Hereford Tour Set for June Across Pontotoc and Coal Counties
The Southern Oklahoma Hereford tour begins Wednesday in Duncan and runs to the W. E. Harvey ranch near Ada Friday. It showcases large Hereford herds, with stops at Blaydes, Price, Lowery, Jackson and Harper Turner ranches, plus a judging contest and barbecue. A Pontotoc county livestock tour is planned later this month.
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Southern Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Joe B. Hill
Duncan
W. E. Harvey Ranch
Ada
Mr. Hill
Harper and Turner Ranch
Scullin
Oklahoma
Stephens County
J. A. Blaydws
Henry Price Ranch
Addington
Phil Lowery Ranch
Loco
Lowery Ranch
L. Jackson Ranch
Ringling
Coal County
Curtis Floyd
County Court House
Duncan Ranch
Mill Creek
Johnston County
Westheimer and Daube
Ardmore
Harper-Turner Ranch
W. E. Harvey
Osage County
Ellis County
W. L. Blizzard
L. L. West
Oklahoma Hereford Breeders Association
Hill
Ada News
Farm Auction Gains Show Strength in Ada Weekly Sales
At the Texas wagon yard in Ada, C S Wilburn and sons have held six farm auctions starting April 28. Average receipts exceed 3 000 per sale with a total over 22 000. Recent catalog includes 185 cattle and 60 hogs among other items. Crowds grow and demand tightens stock.
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Georgia
Ada
Texas Wagon Yard
C. S. Wilburn and Sons
Wilburn
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Farm Outlook Despite Friday Night Rains
Farm notes from Pontotoc County report favorable conditions with cotton and corn in good shape despite recent rain. Pastures are excellent and livestock outlook is strong. Calves and mule colts are widespread, though some field damage occurred from Friday night winds and washouts along creeks. Tax figures show Frisco railway payments split among Ada, Francis, Roff, and county funds.
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Pontotoc
New FHA Program Sees 600k in Tentative Loans
-Sen. Joan Carlock reports 600000 plus in tentative FHA loans since May 18 under the Better Housing project. -Of 427 eligible applicants 170 seek modernization loans and 257 seek new construction or home purchase. -Ada office has interviewed 76 applicants at the Chamber of Commerce location on North Broadway. -Ten modernization loan requests total 7650 and eighteen Title Two loans total 36400. -Local staff Alvin Hathaway Mytle Farmer and Neorean Maier assist, with Johnson noting trained workers after district tour.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Joan Carlock
H. E. Johnson
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
North Broadway
Alvin Hathaway
Myttle Farmer
Gardens revived by Fridays rain boost canning hopes
Gardens dried and wilted, but after Friday night rain, vegetable supplies rise for canning. Canning schools held in Lovelady and Lula districts draw small crowds, while Garden Judging began June first with Hi Way Homer Union Valley and Union Hill scoring highly. The Homer Home Demonstration Club earns praise for weekly Thursday meetings with meals and a growing model kitchen.
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Lovelady
Lula
Homer
Union Valley
Union Hill Garden
Homer Club
H. D
Murray May Bolts Nominees in Oklahoma
Former Oklahoma governor William H. Murray, lifelong Democrat and foe of the New Deal, said he would vote for a Republican for president if a nominee sincerely upholds tax economy and constitutional principles. He may return to campaigning later this year, possibly in Illinois.
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Broken Bow
Okla
William H. Murray
Tax Equality League
Murray
Lambert Brakman
Brakman
Illinois
Yashau Creek
Ada News Classified Ad Says Greatest Returns for Amount Vested
A classifieds notice in Ada News promotes high returns on a vested amount. It highlights potential investors and outlines terms for participation. The ad urges quick action and notes possible gains tied to the investment plan.
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Ada News
County Clubbers Seek 4 H Congress Trip at Stillwater
Pontotoc county sends ten boys and ten girls to the 4 H congress at Oklahoma A and M in Stillwater August 5 6 and 7 to earn the coveted trip. A separate group attends Farmers week July 29 30 and August 1. High scorers receive trips and others may go at their own expense.
