Farmers Meet at Stillwater Annual Oklahoma congress planned
Stillwater Oklahoma hosts the Farmers congress from July 28 to August 3 with nearly all state crop seed and livestock associations meeting. Key figures invited include Herbert Hoover for food administration day July 30 as Texas and Oklahoma colleges collaborate on plans. Sessions cover rural welfare community life food administration marketing livestock world and farm power.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Farmers’ Congress
Oklahoma Seed Growers Association
Oklahoma Poultry Association
Oklahoma Dairymen’s Association
Oklahoma Horticultural Society
Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Oklahoma Bee-keepers Association
Oklahoma Draft Horsebreeders Association
Oklahoma Swinebreeders Association
Oklahoma Hereford Breeders Association
Oklahoma Shorthorn Breeders Association
Oklahoma Angus Breeders Association
Oklahoma Veterinary Association
Farm Women’s Congress
Herbert Hoover
Food Administration
Texas
Hoover
Congress
Weather Lifts Spirits as Local News Returns
Ill correspondent out for two weeks. Warmer weather cheers townspeople. A light Sunday rain pleased all though it didn’t end Sunday school. Fourth Sunday lively with singing and plenty of dinner. School closed two weeks. Miss Nellie Roberson and Miss Jamie McMeans visited Francis. Central back on the XL line. Singing planned at W H Bryant’s next Saturday night. Sunday school and prayer meeting attract all.
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Larry
Nellie Roberson
Jamie McMeans
Francis
Andunday
Central
W. H. Bryant’s
Letters Arrive Sooner and Farm Loans Evening Ada
Correspondents respond to request for earlier letters with county news and crop reports. Ada area lenders advertise a farm loan service via J G Witherspoon of Maxwell Investment Co offering quick, papered financing and assistance for buyers and sellers to close deals fairly. Card of Thanks and paid notices outline thanks for illness death support and hay ties and twine from W C Rollow.
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Ada
J. G. Witherspoon
Okla
Maxwell Investment Co
Grow a Bigger Harvest With Deering Harvesters
The appeal urges farmers to boost grain output as population grows and living costs rise. It warns against inefficient harvesting and promotes Deering harvesting machines with improvements and a large catalogue.
Red Cross Workers Set Saturday Conference in Ada
Ada district and ward Red Cross leaders will attend a dinner Saturday at the vacant building near Harris hotel to hear plans for the drive beginning the 13th. E. J. Giddings of Oklahoma City will deliver the campaign address.
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Ada
Red Cross
Harris Hotel
E. J. Giddings
Oklahoma City
Army calls for more skilled men to report May 20
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced a nationwide requisition of 4,060 specially qualified draft registrants from all states except Arizona Delaware and Vermont to report to camps on May 20. A new oil well will be spudded Wednesday by Gillette Masche interests in Sec 3 near existing wells.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arizona
Delaware
Vermont
Crowder
Gillette-Masche
German Submarine Sinks American Ship Off French Coast
New York reports the American steamship Tyler once the Old Dominion freighter was torpedoed and sunk off the French coast with eleven crew members lost. Marine circles confirm the act and identify the vessel and casualty figure.
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Associated Press
New York
Tyler
Agreement Reached on Amendment to Draft Act
Washington reports Senate and House conferees agreed on extending the selective draft law to youths 21 and older since June 5 1917 The Hall Iowa amendment to place new registrants at the bottom of current lists was kept Also a proposed registration for active service members reaching their majority since last June 5 was adopted despite General Crowder opposition The notice ends with an advertisement for hay ties machinery and binder twine from W C Rollow
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Washington
Senate
House
Representative Hall
Iowa
General Crowder
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Philip Vivian
Roger Fairfax
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Jack Harding
Jerry Jones
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Funston Gaither
Jane Damon
Odessa Sparks
Bertha Coleman
Florence Cartwright
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Wilbur Lee
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