Memphis experiment extends food stamp plan to cotton goods
Memphis reads the start of a national trial as the federal plan ties green stamps to cotton purchases. WPA and public aid receivers may buy cotton with stamps, earning brown stamps valued by merchants. aim to boost cotton use across income groups and lower prices through higher volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FSCC
Whole Nation
Memphis
Tenn
King Cotton
Mem
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Traces Of Cultured Indian Race To Vanish Under Lake
A page from unwritten history of a cultured Indian people near Tahlequah will be erased by Grand River dam waters. WPA diggers search 79 workers uncover mound burials, ceramics, and Mayan-influenced artifacts showing a mystery culture that flourished 800 to 1200 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River Dam
Schuyler Allman Grove
Europe
Oklahoma
WPA
Tahlequah
Clements
Paul B. Sears
University of Oklahoma
Grand River
Eastern Oklahoma
University
Department of Anthropology
Columbus
San Salvador
McCabe Seeks Re election to Pontotoc District No 2
Fred McCabe announces his candidacy for a second term as representative from Pontotoc County District No 2, pending Democratic primary on July 9. He served his first term actively supporting school funding relief and a balanced budget while opposing broad tax cuts and defending old age pensions. He pushed a funds protection bill for county and school district accounts, vetoed by the governor, and pledges to explain his record in detail to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred McCabe
Pontotoc County
McCabe
Phillips
Mexico Rejects U S Request For Oil Arbitration
Washington May 4 The Mexican government rejected the United States bid for arbitration over the two year expropriation of American oil interests. General Eduardo Hay said the dispute is domestic and to be settled by Mexican authorities. The Sinclair group reached a settlement to accept 20 000 000 barrels of oil and 8 000 000 to 10 000 000 dollars in cash over three years.
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Washington
United States
Eduardo Hay
Mexico
General Hay
Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Francisco Castillo Najera
New York
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Sinclair Group
Ada's Frozen Asset No 1 A Park Ampitheatre Revival
Ada urges revival of Wintersmith park ampitheatre as a civic venue for debates meetings concerts and lectures. An aging Gre cian structure could host campaign events college programs church pageants and a summer chautauqua while city leaders consider its potential public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Letters Sent Out Explaining Cotton Mattress Program
County agents sent about 1000 letters detailing a cooperative cotton mattress program. Eligible families under 400 dollars 1939 income with farm-derived earnings get to make five mattresses as a group to obtain one, costing three workdays plus two spools of thread and a deposit. May 31 is the deadline for signed applications, with instructions to return forms to the county agent. Derby results note Col E R Bradley’s Bimelech second and overall Derby earnings rise to 224800.
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C. H. Hailey
Jessie Morgan
Ee Ee Eee
Hospital Wedding Follows Escape From Ceremony
Ruth Gow, 27, invited hospital staff to a ceremony but fled with Donald Tindall just before the wedding in the hospital auditorium. They were married en route in an ambulance to Gow’s home, Gow saying big weddings are a strain compared to operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ruth Gow
Donald Tindall
Family grows as Little clan adds twins in Falls
Arch ie Little family in International Falls gains two twins, bringing total to nine. Archie Little, who works for a lumber concern and serves as city dog catcher, quips that the family thrives because “every Little helps.”
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Big Little Family
International Falls
Minn
Archie Little
Little
Orel Busby Sells 270 Cattle From His Herd
Late last week 11 cattle trucks rolled east from Pontotoc county carrying 270 head of whiteface cattle from Orel Busby’s ranch to southern Arkansas. Purchaser W E Williams owns a growing ranch 22 miles east of Texarkana and is expanding from 245 miles away. The sale took most of the herd Busby had built in recent months.
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Pontotoc County
Orel Busby
Arkansas
W. E. Williams
Texarkana
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
Classified ad notes a higher return on vested Ada News investment. Details outline rate increases for subscribers and investors seeking longer-term commitments. No specific figures provided in readable text.
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Ada News
Stay Well Back On Rainy Highway
Oklahoma patrol urges drivers keep at least 200 feet behind the car ahead on slick roads. After a Durant crash killed three and wounded three, investigators say proper distance and cautious passing could have saved lives and prevented injuries.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Patrol
Durant
Pontotoc County Men Sentenced in Federal Court
More than 40 persons who pleaded guilty to federal charges were sentenced today by Judge Eugene Rice in Muskogee Oklahoma. Pontotoc county defendants Billy Gene Morris Leroy Fontenot and William Douglas received five year terms for Dyer act. E A Steele of Grady county got three years for larceny of mail. Charles H Branham of Seminole county was sentenced to two years for obtaining mail by fraud.
