Dairy Barn Plans For Pontotoc Farmers
Pontotoc County Agent promotes modern grade A dairy barns to improve soil health and milk quality. Plans from Oklahoma A and M extension meet State Health Department standards with features like sloping floors, drainage gutters, six cow stanchion capacity, and extended parlors. Plans detail window area per stanchion, air space, wall and ceiling finishes, ventilation, and drainage for barns and milk houses.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma A. and
M. College Agricultural Extension Service
State Health Department
C. T. Sturdivant
Oklahoma
Msion Service
President Calls for Leadership at West Point in Speech
President Truman, returning from West Point where Army beat Oklahoma 21 to 7, urged cadets to embrace leadership for permanent peace. He praised General Marshall, General Bradley, and Admiral Morrell as examples and noted interest in baseball and the Dodgers pennant race.
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Washington
Truman
Oklahoma
West Point
White House
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cardinals
Army
Washington Hall
George C. Marshall
China
Omar Bradley
Veterans Administration
Ben Morrell
Bodkia: Early Form of Hairpin Recalled
A note recalls that in earlier times the device now known as a hairpin was called bodkia. The term reflects historical fashion tool usage in fastening hair.
Bear Laden Market Card Brings Cash to City
City Market owner Henry Cohen advertised for bear meat. Officer Glenn Matthews encountered a 330 pound bear near the City Market. Police, with game warden approval, shot the animal and sold the carcass to fund the police pension, netting $100.
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Superior
Wis
Henry Cohen
City Market
Cohen
Superior Evening Telegram
Glenn Matthews
Tower Avenue
City
Matthews
Arthur Buchanan
James McNaughton
McNaughton
Arne Kornstead
Korstead
Department
Police Pension Fund
Sawmills to Get Housing Priorities Under Plan
Washington Sept 28 The housing expeditor announced that lumber priorities will extend to sawmills effective November 1 to let yards supply the HH housing priority for veteran home builders. Agreement by NHA and CPA aims to boost lumber flow into housing despite opposition from lumber producers. Wyatt rejected Governor Dewey’s call for a super priority, saying the housing shortage is a national problem to be solved nationally.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
The
Nations Housing Agency
Civilian Production Administration
Wyatt
NHA
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Sultan Kadijar's Will Omits Two Wives of Persia
In his will, Sultan Kadijar of Persia forgot ten of his wives. The fragment notes the omission of two specific spouses from the testament and records the royal document's lack of mention.
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Sultan Kadijar
Persia
Coalgate Invites To Oct 5 Program
Coalgate invites singers instrumentalists and dancers to enter the regular Saturday night competition on October 5. The third program offers cash prizes of 25, 15 and 5 dollars with sponsors the Coalgate merchants. Carl Portman is the contact for entries or record registration.
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Coalgate
Carl Portman
Record Register
Ingenious Tip for Tasty Pies in 1805 Domestic Guide
A domestic cookery guide from 1805 suggests a small ingenuity can turn almost any material into a tasty pie. It presents practical, homespun advice for shaping crusts and fillings with common household items.
Tsaldaris to lead new Greek government after king's return
King George II returns from five years in exile to Athens and names Konstantin Tsaldaris head of a royalist government. Tsaldaris plans to consult opposition leaders for coalition talks as crowds and royalist factions gather in Constitution Square after the monarch's dramatic homecoming.
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L. S. Chakales
Athens
George II
Constantin Tsaldaris
Greece
Tsaldaris
George
Old Royal Palace
Constitution Square
Missouri Governor spurns special session on veterans bonus
Governor Phil Donnelly refused to call a special legislative session and urged veterans to appeal to lawmakers in an orderly democratic manner. About 400 veterans arrived by car caravan, with 250 groups in the capitol rotunda, where no violence was reported. A Missouri Veterans' Bonus committee formed to pressure candidates in the November election, planning branches in every county to support a $400 WWII service bonus.
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Jefferson City
Phil M. Donnelly
Missouri
Missouri Veterans’ Bonus Committee
E. I. Hockaday
Missouri Highway Patrol
Capitol
Ben Markway
Marl E. Owens
Owen
Harvey West
O’reilly General Hospital
Springfield
B. E. Tabor
Veterans’ Bonus Committee
Johnston County Brothers Build Fine Shorthorn Herd
Ward Tom and Joe Ferris grew from two gifts into one of Southern Oklahoma’s premier registered Shorthorn herds. The World War II veterans sell breeder and 4-H calves while maintaining a 1,900 acre pasture and 80 head of Shorthorns. They emphasize vaccination and breed improvement, with Edellyn Royal Guide as a senior sire and Royal Guide of OAMC as junior sire. Their family history includes FFA honors and service in Saipan and Okinawa.
