Soil Conservation Meet At Stratford High School
A Stratford meeting on flood control and conservation farming is set for March 27 at 8 p m at Stratford High School. Lowell Caskey notes the program includes a film Yours is the Land on soil resources and interdependence. R C Longmire outlines flood control along the Washita River with land treatment and detention structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford High School
Lowell Caskey
Garvin Soil Conservation District
Caskey
R. C. Longmire
Washita Valley
Pontotoc County soil lab sees strong week activity and events
Soil tests for potash calcium phosphorus and organic matter served 49 farmers and ranchers as a shortage of fertilizer looms. Testing days are Monday and Thursday. The report lists numerous Ada and Pontotoc County residents with samples including alfalfa bermuda lespedeza oats corn and garden crops. Word of county events includes 4-H contests feeder day stillwater poultry day milking shorthorn sale and tractor maintenance school with dozens of county youths expected to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
T. J. Stockes
Ada
D. A. Crumley
Allen
Everett Dame
Center
Veldo Brewer
Mayo Cottingham
E. G. Kendall
Nannie Stanfield
N. W. Whitmire, Jr
W. M. Miller
J. C. Norris
Sam Rankin
Galey
Z. K. McKay
Stonewall
G. K. Stephens
S. D. Childress
Roff
E. L. Gaither
J. M. Hamblin
Gaar Corner
Albert Wilson
Harmon Ebey
E. V. Ownby
Hart
Conan Doyle
J. W. Kirkes
W. D. Hallam
Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Carlton Corbin
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Springfield
Fairgrounds
Pontotoc County Dairy Breeders Plan District Show Series
Pontotoc County milk shorthorn breeders will showcase cattle in a Pauls Valley district show on April 1. The group attends the state dairy day at Stillwater on April 5 with several county breeders. Demonstrations on brush control and timber management run April 15 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Pauls Valley
Stillwater
Program announced for Pontotoc County Teachers Meet
The Pontotoc County Teachers Association outlines its annual meeting to be held in the dining room of the Student Union on East Central College campus. Norman C. Mitchell urges attendance. Rex Morrison will headline with a talk on Our Professional Front. Ernest Williams presides. ECSC music provides entertainment. J N McKeel reports nominating actions. Rev Kenneth G McCullough offers invocation. Tickets available at the door.
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Pontotoc County Teachers Association
East Central College
Norman C. Mitchell
Rex O. Morrison
Ada City
Ernest Williams
ECSC
J. N. McKeel
Kenneth G. McCullough
Mitchell
Carpenters Union Opens Its Own Hall in Ada
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters in Ada buys its own building named Carpenter's Hall at Seventh and Oak and 501 North Oak. The 24 by 40 concrete block structure will be remodeled into two rooms and a private office for J. M. Woodruff business agent and financial secretary. The hall will house several labor organizations on a paved street with ample parking.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Ada
Carpenter's
Woodruff
Anonymous donation renews church support in Mattoon
For the third year Rev. Harold Gravvat of the Church of the Nazarene received three $100 bills in an unsigned letter. The note simply stated Enclosed is $300 to use as you see fit. The anonymous donor’s gift continues a quiet tradition aiding the church.
4 H Broiler Project Nears Marketing Phase
The fifth week of the 4 H broiler project winds toward marketing with birds to be sold on or after April 15 and the project to be completed by May 1. Visitors noted minor losses and praised the work of members David Calvert, Rodney Calvert, Patsy Price, Eddie Price, Carrel Bryant, and Jerry Balthrop with flocks ranging from 100 to 250 birds in Homer Francis Cedar Grove and surrounding areas.
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David and
Rodney Calvert
Homer
Patsy and
Eddie Price
Francis
Carrel Bryant
Cedar Grove
Jerry Balthrop
Farm to Market Pig Project Completed
The farm to market pig project is finished and final results will be tabulated this week.
White House Opens Doors to Select Visitors After Renovation
The $5.7 million face lift of the 150 year old White House will be shown to about 1000 people tomorrow. Staff families reporters Congress members and their spouses will tour the renovated mansion from basement to attic. Public access resumes in about a month with grounds being manicured. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard arrive April 2 for a three night stay as the first distinguished guests.
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D. Harold Oeliver
Washington
White House
Blair House
Truman
Key West
Fla
Juliana
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
Thriller Effect On Kids Studied
In Milan experts from 25 nations meeting under United Nations sponsorship concluded that little is known about how thrilling adventure stories in books films and radio affect children. A majority favored more exciting content while a juridical section urged governments to bar harmful films and limit child attendance at movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
United Nations
Renew Contract Talks At Tulsa
In Tulsa Oklahoma negotiations resume between CIO United Automobile Workers and the Douglas aircraft plant. Plant Manager Harry Woodhead and John W. Vinson of Dallas issued a joint statement confirming talks reopen. Union members voted Friday night to strike if needed over a union shop issue.
