County rancher blends sheep with cattle in Oklahoma program
R L Bob Pollock near Roff Pontotoc county adopts sheep on 2100 acres alongside 326 steers 500 ewes and breeding cows. He started in 1919 with 125 ewes to weed control and grazing efficiency, citing profitable integration and better pasture utilization with proper balance.
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R. L
Bob) Pollock
Pollock
Roff
Pontotoc County
Joe Hill
Hill
Pollocks
West Texas
Oklahoma
Jennie
Shropshire
Hampshire
Southdown
Suffolk
Creo
Three Die In Plane Crash Near Fort Sill
An observation plane from Fort Sill crashed during a training flight near Lawton Oklahoma killing three airmen. Second Lieut R A McNabb pilot Captain O C Appleton observer and Private James D Smith crewman were identified. The 047 A North American ship left Hensley Field at 7 pm yesterday and was overdue five miles from Fort Sill when last heard.
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Fort Sill
Ira A. Koenig
Koenig
R. A. McNabb
Sweetwater
Tenn
O C. Appleton
Governor sets oil meeting to clash with Hereford show
Oklahoma Governor Leon Phillips schedules the Interstate Oil Compact meeting for October 15 and 16 to clash with the national Hereford show at the Texas State Fair while considering Fort Worth as the oil session site. He aims to urge Oil Coordinator Harold Ickes for priority oil field equipment to aid exploration and development.
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Weleetka
Oklo
Dallas
Fair Park Stadium
Philli
Ernest M. Hill
Oklahoma City
Leon Phillips
Texas
Fort Worth
Phillips
Hereford
Harold Ickes
Safety Booth At State Fair Draws Thousands
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety and Oklahoma Patrol showcased a wrecked car and fatal accident photos at the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City. Commissioner Walter B. Johnson said more than 150000 visitors saw the display and many signed pledges to limit speed and learn bicycle and motorist safety.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma Patrol
Walter B. Johnson
Oklahoma
Johnson
Axtell Byles Dies APTL Leader at 60
Axtell J Byles aged 60 and head of the American Petroleum Institute died after a several month illness. He served as Tide Water president and director in New York and San Francisco, then became API president in 1933. Survived by widow Florence Payne Byles and two sons Axtell Jr and Julie.
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Ardsley-On - the - Hudson
N. Y
Axtell J Byles
American Petroleum Institute
Tide Water Associated Oil Company of
New York
Byles
Tide Water Company
Tide Water
San Francisco
API
Titusville
Princeton University
Florence Payne Byles
Axtell, Jr
McCarmel, Ill
Lieut
July Byles
178Th Field Artilery
Former Oklahoma Justice Orel Busby Eyes Fourth District Bid
Orel Busby a former state supreme court justice from Ada is expected to run for Congress in the fourth district against U S Rep Lyle Boren of Seminole. He opposed the governor's constitutional amendments at the March special election and could use Boren's friendship with the governor as campaign leverage. Busby owns significant farm land and backed the graduated land tax favoring smaller holdings.
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Orel Busby
Supreme Court
Ada
Congress
U. S
Lyle Boren
Busby
Boren
Phillips
Washington
Capitol
Ada Attorneys Named Bar Delegates
C. L. McArthur of Ada was named to represent Pontotoc county on the Oklahoma Bar Association house of delegates. Jim Haning, another Ada attorney, was named second delegate in case two are allowed. The appointments were made at a bar association meeting.
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C. L. McArthur
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Bar Association
Jim Haning
County Bar Association
Bar Association
Obituary John William Gullatt, infant son of Dr. and Mrs E M Gullatt
John William Gullatt six months old died at 601 East Fifteenth Saturday at 7 p m Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 30 p m from Smith Funeral Home chapel Rev W R Hatfield officiating burial in Memorial Park Surviving are the parents a brother Ennis Murray Gullatt and a sister Sera Beth Gullatt grandmothers Mrs B D Gatton Ada and Mrs John Rainbolt of Tishomingo
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John William Gullatt
E. M. Gullatt
East Fifteenth
West
Ada
John Rainbolt
Tishomingo
Infant Massey Dies. Rites Set At Memorial Park
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Arthur A Massey of 615 West Fifteenth died Monday at 4 30 am in a local hospital. Funeral services are planned for 4 pm Monday at Memorial Park with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating Criswell Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by a brother Richard and a grandmother Mrs Estelle Tucker of Ada.
