Pontotoc County Sings With Heart and Harmony
In Pontotoc County rural singing schools unite people of all ages in joyful worship. WPA Music Project support expands classes to 110 teachers and 16,726 pupils with 8,869 performances, drawing singers from far towns to community churches and quartets.
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Aba
Oklahoma Wpa Music Project
Pontore County
Mount Driskill
Ickory
Vera Keller
Oklahoma City
Driskill
WPA
Oklahoma
Rural Schools urged to plant windbreaks and ornamentals
Extension forester Harry P. Rigdon says rural schools miss a key educational and comfort benefit by not planting windbreaks. He notes low material costs and urges wise planning, with nurserymen helping decide suitable sites and species for ornamentals and evergreens.
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Harry P. Rigdon
Extension Farm Forester
Rigdon
Fires Are Far Apart at Ada Central Fire Station
Ada fire chief Ed Haley notes a two week gap since the last fire on the board yet defends the department as ready for any disaster. He says the fire service prefers inactivity for public welfare and that equipment and staff stay primed while waiting for emergencies.
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Ada
Ed Haley
Haley
Valley of the No Smokes
Choctaw Indian Fair Planned at Tushka Home October 6 7
The first annual Choctaw Indian fair, sponsored by the home extension division and Indian farm agent, will be held at the Chotean council house in Tushka oma on October 6 and 7. Exhibits include farm crops trucker crops poultry and school displays with a large home extension exhibit also.
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Home Extension Division
Indian Farm Agent
Chotean Council
Tushkahoma
VFW seeks name for Windsor Locks airport honoring Lt Eugene Bradley
Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor movement to name the new Windsor Locks airport in honor of the late Lt Eugene Bradley. Bradley was the son of Mr and Mrs John W Bradley of Dela and died in the field's first recorded accident.
Army drafts hit local leaders as Scott joins Fort Sill
Dr. G. W. Scott was called into army service Monday morning. George Hill, acting editor of the Capital-Democrat, will be inducted next. Scott, a reserve officer, is assigned to Fort Sill medical station as a lieutenant.
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Tishomingo
G. W. Scott
George Hill
Capital-Democrat
Scott
Fort Sill
Hill
Legion plans Armistice Day parade in Tishomingo event
The American Legion discusses plans to bring at least six bands to Tishomingo for Armistice Day. Two county groups agree to cooperate on the program. The Legion will sponsor its annual barbecue along with the parade and new additions to the day’s events.
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Tishomingo
American Legion
The
Legion
Coal County miners form marketing association
A group of Coal County coal operators met with the industrial committee at the Chamber of Commerce in Coal Gate on Wednesday night September 24 to organize a marketing association. About 12 mines operate in the area, largely run by groups with financial interests in the mines.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Chamber of Commerce
Self-Supply Is Farm Strength
The article argues farm families should maximize home production from crops like sorghum and animals such as pigs to reduce cash needs. It suggests using farm goods for a higher standard of living and notes cash saved can buy items not produced on the farm, such as clothing and education. It stresses wise use of farm products to maintain living standards.
State Fair judging brings 4-H club delegates to compete
Club boys and girls competed with other delegates over the state at the state fair school during the week in judging dairy cattle crops horticulture canning meat identification and home and home improvement. The group was accompanied by Curtis Floyd county agents and Esther Pearl Halbrooks home demonstration agent.
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Curtis Floyd
Esther Pearl Halbrooks
Atoka Band Wins Two Firsts at McAlester Parade
Atoka high school marching band directed by Miss Zelma Daniels, a 30 member unit, won two first places at McAlester penitentiary rodeo parade for marching ability appearance and playing. The team earned fifty of the best trophies after the Sunday event in downtown McAlester.
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Atoka
McAlester
Atoka High School
Zelma Daniels
Funeral services for Jessie Tilford Lowry in Atoka
Jessie Tilford Lowry, 72, Baptist minister since 1906, died after a long illness. Funeral sermons were given at the Atoka Baptist church, with interment in Atoka cemetery. He was born in Belrive Illinois in 1869 and moved to Atoka at 17.
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Atoka
Jessie Tilford Lowry
Anson Justice
Atoka Baptist Church
Lowry
Belrive
Ill
Indian Territory
Air Raid Unit For County Nears Completion
County air raid warning unit under War Department plans will be finished within a week or 10 days. E H Schroeder and George Overturf toured 16 listening posts to appoint post leaders and assistants. The drive aims for continuous operation day and night and supports the statewide invasion drill next month.
