Uncle Billy Nance Former Texas Rancher and Scout
The interview profiles Uncle Billy Nance born September 21, 1873 at Willis Ferry on the Red River. He recalls a childhood moving from Texas to Indian Territory near Springer and Byrds Mill, rough roads, and a life of hard work including early cattle breeding. He jokes about time, marriage, cattle value, and his stubborn work ethic while reflecting on changes in river courses and currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Willie P. Nance
Willis Ferry
Red River
Texas
Indian Territory
Old Springer
Uncle Billy
Springer
Byrds Mill
Blue River
Frank Byrd
Rio Grande
Davis
Uncle Billy Denounces Roosevelt and WPA in Rural Portrait
The interview sketches Uncle Billy, a frugal 400 acre farmer with 150 head of cattle, railing against Roosevelt and New Deal programs. He blames the Depression on government policy, recalls cotton prices from four to forty cents, and touts hard work, self-reliance, and a simple life. He avoids electricity, keeps a shotgun by his bed, and jokes about wariness of modern psychiatry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
WPA
Billy
Ada
Tutt Roberts
Politicking and Debating Echoes From Pontotoc County Rural Outlook
In a continued column, the writer recalls missing a runoff forecast in Pontotoc County, noting Coe led by 79 votes. The piece muses on student debaters who once earned pay by speaking for candidates, recounting a Stanford law graduate Paul Swinford and a five minute speech worth one dollar, reflecting on political perspectives and youthful ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Gary
Coe
Paul Swinford
East Central
Law
Leland Stanford University
Paul
Wisconsin
Farmers Discuss Two Agricultural Propositions
It is suggested that two questions deserve farmer input. The editor invites discussion on strip farming adaptation and the potential market for certain timber crops. Readers may mail written opinions to the WEEKLY NEWS for publication.
Ada Lions Club Lying Contest Ends With A Rattler Tale
Ada Lions Club hosted a punchy lying contest last Tuesday night aiming for election day. Elvan George, Ada High School football coach, won with a tale of a camper waking to a deadly rattlesnake and choosing to stay still rather than move.
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Ada Lions Club
Obituary notices for Judson Braly and George Scroggins titled relations
Judson T. Braly 66 died at home 120 East Fifteenth Thursday at 7 p m funeral Saturday 10 at Smith Funeral Chapel with Rev Jack Carroll surviving wife Mayfield Braly daughters Virginia Green of Ft Worth Geneva Davies of Ada two grandchildren brothers Gardner and Joe Braly Ada sister Beulah Dorsey Ada half brother Cecil Braly Childers Texas. George W Scroggins 87 died at home 822 East Fourth Friday 10 52 p m funeral Monday 2 at Cedar Grove school house with ministers Orville Williams and Ira Womack Criswell Funeral Home body lies in state until 1 p m Monday. Mattie Scroggins daughter Alma Nolen Corpus Christi Texas sons Orvil Obbie Elmer Ada George Sasakwa Edward Bakersfield California Carmen Borger Texas Leoma Skellytown Texas sisters Martha Trout Gould Jennie Lovel Muskogee brothers Tom Konawa Milo Holdenville 28 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren.
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Judson T. Braly
East Fifteenth
Smith Funeral
Jack Carroll
Mayfield Braly
Virginia Green
Ft. Worth
Geneva Davies
Ada
Gardner
Joe Braly
Oklahoma City
Beulah Dorsey
Cecil Braly
Childers
Tex
George W. Scroggins
East Fourth
Cedar Grove School House
Orville Wiliams
Ira Womack
Criswell Funeral Home
Criswell Chapel
Mattie Scroggins
Alma Nolen
Corpus Christi
Orvil
Obbie
Elmer
George
Sasakwa
Edward
Bakersfield
Calif
Henry
Ogden
Utah
Carmen
Borger
Leoma
Skellytown
Martha Trout
Gould
Jennie Lovel
Muskogee
Tom
Konawa
Milo
Holdenville
Peter J. Rollow 75 dies. funeral set for Saturday
Peter J. Pete Rollow, 75, of 701 South Rennie, died Thursday morning at a local hospital. Funeral is at 4 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church with Rev. Rufus Walker officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery, Smith Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by daughters Elizabeth Rollow, Pauline Rollow, and Mrs Helen Baggio of Hermosa Beach California, three grandchildren, a sister Mrs R C Jeter, and brothers Will, Vernon and Floyd, all of Ada.
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Peter J
Pete) Rollow
South Rennie
First Methodist Church
Rufus Walker
Rosedale
Smith Funeral Home
Elizabeth Rollow
Helen Baggio
Pauline Rollow
Hermosa Beach
Calif
R. C. Jeter
Will
Vernon
Floyd
Ada
Funeral services set for Rufus B Smith in Ada
Rufus Bartley Smith 72 northwest of Ada died Thursday at a local hospital. Funeral Saturday at 10 30 a.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. Rufus Walker and Smith Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include daughter Ruby Smith and Mary Alice and son Wendall Smith of Oklahoma City, sisters Mrs Ash Ferguson of Rome Texas and Mrs Rena Alfred of Hobart, brothers Murray of Francis Warner of Ada and Houston of Texas. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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Rufus Bartley
Bart) Smith
Ada
First Methodist Church
Rufus Walker
Smith Funeral Home
Ruby Smith
Mary Alice
Wendall Smith
Oklahoma City
Ash Ferguson
Rome
Tex
Rena Alfred
Hobart
Murray
Francis
Warner
Houston
Texas
Beavers
Tom Granger
Bill Bevers
H. P. Sugg
J. L. Barton
Don Evans
Hicks Smith
John Hazlitt
Bob McCurley
Lester King
M. F. Bayless
Sam Grant
J. P. McKinley
Bert E. Ratliff
R. W. Simpson
J. R. Craig
Sidney Katz
Ed Hunter
Homer Hensler Sr. dies at 63 in hometown
Homer Hensler Sr. 63 died at his home 306 West Twenty fifth Street Sunday about 12 30 p m Funeral Tuesday at 10 30 at First Christian Church Rev J O Michael assisted by Bro Mack Lyon Rose Dale cemetery Smith Funeral Home with Masonic honors Masons will serve as bearers Esther Hensler Homer Jr Ada brothers Harry and Winston Allen City, state not specified.
