Road bonds debated as December fifteenth vote approaches
County readers are informed about road bond opinions with gasoline tax funds set to retire bonds. Supporters argue future funds and better roads will save money, while officials compare roads to factory efficiency. A separate note discusses Germany's leadership and Hindenburg, followed by advice to build concrete roads and allocate funds to a 70 mile target, then a Christmas shopping heads up urging early shopping for post offices and retailers.
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Stephens
Pontotoc County
Highway Department
United States
Court House
Good Roads Committee
Land Owners Must Wake Up on Oklahoma Cotton Losses
A government report ranks Oklahoma low in lint yield at about 150 pounds per acre, far below Virginia and North Carolina. The piece urges terracing, fertilizer, and soil restoration led by land owners and non resident landlords to prevent further soil loss and boost fertility.
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Oklahoma
Virginia
North Carolina
Pontotoc County
Bryan County Roads Prove county’s greatest achievement
A local reflection praises Bryan County for building gravel roads after a bond vote years ago. Citizens credit better living conditions closer contact and increased profits, urging Pontotoc to learn from Bryan County’s example.
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Bryan County
Bryan
Pontotoc
Display of Chickasha products inspires Ada fair vision
The Chickasha Express urges an Ada exhibition to showcase cement, brick, flour, meat, cottonseed products, glassware and more to rival any fair. It cites tariffs, road improvements, and farm-market access as key themes while praising broader public-interest growth and prudent infrastructure.
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Chickasha Express
Chickasha
Ada
Rome
Terraced farms urged by Federal Land Bank policy
The Federal Land Bank of Houston favors loans for terraced farms and has deferred approvals until terraces are in place. The piece argues terrace work preserves soil health, warns against neglect, and predicts long term borrowing limits for non terraced land. It stresses soil conservation as essential for future prosperity and posterity.
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Federal Land Bank of Houston
Potatoes Drive Oklahoma County Marketing Push
Potato growers across southeastern counties unite to boost marketing and demand for Oklahoma tubers especially sweet potatoes. The piece touts local excellence, urges more plantings, and links road-building plans by the state highway commission to job creation in Pontotoc County, urging public input before year end.
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Oklahoma
State Highway Commission
Pontotoc County
Dry Agents Lose Jobs From Office Personal Shakeup
Oklahoma City November 24. A shake up in federal prohibition enforcement led to three agents being relieved of duty in Oklahoma and several others resigning. D A Tucker of Oklahoma City A W Freeman of Ada and Jake J Simms of Durant were ousted. The resignations were not disclosed. Officials say a new prohibition force is in the field and remaining agents have been reassigned. M F Meadors directs Oklahoma efforts to tighten the crusade against liquor.
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Oklahoma City
Prohibition
Oklahoma
State
D. A. Tucker
A. W. Freeman
Ada
Jake J. Simms
Durant
M. F. Meadors
Order for Preliminary Hearing in Le Flore Murder Case
The Oklahoma Supreme Court of Appeals ordered Le Flore County authorities to hold a preliminary hearing within eight days for L. E. Carmichael, a Pot eau Telephone Company official charged with murder. Carmichael sought a writ of habeas corpus, denied for lack of evidence, while witness Mamie Fries remains hospitalized after being wounded in the Sept 8 shooting.
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Oklahoma City
State Criminal Court of Appeals
LeFlore County
L. E. Carmichael
Poteau Telephone Company
L. E. Thrasher
Carmichael
Mamie Fries
Thrasher
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Wm. Dee Little
Byrod Norrell
News Publishing & Printing Co
Ac Weekly Democrat
NG News
ADA Evening
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Hohenzollerns
Hindenburg
Ies
Canada
William Z. Foster
Communists Party of the
Moscow
Russia
Black Sand
Texas
le Flore County
S. J. Armstrong
Simpsons
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