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Pontotoc County
War Department
E. H. Schroeder
Schroeder
George Overturf
Committee Named To Locate Jobs For Returning Soldiers
State Director Clive E. Murray announced reemployment committees for each local selective service board to aid returning soldiers in civilian employment. The Pontotoc county local board No. 1 committee includes S. K. Grant R. W. Simpson L. H. Harrell and L. G. Denny, all of Ada. The act amendment notes some men will be discharged for age hardship or dependency and the government must help them find work whether or not they held prior positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Clive E. Murray
Pontotoc County
S. K. Grant
R. W. Simpson
L- H. Harrell
L. G. Denny
Ada
Heaviest Submarine Surcouf Repaired in U S Navy Yard
The 4300 ton Surcouf the largest submarine in the world is in Portsmouth New Hampshire for repairs under the lend lease act. Also at Portsmouth British submarine Parthian and destroyer Burnham and former U S destroyer Aulick are being repaired in the United States.
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Washington
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Surcouf
Nee
Parthian
Burnahm
United States
Cub Scouts Enjoy Camp Simpson Trip Saturday
A gala Cub Scouts outing at Camp Simpson drew 78 Cubs with Mayor Bill Crawford and his sons in attendance. G. W. Everett supervised, Donald Moon was top fisherman, boating dominated the day, and Fidler's Transfer provided transport. Dozens of Cubs, leaders, and visitors participated in activities and supervision while advertising notes conclude the page.
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Camp Simpson
Bill Crawford
John
Bill
D. E. Atkinson
Kenneth
Robert
G. W. Everett
Willard Pack
Mount Canning Hill
Donald Moon
James Tillack
Thomas Duncan
Bill Tillack
Eddie O’dell
Charles Cantrell
Preston Scott
Billie Hensley
Fidler’s Transfer Company
Ernest McDaniels
Cubs
Jack Hudson
J. C. Arnold
Kenneth Naylor
Robbie Webber
Leo Dittemore
Ed Haley
Clement Sledge
John Thompson
Nathaniel Lewis
Kenneth Huebanks
Curtis Lamb
Leroy Smith
Bobbie McNutt
Donald Lowe
Charles Branch
Forest Spoon
Herman Waters
Douglas McBride
Jack McNutt
Glen Wood
Terry Weaver
Jackie Walker
Charles Boiles
John Cook
Clarence Mayberry
HT. Thomas
Paul Loman
Frank Smith
Gerald Drake
Ronald Scott
Eugene Acord
Kenneth Roberts
Bobby Armstrong
Dan Peck
J. Stanley Whitwell
Rodney Coppedge
Donald Duncan
Billy Sachs
Dickey Procter
Robert Atkinson
Dan Procter
Kenneth Atkinson
Wallace Rich
Russell Taylor
Billie Hudson
John Crawford
Richard Haynes
Gene Wycoff
Max Morrison
Charles Huddleston
Saturday Launchings Add 14 Members to Bridge of Ships
The Associated Press reports 14 new cargo ships slid down the ways in a mass launch across Atlantic Pacific and Gulf yards. Among them were three Liberty ships as President Roosevelt hailed the effort as a blow against Hitler and a defense of freedom of the seas. He urged workers to keep faith and liberty for democracy worldwide.
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Associated Press
America
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Roosevelt
Hitler
Baltimore
Walnut Trees Have Values For Pontotoc County Farmers
County Agent C H Hailey explains walnut value beyond nuts. Home use of walnuts boosts kitchen needs while extension forester surveys walnut logs 16 inches and larger for veneer. Market favors larger logs, stump attached. farmers should list logs with the county agent for standing bids. Smaller trees can still produce nuts.
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Pontotoc County
Hailey
Tim
Sunray Plans Expansion of Allen Oklahoma Refinery
Sunray Oil Corporation in New York plans a major Allen Oklahoma plant expansion to nearly double aviation gasoline output for defense. Expansion includes a catalytic polymerization unit extension and a Girbotol treating unit to improve octane and lead behavior. operation expected by January 1942. August traffic volume set a company record with 1023 cars moved, 61 in a single day.
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Sunray Oil Corporation
New York City
Allen
Oklahoma
C. H. Wright
Associated Press
Sunray
Pontotoc County
Chicago
Girboétel
Refining Department
Floyd L. Martin
Martin
Tulsa
Stillwater Entry Names Oklahoma Healthiest Baby
Rebecca Lou Scarth, 15 months, daughter of Professor Virgil Scarth, Stillwater, scored 98.8 to be named Oklahoma healthiest baby at the annual conference. Other winners include Larry Dick Backman, 16 months, Chickasha, top boy in 10 000 to 50 000 population bracket, and Idonia Larue Hay, 33 months, Chickasha, with Linda Lee White, 34 months, Lawton, tying for best older girls with 93.5.
