Four-H Boys In Good Showing At Stillwater Roundup
Nine Pontotoc county 4-H club boys returned from the Stillwater Roundup with blue ribbon demonstrations by Robert Henry and Darwin Cox Ada Route 5 on controlling plant insects and Euell Myers and Randall Chandler Ada Route 3 on terr racing. Red ribbon honors went to Bobby Nance Ada Route 3 and Raymond Isaacs Konawa Route 1 for mixing a balanced ration for laying hens.
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Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Robert Henry
Darwin Cox
Ada
Euell Myers
Randall Chandler
Bobby Nance
Raymond Isaacs
Konawa
Candidates Decide They'll Have 17 Rallies In County
A group of Pon totoc county candidates declared 17 rallies across the county despite earlier central committee recommendations limiting meetings. Franklin Bourland chaired as meetings were planned at multiple towns including Francis Roff Gaar Corner Harden City Stonewall Latta Fitzhugh Byng Center Homer Steedman Galey Summers Chapel Sunshine Maxwell Oakman and Ada. A two office holder and reporter committee will arrange dates and keep the schedule in Stegall's courthouse office. Community members should contact Stegall to set dates. no meetings before next Monday and dates due by Saturday noon.
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Pontotoc County
Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee
Franklin Bourland
Francis Roff
Gaar Corner
Harden City
Stonewall
Latta
Fitzhugh
Byng
Center
Homer
Steedman
Galey
Summers Chapel
Sunshine
Maxwell
Oakman
Ada
Ray Stegall
Della Bedford
Copass Routh
Stegall
Jury selection opens for Orrell murder trial in Chandler
In Chandler June 1, jurors were being chosen in district court to try Courtney Douglas Orrell Shawnee field worker for the slaying of Billie Jayson whose nude body was found in a cemetery near the west edge of town on August 18. Orrell had earlier faced trial for the young choir singer's death but the jury deadlocked. A May 6 postponement followed the judge's ill father. Jury pool faced pressure as the case has been widely discussed locally.
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Chandler
PWA
Courtney Douglas Orrell
Shawnee O
Billie Jayson
Orrell
Ohio
Onion market woes linger as harvest begins in onion country
In McALester June 10 onion harvest starts around Indianola the heart of onion country. Gatherers hope prices will rise though reports say Texas farmers are letting onions stay unharvested due to extreme cheapness.
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Mcalester
Indianola
Texas
Oklahoma 4-H dress contest winners head to Chicago
Dorothy Nash of Garvin County and Leo Dehogne of Ottawa County won Oklahoma’s 1-H appropriate dress contest. Dorothy wore a brown wool ensemble costing 39 dollars and will represent Oklahoma girls at the national dress review in Chicago. Leo wore a brown pin stripe suit costing about 50 dollars and will attend as an official delegate to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
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Chicago
Stillwater
Dorothy Nash
Foster
Garvin County
Leo Dehogne
Miami
Ottawa County
Dorothy
Dohogne
Oklahoma
Leo
Soil Conservation Will Be Curtailed in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City June 8 report confirms curtailment of Soil Conservation Service activities in Oklahoma. Four offices at Elk City Ardmore Muskogee and Stillwater close with consolidation under Harry M. Chambers who will lead the Oklahoma City office. The program aims to boost agricultural production while protecting soils across 58 districts covering 31,693,000 acres. Nationwide 79 offices will cease operation.
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Oklahoma City
Conservation Service
Oklahoma
Harry M. Chambers
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Elk City
Fort Worth
SCS
Ardmore
Muskogee
Stillwater
Four Miners Die In Poteau Blast
Four miners were killed in a gas explosion deep in the Poteau coal fields as they came off holiday shift. The dead were Jack Walker 30 Buck Creek Ray Watson 28 Shady Point Port Kline 28 Panama and Clarence Russel 50 Panama. One injured man Millie Martin 28 Buck Creek was taken to a Fort Smith hospital with skull fracture and brain concussion. Rescue crews faced wrecked timber supports and rock slides, but recovered the bodies two and a half hours after the blast.