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Tula
Okla
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Douglas Aircraft
Harry Woodhead
John W. Vinson
Dallas
Insects and Diseases Worsen Timber Loss vs Fire
Timber losses from insects and diseases are greater than those caused by fire, underscoring the need for forest health measures. The finding highlights the impact of pests on stands and long term timber value compared with wildfire damage.
Cain Attacks Kerr Truman at Tulsa Fraternity Banquet
Sen. Harry P. Cain assailed Oklahoma Sen. Robert Kerr and President Truman during a Tulsa fraternity dinner. He criticized Korean War policy as expedient and condemned Kerr for opposing Gen. Douglas MacArthur, declaring support for MacArthur’s return to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Truman
Harry P. Cain
R-Wash
Cain
America
Kerr
Administration
Washingtonian
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Far East
Shell Would Drastically Cut Elk City Oil Output
Shell Oil executive H W Penterman said the company would drastically curtail oil and gas production in the Elk City field to stop wasteful natural gas loss. He wrote to a local association of Elk City landowners and royalty owners, proposing halting production or even shutting in the wells temporarily to prevent gas waste. Shell, the Elk City field discoverer, notes gas waste occurs outside a unitized area, with some gas returned to the ground and some sold for fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk City
Okla
H. W. Penterman
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Penterman
Mundt Pushes Tough War Surplus Probe in Dozens of Deals
Senator Mundt announced a widening Senate investigations subcommittee probe into postwar surplus sales valued in billions. He urged a get tough policy on properties sold in alleged corrupt deals and said suits will aim to recapture government properties if evidence of wrongdoing is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
The Dismal Swamp: A Lonely Morass in the East
A description of the Dismal Swamp as a vast, sparsely inhabited wild area located in the center of the eastern seaboard of the United States.
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Seaboard
The
United States
East Central Curricular Meet Results Highlight Ada Winners
The Class A and B curricular contests Friday honored Ada area students with top finishes across subjects. Ada entrants claimed many first places in Algebra, American Hist, Biology, Bookkeeping, Chemistry, English Lit, Shorthand, Spelling, Typing, and more, with Holdenville and Purcell also earning multiple honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Landon
Bob Perry
Charles Kuras
Louise Peercy
Holdenville
Billye Gentry
Betty Williams
Ada
Phil Hart
Diane Dillon
Tom Yarbro
George Kuras
Jean Crockett
Imogene Storkes
Don Lambert
Shawnee
Duane Moore
Sally Morey
Drew Cook
Shirley Geet
Hubert McCurley
Phyllis McLean
Tim Rusher
Anna Shockley
Gladys Anderson
Shirley Miller
Theresa Howenstine
Mary Howard
Paula Sue Kennerly
Lettye Eckles
Maxcine Terry
Storm Strickland
Jo Ann Sturdivant
Jackie Martin
Nancy Oe
Rosalie Anderson
Remmi
Wanda Dean
Tayya Wagner
Phillip Briggs
Plane Geom
Gene Sims
Tom Wetherred
Leslie Howard
Joyce Dodson
Flo Shirley
Jerry Dean
Toby Keithley
Paul Mitchell
Paul Branum
Otama
Beth Arnold
Sara Smith
Mary Kinnamon
Curtis Martin
James
Bessie Lockhart
Treva Williams
Elizabeth Ramsey
Norma Shaffer
Patty Pitchford
Rubye Brewer
Elinor Tilley
Betty Arnold
Rena Jo Sandlin
Ister
Lena Parker
Don Kerr
Edith
Western
Sara Fike
Tishomingo
Valeria Albcorn
Leonard Weehunt
Okemah
Chas. Williams
Wetumka
Sue Hill
Davis
Doyle Turman
Richard Brummett
Maysville
Wilma Ryker
Dorothy Wilkie
Purcell
Jo Thompson
Jenonne Walker
Janetta Miller
Lindsay
Virginia Smith
Kitty Grant
Woodland
Jo Ann Howse
Spaulding
Catherine Cook
Ada Lou Bailey
Coalgate
Glenna Shepard
Peter Cruz
Norma McCutcheon
Horace Mann
Verla Hertie
Billy Maier
Farm Women Workshop At Ada Court House March 27
A workshop for arts and crafts leaders sponsored by the Home Demonstration program will convene at the Ada court house on Thursday March 27 at 9 30 am. Three groups will demonstrate reseating cane bottom chairs nylon corsage making and belt making with three members from each club attending. The leaders will present at the April club meeting.
