Peanut price floor set by surplus marketing plan
The surplus marketing administration of the agriculture department unveils a peanut program to divert 1940 crop surplus into oil and by products. A non recourse loan creates a floor on prices with U S Grade 1 at about 96 cents per bushel and grade 2 at 90 cents and grade 3 at 821/2 cents. A Wewoka peanut warehouse will aid growers and cooperatives will buy stock at set prices with resale allowed if prices rise above cost plus handling allowances. Conferences with growers aim to align acreage allotments with the diversion plan for 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
U. S
C. H. Hailey
Wewoka
Association
Southwestern Peanut Growers’ Association of
German
Texas
H A Patterson Has Made Crop For 22 Years
In 1939 Pontotoc county produced 30548 bushels of peanuts and H A Patterson contributed his share over 22 years. Patterson lives northeast of Ada in Francis community and runs the farm with his sons Elwood and Alfred. He has found peanuts profitable and now the new government price program goes into operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
H. A. Patterson
Patterson
Ada
Francis
Elwood
Alfred
Peanut income and acreage rise. Oklahoma leads
A. W. Jacobs cites 1939 US peanut cash income at 34 million dollars with Oklahoma producing about 400 thousand dollars and 358 thousand acres. State yield improved to 600 pounds per acre anticipated. 1939 output was 8 thousand tons, expected to reach nearly 14.9 thousand tons. Proper curing and stacking practices urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Jacobs
United States
Oklahoma
Jacob
Behind the Walls Rodeo Proves Big Prison Event
McALESTER Oct 14 The state prison held its first behind the walls rodeo to a large crowd with 24 000 attendees over two days Warden Jess Dunn reported convicts dominated all events except calf roping Junior Lawrence Sulphur won the first go round in 15 seconds Sam Proctor Okemah took second in 142 5 Fifty convicts entered Winners included Henry Methvin Jess Cunningham Gordon Blood Julius Bohannon Willie Evans Major Taylor and Walter Tayrien in various events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Jess Dunn
Junior Lawrence
Sulphur
Sam Proctor
Okemah
Henry Methvin
Jess Cunningham
Gordon Blood
Julius Bohannon
Brahma
Willie Evans
Major Taylor
Walter Tayrien
Sum Approved For Couple of Atoka
Roosevelt signs bill authorizing $3,500 to Mr. and Mrs. Noble Finch of Atoka Oklahoma for the death of their daughter Charldean age 7 fatally struck by a civilian conservation corps truck on April 11 1939 in Atoka. The child was en route to school and dodged into an intersection unseen due to a passing car obscuring the CCC vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Noble Finch
Atoka
Okla
Charldean
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt
CCC
Dallas Fair Celebrates Cotton Fields With Games And Parades
In Dallas on October 14 a vast crowd gathers for the Texas state fair as workers take a holiday. Vendors offer catfish, barbecue, and hot links while a Hall of Chemburgy draws curiosity. A parade forms from Booker T. Washington high school with thousands of attendees and community members noting the large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
King Cotton
Hall of Chemburgy
Chemburgy
Deep Elm Street
Booker T. Washington High School
J. S. Jones
Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce
Peanuts Prove Profit Heat in Pontotoc County Farms
In Pontotoc County fifty acre farmer Patterson reports 25 to 40 bushels per acre from Spanish peanuts using a Case planter. Planting starts mid April with hull planting at 1 1/2 bushels per acre and threshing begins in November. Peanuts and peanut hay bring strong returns as acreage grows from 1000 to 1200 acres with an expected 28 bushels per acre this year. Last year’s output neared 30,548 bushels with about 20 percent retained for home and livestock use. There are 221 peanut growers in the county led by Patterson and neighbors including Doyle Patterson and J L Auten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Hull
Pontotoc County
Francis
Doyle Patterson
J. L. Auten
Ben Nips
Jess Daniels
J. W. Graham
Tad Lillard
Lester Lillard
Jap Lillard
Charlie Martin
Marion Caton
August Accident Report in Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety records show twelve Pontotoc County highway accidents in August. One fatal non collision, three injuries, eight vehicle or nonpedestrian crashes. main causes include drinking driving fast on wrong side of road and signal failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
Pontotoc County
Ada
Poisonous Cassava Root Used in Tapioca Note
A description explains tapioca is made from cassava root which is poisonous in its natural state. The text notes a mushroom-like growth atop another on the McKhenny estate near Avery Island in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKhenny
Avery Island
Patterson Family Members Stacked Peanuts Ready for Threshing
Upper left shows Patterson family members Alene Alfred Durward H A and Elwood. Lower left depicts the stacking method with a cross-bar and pole to form a peanut stack. The mound nears the top and will stay until threshing time as H A Patterson stands beside the finished stack. Pictures by C H Hailey Pontotoc county farm agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Alene
Alfred
Durward
H. A
Elwood
H. A. Patterson
C. H. Hailey
Pontotoc County
Indians In Arizona Registering For National Defense