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Poteau
Poteau Field
Jack Walker
Buck Creek
Ray Watson
Shady Point
Port Kline
Panama
Clarence Russel
Millie Martin
Fort Smith
Ark
Tribute Quote From Lt Gen Hugh S Drum
The remark honors the finest young men seen in three wars for the country by Lt General Hugh S Drum U S Army.
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Hugh S. Drum
U. S. Army
Tipsy men mistake taxi for cruising police car
In Tulsa two drunken young men hailed what they thought was a taxicab and ended up in jail after discovering it was a cruising police car.
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Tulsa
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
An Ada News classified item highlights better value for money in invested funds. The notice emphasizes higher returns tied to vesting schedules and key terms for advertisers.
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Ada News
Trained Club Women Prepare Canning of County Surplus
Pontotoc county farm club women plan to can surplus vegetables and fruit at the fairgrounds using modern equipment. Prices are set for jar swaps with vegetables and fruits, including picking, preparing, and canning. Mrs. Jessie Morgen seeks local orders by office or home phone.
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Jessie Morgen
Nation Soon To Be On Wartime Diet
Chicago June 8 With in a few weeks the nation is expected to be almost 100 per cent on a wartime body and nerve building diet of enriched vitamin packed flour and bakery foods Milling trade authorities said what started in January 1941 as a campaign for hearth giving flour has become a victory Many mills now produce enriched flour for the family trade and soon it will be difficult to buy otherwise Domestic wheat supplies are at record levels and no bread rationing or substitutes will be needed Government health authorities urge enriched flour to boost vitamins minerals and nutritive essentials in bread viewed as the universal food medium for war readiness
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Franklin Mullin
Chicago
Two Californians Fatally Injured in Oklahoma Crash
In Brick Oklahoma on wet pavement a car skidded and plowed into a concrete bridge abutment. Victims include Mrs. Herbert Gade 35 of Santa Monica and Mrs. James Eatherly 32 of South Gate. Their children James 16 Judy 8 were seriously hurt. The Eatherly children Ronald 8 Gordon 6 escaped serious injury along with cousin Dick Zuttermeister 13.
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Brick
Okla
Herbert Gade
Santa Monica
Calif
James Eatherly
South Gate
Gade
James
Judy
Eatherly
Ronald
Gordon
Dick Zuttermeister
Publisher drafts himself in St. Clair county
Osceola June 8. R. W. Ginsberg publisher of the St. Clair County Democrat drew his own draft number Saturday. He was inducted into the army yesterday saying I just wanted to get in.
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Osceola
R. W. Ginsberg
St. Clair County
Shelled Peanuts All Gone in Ada Trade Action
Trucks collected shelled peanuts in Ada on Wednesday and transported them to Oklahoma City for nonplanting uses, said J Abney Ada Feed store manager. The government directs that only unshelled peanuts may be planted going forward.
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Ada
Oklahoma City
J. O.abney
Hirohito Receives Tojo For War Report In Tokyo
Dispatches note Emperor Hirohito met Premier Hideki Tojo in Tokyo for a war update. Reports from New York suggest Japanese broadcasts may warn of bad news from Midway without direct confirmation that the battle has been lost.
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Tojo
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Hirohito
New York
Midway
Berlin
Gasoline Rationing Unlikely Pending National Rubber Survey
Washington reports no nationwide gasoline rationing while a comprehensive scrap rubber survey is considered. Senate leaders and officials say results could influence policy. projections show modest gains from scrap rubber and tire caps, with critics warning transportation strains may persist.
Average German Is Wise To Chances
Ernest G. Fischer reports from Dallas that the average German realizes victory is unlikely and defeat seems likely for Germany. He says Germans are not yet defeatist but carry on under pressure and fear revolution if the Nazi regime falls without external invasion or force. He returns from Berlin with his family.
