Major Changes In Crop Insurance For 1942
David Gray of Pontotoc county AAA outlines four changes in the 1942 Federal Crop Insurance program. Farmers must insure all farms in a county if insuring one, file a single application, have coverage until October 31, and sign a commodity note allowing premium deductions from indemnities AAA payments or wheat loans. Notes mature around July 10, 1942, with repayment options at current market prices.
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David Gray
Pontotoc County
Gray
Oklahoma
Mack M Braly Called to Active Army Duty
Local attorney and reserve officer Mack M Braly was called to active duty in the U S Army. Effective August 3 he becomes a lieutenant in the 83rd field artillery battalion at Fort Sill and will depart for Lawton to arrange his affairs. The Thompson and Braly law partnership will continue as the city’s legal counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack M. Braly
United States Army
83Rd Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Lawton
Braly
National Guard
University of Oklahoma
Thompson and
Insurance on Wheat Ready in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county farmers may begin signing 1942 wheat crop insurance applications. County AAA chairman David Gray noted around 20 farmers joined the 1941 program and expects a larger number this year. He cited past-year insurers as glad to sign amid hazards before harvest and listed drought, floods, hail, and wind as causes of losses with Oklahoma seeing a rise from 8,639 contracts in 1939 to 25,092 in 1941.
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Pontotoc County
David Gray
AAA
Oklahoma
Gray
Deadline Set for All-Risk Wheat Insurance in 1942
David Gray chairman of the jack rabbits and many other hazards. The period within which Oklahoma farmers may make applications for all risk insurance on their 1942 wheat crop will expire on August 30, 1941. After this date no applications will be accepted.
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David Gray
Oklahoma
Farmers mobilize in major boll weevil control drive
Coal county farmers under county agent Curtis Floyd stage a wide spread effort against boll weevils. He reports demonstrations and talks across Olney Clarita Tupelo Lone Oak and Centrahoma as part of a large control campaign.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Curtis Floyd
Floyd
Olney
Clarita
Tupelo
Lone Oak
Centrahoma
Oil prospects in Viola lime tested at Bromide
Salt water ended hopes for oil in the Wilcox sand at the No. 1 C. C. Davis near Bromide. Workers move to plug back to the Viola lime to test the 1 640 to 1 684 depth where oil showed on the way down. Operators plan a shot at that depth to determine prospects.
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Tishomingo
C. C. Davis
Bromide
Tishomingo High School Building Approved for Federal Funds
The president approved a new Tishomingo high school project costing about $12,962 in federal funds, plus roughly $6,000 in local sponsorship. Work may start as early as September 1 but could be delayed until October.
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Tishomingo
Roscoe Brown Plans New Brick Grocery Building
Roscoe Brown of Parker buys the 25 foot lot south of Vanity Beauty shop from C. L. Cardwell and will erect a brick building 25 by 85 by 40 feet to house a grocery and market. Groundwork began Monday with a concrete floor and an open front likely.
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Coalgate
Roscoe Brown
Parker
Vanity Beauty
C. L. Cardwell
Coal County defense committee formed in county court room
At a recent meeting in the county court room the Coal County defense committee was perfected. Judge Thornsbrough was named temporary chairman last Friday, and the permanent officers chosen were W. B. Thornsbrough as chairman, John R. Hickman as vice-chairman, and Leslie E. Bay as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Coal County Defense Committee
County Court
Judge Thornsbrough
R W. B. Thornsbrough
John R. Hickman
Leslie E. Bay
Bard Taylor Considered for Cattleman of Note Award
Antlers reports Bard Taylor a longtime cattleman in line for an award after he shot a dog that had bitten his cow with a .22 rifle in the cow pen. The incident highlights his long service in ranching and protective action.
Gunfire Ends Assault as Man Blocks with Hat Shield
A man rushed by an assailant and used his hat as a shield to deflect a weapon, then fired back. The confrontation ended with the assailant's gunfire captured in the moment and an immediate response from bystanders.
Red Cross Knitting Program Totals 1940 to Date
Since August 1940 the Red Cross knitting program has produced 4 568 garments valued at 5 635.76 and shipped for war relief. Mrs. W T Miller knits 26 sweaters, Mrs W C Hughes 20 sweaters and three pairs of socks, and hours logged by workers like Valle McClendon 226 and Frances Wintersmith 212. The program operates entirely on volunteer labor with Mrs W W Sledge leading production.