Arizona Indians begin registration for selective service at Fort Mohave and Colorado River agency posts on reservations. Remote points opened to finish by National Registration Day. Colorado River superintendent says tribes are 100 percent loyal as a company of Mohave Cocopah Chemehuevi prepare at Fort Sill for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
United States
Fort Sill
Okla
Arizona National Guard
Land Bought For Army Training Work
The agriculture department announced it will buy about 500000 acres in seven states for the war department to expand army training centers. The program uses the agriculture department's land acquisition staff to save time and expense. Purchases include Fort Sill in Tawton Oklahoma, 19405 acres. Fort Bliss in El Paso Texas, 51300 acres. Amarillo beacon site in Amarillo Texas, 10 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
War Department
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Tawton
Okla
Fort Bliss
Mix to Be Buried At Hollywood
Hollywood mourns the death of Tom Mix after a fatal car crash near Florence Arizona. The famed cowboy actor aged 60 carried jewels cash and traveler's checks in the vehicle. He will lie in state then be buried at Forest Lawn Glendale with family and his renowned horse Tony surviving him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Tom Mix
Florence
Ariz
Mix
Tucson
Paul Mantz
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Glendale
Montgomery County
Kansas
Washington County
Okla
Oklahoma
Mabel Mix
Yuma
Tony
Mix Ranch
San Fernando Valley
Ada Couples Open License Calendar At Court Clerk Office
The court clerk's office on Monday issued four marriage licenses to E G Alton 28 of Konawa and Rosie Lee Wade 18 of Ada Arley W Morrison 20 of Ada and Lillie Mae Stringer 16 of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Alton
Konawa
Rosie Lee Wade
Ada
Arley W. Morrison
Lillie Mae Stringer
One Year Enlistments Shaped by Local Draft Rules
The War Department says from October 15 one year enlistments will be handled only through local draft boards. Volunteers aged 18 to 36 must register. those 21 to 36 must have registration cards. Training for volunteers will start earlier than other registrants per their classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army
National Guard
Record 10 marriage licenses issued in Ada court office
Saturday set a local record as the court clerk issued 10 marriage licenses the largest daily total in years. Couples include Joseph Leahy and Helen McLendon of Kansas City. Paul McCurdy and Opal Anderson of Roff. Robert Morgan and Valerie Johnson of Fitzhugh. W B Lillard and Lois Kerr of Stonewall. Lonnie Klumpp and Leora Daily of Wichita. Herman Nunnelley and Ina Watts of Allen. Samps McCown and Edith Bolin of Ada. J C Sutherland and Mary Fowler of Ada. Kenyon Anderson of Kansas City and Sue Morris of Seminole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Bedford
Joseph Richard Leahy
Kansas City
Helen McLendon
Paul McCurdy
Opal Marie Anderson
Roff
Robert Bazzie Morgan
Valerie Johnson
Fitzhugh
W. B. Lillard
Lula
Lois Kerr
Stonewall
Lonnie Klumpp
Nevada
Leora Daily
Wichita
Herman K. Nunnelley
Ina L. Watts
Allen
Samps McCown
Edith Bolin
Ada
J. C. Sutherland
Mary Lou Fowler
Kenyon Anderson
Sue Morris
Seminole
Konawans Won't Be Cold at Fort Sill
Washington reports that Konawa Oklahoma national guardsmen at Fort Sill received proper clothing after Senator Thomas revealed an oversight. Guardsmen had only one uniform and one blanket preventing changes to wash them. The issue was corrected following a War Department notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Konawa
Okla
Fort Sill
Thomas
Kanawa
War Department
Vanoss Fall Term To Begin October 28
Vanoss public school announces fall term will start Monday October 28 after a two month summer session. The nine month term will cover fall and winter with a staff led by Superintendent J N McKeel and Principal J C Russell. Enrollment approaches 500 with nine buses in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
J. N. McKeel
J. C. Russell
D. H. Setliff
Jane Robinson
Minnie Jesson
Jewell Ford
Estaline Waters
Verde Hudson
Clara Austell
Enoch Brooks
Josephine Crooks
Ethel Tilley
Mavis Williams
Leona Willis
Imogene Allison
J. R. Crockett
Mary Maupin
Boy Scouts
Sars McKeel
Tishomingo Cleans Up for Federated Clubs Convention
Tishomingo sets October 12 cleanup day to collect cans rubbish and other eyesores Residents urged to place items at street site for pickup Officials also call on citizens to cut weeds and beautify the city in advance of the eighth district convention of federated women's clubs October 18 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
The
Federated Women’s Clubs
Lands in Johnston county to be sold at auction
Forty two tracts owned by the state school land commission in Johnston county will go on the auction block in Tishomingo on November 7. They will be sold for not less than 90 percent of appraised value with a down payment as low as five percent of the purchase price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Johnston County
State School Land Commission
First 99 Degree Day Since 1915 in Johnston County
Weather bureau records show no 100 degree temperatures in Johnston County in over a year. This week marks the first time since 1915 that the year's hottest day reached only 99 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Johnston County
Weather Bureau
Underpass Plans Near Atoka For Katy Railroad Route
