Pontotoc County Crops Suffer From Excess Rain
Heavy rains in 1941 cripple Pontotoc county crops. Beans and pecans show severe losses with some pecan orchards at fifty percent or less of normal yields. Cotton is cut roughly in half. peanuts face poor prospects as rain delays sprouting and may wipe out the crop. AAA meets next week to address the crisis.
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Pontotoc
C. H Hailey
Hulin A. Lane
Lane
The
Agricul
Tural Adjustment Administration
Pontotoc County
Pyora
AAA
McAlester
Oklahoma
When Is a Girl Not A Girl Or Is She
A discussion on the age at which a girl ceases to be a girl, tracing opinions from 1906 to the present. The piece cites editors and authorities debating whether 35 marks the end of girlhood, with humorous anecdotes and questions about status beyond 35.
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Ada Evening News
Philadelphia
Tulsa Minister Speaker As New Pastor Installed
Dr. Claude E. Hill led the induction at the First Christian church in Ada for Rev. Carl H. Wilhelm who was installed as Ada pastor. The service included remarks on doubling preacher power by increasing attendance and bringing more to hear the gospel.
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Carl H. Wilhelm
Claude E. Hill
First Christian Church
Tulsa
Ada
Wilhelm
Hill
Dr. Hill
America
George G. Toler
M. E. Qualls
Truck Drivers Top Road Casualties In First Nine Months
Oklahoma public safety commissioner Walter B. Johnson announced that 369 people were killed on Oklahoma streets and highways from January 1 to September 1, 1941. Truck drivers numbered 68 deaths, the highest among occupations, followed by farmers with 61. Johnson credited education and responsible driving for the relatively low truck driver toll and urged caution by all road users. The list also includes laborers 35, merchants 27, laborers 35, bus drivers 6, students 25, ministers 4, doctors 4, clerks 15, teachers 10, engineers 9, policemen 3, aviators 2, and others. He urged safety regardless of class or creed.
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Alahoma
Walter B. Johnson
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
Johnson
Oklahoma
Gas line explosion near Chickasha injures resident
An Oklahoma Natural Gas line exploded near Chickasha today, shaking a farm house about 200 feet away. Fire Chief Frank Dews said Mrs. Paul Anthony inside the house was in shock but not seriously injured.
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Chickasha
Frank Dews
Paul Anthony
J. R. Wilson Dies of Heart Attack in Ada
J. R. Uncle Jack Wilson, 82, Ada resident since its early days, died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon around 4:30 in a downtown store. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Criswell Funeral Home after contact with distant relatives. A sister, Mrs. G. L. Brown, lives at 601 South Townsend, Ada. Wilson was a carriage painter in old buggy days and later became a house painter.
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J. R
Jack” Wilson
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
G. L. Brown
South Townsend
Wilson
Hog as natural foe of snakes noted
A historical note states that the hog is a natural enemy of snakes, implying potential pest control benefits in rural settings and farmyards.
Confederate Vet Enjoys Plane Ride and Hints at More
94 year old General R P Scott honorary commander for life of the United Confederate Veterans arrived in Dallas by plane from Atlanta. He praised his first flight and said he would travel by air whenever possible. He suggested annual reunions perhaps in Chattanooga with plans for next year.
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Dallas
R. P. Scott
The
United Confederate Veterans
Atlanta
Mary Good
Earl E. Hurt
Texas
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Cornwallis and Yorktown: A 1781 anniversary tale
This piece recounts the 1781 surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown and contrasts it with the 1776 Declaration. It traces Cornwallis career from Eton to India, notes his opposition to war with America, and ends by noting his later honors and the avoided celebration.
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Cornwallis
Henry
Earl
Corny
General Washington
Yorktown
Virginia
Eton
Cambridge
Marquis of Granby
Tower of London
America
Washington
Quotas urged to reshape Pon totoc county farming
The Food for Freedom plan induces shifts in Pon totoc county farming. Lilburn James announces milk output rises to 32.9 million pounds and eggs to 1.319 million dozen, with cattle and grain areas expanding while wheat and cotton decline.
