Meat price decontrol and political timing in 1948 policy
The piece argues that lifting meat price ceilings would raise prices, harming inflation control and election odds. It notes October to January as peak market season, the big corn crop easing feed shortages, and warns against an off again on again price policy that undermines price controls and politics alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Clinton P. Anderson
Truman
Henry Wallace
Anderson
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
OPA
Paul Porter
Congress
Pontotoc County Registrar Listings for Oct 6 25 Window
Readable list details Pontotoc County election registrars across towns with names and addresses. The roster covers Ada Allen Fittstown Frisco Stratford Stonewall Roff and surrounding routes and precincts for the October registration period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Jessie Crawford
E. E. Ueltschey
Adrianna Vreeland
Betty Armstrong
H. A. Stevenson
J. D. Maloan
N. Broadway
Fat
G. C. Harris
E. Th
Sor
Edna Lasater
Joe Thompson
E. Orchard
Lucil Scott
Cc. C. Ray
H. A. Ebrite
Fies Gene Baxley
Blanch Smyth
Mary Stidham
S. Stockton
Quinton Blake
W. A. Davis
A. G. Stout
Ads
Eebeo
A. F. Crow
Aza
Canyon Springs
Nora Harden
Star Route
Ada
Center
C. C. Grindstaff
Ada. Colbert
Edith Balthrop
Ada. Conway
Hefttry McMeans
Stonewall
Country Club
Galey
Bertha Newby
Stratford
Greenhouse
W. E. Pitt
Hart
May Johnson
Halls Hill
Bob Cannon
Alen
Homer
Lee Carney
Harden City
Bryan O’neal
Jesse — T. W. Wells
Knox
J. G. Lovelace
Gaar Corner
J. E. Maddox
Latta
Leo Robbins
Lightning Ridge
B. B. Webster
Roff
Lovelady
Odus Wiles
Lula
Jack McMeans
Lawrence
Ida Guess
Fitzhugh
McCalls Chapel
Luther West
Allen
New Bethel
Ed Little
Oakman
Murray Smith
Owl Creek
Ira Rose
Pecan Grove
B. O. Fulton
Ada. Pickett
Audie Briggs
Pleasant Hill
Nora Dighton
West
RFD
Rofs
Union Valley
Orval Davis
Union Hill
Ruby Duckworth
Ada. Vanoss
C. A. Berger
Vanoss
Valley View
Clarence Mclaughlin
Ada. Wilson
Bernice Morrison
Oil test nearing goal of drilling
The Norris-Crowell test on the northwest flank of the Old Conservation Pool is expected to yield results soon. The No. 1 Bayne well in the NE SW SW of 165N-6E reports drilling at 1 520 feet in the Calvin formation and will target 1 750 feet. Ingery Brothers serve as drilling contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayne
Calvin
Ingery Brothers
Ish Souffle Recipe Using Flaked Fish All Varieties
Any type of cooked or canned flaked fish can be used with equal success in a recipe for ish Souffle. The suggestion emphasizes flexibility in fish choice to achieve consistent results.
More Jelly, Jams Needed for Vets
The VFW Auxiliary renews its appeal for jelly and jam donations for veterans in Norman hospital. Space and facilities are strained, and state supplies are short, so donations are urged from Auxiliaries and the public. Call 603 for pickup. those with jams or those who will buy are asked to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Norman
Missouri Cave Could Join Nation's Underground Defenses
Independence Missouri report on a huge man made limestone cave two miles from President Truman's home. Army and Navy eyed its defense use, potential for underground factories or air raid shelters, with WFA storage uses during wartime and ongoing mining by Stewart Land and Material Co. Nearby quarryed sites and drive in entrances support rapid conversion if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Truman
Army
Navy
Kansas
War Food Administration
Atchison, Kans
Kerford Brothers
WFA
Stewart Land and Material Co
Missouri Portland Cement Co
Bethany
Missouri
State Completes 50 Producing Wells In Oklahoma Week
Oklahoma oil men completed 50 producing wells in the past week with initial crude output of 7 463 barrels daily and two gas wells at 1 500 000 cubic feet daily. Several wells posted strong results across Creek Lincoln Carter and other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Oil
Creek
Lincoln
Ashland Oil and Refining Company
Robertson
Creek County
Lincoln County
Danciger Oil and Refining Company
No. 1
Stastal
J. H. Harrell
Dunbar
Carter County
Samedan Oil Company No
Dolaman
Coal County
Ashland
W. A. Delaney
Woods
Cotton County
R. L. Wheelock
Reece
Wheelock
Crosbie
Taylor
Cleveland County
Kenwood and Schemmerhorn No
Oklahoma County
Homemakers Alford Sulphur Meeting Rally Held in Sulphur
The Southeast sub district No 2 homemakers conference gathered in Sulphur with officers from 11 towns. George Portman SRC welcomed attendees, devotion led by Marietta chapter, and sessions on music crafts games and fundraising followed. Barbecue by Sulphur Chamber of Commerce and Roy Turner as guest. Participating schools included Healdton Tishomingo Byng Vanoss Marietta Sulphur Davis Stratford Wynnewood and Pauls Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulphur
George Portman
Marietta
Sulphur Chamber of Commerce
Roy Turner
Larra Zola Coe
FFA
Healdton
