First Annual Matanuska Valley Fair Showcases Fertility of Alaska Farm Colony
Alaska's Matanuska Valley celebrates its first harvest with a four day fair in Palmer. Colonists display rich crops, livestock, and a fledgling creamery aim to market valley produce cooperatively. Financial concerns loom as colonists face high Alaskan costs and uncertain land and house valuations.
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Matanuska Valley
NEA
Anchorage
Alaska
Palmer
Plymouth
Matanuska
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Ross L. Sheely
Corporation
States
Matanuske Valley
Walter Pippel
Minnesota
M.D. Snodgrass
Nye explains Roosevelt case in munitions probe
Chairman Nye releases senate deposition on a rumored 500000 commission to Elliott Roosevelt for selling military planes to the Soviet Union. Roosevelt denies any such contract and says the deal involved commercial planes to private foreign firms. Nye says publication aims to counter a magazine claim the committee hid evidence.
Obituary Notice for Wim A Cobb 86 of Ada Area
Wim A Cobb 86 died October 3 at his home west of Ada Funeral services set for Sunday October 4 at 2 00 pm from Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating Interment at Rosedale Cemetery Surviving are Mrs E W Smith Mrs View Bright Mrs Lucille Hudson Mr Kenneth Hudson and Mrs Nellie Lewis
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Wim. A. Cobb
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Milo Arbuckle
Oak Avenue
Hartshorne Man Killed by Frisco Train
A 35 year old man was killed Sunday afternoon around 1:30 when struck by a Frisco railway train. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Hartshorne Monday afternoon with the pastor officiating. Burial followed at Wilburton cemetery. Survivors include widow Margie Moore mother N O Collin and sisters Vivian and Dale, all of Hartshorne.
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Baptist Church
Hartshorne
Wilburton Cemetery
Keith Funeral Chapel
Margie Moore
N. O. Collin
Vivian
Dale
Mrs. Iida Bailey Dies at 73 in Ada Oklahoma
Mrs. Iida L Bailey aged 73 died October 7 at her home 501 East Twelfth street. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a m Thursday at First Methodist Church with Rev J C Curry officiating. Interment in Rosedale. Survived by daughters Mrs Walter Barringer Ada and Mrs Will Glenn Ft Smith Ark five brothers Frank Clyde J C Ed and Carl Meaders and two sisters Mrs W B Jones and Mrs Florence Sellers.
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Iida L. Bailey
East Twelfth Street
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
J. C. Curry
First Methodist Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Frank
Clyde
J. C
Carl Meaders
W. B. Jones
Florence Sellers
Mrs Rebecca V Chaney Dies at 79 in Ada
Rebecca V Chaney aged 79 died at her Ada home October 7. Funeral services Thursday at 2:00 p m from Criswell Funeral Home with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by three sons Willis Griffin Stonewall W W Griffin Fitzhugh and George Griffin Ada a daughter Mrs L F Parsons Centrahoma and other relatives.
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Rebecca V. Chaney
Ada
Criswell Funeral
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale Cemetery
Willis Griffin
Stonewall
W. W. Griffin
Fitzhugh
George Griffin
L. F. Parsons
Centrahoma
Funeral for 7 year old Elijah Turner at Vaness Baptist Church
Elijah Thomas Turner died Tuesday evening at 7:30 in a Norman hospital. Funeral services were held at Vaness Baptist Church Wednesday at 3:00 with Rev. Will Ponder officiating.
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Elijah Thomas Turner
Norman
Vaness’' Baptist Church
Will Ponder
Roosevelt backs Nye move on Fokker deposition release
Pi Elliott Roosevelt praised Senator Nye for releasing Anthony H. J. Fokker deposition on a proposed sale of military planes to the Russian government. He said he would consult lawyers and denied entering into such a contract while noting a non consummated agreement to sell transport planes to a European line. He planned to visit New York for counsel.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Elliott Roosevelt
Nye
Senate Munitions Committee
Anthony H. J. Fokker
United States
Roosevelt
New York
Fokker
Lightning Claims Lehman Co captain and injures players
A bolt of lightning struck Lehman high school during football practice killing 18 year old co captain Don Correll and injuring ten others. Coach Jimmy Robinson was paralyzed in the left leg and several assistants were hospitalized before being released. A Friday game with Dayton Kiser was postponed.
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Canton
Lehman High School
Don Correll
Jimmy Robinson
Dayton Kiser
Lehman Stadium
Robinson
Wilbur Billings
Mercy Hospital
William Mills
John Kline
William Atkinson
Charles Steinbeck
Presbyterian Synod Elects Choctaw Minister Moderator
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Presbyterian synod of Oklahoma elected Rev. Nelson J. Morris of Stigler a full blood Choctaw Indian as moderator.
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Clinton
Presbyterian Synod of Oklahoma
Nelson J. Morris
Stigler
Dramatic Moments From All World Series Games
New York reports the main dramatic moments of the World Series game by game. Highlights include the Yankees’ 6-1 win in game one aided by a rain-softened infield, Tony Lazzeri’s bases loaded homer in game two’s 18-4 romp, Crosetti’s grounder error aiding a 2-1 Yankee victory in game three, Hubbell’s defeat as Gehrig homer helped by a 46 669 crowd in game four, Hal Schumacher’s 5-4 ten-inning Giants win in game five, and Johnny Murphy’s relief in game six preserving a 15-5 Yankee triumph.
