Cotton Insect Control Drive Aids Pontotoc Farmers
County agents urge cotton growers to combat boll weevil with calcium arsenate dusting. Instructions cover timing, inspection, applications every five days, and mixtures with sulfur to protect bolls. Dusting gear, nozzle setup, and rain-aftercare are outlined along with spray chart figures. Also notes a crop and grain judging school at East Central State College with 4-H participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Paris Green
Ada
Marshall
Hughes
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Okfuskee
East Central State College
Roy Ellsthorp
Agronomist
Stillwater
Garden and Canning Tips and Local Club Notes
A regional note covers home canning with the slogan Fill every jar and urges garden production amid a looming food shortage. Cryolite dust is recommended for blister beetles attacking tomato plants. Vanoss Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. Georgia Pitt and prepared exhibits. poultry judging work with H G Ware and Carl Wick aided local girls Geneva Cecil Peggy Winters Wanda Nipps aiming for the State Poultry Show in December at Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss Vanoss Home Demonstration Club
Georgia Pitt
Anthony Floyd
Geneva Cecil
Peggy Winters
Wanda Nipps
Oklahoma City
Garden Tips for Pests and Plant Health
Tomato horn worms defoliate plants. Use spray cryolite or arsenate of lead mixed at 3 tablespoons per gallon of water. As a dust, apply cryolite straight or arsenate of lead at one to three parts hydrated lime. Pick okra when pods are edible for tenderness. Plan fall planting to avoid frost. prep now to store food for winter. Store potatoes in a moist, well ventilated place on a slotted raised platform under shade.
Tailoring Class Starts August 13
Notice invites home demonstration members to join a tailoring school starting August 13 and asks readers to submit the names or numbers of participants as class size is limited.
Homer Home Demonstration Club Meeting Highlights
The Homer Home Demonstration Club gathered at the club house on Thursday to discuss canning and fair exhibits across each class of home demonstration work. Present were Mmes Lee Carney Jim Lambert T E Bennett H D Lambert Chas Rye Bud Blackburn Sim Blackburn Leonard Holloway Dewey Higdon Earnest Landrith Raymond Beams Clifford Johns and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Mmes Lee Carney
Jim Lambert
T. E. Bennett
H. D. Lambert
Chas Rye
Bud Blackburn
Sim Blackburn
Leonard Holloway
Dewey Higdon
Earnest Landrith
Raymond Beams
Clifford Johns
Navy Reports Many Sooners Wounded in Action
The Navy lists numerous Oklahoma casualties with names and home towns including Caney Durant Shawnee Hollis Tulsa Checotah Konawa Elgin Tahlequah Sand Springs Hennessey Oklahoma City Quapaw Locust Grove Leedey and others. Wounded sailors span ranks from Pfc to Cpl and include family connections such as Pfc Laurence Earl Grove of Konawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Arthur
Caney
H. W. Attaway
Durant
S. P. Butler Jr
Shawnee
G. K. Caswell
Hollis
J. R. Cox
Tulsa
S. O. Dinkins
Checotah
Laurence Earl Grove
Konawa
Christopher Grove
C. L. Harmon
S. B. Heath
Guthrie
L. S. Johnson
Cordell
R. E. Jones
Carnegie
H. C. Larkin
A. A. le Barre
Elgin
Coole Meigs Jr
Tahlequah
J. B. Reed
Sand Springs
R. W. Bottger
Hennessey
J. W. Smith
Oklahoma City
S. L. Tyner
Quapaw
H. Z. Ward
J. D. Wright
Locust Grove
R. L. Zick
Leedey
Child Welfare Unit Transferred From Ada County
Mrs. Claude McMillan announced that Miss Inez Baucum will transfer July 15 from Pontotoc county to Kay county. Ada unit closes due to low use though need exists. limited services will be offered from Pauls Valley area under Ruth Griglak. The advisory committee hopes to re establish the unit later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude McMillan
Inez Baucum
Pontotoc County
Kay County
McMillan
New Pastor James O. Michael Brings Family to Ada Church
Rev. James O. Michael becomes pastor at First Christian Church Ada Oklahoma. He grew up near Deer Creek and studied at Phillips University. He served in Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and led youth conference work. His wife Ann Norris and children Winnetta Jane Margaret Allegra James Norris Verna Marianne and Jeanne Ellen accompany him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. Michael
First Christian Church
East Seventeenth
Michael
Washington, D.C
Oklahoma
Ada
Springfield
Deer Creek
Okla
Blackwell First
Phillips U
Verden
Carney
Yukon
Baxter Springs
Kan
Chanute
Miami
Central Church
Young People’s Conference
Springfield Church
Ann Norris
Okmulgee
Winnetta Jane
Margaret Allegra
James Norris
Verna Marianne
Jeanne Ellen
Ripening Cantaloupe Tested by Stem Break
A ripe cantaloupe yields to a slight break at the stem seam, allowing the fruit to detach easily. This simple test signals readiness for harvest and consumption.
