Pontotoc County Schools Hold Third Annual Basketball Tournament
March 6 event drew eleven schools and fifteen teams in the Normal gym. Winning banners went to Francis Girls A Stonewall Boys A Ada Girls B and Lula Boys B. Brook Haven’s literary society presented a program and top pupils earned perfect attendance and spelling certificates. Maxwell teachers Overturf and Exie Nolen face a heavy daily attendance while the principal also manages the U.S. census, prompting calls for better teacher salaries to sustain school effort.
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Pontotoc County
Francis
Stonewall
Ada
Lula
Literary Society
Brook Haven School
Maxwell
Overturf
Steedman School Sees Attendance Rise After Flu Absences
Attendance at Steedman School improved after many pupils returned from flu absence. A Friday program raised 40.95 dollars from box sales to fund school equipment. County agent J B Hill spoke to urge boys to join agricultural work. Miss Love Lewis named primary teacher for the rest of the term.
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Steedman School
J. B. Hill
Jones Chapel School Progress Reports at Miss Bulen’s Mount
The school at Jones Chapel under Miss Catherine A. Bulen reports good attendance and excellent pupil work. Two sanitary outbuildings have been erected, a bored well provides ample clean water, and a $350 storm cellar is under construction to be among the county’s best.
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Jones Chapel
Catherine A. Bulen
Lovelady School Seeks County Contest Support This Spring
Lovelady school will be represented at the county contest this spring. Work has begun on improvements including repairs to the building. The district still needs drinking fountains and playground equipment. A box supper is planned soon to raise funds for these needs and to standardize the school.
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Lovelady School
Colbert School Pupils Complete Farm Appendix Projects
The Vitalised Agriculture Class at Colbert school completed multiple items this month including bubblers and sink book racks teeter boards giant stride and nail bones. Club girls winning county and state fair prizes received sixty blackberry and dewberry plants each as final rewards for club work. Nursery men’s Association distributed the sets.
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Colbert School
Nurserymen’s Association
School gains use of church buildings for classes
Vanessa was absent only three days as a new school building was born last Wednesday. Churches opened their buildings to teachers and pupils for lessons.
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Vaness
Galey School Faces Teacher Housing Question
The Galey school with 85 pupils shows neat rooms and capable teachers Roxie Sloan and Gussie Stephens. The county board insists the house must be occupied, but it is unclear which Miss will take it.
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Galey
Roxie Sloan
Gussie Stephens
Roxie
Gussie
Yeager School Sees Strong Community Spirit Rise
The observer notes marked improvement in Yeager district with 95 percent of children attending school and showing keen interest. Praise goes to Miss Florence Buck and the revived community spirit for better house and equipment improvements.
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Yeager
Florence Buck
Lanham School Tales Under Alma Lane’s Care
A visitor recalls Lanham school taught by Miss Alma Lane. She notes teaching under Dr. Bradford was tougher than managing sixty pupils, indicating strong patron interest and steady pupil engagement.
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Lanham School
Alma Lane
E. C
Dr. Bradford
School enrollment gains praised amid rising attendance
In closing remarks the speaker commends the public for cooperation in increasing school enrollment and daily attendance. He notes stronger participation from families and confirms 25 per enrollment and higher overall attendance than ever before.
County Aims to Maintain Control Through End of Term
County officials express intent to keep current governance approach through the remainder of this year's term and ensure stability as administrative plans proceed toward the term’s close.
Opposition to military bonus plan voiced by former soldier
Walter W. Burns of Green Point New York a former artillery captain told a committee that a money handout to ex service men would be wasted. He argued most veterans do not know the effect of a bonus and that all would take money if authorized. He noted divisions within the American Legion and within Congress over the proposal and contrasted opinions on arid land reclamation with veteran entry rights.
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Washington
Walter W. Burns
Green Point
N. Y
Geen Burns
Congress
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Burns
Garner
Texas
American Legion
Legion
Smith
Idaho
Kansas, Bone Dry For Years, The Prohibition Good
Kansas to be represented in Rhode Island’s challenge to the national prohibition amendment. Twenty one states contest the contention, represented jointly by Charles E Hughes of New York. Kansas will file a brief in Washington. Maurice McNeill, assistant attorney general, assists.
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Topeka. Kans
Kansas
Rhode Island
Rhodes Island
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Washington
Maurice McNeill
Herbal remedy ad for indigestion relief
An advertisement for HERBINE claims rapid relief from indigestion within minutes. It states the medicine drives fermented matter into the bowels for expulsion and notes it is sold by Bart Smith.
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Bart Smith
Bob Duncan Seeks Re election for sheriff in Oklahoma
Sheriff Bob Duncan announces his candidacy for re election in Pontotoc County Oklahoma subject to the Democratic primary. He has served as sheriff for years and is regarded as one of the best in the state. A more extended notice may follow but the paper urges careful consideration by voters.
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Bob Duncan
Duncan
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Do Unto Others A Guide To Being Loved
Practical counsel from the Railroad Association Magazine urges kindness and restraint. It cautions against contradicting others, spreading gossip, and invading privacy while promoting self discipline and the Golden Rule for respectful conduct.
Ex servicemen take note of opponents to bonus plan in congress
The State Press and other papers critique lawmakers opposing a government bonus plan. Cartoons and editorials mock political arguments while reflecting daily opinions on economics, taxation, and moral issues across Oklahoma papers.
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