Case Bearers Damage All Pecan Crops In County
Case bearers have devastated Pontotoc county pecan crops with up to 90 percent nut loss by August 1942. Demonstrations by I R Gilmore Jr and Mrs Byron Norrell with county agent aim to spray nuts during egg stages to kill pests before they hatch. An Oklahoma Experiment Station trial near Okemah showed moderate success with a spray mix of arsenate of lead summer oil and nicotine, requiring about eight gallons per average tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. Gilmore, Jr
Pickett
Byron Norrell
Fittstown
Pontotoc County
C. H. Hailey
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Camp Brothers Farm
Okemah
Court House
Linscheid Urges Adans To Attend East Central
Dr A J Linscheid writes a public letter to Ada area families urging sons and daughters with unfinished bachelor work to attend East Central State College Ada. He highlights strong instruction, lower costs, travel conservation for war effort, and missing enrollment funding from Oklahoma legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
East Central State College
A. Linscheid
Linscheid
Adans
A. J.inscheid
Ada
East Cental State College
Oklahoma
America
United States
East Central Fourth
Colleges and Universities of America
National Council On Education
Regents For Higher Education
Regents of Higher Education
Uimp
Dairy judging contest results at Clarita and Tupelo
Curtis Floyd presided as 22 4 H club boys competed at Clarita and 15 at Tupelo in dairy judging contests. John W. Boehr trained the participants. Clarita top scorers were Howard Hefley Audie Hall John Lane Ray Ridley and Tiny Woods. Tupelo leaders were J M Hokett Walter Woolly Willie Woodell E W Echols and Robert Linker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Floyd
Clarita
Tupelo
John W. Boehr
Extension Dairyman
Stillwater
Howard Hefley
Audie Hall
John Lane
Ray Ridley
Tiney Woods
Leon Picarcy
Sugar ration limit set for home canning by OPA
The Office of Price Administration fixes a 25 pound sugar cap per person for home canning and freezing this year. One pound per four quarts of finished product applies, five pounds per person for jams and jellies. Applications start May 15 with War Ration Book No. 1 required. Gifts capped at 50 quarts. excess sales require blue stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Prentiss M Brown
Brown
Four 4-H Members Attend 1943 Stillwater Roundup
Four 4-H club members and the narrator attended the annual 1943 4-H Club Roundup at Stillwater last week. Delegates from Coal county included Joe Elliott Davis Clarita Andrea Ghigo Coalgate Kenneth Morrison Olney and Jerry Morgan Centrahoma. The youths took short courses in dairy and animal husbandry with a special job training service course for county and home demonstration agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Coal County
Joe Elliott Davis
Clarita
Andrea Ghigo
Coalgate
Kenneth Morrison
Olney
Jerry Morgan
Centrahoma
Pasture Legumes Shine in Oklahoma Winter Pasture Plans
Those seeking pasture improvement are advised to seek hop clover and bur clover at their best. Hop clover is excellent now around Coalgate and Lehigh, while bur clover appears at Ruff Davis near Clarita and D A Noler farm Olney. The two legumes are ideal for winter and early spring pasture in this region and grow well with Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Lehigh
Ruff Davis
Clarita
Wild Greens Make Good Early Food
OWI and the agriculture department urge picking wild greens to aid the war effort and larder. Dandelion dock plaintain poke purslane wild chicory and dock are edible. with proper prep they taste like kale or spinach and provide vitamins and iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Information
Middle West
Agriculture Department
OWI
Pototoc Man Killed In New Jersey
Earl Flowers 38 of Pontotoc Oklahoma died in Somerset Hospital from injuries suffered in an auto truck collision. He worked for Whitaker Construction builders of the big inch oil pipeline through the area. His wife received minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
Earl Flowers
Pontotoc
Okla
Somerset Hospital
Whitaker Construction Company
Greater returns for amount in vested
A classified ad note highlights higher returns on investments tied to vested amounts. It explains favorable yields when funds are fully vested and outlines conditions for eligibility and payout timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
A O Green Former Baseball Manager Dies in Mississippi
A O Green longtime Ada base ball figure died Monday in Rienzi Mississippi at age 57. He developed talents including Lloyd and Paul Waner in Ada sand lot and led the Ada Independents to produce many players later in major leagues.
