Eroded Land Proves Profitable for Sheep on 6-4-6 Ranch
The 6-4-6 section and ranch, northwest of Ada, shifted from cattle to sheep after land erosion. Today 400 ewes graze 1100 acres with alfalfa and crops, 300 lambs, wool sales near 3000 pounds, and a well supplied by water, windmill, and a 350 foot well. Sheltered by a large barn, W. W. Sanders oversees operations at age 70, with Holida Myers in charge and predator control aids.
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Ada
Holida Myers
Savings Bank
W. Sanders
Shepherd
Maxwell Adult Club Reports Busy Quarter Activity
Maxwell Home Demonstration club lists 12 members with six meetings since February council, 78 percent average attendance. Secretary notes progress in nutrition, house furnishing, food preservation, gardens, children's clothing, poultry, 4 H Riding, community events, social activities, fundraisers, and a plant pollination query.
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Maxwell Home Demonstration Club
L. G. Harris
Ada
Tom Carmichael
Corn Hog Checks Distributed to Ada Farmers
World War veterans are not the only ones who will pour the bonus cash into Ada commerce as about $26 000 in corn hog payments reach Ada merchants. County Agent J B Hill says distribution will be completed by Monday or Tuesday after checks arrived Friday with notices sent Saturday. The payments complete benefits from corn hog crop control under the AAA program and were welcomed by farmers.
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Ada
J. B. Hill
Hill
Potato Tomato Vines Grow On West 2nd Street
John Beard reported unusual plants on West 2nd Street where potato roots bore tomatoes on the vines. He saw the setup while gathering potatoes and questioned how such growth occurred.
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John Beard
2Nd Street
Mr. Beard
Rhubarb as a Substitute for Fruit in Oklahoma
Oklahoma home demonstration agent emphasizes rhubarb as a vegetable used in a substitute for fruit. Nutrition specialist Martha McPhester shares rhubarb canning methods using sugar, baking, sealing and hot water processing to preserve rhubarb for desserts and preserves.
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Oklahoma
Jessie Morgan
Martha McPhesters
Oklahoma A. and
M. College Extension Service
Fewer Farmers Sign Up for New Soil Program in Pontotoc
About 50 Pontotoc county farmers filed work sheets for the new federal soil conservation and domestic allotment program by the June 10 deadline. The count is far below AAA participation, with 2,000 cotton contracts and about 1,000 corn contracts in the old program. 80 percent of Pontotoc sheets were accepted as correct, compared with lower rates in other counties.
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Pontotoc County
Federal Soil Conservation
J. B. Hill
Oklahoma
AAA
More Peanuts Planted This Year in County
County farmers plant more peanuts this year than last. New growers join veterans, with patches ranging to sizable fields. Peanuts contribute thousands of dollars to Pontotoc county annually, mostly shipped out. Hay remains a significant feed item, thriving in sandy river lands and northern areas.
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Pontotoc County
Stranger steals checks then helps thief cash them
Portland police reported Robert L. Clark’s $130 traveler’s checks were signed away to a stranger who later captured the thief. The pair then cashed the checks and won the total in a coin matching game, altering Clark’s misfortune into a further loss.
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Portland
Ore
Robert L. Clark
Clark
Greatest returns for amount In vested Ada News classified ads
Ada public notices advertise best value deals and investment options with clear terms. Readers see concise listings highlighting rates and conditions for earning returns on invested funds labeled as Ada News classifieds.
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Ada News
Contour Plowing Proves More Efficient Than Terracing
Farmers described contour plowing as the preferred method for pasture crops with heavy plantings of lespe dera. A field terraced years ago showed gullying, while contour farming with back furrows and middlebusting allowed quick grade retrieval after planting. Joe Walker credited a five minute talk with an A and M man for saving $1,500 previously expected for terracing.
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Joe Walker
Long-cultivated land returns to cotton after three years
A land parcel once cropped in cotton for 35 straight years, then years of heavy forage crops, returns to cotton this year. The soil and crop look improved after the three-year rehabilitation period, signaling regained productivity and renewed potential for cotton yields.
Time To Check Up On Weevils Fleahoppers
County agent J B Hill warns cotton farmers to watch for two pests the boll weevil and fleahopper while fields show promising growth. Weevils have not yet been reported from A M College Stillwater but some survival is possible. fleahoppers are already harming very young squares in some fields.
