County Valuations Announced for Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County reports a public service valuation of 4.46 million dollars, personal property 3.94 million, and net real estate 7.32 million, with total gross 17.77 million and net 15.72 million. Ada, Allen, Francis, Roff, and Stonewall figures listed. school district 19 totals to be released Monday.
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Pontstoe County
Public Service
Bill Bevers
Corporation Commission
Corporation
Bever
Pontotoc County
Ada
Allen
Francis
Roff
Stonewall
Tribute to Ada editor Byron Norrell ends simple and public
Scores of friends gathered in light rain to honor Byron Norrell, veteran Ada journalist and civic leader. Rev Mitchell S Epperson led the service at his home church, with a Masonic tribute by L A Ellison. Norrell, longtime associate editor of the Ada Evening News, died after months of illness at 1 15 Friday morning.
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Byron Norvell
Ada
Oklahoma
Lodge
Mitchell S. Epperson
First Presbyterian Church
Norrell
Masonic Lodge
L. A. Ellison
Ada Evening News
J. Hugh Biles
Roy McKeown
Gene White
Joe Hensley
Orville Emmons
Troops Guard Arizona State Prison Walls At Florence
Florence Arizona July 16 troops from the National Guard equipped with rifles gas masks and helmets guard the overcrowded Arizona state prison to prevent escapes. Fifty five guards and four officers arrived from Phoenix to man walls and top the administration building while 580 inmates remain inside. Eighteen convicts have escaped since July 7 prompting Governor Stanford to order troops to protect citizens.
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Florence
Ariz
Khakielad
Arizona State Prison
Phoen- N
Bulgma
Stanford
John G. Raper
Mutilated Ballots Found In Recount
SAYRE, Ola, July 16. Mutilated ballots discovered during a recount in 12 of Beckham county's 43 precincts. Sheriff Ed West, defeated in renaming Sion by Earl Francis, requested the recount after an initial tally gave West 3032 votes to 3098 for Francis. Board members reported ballots marked for both candidates and ballots with different colored ink. some ballots missing from Elk City precincts.
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Sayre
Ola
Beckham County
County Election Board
W. J. Bacon
Ed West
Sion
Earl Francs
West
Francis
E. M. Woody
Elk City
Clyde Matherley
Erick
Bacon
Elx City
Red Phillips Returns to Okemah in Thrilling Homecoming
Okemah crowds of up to 15 000 greet Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Red Phillips after a victory rally. National Guardsmen in city display, with cheers from Russell Holloway Raymond Brunk and Keith Jones. Phillips pledges a program supporting schools homes for farmers and state aid linked to federal plans.
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Orkemah
Leon CO
Red
Phillips
Oklahoma
Okemah
W. S. Key
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt
National Guardsmen
Kansas City
Okemahans
Baseball Park
Russell Holloway
Raymond Brunk
Keith Jones
Saud
Mrs DeMont Misner Takes Art Instructor Post
Konawa resident Mrs. DeMont Misner formerly Miss Willie Pearl Jordan has become art instructor at Wichita University Kansas. Daughter of Mr and Mrs B N Jordan she is Bethany College graduate from Lindsborg and Sigma Phi Delta member with postgraduate work. She married Misner of Buffalo Wyoming who conducts an orchestra and plans to move to Wichita in the fall.
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DeMont Misner
Konawa
Misner
Buffalo
Wyoming
Bethany
Wichita
Okmulgee Woman Leading Federal Telephone Cases
Elizabeth Smith of Okmulgee Oklahoma becomes the first woman to argue telephone cases for the federal communications commission before courts coast to coast and before commission examiners. She has appeared from San Francisco to New York, questions witnesses, and helps present the commission’s case. She was admitted to the bar and secured the slot by ranking first on a civil service list in 1934.
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Washington
Elizabeth Smith
Okmulgee
Okla
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Miss Smith
San Francisco
New York
Oklahoma Torporation Commission
Paul Walker
Oklahoma Corporation
Communications Commission
J W Moore Reported Better in Ada Hospital
The condition of J. W. "Raddy" Moore, eight year old Ada resident, was reported as somewhat better at a local hospital Saturday night. He has been hospitalized since last Sunday. Home address 214 South Rennie.
