Where Can America's Surplus Farmers Go
Bruce Catton examines farm labor trends as Agriculture Department data show a growing farm population despite shrinking opportunity. He notes migration toward Appalachia to the Great Lakes cutover and southern cotton belt regions, plus migrant farm work and farming on marginal land as a relief but risks soil mining and conservation needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
NEA Service
Washington
Ashington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Wallace
T. J. Wooster, Jr
Agriculture Department
Appalachian Mountain
Cotton Belt
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Giegen
Dr. Wooster
Dreath
Wooster
Nation's Jobless Roll Is Heavy
Roosevelt advisers have sent a memorandum showing 9 to 12 million unemployed at the start of 1940. The figures come from various labor sources with no original conclusions. An economist cites seasonal factors raising January unemployment and estimates 9 million could be reached in April if trends hold. The forecast follows earlier peaks and troughs, with Congress preparing for next year’s relief appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Congress
Man Hits Crossing Signal in Tupelo Incident
Henry Betterton, 49, of Maud, collided with a railway crossing signal near Tupelo at about 10 p m Thursday. He was arrested Friday early by Patrolman Melvin Robertson, jailed in Coalgate on drunken driving charges after authorities found him near Tupelo at 3 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Betterton
Maud
Coalgate
Melvin Robertson
Tupelo
Former WPA Chief Sentenced Today
Matthew S. Murray former Missouri WPA administrator in the Pendergast era was sentenced to two years in federal prison for income tax evasion. He argued 49 800 of 69 691 dollars were gifts from Pendergast and Pryor, but Judge Reeves found the claim incredible and unconvincing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Matthew S. Murray
Missouri
WPA
Murray
Tom Pendergast
Albert Reeves
Pendergast
J. J. Pryor
Pryor
Mill Creek School Shows Growth Across Four Years
Mill Creek school in Johnston county has seen major progress since 1935 36 with a new gymnasium modern classrooms an expanded library and a 45000 building project. The staff led by Lloyd Harden plus principal Ray Thomason and T L Womack has raised accreditation from 16 to 20 units and earned praise from a high school inspector for student atmosphere and efficient record keeping.
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Mill Creek
Johnston County
Hardin
Harden
Lloyd Harden
Murray School of Agriculture
Tishomingo
School of Engineering
Oklahoma University
East
Okmulgee County
Hearse chase ends in drunken driving arrest
In Dallas a hearse zigzagged through streets as officers J W Ferguson and Dal Lee pursued it. The driver joked about graves and jails before being arrested for drunken driving.
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Dallas
J. W. Ferguson
Dal Lee
Lee
Knoxville widow dies by suicide on 66th birthday
Deputy Coroner Stanley Guzaski reported Mrs. Charles Bryant hanged herself in her Knoxville home on her 66th birthday after leaving a note for her husband saying supper is in the oven. Bryant, 68, found the body when he returned home.
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Pittsburg
Stanley Guzaski
Charles Bryant
Knoxville
Bryant
Two Bound Over To Face Trial
Bee Prince and Sam Wright were bound over to district court Saturday to face trial on charges of receiving stolen property. They posted $1,000 bonds each after a preliminary hearing before Peace Justice A. W. Oliver. The pair allegedly paid $25 for cigarettes stolen by Ralph Swihart, who last week received a 20 year sentence from Federal Judge A. P. Murrah for interstate shipment larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Prince
Sam Wright
A. W. Oliver
Ralph Swihart
A. P. Murrah
State WPA rolls to be slashed deeply in April
Oklahoma City March 18 P Administrator Ron Stephens issued work orders for 735 WPA workers and warned of a drastic state roll reduction next month. He said national totals will drop 228,000 for the fiscal year, with Oklahoma expected to bear heavy impact as 1.5 million are released. 17 projects began and 14 more approved placing 2,061 workers, including soil conservation funding in Murray Garvin and Arbuckle districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ron Stephens
Stephens
Oklahoma
Murray
Garvin
Soil Conservation District
Edson K. Bixby longtime Springfield editor dies at 53
Edson K. Bixby editor of The Springfield Newspapers died of heart disease at 53. He steered the Springfield Leader and Press and Springfield News after purchasing the Springfield Republican in 1926. Survivors include widow Martha Bixby and two brothers. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church. Burial in Red Wing Minnesota.
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Springfield
Edson K. Bixby
Springfield Newspapers, Inc
Bixby
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Springfield Republican
Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield News
Martha Bixby
Tams
Joel
Muskogee
Okla
Clara M. Bixby
Tams Bixby
Red Wing
Minn
Daily Republican
Shattuck Daily Cadet
Shattuck
Faribault
University of Minnesota
American Legion
Martha Elise Barnes
Grand Forks
N. D
Christ Episcopal Church
Diz Finally Signs Up For Only $10,000
Jerome Herman Dean signed a Cubs contract for 10 000 dollars to pitch this season, half his last year’s pay. After a tense holdout he arrived in Chicago and agreed terms with Cubs executive Clarence Rowland. Dean, who weighed 195 pounds, spoke of farming and prepared for the season despite a chilly welcome.