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Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. & M
Frisco Railroad Taxation Split Shows School Burden
Frisco Railway paid 3,009,797.44 in 1935 taxes across nine states. Of this total 1,197,569.81 funded school taxes. Oklahoma received 1,111,726.41 with 545,910.75 directed to schools and 280,140.34 to county taxes.
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Frisco
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Ada
Francis
Roff
ST. Louis
Frisco Railway
State of
Highway program expands across area with oil mat work
State highway department activities extend from Ada as oil mat surfacing progresses on Highway 1 between Allen and Calvin, 30 percent complete, and on Highway 12 between Roff and Scullin to reduce dust. Paving continues from Calvin to McAlester while the Canadian River bridge approaches are being built. Farm to Market road Northwest of Ada through Bebee advances toward Highway 18 near Asher. Oil mat lays 3300 feet on Stratford’s Highway 19.
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State Highway Department
Ada
Allen
Calvin
Highway 12
Roff
Scullin
Sulphur
McAlester
Canadian River
Bebee
Asher
Stratford
Three men charged in Texoma Oils casing theft
Three men waited in Pontotoc county jail after arraignment on grand larceny charges for stealing 18 joints of 19 inch well casing and 4 joints of 12.5 inch casing from Texoma Oils north of Ada. The casing valued at about 800 dollars.
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Pontotoc County
Sherwood W. Hill
Ben M. Johnson
Ray Dillard
L. C. Riches
Texoma Oils, Inc
Ada
A. L. Bowles
Johnson and Dillard
Waurika
Richie
Antlers
Healdton
Ada post office extends routes due to population growth
Mrs Mary H West Ada postmaster announced extensions to route carriers with effect Monday or when residents supply needed details. Homeowners must erect front mailboxes and provide a family list of recipients and house numbers. Affected areas include West Twenty first and Twenty second streets blocks 100 200 King s Highway West Twenty fifth street South Highland avenue and parts of Barringer Heights.
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Ada Post Office
Mary H. West
Pontotoc County Oil History Brightens With Passing Years
Pontotoc County oil history tracks a century of pools expanding from early shallow fields to the 1934 Fitts field big strike. The Bromide sands and Upper Simpson play key roles with Wilcox and Cromwell sand wells. By May the county produced about 1.71 million barrels as fields push beyond former boundaries.
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Pontotoc County
Fitts
Ada
Francis Pool
West Francis Pool
Steedman
Bebee
North Steedman
Conservation
George Morgan
John Fitts
Gus Delaney
B. C. King
Sam Miller
E. H. Moore
Harry Wirick
Hunton
Fitts Field
Seminole
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
McLish
Simpson
Upper Simpson
Wilcox
Cromwell
Jesse Pool
Rural Fire Run By Ada Fire Department
Ada firemen respond to a rural alarm Monday noon sending two trucks north on Broadway toward Highway 48. They find a car fire in the upholstery nearly out after dousing with sand, with the driver safe.
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Ada Fire Department
Broadway
Highway 48
Metal helmets guard oil gear against blasts
Report notes metal hats prevent oil machines from blowing their heads off. It observes potential wider use but hot campaign weather limits their deployment by politicians.
Marland Campaign Emphasizes Old Age Pension Plan
Governor E W Marland addressed Ada voters urging support for the social security program as the only hope for Pontotoc County relief clients and the aged. He linked the plan to a July 7 ballot proposal funded by a two percent sales tax and contrasted it with the Townsend plan. Local events and new voting precincts were also noted along with registration dates.
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Roosevelt
Pontotoc County
E. W. Marland
U. S
Cleveland
Pontotoc
Marland
Frank B. Douglas
U. S. Labor Board
al G. Nichols
Douglas
Sen
Nichols
Thomas P. Gore
Congress
Sen. Gore
East Central State Teachers’ College
Ada
J. B. Boren
Lyle Boren
P. L. Gassaway
Court House
Lyle
Treasury Department
Maxwell
County Election Board
Valley View
Mississippi Avenue
Ada Brick Plant
Gough Loses Hope as clemency denied in Gooch case
June in McAlester reports that Arthur Gooch, the first Lindbergh Law inmate set for execution on June 19 at Oklahoma Penitentiary, has lost hope after President Roosevelt refused clemency. Defense counsel Rampendahl and associate Wheeler plan a personal appeal in Dallas, seeking reprieve or “personal consideration.” Gooch telegrams his lawyers to cheer up, saying death is something all fear but not him.