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George Hill
Tishomingo Capital-Democrat
East Central
Ples Ferris
Ward Tom
Joe Ferris
Oklahoma
Papa Ples
Ferris
Tom and
Tom
Ples
Joe
Ferris Boys
Edellyn Royal Guide
Wilson, Ill
Royal Guide of
OAMC
Stillwater
Perth
Scotland
Tishomingo High School
FFA
Saipan
Tisnomingo High School
Murray
Navy
Okinawa
Japan
Ada Lou
Ada
Tulsa
Ward
East Central Grid Star
Tish High
Marines
County 4-H Members To Elect New Officers During October
County 4-H clubs plan October elections for local officers and organize for a year of programs. Enrollment is set for October 14 to 19 with a goal to boost county 4-H enrollment by 25 percent. Activities include corn poultry dairy fat stock and county fair shows and a November coin show.
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Pontotoc County
Kiwanis Club
4-H Club
Turkey Readies For Rapid War Response In Crisis
ISTANBUL Sept 28 Russia renews demands on joint defense of the Dardanelles. Turkish government stays tight lipped amid signs of alarm. An informant notes pessimism in high circles and says Turkey could enter a war in five minutes if attacked. Authorities warn of abnormal tensions and possible military precautions.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Russia
Dardenelles
Rigging For Section 16 Test At James Bayne Block
J C Norris and W L Crowell rig rotary tools at the No 1 James Bayne in Section 16 to test a 500 acre block centered on Section 16. The 1,750 foot test lies 660 feet north of Pioneer Petroleum’s old Hunton lime well at 2,620 feet, active since January 1932. Jack Barcklow of Ada watches. Kingery Brothers Drilling Co of Saint Jo, Texas holds the drilling contract.
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J.C. Norris
W. L. Crowell
James
Jack Barcklow
Ada
Kingery Brothers Drilling Company
Saint Jo
Texas
Eisenhower Returns to Germany for Occupation Review
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Frankfurt to inspect the army of occupation and called its achievements marvelous. He announced plans to cut the force by nearly half by July next year and dismissed rumors of becoming ambassador to Great Britain.
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Frankfurt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Candied Breath Used to Simulate Winter Breath on Set
An expensive pill form candy is employed by actors in films to create visible breath in cold scenes. As the candy dissolves it releases vapor, mimicking winter air and adding realism to on screen scenes.
Grotesque Gourd Grows in Twisted Snake Form
A curlicue gourd named Asma Khabakh twists into a grotesque shape resembling a writhing snake. The vegetable is popular in its Near East native habitat.
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Near East
Sea Food Consumption Linked to Inland Populations
A sentence from a historical newspaper notes that sea food from salt water is brought to American ports and consumed by people living more than 200 miles from the coast, highlighting inland reliance on marine supplies.
Faithful winding makes balance wheel cover 4000 miles yearly
A watch wound with regular care reportedly drives the balance wheel to travel about 4000 miles in one year, highlighting the mechanical endurance of timepieces when maintained.
MacArthur Breaks Long Silence On Loss of Bombers
General MacArthur for the first time in Tokyo comments addressed the loss of U S aircraft in the Philippines on the war’s first day. He says Philippine air forces were outnumbered and inadequately equipped and overwhelmed by Japan. He rejects Brereton’s Formosa attack claim and defends decisions around bomber withdrawals.
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MacArthur
Russell Brines
Tokyo
General MacArthur
U. S
Manila
Philippines
Lewis Brereton
Philippine Air Force
Brereton Dairies
Brereton
Richard K. Sutherland
Formosa
Anila
McArthur
H. H. Arnold
Clark Field
Brines
Associated Press
Mindanao
Pearl Harbor
Way Cleared For Vote on Bills
Oklahoma City Sept 29 Four constitutional amendments cleared for the November 5 ballot after the ten day appeal deadline passed with no further action. Opponents and attorney Charles E McPherren said ballot titles satisfy challengers. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Education Association the measures would provide free textbooks and change financing methods for common schools.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Secretary of State
Charles E. McPherren
J. M. Ashton
Oklahoma Education Association
Scottish zoologist breaks ranks for rare butterfly
Thomas Edward, noted Scottish zoologist and naturalist, left a company of drilling militiamen to pursue a scarce butterfly specimen, demonstrating his relentless field curiosity and willingness to risk orders for science.
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Thomas Edward
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C. H. Hailfry
Dodgers
Johnston County Brothers
Lester F. Smith
Eschborn
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
England
Joseph T.mcnarney
Ike
508Th Regiment
Norris-Crowell
Old Hunton
Evelyn Yellow Robe
Sitting Bull
Indian Council
Chicago
Vassar College
Rapid City
S. C
Windy City
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