Southeast Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show Winners Named
The third annual Southeast Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show crowned grand champions Gene Mungle Atoka FFA steer Willis Young Fitzhugh 4 H lamb Kenneth Duncan Prague FFA steer and Tommy Sherwin Prague FFA barrow with reserves Cora Floyd Yeager 4 H steer Harold Collins Konawa FFA lamb.
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Gene Mungle
Atoka F. F. A
Cora Floyd
Yeager
lamb—Willis Young
Fitzhugh
lamb—Harold Collins
Konawa F. F. A
Barrow
Kenneth Duncan
Prague
Tommy Sherwin
Prague F. F. A
Atoka Ffa
Yeager 4-H
Willis Young
Harold Collins
Konawa Ffa
Prague Ffa
FFA
Ada
Hereford
Angus
Billie Burford
Lindsay
Lindsay Ffa
Hughes County
Pontotoc
Yarbro’s
Aberdeen Angus Journal
Tenys Parr
Hereford Journal
Leon Smith
Dustin
Good Enoch
Billie Poindester
Connerville
W. Plunkett
Wetumka Ffa
Tom Smith
Roff
Roy Kibby
Floyd Robbins
Orion van Schuyver
Marysville
Clark Maxwell
Tishomingo Ffa
Gaston Osborn
Juanita Floyd
Charles Stephens
Walter Burchett
Wetumka Rt
Bill Stringfellow
Sam Gunn
Katie Lou Bennett
Stewart
Ray Sharp
Agnes Smith
Lewis Valenta
Prague FA
Troy Powell
Maysville
Carl Clark
Tishomingo
Billie Kirkes
Shelton Smith
Leo Floyd
Arlie Smith
Gene Mangle
Atoka
J. H. Gray
Brockman
Harold Wingard
Hugh Bennett
Everett Winn
Charles Auten
Francis
Jimmie Thomas
Kiowa Ffa
Waye Rowe
George Kaleta
Gene Belle
Kiowa
Tonys Parr
Joe Ross
Lindell Norvell
Bob Bennett
Koawa Ffa
Stratford Ffa
William Young
B. A. Pratt
Southdown
Hampshire
George Golden
Elmer Forrest
Stratford Efa
Southdowns
George Winn
Tenysarr
Marvin Wolf
Shropshires
Johnson County
Coal County
McCurtain County
W. Boyles
Morris Heflin
Pauls Valley
Joe Boss
Caddo
Albert Cochran
Bud Groves
Konawa
Charles Brecheen
Olen Smith
Excelsior
L. Banks
Poland
China
Jimmy Seikel
Senior Duroc
J. O. Bizzle
McLoud Ffa
Enoch Good
Junior Duroc
David Fields
Garvin County
Kenneth Fawcett
Bernice Simmons
Duroc David Fields
Dorothy De_ Graffinreid
Billy Burford
Paul Keathley
Berkshire Sherman Pruett
County of School
Excelsior Ffa
Winning Entries In Steer Division Parade Saturday
The third annual junior livestock show crowned steer division winners parading down Ada Main street. FFA and 4-H youths led by the Ada high band drew a large crowd with prize animals, Round-Up club riders, and a large turnout noting the event as the largest in three years.
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Ada
Ada High
Over 1000 Attend Round-Up Supper for Stockmen
Well over 1,000 persons attended the Ada Round-Up supper at the national guard armory on North Broadway Friday night. The event, part of the Junior Livestock show, featured extension agents, stockmen, Chamber of Commerce members, 4-H and F F A members, and coaches. The broadcast reached via the Oklahoma Network and attendees noted about 1,200 bottles of soda were consumed.
