Chickasaws Seek New Governor In Quiet Political Push
The Chickasaw Nation prepares for a new governor amid a modern political flavor. Key candidates include J C Walker George W Burris Douglas Johnston Walter Colbert Robert M Harris and Haskell Paul. The post pays 3000 yearly and guides relations with the Indian Bureau and tribal claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Adamen
J. C. Walker
George W. Burris
Douglas Johnston
Oklahoma City
Walter Colbert
Ardmore
Robert M. Harris
Tishomingo
Haskell Paul
Pauls Valley
Indian Bureau
Court of Claims
Ada to Send Four Boys to Oklahoma Boys State
Four representatives will be selected to attend the Oklahoma Boys' State on the Norman campus from August 4 to 12. Sponsored by local civic groups and the American Legion with expenses paid, one boy from Lives club, Knight Templars, Business and Professional Women's club, and one jointly by the Legion and Auxiliary. The event is an Americanism project sponsored by the Oklahoma department of the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma
Ameri- Leon
University Ofklahoma
Norman
Au-gust
H. E. Johnson
The
Legion
Aga
Lives Club
Knight Templars
Business’ and Professional Women’s Club
American Legion and Auxiliary
Oklahoma Department of the American Legion
Stratford Man to Adjust Debts on County Farms
Henry Little of Stratford route 2 has been named to the Pon tatoc County Farm Debt Adjustment committee. The panel aims to mediate between debt distressed farmers and creditors, seeking settlements that avoid foreclosure. Members include John A. Hart Fitzhugh James E. Chandler, with services free and confidential. notices to follow in The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Sply
Henry Little
Stratford
Pontatoc County
C. M. Evans
Farm Security Administration
John A. Hart
Fitzhugh
James E. Chandler
Francis Commiteemen
Day E. Slingeria
FSA
Price Reductions On School Textbooks Expected
Oklahoma City July 23. Bids submitted to the state textbook commission show price cuts on many textbooks now in use or under contract for the next four years. Chairman Raymond Brunk says 17 of 27 companies with adoptions on 57 percent of texts bid lower than current contracts. Some remaining companies have interstate contracts preventing lower bids. Governor Phillips may accept bids. legality of the law could prompt a lawsuit. The state superintendent voted against opening bids. Brunk expects tabulation by Wednesday and awards on both the 37 and 43 percent bid portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Textbook Commission
Raymond Brunk
Brunk
Phillips
A. L. Crabb
Denver Davison Jr Injured in Accidental Pistol Shot
Denver Davison Jr son of a judge injured when a .22 pistol discharged while unloading in his Norman room. Shot hit his shoulder with minor risk. he’s hospitalized in Oklahoma City and doing well. X rays taken. he remains conscious with no complications expected.
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Denver Davison, Jr
Denver Davison
Norman
Oklahoma City
Adam Boy
Davis
Davison
Ada
State Supreme Court
Five Pontotoc 4-H Members Attend Livestock Judging School
Five Pontotoc county 4-H club boys attended a livestock judging school at Murray Junior A and M farm and the nearby Angus and hog farms. Wayne E. Cinna Mon accompanied the group, with participants Oral Dean Wingard Ben Sullivan Ray Martin Barclay Martin and Young. Seven counties were represented, and plans were announced for district crop and dairy judging schools in August led by extension staff Roy Elsthrop and John Boehr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh
Tishomingo
Forrest Beall
Oklahoma A
M. College
Murray
Charles T. Bates
Washita
Pontotoc
Oral Dean Wingard
Ben Sullivan
Ray
Martin
Barclay Martin
Young
Wayne E. Cinna- Mon
Bryan
Marshall
Zeal
Choctaw
Pushmataha
Johnson
Roy W. Elsthorp
M. Extension Agronomist
John W. Boehr
M. Dairy
Murray Choot
Last Applications On AAA Due Soon
Pantetec county farmers face final AAA program clearances at the county office within days. J W Herron says payment checks for compliance should arrive in three to four weeks. About one third of 3200 farmers have not been paid, with 141000 received so far for 1938. Cotton adjustment payments for 1939 will come this fall, with a definite check arrival date to be set later. Work on 1939 compliance checks is about halfway complete. Appreciation for cooperation was voiced by Paul Henderson and Herron.