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Red Cross
W. T. Miller
W. C. Hughes
Emily Stone Finley
C. A. Galbraith
Valle McClendon
C. F. Needham
J. O. Abney
Frances Wintersmith
P. A. Norris
A. A. Mullins
R. E. Blanks Sr
W. W. Sledge
Red Cross Production
Young Ada Sailor Now In Honolulu
Lee Roy Phillips, a 1938 Horace Mann graduate from Ada, has been in the U S Navy over five months and is serving in electrical work at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. He has received three promotions and is based at Honolulu with Uncle Sam’s forces. He is the son of Mr and Mrs L H Phillips of 309 South Stockton.
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Lee Roy Phillips
U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Uncle Sam
Lee Roy
Navy
Horace Mann High School
Ada
L. H. Phillips
South
Stockton
Tax Increase Bill Expected to Be Borne Cheerfully
The Ways and Means Committee in Washington introduced a 3.529 billion tax increase bill, arguing the burden is acceptable given national defense needs. It aims to fund about 60 percent of one year’s costs through taxes, with borrowing covering the rest, and notes a wartime precedent of heavier borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Migration and Farm Welfare Ties Across Regions
From a secretary of agriculture report the piece analyzes how rural migration to urban areas shifts land use and pressures cities with housing, taxation, and services while soil loss and rising costs threaten agricultural prices. It notes wage cycles link urban and rural fortunes and that farm policies affect city living.
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California
Cotton Belt
Appalachian
Ozark Mountain
Lake States
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Secretary of Agriculture
John Trimble Joins Ada News Advertising Staff
John C. Trimble of Wewoka has joined the Ada News advertising staff in the display department long held by John McRae who resigned to take a Chicago post. Trimble previously worked for the Wewoka Times Democrat and later a New Mexico newspaper.
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John C. Trimble
Wewoka
the News
John McRae
McRae
Chicago
Trimble
Wewoka Times- Democrat
New Mexico
Son of Ada Woman Grocery Executive
B. J. McClendon son of Mrs Vallee McClendon of Ada is now vice president and director of all business activities for Texas Wholesale Grocery corporation. He worked at S and Q Clothiers in Ada in 1937 before moving into wholesale in Texas. He planned a new Dallas warehouse and office, arranged purchase of Webster Foster Grocery and cash carry depots of Western States Grocery. He is among the youngest wholesale grocery executives in the South, Texas University graduate 1936. Born in Sulphur Springs, he has broad Texas and Southwest connections.
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B. J. McClendon
Vallee McClendon
East Tenth
Texas Wholesale Grocery Corporation
B. J
S. & Q. Clothiers
Ada
Texas
Dallas
Webster- Foster Grocery Company
Western States Grocery Company
Wheelesale Grocery
South
Texas U
Ft. Worth
Sulphur Springs
Southwest
Texas daily oil output rises for week ending today
Texas oil fields report 97 467 wells yielding a daily average of 1 359 361 barrels for the week ended today. The Railroad Commission notes a 35 361 barrel daily excess over the Bureau of Mines recommendation of 1 324 000 barrels needed to meet July demand, but a 3 5 percent normal underproduction reduces estimated actual flow by 12 217 barrels below the standard.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Scout Aluminum Drive Mobilizes 39 Boys This Thursday
The Boy Scouts led by Clyde Bailey organized an aluminum collection starting at 7 45 am with 39 Scouts soliciting and gathering aluminum for defense projects. Custodians of the aluminum bin and pickup drivers from local firms supported the effort under Roy Adair supervision.
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Darrell Smith
Jack Fentem
Alfred Sugg Jr
Jack Smith
James Neal
Bobbie Dyer
Bobby Meaders
Boyd Smith
Richard Bell
Lawrence Sanford
Bobbie Joe Goins
Joe Philpot
Curtis Hodges
Walter Gifford
Leonard Dorsey
Lindsey Davidson Jr
John Turley
Dright Warren
Billie Kent Hoiphemier
Bobbie Mullins
Jack Bell
Bobbie Joe Anderson
John Emmons
Manson Hawkins
Robert Pate
Clarence Oliver
Billie Hensley
James Skinner
Billie Bob McDowell
Ben Epperson
Bobbie Hensley
Richard Williams
Billie Davis
James Rea
Glen McGinnis
Lee Presley
Bobbie Shipley
Stanley Lasarsky
Sidney McCollum
Roy Lee Hanson
Jesse Muncrief
Ada Lumber Co
Joe Neal
Meadors Chevrolet Co
Billie Ellis
Ben Smith
Freddie Heiphemier
Luke Dodds
Haynes Hardware
South Broadway
Clyde Bailey
Roy Adair
Ghost towns vanish as Ada and Pontotoc county booms fade
A survey of Pontotoc county highlights several vanished towns tied to rail and mineral booms. Newton, Hird, Midland, Franks, Stonewall and Oolite rose briefly near Ada before fading as rail routes shifted and resources waned. Others like McGee and Ahicso left little behind, with only cemeteries or a single building remaining.
