Pecan Propagation Demonstrations Engage Pontotoc County Farmers
In late April grafting demonstrations were held on the J I Brannon farm in Allen and nearby locations drawing 100 plus farmers and farm boys. Pontotoc County hosts many native pecans, with top working options and popular varieties such as Stuart, Mahan and Money Maker being propagated by several commercial propagators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Brannon
Allen
Vernon Vanschuyver
Roff
Fred Duncan
Worstel
Ezra Hunt
Vanoss
Pontotoc County
Stuart
Schley
Burkett
Squirrels Delight
Mahan
Success
Money Maker
Melton
John Garner
Eawase DE Peney
Pontotoc
Annual Feeder Day Reports From A and M College Trials
Ranchers from Pontotoc County attended Stillwater's Feeder Day where Animal Husbandry reports outlined feeding trials. Key findings include oil meat with prairie hay boosting hay value, hogs raised without animal protein, bluestem fattening 2 year old steers in summer, no mineral or energy supplements profitable in 1943, and wintering steer calves with grain to yield 200 to 250 pounds plus bone meal benefits increasing profit per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Animal Husbandry Department
A. and
M. College
Oklahoma
Cr abtree’s pecan trees yield in Wilson County
John V. Crabtree, a Wilson County farmer, cultivated three and a half acres with native pecan seedlings ten years ago. He grafted improved varieties, now has 103 producing trees and sold $163 worth of pecans from the small acreage last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Crabtree
Wilson
Crabtree
Soil Conservation Farm Tests Earn for Digs and Clovers
A farmer in eastern Oklahoma built a 3200 cubic yard earth dam using 66 cubic yards daily with a 3 foot fresco and three horses, seven hours a day over 48 days. Ohio State University findings praise ungrazed sweet clover that seeds and returns six times fertility, while cattle manure distribution favors grazed land, promoting soil fertility and erosion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ohio State University
Central Dairy Parish Show in Ada This Thursday
The Central Dairy Parish show will be held in Ada on Thursday May 25 to improve dairy cattle in central Oklahoma. Catalogs and entry sheets were mailed to dairymen in Creek Okfuskee Lincoln Pottawatomie Pontotoc Seminole Hughes and Murray counties. H W Cave of A and M College will judge the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Dairy Parish
Ada
Oklahoma
Creek
Okfuskee
Lincoln
Pottawatomie
Pontotoc
Seminole
Hughes
Murray
H. W. Cave
Control of Insects Dust Cabbage Plants At First Signs
A brief note advises dusting cabbage plants with insect control at the very first signs of injury to prevent further damage. The guidance emphasizes timely treatment to protect yields.
Shortages Shift as War Food Admin Reports Market Shifts
The War Food Administration says shortages are mainly dairy now while supplies of produce surge with carrots beets onions and tomatoes expected this spring. Topless vegetables are said to be fresh and tender and canned tomatoes offer better vitamin value than pricey fresh ones. Hardship ration access expands from households to institutions as 40 000 hand operated phonographs go on sale from government stocks at 12 75 to 14 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
Department of Agriculture
Fifteen Oklahoma Soldiers Wounded in Action Across Fronts
The War Department reports fifteen additional Oklahoma servicemen wounded in action across four theaters. Names include Flight Officer James K Rollins in Asiatic, Staff Sgt Louis Florez and Sgt Harley E Rayner in European, six in Mediterranean, and six in Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
James K. Rollins
Lovena J. Rollins
Madill
Asiatic
Sooners
Louis Florez
Elsa PP. Florez
Tulsa
Harley E. Rayner
Earl D. Rayner
Bartlesville
Jack H. Freeman
Dorothy M. Freeman
Fort Gibson
Ellis D. Jackson
Rosalie L. Jackson
Atoka
Leonard E. Riddle
Ethel Riddle
Connerville
Johnston County
Robert D. Seaman
Enech B. Seaman
James D. Simpson
Jenny M. Simpson
Arcadia
Oklahoma County
George A. Vanaman
Geneva L. Vanaman
Southwest Pacific
Tech
Mansel W. Andrews
Walter L. Andrews
Claremore
Glenn V. Haynes
Roma Haynes
Oklahoma City
Wilton E. Osford
Slettie Okford
McAlester
Talma A. Sadler
Tessie L. Sadler
Mangum
Ernest W. Werthen
Tommy Werthen
Chickas
Arthur A. White
Ida M. White
Pauls Valey
Insect Activity Chart for Fruit and Vegetable Crops
This chart outlines key fruit and vegetable pests, with approximate appearance dates and control methods. It notes regional timing variation across the state and advises farmers to use the chart to time actions for effective pest management.
