Cadet Wives at Altus Face Hard Times but Stay Strong
Cadet wives at Altus army air field juggle marriage and poverty while husbands train to be pilots. Wives find work in ads and shops as housing is scarce and the town adapts with help from the Chamber of Commerce USO and local paper.
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Altus
Okla
Altus Army Air Field
Wren
Jean Rinker
George Rinker
Chamber of Commerce
USO
Times-Democrat
Grace Spears
Jerry
Sheila Scully
Dade Tilghman
Harrington Wimberly
George
Floods Only Slightly Hit Zinc Output in Midwest Mines
The War Production Board said tri state zinc mines in Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas were near full operation after floods. Output expected at 99 percent by Tuesday equating to about 70000 tons weekly vs 7800 prior flood losses. Oklahoma and Kansas near 100 percent. Missouri faces two to three month recovery especially Orange mine.
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Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas
Oklahoma
War Production Board
Tri-State
WPB
U. S
Kansas
Missouri
Orango
Mrs Croker Wins Most Claims in Lawsuit Settlement
In Stillwater Oklahoma May 29 Mrs Bula E Croker widow of Richard Croker received virtually all articles she sued for against three relatives and Agnes Berrigan a college faculty member. The stipulation settles all claims arising from the Glencairn Castle estate theft and includes a replevin and damage suit totaling 10 4000.
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Stillwater
Bula E. Croker
Richard Croker
New York
Tammany Hall
Glencairn Castle
Crokers
Ireland
Vir
Bruce Garrett
Kathleen Garrett
Nelson elected senior class sponsor at East Central State
Dr E H Nelson a psychology professor at East Central State college was elected senior class sponsor for the 16th time in 20 years. The meeting also elected J H Shirley as president and Fern Dyer as secretary treasurer with Mrs Dorothy McGee Stubbs as co sponsor.
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E. H. Nelson
East Central State College
J. H. Shirley
Daveda Swaffar
Fern Dyer
Dorothy McGee Stubbs
Nelson
East Central
Spiro and
Poteau
University of Arkansas
Leland Stanford University
University of Virginia
University of Oklahoma
The
State University
Gilmery
Atlahoma University
Doris Nelson Swearingen
Psi Chi
National Psychology
Pi Sigma Mu
National Fraternity of Social Sciences
Phi Beta Sigma
National Education Fraternity
Pelagi
Alpha
Spotted Fever Warns Of March March In Oklahoma
Stillwater May 29. Dr D E Howell at Oklahoma A and M college warns Rocky Mountain spotted fever is spreading in Oklahoma. He urges vigilance as the fever is hard to diagnose and can be fatal though not always. If illness follows tick removal, tell the doctor. vaccination is advised in heavily infested areas.
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Stillwater
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma
D. E. Howell
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Howell
Interplanting Saves Poor Garden Stands Says Expert
Fred Le Crone of Oklahoma A and M College extension division urges thorough soil preparation before replanting garden vegetables. He warns heavy soil crusts must be broken when dry and notes poor prep leads to low stands and weed surges after damp spells. Victory gardeners face partial rows needing resowing advice.
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Fred. LeCrone
Oklahoma A
M. College
Wheat feeding guidelines for livestock use in county
County agent notes wheat, supplemented and properly prepared, can replace other grains for most livestock classes. Government loaned wheat shipped into Pontotoc County provides cheap feed, with species specific recommendations for hogs beef cattle sheep and horses.
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AAA
Pontotoc County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Conservation Tour Highlights Soil Work and Flood Damage
A Pontotoc county group toured Blue and Boggy soil conservation district areas in the southeast, reviewing tree plantings of locust and catalpa, lespedeza sowing, Bermuda grass, and replanting after floods. They observed terraces, pasture restoration, diversion terraces, and oat crops, with yields recorded for different harvest methods and cautions about drawing conclusions from short-term data.
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Pontotoc County
E. L. Patterson
Patterson
B. E. Herrin
Chester Gray
Soil Conservation Office
Gray
J. G. Breco
Mr. Gray
R. A. Sliger
Owl Crek
B. F. Murphy
Murphy
Stonewall
Beatrice Carroll
Soil Conservation District
W. B. Johnson
AAA
Walter Jessee
Durrant
C. H. Hailey
Otis Coffey
C. H. Massey
Oklahoma State Bank
Bill Brents
First National Bank
Harold Allen
Allen Feed Mill
Ed Granger
Chlorination Unit Restored At Francis Water Supply
Four years after wells serving Francis were found contaminated a chlorination unit was installed and cleared the problem. The unit had been off briefly but was re activated with county health aid as heavy rains flooded the area. Water samples were sent to the state laboratory, but reactivating the chlorinator is expected to ensure a safe supply now.
