Southeast District Judging School Held At Tishomingo
4‑H boys and girls attended a four day judging school at Tishomingo with 110 boys and 70 girls registered. County agents and district leaders highlighted livestock, poultry, dairy, horticulture and housekeeping contests across several farms and campuses in Pontotoc and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hill
Tishomingo
Jessie Morgan
Pontotoc County
Murray College
Murray Agriculture College
Washita
C. C. Buxton
Horseshoe Ranch
Harper and Turner
Durant
Ardmore
Joe Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Tom Marks
Elva Duvall
Lemma Maloney
B. A. Pratt
Ford Mercer
Burell Winchester
Good Housekeeping
Vernice Johnson
Fitzhugh Club
Bryan County
Drucilla Scott
Union Valley Club
Jewell Hokett
Owl Creek Club
Othalene Rainbolt
Cedar Grove Club
Nadine Howard
Don Flippen
Frisco Club
Lawrence Harris
Maxwell Club
Canning
Jewell Howett
Coal County 4-H youths excel at district judging school
The Southeast District judging school at Tishomingo drew Coal County 4-H boys and girls. Winners include Virginia Clark in junior and senior canning and Peggy Jane Gassaway in junior canning. Floyd Harkins and team members excelled in poultry and livestock judging. Keath Ketchel and others formed a dairy team. Oklahoma State staff assisted, with Moot Murray Agricultural College hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal County
Tishomingo
Curtis Floyd
Dale Sawyer
Alva Ann Owens
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
Murray Agricultural College
Clarita
Gus Martin
Olney
Tom Childs
Coalgate
George Hartsfield
Keath Ketchel
Mack Lyon
Hugh Grigsby
Lehigh
Low-cost burlap egg cooler boosts farm storage
Oklahoma A and M College poultry department reports a burlap covered frame 36 in high 32 in deep 34 in wide as the optimal home egg cooler. A water drip keeps burlap sides moist, evaporative cooling lowers temperature and raises humidity, ideal for temperatures above 70F. Eight to ten gallons of water run 24 hours. Burlap best, wick-cloth caused mold. formaldehyde in water failed to prevent mold. tow sack inefficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Poultry Department
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Towsack
Minor Awarded 300 Judgment in District Court
Leola Timmons, a minor, received a $300 judgment Saturday in a suit against Victor R. Rupe and Reed Roller Bit Co arising from a December 31, 1936 accident at Eighth Street and Oak Avenue. Judge Tal Crawford delivered the ruling amid a lengthy docket with Judge H. H. Edwards attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leola Timmons
Victor R. Rupe
Reed Roller Bit Company
Rosa Timmons
Eighth Street
Oak Avenue
Rupe
Tal Crawford
H. H. Edwards
Wewoka
Crawford
Dick Truitt Among Entries At Bio Rodeo
Fort Smith Arkansas May 29 ten gallon hats and high heeled boots dominated the Bio Rodeo as cowboys and riders entered the arena. Dick Truitt among entries showcased in the event held at the county fairgrounds amid a crowd of fans and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Truitt
Bio Rodeo
Fort Smith, Arx
Fort Smith
Community Cooperative Loans Benefit County Farmers
Two community cooperative loans funded by the Resettlement Administration support stock improvement in Pontotoc County. William Bowerman and Riley Corad each received loans to buy a mammoth jack to serve their communities. Breeders used Bowerman’s jack on 50 to 60 mares, with increases expected, as county livestock plans gain traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Resettlement Administration Office
William Bowerman
Worstell
Riley Corad
Allen
Bowerman
Cozad
D. E. Slingerland
Resettlement Administration
Cooperative loans aid stock breeders in county drive
The Resettlement Administration stresses community cooperative loans for services like feed mills and threshers to aid stock breeders. Money must be used before July 1. loans avoid competing with private enterprises unless services are inadequate. Some counties seek a local feed mill to reduce trips to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slingerland
Asher
Mills Hatfield to West Point
Mills Hatfield son of Mr and Mrs C H Hatfield has completed exams for West Point Military Academy and will report July 1. He earned appointment through Congressman Lyle Boren and passed physical and mental tests. A graduate of East Central he taught in Fittstown last year and was East Central’s top tennis player. He joins James Lewis and Terry Craig at West Point and plans to pursue tennis. He leaves for duty late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills Hatfield
C. H. Hatfield
West Point Military Academy
Lyle Boren
Mills
East Central
Fittstown
West Point
James Lewis
Terry Craig
Ada Recovers From Sunday Heavy Rainfall Hit Area
Ada received 2.03 inches of rain Sunday adding to the season total. The east side of Pontotoc county soaked while the west saw little. Fitts oil field drenched as clouds moved in and slashing rain fell for an hour. Monday morning brought only lighter showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pontotoc County
Fitts
Rural Electrification Effort Forms Ada Cooperative
After 600 Pontotoc county farmers signed on, the Interstate Cooperative Electric and Power Company of Ada formed to obtain REA support for rural electric service. E N Jones named president. The project aims to deliver affordable electricity within a 30 mile district, with power from REA or private sources and aid for appliances and home fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Interstate Cooperative Electric and Power Company of
Ada
Rural Electrification Administration
E. N. Jones
Washington, D. C
REA
Congress
Jones
Petitive
Tribute Paid At Arlington
Washington May 31 Long lines form on Arlington slopes as people come to mourn and pay tribute to America’s soldier dead. About 50 000 who wore the colors lie in Arlington National Cemetery with its historic claims and unknowns. The piece notes the cemetery’s origins and notable facts including 4 000 unknown warriors and 2 111 unknowns from Bull Run.