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Oklahoma
Ada Fairgrounds
Ase
Ams Avilutcuou
Future
Farmers of America
Prague
Lindsay F. F. A
Pontotoc County
Future Farmers of America
Smith-Hughes Plan
4-H Club
State A. and M. College Extension Service
E. W. Cinnamon
Ada
National Guard Armory
North Broadway
Southeastern Oklahoma
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Harry E. Morris
Oklahoma Network
Remembering Gdynia and Foerster Six Months On
A reflection on how quickly sensational news fades. It recalls Gdynia, Smigly Rydz, Joseph Beck, Albert Foerster, and Danzig, noting that Britain declared war on Germany and Chamberlain’s recall. The piece argues memory is short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Foerster
Marshal Smigly-Rydz
Joseph Beck
Gdynia
Poland
Germany
Smigly-Rydz
Rudolf Valentino
Mr. Foerster
The
News
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Berlin
Man Held in County Jail After Courthouse Break-In
A man identified as Jim Welch was arrested after authorities say he broke into the county courthouse to find a place to sleep. Welch reportedly broke a window to gain entry after the building was secured for the night and faces malicious injury to a freehold charges.
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Jim Welch
Phillips Plans Fight Over Ready Dam Policy
Oklahoma Governor Phillips plans to announce policy on Denison Dam construction upon return to the capitol Monday. He said last week Attorney General Mac Q Williamson and his special attorneys would be ready for the declaration of his stance.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Denison Dam
Capitol
Mac Q. Williamson
Phillips party to return from Los Angeles with Will Rogers body
Phillips and his group were en route back from Los Angeles where they arranged the return of Will Rogers' body to Claremore. Rumors said Phillips may file suit in a lower federal court to appeal to the U S Supreme Court again. The Supreme Court previously split on a governor's injunction against the $54 million flood control hydroelectric project, arguing it would flood valuable Oklahoma lands.
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Phillips
Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Claremore
U. S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Judges Reverse Compensation Rule for Oil Strike Workers
A state board ruling granting about $240 unemployment benefits to 247 striking oil workers was overturned by four district judges in Tulsa. The unanimous decision held the workers were unemployed voluntarily due to a labor dispute, affecting Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. and its West Tulsa refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
State Board of Review
Oras A. Shaw
Leslie Webb
Harry Halley
Prentiss E. Rowe
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
West Tulsa
Predicts Lift Of Oil Shutdown In East Texas Field
C R Starnes of Gladewater predicts the East Texas field shutdown will be lifted by March 15 allowing independent operators to fill a contract for 70 000 barrels of oil daily for France and Great Britain. He says five year term at posted prices or a minimum 90 cents per barrel with payment through Canadian banks as oil moves to pipelines. Final papers expected from Britain next week.
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Kilgore
Tex
C. R. Starnes
Gladewater Oil
East Texas
France
Great Britain
Starnes
East
Texas
Britain
Maximum of 80 Is Top News of Week's Weather
The week saw temperatures range from a high of 80 to a low of 23 as spring fever loomed across Adans. Daily highs included 48 56 62 78 80 74 with winds and dust ending the warm spell. No precipitation occurred during the period.
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Adans
W. E. Pitt
Orban Patterson Sentenced Five Years for Tax Evasion
Oklahoma City opera figure Orban C Patterson, once alleged as the city's underworld boss, is jailed five years and fined 5000 dollars for evading 1932 to 1936 income taxes totaling 89464. He will serve the sentence concurrently with three other five year counts and may be released on probation after 30 days. The case followed testimony from convict Seth Stone about protection payments.
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Oklahoma City
Orban’ C. Patterson
Edgar S. Vaught
Patterson
Vaught
U. S
Charles E. Dierker
Seth Stone
Stone
William C. Lewis
Twelve Days Left For Tax Payments
Oklahoma City March 2. About 75,000 state income tax payers must file returns with the Oklahoma tax commission within 12 days to avoid delinquency March 16. The commission has received 22,041 returns so far and expects thousands more by March 15. Auditors are stationed in the capitol rotunda to aid taxpayers as state collections reach $682,925 from 8,865 returns versus $318,321 from 5,553 returns last year.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Commission
Joe Dunn
Damages Sought In Ardmore Fox Theatre Fire Case
Albert Johnson and Oscar Berry named as plaintiff and defendant in a district court suit seeking 12210 dollars for injuries suffered on March 13 1937 at the Fox Theatre Ardmore due to an explosion and safety neglect.
