Bobby Gist Earns National 4-H Camp Trip Honor
Konawa 4-H member Bobby Gist is named one of four Oklahoma youths to receive a trip to the thirteenth national 4-H club camp in Washington DC June 14 to 21. He leads a growing Chester White herd of 13 sows and four boars, has sold 120 pigs this spring for 1200, and plans to attend Oklahoma A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boby Gist
Pontotoc County
Herry Synar Warner
Muskogee County
Bennis Phillips
Belva
Major County
Maudine Plew
Headrick
Jackson County
Energy? Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
B. A. Pratt
Gist
Chester White
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Yemoosa
May Still Behind Average Rainfall
Memories of rain in the past two weeks give Adam the sense that May was fairly wet, but government rain gauges show otherwise. Over nine years the area averages more than 5 inches in May, with only 3.50 inches recorded so far this month and at least 1.5 more needed to reach the average. A recent cool spell ended with a 90 degree day as heat reflected off streets, while Friday’s absence felt summery.
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Adam
Larger Allotments For 1940 Wheat
The ASA plans 1940 wheat allotments averaging about 12.7 percent larger than 1939, with a national planting goal of 62,000,000 acres. State and county allocations will divide among farmers, who must plant within allotments to receive benefits and loans. State figures include Oklahoma at 4,605,090 acres versus 3,783,954 in 1939.
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Washington
ASA
Oklahoma
County Official Probes Missing Appearance Docket
County Attorney Wadlington continued investigation into theft of the county court appearance docket missing all week. He summoned eight officials including Miss Lennelle Allen and Mrs Della Bedford to his office to quiz them on last use and location of the record as staff work to relist cases in a new book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carloss Wadlington
Wadlington
Lennelle Allen
Hoyt Driskill
Claude Sturdivant
Della Bedford
Francis Robinson
Boustan Fleming
Harry Welborn
Baxter Blevins
Minute Book of County Court
Bedford
Use Your Hand And Aid Driver Safety
Drivers planning a turn must telegraph intent by choosing the correct lane and using proper hand signals. Signals should be given well in advance on highways, with rules varying by speed, and turns executed from the appropriate lanes to prevent crashes and courtesy violations.
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Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma Patrol
Nge
Adans Are Named By Postal Group In Oklahoma City
PE Ridgway of Tulsa elected president of the Oklahoma branch of the national association of postal supervisors at the annual convention. Mrs Hansen of Oklahoma named head of the auxiliary. F T Sumner Ada first vice president and others named. Ridgway and McClelland Oklahoma City chosen as delegates to the Boston national convention. Mrs Lee Ada elected vice president and Mrs Sidney Jones Enid named secretary treasurer.
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Oklahoma City
PE. W. Ridgway
Tulsa
Oklahoma
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Tony
Robert H. Hansen
F. T. Sumner
Ada
F. L. Garton
Blackwell
M. D. Smith
Shawnee
Preserver
B. McClelland
Ridgway
Boston
W. P. Lee
Sidney Jones
Enid
We Are Exhausting Oil Reserves At Tremendous Rate
New Orleans May 20 ER Degolyer Dallas prospector told the American Petroleum Institute midyear meeting that oil deposits are definitely limited and that the average man may not live to see a shortage day. He warned that reserves are being exhausted rapidly and forecast future prospecting will rely on new tech possibly including electrical methods or soil gas analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Degolyer
Dallas
American Petroleum Institute
Homer Club Holds All Day Quilting Meeting
Fourteen members of the Homer club gathered for an all day quilting session. Hosts Mrs. Eula Hiller and Mrs. Mintie Eppler worked on quilts. Visitor Mrs. Maude Marelack of Ada attended. Members included Faye McDaniels Violet Higdon Lela Duke Lily Siner Lizzie Lambert Velma Carney Etta Blackburn Mary Little Bula Hiller Jean Webber Violet Westrope Grace Evans Mildred Weatherford and Mintie Eppler. Children present were Bob Webber Velma Westrone Doris Pearl Betty Hiller and Vanda Weatherford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homler Club
Eula Hiller
Mintie Eppler
Maude Marelack
Ada
Faye McDaniels
Violet Higdon
Lela Duke
Lily Siner
Lizzie Lambert
Velma Carney
Etta Blackburn
Mary Little
Bula Hiller
Jean Webber
Violet Westrope
Grace Evans
Mildred Weatherford
Bobby ‘Webber
Velma, Westrone
Doris Pearl
Betty Hiller
Vanda eJan Weatherford
Lake Murray To Open June 1
ARDMORE Okla May 19 Bombs burst as Lake Murray opens to fishermen on June 1. The Chamber of Commerce furnishes flashes for the 16 state rangers for opening day. The two month season starts one minute after midnight. The Tenth Annual Soaring Contest runs in Elmira New York from June 24 to July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Lake Murray
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Seniors Bid Goodbye To High School Career
Ada High School held its 135 graduates as Rex Morrison announced the closing of the year. State's Attorney Mac Williamson urged graduates to values of respect, self-denial, and self-reliance, stressing gratitude to parents and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Angelus
Rex Q. Morrison
Ada High School
Ada Public Schools
Mac Q. Williamson
Williamson
Problem Of Wheat Surplus Vanishing
Washington reports that dry weather is shrinking the national wheat surplus. Officials warned the shortage could widen if rainfall remains scarce in winter and spring wheat states, threatening a 270 million bushel deficit and potential imports to meet domestic needs.