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J. B. Hill
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Hill
Oklahoma Wheat Yield Forecast by Federal Crop Statistician
June 11 Oklahoma crop report says wheat yield projected at 29.358 million bushels for Oklahoma, down from last year and long-term averages. Production area expected at 3.262 million acres with May rains boosting conditions to 46 percent of normal on June 1.
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Oklahoma City
K. D. Blood
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Borah’s Position Worries Leaders
Associated Press reports Senator Borah contemplates delay before weighing Landon’s presidential bid. Idaho voters await his stance on the gold standard world court and monopolies amid platform debates. Borah may seek reelection as congress adjourns.
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Cleveland
William E. Borah
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
London
Herbert Hoover
Landon
Borah
Susannah
Senate
Idaho
Congress
World Court
Merchants Ordered to Collect Tax in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City June 13 UP H L McCracken chairman of the state tax commission said an effort to force merchants to collect the one percent state sales tax would begin immediately. Forty three agents have gathered evidence against an unnamed number of merchants in practically every section of the state who have failed to collect the tax. The commission has tried persuasive methods and sent men to assist merchants to collect the tax.
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Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
State Tax Commission
McCracken
Ada Club Woman Weds Wewoka Attorney in Holdenville
Mrs. Myrtle Stockton and J. L. Emerick of Wewoka quietly married in Holdenville Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The couple plans to visit the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas before returning to live in Wewoka where Mrs. Emerick will be joined by her son Jack Stockton. Emerick is a Wewoka attorney and Mrs. Emerick is a former Worthy Matron of Ada Eastern Star.
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Myrtle Stockton
Ada
J. L. Emerick
Wewoka
Holdenville
Thomas
J. A. Logan
Jane O Quinn
Jess Harris
Emerick
Dallas
Texas
Order of the Eastern Star
Wewoka Times Democrat
Terrill Near End of 20 Year Prison Term Denied Early Release
Oklahoma City June 13 Ray Terrill the Oklahoma bank robber near the end of a 20 year sentence had his mother Rosa Patten of Pampa Texas urge a 67 day early release from the state board of pardons and paroles. The request was denied by Fred Cunningham pardon and parole officer who cited Terrill as a dangerous repeat offender. Terrill is wounded in the leg from May 13 prison break at McAlester and remains in infirmary with the bullet still lodged. Mrs Patten argued for medical care to prevent crippling but authorities refused based on his record.
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Oklahoma City
Ray Terrill
Oklahoma
Rosa Patten
Pampa
Tex
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Fred Cunningham
Veteran Frisco Engineer McCall to Retire After Tulsa to Ada Run
Charles S. McCall, longtime Frisco engineer who began in Paris Texas, will retire after June 26 at age 70. His final trip June 20 will run the Tulsa to Ada daylight train, with Ed Hill as conductor, marking a career guiding every class of Frisco locomotives with a flawless safety record.
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Charles S. McCall
Frisco Railroad
Paris
Texas
Frisco
Tulsa
Ada
McCall
Marriage Licenses Listing Across Several Oklahoma Towns
A long list shows marriage licenses issued for couples from Allen Ada Roff Sapulpa and surrounding areas. Names include Virgil Aldridge and Opal Flowers both of Allen. James Adams and Alice Penley of Fittstown and Mangum. Lonnie Davis and Estelle Holkum of Jesse. J C Poole and Vera Green of Allen Atwood. Hoyt Carruth and Rose Hord of Allen. Kennard Coventon and Valeria Patrick of Ada. Albert Latimer and Theo Reed of Ada Tupelo. William Howe and Lynette Dillion of Pittsburg Kaw. Floyd Williams and Jewell Nichols of Ada Seminole. J Frank Robinson and Myra Delle Robinson of Roff. Scott Prince and Pauline Bailey of Allen. Steve Jones and Vernon Cott of Ada Sapulpa. James Pratt and Verna Hobbs of Roff. D E Shandy and Lorene Dean of Allen Ada. Ozell Clark and Bobbie McGee of Ada.
