logen
County 4-H Rally Set for Byrds Mill Friday Night
The Pontotoc county 4-H clubs plan an annual rally at Byrds Mill on Friday July 30 with a program inviting every club to participate and a large campfire that continues into Saturday.
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Byrds Mill
Pontotoc County
4-H Round-Up trip notices issued for Pontotoc county girls
Notices go to Pontotoc county 4-H clubs for the August Stillwater state Round-Up. Designated girls include Nettie Pearl Hazen Frisco Mary Edna Felkins Imogene Parker Drucilla Scott Dena Mae Blankenship Ada Nadene Howard Lawrence Iantha Rainbolt Francis Alleta Bare Stratford Helen Brecheen Ada Lorene Johnson Roff Vernice Johnson will attend as Southeast district secretary.
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Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Nettie Pearl Hazen
Frisco
Mary Edna Felkins
Imogene Parker
Drucilla Scott
Stonewall
Dena Mae Blankenship
Ada
Nadene Howard
Lawrence
Iantha Rainbolt
Francis
Alleta Bare
Stratford
Helen Brecheen
Lorene Johnson
Roff
Miss Vernice Johnson
District agent promoted. Craig named acting district head
Shawnee Brown steps up to assistant to E. E. Scholl in extension work and Lee Craig is named acting district agent. Craig previously served as Coal County county agent and later transferred to Okemah, Oklahoma.
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Shawnee Brown
E. E. Scholl
Lee Craig
Craig
Pontotoc County
Coal County
Okemah
County Canning Budgets Progress Across County Gardens
County home management supervisor Iva C. Jones reports 90 percent of county canning budgets completed as spring and summer gardens wane. Twenty one families follow farm and home plans, ensuring canned food to endure winter rations and possibly more than a year with good fall gardens. Jones says success comes from planning winter needs and year long cultivation with budgeting and affordable canning gear.
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Iva C. Jones
Oklahoma highway patrolmen assigned for term through September
Oklahoma City July 10 state commissioner of public safety PJ M Gentry announced today the assignment of 85 highway patrolmen from 45 counties effective until September 1 Gentry aims to have at least one patrolman from each county where possible The Division 3 Troop D roster includes Pontotoc Hughes Johnston Marshall Coal Bryan Atoka Pittsburg Choctaw Pushmataha Latimer Haskell LeFlore McCurtain counties with Acting sergeant Howard Ralph Cress Perry commanding Harry Henry Davis Guthrie Cecil Lay
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Oklahoma City
PJ. M. Gentry
Jesse Area In With Big New Well Last Week
In the Ada oil region Jesse area shows gains with multiple developments. Midcontinent No. 5 Statler Bromide sand well west of the Jesse pool flowed 660 barrels per hour and 1507 barrels in six hours, prompting plans for two more Statler wells and offsets to Deep Rock and others. Deep Rock No. 1 Garrett and Francis No. 1 Province report progress with Bromide sand and Gilcrease tests, while Carter No. 1 Nix northeast of the pool produced 440 barrels in 17 hours after reaching Hunton lime.
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Ada
Jesse
Statler
Jesse Pool
Deep Rock
Deep Rock No
Garrett
Francis No. 1
Carter No. 1
Hunton
Rainfall Boosts Pon totoc County Crops
The county agent reports that a recent Friday night and Saturday rainfall aided corn, pasture, oats, and wheat. Corn stands look good, pasture benefits are noted, cotton needs more rain, boll weevil is quiet, oat yields range 30 to 60 bushels per acre, and wheat averages about 20 bushels per acre near Fitzhugh. Hay yields are light overall.