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Arthur A. Massey
West Fifteenth
Memorial Park
Milo Arbuckle
Criswell Funeral
Richard
Estelle Tucker
Ada
Brunner Killed Near Sweetwater on Sunday Night
J. D. Brunner of Sweetwater Texas was killed between 9 and 10 p m Sunday on his way home from church. His son H B Brunner and daughter Miss Earen Brunner of Ada have gone to Sweetwater. Another son F B Brunner lives in Crown Point Indiana. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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J. D. Brunner
Sweetwater
Texas
H. B. Brunner
Earen Brunner
Ada
F. B. Brunner
Crown Point
Ind
Rhymes of a Cornfield Lawyer Season Return
The piece celebrates autumn and college football spirit with East Central and local high schools, urging community support as schools resume and teams aim for a proud record. It references a 1941 scrap drive and wartime context mentioning fighters and bombers.
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East Central
Southern states set 1942 farm production goals
Regional meeting in Memphis with 13 states outlined 1942 production targets led by Secretary Wickard. Goals include milk 22,397 million lb up from 20,866. eggs 867,200 dozen up from 774,249. beef and veal 4,370,044,000 lb up from 3,790,440,000. cotton and wheat acreage cuts. expanded peanuts, small grains, hay, and vegetables across Oklahoma and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Department of Agriculture
Wickard
Department
National Agriculture Defense
South
Agricultural Defense Conference
Oklahoma
Secretary of Agriculture
Caldwell and Stephens Bound for Trial on Robbery Charge
Jake Caldwell and Earl Stephens were bound over to district court for trial on a joint robbery charge. The men allegedly robbed a Williams of $6 on September 22, following a hearing before Peace Justice J. D. Willoughby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Caldwell
Earl Stephens
District Court
J. D. Willoughby
Williams
Marriage Licenses Issued in Ada and Nearby Towns
The court clerk issued marriage licenses Monday to couples including Joe Orel Keegan 22 of Ada and Ruby Colbert 19 of Stonewall Elbert Simpkins 25 of Ada and Ruby Myres 20 of Ada Barney Wallace Hell 21 of Ada and Ruby Dempsey 19 of Roff Bob L Mays 27 of Frederick and Violet Lowery 27 of Allen Lee Roy Douglass 21 of Ada and Frankie Fay Douglas 18 of Ada
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Joe Orel Keegan
Ada
Ruby Colbert
Stonewall
Elbert Simpkins
Ruby Myres
Barney Wallace Hell
Ruby Dempsey
Roff
Bob L. Mays
Frederick
Violet Lowery
Allen
Lee Roy Douglass
Frankie Fay Douglas
Wounded Prisoners Exchanged Across Switzerland
A Swiss train carried 300 British wounded from Germany toward a French port for transfer to a hospital ship or home. Britain and Germany plan a prisoner exchange with Switzerland as intermediary, delivering wounded Germans to a French port.
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Britain
Germany
Bern
Switzerland
Barnsdall Woman Killed in Edmond Car Collision
Mrs. W. B. Wallace, 65, of Barnsdall was killed near Edmond in a two car crash today. Six people were injured including Mrs. Lawrence Willis, Mrs. C. E. Ruth, 48, Orville Thompson, 18, and his mother Elsie Thompson and brother Ammete, 14.
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Barnsdall
Edmond
W. B. Wallace
Here
Lawrence Willis
Wallace
C. E. Ruth
Wallace Auto
Orville Thompson
Elsie Thompson
Ammette
Atlantic ferry pilots hired with tiered bonus plan
Atlantic ferry pilots have been hired at $1500 per month with bonuses of $2500 for completing 10 round trips and $5000 for 25 round trips, outlining a structured incentive program.
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Atlantic Ferry
Konawa Ada Delegation Sees Hope for Shell Plant Site
A Konawa Ada civic group returned from Washington optimistic that the war department may choose a shell loading plant near Konawa at a cost estimate of 30 to 40 million dollars. Officials gave no commitments but pledged cordial reception and potential equal consideration if plans call for another plant.
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Konawa
Ada
Washington
War Department
Milton Keating
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Keating
George Toler
Eddie Hu
Konawa Group
Horseshoe Bend
South Canadian River
Highway 99
Oklahoma Business Better Than 1940
Oklahoma business in August 1941 rose 17 percent over August 1940 based on 533 stores across the state with gains led by furniture and lumber sectors. For the year through August 1941, total gains reached 15 percent statewide and 13 percent in cities over 100,000 including Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Tulsa showed a 23 percent August gain across 60 stores, while other sectors such as motor vehicles posted smaller gains.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bureau of Census
Tulsa
State Supreme Court Decisions Review of School District and Freight Lines
The court affirmed Consolidated School District No. 41 et al v Henry Dacus with Custer County official rulings. Oklahoma County cases involving Eleanor Glaze versus C G Drawver resolved. Lyman Truck Lines and Keystone Freight Lines appeal from commission order dismissed. James M. Hays Jr. petition for review noted.
