Over 400 County 4-H Members Attend Pontotoc Rally
The Pontotoc County 4-H rally drew more than 400 4-H club members leaders and parents from 80 clubs. Judges for the girls contests included Miss Lemna Maloney Miss Hilda Frantz and Mrs Georgia Vernon. Readouts cover Timely Topics Dress Revue team demonstrations and more with five delegates to Stillwater June 2 to 6.
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Pontotoc County
Lemna Maloney
Stillwater
Hilda Frantz
HDA
Wewoka
Iva Jones
Georgia Vernon
Department of Public Welfare
Maxine Neeley
Latta
Betty Thomas
Fitzhugh
Louise Eppler
Stonewall
June Woodley
Byng
Juanita Higdon
June Lowe
Pickett
Teddy Betson
McLish
Doris Bailey
Pleasant Hill
Ida Belle Neeley
Denzel Ruth Rankin
Galey
Mary Joe Thomas
Joy Ann West
Francis
Mary Roberts
Wilma Mitchell
Homer
Lula Crawley
Loretta Eppler
Barbara Turpin
Shirley Wall
Doris Wall
Vaness
Cleoa Simpson
Delia Taylor
Larma Thompson
Ilma Jean Neeley
Cristine Rowland
Virginia Evans
Betty Sullivan
Joyce Holkum
Ruby Large
Oneila Bryant
Marlene Higdon
Leeta Hampton
Oakman
Patsy Thompson
Jimmie Lou Miller
Mary Ann George
Mildred Glover
Wilma Bray
Wanda Bray
Carol Young
Wanda Barker
Arlene Bryant
Janie Bryant
Allen
Louella Moss
Elwanda Sutton
Geraldine Fowler
Geneva Sanders
Summers
Lavina Newton
Lois Bivins
Pecan Grove
Norma Howe
Melba Chapman
Letha Matthews
Phyllis Lewis
Sybie Johnson
Madeline Anderson
Clarissa Scroges
Magdaline Lee
Cedar Tove
Vanoss
Caroll
Doris Binkley
Ailene Pennington
van Oss
Amelia Henry
Jimmie Miller
Carolleri
Fitzugh
Ethlyne Henderson
Dismukes Funeral Services Held in Sulphur
Sidney Albert Dismukes, 72, died Thursday. Services at 2:30 p m Friday in First Baptist Church Sulphur. Born Preston Bend Texas April 11 1875 he moved to Sulphur in 1916 and farmed dairy. Survived by wife Carrie six sons Al bert Claude Forest Oklahoma City Alton Chicago George Dalton Calif Harrison Sulphur. Burial Oakman Cemetery with Danner and Colley Funeral Home in charge. The note adds an astronomical distance line about a star 25,500,000,000,000 miles away.
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Sidney Albert Dismukes
First Baptist Church
Preston Bend
Texas
Sulphur
Carrie
Albert
Claude
Forest of Oklahoma City
Alton
Chicago
George
Dalton
Calif
Harrison
Oakman Cemetery
Danner and Colley Funeral Home
Bedside Network Brings Radio to Veterans Hospital
At Birmingham VA hospital KBGH broadcasts via bedside earphones and PA systems in 40 wards. Manager Charles Hinds and staff produce daily programs including sports, interviews, and skits for 1300 patients with no paid advertising. The VA plans more bedside networks nationwide.
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van Nuys
Calif
NEA
KBGH
Birmingham Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Charles E. Hinds
James Voorhees
Daniel Lincoln
Civil Service Announces Engineer and Printing Office Exams
The Civil Service Commission announces exams for engineers for the bureau of reclamation and for Electrotype Finisher Molder Sterotyper Printer Monotype operator and photoengraver at the Government Printing Office in Washington. Engineer positions pay 3397 to 4902 dollars yearly and are located across many Western states. Applicants need a bachelor’s in engineering or four years technical engineering experience plus one to three years professional experience. Applications due May 20, 1947, to Denver Colorado or May 13, 1947, to Washington DC. No written tests. ratings based on training and experience, veteran preference waives age limits. Further information from Nolen W. Dyer in Ada Oklahoma or Civil Service offices.