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Washington
UPI
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Oregon
Weather Bureau
Gas Drum Blast Burns Jim Baze Jr at Home
Jim Baze Jr of 417 North Hope suffered severe burns to the face chest and right hand when fumes from an apparently empty gas drum exploded as he unscrewed the lid and struck a match. The blast also singed his right ear and left hand. He said he felt lucky not to be more seriously injured with his eyes unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Baze, Jr
North Hope
Baze
Berry to become Oklahoma's governor tomorrow
Oklahoma City May 19 Lieutenant Governor James E Berry will serve as chief executive for the first time since Governor Phillips's inauguration. Phillips left this afternoon for Memphis to attend a conference of southern governors on freight rates. Phillips secured support from Governor Ratner of Kansas on freight state matters.
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Oklahoma
WiLieut
James . E. Berry
Phillips
Memphis
Tenn
Ratner
Kansas
Annual Tours Of Pontotoc County Pastures Set This Week
Pontotoc County hosts its annual pasture tour this week with sessions Wednesday and Friday afternoons led by County Agent J B Hill and experts from Oklahoma A M College. Farmers will visit west side farms Wednesday and east side farms Friday starting at 1 30 PM from the county agent's office at the courthouse to study winter and spring grasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Hill
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Court House
Another Defendant In Riot Cases Is Arraigned Here
Levy Mandrill one of 17 men whose riot charges began with a May 26 preliminary hearing was arraigned by County Judge Hoyt Driskill on Saturday. He entered a not guilty plea and posted a $500 bond, joining 16 others already arraigned as two cases proceed here. The cases involve preventing a Cosden Pipeline pump station and molesting Mid-Continent Petroleum wells in Pontotoc county, following an injunction against the International Oil Field Workers union from interfering with operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy Mandrill
Hoyt Driskill
Mandrill
Cosden
Petroleum
Pontotoc County
Tal Crawford
Crawford
International Oil Field Workers Union
CIO
Ponrtatoe County
Bartlesville Man Stabbed To Death in Nowata
Nowata county oil field worker George Havener, 26, was stabbed to death in a cab en route to his sister’s home near Bartlesville. The driver Fred Shaw, 39, said Havener and a younger man in the cab argued during the trip. Havener died from a stab wound over the heart. the companion fled after dropping Havener at the sister’s home. Police seek the getaway man.
Ada youth dies from auto crash skull fracture
Leslie L. Penrod, 21, of Ada Ohio, died in Montrose Cols after a skull fracture from a Tuesday auto truck collision. His father Luke Penrod arrived at the bedside as he died. Highway Patrolman William Dickerson absolved trucker K N Hall of Grand Junction in the crash involving Hall's truck and a car carrying Penrod.
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Montrose
Cols
Leslie L. Penrod
Ada
O.s
Luke’ Penrod
Ed Montrose
Wiliam Dickerson
K. N. Hall
Grand Junction
Penrod
Maverick Advises Texans to Watch and Wait for 1940
Maury Maverick urged Texas Democrats to watch and wait and send a strong, independent delegation to the Democratic National Convention. He questioned John N Garner's presidential chances, cautioned against premature support for Roosevelt, and warned against letting opponents of progress steer the party.
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Austin
Tex
Maury Maverick
Texas I
San Antonio
John N. Garner
Maverick
Garner
F Ee
Democratic Party
Delegates to State 4-H Round-up Work
Pontotoc county sends delegates to the annual state 4-H club round-up in Ada. Under EB W Cinnamon and Mrs Jessie Morgan guidance the group has practiced weekly and will speed up sessions before the May 29 to June 2 statewide competition. Delegates faced duties across 4-H activities and prepared for the event.
