Farm Views and News from Pontotoc 4-H Dairy Trip
Pontotoc County 4-H Dairy Boys earned an educational trip to the Dallas fair and observed top national livestock including the all American Jersey and Holstein show. Santa Gertrudis cattle from King Ranch were on display, with awards based on dairy program performance and showmanship.
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Pontotoc County
Dallas
Texas Society
King Ranch
Texas
Ada Chamber of Com
Teeree
Billy Joe Lucas
Dean Young
Fitzhugh
Bobby Langley
Stonewall
Jimmy Watson
Byng
Ada
Lift for Farmers Of Johnston County
Johnston County farmers receive news that 61 Oklahoma counties are declared eligible for government disaster loans due to cotton and wheat crop failures. The program aims to help farmers plant and recover, with Rep. Tom Steed noting the loans will aid those who would otherwise face hardship without federal support.
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Farmers Administration
Oklahoma
Johnston County
Tom Steed
Wagon Tongue Hits Damages Warren Car Collision on Highway 99
Hugh Warren’s car struck a wagon drawn by a horse on Highway 99 Friday at 6 05pm. The wagon driven by Mr. Frazier Negro was on the side of the road. Mrs Elvan George suffered cuts and bruises but was not seriously hurt. Warren’s car suffered about 350 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Warren
Seminole
Uncle Sam Deeper In Than We All
Washington reports the federal government’s total net debt at 218.6 billion dollars for 1949, surpassing private debt of 205.5 billion, with state and local debt adding 19.1 billion to reach a combined 442.26 billion for all borrowers. Corporations hold 11.6 billion of private debt. individuals and unincorporated businesses total 93.8 billion, including farm mortgages 5.4 and consumer debt 30.5 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
United States
Central Hospital Seeks Books for Ward Libraries
Central State hospital in Norman requests book donations to expand patient reading services. Two years ago Pontotoc county residents helped with books and periodicals, prompting a full time librarian and larger quarters. New plan aims to create small ward libraries, needing more titles, magazines, and newspaper subscriptions from individuals and clubs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Hospital
Norman
Pontotoc County
Social Service Department
C. McAlister
McAlester
Will Fulton Dies At Artesia New Mexico
Will Fulton, 89, longtime Francis area resident, died in Artesia on Wednesday. Funeral and burial were held there Friday. Born in Town in 1851, he moved from Texas to the Francis region in 1880, later living with son Jim in Artesia. Survived by daughter Elizabeth Cable of Vinita, sons Jim of Artesia and Lonnie of San Antonio, Texas, plus 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
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Ward
Artesia
N. M
Will Fulton
Francis
Fulton
Texas
Jim Fulton
Elizabeth Cable
Vinita
Jim Artesia
Lonnie
San Antonio
Tex
Life Can Be Ugly Relax and drop the ads for a change
Cal Tinney vents at modern ads that pressure everyone to improve. He mocks claims that figures lie ads enforce perfection and that both men and women are judged by looks. He urges relaxation, humor, and a truce to the relentless self improvement machine.
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Cal Tinney
Girdies
Czechoslovakia
Einstein
Jhair
Nquor
Pou
George Washington
Valley Forge
Moscow
Russia
Valley View Hospital Faces Severe Overcrowding
Valley View Hospital runs well above its 80 bed design as daily patient counts reach 90 to 110. A new maternity ward and ward conversions to general care are planned to ease crowding, with 120 beds expected by December 1. Flu, pneumonia, heart conditions, and surgery drive the demand.
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Valley View Hospital
General Hospital
Valley View
Celeste
Kemler
Beekeepers in Prague face sugar ration rules
Individual beekeepers not in the Union of Beekeepers will not receive a special sugar ration for their bees this fall. Union members will obtain about 13 pounds per hive. Hungary is accused of hoarding flour and sugar. America, please note.
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Prague
The
Union of
Beekeepers
Ministry of Food
Hungary
America
Ada Woman Injured in West of Duncan Auto Crash
Mrs. E. O. Wheat wife of the late Earl Wheat and sister of Mrs. Brazilia Dunn sustained painful injuries in an automobile accident west of Duncan Thursday afternoon. She suffered a broken knee and shattered knee cap and was taken to the Bone and Joint hospital in Oklahoma City for further treatment. Mrs Wheat had been active in local women's clubs while Mr Wheat operated a lumber business in Ada.