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The
Civil Service Commission Ay
Bureau of Reclamation
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Oregon
Washington
California
Arizona
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Central Board of Civil Service Examiners
New Customhouse
Denver 2
Monotype
Civil Service Commission
D. C
Commission
Nolen W. Dyer
Ada
Civil Service Regional
United States Civil Stage Commission
Harral To Address Sulphur Seniors
Sulphur will host the Sulphur High School graduation on May 19 with 54 seniors. Stewart Harral, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oklahoma, will deliver the commencement address, and Rev. N L Keith of Texas Christian University will give the baccalaureate sermon on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Harral
University of Oklahoma
Sulphur High School
N. L. Keith
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Virginia snow removal cost hits one million in last winter
The Virginia state highway department reports total snow removal costs for the previous winter at 1,004,809 dollars. The average snow depth across the state highway system was 17.35 inches with a 38.17 inch average in the Bristol southwest district.
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Richmond
State Highway Department of Virginia
Bristol
Two Injured In Car Wreck Near Tupelo
Pete McKay of Ada and Roy Ellis of Tupelo were treated at Valley View hospital after a highway accident at the edge of Tupelo. The Lincoln Zephyr they rode in overturned when it failed to turn across the railroad, leaving McKay with cuts and head injuries and Ellis with shock and bruises.
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Pete McKay
Ada
Roy Ellis
Tupelo
Valley View Hospital
McKay
Ellis
Oklahoma Strikers Trickling Back Amid Tornado Hit Towns
A Southwestern Bell spokesman said only a trickle of striking operators have returned to work in Oklahoma with Woodward operating fully after an early April tornado. He noted delays in bill delivery while John H. Cantrell prepares depositions for an injunction hearing set for May 1, with locations including Tulsa Perry Anadarko Hobart Lawton Ardmore Durant Muskogee Henryetta Wewoka Norman Enid and Bartlesville.
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Oklahoma City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Oklahoma
Woodward
John H. Cantrell
Tulsa
Cantrell
Perry
Anadarko
Hobart
Lawton
Ardmore
Durant
Muskogee
Henryetta
Wewoka
Norman
Enid
Bartlesville
Cancer Drive Moves Is Total Upward
Louis Long treasurer of Pontotoc County Cancer Society reports mail contributions ranging from $1 to $100 bring the county total to 1365 toward a 3050 goal for this year's cancer drive. He notes stronger support from Allen, Stonewall, Roff and Fitzhugh as awareness grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Long
Pontotoc County Cancer Society
Long
Allen
Stonewall
Roff
Fitzhugh
Rat tails become cash in the bank in Mason Tennessee
The Mason bank pays five cents per rat tail as part of a town eradication drive led by John M. Jackson, the bank cashier and mayor. Last year the bank exchanged cash for about 2,000 tails and also handed out spring garden seed packages to customers.
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Mason, Tenn
Mason Bank
John M. Jackson
Tipton County
Haifa Police Officer Slain By Terrorists
Two young Jews fired from a passing taxi and killed senior Palestine police officer A. E. Conquest in Haifa as he stepped from his car. The attack raises weeklong death toll from Jewish underground violence and prompts new security proposals by the Jewish Agency.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Haifa
Jewish Underground
Jewish Agency
Holy Land
Hagana
Jewish “Defense Army
Hagna
Dierks Announces Lumber Price Cuts
Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, a major southern producer, lowers pine and hardwood prices effective today by five to ten dollars per thousand board feet. Assistant Manager J M Thompson cites the nationwide effort to curb inflation and halt further price rises. Operations centered in DeQueen with HQ in Kansas City. mills at Dierks Mountain Pine Forrester Ark and Broken Bow Wright City Okla. extensive timberland in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Dequeen
Ark
Dierks Lumber and Coal Company
South
J. M. Thompson
de. Queen
Kansas City
Dierks
Mountain Pine
Forrester
Broken Bow
Wright City
Okla
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oil drilling pace shifts from 45 daily to one every half hour
In 1905 the U S oil industry drilled about 45 wells per day. Today the rate approximates one well every 30 minutes, reflecting dramatic efficiency gains in extraction.
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U. S
Unusual red and black pest worries Oklahoma farmers
An uncommon insect with no natural enemies has Cotton county growers alarmed as it multiplies. J F Holcomb reports corn damage last year from the pest. Nearby Hobart airport land, once native grass, is now wheat showing strong soil improvement signs per Tom Norris.
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Carl Neumann
J. F. Holcomb
Walters
Neumann
Hobart
Kiowa County
Tom Norris
TVA fertilizer reaches LeFlore County farmers via carload
A carload of TVA fertilizer was distributed among 10 farmers in LeFlore county this month. This effort is part of a cooperative program with 16 counties in the state demonstrating fertilizer use by TVA.
