Bates Expands Riverside Farms Angus Herd in Oklahoma
Ada resident Charles T. Bates builds Riverside Farms Angus in Johnston and Pontotoc counties after purchasing the 23 cow J. W. Arney herd from Leon Iowa and acquiring top Angus bulls and heifers from Missouri and Kansas herds. The move aims to place Oklahoma among leading Aberdeen Angus breeders with forthcoming public sale offspring.
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Charles T. Bates
Ada
Tishomingo
Bates
M. I. Neher
Thomas
Oklahoma
J. W. Arney
Leon
Iowa
Arney
McKinney
King City
St. Albans
Pacific
Carlton Corbin
Coalgate
Earl Marshall
Oklahoma Live Stock News
Southwest
Roy Turner
Calverts
Lowerys
Blaydes
Chapmans
Angus
Fullerton
Miami
L. R. Kershaw
Uskogee
Curtis Floyd
Coalate
the Capps
Tipton
E. E.landford
Hayward
Johnfeiffer
Orlando
Ada Real, Estate
Good Farm Home Club Meetings During Past Week
County home demonstrations on pattern alterations and dress forms were led by demonstration agent Mrs. Jessie Morgan. Sixty to seventy county women attended Union Valley with 16 at Colbert and smaller groups at Gaar Corner Steedman and other sites.
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Jessie Morgan
Union Valley
Ruth Stout
Stella Poplin
Addie Maley
Helen Scott
Rosa _ Faulter
Della Chaffin
Gaar Corner
Steedman
Colbert
Harvey Luther
Cream Quality Rules Aimed at Boosting Dairy Prices
The article argues improving cream quality can raise demand and dairy prices. It urges delivering cream at least three times weekly to avoid off flavors and suggests practical costEffective rules to maintain cleanliness and proper handling in early marketing.
Proper Dairy Hygiene And Sanitation Practices
Guidance on clean equipment and handling to protect cream and butter quality. Emphasizes scrubbing utensils with washing powder and brush, using steam or chlorine for cleansing, avoiding warm and cooled cream mixing, and cooling tanks for on farm use to boost income. Warns that wild onion and bad feed flavors reduce cream prices and notes dairy products support growth and health.
Oklahoma clash as Phillips and Lee back rival Roosevelt views
Oklahoma City April 21. Gov. Leon Phillips and Sen. Josh Lee face a heated state convention and primary battle over a possible third term for President Roosevelt. Phillips aides push anti third term while Lee backers urge bandwagon support. The rift includes highway chief Sandy Singleton and several department heads, with Congressmen Boren and Ferguson adding to the conflict.
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Ernest M. Hill
Oklahoma City
Leon Phillips
VU. S
Josh Lee
Roosevelt
Phillips
Lee
Sandy Singleton
Highway Commission
Phillips Department
Lyle Boren
Seminole
Phil Ferguson
Ferguson
New Deal
Red River Dam Lawyers Await U S War Dept Action
Attorneys for the governor hold pending action until U S War Department engineers begin using state roads in the 54 million dam project. A possible revival of their injunction is anticipated when the government starts using state property.
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Red River Dam
U. S. War Department
Budget Study Predicts Weekly Tax Hit on Britons
Statisticians studying Britain's new war budget estimate increased levies on beer tobacco postage and telephone calls will cost the average man about one shilling seven pence per week or roughly 40 cents.
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London
Britain
Chandler Seeks Re election as County Commissioner
Elmer Chandler, in his first term from the first district, announces his candidacy to succeed himself. He cites ten months of service and devotion to duty and says his record will face close scrutiny. A fuller statement is planned for a future date.
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Elmer Chandler
Chandler
Oklahoma Federation Opposes War Credits and Subversion
Oklahoma City April 20 Opposed extension of credits to belligerents and any move risking U S entry into war. Delegates urged curing subversive activities by citizens or aliens and endorsed a stayout-of-war stance even if allies lose. Resolutions favored Monroe Doctrine interpretation to block threats to Western Hemisphere peace and new laws on candidate qualifications and support enforcement. Officers of junior clubs named Elmo Armstrong Ponca City president and others as officers.
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Oklahoma City
United States
Oklahoma Federation of Women’s Clubs
International Relations Department
Hemisphere
Ohio River flood grips wide Ohio Valley towns
Floodwaters isolate towns from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati as Ohio river valley towns face rising crests. Marietta and Pomeroy report evacuations, hospitals crowded, and rural areas inundated while Athens and Logan towns become cut off and roads close at numerous sites.
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Marietta
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ohio
Golden Triangle
Ohio River
Ohio River Valley
Pomeroy
Hocking Valley
Athens
Logan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Changes Made This Year In State 4-H Club Roundup
Plans for the annual Stillwater Round-Up June 3 to 6 announced by Pontotoc county farm office outline major changes. Stunts and contests dropped. two songs chosen for the song contest. no achievement reports required. short courses added. district and state elections slated. duration limits set for demonstrations. coaches conference scheduled as part of program revisions.
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Stillwater
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc
Two 15 year olds clash over girl as crowd of 400 gathers
In Minneapolis springtime dispute between two teen boys escalates. friends spread word, drawing about four hundred youths to a planned quarrel. Police intervene for over an hour to disperse the crowd and restore order.
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Minneapolis
Frisco Nine Wins Second Straight Victory Over Pleasant Hill
Frisco downed Pleasant Hill 9 7 marking a second consecutive win for the Frisco ball club. B Daniels opened with a homer and scored three runs as Frisco prepared for another matchup with Pleasant Hill at Burris City.