Preliminary surveys for an underpass to ease the Katy railroad passage east of Court street have been underway for two weeks and will finish soon, the highway department reports. The underpass would start at railroad property and extend underground about 100 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atoka
Katy
Court Street
Highway Department
Armistice Day plans approved by Coalgate American Legion
At Tuesday's regular meeting the Coalgate post of the American Legion voted to hold one of the biggest Armistice Day celebrations yet. A committee of Frank Bertoldo Bill Hudson Frank Burns D D Kirkland and Dutch Dufour was named to work out the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Egion
Frank Bertoldo
Bill Hudson
Frank Burns
D. D. Kirkland
Dutch Dufour
Stag Party Committee Plans This Year’s Event
The chamber of commerce formed committee chaired by H. R. Carter and including Frank Bertaldo I O Kile Arvard Hudson R M Lacy Bob McInnis J E Holt and Jim Farrimond met this week to finalize plans for this year's stag party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Stag
Chamber of Commerce
H. R. Carter
Frank Bertaldo
I. O. Kile
Arvard Hudson
R. M. Lacy
Bob McInnis
J. E. Holt
Jim Farrimond
Sawmill Fire Destroys Finley Mill and Lumber Stock
A Tuesday morning blaze at W. D. Miller's Finley sawmill and planer in Antlers started in the engine room and destroyed the mill. Machinery and the lumber, both finished and unfinished, were reported a total loss, with upwards of 100000 feet burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antlers
W. D. Miller
Finley
Scouts Hold Outdoor Event in Antlers Park
The first outdoor event for Boy Scout troops from Antlers Soper and Boswell and the Oklahoma side of Lone Star area took place at the city park. Soper won the team demonstration and received the blue ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antlers
Oklahoma
Lone Star
Governor says repeal of dry law won't fix Oklahoma finances
Oklahoma Governor Phillips declared in a speech last night that repealing the prohibition measure would not improve the state's financial condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Phillips
Oklahoma voters face six state questions on November ballot
Officials estimate each measure needs about 375,000 affirmative votes to win adoption, with roughly 750,000 votes cast. Silent ballots count as negative, per court rulings, and past history shows 44 of 50 questions failed due to silent votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Statehood
Leon Phillips
State Highway Commission
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Board of Regents
Hot Lunch Applications Rise in Pontotoc and Johnston County Schools
Lorena Anderson reports growth in hot lunch program interest with 18 Pontotoc county school applications, up from 8 last year, and 16 Johnston county schools applying, up from 12. Named applicants include Pontotoc schools Doibero Oakman Stonewall Union Valley Pickett Worstell Owl Creek Homer Center Rocky Chapel Hart Allen Vaness Happyland Laxton Napier colored school and Johnston schools Frisco Ravia Mill Creek Mannsville Tishomingo grade and high school Reagan Prairie View Troy Concrete Pontotoc Connerville Wapanucka Booker T. Washington colored school Tishomingo Wiley colored school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena Anderson
Pontotoc County
Johnston County
Doibero
Oakman
Stonewall
Union Valley
Pickett
Worstell
Owl Creek
Homer
Center
Rocky Chapel
Hart, Allen
Vaness
Happyland
Laxton
Relatives' Claims On Estate Dismissed By High Court
Arkansas supreme court dismissed 21 nephews and nieces claims for a 2.25 million dollar share in pioneer lumberman George W. Bottoms estate as unduly delayed. The estate, valued at about six million, remains with widow Ida M. Bottoms.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
George W. Bottoms
Ida M. Bottoms
Texar Kana
North Carolina
Virginia
California
Bottoms
E. W. Frost Company
Texarkana
Three Vessels Sent To Bring Americans Home From Orient
The state department announced three American liners would be dispatched to the far east to repatriate about 3,000 Americans seeking immediate return due to unsettled conditions. About 17,000 Americans remain in the evacuation zones where consuls were told to advise evacuation. Most returnees are civilian U S army and navy employees and women and children of military families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Far East
United States
State Department
China
Japan
Orient
United States Army
Navy
Elephant Romano Killed After Threatening Temper
Romano, a 10 000 pound elephant at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, was shot after men were threatened with bodily harm. The 30 year old animal, slated for transfer to the Springfield zoo, had previously resisted loading into a railroad car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Romano
Brackenridge Park
Springfield
Magazines and Books Gathered for Fort Sill Soldiers
About 200 magazines and books have been received at the Ada Red Cross to send to Fort Sill for soldiers. Mrs. Stuart says they welcome games as well but none have been donated yet. A shipment is planned for next Saturday and residents are urged to donate and call 2402 for pickup.
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Red Cross
Ft. Sill
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J. E. Smith
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Appleton
Mississippi
Ative
Ernest M. Hill
United Press
Pontotoc, Johnston Counties
Arkansas
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