Good Neighbor of Allen Recognized for Nurturing Service
Mrs. B. L. Comstock of Allen Oklahoma is named the Good Neighbor of the Air on Tom Breneman’s Breakfast in Hollywood. A Dallas author praises her nursing, teaching, Red Cross work, and volunteer efforts including canning 800 quarts each summer and making corsages for Allen eighth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Comstock
Allen
Tom Breneman
Hollywood
American Broadcasting Company
Air Express
Eastern Star
Red Cross
Allen School
Popcorn Production In Oklahoma Is Up
Federal crop statisticians report Oklahoma has double last year’s popcorn acreage and ranks second to Iowa for the 1945 harvest. About 38 000 of 46 000 planted acres are expected to reach harvest, with Iowa at 70 000 and Indiana Nebraska about 30 000 each. Heavy replanting followed a wet spring and floods damaged some Oklahoma land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraska
East Central
Northeast
Stewart Linscheid Named Director of Publications at East Central
Stewart Linscheid becomes director of publications at East Central college starting July 1, succeeding Ben L Morrison who moves to rural education and extension for the East Central district. Linscheid holds a East Central BA and pursued work toward a doctoral degree at the University of Wisconsin after studies at Washington and Lee. He taught English at Oklahoma A and M and Seminole high school and is a native Ada resident with wife and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Linscheid
East Central College
Ben L. Morrison
East Central District
Mr. Linscheid
East Central
Ada
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Virginia
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wisconsin
U.S. Navy
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Seminole High School
A. Linscheid
Ann
Ruth
Marriage Licenses Issued In Ada And Nearby Areas
A list of marriage licenses shows applicants from Ada and surrounding towns. Names include Billy Joe Miles and Barbara Ellen Ross both of Ada aged 18 and 16 respectively, with others from Davis Pauls Valley and Oxnard California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Joe Miles
Ada
Barbara Ellen Ross
Forrest F. Aaron
Davis
Virginia Roundtree
Aubrey Francis Baker
Lois West
Howles Clayton McDonald
Antlers
Magnolia Lane
Oklahoma City
Jack Skeith
Fittstown
Bezela Harrison
Byron B. Brown
Geneva Blanche Knight
Pauls Valley
Donald Theo Clark
Mary Powell
Roy J. Jackson
Oxnard
California
Bennie Jo Johnson
Seminole
Roy Wilson
Helen Lewis
Divorces Granted in Local Court Listings
Divorces granted include Eugene Holland from Amanda Holland. May Parish from J W Parish of Roff. Pauline Eaton from Audrey Eaton. Orville D Morrison from Mar jorie Morrison. Irene Imogene Patterson from Carl Patterson. Arthur L Jones from Dolly Jones. Betty Richmond from Raymond Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Holland
Amanda Holland
May Parish
J. W. Parish
Roff
Pauline Eaton
Audrey Eaton
Orville D. Morrison
Marjorie Morrison
Irene Imogene Patterson
Carl Patterson
Arthur L. Jones
Dolly Jones
Betty Richmond
Raymond Richmond
Wadlington Participates in Unusual Army Trial
Marysville Calif reports the 19 man court martial of veteran major Wadlington after a week long trial on 24 counts of liquor sales at Camp Beale. Trial Judge Advocate Wadlington notes no prior conviction and moves to sentencing procedure. Wadlington, son of Mrs Wayne Wadlington and former Pontotoc county attorney, serves in the army judge advocate department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Calif
Camp Beale
Carloss Wadlington
Wadlington
Wayne Wadlington
Pontotoc County
Army
Gift to Hospital Honors Barton And Crewmate
The Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Spokane receives a donation from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hammond of Aberdeen to honor their son Lt. Robert Hammond and Lt. Donald L. Barton who died June 20, 1944 in a bomber test flight at Hobbs New Mexico. A cabin on the Sound is named for their son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriner’s Hospital For
Spokane
Wash
Harry Hammond
Aberdeen
Robert Hammond
Donald L. Barton
Ada
Hobbs
N. Mex
L. J. Barton
Donald
Czechs Ponder Moving Germans and Hungarians After Potsdam
President Eduard Benes said Czechoslovakia could begin removing an estimated 2 to 2.5 million Germans and about 400,000 Hungarians within weeks if the Big Three approve at Potsdam. He stressed three conditions: international understanding, orderly execution with minimal friction, and humane treatment to avoid wartime refugee chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Potsdam
Benes
Russia
Germany
Reich
Europe
Non-Fraternizing Policy Eases for Allied Troops in Europe