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Court House
Ada
District council meeting to be held in southeast Oklahoma
Eighteen southeast Oklahoma counties will attend a district council meeting at 10 a m Tuesday March 25 in the East Central College auditorium. The event opens with group singing led by Jo Baker from the Byng club. Pontotoc County choral group directed by Mrs R L Hale with pianist Mrs C H Hailey will perform in the afternoon. Miss Gertrude Dieken Woman's Editor Farmer's Wife and Farm Journal will be principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
East Central College
Jo Baker
Byng Club
Pontotoc County
R. L. Hale
C. H. Hailey
Gertrude Dieken
Farmer’s Wife
Farm Journal
County 4-H Round-Up Set For April 29
Four-H clubs prepare for a county round-up on April 29 featuring team and individual demonstrations, timely speeches, health contests, and appropriate clothing entries. Divisions include high school rural and grade school with plaques for top clubs. Special girl demonstrations cover electrical cotton clothing soil and water dairy foods and bread. The dress revue is April 15 at East Central college Student Union banquet room.
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Student Union
East Central College
Four Pontotoc 4 H girls in Oklahoma City meat contest
Four Pontotoc County 4 H girls competed in a meat judging and identification contest in Oklahoma City on Wednesday March 19. The group included Pauline Vinson Carol Young Bobby Young Phyllis Sullivan and Minnie Lou Fitzhugh.
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Oklahoma National Stockyards
Oklahoma City
Dean Young
Fitzhugh
Pontotoc County
Pauline Vinson
Allen
Carol Young
Bobby Young
Phyllis Sullivan
Minnie Lou
HD Club Schedule Reads March Meetings
The schedule lists meetings for the HD Club on March 24 at the church in Gaar Corner, March 26 with Mrs Joe Baker in Byng, March 27 at Union Valley school, and March 28 with the Lawrence club at the church.
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HD Club
Gaar Corner
Byng
Joe Baker
Union Valley
Riday
Lawrence Club
Vanoss Junior Adds Honors At Wilburton Show
Raymond Holland, a Vanoss High School junior, earned additional honors after winning the county FFA fat stock show. His Hereford steer placed third at Wilburton and ninth in a 26 animal class at Tulsa, bringing $613 including premium money. The steer sold in the stockyards as his instructor J. D. Mitchusson watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Holland
Vanoss High School
FFA
Wilburton
Tulsa
Holland
J. D. Mitchusson
City to Uniform Janitors as City Hall Cleaners
Philadelphia officials say city hall janitors are misjudged as bums. Cleanup squads will wear neat uniforms with their titles embroidered to prevent taxpayer misperceptions.
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Philadelphia
Woman Fights Weight Sticker Fine in Whitefish Case
A Montana woman was fined five dollars for lacking a truck weight sticker in Whitefish. She produced a receipt claiming the sticker was applied for and refused to pay the fine, preferring jail. After eight hours, local officials paid the fine and canceled the jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefish
Mont
Justice of the Peace
Kalispell
Robert Hunter
County Line Man Hit By Car Dies
Oklahoma highway deaths reach 122 for the year with Ollie Holder of County Line killed while walking along State Highway 7. Trooper Joe Bowling cited dark clothing and low visibility as factors in the fatal collision.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Ollie Holder
County Line
Okla
Joe Bowling
Holder
Indians draw nearly 1.24 million in 26 night games
The Cleveland Indians saw 1,240,891 fans attend 26 night games in 1948, averaging 47,720 per contest, reflecting strong attendance for evening showings at home.
State Wheat Crop Outlook Improves
STILLWATER OK March 24 Prospects for a better than average wheat crop in Oklahoma are improving with adequate rain in most areas except the Panhandle and southwest Some northwestern and southwestern fringes are too dry Kay County has seen yellow and purple heads due to nitrogen deficiency from long term mineral depletion and cool wet weather Bacteria hinder nitrogen release Near Tonkawa good growth followed legume rotation fertilized seedings or early February top dressing Six to eight weeks needed to use nitrogen Wheat greenbug threat lower but heavy infestations near Guthrie Crescent Stillwater and Billings Leaf rust remains a major risk heavier this year than in several seasons Damage level will be known after April 1.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Southwest
Oklahoma A. & M
Kay County
Aggie
Tonkawa
A. M. Schlehuber
Guthrie
Crescent
Billings
Harry Young
Milburn Couple Weds at Hillcrest Baptist Durant
Travis G Marshall of Milburn and Lavada Glover Nida of Milburn united in marriage at Hill Crest Baptist Church in Durant. Marshall, son of Ira and Mrs. Marshall, is in the armed forces. Mrs. Ford, commerce teacher, remains at Grover Ford in University Hospital Oklahoma City awaiting upcoming surgery.