Lt Elmer Dorsey Returns from Mediterranean Service
1st Lt Elmer L Dorsey has returned from service outside the continental United States and is assigned to the Army Air Forces Redistribution Station in Miami Beach for next assignment recommendations. He flew 50 missions as a B 17 navigator in eight months in the Mediterranean area and received the Air Medal. he is the son of W G Dorsey of 300 West Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer L. Dorsey
Continental
United States
Army Air Forces
Miami Beach
AAF
Dorsey
Mediterranean
W. G. Dorsey
West
Siblings from Pontotoc County in Great Britain
Brother and sister from Pontotoc County meet in England where Mildred Turner a second lieutenant and Army nurse trained in Tulsa and served at Valley View Hospital in Ada before joining the Army. Willard Turner is a corporal in a quartermaster unit. Their sister Mrs Edith Townsend of Stonewall Route 1 is their sibling.
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England
Mildred Turner
Memorial Hospital
Tulsa
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Willard J. Turner
Edith Townsend
Stonewall
Route 1
Leasure Taking Boat Training at Great Lakes
Ralph H. Leasure, 27, son of Mr and Mrs Laurence Leasure, 822 East Eighth, is receiving naval indoctrination at the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes Indiana. His boat training includes instruction in seamanship military and general naval procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Leasure
Laurence Lee Leasure
East Eighth
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Bond Arrives for Basic Training at Tank Destroyer Base
Pvt. Curtis L. Bond has arrived at the Tank Destroyer Replacement Training Center North Camp Hood Tex to begin basic training in modern combat methods of tank tactics. Before entering the service Pvt Bond lived at 408 West Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Curtis L. Bond
Tank Destroyer Replacement Training Center
North Camp Hood
Tex
Pvt. Bond
West Twelfth
Trahern Enrolls In Mechanics School At Keesler Field
Pvt. Conrad Leroy Trahern son of Mr and Mrs Roy D Trahern enrolled last week at the Keesler Field B 24 Liberator bomber mechanics school He will begin intensive training in airplane mechanics and air force duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Leroy Trahern
Roy D. Trahern
Keesler Field
Pvt
Trahern
Elman Family Relocates to Ada and Plans Home
Harry Elman and his wife Opal McKee have moved with their 12 year old son to 121 East Sixteenth Ada. Elman, a violinist, will teach violin and hopes Ada becomes his permanent home after years in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Elman
Ada
East Sixteenth
Mr. Elman
Number of World War Hospitals Surpasses Eight Hundred
More than 850 hospitals with over 500000 beds serve U S continental and overseas soldiers. An additional 120000 beds are available in mobile and other units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
House Military Committee Questions War Department Action
Washington April 28. House Military Committee demands who runs the panel after a high ranking army officer was censured for testifying without department clearance. Rep Sparkman seeks to restore the officer and clear his record, while friction grows over department reports on legislation and control over committee proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Army
Alabaman
Stimson
Committee
OPA Expands Tires Eligibility for B and C Book Holders
Washington April 29 The Office of Price Administration broadens tire eligibility to include all motorists with B and C gasoline ration books effective May 1. New tires may go to occupational drivers and light delivery trucks with use of synthetic supplies from the Rubber Director. A books can now buy used tires. N Z ram sale noted. colonial luncheons featured popcorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Almost Incredible diary O Japanese Brutality Is Told
Wenzell Brown, former Ling Nan University English professor, spoke to a rain-soaked crowd at the Aldridge hotel recounting seven months of Japanese brutality in Hong Kong. He described prisons, starvation, disease, and the rape of nurses, urging support for the Fifth War Loan and honoring Chinese and Allied suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenzell Brown
Aldridge
Mr. Brown
Ling Nang Chinese University
Hong Kong
Stanley
Brown
China
Homemade bulldozer aids pond building on Mark Goode Farm
A homemade bulldozer fitted to a farm tractor impressed at the Mark Goode Farm five miles north of Tupelo. The machine, built by M. M. Hagar, helps move dirt for terrace ditches. The AAA Lime Program in Coal county delivers lime. seven train car loads arrived this week and twenty tons were applied to Leo Bey’s Oak Grove farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Hagar
Mark Goode
Tupelo
AAA
Coal County
Leo Bey
Oak Grove
Pedro Simpkins
Bromide
113 Year Old Aunt Lizzie Envisions Surviving War
Sapulpa Oklahoma April 29 Aunt Lizzie Devers 113 says she has outlived four wars and expects to outlive this one She lives in a ramshackle house on a bluff with livestock Her only son aged 60 handles chores for a Savulpa trash hauling concern Born in Georgia she witnessed Civil War and Sherman’s march and once married from his ranks She remains toothless and content living day by day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla
Lizzie Devers
Lizzie
Rowan
General Sherman
I Aged Woman Shares Simple Living Recipe for Longevity
The interview quotes a very elderly woman who stresses eating simply, sleeping well, and exercising as key to long life. She jokes about not fearing death, dislikes cars, and expresses plans to enjoy a roasted chicken dinner and social visits, embracing life with vigor.