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Pantetec
AAA
J. W. Herron
Herron
Paul Henderson
Herror
Oklahoma primary election outlook for next year
Off the Record Oklahoma City notes major races shaping the next year. Shaw seeks re election to the corporation commission as his term ends. Will Rogers may file for re election to the U.S. Congress. Supreme Court justices Danner and Gioson stand for re election. Doyle of the state criminal court of appeals also up.117 state representatives and 23 state senators will be up for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. Shaw
Corporation Commission
U. S
Will Rogers
Al-L
Corn
Taloga
Dewey County
Supreme Court
H. L. Danner
Thomas I. Gioson
Muskogee
Thomas H. Doyle
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Senate Faces 44 Seats With Expiring Terms
The Oklahoma state senate has 44 members, 22 of whom will have terms expiring including Nat Taylor Elk City and W F Hearne Mangum. Several incumbents have announced re election plans while house members seek senate posts. Rowe Cook of Atoka becomes assistant attorney for the state tax commission. Senator Paul Stewart of Pushmataha, famed for wit, leaves for a West Coast vacation with his cowboy boots, planning a stop in Cheyenne Wyoming for the rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Nat Taylor
Elk City
W. F. Hearne
Mangum
LeRoy Clayton
Cordell
James MM
Wilson
John Sanford
Pawnee
Louis ‘H. Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
Tom
Waldrep
Shawnee
W. C. Figier
Oklahoma
Senate
West Coast
Stewart
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mrs Mary Williams Taken By Death
Mrs Mary R Williams 73 died at her son WV H Williams Stonewall route 2 Saturday afternoon. Services Sunday at 2 30 in Keith Funeral chapel with interment in Winfield Kaw. She and her husband ran the Harris hotel in Ada 1909 Itaigié era. Survived by two sons W H of Ada and George Ever pott of Burke Calif and four grandchildren.
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Mary R. Williams
WV. H. Williams
Stonewall
Route 2
Keith
Winfield
Kaw
Ada
Harris Hotel
Itaigié
W. H
George Everpott
Bureke
Calif
Lula High School Opens With Enrollment Near Forty Five
Lula High School opened Monday with about 45 students enrolled and average class sizes in the grades. Faculty members Mrs. Columbus Stewart Howard Wilson and Lois Reynolds attend East Central College this summer, with Stewart expected to receive her degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula School
Columbus Stewart
Howard Wilson
Lois Reynolds
East Central College
Stewart
Floyd Foster Shot To Death In Oklahoma Hotel Lobby
Floyd Foster aged 50 is fatally shot in the Main Hotel lobby after a quarrel with Ed Dutton aged 35. Dutton surrendered to police. Assistant County Attorney J. M. Suser said Dutton gave a self defense account claiming Foster threatened him with violence and approached with a beer bottle. No charges filed.
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Wewoka
Floyd Foster
Ed Dutton
J. M. Suser
Huser
Dutton
Foster
Tooster
Sach
Grover Harrison
More Loans For State's Low Income Families To Be Discussed in Sessions
Plans to expand the Farms Security Administration program for Oklahoma's low income farm families will be reviewed at the annual state FSA workers conference in Stillwater. About 65,000 families earn less than 500 dollars a year, often living on home produced food. FSA has issued 29,299 small loans this year to help buy seed tools and equipment, with net worth rising by roughly 266 dollars per family while debts are paid down, though 15,000 families were denied loans for lack of funds. Washington officials and state leaders will attend the sessions, including Paul V. Maris and W. E. Johns, with other speakers from agricultural and extension institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farms Security Administration
Oklahoma
FSA
Stillwater
E. Slingerland
Harvine Hayes
Slingerland
Iva Jones
Mildred Stogshill
Florene Kilpatrick
Helen Kerr
Jack
Shere
Washington
Paul V. Maris
W. E. Johns
Simon C. Skeels
Mercer G. Evans
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Henry G. ‘Bennett
A. and M., College
Clarence Roberts
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
E. Scholl
Extension Service
W. J. Buzzaré
Holcomb among three victims in Ada area holdup
R L Holcomb a feed-store operator at 204 West Main Ada Oklahoma was one of three men hijacked early Wednesday near Hugo while returning from Arkansas with peaches. The trio Farry Ray Clarence Sims were bound with bailin g wire, later freed, losing about 15 dollars in cash and watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Holcomb
West Main
Nara
Holcomb
Farry Ray
Clarence “Sims
Arkansas
Ada
Hugo
Theytead
Aullorsi Tigs
Henry Deister Burned in Gasoline Fire at Tom's Tourist Courts
Henry Deister a local agent for Bell Oil was injured but not seriously in a gasoline fire at Tom's Tourist Courts Saturday morning. He sustained second degree burns to his leg and hand while gasoline unloaded from a truck ignited near the station. Firemen reported no damage to the station, but minor damage to a garage at Mrs W T Shelton's home followed a trash fire. A third call at 728 West Seventh addressed a grass fire at Bill Cunningham's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Deister