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Ada
Mas
Hobart
Oxia
American Legion
E. O. Wheat
Earl Wheat
Brazilia Dunn
Duncan
Wheat
Bone and Joint Hospital
Oklahoma City
Freedom Bell Rises to Berlin City Hall Tower
The 10 ton freedom bell ascends to the top of West Berlin's city hall in a five hour lift watched by about 3,000 spectators. It will ring for the first time next Tuesday United Nations Day. The bell, funded by US subscriptions to a private group, sparks protests from East German press. First peal will reach global radio networks with attendees including John J. McCloy and Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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Berlin
West Berlin
United States
National Committee For Free Europe
East Germany
Croyden
Eng
Abraham Lincoln
U.S
John J. McCloy
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Ferguson in New Accusation on Fox
Oklahoma City October report says Republican gubernatorial candidate Jo D Ferguson accuses opponent Murray of breaking with the Democratic platform by allying with pension leader Ora J Fox. Ferguson claims Murray is forced to double talk on Fox and a proposed three percent sales tax while pledging to the two percent tax.
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Oklahoma City
Jo D. Ferguson
Johnston Murray
Ora J. Fox
Fox
Murray
Ferguson
Ada girls attend American Royal 4 H conference in Kansas City
Martha Mote reports Katherine Summers and Patsy Thompson led a group from Pontotee county to the American Royal 4 H club Conference in Kansas City October 14 to 17. Highlights included tours, a zoo visit, General Motors luncheon, and a banquet where livestock champions were honored. About 625 delegates from seven states attended. Also guidance on curing and storing sweet potatoes and pumpkins for late harvest.
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Martha Mote
Ant ’ Katherine Summers
American Royal
Patsy Thompson
MeLish
Maxine Clifford
Fletcher Watson
Fitzhugh
Katherine Summers
Kansas City
Missouri
Patsy
Maxine
Pontoteé County
Watson
County Home Demonstration Club Council
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada Milling Company
Ada Evening News
Ada
Kansas City Zoo
General Motors Assembly Plant
Gentral Motors
American Royal Livestock Exhibition
American Royal Association
Sears, Roebuck and Company
William Rockhill Nelson Art Gallery
Former Ada Lad Receives High Army Promotion
Robert S. Moore of Ada, a longtime budget expert and Army veteran, is promoted to brigadier general and serves as special assistant to the comptroller at the Department of Defense. Moore, born on East Ninth Street in Ada, began in World War I, later shifted to the finance branch, and has held major budget roles in Washington, with the promotion tied to fiscal year 1951 appropriations legislation.
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Army
Navy
Air Force Journal
Robert Moore
Ada
East Central
East Ninth Street
Robert S. Moore
GSC
Department of Defense
Moore
France
Sth
Somme
Signal School
Infantry School
Industrial College
U.S. Army
Brooklyn
N. Y
Washington
W. J. McNeil
Congressional
General Moore
Corps of Engineers
Department of Defense Comptroller
Congress
McNeil
Lawerance Women to Meet for Community Club
Women of the Lawerance community will meet at the community building Friday October 27 at 2 00 p m The group plans to organize a home demonstration club We are looking forward to working with them
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Lawerance
Club Schedule For The Week At The School
The week lists meetings at the school with Gaar Corner on Monday October 23 Rebee on Tuesday October 24 and Byng with Mrs. Lillian Henry on Wednesday October 25 Union Valley club meets at the school on Thursday October 2.
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Gaar Corner
Rebee
Byng
Lillian Henry
Union Valley Club
Sawyer Calls For Preparation for War on U S
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer urged stricter controls on strategic materials and national sacrifice to prepare for a possible war on American soil. He asked managers and workers to boost production even at the cost of profit, arguing controls supply the military with needed materials and that war could be fought at home.
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New York
Charles Sawyer
United States
New York Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sawyer
Little Leo Gets Walking Papers
Tulsa police served notice on Kerry Quick to remove five month old cub Leo from the city after a two day roaming spree. Quick defends the pet and says he will comply with the order despite neighbors' concerns.
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Tulsa
Okla
Leo
Petson
Kerry Quick
Quick
Rabbits Targeted by Newspapers in Western Australia
In Manjimup the Road Board tested stuffing loose newspaper bales at rabbit warrens entrances. The theory holds that a rabbit entering touches crinkling paper, panics, and returns to the warren to die. Initial tests were reported amazingly effective.
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Perth
Australia
Westen Australia
Manjimup Road Board
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C. H. Halley
Lester F. Smith
Doris Binkley
Oakman
Station
Ee Nee
Ada Kiwanie Club
Ada Kiwanis Club
County Eens
Warren
Uncle Sam
Central Hospital
Ray Brown
Grand Lake
Wyandotte
Farmer Brown
Associated Press
Cal Tinney Muses
Cal
Jug
Lem Reever, Jr
Stockton
Freedom
Berlin City Hall
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Ohio
Colorado
Ada Lad
Robert Moers
Brillant
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