County Farm Prospects Show Strong Yields Across Crops
Crops across Pontotoc County show excellent prospects with corn and potatoes leading. Swiss chard thrives. cotton battles possible boll weevils. Poultry expert Ira J. Hollar visited, noting garden and flock surveys. Home canning instructions for beans and mixed vegetable relishes included along with livestock price ranges for steers, heifers, cows, vealers, and lambs.
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Ira J. Hollar
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Pontotoc County
Sub-irrigation Proves Effective for Mrs Fuller Garden
Mrs E V Fuller of Colbert reports cement tile sub irrigation under two cucumber rows about 30 feet long yielded one half bushel per picking, while double length non sub irrigated rows produced 12 cucumbers per same pick. She also installed tile under two tomato rows and notes earlier color and growth differences.
How to Store Onions Properly
To keep onions longer, cut off tops and store the bulbs bottom up in a dry place. If placed top side up they will rot after a while.
Canning Corn And Drying Corn Tips For Home Canners
Extension specialist Miss Martha McPheeters advises careful following of instructions for difficult to can foods like corn. Use a steam pressure canner if possible, otherwise dry corn. water bath canning is last resort. Prepare corn by husk removal and cutting, then salt and sugar, boil briefly, pack loosely in jars, and process at 85 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. Drying methods include selecting young corn, boiling briefly to set milk, draining, and drying at 120 to 140 degrees or in sun, with final heating to kill insects. Lima beans and other items follow similar quality criteria for tenderness and fresh state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha McPheeters
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Water More Effective Cooling Agent for Milk than Air
A concise note states water serves as a superior cooling medium for milk compared with air. It implies improved heat transfer and potential quality preservation during processing.
Farmers Week At Oklahoma A and M College
Annual Farmers Week in Stillwater runs August 2 to 6 with national speakers on rural issues. Short courses cover farming and home making to introduce new Oklahoma methods and provide an affordable vacation period for farmers and families.
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Farmers’ Week
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Oklahoma
Cotton school to train cotton industry workers at Oklahoma A and M
Stillwater prepares a four week officially recognized cotton school at Oklahoma A and M starting July 5. The program uses the college's agricultural economics and agronomy faculty plus other experts to train farmers buyers classers ginners bankers and students. A $10 registration covers the course with reductions for partial attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Civil Service
American Cotton Co-operative Association
Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Report Calves Hogs Sheep
Oklahoma City market bids show cattle steady to higher with calves heavy gains in fancy vealers 45.00, heifers 3.00 to 4.50, cows 2.25 to 3.50. hogs 4.00 to 4.50 with sows 3.20 to 3.50. sheep natives steady to firm with best natives 5.10 and Texas lambs 4.00 to 4.25.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Chicago Produce Market Roundup Declines to Seasonal Level
Chicago reports show potatoes steady with new stock firm on Triumphs and old stock dull for Cobblers. Butter and eggs hold firm in mixed lots with creamery specials and standard grades steady. Kansas City notes eggs at 54 10 and poultry at 11 13 cents. overall produce mostly unchanged.
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Chicago
Apusca
U. S
Southern
Missouri
Texas
Kansas City
Springs
Poultry Prices Listed for Various Birds and Weights
A fragmented poultry ad lists prices for fowls at 12 cents, broilers 14 cents, fryers 23 pounds 15 cents, spring ducks 8 to 10 cents, old roosters 9 cents, turkeys 10 12 cents, and geese 11 cents, among others.
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Chicago
Spring Geese, LLC
Grain market slips as export demand wanes
Stop loss selling on scattered holders weighed on grain with weak buying support. Export demand for wheat was mainly limited to Canadian grain. July oats hit a new low for the season and rye matched prior lows. Wheat closed nervy down 4 cents from yesterday, corn off 2, oats 3 lower, provisions steady to 12 cents lower.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn prices steady in Chicago records
Chicago reports no sales for wheat and corn on June 29. No. 1 yellow corn trades at 304 303 cents, No. 2 yellow at 303 30 cents, No. 2 white at 30 cents, No. 2 oats white at 203 21/2 cents, and No. 3 white at 1934 204 cents, reflecting a quiet market session.
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Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Rises Amid Weather Hope
Cotton trading showed gains after rains in the eastern belt and bullish weather signals. October rose to 5.511 cents and December to 5.65 cents, with exports at 11 576 bases before midday drift.
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New Orleans
Market Summary of Hog and Cattle Prices in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 29 the hog market shows 3,000 head at 210 direct, steady to higher with top 4.55 for 170 200 pound hogs. Values for 140 350 pound hogs range 3.85 to 4.55. Sows 275 500 pounds at 3.10 to 3.75. Stock pigs 70 130 pounds 3.25 to 3.85. Cattle include 5,000 calves and 1,000 fed steers and yearlings.