Bell Oil] Company
Tom's Tourist Courts
Deister
Mately
East Fourteenth
W. T. Shelton
East Ninth Street
West Seventh
Bill Cunningham
Woman Accused of Tampering Witness in Ada Court
Mrs. Gladys Prentice pleaded not guilty to charges of preventing a witness from attending court. arraigned Saturday before Justice A. W. Oliver. Preliminary hearing set for August 10 at 10 p m. Bond set at 1,000. she is jailed. Family accused in separate statutory offense cases. The Prentices live north of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Prentice
A. W. Oliver
Prentice
Carloss Wadlington
Carmen
Lloyd Palmer
M. W. Palmer
Francis Bird
Prentices
Ada
Infant Son of Autrys Dies in Iowa
Word of the death of the newborn infant son of Mr and Mrs W T Autry of Dyersville Iowa, dated July 19, reached Mrs Autrys parents Mr and Mrs C J Laseman of Ada. Mrs Autry was reported in satisfactory condition in a Dubuque hospital. Her maiden name Laseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Autry
Dyersville
Iowa
Grand Jury May Indict Russell in Kidnapping Case
Twelve witnesses were subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury in Chicago on July 21 as part of the investigation into the kidnapping and killing of Billy Hamilton, an Arkansas City salesman. The government seeks Russell, an Oklahoma convict, for indictment and has asked to remove him from McAlester penitentiary to face charges.
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Chicago
Billy Hamilton
Young Arkansas City
Kas
Salesiman
Witiheld
Jack C. Russell
Oklahoma
Russell
McAlester
Ozark
Arkansas
Hart School establishes new 4-H club
A 4-H club was organized at Hart School on July 14 with a growing membership and reassembled on July 21 to finalize the setup. A B King was elected president, Jack Walker and Jorene Johnson as vice presidents, with Shelby Rogers and Emery Lee Simmons as leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
A. B. King
Jack Walker
Jorene Johnson
Shelby Rogers
Ong
Kenneth Simmons
Yell
Victoria Simmons
Rome
Lewis Johnson
George Wilson
Eugene Simmons
Jack Griffith
Shelby
Rogers
RB. C. Rogers
Vida
Wright
Ellen Johnson
Lois Simmmons
Jo Ann Littrell
Floy Boyd
Ona Walls
Clifford Williams
Wilfer Williams
Lonzo Lamp
J. W. Glassgo
J. T. McCannel
Lawrence Buck
J. B D. Lamb
G. C. Wright
A. H. Mercer
J. B. King
Emery Lee Simmons
Alme Williams
Fern Johnson
Poteau Hit Hard by High Wind Storm
Poteau and northern LeFlore county endured a major windstorm that caused extensive property damage across about 25 square miles. No casualties were reported as O R Peck of the Oklahoma highway patrol surveyed the area. Spiro, Panama and Braden also felt the storm's fury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Peck
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Spiro
Panama
Braden
Forgery Charges Filed Against J H Tollison
Two forgery counts were filed in justice court against J H Tollison of the city Saturday over checks allegedly bearing forged signatures for Lether Saylors and Bass Ful Or. Tollison was arrested Friday night and jailed in the county lockup. He faces a Monday arraignment, per Justice of the Peace A W Oliver. The case marks a second or subsequent offense. The checks were for 8.50 and 5.96 dollars.
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J. H. Tollison
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Tollison
Lether
Saylors
Bass Ful
Oliver
Konawa Soil Group Names Officer August 1
Konawa Soil Conservation district landowners vote August 1 to name a supervisor after J R Gilmore's death. A state-designated committee set polling sites from 2 to 6 pm with Ada Balloting. W F Marshall is the only candidate. Election centers and committees listed in Pontotoc Seminole and Pottawatomie counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Pontotoc
Seminole
Pottawatomie
W. F. Marshall
Galey
Maxwell Schoolhouse
G. C. Holloway
J. W. Mercer
W. B. Brackeen
Ada
Vaness
Dean McCauley
Carl Solomon
Henry Little
Stratford
Ross Cummins
Convention Hall
Cather Floyd
Clive Robertson
Euel Burriers
Commissioners Get Road Money Can’t Spend It
Pontotoc county’s new commissioners finally had funds in the bank but state aid cannot be spent yet. Last week the county treasurer’s office received 13,083.22 dollars in total, with the highway fund at 5,049.56 dollars. The money must be appropriated, advertised, and approved by the county excise board before use. Funds come from gross production, motor vehicle mileage, motor vehicle license, and farm tractor tax payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
County Excise Board
Six-Legged Frog Captured at East Central State College
A biology student used a slingshot to capture a six legged frog in East Central State college's pasture. The creature is now housed in the biology department museum. In Carnegie, Wesley W. Beck was named football coach and athletics director for Carnegie high school and junior college, after serving as assistant athletic director at Northwestern State college, Alva.
