Preparing Your Child for School Before Six
Miss Greta Smith outlines steps for parents to ready a six year old for first grade. Emphasizes physical health, independence, safety, emotional readiness, and social skills, with a seven category training plan from the White House conference. Encourages early visits to school and gradual separation on opening day.
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Greta Smith
East Central State Teachers College
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Council of the Congress
White House
Washington, D. C
Mrs Elizabeth Johnston Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Mrs Elizabeth Johnston 48 a Pontotoc county tag agent died suddenly Friday night at Ponca City two hours after a cerebral hemorrhage She was wife of Charles T Johnston of Ada Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 from the Presbyterian church Burial in Memorial Park cemetery Survivors include her husband two daughters a son a brother and two sisters Friends recall her as a promoter of Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scout activities Her Camp Fire duties placed Ada girls at the Ponca City camp where a storm may have contributed to the stroke.
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Elizabeth Johnston
Pontotoc County
Ponca City
Charles T. Johnston
Ada
Presbyterian Church
O. B. Lee
Memorial Park
Ceme
Tery
Johnston
Rev Johnston
Charley Jean Johnston
George Johnston
Jim Allen
Tupelo
George Jennings
Tatum
Texas
Willie Bowen
Reo Johnston
Texas Men Freed of Fraud Charge
A District of Columbia jury acquitted seven men of conspiracy to defraud the government over a $4 863 000 irrigation project plan in Willacy County Texas. Defendants included William A Harding Frank P McElwrath Perry A Welty Charles R Osberg Hammond H W Cole and James P Barry.
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PWA
Willacy County
Willacy
California
Texas
Osberg
Washington
WPA
Barry
Board of Strategy
T. H. Harbin
Waxahachie, Tex
Harding
Fort Worth
Tex
Willacy District
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
CLP
District of Columbia Supreme Court
William A. Harding
Frank P. McElwrath
Corsicana
Perry A. Welty
Charles R. Osberg
Hammond
Hearst Boss Charge Roils Convention Debate
Washington reports a claim that William Randolph Hearst would be the absentee boss at the Republican National Convention. Secretary Ickes rebutted, asserting the party already picked its standard bearer and that Hearst would edit the platform.
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Washington
William Randolph Hearst
Ickes
Cleveland
Warren 4G. Harding
Hearst
William Allen White
Gifford Pinchot
Frank Lowden
Governor London
Boise Penrose
Republican Party
Liberty League
Hoover
Frank Knox
Landon
Gover
Relief costs mount higher in Saderat emergency report
Washington reports that Hopkins said 1935 relief costs rose nearly 300 million dollars versus 1934. From 1933 through 1935 total relief spending reached 34.096 billion, with federal share 70.9 percent and state and local contributions rising to 665 million.
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Washington
Saderat Emergency Relief Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
CWA
PWA
Civilian Conservation Corps
New York
Delaware
Mary West Named Osh Station V at Tulsa Convention
Mrs Mary West Ada postmaster elected vice president of the Oklahoma branch of the National Association of Postmasters at the Tulsa convention. Kid Warren Shawnee elected chairman. Special instructions on bonus payments given to postmasters. West was confirmed by the Senate as Ada postmaster after serving in acting role since February 25.
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Mary West
Ada
Oklahoma
National Association of Postmasters
Tulsa
Kid Warren
Shawnee
West
United States Senate
George L. Watkins
Blanche Lucas
Ponca City
Dickersons Lead Hopi Day School At Oraibi Arizona
Mr and Mrs Dickerson remain at Oraibi as principal and teacher while engaging in community work for Hopi Indians. He notes Hopis are industrious desert farmers with corn as staple food and a rich tradition including the Snake Dance performed annually in August.
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Guy B. Dickerson
Oraibi
Arizona
Ada High School
United States
Dikerson
Dickerson
Mesa
Far West
Dickersons
Oklahoma State Finances In Flourishing Condition
The Oklahoma State Tax Commission announced a 42.37 percent rise in tax collections for the first eleven months of the fiscal year, reaching 40.58 million dollars. Major gains came from gasoline, income, production levies, and beer or cigarette taxes, with only a few minor tax divisions declining.
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Oklahoma State
Tax Commission
Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
H. L. McCracken
McCracken
Ickes Aims to Block Governor Landon Nomination
The article notes Ickes aligning with Republican reactionaries to prevent the nomination of Governor Landon. It frames Ickes as supporting an effort seen as obstructionist within the party.
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Landon
Ickes
Republican Party
Heavy Rain Kills Thousands Of Lake Fish In Winter Smith Park
Winter Smith Park lake loses thousands of small fish after Friday rain as moss clogs the dam screen and overflow carries fish downstream. State ranger Jack Winks notes the event hinders re stocking efforts by the park commission after two years of CCC renovations. Rainy conditions worsen fishing with muddy water and more poor days ahead.
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Wintersmith Park
Jack Winks
CCC
Three in Injured by Texas Storm in Wichita Falls
A series of twisters hit the Wichita Falls area causing at least three injuries and about 250000 dollars in damage. Annie Donald suffered a fractured skull near death, Mary Fox endured shock and burns, and Edna Smith was hurt at Burkburnett when the twister damaged the water plant and leveled homes. Fires started by lightning added to the destruction as residents sought shelter in cellars.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Annie Donald
Near Here
Mary Fox
Burkburnett
Edna Smith
Vets Told to Be Home for Bond Delivery Evening
Ada post office outlines special delivery schedule for World War II bonus bonds stressing veterans must be at home between 5 and 9 pm on Tuesday June 16 to receive certificates and bonds. Identification must be by the veteran or a known family member. second attempts and office pickup follow. About 1,000 veterans in Pontotoc county expected to receive bonds and checks totaling around 700000.
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Wilbur P. Lee
Ada
Kansas City
Mark
Ada Post Office
Civil Service Room
Buford N. Tiffin
Nolen W. Dyer
George Washington Jones
G. W. Jones
George W. Jones
Geo. Washington Jones
Oklahoma City
American Legion
Pontotoc County
Showers Bring Hope to Drought Areas Across South
Scattered rain fell from Louisiana to Virginia after prayers in hundreds of churches. The showers provided little immediate relief to an estimated 100 million dollars in crop losses, but forecasts of more cloudy weather and downpours offered hope to farmers still awaiting water. Governor Eugene Talmadge joined the prayer observances in Georgia.
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Atlanta
Louisiana
Virginia
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
North Dakota Sees Rain After Sunday Prayer Plea
In North Dakota, forecasted showers followed a Sunday statewide day of prayer for rain. Rains reached nearly an inch in the northwest, offering hope to crops damaged by drought though revival depends on further showers soon. Governor Walter Welford had called the day of prayer.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Walter Welford
Frisco Introduces Modern Passenger Coach on Ada Tulsa Run
Frisco upgrades its day service by placing a new air conditioned chair lounge coach on the Ada Tulsa route at no extra cost. The car features light green tan and cream interiors, drapes, reading lights, and lounges for men and women with comfortable seating and a central low center of gravity for stability.
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Frisco
Ada-Tulsa
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MS. West
Guy Dickerson
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Byrds Mill
Denver
Paul Doty
George W. Marland
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Twisters
Drouth
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