Ada Needs Modern Office Building Says Local Writer
Undaunted by prior politics Gifford Pinchot seeks to unseat Penrose and prove Rooseveltian leadership. Ada must build a six to eight story office building with elevators to attract investment and spur metropolitan growth. if individuals won’t invest, form a stock company or mobilize local clubs to recruit outsiders.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Penrose
Commercial Club
Lions Club
Women and tractors take root in farm work
Women enter farming by driving tractors and operating farm power plants. Kansas Agricultural College reports four women graduates this year with 20 to 30 more in summer courses. Instructors say women perform as well as men, solving problems fast. Many enter to ease labor on husbands' farms, possibly making hired women common in fields and kitchens. The piece ends with a quip on Tulsa gusher versus Neosho strawberry patch longevity.
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Kansas Agricultural College
Farm Motors School
Lions Club Ada Plans Boy Scout Movement
Judge Busby remarks on juvenile crime and reform options as Ada weighs a Boy Scout program. He notes many offenders are released under current law and praises scouting for instilling industry service and better conduct among youth.
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Lions Club of
Ada
Busby
State Reform School
Scout Movement
European corn borer threat prompts strict controls and burning cure
The Pest alert warns the European corn borer may spread from Massachusetts and New York to the nation. It details how larvae destroy ears and stalks, the risk of transporting infested plants, and recommends burning all infested plant material as the most effective eradication method.
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Massachusetts
New York
Mendee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
America
Division of Publications
Washington, D. C
Farmers’ Bulletin
Fire Marshal Warns Townships Against Wheat Field Arson
State Fire Marshal L T Hussey sent harvest day notices to over 1500 township constables and local police urging rapid reporting of any incendiary fires in wheat fields. He orders enforcement of fire protection laws and plowing of fire guards between railways and stacks. A special agent force will aid in identifying fire-bug suspects.
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Kansas
Peka
Kan
L. T. Hussey
Hereford breeders plan Bald Hill event near Okmulgee
Invitations issued for a Hereford cattle celebration at Bald Hill Okmulgee 14 miles northeast on June 24 featuring a barbecue breeders judging contest and a sale of registered white face cattle. Notables including Governor Robertson and state agriculture leaders invited to speak and a silver loving cup to the judging winner. Col Ed Herriff to officiate sales with Oklahoma pride highlighted.
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Bald Hill
Hereford Farm
Okmulgee
Okla
Harry Hart
J. B. A. Robertson
Harry H. Rodgers
Frank M. Gault
State Board of Agriculture
John A. Whitehurst
Gault
L. J. McClure
Oklahoma City
William Gentry
Oklahoma
Ed Herriff
Apache
Erriff
Burgess
Chelsea
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Ada, Oklahoma
Marvin Brown
Pontotoc County
Tulsa
BOY Scouts
Dee Sewell
Duke & Ayers Variety Store
Katy
Outfitters
Billie Burke
Burk’s
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