Peanut Seed Loan Offered for War Effort
Fred E. Ferry of the Emergency Crop and Seed Loan office says loans on peanut seed are now available to help the war effort. Eligible applicants should apply at the County Agent's office to secure funding for growing this crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Ferry
The
FDA
Truman Proposes Rayburn as FDR's Next Running Mate
Senator Harry S. Truman proposes Sam Rayburn for President Roosevelt's running mate at a St. Joseph rally. Rayburn and Rayburn supporters praise a fourth Texas speaker's line whileDemocrats from Missouri gather despite floods. attendees include gubernatorial hopefuls Lermen Donnelly Shook and Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Rayburn
FDR
ST. Joseph
Harry S. Truman
Sam Rayburn
Didate
Roosevelt
Texas
Garner
Robert E. Hannegan
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Senate
House
Phil Welch
Roy McKittrick
Salisbury
Clark
Roger T. Lermen
Independence
Phil M. Donnelly
Lebanon
Edgar Shook
Kansas City
Floyd P. Lee
County Democrats Plan County Convention Delegates
Pontotoc County Democrats did not attend Saturday precinct meetings due to heavy rain but maintain party harmony. Next Saturday the county organization will name delegates to the Oklahoma City state convention on May 15. There they will select national convention representatives and committeeman and committeewoman. A victory dinner to raise funds and sell war bonds will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Enid Soldier Cited for Anzio Machine Gun Nest Destruction
Pvt. Grady Lee Robbins of Enid Oklahoma today was credited with destroying a German machine gun nest that halted the advance of his company on the Anzio beachhead as part of the Fifth Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Grady Lee Robbins
Enid
Okla
Anzio
Open letter from Ada mother thanks town for cadet son's care
Mrs. Ruby Morris thanks Ada Oklahoma for five months of support given to her son Cadet Billy P. Morris known as the Mad Russian. She credits Ada churches pastors teachers and the Chamber of Commerce and U S O for raising morale and asks to visit after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
Ruby Morris
Billy P. Morris
Oklahoma War Casualty Total
Oklahoma war casualties since the year began totaled 1,222 per Daily Oklahoman Army figures. Navy and marine casualties added 125, bringing the total to 1,222.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Daily
Oklahomian
Ween
Ieee
State Defrauded Says Miskovsky in Checkup Request
Oklahoma County Attorney George Miskovsky urged Governor Kerr to seek state help in probing alleged unauthorized welfare board expenditures. He cited an audit of the salvage container fund and affidavits suggesting defrauding of state funds and corrupt handling to aid political fortunes tied to the Phillips administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kerr
Oklahoma
George Miskovsky
State Board of Public Welfare
Miskovsky
John Rogers
Welfare Board
Phillips
Attorney General
County Races Are Launched In July Primary Filings
Filing patterns show many county offices with incumbents facing no opposition while Republicans enter four contests. Officials listed include County Treasurer Sam Dew, County Judge Moss Wimbish, County Superintendent Ray Stegall, Court Clerk Della Bedford, Sheriff Clyde Kaiser, County Assessor Charles W. Rushing, County Attorney J. W. Dean, Val Crawford and Robert J. Wimbish, County Clerk Tom B. Grant, and various commissioners, judges, and constables across Stonewall township and other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dew
Claude Bobbitt
Moss Wimbish
Ray Ste
Percy Armstrong
Stonewall Township
James M. Byrd
W. E. Black
Carl Stanfield
G. R. Cartwright
Bee Ginn
E. V. Cochran
MacArthur Rejects Presidential Candidacy In Clear Statement
General Douglas MacArthur unequivocally rejected any presidential bid. He said he would not accept and that such a movement would harm the war effort. The denial followed USO and Morale Surveys showing troop interests and club use, with younger, urban soldiers more active in USO events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Nebraska
MacArthur
USO Clubs Reach Most Enlisted Soldiers in Army
A War Department survey with the National Opinion Research Center and USO finds that about three quarters of enlisted men use USO clubs during off duty hours. Chester I Barnard of USO announced the results, sent to Frances Winter Smith, local council chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORC
Morale Services Division
War Department
Army
USO
National Opinion Research Center
Chester I. Barnard
Frances Wintersmith
Ralph Evans On 15 Day Navy Leave
Gunners' Mate 3/c Ralph Evans returns home from duty on a 15 day leave to visit his parents Mr and Mrs R E Vans. He enlisted December 8 1941 and has seen much of the country but little ocean. He will spend seven days with his parents before returning to his ship. He serves on a battleship crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Evans
R. Evans
Evans
Navy
River Flood Inundates Neosho Bottom Lands At Grand Lake
About a dozen families and some livestock moved to higher ground as backwaters flooded a low Neosho river area north of Grand Lake Station. Damage minimal. Grand Lake held at 760.2 feet, not deemed dangerous by U S engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lake
Miami
Okla
Neosho River
Here
U. S
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
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