London reports the ban on fraternizing with adults by American British and Canadian occupation troops in Germany and Austria is relaxed allowing conversations in public. A prior $65 fine applied for violations as 50 000 people were arrested in two months in a de Nazification push with 700 arrests daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Austria
Eisenhower
Field Marshal
Montgomery
United States Army
Berlin
Army praises versatile compact radio system in war effort
The army reveals a strong link in the Allied victory chain notes a very versatile, compact radio system that can handle facsimile pictures, telephone conversations and teletype messages simultaneously aiding in defeating Germany and its axis allies and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Nazi Factory Bosses Return to Run War Plants
Allied reports describe remaining Nazi owners who staff postwar factories in Germany. At Fallersleben’s Strength Through Joy plant, 19,000 foreign workers faced abuse, starvation rations, and forced labor under Gestapo presence. Bosses claim efficiency while evading liability. anti Nazi oversight collapsed as managers kept control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy
Fallersleben
Hitler
United States
Gestapo
Germany
Hans Mayr
Karl Luik
U. S
Bund
Mayr
Koerbel
Allies faced amid Nazi remnants in postwar rule
The account highlights ongoing Allied occupation issues with Nazi remnants. It notes Jews surviving outside death camps receiving half rations under AMG control, displaced persons forced to self shelter on 900 daily calories, Nazis still serving as mayors, anti Nazis losing homes to military use, and military governments restricting anti Nazi committee activity with officials claiming they do not exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Dr. Brill
Thuringia
Hindenburg
AMG
Lookabaugh to ump in state Legion baseball tourney
Oklahoma City July 11 Jim Lookabaugh of Oklahoma A and M will be umpire in chief for the State American Legion baseball tournament set for August 25. Cliff Pickens, state tournament chairman, announced six other umpires: Toby Greene Stillwater A and B coach Leo Higbie Bob Ash Lewes Dewey Ralph Berry and Fieldcamp all of Oklahoma City.
Water content in eggs and hen hydration fact
A laying hen needs about 18 gallons of water each year and eggs are two thirds water. Three feet of sugar cane are required to produce one lump of sugar.
Kerr Names Gas Committee For Oklahoma
Governor Kerr appointed a natural gas committee to relay information to the federal power commission. The move precedes hearings set for October 9 with Federal representatives visiting July 24 and 25 to confer with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The panel includes Reford Bond Ray O Weems W J Armstrong Walker T Pound Elmer Capshaw Floyd Green Dan Howard and Don McBride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
State of
Oklahoma
Federal Power Commission
Corporation Commission
Kerr
Federal Commission
Reford Bond
Ray O. Weems
W. J. Armstrong
Walker T. Pound
Elmer Capshaw
Floyd Green
Dan Howard
Don McBride
State Planning and Resources Board
Rose Soldier Back Home After Combat in German Battles
Pfc Harding H Rose of the Timberwolf division is home on furlough. He fought in battles in Germany and earned the Combat Infantryman badge. The 104th Infantry, Timberwolf division, was first to travel from the States to France and is now back in the States. Veterans will receive furlough and then training for further battles in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding H. Rose
Doris E. Rose
Stockton
Timberwolf
Germany
104Th Infantry
States
France
Pacific
Bob Cason Promoted to Captain in Burma Combat Tours
R. W. Bob Cason Jr. is promoted to captain after eight months in the Burma China theater. He completed 61 combat missions and seeks rest after his current assignment. Previously he served nine months in the Panama area and is the son of Mr and Mrs R W Cason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W
Bob” Cason, Jr
Burma-China
Apt. Cason
Panama
R. W. Cason
Oklahoma Rural Letter Carriers Plan Two Day Meeting
Oklahoma City hosts a two day meeting of the Oklahoma Rural Letter Carriers Association starting tomorrow. Special speakers include H. E. Bailey chief engineer for the state highway commission and J. Paul Myers national executive committeeman of St Helens Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Rural Letters Carriers Association
H. E. Bailey
State Highway Commission
J. Paul Myers
St. Helens
Ore
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C. Hailey
Cotton Insect Control
Jessie Morgan
Morgan
Navy
Pfc. L. E. Grove
J. O. Michael
Ada News
Barton
USS
Pittsburgh
NEA
Curt Reiss
Supreme Headquarters
Rose
Bob Cason
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