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Newton
Francis
Kansas
Oklahoma
Cone Side
Hird
Ada
Midland
Sana Fe
Pontotce
Anoss
Franks
Stonewall
Byrds Mill
Old Stonewall
Pontotoc County
Indian Territory
Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka
Santa Fe
Frisco
W. L. Byrd
McGee
Vanoss
Ahicso
Fittstown Y
Tyrola
Encampment At Cold Springs In Sulphur Park
Demonstration clubs from Pontotoc County held a two day encampment at Cold Springs in Platt National Park Sulphur under the direction of Mrs Jessie Morgan home demonstration agent. Activities included a picnic lunch swimming and outdoor recreation. A 15 piece Colbert band performed and plans for Farm and Home Week at Stillwater August 5 6 and 7 were discussed with Homer club appointed to lead next years encampment. Fifty four members attended from Colbert Homer Union Valley Pickett Friendly Homemakers and Vanoss.
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Pontotce County
Cold Springs
Platt National Park
Jessie Morgan
J. H. Stevens
County Council
Stillwater
Homer Club
Colbert
Homer
Union Valley
Pickett
Friendly Homemakers
Vaness
Oklahoma Exceeds USO Drive Quota
Oklahoma City reports the USO drive totals surpassing the $133,700 goal with about $134,837 raised. State headquarters closed but kept for future calls. district chairs list contributions from Tulsa Muskogee McAlester Oklahoma City Lawton Cordell Enid and others.
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Oklahoma City
United Service Organization
Oklahoma
G. W. Danielson
State Drive
Danielson
Capitol
H. G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
J. B. McMannon
Tulsa
J. T. Griffin
Muskogee
J. FE. Layden
McAlester
Charles Brietung
Ada
James T. Jackson
Seminole
H. M. Peck
Ned Shepler
Lawton
L. R. Smith
Cordell
E. D. Coldiron
Enid
Prisoners Escape From Abilene City Jail
Two men jailed for questioning by Oklahoma City police escaped Abilene Texas jail after one struck Sgt Ed Cornelius as he brought food to a large cell. The fugitives were identified as John Voss 25 and Homer Milton 17. Five others in the same cell did not escape. Oklahoma City officials were en route to question the pair about local holdups.
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Abilene
Texas
Oklahoma City
Ed Cornelius
Abilene City
John Voss
Homer Milton
Cornelius
Voss
Milton
Frank Smith
Oklahoma
Waterpower Resources in North Carolina Largely Untapped
Only about half of the state’s waterpower resources have been developed, leaving substantial potential for future projects and energy generation. Authorities note the need for investment, regulatory clarity, and environmental planning to expand development.
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North Carolina
Rude and Burke Victory at Cheyenne Frontier Days
Ike Rude of Mangum won steer roping and Clyde Burke of Comanche placed second in Cheyenne Frontier Days. King Merritt finished third. Buck Sorellas earned bulldogging and calf-roping honors and Firemen plan to recruit him for the August 14 to 17 rodeo in our town.
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Ike Rude
Mangum
Clyde Burke
Comanche
King Merritt
Buck Sorellas
Farm Group Starts County Survey For Defense Purposes
The Pontotoc county defense board of the U S department of agriculture launches an immediate survey to gauge progress and problems in dairy poultry and pork production vital to national defense. Reports on increased canning tomatoes and beans are also requested by the state defense unit. This marks the first official function of the Oklahoma agriculture defense set up with county and state boards appointed by the secretary of agriculture. Members include representatives from all federal agricultural agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
United States Department of Agriculture County Defense Board
National Defense
David Gray
County Agricultural Defense Board
State Defense Unit
Agriculture Defense
Oklahoma
Secretary of Agriculture
Quebec Second in Provincial Mineral Production in Canada
Quebec ranks second among Canadian provinces for mineral production, trailing only the leading province. The ranking highlights Quebec's significant mining activity across its resources and regions.
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Quebec
Canada
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N. C
New
Young Ada Sailor
Help City
John Trimble
News Ad
Ada News
Ada Woman Grocery
Wholesale Concern
Boy Scouts
Dot County
Sulphur
Rude
Burke
Cheyenne
Sorellas
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