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Dallas
Tex
Germany
Ernest G. Fischer
Associated Press
Fischer
Berlin
United States
Europe
Ernest Collis Fischer
Genevieve
Texas Associated Press
Hunt Opens For Two Minerals Vital For War
Oklahoma geologic survey launches summer hunt for barium and strontium, minerals essential for incendiaries, paints, linoleum, and flares. Known barium deposits lie in southwestern Oklahoma and near Sulphur. strontium found south of Weatherford and possibly in oil field brines. Robert H. Dott, survey director, invites amateur mineralists to submit samples for analysis.
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Norman
Culfore A. Merritt
Oklahoma Geologic Survey
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Weatherford
Robert H. Dott
Tulsa Man Named New VFW Leader
Sicner of Tulsa was elected commander of the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars succeeding Alex A. Williams. Other officers include R. P. Witt Earl Mel iott and Rev. Ben Clark with Miami and Tulsa members. The 1943 encampment will be chosen by a committee.
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Tulsa
Sicner
Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alex A. Williams
Muskogee
R. P. Witt
E. Reno
William T. Parrott
Miami
Malcolm Davis
Earl Meliott
Oklahoma City
Ben Clark
Shawnee
Women's Auxiliary
Sarah Wood
Ella Billings
Enid
Grace Lowe
Sapuipa
Konawa Attorney Elected Lions Governor at Okmulgee
Jay Huffman of Konawa was elected district governor of the Lions Club at the Okmulgee convention. Huffman has 10 years as Konawa club secretary, one year as president, and serves as vice president of the Seminole County bar association. He is a past commander of the American Legion and backed by the Ada club.
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Jay Huffman
Lions Club
Okmulgee
Huffman
Ada Club
Seminole County Bar Association
American Legion
U. S. Oil Output Declines Across Major States
Daily crude oil production in the United States fell 280,270 barrels to 3,623,530 for the week ended June 6. California rose 14,500 to 602,250, Illinois up 5,475 to 293,765, Louisiana 8,200 to 302,200, and Michigan 2,100 to 65,500 while Texas and other regions posted declines. Look forward to postwar rebuilding.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
East Texas
Kansas
Rocky Mountain States
Oklahoma
California
Eastern
Illinois
Louisiana
Michigan
Supreme Court Allows Peddler License for Jehovah's Witnesses
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that municipalities may require peddler licenses for Jehovah's Witnesses distributing literature, rejecting claims it violates freedom of press and worship. Justice Reed wrote the majority, with a dissent by Justices Black, Douglas and Murphy arguing the decision mirrors past flag-salute rulings and undermines minority religious protections.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jehovah's Witnesses
Reed
Fort Smith
Ark
Casa Grande
Ariz
Opelika
Stone
Murphy
Black
Douglas
Minersville
Chile
Four Pryor children run lemonade stand for servicemen
In Phoenix on June 8 four Pryor children Mary Rilen Eddie Nancy Lee and Ernest set up a lemonade stand and offered free drinks to service men. A sign read Sailors and marines drink free Soldiers have to pay. Captain Naumann of the German Navy and Sgt Bud Cardinal of Fort Worth Texas comment on the mocking sign and wartime morale.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Pryor
Mary Rilen
Eddie
Nancy Lee
Ernest
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Willis
Garvin
Hunting and Fishing Pension
Reno, Nev
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Morgenthau
War Savings Staff
Cu Nee
Adele
Pontotoc County Farm Club
Congressional Marters
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Malorey
D-Conn
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Barium
Geological Survey
VFW
Lions
U. S
Ada Louise Comstock
Radcliffe College
USO
Supreme Court of United States
Captain Naumann
Brother
Cologne
Sgt
Bud Cardinal
R.A.F
Fort Worth, Tex
Robert S
Kerr
Relae
Ktok Kada
Ms Rath
Aya
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