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Hillcrest Baptist Church
Durant
Travis G. Marshall
Milburn
Lavada Glover
Nida
Grover Ford
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Ford
Milburn Telephone Exchange Plans Broad Expansion
John Crowder, owner, is extending lines to Nida and Bee communities and four miles west of Milburn after securing rights of way. The expansion covers about 25 miles of metallic line and up to 100 additional phones, raising stations to 150 and bringing service to eastern county communities without prior telephone access. He will later build a new ops building with living quarters, install a modern switchboard, and replace crank phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crowder
Milburn
Cardinals List 19 Scouts and Boss for Class B C D Clubs
The St. Louis Cardinals enumerate nineteen scouts along with a chief scout and a supervisor overseeing Class B C and D clubs.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Five Season AL Night Game Attendance Averaged 3 783 203
For five seasons an average of 3 783 203 baseball fans paid to watch American League night games. This figure reflects broad fan engagement across AL clubs during evening contests.
Midway Hoosegow Really Different
Midway Alabama houses a jail on wheels in a Black resident’s front yard that doubles as a public display. Inmates are visible to passersby and ridicule follows, with escapes once promising. Police Chief E J Edwards explains the unit’s continued use despite its odd design and rare monthly arrests.
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Midway
Ala
E. J. Edwards
Shigemitsu Freed From Public Life Ban in Japan
Tokyo reports Mamoru Shigemitsu, signer of Japan’s surrender, is restored to public life as Tokyo lifts bans on 1,011 former nationalists and militarists. The list includes Fumio Goto former home affairs minister and thought police ally and others once prominent in government and military roles.
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Tokyo
Mamotu Shigemitsu
Japan
U.S
Missouri
Shigemitsu
Fumio Goto
Nobuyuki Abe
Korea
Nobutaka Shioten
Naokuni Nomura
Navy
Argentine Press Curb Denounced
The Inter-American Press Association denounces Argentina's government for press curbs and asks the United Nations to investigate. A board resolution calls Peron’s regime incompatible with freedom of the press and cites the expropriation of La Prensa as a case for UN action.
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Panama
Inter-American Press Association
Argentina
United Nations
Juan D. Peron
U.N. Economic and Social Council
la Prensa
Peron
Cat adopts two fox pups after unusual hunt
In Otterbein Indiana a cat nursing four newborn kittens adopted two live fox pups saved after a hunt. Four kits were born when hunters killed a female fox about to deliver. A crude cesarean delivered two pups. the hunter trio disposed of three, and the cat took the two pups and the remaining kitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otterbein
Ind
Tennessee
Charles Keiler
William Dawson
Arthur Kendall
Abe Mills
William Schwamberger
Nine State Parks Prepare for Summer Rush in Oklahoma
Oklahoma nine state parks are advancing summer readiness under R. E. Chiles. Major upgrades include eight Sequoiah State Park cabins, new recreation hall at Lake Murray, electric walk in refrigerators at group camps, upgraded heating and cooking systems, new picnic areas, extensive landscaping, and new docks at Quartz Mountain and Robbers Cave. A 30 acre Lake Lookout site is cleared at Osage Hills while a 20 acre Lake at Roman Nose has been stocked and boats upgraded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
R. E. Chiles
State Plannin Board
Division of State Parks
New Sequoyah State Park
Lake Murray
Quartz Mountain
Boiling Springs
Beaversey Robbers Cave
Sequoyah
Osage Hills
Roman Nose
Lake Lookout
Sand Creek
Robbers Cave
Beavers Bend
Oklahoma Health Board Ends Clinton Hospital Hearings
The Oklahoma Board of Health abruptly closed hearings on the Western Oklahoma Hospital at Clinton and announced that stricter administrative procedures are required. A Negro infant died 144 hours after parents say they were refused admittance, prompting the probe. The board found conditions had improved since July 1 under its jurisdiction.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Board of Health
Western Oklahoma
Clinton
McClain Robers
Cook
Konawa SCS Speech Contest Announced
The Konawa Soil Conservation District sponsors a public speaking contest on April 4 at 1 p.m. in the Konawa high school auditorium open to FFA members and 4-H clubs in the district. Each club may enter three contestants focusing on soil conservation with 6 to 8 minute speeches. The Konawa Lions Club will award two gold and two bronze medals and the district a plaque, with permanent possession after three consecutive wins. last year the Konawa chapter held the plaque. FFA entries expected from Maud Wanette Konawa with Sasakwa and Asher also likely. 4-H reports pending. George Ennis, Konawa high school vocational agriculture instructor, chairs the planning committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Konawa Soil Conservation District
Konawa High School
Farmers of America
Konawa Lions Club
FFA
Maud
Wanette
Sasakwa
Asher
George Ennis
Woman Receives 250th Transfusion in Five Years
In South Gate California Mrs Arriela Phillips has just received her 250th blood transfusion in under five years Doctors say her bone marrow fails to produce blood due to aplastic anemia requiring periodic transfusions to replace her blood supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Gate
Calif
Arriela Phillips
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