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East Central State College
Augusta Franke
Prague
Beck
Carnegie
Wesley W. Beck
University of Oklahoma
Northwestern State College
Alva
Oklahoma streams improve as fishing picks up across state
Oklahoma City July 21 reports say dry weather left many streams low but clear. Anglers are seeing bass and catfish bites improve. notable catches include a 76 pound catfish on a river near Tahlequah and good channel cat, crappie, and blue cat action at Lake Murray and other lakes. Seining of channel cat has begun on Washita and Red rivers in Marshall and Johnston counties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tilinsis
Tahlequah
Grand River
Pryor
Kiamichi
Rattan
Poteau River
Heavener
Chikaskia
Blackwell
North Fork
Frederick
Lake Murray
Ardmore
Latimer
Pittsburg
Haskell
Little River
Mountain Fork
Idabel
Washita
Red River
Marshall
Johnston
Lake Altus
Couple Arraigned In Forgery Case
Paul Faulkenberry and Wille Jewel Walton, county youths, were arraigned before Justice of the Peace A. W. Oliver on forgery charges. They allegedly forged N. A. Wilson's name to a $10 check and cashed it at Rollow Hardware. Both entered not guilty pleas and a preliminary hearing was set for 2 PM Monday. Bonds were fixed at $1,000 each and they remained jailed Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Faulkenberry
Wille Jewel Walton
Justice of the Peace
A. W. Oliver
N. A. Wilson
Ada Farmer
Rollow Hardware
Charges Against Scott Dismissed
Three indictments returned by the Pontotec grand jury a year ago against Reed Scott in connection with payment of lumber purchases made by the county were dismissed last week by District Judge Tal Crawford. The three indictments, two for allowing an authorized claim and one for bribery, were dismissed on motion of County Attorney Carloss Wadlington. The first two concerned Scott’s allowing of claims while the other alleged Scott paid J. E. Hall, former county commissioner, to get a claim approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotec Grand Jury
Reed
Scott
Tal Crawford
Carloss Wadlington
J. E. Hall
Cofton Ginning Rates To Be Set
Oklahoma City July 22 The corporation commission ordered a hearing for September 1 on cotton ginning rates for the 1939 season. A 30 day notice of the hearing is required. Last year rates were 25 cents per 100 picked cotton and 27 1 2 cents for bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission I
Fire destroys small farm home near Oak Hills Club
A three room farm house about three quarters of a mile north of Oak Hills Country Club burned to the ground Friday night. Firemen battled the blaze after 9 30 PM but could not save the building. An Indian family occupying the house could not determine a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hills Country Club
School Levy Is Established In County
The county excise board on Saturday morning set up a five mill ad valorem school levy, beginning the task of dividing 15 mills between city, county and schools. The five mill levy is one mill higher than last year. No action was taken on city or county levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Excise Board
State engineers discuss plan to expand offices
Oklahoma City July 21 district highway engineer and state engineer Van T Moon announced the change from six to eight division offices effective August 1. Engineers from the new Tulsa and Duncan offices reviewed reassigned maintenance duties and the equipment regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
van T. Moon
Tulsa
Duncan
Moon
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Committee On Indian Affairs
Chickasaw
Pontotoc Creel
Mississippi
William L. Byrd
51 County
Frisco
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Westover
Byrds
Virginia
L. Ky Bingham
Byrd
East Thirteenth
Cyrus Harris
Progreto Party
Dougherty
Colbert
Harris
B. Overton
B. Co. Burney
William M. Guy
Guy
Sam Paul
Tishomings
Robert L. Owens
Jonas Wolfe
Colbert A. Burris
Palmer
Moseley
American Legion i
American Legion
Denver Davison Jr
Isaiah Lukens
Philadelphia
Fitzhugh Boys
Lee Bond
United Press
Mary Williams
Lula
Marlow
P— Paltners
Broomcorn
Lake, Wis
Ada Rodeo
Ada Fire Department
Autry
Hart School
New Club
Poteau
Konawa Soil Group
I. R. Gilmore
Soil Conservation District
Excise Board
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