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J. W. “Raddy” Moore
Ada
South Rennie
Ballot Recount Tour Totals by City
A recount tour lists ballots in Elx City two, Erick two, Urbana one, and South Carter one. Mutilated ballots will be turned over to County Attorney Neville Gillum after recounts. No further counting will occur until Monday.
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Elx City
Erick
Urbana
South Carter
Neville Gillum
No Time Now For House Cleaning
In Stillwater on July 16 rural homemakers busy with canning say the dog days mean less housework. They favor keeping home care light and avoiding unnecessary cleaning as they prioritize crops and daily chores.
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Stillwater
Living room upkeep tips from Miss Greenwood
Miss Thelma Greenwood, assistant extension economist in home management at Oklahoma A and M College, advises studying the living room to reduce Saturday cleaning. Focus on suitability usefulness and usability. choose light color hides spots, use washable covers, and avoid keeping valuables in daily living spaces. Store items that are neither beautiful useful nor interesting to save time.
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Thelma Greenwood
Oklahoma A
M. College
County Sets New Balloting Record in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County voters set a new high mark with 13,764 ballots cast last Tuesday, surpassing the 1936 primary high by about 1,650 as campaigns for county affairs state senate and a heated governor race drove turnout. The growing population boosts political prominence and participation in elections.
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Pontotoc County
State Senate
Farmer Josh Lee Runs For Oklahoma Agriculture Board
Vinita Oklahoma July 16 Josh Lee a farmer who spent three cents on a campaign post for president of the Oklahoma board of agriculture fell short of victory by 1640 votes to incumbent Joe C Scott. Lee plans to run again and boasts a fine crop and a profitable bull as proof of his farming success.
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Vinita
Okla
Josh Lee
Craig County
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Lee
Joe C. Scott
Capitol
Lice
Rogers
Wills Rogers
Congress
Josh
Board of Agriculture
Ben Morrison Rising Editor of East Central Journal
Ben J Morrison earns growing reputation as editor and college journalist at East Central State Teachers College. A 1927 graduate, he edits the East Central Journal, teaches journalism and English, and remains active in extension classes, military service literacy work, and local professional groups.
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Ben J. Morrison
College
East Central State Teachers College
East Central Journal
Ben Morrison
Morrison
East Central
The
Red Oak High School News
Plan For Modernizing Ada Police Set Up For County Review
Ada plans to modernize its police setup with 14 officers, three eight hour shifts, and higher pay. Mayor Crawford and Police Chief Rains outlined the tentative budget to the county excise board, seeking a $21 420 appropriation plus funds for prisoner feeding and police operations.
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Ada
County Excise Board
Bill Crawford
Crawford
Raymond Rains
Excise
Excise Board
Rains
Roy Keller
Churchill W. Thomas To Spend Year At O. U. In Graduate Study
Churchill W. Thomas biology professor at East Central State Teachers college will spend the year at the University of Oklahoma for graduate work beginning in September. He seeks a doctorate in geology and has been granted a year of leave after six years on the East Central faculty. Thomas, a graduate of East Central and son of Dr. and Mrs. C A Thomas, previously taught at Ada high school and earned a master's in paleobotany at the University of Colorado. He and Mrs. Thomas will reside in Norman during the leave year.
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Churchill W. Thomas
East Central State Teachers College
University of Oklaoma
East Central
Thomas
C. A. Thomas
Ada High School
University of Colorado
Norman
Samuel Insull Dies in Paris Subway Shock
Paris reports the sudden death of Samuel Insull at seventy eight after a heart attack in the Place de la Concorde station. The former utilities magnate built a vast U S empire before its 1933 collapse and flight to Europe, where he was later acquitted on embezzlement charges. His wife said she would take his body to England for burial.
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Paris
Samuel Insull
United States
Peris
Insull
Place de la Concorde
Thomas A. Edison
Chicago
Europe
Martin
Insult
England
Bicycle Rider Hit By Automobile Near Ada
A. TR. Selph, 17, Colbert youth, suffered a fractured right leg and minor bruises when struck by a car on highway 48 just north of Ada. The driver, KR. L. McGilliard of 808 West Ninth, said he did not see the boy in time. Selph was taken to Oklahoma City for setting the broken leg. a possible left knee fracture and skull injury were not certain. He is son of A. R. Selph, longtime Colbert principal and Ada News carrier.