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New York
Yankees
Carl Hubbell
Tony Lazzeri
Roosevelt
al Smith
Giants
Fred Fitzsimmons
Crosetti
Yankee
Lou Gehrig
Yankee Stadium
Hal Schumacher
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Dickey
Johnny Murphy
Murphy
Lefty Gomez
Local Family Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Edith Foxx and children visited sister Mrs Clyde Willis and family in Allen. Evelyn E Bandy from Oakman attended Sunday school locally. W L Binkley and family from Francis visited Mr and Mrs Guy Binkley along with Edna Binkley and Mrs Williamson. Ruth and Carl Tharp of Happy Land visited Rachel Tharp midweek. Georgia Jones stayed with Scott Jones in Happy Land. Verlie Wilson stayed with cousin Iva Shannon of Frisco. E L Rogers of Oakman called on Mr and Mrs W H Bandy.
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Georgia Jones
Lonie Bandy
Rachel Tharp
Irean Melton
Scroggins
Lester Binkley
Francis
Guy Binkley
Beulah Wilson
Vergie Williams
Edith Foxx
Clyde Willis
Allen
Evelyn E. Bandy
Oakman
This Place
W. L. Binkley
Edna Binkley
John Williamson
Odath Williamson
Ruth
Carl Tharp
Happy Land
Scott Jones
Verlie Wilson
Iva Shannon
Frisco
E. L. Rogers
W. H. Bandy
Oklahoma Presbytery names Morris as moderator
Morris, first native Oklahoman named moderator for the Choc taw Presbytery, leads an opening with eighty elders and ministers from fifty congregations. Speakers include Rev. T. S. Mc Dowell Enid Rev. W. H. Murphy Tulsa and Rev. Charlies W. Welch Louisville. Charles W. Speir Edmond presided at the pre synodical conference and Rev. John H. Lamb Lawton moderated last night. Today's speakers feature Rev. J. W. Stevenson Philadelphia Rev. William SP. Lockwood St. Louis Rev. James Riges Chicago and Rev. Mr Welch.
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Morris
Choctaw Presbytery
T. S. McDowell
Enid
W. H. Murphy
Tulsa
Charlies W. Welch
Louisville
Charles W. Speir
Edmond
John H. Lamb
Lawton
J. W. Stevenson
Philadelphia
William SP. Lockwood
St. Louis
James Riges
Chicago
Mr. Welch
Local School Opens Monday Amid Moves and Visits
School starts Monday October 12 as families adjust to moves this year. Teachers and students express relief, with many keeping ties to friends and neighbors through weekend and weekday visits across the community.
Sunday School News From Local Place
Sunday school attendance rose as new pupils joined including T. L. Hurley Wyoma Lou Hurley Charlene Myers and the McAnally children. The class saves a janitor salary to buy library books and the school library adds Picwired Knowledge volumes.
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T. L. Hurley
Wyoma Lou Hurley
Charlene Myers
McAnally
Troy Mize
Edward
Iva Cantrell
Andrew Teel
Jack Teel
Haskell Tilley
Sparks
Marvin Burnett
Lorene Roddy
Walnut Grove
D.D. Tilley
Egypt
Local social calls brighten week across town
Miss June Webb and Dortha Dean Tucker visited Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hardberger on Thursday evening. Mrs. C. E. Thurman and her children spent Tuesday evening with the Herley Kelley family. Sid Gaylor and kids visited the Kelley home on Thursday evening. Dick Kellogg called at the Gaylor home Thursday morning. Mrs. Mary Caperton, visiting her hospitalized husband in St. Louis, Mo., returned home Thursday.
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Louise McComas
Margie Williams
Herley Kelley
Tommy West
Mabel Kelley
Mollie Gaylior
Mattie Geyler
Mary Alice
bin Ramsey
Dee Wilcox
Lonnie
Junior Williams
Sherman Lewis
J. L. Harrison
Robert Lillie
J. S. McCool
Ben Ramsey
Ira Kay
Dick Kellogg
Sid Gaylor
Jean Tarver
Cedar Grove
Lee Webb
John Robert
J. M. Chism
J. N. McCool
June Webb
Dortha Dean Tucker
Mrs. C. W. Hardberger
C. E. Thurman
Theodore
Fay
M Herley Kelley
Mary Caperton
St. Louis
School Begins With Familiar Teachers Amid Slow Attendance
School started Monday with the same teachers Mr Ragland Miss Wrytte and Miss Manes. Attendance was light as some students stayed home to harvest crops.
More Filing Cases Added to Court Clerk Office
Additional filing cases have been installed in the court clerk office to handle current filings. About 90 boxes were added with capacity for 39 to 50 case papers each, meeting district civil court needs for several years. Some more cases were added from the probate department where files grow slower.
Oklahoma seeks two paving projects in Nowata to Fort Sill route
Oklahoma highway commission Chairman Scott Ferris asked the public roads bureau to approve two paving efforts, a 20 mile stretch Nowata to Winita and a 22 mile link Lawton to Burkburnett Texas, completing the Fort Sill to Fort Sam Houston corridor. The Travelers' Aid Society serves over 50 000 people yearly.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Public Roads Bureau
Scott Ferris
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Ferris
Nowata
Winita
Lawton
Burkburnett
Tex
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
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Joseph Puhl
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Ellis and
C.L. Turner
Vandis
Pchairman Nye
R-Nd
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Star Telegram
Vandenberg
Michigan
Barbour
New Jersey
Winnig
Pompoon
Bonest
Jerome H. Loncheim
Belmont Park
L. I
Madrid
William A. Cobb
Andrew Gus Moore
Ida L. Bailey
Lightning Strikes Football Squad
Presbyterian Synod Meets
Denny
Tom Roddy
Roy Hicks
W. J. Jones
Grandma Roddy
Etta Garrett
Geneva
Juanita Agee
R. B. Allen
Franz
Union Hill
Galey
G. L. Cole
Irene Bevers
Mack Fowler
Jim Shirley
Cecil Newby
Fred Wadlow
W. A. Ballard
Glenn Wortman
Laurel Anglin
Gourt Glerk
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