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Washington
Arlington
America
Arlington National Cemetery
William Berkeley
Virginia
England
John Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Robert E. Lee
Mary Ann Randolph Custis
L. Reinhardt
North Carolina
Battle of
Bull Run
Weather Dampens Travel Across Ada Area
Rain soaked highways and flooded passages north, south, and east of Ada. Vehicles waited for the downpour to end while buses slowed but kept schedules despite temporary water on main roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Bevers resigns as Pontotoc County tax assessor
Bill Bevers announced his resignation from the Pontotoc County tax assessor post to join oil operator G. J. Lynch. Charley Floyd was appointed to succeed him, after serving as deputy and prior assessor. Bevers cited good public support and left the office in good condition amid a heavy workload from depression, homestead exemptions, and Pontotoc oil development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bevers
G. J. Lynch
Board of County Commissioners
Charley Floyd
Beavers
Floyd
Bevers
Pontotoc County
Preacher’s Death Tied to Liquor Raid Plot in Arkansas
Marshall Arkansas May 31 Sheriff Oscar Barnett charged the killing of Jim Gilliam 32 preacher and deputy sheriff at Welcome Home school near here Saturday night was part of a plan to remove him for opposing liquor distilleries Elton West 25 farmer was also killed Jewell West 28 Elton’s brother wounded taken to Searcy hospital with a chance to recover Barnett said initial reports misidentified the shooter and three suspects were arrested with a fourth to be taken into custody state rangers were called to assist in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Ark
Oscar Barnett
Jim Gilliam
Elton West
Farmer
Welcome Home School
Jewell West
Elton
Searcy
Barnett
Gilliam
Baylor Grants First Quadruplet Degrees At Commencement
Baylor University marks its 92nd annual commencement with Mary Mona Leota and Roberta Keys becoming the first quartet to graduate from a college. President Pat Neff will confer bachelor of arts diplomas as their mother sews their outfits and their hardware merchant father expresses pride.
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David A. Cheavens
Waco
Tex
Baylor University Today
Keys
Mary
Mona
Leota
Roberta
Pat M. Neff
Texas
Flake Keys
Hollis
Oklo
Smalltown
Baylor University
Child Injured in Ada Highway Crash Near Byng
Mary Lou McKeel two and one half years old suffered a broken leg and severe cuts when Finis Caton’s car attempted to pass northbound traffic and collided with Hoyt Campbell’s car three miles north of Ada on Highway 48. Caton and Crable Wheeler were detained in the county jail. Campbell and Mrs. McKeel were among others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou McKeel
J. N. McKeel
Ada
Finis Caton
Allen
Hoyt Campbell
Byng
Caton
Crable Wheeler
Lakeside
Wheeler
Campbell
J. E. Campbell
McKeel
Campbells
McKeels
Byng Schoolhouse
Young Campbell
Hovetime for Fir Buildings in Pontotic County Plan
Pontotic county commissioners agreed to advertise for bids due June 14 for two stock barns at the Ada fair site on Highway 48. One barn measures 96 ft 8 in by 44 ft 8 in and the other 28 ft by 96 ft. Both will be modern with concrete footings and are part of a plan to improve county fair facilities by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotic
Ada
Highway
Paving Progress on City WPA Project Nears Finish
Rapid progress on the city WPA paving project along West Tenth Street between Broadway and Townsend avenues shows the north and south thirds completed with center strip to follow. Traffic uses the north strip as a one way passage. The East Fourteenth overpass construction order is pending, expected in two to three weeks. George Toler of Ada won the contract on a low bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Texarkana Weekend Guests At Chambers Residence
Miss Frances Chambers and Miss Harriet Bruce visited Miss Chambers with her brother Frank in Texarkana Arkansas during the past weekend for a social gathering with local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Chambers
Harriet Bruce
Chambers
Frank
Texarkana
Arkansas
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Elcampo
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First National Bank of Dallas
Hollis High School
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Weatherford
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