Oklahoma wheat crop hit by heavy weather losses
Oklahoma reports show a near one million bushel cut in the April crop forecast due to snow sleet and hail. Reports note improved moisture and general progress in other crops though wheat stands at about 80 percent of normal with significant abandonment and threats from rust, blizzards and pests.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Department of Agriculture
Joe C. Scott
Agriculture Board
Pontotoc County Third in State Gross Production Tax
Oklahoma State Tax Commission figures show Pontotoc County received 391 862 07 from July 1, 1987 to March 31, 1958, ranking third in gross production tax benefits behind Oklahoma and Seminole counties. The period saw 188 284 93 allocated to schools and 199 870 25 to roads, with motor license additions boosting road funds.
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Oklahoma State Tax Commission
Pontotoc County
Use Tax Commission
Pontooc
Oklahoma
Seminole
Tulsa
Pottawatomie
State General Revenue Fund
General Revenue Fund
State Assistance Fund
Boundary surveys planned for 100 acre tract in Blaine County
Field surveyors of the general land office will survey a 100 acre area built up by the Canadian river near Blaine county Oklahoma to determine boundaries and ownership. The Missouri river near Bismarck is another example of shifts creating no man’s land and title questions.
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Washington
General Land Office
Blaine County
Oklahoma
Issouri Ri
Bismarck
Land Office
Texas
Red River
Missouri
The
School Contests For Papers Held at Oklahoma A M College
Readable results from the interscholastic publications contests show papers from Tulsa Fairfax Newkirk and Antlers capturing firsts in class A and B divisions. The School Life Tulsa Central led class A while O-Li-Kah Fairfax topped class B. Other top papers include Poncan Ponca City and The Oiler Cushing.
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Anadarko Daily News
School Life
Hobart
Democrat
Auto Crash Death Trial Is Delayed
Wellington May 7 The trial of R E Adams of Bartlesville Oklahoma for manslaughter in the auto mobile crash death of Mrs Ed Falkenberg Medford Oklahoma has been postponed to the May term due to the chief state witness being unable to appear Adams released on 1000 bond followed the crash near here Aug 19 Mrs Falkenberg Oklahoma democratic party leader died days after injuries from the collision Potucek said Falkenberg notified him she could not appear for the trial next week
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Wellington
Eas
R. E. Adams
Bartlesville
Okla
Ed Falkenberg
Medford
John Potucek
Adams
Here
Oklahoma
Democratic Party
Potucek
Falkenbberg
Finger Broken In Car Mishap Lawsuit Seeks $510
Mamie Jean Kelley sues in district court after a collision in which Mrs. Fowler backed into her car in Her fen City front of a store. She seeks $100 actual damages $400 for suffering and $10 medical expenses for a broken little finger.
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Mamie Jean Kelley
Tom Fowler
Costentenus
Hail Storms Cause Wide Damage Across Ada and Lawton
A severe hail and wind event Friday night battered Ada and Lawton, Oklahoma, shattering windows, damaging autos, and injuring a county teacher in a dust collision. Hailstones up to four and a half pounds ripped roofs and panes, with Ada reporting hundreds of dollars in local damage and Lawton counting more than $100,000 in damages including 600 school windows and numerous autos. County agent J B Hull warned crops may suffer widespread losses while repairs and surveys begin across the region. Heavy rain followed the hail, and tornado damage occurred around Walters, Randlett, Temple, and Pauls Valley, with structures blown down and power outages in several areas.
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Ada
J. B. Hull
Hill
Lawton
Associated Press
Randlett
Temple
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Twelve Hurt When Cars Collide Near Hugo
A highway crash near Hugo on Highway 70 injured twelve people, including W. J. Berryhill and Robert G. Beaty. Among the injured are Mrs. Berryhill with severe back and internal injuries and two Berryhill children Sean 14 and Ruby Jewell 12. Additional Berryhill family members and Beaty relatives also sustained injuries.
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Hugo
W. J. Berryhill
Choctaw County
Robert G. Beaty
Sawyer
Okla
Coroner Rules Death By Gunshot In Clifton Case
Harold Bacon aged 35 died in Clifton after a gunshot wound judged a personal safety related incident. His mother arranged returning his body to San Diego California, with a coroner’s jury confirming the cause and the undertaker’s cost inquiry noted.
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Clifton
Ariz
Harold Bacon
San Diego
Calif
Coalgate High School Prepares For Large Graduation Class
Coalgate High School announces 41 seniors will graduate with graduation exercises set for May 24 after a May 22 sermon. Valedictorian Glean Lawrence and salutatorian Wayne Bruce Snow lead the class with officers Louis Forneris president Laverne Collins vice president Elaine Peters secretary treasurer.