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Los Angeles
Jerome Herman Dean
Diz
Chicago Cubs
Dallas
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Cub
Hi’yas
Clarence
Pants
Rowland
Dean
Ano
Charlie Root
Clyde Burk Champ Fat Stock Cowboy
Clyde Burk of Comanche Oklahoma became the unofficial all around champion cowboy at the Southwestern Fat Stock show rodeo in Fort Worth Texas. He earned 660 for calf roping with a 25.2 second time and added 440 previously, beating neighbors and collecting $1 109 in his jeans. Pauline Nesbitt of Nowata Oklahoma won the cowgirl trick and fancy riding purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Clyde Burk
Comanche
Okla
Jack Robinson
Pauline Nesbitt
Nowata
Enid Man Injured in Sunday Accident
P Frank Love of Enid is in critical condition after an automobile crash three miles west of Loc a last night. He was ejected when the car hit a bridge guard and struck a tree. several ribs broken and lungs punctured. His wife suffered a double fracture of a leg and was trapped for 30 minutes. Deputy J L Jones reported the wreck and an ambulance was summoned. Automotive experts note about 80 percent of motor ailments trace to carbon.
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Duncan
Frank Love
Enid
Loca
Love
Two Cock Fights In State Raided
P Ted Husted director of investigation for the state safety department said state raiders broke up two cock fights during the weekend. One was near Denison dam on the Red River with five arrests and 20 names set for later action. 150 to 250 people attended. The second contest was south of Madill near the Red River with about 100 present and one arrest.
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Oklahoma City
Ted Husted
State Safety Department
Denison Dam
Red River
Kellyville
Creek County
Husted
Madill
Centrahoma Teams Win Pair of Games
Centrahoma high school split the doubleheader with Lehigh on Friday. The boys won while the girls lost. The district will award trophies after a elimination tournament featuring Centrahoma Lehigh Tupelo Olney Bromide and Clarita. Coaches Berry Anderson and Fred R Balentine led the squads.
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Centrahoma
Centrahoma High
Lehigh
Coal County Loop
Tupelo
Olney
Bromide
Clarita
Berry Anderson
Fred R. Balentine
Princiss Lovelis
Large Arizona county mostly federal lands
Flagstaff Arizona report notes that Coconino County is the largest in the state with 18 623 square miles. It states that more than 89 percent of the county is owned by the federal government, comparing its size to Delaware Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey and Vermont combined.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Coconino County
Arizona
Delaware
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Vermont
Ancient Cedar Cedar Trees Traced Near Ellensburg
Prof. George F. Beck of Central Washington College of Education reports discovery of giant cedar trees in central Washington that resemble the cedars used in Solomon's Temple. The find locates ancient timber in ELLENSBURG area.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Washington
George F. Beck
Central Washington College of Education
Eighth District Junior Federated Music Club Competition Held Here
Ada hosts the Eighth District Junior Federated Music Club Festival at the junior high building with 135 registrants and 81 entries across voice and instrumental categories. Deaf school students from Sulphur performed at a luncheon, while Coalgate and Lindsay groups provided concerts. judges included Daniel Huffman of Oklahoma A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
State School For the Deaf At
Sulphur
Dorothy Presson
O.S.D
Methodist Church
Coalgate High School
Dorothy Wood
Fred Stalder
Coalgate
Dora Richards
Pauls Valley
Chaney
Wall
Ardmore
Albert Russell
W. L. Blackturn
Lon L. Moore
Jurhee Worsham
W. A. Hill
Virginia Bivens
Daniel Huffman
Oklahoma A
M. College
Richards
Wewoka
Pernice Harris
N. Farb
Konawa
Jane Martin Milner
Davis
Superior
Pauline Graham
Thera Mae Crim
Anglin to Seek Full Term in Oklahoma Senate Race
Holdenville March 16. Tom Anglin of Holdenville serving the unexpired term of the late State Senator W N Barry announces he will seek election to a full term this year. He represents the 22nd district Hughes and Okfuskee counties and has a long legislative record from 1918 to 1932 including service as speaker and work on many laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Tom Anglin
W. N. Barry
Okemah
Hughes
Okfuskee
Anglin
House of Representatives
Hughes County
Senate
House
E. W. Marland
Marland
School Magazine Drive and County Music Meeting Recap
P T A members send magazines to the school table. music students performed at the Pontotoc County Schoolmasters meeting. Monna Lou Shelby and Geneva Dearman played a clarinet duet of Stephen Foster tunes. Christine Barton offered a cornet solo. Valerie Smith and Verna McSpadden sang a vocal duet. The glee club participated. Mrs Horn led vocals and Mr Wauson directed instrumental numbers.
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Pontotoc County
Monna Lou Shelby
Geneva Dearman
Stephen Foster
Massa
Nelly
Oh, Susanna
Christine Barton
St. Louis
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Edna Avis Tipton
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Alpa Psi Omega
National Dramatic Fraternity
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Dorothy Anne Fletcher
Shawnee
Fletcher
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Womack
National Women’s Athletic Association
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Clyde Burk Champ Fat Stock Cowboy
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New York
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Evelyn Cosmedas
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George Bertram Jr
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Elizabeth Ann Reeves
Betty Boone
Florence J. Parker
Lindsay
Verna Lee Drake
Dorothy Madden
Bobby Mowdy
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Nona Faye Carter
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Lora Lee Connor
Patsy Henry
Betty Lawrence
Impleta Harris
Laura May Hutchins
Marion Howell
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Isabel Crim
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Betty Jean Parker
Lucy Lillian Parker
Ann Noble
Joy Croskell
Shirley Keurkink
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Frances Clemons
Gloria Hardy
Marilyn Morgan
Jo Ann Hendricks
Martin Dyer
Bobby Sparger
Carol McDaniel
Billie Ruth Akers
Elaine Nolen
Wanda Tennyson
Gayle Bainum
Mary John Cates
Mary Ann Monroe
Elizabeth A. Reeves
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