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Kansas City
Cotton market quiet with July around 5.24 and December 5.66
In New York on June 29 traders noted dwindling July positions as notices of yesterday trade in cotton were quiet. Prices held steady on Liverpool cables with reports of more showers in the south and July near 5.24 while December hovered about 5.66.
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New York
Liverpool
Spot Cotton Prices Steady Up 11 Points
Spot cotton closed steady eleven points higher with sales at 4.92e for low middling and 5.37¢ middling and 5.72e for good middling. Receipts total $14 and stock stands at 975,642.
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New Orleans
Greatest results for the amount invested News Classified Acs
A compact classified item highlights strong returns and value from smart buying. It notes practical tips, price ranges, and the promise of better outcomes with prudent investment choices. The piece emphasizes efficiency and measurable gains for readers seeking cost effective opportunities.
Candidates Brace for July 4 Poll Work Rush
A July 5 runoff race fuels demand for poll workers and drivers as campaigns seek paid help. Applicants flood candidates with offers to pass out cards and drive voters on election day, with typical pay around 1.50 for polling duty and 5.00 for driving.
Oklahoma city curbs marriage hustlers near Love county courthouse
Gretna Green in Marietta Oklahoma imposes a misdemeanor fine of 20 dollars for soliciting marriage ceremonies within 150 yards of the Love county courthouse. Officials ban volunteering information on where nuptials may be tied to curb Texas style rushes prompted by Texas three to thirty day license rule.
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Marietta
Okla
Oklahoma
Gretna Green
Love County
Red
Texas
United Appeal
Floods in state claim six lives across Oklahoma
Sudden south central Oklahoma floods killed six people and prompted new rain fears. A bridge collapse near Kilgore schoolhouse trapped 13 riders. eight survived while two women drowned and a child was recovered downstream. A highway worker drowned near Tishomingo after his car left a washed out bridge. Flooding affected basements, telephones, and several creeks, with 3.55 inches of rain recorded and rivers rising then subsiding statewide.
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Chickasha
Oklahoma
Rush Creek
Kilgore
John Lindsey
Calvin Lindsey
Eugene Lindsey
Lindsey
Mary Ruth
J. D
Cox
Royce Clampitt
Tishomingo
Thomas Dowd Wade
Waurika
Sandy Creek
Wade
Waurika High School
Foley Dam
Rock Creek
Pennington Creek
Tishoming
Little Washita
Here
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Coalgate Scout Camp Hosts Big Chicken Fry Day
Forty six chickens fed 8 8 Coalgate scouts and parents at Busby Lodge. Scouts cleared nine days of camp life with a court of honor planned Thursday. Local families attended the Chicken Fry as the Coal county district scouts showcased tests and badges.
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Coalgate
Busby Lodge
Jess Patty
Coal County District of Boy Scouts
I. O. Kile
Arch Clelland
Horace Carter
Joan
Fred Stalder
Margaret
Sarah
A. W. Schneider
Elnora
Marcus Whitt
Carl White
Jack Ruffin
Fred Lalle
Tom Kerr
Tom Jones
Hugh Whittle
Foster Red Nominee Released From Jail
LP William Z Foster communist party presidential nominee released from Los Angeles city jail on orders of Captain William F Hynes head of the police red squad. Foster 51 was arrested yesterday after trying to address a crowd at the municipal plaza. Bail set at 10000 habeas corpus hearing scheduled for this afternoon. Police used tear gas to disperse the plaza crowd.
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Los Angeles
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
William F.hynes
Red
Hynes
Municipal Plaza
Voters High Turnout Forecast in Pontotoc County
County registrar J. H. Boswell predicts a large turnout for the first July 5 primary in Pontotoc County with at least 3 500 registrations. Rural precincts lagged in two years without a general election while city voters were well registered in spring. Farm women plan to vote as some first-time registrants.
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Pontotoc County
J. H. Boswell
Boswell
Weather Lifts Ada County Week End
Rain and thunder mar Ada Sunday with 1.4 inches recorded by morning and more later in June. Showers varied across the county as streams rose but stayed within bounds. churchgoers attended services between rain intervals while scouts and ministers highlighted local youth programs.
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Ada
OKLAHOMANS WILL FIGHT ROOSEVELT AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Oklahoma delegates led by Governor Murray rally against nominating Franklin D Roosevelt at the Democratic National Convention. The delegation held a caucus last night and pledged to press the anti Roosevelt effort as the fight begins in Chicago.
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Murray
Jouett Shouse
Henrys. Johnston
Johnston
James R. Armstrong
D. McManus
Scott Ferris
McDoucal
Sapulpa
Leon H. Hurst
Associated Press
Chicago
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Otto Sandman
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First Christian Church
Roy Meek
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Dennis Williams
Troop
Della Bedford
Roosevelt
Caucus of Delegates
Corporation Commission
Tom Cheek
State Farmers’ Union
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Southwestern Light & Power Co
W. H. Ebey
Robert J. Wimbish
Sam Floyd
J. K. Floyd
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Equalization Board
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