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Pontotoc
Fitzhugh
Rural teachers in Oklahoma organize for state and district groups
July 10. Oklahoma rural teachers plan to form district and state groups under plans by the rural teachers section of the Oklahoma Education association. About 6 000 rural teachers will be notified in August. A model 30 pupil rural classroom and a vocal chorus of about 390 teachers are also planned for the O F E A convention February 10 to 12.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Rural Teachers’ Section
Oklahoma Education Association
O. FE. A
McCarran Attacks Court Bill as Entering Wedge to Dictatorship
Senator McCarran denounced the administration’s court bill as a dangerous entering wedge that could threaten the constitution and labor rights. He urged organized labor to join the crusade against enlarging the Supreme Court, questioned the plan’s constitutionality, and warned of a potential drift toward dictatorship. He noted opposition within the Democratic Party and critiqued public statements by Farley and Wheeler.
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Germany
Italy
Supreme Court
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Court of Last Appeal
Austin
Nevada
Logan
Wheeler
Democratic Party
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Utah
Brandeis
Hughes
Burke
Neb
Elbert Reed Moves to Inactive Status in National Guard
Elbert Reed longtime leader of the Ada National Guard unit has been transferred to inactive service after 24 years in uniform. He served nine and a half years in the U S Navy rising to ensign and helped organize Ada armor and armory. Lieutenant Joe Cathey of Battery C 160 FA assumes Reed’s active duties.
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National Guard
Eph
U. S. Navy
Ada
Reed
Joe Cathey
F. A
Roosevelt to seek more New Deal laws officials say
Washington July 12. Administration members dispute claims the New Deal agenda ends with current measures. Roosevelt expected to request two major laws next session, plus further reforms later. Proposals target monopoly, tax reform, FTC powers, and anti trust enforcement amid talks of taxing big business and cracking down on tramp corporations. No defense from Democrats on selling convention books at 250 each to corporations.
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Distillers
Bethlehem Steel
Oklahoma Representative Urges Farm Tenant Bill Land Purchase Provision
Washington July 11 Representative Phil Ferguson of Woodward Okla urged the house to add a provision to the farm tenant bill authorizing government purchase of submarginal land. He argued such buying would save eroded dust bowl lands and surrounding farms and prevent a large desert area between the Rockies and the Mississippi. He also urged targeting loans to young qualified applicants and avoiding rehabilitation of long term tenants unable to make good.
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Washington
Phil Ferguson
Woodward
Okla
House
Ferguson
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Western Plains
Free Textbooks Planned for Needy Pupils in Oklahoma
A resolution to purchase $400000 worth of free textbooks is prepared for presentation to the state welfare board. Director Neal Addington announced the plan, based on county estimates of need, to distribute books to children in needy families.
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Oklahoma City
State Welfare Board
Neal Addington
Addington
Berry in chair as Oklahoma acting governor plans stay
Acting Governor James E. Berry said he does not plan to leave Oklahoma while Governor Marland is away at an oil compact meeting in Santa Fe New Mexico. He noted his firm grip on state affairs during the governor's absence.
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Oklahoma City
James E. Berry
Marland
Santa Fe
N. M
Quetin Conklin Run Over by Speedboat at Crete
In Crete Nebraska Quentin Conklin itinerant harvest hand was run over by a speedboat. Lifeguard Albert Yant said Conklin ignored warnings and attempted a dive under the boat suffering severe cuts.
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New
Crete
Neb
Quentin Conklin
Albert Yant
Conklin
Secretary Howard Payne Taps Rogers Gavel by Mistake
Howard Payne secretary to Chairman Will Rogers of the house Indian affairs committee sat near the head of the table and chatted with Oklahoma City representative and a newsman as the committee waited for a quorum. He then realized he had picked up Rogers' gavel and was tapping it on the table while talking.
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Howard Payne
Will Rogers
House Indian Affairs, Committee
Oklahoma City
Payne
Rogers
Mayor Doss Visits Nichols Couple in Eufaula
Mayor James Doss of Eufaula Oklahoma met with Representative Jack Nichols and Mrs Nichols during recent days to discuss local affairs and community concerns.