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Oklahoma City
Rebecca Lou Scarth
Virgil Scarth
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Scarth
Larry Dick Backman
A. L. Backman
Chickasha
Idonia Larue Hay
Hughes Hay
Linda Lee White
Leland C. White
Lawton
Allen Refinery Expansion Averts Summer Slump
The article states there was no summer slump at the Allen refinery and that the expansion program will prevent a downturn during the national defense effort. It notes moving and forwarding instructions to the plant as part of the operational plan.
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Allen
National Defense
Girls Urged to Enlist for Mechanic Learner Posts
San Antonio dispatch notes Postmaster Dan J. Quill calling women aged 16 to 25 to apply at the federal building for civil service mechanic learner jobs. Initial pay is 50 dollars monthly for six months, with assignment to Duncan Field and later to federal bureaus. Proficient workers may reach 140 dollars monthly after exams. No previous experience required.
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San Antonio
Sam
Dan J. Quill
Federal Building Office
Civil Service Commission
San Antonio Air Depot
Duncan Field
Anderson Quits As State FBI Chief
Harold E. Andersen resigns as Oklahoma City FBI special agent in charge effective next Tuesday after 12 years with the bureau and a career dating to 1919 in Portland. He cites family health as reason, noting a standout 1933 year including Union Station Massacre and high profile kidnappings.
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Oklanmoma City
Harold E. Andersen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma City
FBI
Andersen
J. Edgar Hoover
Portland, Ore
Portland
Brook Hart
San Jose
Cal
Roundworms a Real Problem on Hog Farms
Roundworms plague farms where hogs are raised on the same ground. They range from microscopic to over 10 inches, infecting many hogs but harming young pigs most. Prevention through the McLean county system is advised, with infested pigs given capsule treatment for partial control.
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McLean County County
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma Extension Service
Thomas Pipe Firm Factory In Lawton Under Test Runs
Lawton hosts test runs at the new Omas Concrete Pipe company plant in the industrial area. Wilbur Thomas will head operations with machines producing 800 large blocks per hour and a second unit making concrete pipe, using modern equipment from mixer to curing rooms. Dr C A Thomas of Ada leads the firm with four sons involved in Lawton Corpus Christi City and Ada connections.
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Lawton
Omas Concrete Pipe Company
Ee Ae
Wilbur Thomas
Thomas Company
C. A. Thomas
Ada
Wilbur
Ray Thomas
Corpus Christi
Lewis Thomas
City
Tom Thomas
Farm Family Expenses in 1940 Averaged 525 Yearly
A study of 230 farm home ledgers from 1940 shows the typical four person family spent 525 dollars annually on living items. Breakdown includes 160 for food 89 for clothing 55 housing and operating 41 medical care 29 recreation 26 education 72 furnishing and equipment and 23 gifts.
Mrs Eva Hicks 79 Dies After Long Pontotoc Stay
Mrs Eva Hicks 79 died Friday night at 10 45 at her home 601 East Main Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 pm from Criswell Funeral Home with burial in Rosedale Cemetery She was a longtime resident of Pontotoc County and was survived by a brother E B Hickman a sister Mrs L V Moore and another sister Mrs D Crow
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Eva Hicks
East Main
Criswell Funeral Home
Rosedale
Kansas
D. Crow
Loup City
Nebrasa
Selective service card mixup corrected by deceased veteran’s mother
Georgetown South Carolina September 27 Chairman J G King learns the correct address of a selectee after the mother states the recruit died December 24 1940 The mother asks the postmaster to return the call cards to St Paul Cemetery Plantersville 3 to reflect the deceased address
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Georgetown
S. C
J. G. King
Georgetown Selective Service Board
St. Paul
Piantersville
Frogs Survive Freezing in Ice Cake, Study Finds
A study reports that most frogs can endure freezing within a cake of ice. Researchers note frogs survive to thaw with minimal injury, highlighting remarkable freeze tolerance in amphibians and potential implications for biology.
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Pontotoc
Paul Hugghes
Schoeder
U.S
Cub Scouts
Ada News
Southern California Aircraft Industries
Alice Carmichael
Hollywood
Alice
North American
C. H. Hailey
Allen Plant
Uncle Sam
Anderson
Thomas Pipe Firm
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