First Community Sing Draws Large Ada Attendance
The Frisco Employees' club of Ada sponsored Ada s first community sing at Winter Smith park amphitheatre drawing over 1 700 inside and an estimated 200 to 300 more in cars. The event featured the national guard band led by Gene Ford and soloists Mrs. Marshall Grant and Mr. David Rooker with pianist Mrs. Helen Ambrose. Plans for a July repeat are already underway.
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Wintersmith Park
Frisco Employees’ Club of
Ada
National Guard
Gene Ford
Brooks Gall
Helen Ambrose
Marshall Grant
David Rooker
Chicago
Rooker
M. S. Epperson
Epperson
L. G. Denny
Frisco Employees’ Club
Breeding Better Cattle for Feeding Lots Findings
U S Department of Agriculture researchers and state stations tested calves from 25 bulls to identify sires whose offspring make efficient gains in feed lots. Results showed notable differences, with some bulls producing calves that required 10 percent less feed per hundred pounds gained and others proving less efficient. breeders can track feed costs to evaluate their own bulls.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
Wyoming
Montana
Minnesota
Ther
Bradford Knapp Jr
Ent
Gilmore Brothers Reconciled Again After Court Action
John and Ed Gilmore asked County Judge Hoyt Driskill to dismiss amended complaints after a week of street quarrel. They stated they had settled their differences and would not pursue charges of threats to commit an offense.
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John
Ed Gilmore
Hoyt Driskill
Allen
Three Held Then Released After Passing Tracts
Three members of a Jehovahs sect were arrested Saturday for disturbance while conducting a meeting with a sermon near Main and Townsend. They posted bonds and face a Monday hearing before Mayor Bill Crawford. A transient, Bert Blunt, was released after federal officials found he was not wanted.
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Jehovah's Ilnesses
Stanley
C. P
W. B. Chilcoat
Main and
Townsend
Bill Crawford
Main Street
Bert Blunt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Railroads Of U S Ready To Expand
American railroads can expand quickly to meet war traffic demands said Matthew S. Sloan president of the Missouri Texas Kansas lines at the southwest shippers advisory board in Galveston Texas. The third quarter forecast expects slightly higher business in the ARKANAS LA NM OK TX region with car loadings down 3.56 percent to 322,395 for 1940 from 334,217 in 1939 and grain projections show Oklahoma 40 million and Texas 25 million bushels versus last year.
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Galveston
Texas
Matthew S. Sloan
Missouri- Texas-Kansas Lines
Southwest Shippers Advisory Board
E. P. Byars
Fort Worth Freight Bureau
I. G. Bentley
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Murray
Little Rock
Grain Committee
Warren Howard
Dallas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farmers Learn trench silo benefits from pamphlet
The article adapts a pamphlet by John F. W. Beall to explain trench silos for Oklahoma farmers. It covers cost, construction, permanence, storage quality, timing, and suitable crops, noting silage saves feed and preserves nutrition with minimal effort.
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H. Hailey
John F. W. Beall
Tages
Oklahoma A. and M. College
W. Boehr
Extension Dairyman
Trench Silo Picture News
All Farmers Trench Silo
Mrs Tom McKeown Dies in Ada After Brief Illness
Mrs Anna McKeown wife of Tom D McKeown died Saturday at a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 5 oclock from the home 414 West Twenty fifth. Burial will be in Rosedale cemetery. She was born in Trenton Tennessee and moved to Ada in 1901.
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Anna McKeown
Tom D. McKeown
West Twenty-fifth
Rosedale Cemetery
Congress
Fourth
McKeown
Alice Crenshaw
Joe Taylor
Dyer, Tenn
Hollis Sanders
Fort Worth
Texas
Mark Sanders
Oklahoma City
Sam Dew Seeks Re election for County Treasurer
Sam Dew announces his candidacy for a second term as county treasurer. He took office in July after serving less than a year and touts a disciplined, courteous office with careful tax collection and funds investment. Dew urges voters to extend support in the upcoming July primary and notes his record and commitment to good service.
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Sam Dew
Dew
Tennessee
Pecan Grove
Sam
Farm Women Busy Canning Vegetables in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county farm women are canning vegetables from home gardens led by Mrs. Jessie Morgan. Beans greens peas tomatoes okra squash carrots and beets are canned using a pressure cooker to support a balanced farm family diet.
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Pontotoc County
Jessie Morgan
Morgan
Aged Farmer Fatally Shot After Family Slaying
McALESTER June 1. S Herndon a 73 year old retired farmer killed two members of a family after a quarrel over a bucket of coal. Mrs Sally Compelade 60 and John Hernandez were shot as Herndon barricaded himself in the Compelude home. Ruby Hernandez injured. Police opened fire after commands failed. Sheriff Haggard notes the sequence beginning with Herndon confronting the Compeludes with a gun.
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McAlester
Lhg S. Herndon
Sally Compelade
John Hernandez
Hernandez
Ruby
Arthur Phelps
Pat Powers
Jack Gabbert
Compelude
Walter Haggard
Herndon
Wind Tunnel Model Tests Aid Stratoliner Study
A $16,000 scaled model representing one tenth of the Boeing Stratoliner was built to obtain more accurate wind tunnel findings and test the aircraft’s design.
