Oklahoma Crop Notes and Wheat and Corn Prospects
Oklahoma crop notes from July 17 1923 report acreage changes and yields across cotton wheat corn and other crops. Cotton area rises to about 3 357 000 acres with potential 875 000 bales. winter wheat 72 percent of normal, 41 090 000 bushels expected. corn 3 200 000 acres with 52 800 000 bushels forecast. potatoes broom corn and grain sorghum show varied conditions. Boll weevils present. weather and disease factors noted across districts.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Lindsay
Panhandle
A.t Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Controlling Watermelon Anthracnose With Bordeaux Mixture
Florida farmers are advised to spray vines with 4-4-50 Bordeaux mixture to prevent anthracnose and other diseases. Begin spraying as vines run, repeat weekly for three applications, and in emergencies spray immediately and again about 10 days later. More sprays may be needed in frequent rains. Florida Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension endorse this method.
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Florida
Florida Experiment Station
Agricultural Extension Division
Florida Tension Service
Small Cyanide Use Urged for Ant Nests and Chinch Bugs
L. E. Rathbun of Payne County urges small quantities of cyanide flakes to destroy ant nests and moving chinch bug armies. A recent Oklahoma experiment shows effectiveness with 1 pound per 100 feet in cane strips. Gas lasts only a few hours, making it impractical as a barrier in furrows except for huge bug swarms.
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Stillwater
L. E. Rathbun
Payne County
A. and M. College
Ratzbun
Wheat Producers Conference Called for July Meeting
Oklahoma City reports a Wheat Producers Conference called by Jno A Whitehurst to meet in Wichita Kansas on July 16. Delegates from Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Colorado and the Texas panhandle will be selected from actual wheat farmers to seek ways to weather the low wheat prices without going broke. The gathering follows a Chicago meeting where Barney Baruch advised feeding wheat to hogs. The group argues price regulation is useless amid global surplus.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Wheat Producers Conference
Jno
A. Whitehurst
Wichita
Kans
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Panhandle
Texas
Chicago
Barney Baruch
Drunken brawl ends in double homicide at Allen outsk irts
In a drunken quarrel at the Roberson home near Allen a 20-25 Winchester was used. Jim Cooper age 33 died instantly while J Banks Roberson age 50 died later from chest wounds. Promoter Jon Jack Edwards was jailed as an alleged participant. Evidence of booze and gambling was found at the scene.
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Silent Reaper
Jim Cooper
J. Banks Roberson
Roberson
Allen
Cooper
Jon Jack Edwards
Edwards
George W. Burris
Burris
Jack Edwards
Deal
W. B. Walker
George Burris
Allen Revellers
Boxing promoter denies malice in Ada shooting case
Jack Edwards, promoter and party attendee, defends Cooper and Roberson shooting incident in Ada. He says alcohol fueled no intent to shoot, recounting arguments, a knife drawn, a fatal shot, and Cooper later found dead nearby. Edwards asserts innocence and awaits further investigation while noting his boxing ties.
Oklahoma Guards Get Pay Checks Ready for Return
At CAMP WOLFE Ft. Sill Oklahoma the federal government pays 116000 to officers and enlisted for two weeks of active duty at a summer camp. Nearly 5000 attended the encampment which cost the federal government 262000 and the state 5000. Brigadier General Baird H Markham says 70 units from over 50 towns will begin homeward moves at 3 am tomorrow.
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Wolfe
Ft. Sill
Okla
Oklahoma National Guard
Baird H. Markham
Oklahoma
Dope Peddlers Charged in Oklahoma Drug Bust
Federal charge filings against Ben McLaughlin and Barton Wright follow their arrest by Ada police at the request of R P Whitten. Whitten said the drug trade is run by financial heads and unscrupulous doctors, praising local officers for aiding the crackdown after the suspects broke jail and were recaptured.
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Ada
R. P. Whitten
Oklahoma
U. S
Coaleate
Ben McLaughlin
Barton Wright
Whitten
Wick Adair
Stall Attends National Photographers Convention
N B Stall travels to Washington DC to attend the International Professional Photographers Convention as a delegate named by President Joe Montgomery of Dallas. He serves as secretary treasurer of the Southwestern Photographers Association and will participate throughout the week long session.
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N. B. Stall
Washington, D. C
International Professional Photographers Convention
Stall
Joe Montgomery
Dallas
Southwestern Photographers Assciation
Brief Shower Reported Near Grantham on March 21
A meteorological anomaly was reported near Grantham on March 21 as rain fell from a clear sky. The shower lasted about one minute.