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Mcalester
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Rampendahl
Gooch
Paris
Texas
Ada
Daniel
Convention Arrangements Committee
Gasoline sales rise in Oklahoma in first four months
Reynolds Weaver reports a 14.32 percent gain in Oklahoma gasoline sales for January through April, totaling 110,969,615 gallons versus 96,983,571 in 1955. The four months saw 39,365 passenger cars registered and 6,623 trucks, with 227 fatal auto accidents compared to 223 in the prior year.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Reynolds Weaver
Highway Safety Division
Weaver
Million Dollar Potato Crop in Arkansas Valley
In the Arkansas river valley growers expect a harvest worth about one million dollars or more if prices stay strong. From Coweta to Spiro diggers work the fields with three thousand laborers paid five to eight cents per bushel. Peaking yields of thirty to 190 bushels per acre and prices of 3.25 to 3.85 per hundredweight are noted as the market heads east and north.
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Muskogee
Okla
Arkansas River Valley
Coweta
Spiro
Britain defaults on semiannual war debt payment to U S
Great Britain announced it would not pay the June 15 installment of about 568.5 million dollars tied to wartime debt to the United States. Secretary Hull noted other nations were expected to follow suit amid ongoing economic strain and prior halts on German reparations. The British note cited conditions unchanged since 1924 for suspending payments.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Hull
Ronald Lindsay
Finland
Four Houses Wrecked by Tornado at Haskell
A tornado struck Haskell late Saturday night demolishing four houses and damaging many more in town and nearby farms. A cafe owned by Roy McGeorge was carried a block and shattered. No serious injuries reported, damage about 15000 dollars.
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A. J. Greenham
Mary Phillips
J. Q. Hamilton
Haskell
Way cleared for repeal election in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City June 8 United Drys protest on July 28 repeal of prohibition law cleared. Secretary of State Frank C Carter to certify Friday unless new objections arise. Latest protest dropped setting a new five day protest period. Campbell Russell says no further protests planned. J W Williamson says city committee will focus on defeating measure. Governor Marland agrees to file no further protests.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frank C. Carter
Campbell Russell
United Drys
J. W. Williamson
Marland
Bedford Bolsters Campaign Amid Withdrawn Opponent
Della Bedford continues her re election bid for court clerk despite her lone opponent since 1932 withdrawing. She learned the news while campaigning at Lightning Ridge then taunted by a wife’s quip about catching him in the act. Also notes Catherine Edmiston returning from Wichita teaching and summer prep signs at a neighbor’s house. A tomato smear targets former movie star William Haines’s car, recalling his acting days.
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Della Bedford
Lightning Ridge
Koff
William Haines
Ada City Police and Fire Department Ink Snappy Summer Uniforms
Ada police officers unveil new summer uniforms emphasizing youth and practicality. Chief Roy Keller urges not to scoff at the look. Officer Paul Cor bin keeps his holster on the left to avoid slips on a traffic bicycle. Firemen adopt blue shirts with darker trousers. a spark from a P A smokestack singes one shirt, prompting jokes about matching white pants with red fire trucks.
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Ada
Roy Keller
Bob Sammons
Texas Ranger
Paul Corbin
Arthur Floyd
P. A
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Gaunty Gon
Murray May
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Frisco Railroad Heavy Taxpayer
State Department
HETS
James Pipkin
Election Board
F Pontotoc County
Gough
Arkansas Valley
Lions
R. V. Dixon
Philco
Havana
High Seas
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Florida
Mary West
National Postmasters Association
U. S. Senate
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Way Gleared
Catherine Edmiston
Wichita, Kans
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