Muskogee Store Robbed By Pair
Two armed men robbed a downtown grocery in Muskogee tonight taking 200 to 300 dollars. They fled in a nearby car, firing at pursuing occupants who halted the chase. Suspects described as 20 to 25 years old.
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Muskogee
Advantages Of Trench Silos In Oklahoma
Silage offers strong feed insurance for Oklahoma farmers amid drought storms heat and floods. It saves feed from wastes while enabling safe, convenient storage with no heavy lifting or long hauls. Silage boosts profits and value per acre, making trench silos a low cost storage solution.
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Oklahoma
Would Send Boys Into Army Navy Instead Of Prison
Tulsa public defender C S Walker urged replacing jail for many youths with military service. He argued most criminal youths come from damaged homes and could benefit from army training, noting about 83 defendants in three weeks, roughly 50 being boys. He asked Secretary of War Woodring to waive army enlistment rules.
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Tulsa
C. S. Walker
Woodring
Oklahoma Senator May Be Only Delegation Attendee
Oklahoma City June 7 The emphasis on the international situation in Washington sparked speculation that Senator Elmer Thomas the keynoter may be the sole member of Oklahoma's congressional delegation to attend the state Democratic convention in Oklahoma City Monday.
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Oklahoma City
Washington
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Monay
Fifth Column Scare In Ada Ends With Chief's Capture
The Ada drama reports the capture of a man identified as George W. Mohican alias Phineas Mugwump, suspected of espionage and planning to blow up the Frisco depot. The tale mocks wartime paranoia with satirical dialogue and a discovery of fake disguise and alleged plans.
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East Central Auditorium
Ada
George W. Mohican
Phineas Mugwump
Finnally
San Francisco Harbor
Pontoto County
Mugwump
Phine
Coast Guard Plans Aerial Ice Survey On Arctic River
During winter, U S Coast Guard aircraft and icebreakers conduct an aerial ice survey on the action river. Planes dropped lead filled bombs from 500 feet to test ice thickness. When ice broke it indicated passage was possible for ships.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Adtion River
Ada census cites 15062 in unofficial 1940 count
Ada Chamber of Commerce says Ada’s unofficial 1940 population reached 15,062, a gain over the 1930 figure of 11,261. The count isn’t finished and residents are urged to help by asking neighbors, CCC camp boys, traveling salesmen, and students living away to be counted and call 506 to request an enumerator.
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Ada
Milton Keating
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Keating
CCC
Auditorium Modernization Under Way After Fire at East Central State
East Central State College undertakes a major remodel of the auditorium and stage damaged by a May 2 fire. James W. Lewis oversees the work adding new floors acoustical ceiling replastering and repainting expanding the stage adding dressing rooms and upgrading seating lighting and furnishings with completion slated before the September return.
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East Central State College
James W. Lewis
Ada
D. J. Nabors
Harle E. McCall
A. Linscheid
Saturday Hottest Day of the Year Records City Heat
Saturday marked the hottest day of the year with a low around 70 and a high near 85. A cooling breeze and light showers arrived late afternoon, capping a week of record heat noted by local observer W. E. Pitt.
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Ada
W. E. Pitt
Greater returns for amount In vested-Ada News Classified Ads
Classified ad notice highlights higher yields from invested funds with Ada News offering guidance on maximizing returns. Includes terms, rates, and contact details for investors seeking clearer options.
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Ada News
Francis Well in NENE Shows Promising Gas Oil Output
Kerryn Oil continued testing at its No 1 Logan in NE NE NE of 26-5n-6e opening a new field a mile west of Francis. The Logan reached 2007 feet, plugged back to 1000 feet, and set casing at 1859 feet. Initial gauge indicated about 7,000,000 feet of gas and 40 barrels per day.
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Kerryn Oil
Logan
Francis
Seminole Edges Wewoka In 1940 Census Count
Seminole leads Wewoka by 1 222 in the 1940 population tally for Seminole County. Preliminary figures show Seminole at 11 534 up from 11 459 in 1930 while Wewoka declines to 10 312 from 10 401. Other towns listed include Konawa Sasakwa Cromwell and Tima Town with their 1930 and 1940 totals.
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Seminole
Wewoka
Seminole County
Henry Castelberry
Secon
Konawa
Sasakwa
Cromwell
Tima Town
Seven Charged in Liquor Raid Across City
Police filed charges Friday against seven people for unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor. Agents seized 1 731 pints of whiskey gin and alcohol during raids last Tuesday night. The seven named are Steve Mitchell Clara May Mitchell Steve Mitchell Jr Henry Norton Joe Pearson Francis Pearson and Claude Mosier. None had been arraigned by late Friday afternoon.
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Steve Mitchell
Clara May Mitchell
Steve Mitchell Jr
Henry Norton
Joe Pearson
Francis Pearson
Claude Mosier
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