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James Doss
Eufaula
Okla
Rep
Jack Nichols
Nichols
Senator Josh Lee invited to national convention address
Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma, known as a strong orator, has learned that democratic clubs from ten southwestern states, meeting in Houston, Texas, adopted a resolution inviting him to speak at the national convention in Indianapolis on August 19 to 21.
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Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Houston
Tex
Indianapolis
Congress recess trip for holidays to Oklahoma City
Howard Payne secretary to Rep. Will Rogers and Mrs. Payne flew to Oklahoma City during the July 4 recess to visit friends after Congress adjourned for summer holidays.
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Congress
Howard Payne
Will Rogers
Boren Seeks Clarifying Amendment on Gas Transportation Jurisdiction
Rep. Lyle Boren of Seminole Oklahoma attaches an amendment to a pending bill to clarify federal and state authority over natural gas transportation. He says the measure ensures the federal government does not intrude where the state has proper authority and would prevent conflicts in investigations of gas transportation aspects.
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Lyle Boren
Seminole
Okla
House
Boren
Farm Tenant Bill Debated In House Opening Wedge Said
Rep Jed Johnson Anadarko Oklahoma called the bill an opening wedge and a start toward an effective attack on farm tenancy He warned that tenant farming harms soil and rural resources and slows school and church development Rep Sam Massingale Cordell Oklahoma backed the bill hoping it would crack long standing exclusion Sen Elmer Thomas Oklahoma may speak in Fort Worth July 22 if possible and leave Washington in time
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Jed Johnson
Anadarko
Okla
Johnson
Sam Massingale
Cordell
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Tex
Washington
President Roosevelt vetoes two year extension of low farm loan rates
Roosevelt vetoed a bill to extend by two years the low interest on Federal Land bank loans arguing it would require a treasury burden of about 52.9 million dollars and undermine budget balancing. He noted farmers have become able to pay interest and warned against subsidizing rates below market. He also cited risks on commissioner loans and the Farm Mortgage Corporation finances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Land Bank
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Banks
National Farm Loan Associations
Treasury
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Georgia Judges Seek Vagrancy Indictments for Abled Idle
Two Georgia judges urged that idle able bodied persons on relief be charged with vagrancy. Superior Judge W. M. Harper told the Sumpter County grand jury that idleness is a crime and harms society. Judge Paul S. Etheridge urged Fulton County grand jurors to probe if workers on relief remain content to stay on the rolls.
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Atlanta
Georgia
W. M. Harper
Sumpter County Grand Jury
Americus
Paul S. Etheridge
Harper
Fulton County
Homer Club News Highlights At School and Community
The Homer club held its regular meeting in the schoolhouse room. A heart quilt for Mrs. Clarence Duke featured 60 embroidered names of former pupils. Sunday school, church services, singing events, and a home ball doubleheader with Conway are noted.
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Homer Club
Clarence Duke
Epperly
Ada
Conway
Homer
Hope Reed
Sam Little
Oklahoma City
Dyson
Albert Rutz
Loman House
Young Peoples
Mildred Ford
Leta Mae
Juanita Dyson
Billie Lou Smith
Ruby Alexander
Juanita
Mabel Bassett Bitten by Eight Inch House Rat
Oklahoma City reports Mrs. Mabel Bassett state charities and corrections commissioner was bitten on forehead and hand by an eight inch rat while asleep. Her son W. C. Bassett killed the rodent with a broom after a 20 minute chase. The carcass was sent to the state laboratory for testing. She had taken anti rabies treatment before reporting to the capitol.
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Oklahoma City
Mabel Bassett
State Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
W. C. Bassett
State Laboratory
Pope Prays for Justice and Charity in Rome Sermon
Castello Gandolfo Italy July 12 Catholics worldwide heard Pope Pius XI call for justice and charity and a return to divine sovereignty and holy laws. He urged a little tranquility on earth for those oppressed by misery and fear of tomorrow.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius XI
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