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Food For Freedom
Pontotoc County
Lilburn James
AAA
Willkie Says US Must Drop Hopes of Peace
In a nationwide radio speech read by Dorothy Omanson due to a cold, Wendell L. Willkie declares the United States must abandon hope of peace. He warns Berlin Tokyo and Rome are linked by world conquest and urges rapid armament and end to neutrality laws. He characterizes Japan as the same regime bolder and more totalitarian.
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New York
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Fight For Freedom
Dorothy Ompson
Rome
Axis
Tokyo
Berlin
Japan
Reeves Picks Navy Instead
Kenneth Reeves a former East Central college football player now coaching at Lindsay received a Navy deferment after applying to join the service. The Navy notified draft officials that Reeves passed preliminary exams and requested a 30 day deferment while awaiting Navy review.
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Kenneth Reeves
East Central
Lindsay
Uncle Sam
Monay
Reeves
Jack Lloyd
Navy
Ada's Harris boarding house remembered as new office rises
Sam Harris and Mrs. C. D. Price recall the Harris boarding house on the site of the Smith Building as Ada opens a new office building at Twelfth and Rennie. The house fed workers and jurors for decades and hosted visitors including governors and judges before a modern era storefront replaced it.
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Twelfth and
Rennie
Ada
Sam Harris
C. D. Price
Harris
Smith
Oklahoma
Frisco
George Smith
Ing House
Denton County
Texas
East Tenth Street
Mrs. Price
Construction on county jail addition begins
Construction work on an addition to the county jail atop the courthouse began Monday morning after a delay in iron and steel delivery. Metal work started arriving Saturday and crews moved into site work on Monday.
Peanut Acreage To Be Doubled In County
The Feed for Freedom drive envisions a major farm economy shift with peanut acreage more than doubling. 1940 peanut acreage totaled 2 386 acres. 1942 allotments allocate 1 663 acres for edible nuts and 3 337 acres for oil, totaling 5 000 acres in the county.
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AAA
Farmer G W Ingold Produces Rich Harvest Near Henryetta
G W Ingold, a local farmer near Henryetta, yields corn cotton grain sorghums and other crops by prudent land use good seed soil preparation timely planting and thorough cultivation until harvest reflects careful farming and resource management.
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G. W. Ingold
Henryetta
Labor Exchange System Proposed in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg October 18. Ernest Kelly chief of Pennsylvania employment service proposes a national style labor exchange to maintain a current skilled workforce for defense jobs. He notes England's system transfers workers to suit defense needs and urges state agencies to manage apprentice training and employer use of skills. He warns dislocation of labor supply by material priorities risks growing state problem.
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Harrisburg
England
Ernest Kelly
Pennsylvania
Kelly
Employment Service
Edward A. Cudahy Dies at Age of 81
Chicago obituary notes Edward A. Cudahy Jr died after months of illness at 81. He helped found Americas modern meat packing industry about 60 years ago and served as chairman of Cudahy Packing since 1926. He began in Milwaukee with Plankinton, then Armour and Co before forming Armour Cudahy Packing Co at South Omaha.
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Chicago
Edward A. Cudahy, Jr
America
Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
Michael
Plankinton Packing Company
Milwaukee
Armour and Co
Chita7o
P. D. Armour
Armour-Cudahy Packing Co
South Omaha
Nebi
Mail Food Stamps Urges McDonel Oklahoma Plan
Pi Bert McDonel director of the State public welfare board said a proposal to shift Oklahoma surplus commodity Food Stamp distribution to direct mail will be considered by the board. He estimates savings of about 47500 monthly, with the state at risk of losing 15000000 in stamp money if the plan is not adopted. Current administration costs run about 60000 monthly versus an expected 12500 monthly for the mail plan.
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Oklahoma City
Bert McDonel
State Public Welfare Board
Oklahoma
McDonel
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Safety Department
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Charleston
Gates
Camden
S. C
Greene
Guilford
Rochembeau
de Grasse
India
Ireland
France
Amiens
U. S
North Broadway
KADA
Price
Board House
Claude _hompson
Soi
J. F. M. Harris
Idus H. Harris
G. C. Harris
Roy McCollum
Orville Snead
John Light
Edward A. Cudahy
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