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Frisco
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hall
Burris City
B. Daniels
Oklahoma Highway Deaths Rise In March Report
Oklahoma State Safety department and the Oklahoma patrol report 31 highway deaths in March, up from last year but down versus two years ago. Nineteen drivers exceeded 40 mph and five over 60 mph. Eight fatalities occurred in cities including Tulsa and Chickasha, with others in Oklahoma City Pauls Valley Wewoka and Hartshorne.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Safety Department
Oklahoma Patrol
Pontotoc
Garvin
Johnston
Tulsa
Chickasha
Pauls Valley
Wewoka
Hartshorne
Ada General Museum Expands Open House Plans At Ada High
The Ada General Museum at Ada high school expands with an Open House concept. Partners include the Oklahoma University extension, the WPA, and the Ada school. A 13 foot 8 inch tusk donated by Roy Johnson highlights a growing collection of coins fossils stamps and a vinegar artifact from Old Mexico alongside local children’s stamp interest. Station KADA will air a program Saturdays 12 to 12:45 starting April 27.
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Ada General Museum
Ada High School
O. U
WPA
Roy Johnson
Ada
Constantine the Great
Old Mexico
George Overturf
Bessie Oliver
Rex O. Morrison
R. R. Walton
Annie C. Byrd
Lula Johnson
Winter Silage Drive Reduces Oklahoma Feed Shortage
Oklahoma farmers built 475000 tons of silage stored in more than 5000 trench silos, with 1000 new silos in 1939, enabling 253333 cattle to be wintered 125 days at 30 pounds daily. Boehr urges silage expansion to cover more of the state’s cattle needs as weather and seasons vary.
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Oklahoma
John W. Boehr
Clinton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dairyman
Boehr
Peaches Suffered Most In Freeze In Pon Totoc County
A preliminary report from the county farm agent's office details frost damage in Pon Totoc County. Peaches were the hardest hit, with many orchards damaged across the region, while cherries and plums fared better though not untouched. Some valleys and wind-protected areas saved portions of the crops.
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Pontotoc County
Lower Farm Loan Measure Blow At Private Lenders
Washington April 22 Farm loan experts split over the Jones Wheeler bill to cut farm mortgage interest to three percent and allow the Farm Credit Administration to take over private mortgages based on productive value. Supporters say it eases burden. opponents warn of government competition with private capital and socialization. Secretary Wallace cites 25 percent delinquent debts and postwar price deflation not fully reflected in farm debts.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Wallace
World War II Style Practice Fights At Fort Benning
Ambulance crews in Fort Benning maneuvers tally mock casualties based on a 1918 template. Neutral referees with red and white armbands assign losses, tag the wounded and equipment, and then remobilize troops as reserves. Last week peak losses reached 3,500 blues in red sweep engagements.
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Fort Benning
Fourth Corps
Sam Lattimore To Head Countywide Eighth Grade Graduation
Sam Lattimore assistant attorney general of Oklahoma will be the principal speaker for the countywide eighth grade graduation on May 11 at the Ada junior high school auditorium. County Superintendent Ray Stegall announced the plan to gather all students in Ada for a single day of activities and certificate ceremonies.
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Sam Lattimore
Genera
Oklahoma
Ray Stegall
Ada Junior High School
Stegall
Ada
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lovelady
Egypt
Lattimore
Hoyt Driskill
Two Wildcat Locations In County In Pontotoc
Western Pontotoc county residents heard of two new wildcat oil locations as planning moved forward near the shut-down Long Yingling and Locke No. 1 Newbern. The Zumro Petroleum Corp No. 1 Own by sits near 21-3-4 with shallow oil hopes near 1 000 feet. Four miles east, Morgan and Flynn No. 1 Brown prepared for location at 30-3-5. The Newbern No 1, capped after brief oil and gas flow, will test for oil from 2005 to 2045 feet as a gasser with a new test location staked.
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Wildcat
Pontotoc County
Long, Yingling and Locke
Newbern
Zumbro Petroleum Corp. No
Brown
No. 1
Byars
Bebee
Pure Oil moves to curb gas at Oklahoma oil well
In Marshall county Pure Oil Co reports progress sealing gas flow at No. 1 Little-A discovery oil well while recovering 630 barrels of oil. Company also active at several nearby sites including No. 1 Little B cellar digging and No. 1 Park College and No. 1 Stewart-A roadwork in Bryan county.
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Tulsa
Marshall County
Okla
Discovery Oil
Pure Oil Co
Pure Company
Thomas-A
Bryan County
Park College
Stewart-A
April Rainfall Breaks Drought Streak in City
Weather summary shows April total rainfall around .32 inches with a midweek spike of .82 inches on Wednesday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 90 to a low of 40 with notable shifts from 85 to 60 degrees across the week.
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Ada
Kansas
W. E. Pitt
New Orphan Home Building Pushed
Work on the new orphan home progresses at a rapid pace with the lower floor near completion and to be occupied soon. Gas, water, and electric lines are being installed, wiring is nearly finished, and plans call for night work to speed completion. A front yard, lawn, shrubs, and the park along the highway add to the site’s appeal as donations and beds await furnishings.
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Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co
Highway Department
Marriage Licenses Issued in Stonewall and Ada Counties
The court clerk's office issued marriage licenses Saturday to George Wheat 22 Stonewall and Fay Romines Stonewall. Virgil Allen 33 Ada and Mattie Van Hooser Ada.
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George Wheat
Stonewall
Fay Romines
Virgil Allen
Ada
Mattie Vanhooser
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
In Ada News Classified Ads investors seek better returns by reinvesting funds. The notice outlines rates and terms for matured investments with emphasis on security and timely payouts. Local readers are urged to compare offerings and contact the advertised broker for details.
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Ada News
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T. P. Daniels
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