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A. O. Green
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Resenzi
Green
Ada
Ada Independents
Lloyd
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Guy
Lefty” Williams
Texas
Raymond Green
Rienzi
Five Dionne sisters christen ships in wartime stunt
In Superior on May 10 five 8-year-old Dionne sisters in grey and red christened five cargo vessels. Admiral Land blessed the ceremony praising American built ships intended for Allied use and possibly reaching Tokyo with supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Oliva
Elzire Dionne
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Land
Japan
Tokyo
John L Lewis Faces Criticism Back Home
The speech hints at missteps at home after wartime actions. Observers note political repercussions and possible policy shifts as the public responds to recent events involving John L Lewis.
Alluring Allison Heads to Guatemala in a Storm
Allison Topping, a society girl, sails toward a Guatemala chicle plantation and clashes with Barry Fielding, a mining engineer. As flirty tension rises, Allison charms fellow passengers while Barry fears for her safety and pursues his mission, amid a perilous voyage and cultural intrigue.
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Allison Topping
Guatemala
Barry Fielding
Lila Harrison
Barry
Allison
Brazil
Topping
Santiago
Mr. Fielding
Lila
Bacardi
San Juan Hill
Oklahoma Delegation Seeks WPB Branch Office in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma delegation urges the War Production Board to establish a direct Oklahoma branch of the Smaller War Plants Corporation. They argue two WPB offices in state limit direct ties to Washington and stress Oklahoma's abundant small businesses, resources, and labor for war and civilian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
War Plants Corporation
Robert W. Johnson
War Production Board
Lyle H. Boren
WPB
Congress
State of
Washington, D. C
Oklahoma City Woman Dee Replogle Dies at Home
Mrs Dee A Replogle aged resident of Ardmore Shawnee and Okemah moved to Oklahoma City in 1919 and died yesterday at her home She was married to a local royalties broker in Oklahoma City AMBER Louis Novotnys hen tends a brood of ducklings observing how the mother guides them back to shore STILLWATER The eleventh Annual Agronomy Field Day at Oklahoma A and M College will be held Tuesday May 18 with H Murphy announcing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Allison
Oklahoma City
Dee A. Replogle
Ardmore
Shawnee
Okemah
Amber
Louis Novotny
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. & College
H. Murphy
Monroney Pushes More Gasoline For Troops On furlough
Rep. Mike Monroney says furloughed servicemen need more than a five gallon gasoline allowance. He has met with rationing officials and urges local boards to set individual limits, noting many will travel 20 miles to visit family during furlough. He argues current aid is inadequate for the young men facing foreign service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Monroney
Okla
Bat
Monroney
Germany hit by strongest quake in four decades
A fragment notes a powerful earthquake in a German region described as the strongest in 40 years. The item hints at broader war context and morale aspects while mentioning liquor rationing in several states provoking cautious consumer behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Soldier Dies In Flood After Car Stranded Near Ada
Sgt. Albert Noel Wiggs Jr missing after flood waters of Big Sandy Creek swept his 1939 Buick off a highway two miles west of Ada. His wife Jean Wiggs rescued at 6:30 a.m. as firemen searched Sandy Creek. 13 nearby highways are blocked by flood. Local rainfall totals reached 4.95 inches Sunday and Sunday night with 3.29 inches Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Noel Wiggs, Jr
Big Sandy Creek
Ada
Sandy Bridge
Jean Shelby Wiggs
Mrec
Albert Noel Wiggs Jr
Sheppard Field
Texas
Jean
Oklahoma City
Wiggs
Sandy
J. H. Shelby
Wicgs
Sasakwa
Calvin
Wetumka
Atwood
Holdenville
Tupelo
Seminole
Wynnewood
Davis
Purcell
W. E. Pitts
Car Wash Disaster Deaths After Flooded Creek
Sgt. Albert Noel Wiggs and his wife Jean washed from their car during a flood on Sandy Creek. Wiggs body recovered 24 hours later. Mrs Wiggs survived with shock. Buick recovered. nine inches of rain fell over three days. six highways closed across the region due to flooding.
Lizard Variety Noted and Historical Gas Use Mentioned
The report notes about 2,500 lizard species known to humans and cites the 1936 Ethiopian campaign where Italians used poison gas. It highlights Prince Edward Island’s black fox breeding and widespread farms across the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
Island
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OPA
New Jersey
Diannes
Liberty
John L. Lewis
John C. Fleming
Loiseby
NEA Service, Inc
Handsome
Paul B. Allen
Allen
Albert Noel Wiggs
Wiley Jeter
Sandy Creek
Salt Creek
Little River
Washita
John Hollars
Charlotte
N. C
San Angelo Tex
Bombardier School
WAAC
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