Lost Paper Sparks Office Mystery in Velvet VP Tale
In a tense scene at the VP headquarters Sue Mary suspects Vera may hold a crucial gasoline order file tied to a government contract. Vera remains calm and confident as she retrieves the paper, leaving Sue Mary uneasy about Vera’s true role and the case’s outcome.
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Mary
Ross Clark
Sue Mary
Miss Grant
Vera
Ross
Kitty
Nick
Natalie
Clark
Joe
Sue Mary Moves In With Natalie Amid Office Plotting
Sue Mary agrees to shared living with Natalie as the VP campaign heats up. Vera and Nick coordinate moves while Sue Mary weighs adventure, romance with Joe, and a possible future with Nick, amid office secrecy and personal ambitions.
Not Terracing Started Is The Hardest Job Now
A farmer’s guide stresses starting erosion control with terracing and contour farming. It notes soil builds slowly but can advance faster with timely terracing, back furrowing, and fall planting of hay crops, with help offered by County Agent C. H. Hailey in Ada.
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Nature
Sudan
C. H. Hailey
Ada
Plow Points Monster Silo Fear to Belief in Demonstrations
County agent Tom Marks notes farmers feared silos until seeing them built. Hoge reports silo construction turns doubt into belief. He recalls demonsteration as cutting down monsters and urges more demonstrations to reassure neighbors and counter ridicule.
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Marlin S. Hoge
Pittsburg
Mr. Hoge
Mariah
Super-Phosphate Being Distributed In Pontotoc County
Two carloads of triple super phosphate are being distributed in Pontotoc County to aid farmers. Local appraisers report widespread use of the fertilizer as a boost to crop yields. The effort reflects broader agricultural support programs in the region.
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Pontotoc County
Fertilizer Arrives in Ada for Soil Building Program
Phosphate fertilizer has arrived in Ada and is being distributed to farmers signed up in the soil building program. Two more car loads are due soon. One carload of Austrian winter peas from Cairo Illinois should arrive within a few days. Officials also said 80 percent of cotton parity checks have arrived and are being distributed.
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Ada
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cairo
Illinois
News Farm Page
German man sentenced to death stripped of citizenship
An English officer escapes a Nazi prison camp by disguising himself in scarecrow clothes, a feat beyond Bond Street's efforts. The condemned man also loses his citizenship, a move seen as potentially favorable when he reaches the next destination.
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Germany
Bond Street
Oklahoma Sets Trainee Quota At 9365 For 1941 Draft
Oklahoma announced in Washington that the tentative quota of selective service trainees for the period Nov 18 to July 1, 1941 is 9,365 with 4,719 eligible for call by March 1, including 360 Negroes. Draft director Don Welch warned unregistered men to report by Monday night or face embarrassment, offering access to other boards or state headquarters if needed. Exceptions apply for those missing registration on time.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Washington
War Department
Don Welch
Welch
Purebred animals to improve herds in Coal County
Coal County farmers and livestock men push herd improvement via purebred sires. The Crim brothers bought two fine bulls from Horse Shoe ranch, others buy Shorthorn bulls, H C Stapleton acquired one from a western Oklahoma breeder, Dr. R D Cody added a high quality bull, A B Holder secured a Hereford from Henry Zuech, who now owns 13 registered cows and a new bull at his ranch. Ward Dunn notes many locals have bought bulls from his herd. County Agent Curtis Floyd estimates 125 purebred beef sires and 25 registered cows in the county.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Crim Brothers
Horse Shoe Ranch
H. C. Stapleton
Round Hill
Oklahoma
R. D. Cody
Centrahoma
A. B. Holder
Cottonwood
Henry Zuech
Lehigh
Zuech
Ward Dunn
Dunn Ranch
Clarita
Curtis Floyd
County's 1940 Cotton Crop Appraised by Growers
Ada AAA office reports Pontotoc county’s 1940 cotton crop bids fall short of a top recent level. C. W. Herron says production is higher across the county with many farms yielding unusually large crops. Parity checks totaling 80 percent have arrived for county growers.
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Pontotoc County
C. W. Herron
AAA
Ada
Herron
Chimneys and Fireplaces Advice Coupled with Local Cotton Reports
Gosh is it time to start heating again and test chimneys for leaks with a smoke method as farmers prepare for the 1940 cotton season. Ada gin operators report 848 bales this season, well above last year, with many growers and ginners expecting a busy autumn. County Agent Hailey notes record cotton yields and upcoming farm-page features.
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Pontotoc
Coleman C. Lea
Texas teachers renew drive for retirement program funds
The Texas State Teachers Association executive committee voted in Fort Worth to renew the campaign for the teacher retirement program. H. W. Stilwell of Texarkana will lead the legislative effort to secure the state’s half of the funding, after teachers contributed about 6.5 million dollars over three years without full appropriation.
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Fort Worth
Texas State Teachers Association
H. W. Stilwell
Texarkana
Greater returns for vested Ada News Classified Ads
Washington reports the wage hour law aims at a 40 hour work week for about 2,000,000 of 12,600,000 interstate workers. The shift from 42 to 40 hours offers more leisure or overtime pay at time and a half. The 40 hour standard is not rigid.
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Ada News
Washington
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NEA
Mr. Clark
Gopyright
NEA Service
Ing
Tom M. Marks
Texas
South
United Confederate Veterans
J. W. Gwaltney
Roanoke
T. N. Mayo
Norfolk
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