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Grantham
No Development in Dean's Court of Inquiry
Testimony at Aden court of inquiry into the death of Jim Cooper and wounding of Banks Roberson found no shift in probable charges. County Attorney J W Dean said eight witnesses described events of the shooting, with Roberson advancing intervention before Cooper harmed by an aggressor. Roberson shows improvement. manslaughter charges likely upon recovery. Jack Edwards may be released if his statements align with the observed facts.
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Aden
Jim Cooper
Banks Roberson
J. W. Dean
Dean
Roberson
Cooper
Jack Edwards
Edwards
Favorabe Werd
Mercury Returns After Yacation in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma June heat rose above Monday with state averages near 5.9 degrees, while government reports list only two stations at 109 or higher. Weatherford hit 101, Marlow 100, and sixteen others reached 95 or more. Tulsa logged 93.8, and Muskogee 94, Ardmore 99, McAlester 94, Oklahoma City 95, Mangum 99.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Weatherford Mercury
Marlow
Tulsa
Muskogee
Ardmore
McAlester
Mangum
Ada on leniency list amid mercury nestling at 95 mark
Ada remained on the leniency list as the mercury hovered near 95 degrees. The day warmed slightly from yesterday when the temperature measured 94 degrees.
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Ada
Tishomingo Invades Ada for Sunday Baseball Battle
Ada fans brace for a high stakes game as the Tishomingo team visits the new baseball park. Tishomingo already handed Green's team a 1-0 defeat earlier in the season and has won a string of scalps in the region. Williams is expected to start on the mound with the same lineup as before, while Ada strengthens weak spots in their lineup this week.
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Ada
Tishomingo Tribe
Green
Invaders
Tishomingo
Williams
Island Government Falls in Complete Charge of Wood Island
Manila dispatch reports the Philippines a republic with four cabinet resignations the senate president and House speaker leaving the Interior secretary and Manila mayor already gone. Governor General Wood and his American aides assume full control until replacements can be found.
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Island
Manila
Philippine Islands
Senate
House of Representatives
Interior
Insular
Wood
Plans Outlined For Picnic Here Ada July 28
The Farmer Labor picnic in Ada city park on Saturday July 28 promises to be one of the largest gatherings in Ada in years. Governor Jack Walton, George Wilson of A&M College, C. L. Stealy of the Cotton Growers Association and others will address farmers and laborers. City attorney Lowrey H. Harrell will deliver the welcome. Numerous Ada firms have contributed cash or merchandise prizes for various contests and exhibits, including baby prizes, best loaf of bread, largest watermelon, and oldest participants. Local merchants will provide premiums and awards totaling several dollars as crowds attend the event with speeches, attractions, and entertainments.
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Farmer-Labor
Ada
Jack Walton
George Wilson
A. & M. College
C. L. Stealy
Cotton Growers Association
Lowrey H. Harrell
T. F. Beller
Farmers Union
Simpson’s
M. C. Taylor Co
Duncan Bros
Jeweters
Coffman, Bobbitt & Sparks Co
Shaw's Department Store
A. O. Green Drug Co
Rollow Hardware Co
Farmers Exchange
B. Duncan
Wilson’s
Model Clothiers
R. J. Rains
T. M. Yarbro
The
Globe
H. B. Wilenzick
BE. H. McKendree
Evans & Woodard
Smith-Cole
Robert Johxrson
Randy
Peerson
Stanfield's Grocery
Record of Hottest Fahrenheit Temperature Ever Documented
A historical note records the highest temperature ever registered by a human, 148 degrees, with the victim identified as a firefighter who sustained severe injuries.
Death by Own Action Claimed in Ada Tragedy
Coroner's jury rules W H Ryles died from a pistol shot fired by his wife Mrs W H Ryles after a quarrel at their East Main Street home in Ada Oklahoma. The verdict cites the confession by Mrs Ryles and testimony from their son Eugene Le Grande. County Attorney plans murder charges. Mrs Ryles jailed.
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W. H. Ryles
Ryles
East Main Street
H. J. Brown
Justice Brown
Eugene le Grande
Coalgate
State OF Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Ada
Oklahoma
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Byron Norrell
C. E. Sanborn
M. College
A. and
Allen Fray
Roberson Home
Jack
National Photographers Convention
Mercury
Walton
Wilson
Hel
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