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Fox Theatre
Ardmore
Albert Johnson
Oscar Berry
Johnson
Gardening Fever Grips Ada In Early Spring
Ada residents eye a strong gardening season as seed stores report high demand for oats potatoes lespedera and clover. Farmers and plowmen tour neighborhoods while prices stay firm and fertilizer sales rise, signaling a busy period for both amateur and market gardeners.
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Ada
Samuel Clark Evans 79 dies at home in Roff
Samuel Clark Evans aged 79 of Route 1 Roff died at home on March 2. Funeral services were held Saturday at 4 PM from Lightning Ridge church with Rev. B. C. Holland officiating. Burial followed in Lightning Ridge cemetery. Survivors include his widow Susan E. Evans daughter Fannie Coffey Route 1 Roff and sister Margaret McDonald Rock Island Illinois.
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Samuel Clark Evans
Rofs
Lightning Ridge
B. C. Holland
Asbury Methodist Church
Keith Funeral Chapel
Susan E. Evans
Fannie Coffey
Roff
Margaret McDonald
Rock Island
Mrs Mary Anne Reed 77 Dies. Funeral Set
Mary Anne Reed aged 77 of Francis died March 2. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 30 PM from Keith Funeral Home Chapel. Burial at Center with Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Survived by two sons L E Reed Francis and Will Reed Oklahoma City and two daughters Maud Meeks Wichita Falls Texas and Emma Farmer Center.
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Mary Anne Reed
Francis
Chapel of Keith Funeral Home
Center
Keith Funeral Chapel
L. E. Reed
Will Reed
Oklahoma City
Maud Meeks
Wichita Falls
Texas
Emma Farmer
Contributions For Finn Fund Rising
W A Delaney Jr state director for Finnish Relief reports Ada area totals 465.43 from city and rural schools civic clubs churches a house to house Boy Scout canvass and individual gifts. Pennies to dollars supported the effort with thanks conveyed through The Ada News.
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W. A. Delaney Jr
Mr. Delaney
Ada News
Three New Wells In Kansas Area
Three new Kansas oil wells reported by conservation officials include two on state fees in Barton county riverbed and one in Stafford county. Barton county Derby Oil Co. No 3 state silica pool yields 823 barrels daily from Arbuckle dolomite at 3,288 feet after acid. Derby Oil Co. No 4 State silica pool yields 86 barrels daily from Arbuckle at 3,297 feet. Continental Oil Co. Nathher No 2 Nathier pool in Stafford county yields 3,000 barrels daily from Arbuckle after acid at 4,144 feet.
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Wichita
Kas
Kansas
Barton County
Derby Oil Co
Derby
Stafford County
Continental Oil
Leesburgh Pool
Center South
Date Change for Pontotoc School Board Vote
Pontotoc county school board elections shift to March 26 from the second Tuesday in March, County Superintendent Ray Stegall announced Saturday. Election supplies are now available in the county superintendent's office.
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Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
Mose Henry Enters Race for County Sheriff Nomination
Mose Henry announces as a Democratic candidate for sheriff in Pon totoc county. A longtime resident since 1902, he outlines his plan to enforce laws evenly, rotate offices, and govern with honesty and frugality while supporting schools churches and roads.
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Mose Henry
Henry
Pontotoc County
Arkansas
Center
Clyde Kaiser
Care Of Harness An Be Overlooked
The care of harness is often overlooked by farmers until weather or busyness prompts action. Oiling prevents cracking and extends leather life. Four steps: soaking scrub applying oil and drying. Disassemble, repair, soak in water with sal soda, scrub, rinse, oil while wet, and allow to dry in a clean place.
Farmer Charged With Carrying Pistol Without Permit
C Maley a farmer living south of Ada was accused Saturday of carrying a pistol without a permit. The complaint was filed in A W Olivers peace court by Willie James a Negro of Ada.
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C. Maley
Ada
A. W. Oliver
Willie James
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