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Francis
State Laboratory
Cleaning Fix for Fluttering Pump Gauge
A fluttering gauge indicator often points to a dirty strainer in the pump. Cleaning the strainer restores proper flow and settles the gauge.
Establish Native Grass On Land Not Suited For Farming
A pasture study on W. H. Myers farm in Sunshine by Soil Conservation Service technicians aims to determine treatment that maximizes forage without harming pasture. Four plot treatments include burned, mowed with mulch, mowed with residue removed, and natural. plots are protected from grazing and yielding data collected every 30 days.
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W. H. Myers
Sunshine
Soil Conservation Service
Pasture Study Course Set Up On Myers Farm
Native grasses grown in rows at the Red Plains Experiment Station Guthrie yield 437 pounds seed per acre in 1942 from Llue bluestem with 42 percent higher quality than broadcast plots. Hay yield about equal. Elwell says cultivated seed aids pasture improvement and once unus ed land can be restored for pastures and hay.
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Guthrie
Red Plains
Harry M. Elwell
Station
Elwell
Oklahoma
Admits Robbing of P O in Arizona
Shawnee Oklahoma May 29 Marvin Yoder 30 Shawnee held in county jail after confessing to burglarizing the Taylor Arizona post office on May 23. He was arrested by Troopers Jim Brockman Roy Russell and Lt Floyd Parke who found a cache under a Shawnee culvert with four money order books. Yoder said he and a confederate robbed the post office and cashed about 15 money orders ranging from 50 to 80 dollars while eastbound from Taylor. Officials said his confederate was arrested at Muskogee.
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Shawnee
Marvin Yoder
Taylor
Ariz
Yoder
Jim Brockman
Roy Russell
Floyd Parke
Muskogee
Too Late to Plant Many Farm Field Crops Says Agent
Pontotoc county reports limited replanting after recent flood. C. H. Hailey says substitution crops are viable. cotton and corn can be replanted with June timing for corn. Sudan pasture hay offers high protein. millet and other grains suggested for July 1 planting windows. summer legumes and sweet potatoes also noted for late planting.
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Pontotoc County
C. H. Hailey
Atlas
Redtop
Sudan
Floods Force Crop Replanting Guidance in Midwest
Floods cause great damage to crops with Irish potatoes replaced by beans and tomatoes in gardens. Beets Swiss chard and New Zealand spinach offer replants for destroyed crops. County agents office in the courthouse provides further replanting guidance.
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Midwest
Court House
Bell Airacobra Matches FW 190, Soviet Report Says
Soviet embassy bulletin quotes Russian pilots claiming the Bell Airacobra fighter is the equal of the best German fighters, noting American aircraft superiority and citing May 29 dispatches from Washington.
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Bell-Airacobra
Washington
Mikhail Koriakov
Soviet pilots claim Airacobra outperforms Focke Wulf 190
Report notes Soviet pilots in air battles argued the German Focke Wulf 190 was not superior to the American Airacobra, challenging contemporary air combat assumptions.
Allies Edge In Pacific Forces
Rear Admiral T. S. Wilkinson told reporters that Allied military strength is superior in all force classes across the South Pacific. He affirmed the campaign against Japan is going well and stated the Allies are on the offensive.
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Auckland
New Zealand
South Pacific
T. S. Wilkinson
Shortage of Labor Slows Highway Repairs
Tulsa May 29 The repair of flood ravaged highways and bridges in northeastern Oklahoma will be hampered by manpower and equipment shortages. M C Shibley division engineer of the state highway commission said he is surveying the roads and bridges in the flood area. Oil mat roads took a severe beating from the rivers and streams and it may be several months before full extent of the damage is known.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
M. C. Shibley
State Highway Commission
Shibley
Meriwether Lewis Monument Visits Hit 1940 Toll
In 1940 eighteen thousand nine hundred ninety people visited the Meriwether Lewis National Monument in Tennessee. The piece notes contrasting swastika symbols amid a reference to Native American good luck signs.
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Meriwether Lewis National Monument
Tennessee
Hitler
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Thompson
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Okeene
Owen Wimberly
Okeene Milling Company
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Westfahl
New Wheat King
Blaine County
Dr. Nelson
Myers
P. O
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Attu Island
Navy
Attu
NEA
Japherd Attu
Massacre Bay
NEA Telephoto
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