Tishomingo
Byng
Vaness
Davis
Stratford
Wynnewood
Pauls Valley
Oklahoma County to Benefit From Gas Tax Revenue
Oklahoma Tax Commission reports the two cent gasoline tax may yield about 12.9 million dollars before expiration. Since April 1945 the tax brought in 6.99 million, with more than five million expected by December 31, funds split: one cent for highways and federal matches, one cent for counties for farm to market roads. County allocations listed include Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, and Tulsa among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
State Highway Commission
Carter
Cleveland
Comanche
Garfield
Garvin
Grady
Kay
Logan
Muskogee
Nowata
Okfuskee
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Ottawa
Pittsburg
Pontotoc
Potawatomie
Tulsa
Washington
Issue Steak Or Stabilization Says Porter
Price Administrator Paul Porter declared the choice is steak or stabilization amid meat shortages. He pledged to maintain legal controls where shortages risk runaway prices and said officials are tackling the issue despite expressing frustration. White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross noted cabinet discussion but no plan was disclosed. Porter warned of dangerous public psychology threatening inflation gains and emphasized the seriousness of the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Porter
Porter
Ross
Supply of Sterling and Silver Plate for New Homemakers
New homemakers face limits on sterling and silver plate sets as production lags demand. Six piece sterling place settings are common with future larger sets and additional pieces delayed. Plate lines cap at service for eight with limited hollowware. several manufacturers plan to catch up as conditions permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellis Con CO
E.t A
Sterling
Plate
Reorganization Underway for 4-H Clubs in Ada County
The 4 H reorganization started Tuesday with session schools to be reorganized this month and others when activities resume. Allen, Francis, Homer, Latta, Pleasant Hill, and Roff clubs listed officers and leaders. Enrollment goals set at a 25 percent rise for the coming year, with Pleasant Hill at 100 percent enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Don Smith
Maxine Neely
Leon Smith
The
Jana MomAr
Clyde
Pleasant Hill
Ada
Rigas
Owl Creek Home Demonstration Club Marks 25 Years Of Service
A 1946 report by Owl Creek Home Demonstration club president Mrs Alma Bennett and secretary Mrs L C Crossley chronicles 25 years of community work. The group canned vegetables and fruits, sewed garments and quilts, remodeled kitchens, improved homes, and supported church and school projects, with a treasury of 123.86 after 21.85 balance in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Creek
Alma Bennett
L. C. Crossley
Missionary Society
Bulleins
Bchaias Acs
Ada Property Reclassification Underway by County Officials
County assessor workers, aided by Ada property owners, press ahead with reclassification. About one third of Ada covered in three weeks. Officials expect to begin business district reclassification by November 1, with total town completion in roughly 12 weeks and a six man crew daily. After Ada, the team will move to Allen Stonewall and Roff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Charley Rushing
Rushing
Allen
Stonewall
Roff
Poet’s Corner invites poems from Ada group
The Ada Public Library hosts a Poet’s Corner sponsored by the Current Literature Group of the A. A. U. W. Ada. Readers are invited to submit poems and comments, with communications addressed to the group at the Ada Library in Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Current Literature Group
Ada
A. A. U. W. Ada Public Library
Ada, Okla
Autumn Mood In The Town Brings Spells And Feasts
The piece paints a festive, seasonal scene with autumn rites. References to Halloween and Thanksgiving blend with sensory details like geese, rain, spicy baking, and pumpkin pies. The tone is cheerful, noting workers humming and leaves falling as winter nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Veterans in Oklahoma receive 17863 compensation and pensions
Oklahoma City VA regional office manager Frank S. Cleckler announced 17863 war veterans in western and central Oklahoma are receiving compensation and pensions. He noted 1410 cases remain pending due to missing or incomplete military records and paperwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frank S. Cleckler
The
Veterans Administration
Army
Navy
Cleckler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Urbana
Charles D. Wheat
Ralph E. Hoffman
Ft. Worth
Bryan Chedester
J. E. Franks
Chedester
Franks
Flora G. Orr
Ada News
Alford Sulphur Meeting
Associated Press
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Lester F. Smith
Charles Blankenship
Vernon Laxton
Mildred Glover
Mary Ann George
Imogene Brady
Leonard Bishop
Fay
Poet’s Corner
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