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Muskogee
Okla
Eugene Rice
Billy Gene Morris
Leroy Fontenot
Pontotoc County
Dyeract
William Douglas
E. A. Steele
Grady County
Charles H. Branham
Seminole County
Building activity rises in Ada with new blocks and permits
Ada builders show a modest year ov er year rise with total building permits reaching 20950 led by April at 14850. New work includes a one story concrete block brick front structure by W H Guyer on West Twelfth and replacements on South Stockton where P A Norris and W H Ebey are erecting concrete block buildings. Removal of wood structures is complete for the Main street half block.
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Ada
Albert Chamberlain
West Twelfth
W. H. Guyer
Stockton
St. Jo
Finaly
P. A. Norris
W. H. Ebey
Main Street
Reed Denounces NLRB Tactics as Racketeering
Reed accuses the National Labor Relations Board of improper, unjudicial actions and calls for abolition if charges prove true. He testifies before a special House committee and fumes at inexperienced appointees influencing rulings, contrasting Ford’s long success with perceived political bias.
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Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
National Labor Board
Eed
House
Henry Ford
Reed
Spray Application Guide for Fruit Trees
The article stresses careful mixing and timing for spraying fruit trees to control pests. It warns that improper mixing causes poor results and emphasizes using schedule directions, correct spray strengths, and thorough coverage with a fine mist under pressure to coat all tree surfaces from inside out.
Twelve Bail Out Of Big Transport
Twelve enlisted men from Selfridge Field bailed out when a transport plane failed to land at McComb Mississippi. The C-33 from San Antonio was carrying maintenance men to the third army maneuvers when the undercarriage was knocked off after over shooting the field. The ship landed safely in Georgetown after parachutes were deployed. Executive Officer Harold Taylor said the main gear and propeller were wrecked by a heavy load and short field.
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Georgetown
Miss
Army Air Base
Selfridge Field
Mich
Third Army
McComb
Michigan
Mississippi
Blue” Army
Air Force
J. M. Jop
San Antonio
Tex
Fred Foster First to Enter 1940 Cotton Contest
Fred R. Foster of Ada Route 4 Oakman community became the first entrant in the 1940 Cotton Improvement Program contest sponsored by the Ada Chamber of Commerce and County Agent C. H. Hailey. Eleven cash prizes totaling 300 dollars await winners. Deadline is June 15 with contest closing December 15, 1940.
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Fred Foster
Ada Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Hailey
Fred R. Foster
Ada
Oakman
Agriculture Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
Grove mobilizes to rebuild direct Grove 59 highway link
In Grove Oklahoma a group of 25 business men prepare to work a temporary approach to a new bridge after Grand River Dam Authority backed water closed U S Highway 59 west of town. The move follows a federal court injunction blocking Governor Phillips from interfering with dam construction and sparks potential court action. Local editor Owen Butler says the community seeks federal jurisdiction to settle the dispute on its merits while the governor defends compensation demands.
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Grove
Okla
Grand River
U. S. Highway 59
Here
State Highway Commission
Grand River Dam Authority
W. Coppedge
Phillips
Oklahoma City
Owen Butler
Bane
Humble Oil Reports 1939 Net Profit Decline
Humble Oil and Refining Co. reports 1939 net profit of 29,950,287 dollars, or 3.33 a share, down from 1938's 35,800,353 dollars or 3.98 a share. The decrease is mainly due to lower crude prices and reduced pipeline tariffs set in October 1938.
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Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Three Day School For AAA Reporters Concluded Friday
A three day school for farm reporters of the agricultural adjustment administration concluded at the Convention hall. J W Herron said the instruction proved successful and all attending profited. About 40 enrolled with exams Friday afternoon. Two AAA state representatives assisted Ada event.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Convention Hall
J. W. Herron
AAA
Ada
Pontotoc County
Herron
Ada juniors win class C doubles tennis title
Conrad Trahern and Don Bowman of Ada junior high defeated Walter Wray and Ray Hunter of Oklahoma City Harding 6-3 6-2 to take the championship in the class C doubles tennis tournament in Stillwater.
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Stillwater
Conrad Trahern
Don Bowman
Ada Junior High School
Walter Wray
Ray Hunter
Oklahoma City
Harding
Welfare official dismisses Pittsburg county relief head
Oklahoma City May 4 Bert McDowell director of the state welfare board announces the dismissal of Geo A Bailey as Pittsburg county relief administrator.
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Oklahoma City
Bert McDowell
State Welfare Board
Geo. A. Bailey
Pittsburg County
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Memphis Wpa
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Spiro
U. S
Ada Fairgrounds
Ben Hatcher
Excise Board
Wintersmith Park
Bradley Cashes
Louisville
E. R. Bradley
Bradley
Flight
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