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Pontotoc County
EB. W. Cinnamon
Jessie Morgan
Ada
Decision Soon On Kennamer Clemency
Oklahoma City May 19 Gov Phillips said a GPA clemency decision on Phil Kennamer would come by Wednesday. He would review the record during a Memphis trip for a southern governors conference. Kennamer received a six months leave on a 25 year sentence for the Tulsa slaying of John Gerrell Jr and the leave was extended a month to allow study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Phil Kennamer
Phillips
Memphis
Kennamer
John Gerrell Jr
Tulsa
Pontotoc County Receives April Tax Sharing Totals
Pontotoc County was reimbursed 319,083.04 by the Oklahoma State Tax Commission for April. Gross production yielded 6,678.71 to the county highway fund and a similar amount to the common schools fund, with motor vehicle taxes adding to the sinking fund and license taxes boosting municipal funds in Ada Allen Roff Francis and Stonewall. Oil field activity near Ada continues with several deep tests under way including Senora No 1 Burk and Conoco Hudson tests, as operators pursue Cambro and deeper targets while Yorkan and Santa Fe drill nearby.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma State Tax Commission
Common Schools Fund
Pontotec County
Pontotoco County
Ada
Allen
Roff
Francis
Stonewall
Canadian River
Pottawatomie
Seminole
Bebee
Burk
Viola
Senora
Roberts
Tom D. McKeown
Flaty
Oscar Hatcher
Sutton
Newby
Phillips
Shemwell
Beckerwell
Conoco
Hudson
House
Jesse Field
Yorkan
Yorkan Productions Co
Earlshoro
O'Conner
Santa Fe Oil Co
Gills
Shawnee Pool
Red Hill
Piggott
Delaney
Bramer
Spaughy
Atlantic Refining Co
McCoy
Weldon Hall No
Tiger
Stony brain disease reported by Mayo Clinic doctors
Mayo Clinic experts Dr L Mc Kendree Eston and Dr Samuel F Haines reported a brain condition where brain tissue hardens to stone due to underactive parathyroid glands. They cited three cases, two improving with cod liver oil and calcium, and urged X rays of skulls for those with parathyroid disease to prevent brain calcification. New York Dr Daniel S Cunning offered sulfanamide and surgery plus spinal drainage as new hope in meningitis.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
St, Louis
American Medical Association
L. McKendree Eston
Samuel F. Haines
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Mayo
Daniel S. Cunning
New York City
Queens General Hospital
New York
Cunning
Steedman Club Meeting Notes May 16
Steedman Home Demonstration club met May 16 at 2 13 p m led by the president. Jessie Morgan discussed how to dress poultry for the market and the care of baby turkeys. The club noted the loss of Mrs Lella Thin and prepared her yard for an upcoming contest. Refreshments were served by Gipson and Gipson. Trease, assistant secretary, is preparing for school.
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Steedman Home Demonstration Club
Jessie Morgan
Steedman Club
Lellathin
Gipson
More Pork Ahead Than Since 1934
Washington reports that American consumers will face the largest pork and hog product supply for summer since the 1934 drought cut livestock output. Officials say prices may be the highest in almost five years, while beef supplies could shrink if drought strains feed stocks and cattle shipments rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Midwest
Public Enemies Still At Large Report
Washington May 18 Twelve thousand of the 14 067 public enemies in the United States are at large and J Edgar Hoover says they are constantly perpetrating new crimes About 2 000 criminals are in penal institutions Hoover testified at house hearings on justice department appropriations He showed daily averages of larcenies burglaries robberies and other crimes from 1931 to 1938 and noted decreases in several categories while rape and larceny rose He said 11 949 of 127 078 fingerprints of applicants for law enforcement had police records The FBI filed its 10 millionth fingerprint last February and the largest number of arrests is at age 21 The FBI notes a surge in espionage cases over the past two years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Justice Department
FBI
Mann to End Work in Democracy Citizenship
Thomas Mann, 64, exiled German author and Nobel laureate, prepares to become an American citizen and end his life work in the United States. He received an honorary Princeton degree and said he will join fellow citizens by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mann
Princeton
UPI
Princeton University
Mann
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bobby Gist
Konawa
Adaas
Secretary Hall
Postal
E. T. Sumner
Ada News
Annenberg
Moe L. Annenberg
Philadelphia
National Racing News Service
Chicago
Frank Murphy
Homer Club
Elmira
N.Y
George Goddard
Verdi
C. C. Morris
First Bapist Church
Frank Millar
Goddard
Angelus Choir
Jim Baze Jr
Berry
Windsor
Duke of Windsor
Paris
Mme
Georges Bonnet
U. S
Wiliam Bullitt
Foxtreme
Duchess of
Winceor
Bartlesville
Leslie Penrod
Colorado
Garrier
Roosevelt
Mr. Garner
John Garner
Progress
Lively
Bebce
County
Hatcher
Hughes County
Tax Commission
National Maritime Bay
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