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Oklahoma City
Consolidated School District No
Henry Dacus
Custer County
Eleanor Glaze
C. G. Drawver
C G. Drawver
Ok Lahoma County
E. W. Lyman
Lyman Truck Lines
Keystone Freight Lines, Inc
State of Oklahoma and Corporation Commissioners and
Yellow Cabit Company, Inc
James M. Hays, Jr
Camp Life at Fort Monroe Turns On Laundry Mix Up
Fort Monroe Virginia In a humorous camp note an Army mine planter’s German nickname Mr Blitzkrieg misses inspection but is excused. The firefighter sends his uniform to laundry and receives a strange bundle including a shirt brassiere slip two pairs of step ins and a girl’s play suit.
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Associated Press
Fort Monroe
Blitzkrieg
Army man receives nine marriage proposals
Private Earl Oxford, a former actor stationed at Fort Bragg, made clear his devotion to the army on a coast to coast radio program. The mailman delivered nine marriage proposals, including one from a widow of five children who offered release from service if he wed her.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Earl Oxford
Man Excused from Army Role After Monkey Injury
Camp Blanding Florida. Bob Smith failed to enter the army due to a medical finding after a physician noted a lacerated tricep that could not be bent. The injury happened while playing with a monkey at a zoo, ending his enlistment hopes.
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Camp Blanding
Fla
Bob Smith
Army's New Age Limits Shake Second Army Staff
Alexandria La Sept 30 The army sets new age limits for officers prompting a major staff shakeup in the Second Army Most top commanders who led summer maneuvers leave their posts Chief losses include Brig Gen David A Robinson Lt Gen Ben Lear s chief of staff and Colonels Mario O French Louis P Ford both past applicable ages with potential replacements to be announced
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Alexandria
Second Army
Ben Lear
David A. Robinson
Mario O. French
U. S. Army
Louis P. Ford
Army
Colone
Escaped Prisoner Caught After Purcell Jail Break
Charles Abshier, 28, of Gainesville Texas, one of three escapees from Mc Clain county jail, was captured in Oklahoma City after selling a sheriff gun and fleeing in a stolen car. Police hunted his two companions Albert Mallory and Frank Brown as of early today. Abshier had rented a room where officers found a stolen shotgun and two radios linked to burglaries in Pauls Valley and Washington.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Abshier
McClain County
Purcell
A. H. Edgman
Vincent Moncrief
Grady Muse
J. M. Mabe
Harvey House
Abshier
Gainesville
Texas
Pauls Valley
Washington
Albert R. Mallory
Tuttle
Frank Brown
Klan Members Visit Oklahoma Campus Yes
About 50 masked white robed Ku Klux Klan members visited the University of Oklahoma campus at varsity corner to distribute pamphlets denouncing a St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial on June 20 criticizing state prosecutions of communists. J W Reed of Oklahoma City defended the prosecutions and said the message would go to every major Oklahoma city.
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Norman
Ku Klux Klan
University of Oklahoma
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
J. W. Reed
Klan Grand Dragon
Oklahoma City
Reed
Oklahoma
Marshall Awaits Big Visit of 45th Troopers
Marshall Texas expects 17,006 soldiers of the 45th Division marching from Sabine maneuvers to Camp Barkeley. The Third Army unit, formed from former National Guardsmen from Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and Arizona, will bivouac eight miles east of Marshall before two convoys move westward.
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Marshall
Texas
45Th
Camp Barkeley
Sabine Area
Third Army
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Powerful RAF Bomber Raids Hit German Ports
A large force of Royal Air Force bombers started fires in Stettin, Germany, last night, with another strong force targeting Hamburg docks. Subsidiary attacks hit Cherbourg and Le Havre docks. Eight bombers and two fighters were reported missing.
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London
Royal Air Force
Stettin
Air Ministry
Hamburg
Cherbourg
le Havre
Fighter Command
Airplane parts contrast World War I to later models
A note compares World War I propeller assemblies with five to six parts, versus modern designs with over 600 parts in 1941. The Ada News mentions classified ads emphasizing greater returns on vested investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
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Axtell Byles
A.P.L
Courtney D. Orrell
Chandler
Billie Grayson
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McAlester
Henryetta
Chateau
Board of Governors of Oklahoma Bar Association
Estella Jones
Newell
Nee Higgins
City of
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Continental Casualty Company
Marguerite Lolley
Tulsa County
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Dorothy Dickerson
G. L. Baker
Kingfisher County
Stephens County Board of Commissioners
Joe Graham
Stephens County
Trustees of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company Et al
Ira Friddle
Seminole County
F. D. Bearly
I. D. Moseley
E. E. Rust
D. B. A. Auto Finance Company
Glen Pursley
Comanche County
Venmex Oil Company
C. E. Thomas
Clarence C. Flora
Frances Flora
Mabel Huntsinger
J. S. Arnote
Southwestern Pive and Supply Company
Pittsburg County
Powca City Building and Loen Company
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City of Tulsa
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