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TVA
LeFlore
Lincoln County Farmers Test Clover Mixes This Year
County agent A. M. Jarvis reports Lincoln county farmers are trying combinations of bur clover black medic white Dutch and big yellow hop to determine best forage and soil improvement options this season.
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Lincoln County
A. M. Jarvis
Kiowa County Farmers Move to Restore Grassland
Kiowa county farmers show growing interest in reclaiming land for native grass. Sand lovegrass emerges as the most popular native variety. A cooperative drill at Hobart enables widespread seeding of native grasses.
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Kiowa County
Farmers Cooperative
Hobart
U N May See Big Powers Forced to Palestine Showdown
In New York on April 26 Britain and major powers may be pressed to reveal stances at the United Nations special session on Palestine. Arab league support could challenge London as delegates probe commitments and an inquiry commission. Hungary seeks U N membership amid hopes for broader peace talks.
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New York
Britain
Palestine
United Pay Assembly
Arab League
London
United States
Holy Land
Hungary
U. N
Wyoming Sheep Population in 1946 Head Count
The state reports 2,911,000 sheep in Wyoming as of January 1 1946. Historical note cites India’s recorded history dating back to 4300 B C for context.
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Wyoming
India
Turner Hopes Senate Reverses On One-Cent Gas Tax Transfer
Oklahoma City Gov. Roy J. Turner expects the Senate to back the bill moving the one-cent gas tax from the general fund to the highway department. The chamber killed the measure yesterday delaying adjournment. Turner's plan aims at farm to market roads with possible House redo if amended. Senate also considers the turnpike authority bill for a Tulsa to Oklahoma City toll road. Majority of appropriations bills to be finalized. House approved 41 bills. joint conference to finalize budgets.
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Oklahoma City
Roy J. Turner
Senate
General Fund
Highway Department
Turner
House
Turnpike Authority
Tulsa
Joint Conference
Horror And Tragedy Of Texas City's Blast
In Camp Wallace Texas City relief area, relatives line a refrigerated vault for disaster identifications as frost white bodies and parts lie on stretchers. Nurses and volunteers describe heart wrenching scenes while authorities use fingerprints and a lone shoe box to confirm IDs.
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William C. Barnard
Wallace
Tex
Texas City
Martha Bilkovich
Corpus Christi
Ralph Wiggin
M. W
Blackie” Killiam
Department of the Department of Public Safety
Aluminum freight cars cut weight from old steel and iron
Aluminum freight cars have been built saving 21,000 pounds in weight compared with the prior steel and iron cars, signaling a major efficiency improvement in rail transport.
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Hart
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Phyllis Sullivan
Joyce Hopkins
Egypt
Margaret Webb
Earlene Shepard
Phyllis Hart
Chloe Ann Felkins
Barbara Fox
Ruth Cook
WHITE
Virginia Gann
Ruby Cook
Shirla Danial
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Lanell Beasley
Jo Ann West
Magdalene Lee
Manette Brooks
Peggy Deaton
Francis Littlefield
MecLish
Caroll Young
Reba Little
Joan Farmer
Jeanenne O'Conner
Fitzhu
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Janett Taylor
Mary Duckworth
Wanda Keeling
Nancy Price
Georgia Boyd
Maxine Casper
June Bennett
Lois Ricketts
Virginia Taylor
June Royer
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Norma Chambers
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June Wyche
Dorothy Belt
Wanda Maddos
Dona McKinney
Geneva Gambrell
Erma Voyles
Deloris Light
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Virginia Payne
Francis Maddox
Emaleen Grissom
Dorothy Byford
Ruth Denham
Leota Hampton
Elvanda Sutton
Georgia Pitts
Jenette Phillips
Denzel Rankins
Darlene Payne
Peggy Winters
Bobby Sales
Wilma Neeley
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Dismukes
Bedside
By Patt Watts
Veterans’ Administration
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William W. Smith II
Smith Brothers
Lewis M. Shaw
Joseph B. Bisbee
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Marshall
Moscow
George C. Marshall
Lucius Clay
Templehof
Benin
NEA Radio-Telephoto
Civil Service
Harral
W. E. Curtis
Associated Press
U.N
Dean
Sylvia McAdams
Ft. Worth
Mr. McAdams
McAdams
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