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A. TR. Selph
Colbert
Ada
Highway 48
KR. L. McGilliard
West Ninth Street
Selph
Oklahoma City
A. R. Selph
Colbert School
Ada News
Chute Food to Fire Fighters on Francisco July 1
Northern California refinery news reports rough morning as crews respond to industrial fire near Francisco with firefighters evacuated and food supplies diverted to aid responders. Several workers treated for smoke exposure, authorities investigating cause.
Fire crews battle hundreds of back country blazes
Parachute drops delivered 70 loads of “refreshments” to crews battling multiple fires in inaccessible back country. Thunderstorms over dry woodlands sparked new blazes across Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Mendocino, Klamath, Plumas, and Modoc forests, but crews gained momentum today in extinguishing the scattered fires.
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Trinity
Shasta
Lassen
Mendocing
Klamath
Plumas
Modoc
Oil activity in county scattered across several wells
Section 33 S 8 reports ongoing oil drilling with multiple wells listed. Dixon No 1 Shields near NW of the section perforated Friday. Sunray No 3 Shields in NW NE SW of 33-5-8 drilling noted. Osborn No 1 King NE NE SE below 2400 feet and Osborn No 2 Jones SE NE NW has surface pine set. McKay and Woolley No 1 Payne SE SE NW of 16-5-8 shows pipe set after a show at 2856-09 feet. Superior Northam rigging after topping Viola lime at 2459 feet. Fitts field W Delaney No 3 A Horn location. Magnolia No 4 Reed SE SW.
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Dixon
Shields
Sunray
Osborn
King
Jones
McKay & Woolley
Payne
Superior
Northam
Fitts Field
W. A. Delaney
Magnolia
Reed
Oil well tests Cromwell sand in Coal county wildcat
A deep wildcat drill in the Carter No. 1 Mate CE 1-2 SW NW of 19-2-9 Coal county is probing Cromwell sand for oil. Drilling has reached 4,300 feet and remains under evaluation as the well progresses toward the Cromwell formation.
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Coal County
Wapanucka
Schools to face 40 percent cut in county revenue
About 100 school officials in Pontotoc County gathered at the courthouse to learn budget planning as gross production revenue for schools is expected to drop roughly forty percent next year due to lower proration. Last year districts received 194,917.01, with peak receipts in October.
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Pontotoc County
Hay Stegall
Stegall
F. A. Lambert
State Department of Education
Ramsey
Asher Land Vaness
McCool Beaten After Bennett Controversy Shifts Focus
Oklahoma City July 16 UPR. McCool, defeated in the race for superintendent of public instruction, urged the board of agriculture to investigate textbooks sales and political activity at Oklahoma A and M College led by president Henry G. Bennett. Lawler, a board member, cautioned against quick conclusions without personal belief of a basis for charges.
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Oklahoma
City
UPR
M. McCool
Board of Agriculture
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. and
M. ‘College
FH. Lawler
McCool
Official County Vote Totals for Pontotoc County Election
Official counts list candidate and official posts with totals for Pontotoc County. Included are County Attorney Wadlington 6,965, County Clerk Grant 3,153, Superintendent Stegall Kaiser 8,0147, Prosecutor Hodges 4,660, Treasurer Dew 5,? and numerous county officials, judges, constables, and peace officers with varied vote tallies across districts and precincts.
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Pontotoc
Corn Grows and Bob Whites Whistle This Year in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma City in July, state game warden KD Turmer predicted a fine quail hatch with ample cover and nesting sites. Hunters should use good bird dogs to hunt quail as birds move into yards, a local hunter Brynhwiler notes as quail return for the first time in a decade.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Turmer
Brynhwiler
Friday Showers Ease Ada Heat With Light Rain
Cool weekend forecast follows a heat spell in Ada Oklahoma after Friday’s late afternoon shower brought light drizzle totaling about a third of an inch. Overnight breezes cooled temperatures, and Saturday is expected to be notably cooler than Friday, easing oppressive heat.
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Oklahoma
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Race
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Ben L, Morrison
O. U
A. R. Selph Jr
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Cromwell
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Maxwell
Vaness
Ww. A. Obuch
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Iealey
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Ford
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Chandler
Pegg
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Hall
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Taylor
Johnson
Shumaker
R. Kimbrough
Clark
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Anderson
Nichols
Clanton
Agee
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