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Homer Hensler SR
West Twenty-fifth
First Christian Church
J. O. Michael
Mack Lyon
Rosedale
Smith Funeral
Esther Hensler
Homer Jr
Ada
Harry and
Winston
Allen
Mrs. Ruby Kizzia dies in Lawton at 53
Mrs. Ruby May Lantz Kizzia, 53, died in Lawton at 2 a m Wednesday. Funeral Thursday at 4 in Criswell Chapel with Rev. Jack Carroll presiding. Burial at Rosedale cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs. Floyd Fullingim of Ada and Mrs. H D Usry of Lawton, son O J at Lawton, eight grandchildren.
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Ruby Kizzia
Ruby May Lantz Kizzia
Lawton
Criswell Chapel
Jack Carroll
Rosedale
Floyd Fullingim
Ada
H. D. Usry
O. J
College baseball star Leo Bookman returns for senior year
Leo Bookman from Bayonne New Jersey stands 5 feet 9 inches and hit .367 for Columbia University's baseball team last season as he returns for his senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Bookman
Columbia University
Bayonne
N. J
Mrs Mollie Hatcher Dies at 85 in Oklahoma Home
Mollie E. Hatcher 85 died at 1020 South High School residence Monday morning. Funeral arrangements by Smith Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Mrs Mollie Blankenship of Madison Wisconsin and Mrs Kate Hays of the home. sons James Chickasha Oscar Tulsa F M US Army Ft Sill Ben Tulsa E L Corona NM. 14 grandchildren. 1 great grandson.
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Mollie Hatcher
Mollie E. Hatcher
South
Smith Funeral Home
Mollie Blankenship
Madison
Wis
Kate Hays
James
Chickasha
Oscar
Tulsa
F. M
U. S. Army
Ft. Sill
Ben
E. L
Corona
N. M
Mrs Delia Hochstrasser Dies At 86 In Rosedale
Delia Hochstrasser 86 died Saturday in town. Rosary tonight at 7 30 Smith Funeral Chapel. Funeral service Monday at 9 a.m. St Joseph Catholic Church. Rosedale cemetery. No relatives are known.
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Delia Hochstrasser
Smith Funeral Chapel
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Rosedale
Red-Bellied Woodpecker Featured In Wildlife Notes
A detailed note describes the Red-Bellied Woodpecker as a shy forest bird about 11 inches long with an 18 inch wingspan. It ranges from the Dakotas to Florida, nests in May and June, lays 3 to 5 eggs, and feeds on insects though may eat fruit, sap, or corn.
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Dakotas
New England
Ontario
Texas
Florida
Bullet In Knee Brings Rumor Of Watermelon Raid
Edward Lyda, 13, is recovering after surgery to remove a .22 bullet from his knee at Valley View Hospital. He says the wound occurred when riding in a truck with six other teens near Sandy Bridge on Egypt road Tuesday night. Police say a prank to deter a watermelon patch raid may have sparked the incident and investigators continue to probe.
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Edward Lyda
Clarence Lyda
Valley View Hospital
Sandy Bridge
Egypt Road
Grad Speaker Rose Coal Salesman to Industrial Leader
Jay G. Puterbaugh of McAlester a prominent business and civic figure in Oklahoma will speak at the 58 East Central State College summer convocation for the senior class. He rose from coal salesman in 1892 to lead positions in six coal and oil firms, a railroad, and the First National Bank of McAlester.
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Jay G. Puterbaugh
McAlester
Oklahoma
East Central State College
Charles F. Spencer
Edward W. James
Spencer
Puterbaugh
College of the Ozarks
Clarksville
Arkansas
First National Bank of
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Mrs Lou Phillips 83 dies at Ada home
Mrs Lou Phillips aged 83 died at her Route 3 Ada home Friday at 6 a m Burial arrangements set for Monday at 2 p m at Smith Funeral Chapel with Bro Ar nott Lowder officiating Rosedale cemetery Survivors include her grandson Joe Cooksey Ada and nieces and nephews Walter Chandler Route 3 Ada and Emma Haynes Allen
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Lou Phillips
Route 3
Ada
Smith Funeral Chapel
Bro
Arnott Lowder
Rosedale Cemetery
Joe Cooksey
Walter Chandler
Emma Haynes
Allen
Water’s dissolved oxygen. fish breathe from water
In aquatic life, fish extract oxygen dissolved in water rather than the oxygen chemically bound in H2O. This distinction explains why gill respiration relies on ambient O2 in the surrounding medium.
Taste map of bitter and sweet flavors on tongue
The text explains that bitter foods are detected mainly at the back of the tongue, while sweet and salt are sensed toward the tip and sour on the sides. It outlines a basic model of taste localization in the gustatory system.
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Willie Nance
Yeager
Gaar Corner
Alpha Tilley
Judson
George Scroggins
Pete Rollow
Bart Smith
Adams Lumber & Supply CO
Longines — Wittnauer
Hamilton
Bulova
Elgin
S&h
Red
National Wildlife Federation
Federation
E. Laurence Palmer
Butane
Big
Propane
Parker Fuel CO
E. Main
Ada, Okla
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