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Virgil Aldridge
Allen
Opal Flowers
James A. Adams
Fittstown
Alice G. Penley
Mangum
Lonnie Davis
Jesse
Estelle Holkum
J. C. Poole
Vera Green
Atwood
Hoyt Carruth
Rose Lee Hord
Kennard Coventon
Ada
Valeria Patrick
Albert William Latimer
Theo Reed
Tupelo
William E. Howe
Lexington
Lynette Dillion
Pittsburg
Kaw
Floyd Williams
Jewell Nichols
Seminole
J. Frank Robinson
Roff
Myra
Delle Robinson
Scott Prince
Pauline Bailey
Steve Jones
Vernon Cott
Sapulpa
James H. Pratt
Verna Mae Hobbs
D. E. Shandy
Lorene Dean
Ozell Clark
Bobbie McGee
Potes Charged in Second Degree Burglary Case
Emmet Potes faced second degree burglary charges in Sherwood W. Hill justice court. The case stems from a chili restaurant robbery on South Stockton where the intruder ate food and seized several items.
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Emmet Potes
Justice Court
Sherwood W. Hill
South Stockton
Multiple Fatal Motor Crashes Claim Six in Oklahoma
Weekend road tragedies across Oklahoma left six dead and many injured. Names include C S Diltz of Chickasha, Bess Noffsinger of Oklahoma City, Melvin Griffith of Broken Bow, Jack Robertson of Henretta, Jack Gates of Cushing, and Alfred Holland of Tahlequah, with numerous others hurt in incidents near McAlester, Wilton, Britton Edmond, Choctaw, Blackwell, and Farris.
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Oklahoma
C. S. Diltz
Chickasha
J. E. Stapleton
Verden
Diltz
Betty Bob Diltz
Stapleton
Bess Noffsinger
Oklahoma City
Ernest Noffsinger
Melvin Griffith
Broken Bow
Idabel
Jack Robertson
Henryetta
McAlester
Jack Gates
Alfred Holland
Tahlequah
Harry Redak
Capital
Choctaw
C. E. Rogers
Blackwell
Farris
Employment in state improves says Murphy
Oklahoma City June 15 state labor commissioner P W A Murphy reports May employment and wages rose in Oklahoma industry. The number of employed climbed from 26 020 in May 1935 to 29 357 last month and weekly earnings rose from 22 81 to 23 50. May payroll totaled 690 238 up from April 687 629 and May 593 570 in 1935. A small gain over April is noted with average weekly earnings 24 cents under the state average.
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Oklahoma City
P—W. A. Murphy
Oklahoma
Murphy
Aes
Yet-Here's How It's Done
Instructions for veterans on cashing bonds. Take registered bonds to the postmaster or designated cash handlers, prove identity, sign the bond, and obtain a receipt. A United States treasurer's check for the due amount will arrive by mail.
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Washington
United States
Pawnee Woman Charged with Murder in Farm Slaying
In Pawnee Oklahoma on June 15 Mrs. Gus Markham 34 was charged with murder for shooting her husband 65 at their farm home four miles east of town on Highway 64. She surrendered after telling the sheriff she acted during a bitter quarrel claiming he struck her with a hammer. A .38 revolver was used. Arraignment date not yet set.
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Pawnee
Okla
Gus Markham
Carl McGee
Markham
Royalty Prices Rise for Fitts Pool Holdings
Royalty interest transfers worth millions were recorded in the court clerk's office as General Industries Corp of Los Angeles moved 21 royalty deeds to California residents. Prices ranged from 7999 dollars per acre to 9000 dollars for a sixth of an acre, with many deeds affixed by revenue stamps creating a gaudy display.
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General Industries Corp
Los Angeles
Minera
Post Offices in Oklahoma to Change Class
The post office department announced eight Oklahoma third class offices will become second class on July 1. The towns are Broken Arrow Lind say Maud Medford Sallisaw Snyder Stigler and Wetumka.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Oklahoma
Broken Arrow
Lindsay
Maud
Medford
Sallisaw
Snyder
Stigler
Wetumka
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Shropshire Bucks
W. W. Sanders
W. N. Sanders
R. I. Pollock
Maxwell
Oklahom
Lloyd A. Lehreas
Associated Press
William Allen White
South Dakota
Mrs. Stockton
Terrill
Parole Board
Tulsa-to-Ada
Potes
The
Sudan
County
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
G. J. Morton
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
P. A. Norris
J. E. Martin
B. C. King
R. W. Simpson
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