PWA Loan Grant Approved For Irving School Building Here
Ada Oklahoma receives telegram confirmation that a Public Works Administration loan and grant totaling 58400.50 will fund a new Irving school building replacement. The plan reduces Ada cost via 230 percent federal aid and serial bonds, with voters to decide the remainder. Oil boom town notes and local color accompany the report.
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PWA
Irving
Ada News
T. FP. Gore
Washington
Ada
Ed Haley
Haley
Public Works Administration
Pontotoc County Community Kitchen Cans 1069 Quarts
From September 19 through October 13 the Pontotoc County community kitchen canned 867 quarts in tin and 202 quarts in class a total of 1069 quarts. The toll was 195 quarts with a net loss of 19 quarts. The county commissioners will distribute the preserved food to needy families this winter. The kitchen has become fully active since its early days.
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Pontotoc County
Money in sight on minus cotton in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cotton Grower editor H. J. Denton estimated that Oklahoma farmers may collect more than 8 million dollars for cotton they did not produce in 1934 due to the Bankhead cotton bill. He noted the excess tax is 5.68 dollars per hundred pounds and exemption certificates set at 4 dollars per hundred.
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Oklahoma City
H. J. Denton
The
Oklahoma Cotton Grower
Oklahoma
Denton
Stillwater
N. E. Winters
Soil Erosion Service
Agronomy
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Agronomy Department of
Doctor Winters
Stillwater Creek
Payne, Noble
Logan
Floyd escapes Iowa officers in wild pursuit
Charley Floyd and two companions escaped after a gunfight with Iowa deputies near Melvin, fleeing toward Missouri. The pursuit included a death trap setup at a vacant house and a fast escape in a black Ford V8 as officers opened fire. Floyd, linked to the June 1933 Kansas City Union Station killings, was not confirmed wounded.
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Cers
Princeton
Missouri Madlands
Will Owens
Iowa
MelIntire
Owens
Floyd
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Dillinger
Kansas City Union Station
Fittstown Explodes With Rapid Oil Field Growth
In less than three weeks Fittstown named for John Fitts has transformed from a single lumber office to a busy oil camp. Five cafes, three garages, filling stations, a grocery, a drug store, and many shanties rise rapidly. Carpenters rush a 29 room boarding house as Ada supplies flood in.
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Fittstown
John Fitts
Fitts
Fitts Field
Ada
Little Demand for Farm Labor in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City October 16. Federal crop statistician K D Blood reports a sharp drop in farm labor demand due to crop drought and farmer finances. Labor supply sits at 117 percent of normal with demand at 56 percent. average monthly wage $17 with board and $25 without.
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Oklahoma City
Upp
K. D. Blood
Oklahoma
Blood
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights a value proposition promising high returns on investments. The notice targets potential buyers or investors with a concise pitch, stressing efficiency and worthwhile gains. It aims to attract interest through a bold summary of earnings potential tied to a specific financial opportunity.
Threatening note seeks ransom at Medbury address
Police investigated a threatening ransom note found on a porch near 3341 Medbury Avenue. The unsigned message demanded money in a candy box to be left on October 12 1934 at 11 p m and warned of lethal consequences if police were informed.
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Medbury Avenue
Medbury
Elmwood
Moran
Detroit City Hall
Edsel Ford
E. Jefferson Avenue
New Well Boosts Holdenville Oil Pulse
Holdenville news notes another oil producer in the field. Stanolind Oil and Gas No. 1 A. Larkey in 31-7N-SE, NW NE SE, Wilcox pay sand at 4,181 feet flowed 60 barrels in an eight hour test, bringing the week’s wells to seven.
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Holdenville
Miners Return to Surface After Hungary Strike Victory
In Pecs Hungary hundreds of coal miners emerged after near five days underground. They faced starvation to press for higher pay and safer conditions, accepting a compromise for fall and winter raises and more work days though not all demands were met. Government troops stood by as mediation succeeded.