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Coalgate High School
Glean Lawrence
Wayne Bruce Snow
Louis Forneris
Laverne Collins
Elaine Peters
James Ashmore
James Carriger
James Casey
Raymond Cerretti
Laverne Calling
Dawson Dixon
J. C. Eddings
Joe David Edwards
Bruce Holland
Allen Jones
Marvin Lacy Glenn Lawrence Foe Magness
Robert Middleton
Jimmie Pasquali Howard Pennington Walter Henry Plummer Wayne Bruce Snow
Fred Stalder
June Adams
Mildred Jean Clark
Wanda Critchfield
Valencia Mae Davidson
Dorothy Louise Descamp
Virginia Ellena Shirley Fowler
Gradie Lee Harrie
Woodrow Head
Billie Hodges
Audrey Maz Lampert
See-Treas
Jaanita Pulliam
Ona Mae Robbertson Francs
Ross Natha Mee Shouse
Tosephine Summers
Lyndell Lee Stevens
Geraldine Vegher
Jean Villar
June Watkins
Salutatorian Wayne Combines Scouting and Athletics
Wayne has maintained a high average in all school work, active in Scout activities and high school athletics. He serves as Ada News carrier in Coalgate, working a year, proving himself efficient, courteous and building goodwill among customers.
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Wayne Bruce Snow
Wayne
Ada News
Coalgate
McCall's Chapel Graduates Eight Grade Students
Ten eighth grade students at McCall's Chapel received diplomas Friday night at the school commencement exercises. E H Nelson of East Central Teachers college spoke. Diplomas were awarded by County Superintendent Ray Stegall. Names include Berard Smith, Leymour Brown, Mosett Behannon, Luella Hemingway, Iathan Foreland, Bounena Prince, Cora Prince, Bessie Predrick, Jack Mayberry, Helen Crebtec.
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McCall's Chapel
E. H. Nelson
East Central Teachers College
Ray Stegall
Berard Smith
Leymour Brown
Mosett Behannon
Luella Hemingway
Iathan _ Foreland
Bounena Prince
Cora Prince
Bessie Predrick
Jack Mayberry
Helen Crebtec
Valedictorian Glenn Plans Next Year at East Central
Glenn, valedictorian, completed all grade and high school at Coalgate and excelled in many activities earning honors in multiple fields. He plans to attend East Central next school year.
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Glenn Lawrence Glenn
Coalgate
East Central
Edmon Low Elected to Honor Society
Edmon H. Low, assistant librarian at East Central college, elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He attends the University of Michigan pursuing a master's in library science. On leave from East Central, Low will return to Ada in June and resume duties next fall. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is noted as the world’s only reigning queen.
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Edmon H. Low
East Central College
Phi Kappa Phi
al Ithe
University of Michigan
Low
East Central
Ada
Charged Students Vote in City Ballot
In Stillwater on May 7 County Attorney Leon York said 65 to 70 Oklahoma A and M college students would be summoned before the Payne County grand jury when it reconvenes Tuesday to continue its probe of student voting in city elections. The grand jury, which recessed after convening Thursday, obtained a court order to open ballot boxes. Assistant Attorney General Sam Lattimore assists the inquiry.
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Stillwater
Leon York
Oklahoma A
Payne County Grand Jury
York
Grand Jury
Sam Lattimore
Oil Field Worker J R Goodwin Critically Hurt
J R Goodwin sustained a decompression fracture when a pipe piece fell on him at an oil field near Vamoosa. Employed by Noble Drilling Company with HQs elsewhere, he was rushed to a local hospital with his condition reported as critical but improving.
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J. R. Goodwin
Goodwin
Vamoosa
Noble Drilling Company
Ada
Oklahoma filing closes. 1007 seek state offices
About 1,007 candidates filed for 213 state offices and U S congressional posts in Oklahoma by 5 p m. The race centers on governor and senator seats. Gore barely qualified in the fifth district. Albright shifted from Townsend to oppose him. Republicans backed Rizley for governor and Slasser for senator as a grass roots convention met.
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Francis J. Kelly
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Prohibition Party
United States
T. P. Gore
Ernest G. Albright
Townsend Pension Plan
Gore
Ross Rizley
Gugnon
Harry Slasser
Enid
Aged Texan Comes To Town Only On Thursday Mornings
A Dallas dispatch notes that the elderly Texan Dan Bell visits Pleasant Grove only on Thursday mornings. The report mentions a curious routine amid a region with dense cedar over iron ore deposits and thick elephant skin references in the surrounding text.
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Dallas
Bell
Tex
Pleasant Grove
Dan Bell
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Ee Ee
Louis and
Lois
Berryhill
Mahaley Frances Berryhill
Beaty
Salutatorian
Edmon Low
Scholastic Society
Michigan
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Flapper
Fanny Moe
Pat
By Sylvia
Albright
MEA
Albert
BY Williams
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