Oil Worker Hurt by Falling Timber at Derrick
Francis Shank, an oil worker, was seriously injured Monday morning when a piece of 2x4 fell from the top of a derrick in section 19-5-7. He received six stitches and was shipped north on No. 10. The oil crew is drawing casing and removing the rigging while local farmers plant corn and prepare cotton as rain is needed. A new garage is being erected by Rev. John Thacker at the M E parsonage, and a visiting preacher from Shawnee preached at the Baptist church. The well on section 25-F-6 drew some local excitement as drilling began last Saturday. The Oklahoma Pipe Line Co. continues round-the-clock operations on the grounds.
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Mr. Shank
Swank
John Thacker
M. E. Parsonage
Brother Thacker
Shawnee
Baptist Church
Oklahoma Pipe Line Co
Wheat Market Collapse Dims Prices Amid Rainy Outlook
In Chicago trading today wheat prices fell more than ten cents a bushel with May deliveries dropping to 1.71 from 1.81 prior session. Selling intensified as widespread rains boost expected new U.S. crop yield, marking the first sub 1.77 level since the prior high near 2.06.
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Chicago
United States
Park seating drive for Francis citizens benefits
Businessmen in Francis are urged to donate long benches for a new park serving the public. The Frisco railroad operates about 4000 engines with 1200 on continuous duty as crews stay busy preparing cars. No drunkenness or law violations reported this week and Mr Cornjuice from the brushy caron visits have waned.
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Francis
Cornjuice
Caron
Turner and friends visit towns in Stonewall Ardmore and Ada
Mrs E W Turner and granddaughter Miss Dorothy Turner teach in Stonewall and visit. E C Larsh visits Norman. Mrs Ruth Morgan and baby visit Mill Creek parents. Hattie Givens attends Woodman Circle Ardmore as delegate. Families from Turner Falls, Ardmore, Ada and Newman attend visits and shopping. Parent-Teacher Association state convention meets in Ada. Hugh Smith of Madill visits Straughans.
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Newman
Roy McKee
A. J. Crain
Walter Givens
Huo Hughes
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Ada
Hugh Smith
Madill
Pat Straughan
R. F. Crumley
Miss Dorothy
Oklahoma ton litter contest opens enrollment with $900 in prizes
Stillwater farmers must file entries by April 30 with extension division head Phil H. Lowery. The six month campaign aims to boost larger litters, better rationing, and early marketing, paying top prizes in three litter size classes.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Phil H. Lowery
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Lowery
Oklahoma A
H. C. Potts
Animal Husbandry
Potts
Oklahoma March 1 farm grain stocks and shipouts
Oklahoma agricultural data shows corn on farms 31 percent or 20 546 000 bushels as of March 1 1925 with 20 percent shipped out of counties. mercantable corn 78 percent of 1924 crop and 60 percent of 1923. wheat on hand 7 percent of last year. oats 25 percent on farms. barley 16 percent on farms. Carl H. Robinson notes year to date shipment levels exceed prior statehood totals.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl H. Robinson
Giant Eggs From King's Rhode Island Buff Cross
J M King of four miles northeast of Ada showed five giant eggs laid by three hens. The largest weighed a quarter of a pound and all five combined edged past a pound. The biggest measured six inches around the middle and eight and a half at the ends. King credits crossing Rhode Island Reds with Buff Orpingtons for the jumbo eggs, a result he has observed yearly since starting the cross.
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J. M. King
Ada
Homer School Visit Brings Pride and Improvements
Inspectors Duke and Herring and Supt. Floyd visited Homer school inspiring a community holiday and ground improvements. Cottonwood trees line the campus, new fence and flagpole rise, and interior upgrades include pictures stage curtains piano and better playgrounds. The Homer girls basketball team is county Class C champions.
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Homer
Homer School
Duke
Herring
Floyd
Oklahoma Eggs Win Out Stillwater
Oklahoma eggs may command 5 to 7 cents higher New York prices after a ban lift. A special government inspected car from across the state, organized by the college extension division, carried extra firsts graded eggs to erase prior penalties. Car contents included 38 percent dealer and 62 percent direct producer sales with shipments from Lawton Altus Alfalfa and Woodward counties.
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Oklahoma
Stillwater
New York
Extension Poultryman
Oklahoma A
M. College
College Extension Division
Old
Lawton
Altus
Alfalfa County
Woodward County
Ada Student Tests Kafir Feed At A and M College
Nolan Young reports on the first fifteen days of a kafir corn feeding study in the animal husbandry department at A and M College. Hog gains vary by method, with ground kafir corn and tankage in a self feeder yielding 1.9 pounds per day, whole kafir with gelf feeder about 1.5 pounds, and hand fed whole kafir plus tankage about 0.37 pounds. The work, supervised by Prof. C. P. Thompson, is described as a major kafir corn feeding experiment in the United States.
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Ada
A. & M. College
Nolan Young
Animal Husbandry
United States
C.pp. Thompson
Wheat on Upward Trend in Chicago Trading
Wheat prices surged in Chicago as May futures jumped 10 cents to reach 1.63 a bushel at the opening. The day opened with prices at 1.58 to 1.53 and a half, marking a sharp rise following gains in Liverpool.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Yellow Butter Feeded by Choctaw Mixed Feed 3-12-3
A note states Yellow Butter is produced by feeding stock with Choctaw Mixed Feed 3-12-3. The brief identifies the feed product and formulation used in production.
Georgia Woman Faces Death on Gallows for Murder
Ida Hughes a Georgia woman sits in Fulton county jail facing execution for the murder of her mother in law Mrs M C Hughes. Her attorneys battled novel legal points after the East Point killing occurred during a search for clothing. Hughes said years of abuse drove her to the shooting claiming she was driven mad. The case drew Supreme Court review but the ruling upheld the lower court. Only two women have been hanged in Georgia in the past, both long ago.
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H. C. Hamilton
Atlanta
Ida Hughes
Fulton County
M. C. Hughes
Milledgeville
News want ad notes bay rent and fine items
A compact notice describes a news based want ad for bay related rents and fines. It highlights seeking listings for rental space and associated fees in a local classifieds context. The entry emphasizes practical details over rhetoric.
New Style Shoppe for Women Opens in Ada
The Parker Style Shoppe opened on West Main Street attracting hundreds of Ada women to view the latest ladies apparel. A. W. Parker and C. H. Parker of Kansas City handed out carnations to visitors with Mrs. C. H. Parker in charge and four young ladies employed to assist shoppers. The shop plans superior service and a refreshed stock of ready to wear while Mr. Parker handles orders from Kansas City.
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West Main Street
Ada
A. W. Parker
Cc. H. Parker
Kansas City
C. H. Parker
Parker
Filibuster Parallels Spur Immigration Break for Canada Border
A Springfield Republican line compares the Sena tors filibuster to a hypothetical Senate minority exodus toward Canada or the Mexican border. The piece uses dramatic language to stress the potential for a mass walkout as a political tactic.
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Washington
Senate
Canada
Mexican
Springfield Republican
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