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Pecs
Hungary
James Estergalvos
Talking Dog Princess Jacqueline Dies at 10
Princess Jacqueline the pedigreed French bulldog famed for a 20 word vocabulary and humanlike voice capacity died of pneumonia at age 10 in Waterville Maine. The dog enjoyed vaudeville work earning $100 per show and was registered by the American Kennel Club in New York.
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Waterville
Princess Jacqueline
Mabel A. Robinson
Jacqueline
Knight Dunlap
Johns Hopkins University
Bangor
American Kennel Club
New York
New York Anti- Vivisection Society
Bagworm control tips from Oklahoma A. and M. expert
Weather has left ground moderately soaked after recent rains. I C Haut of Oklahoma A and M college outlines two fall and spring methods to curb bagworms on ornamentals and evergreens: pick cocoons in fall to destroy females and eggs, preventing spring larvae.
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I. C. Haut
Horticulture Department
Oklahoma A
M. College
Seed Conservation Warns Oklahoma Farmers For 1935 Shortages
Agronomist L. W. Osborn of Oklahoma A and M warns Stillwater farmers and seed dealers face a seed oats corn and forage and grain sorghums shortage next spring unless existing supplies are conserved. North western states and nearby Missouri Kansas plan loans to farmers to cover winter seed needs.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Agronomist
L. W. Osborn
Extension College
Osborn
Missouri
Kansas
Central
Atlas
Light Showers Over Weekend Bring Weather Change
A weekend weather shift brought light showers to the area as Indian summer mood lingers. Forecasts include cooler nights and brief wet spells with no major storm activity expected.
Vanessa H. D. club holds fall meeting and stork shower
The Vanessa H. D. club met October 10 at Mrs. S. D. Lowe’s home with President Mrs. Eldred Solomon in charge. Officers elected: President Mrs. Lowe, Vice President Mrs. Naomi Bradley, Secretary Mrs. Eldred Solomon. Ice cream was served to thirteen old members, two new members and three visitors, then adjourned to Mrs. Pitts’ home for a stork shower.
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J. J. Cantrell
W. R. Johnson
Bridges
Cantrell
A. P. Robinson
Love Sister
A. FR. Wilson
Clive Robinson
Bullock
Violet Brisss
Vaness H. D. Club
S. D. Lowe
Eldred Solomon
Naomi Bradley
Club Women Honor Members With Buffet Birthday Event
Friday evening the home economics cottage hosted a buffet supper for club women and their families. The event honored two member birthdays, two husbands' birthdays, and two wedding anniversaries, with 43 attendees enjoying sandwiches ice cream and cake.
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H. B. Williams
Carl Solomon
A. M. Bradley
Willard Owens
Now Is Time to Destroy Bagworms
Local agriculture bulletin urges homeowners to act now against bagworms in Stillwater. Advice covers early control measures, safe insecticide options, and steps to prevent further infestation as autumn unfolds.
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Stillwater
Homer and Maxwell Adult Clubs Elect Officers for 1935
Local clubs met in homes to discuss county program plans for 1935 and elect officers. Highlights included demonstrations on sewing finishing and soap making, plus a human interest story about a widow with four children helped by community members and clubwomen who funded and supervised home repairs.
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Homer
Duke
Pine Addresses Oklahoma Crowd on Economy and Relief
W B Pine of Okmulgee former U S senator and Republican nominee for Oklahoma governor spoke to a large crowd at Convention Hall. He stressed economical administration and waste elimination in state government and criticized the relief setup with figures showing overhead costs, urging careful study before altering the century old economic plan.
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W. P. Pine
Okmulgee
United States Senate
Oklahoma
Convention Hall
Pecan Growers Hold Meeting On County Show Plans
A group of pecan growers convened Monday evening to set plans for the county show in November and before the state show. A committee on arrangements was empowered to act, with aims to aid the state WeWoka show and survey efforts to invite the show to Ada next year. Officers were re-elected for another year.
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Wewoka
Ada
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