Fourth Annual Convention of the Anti-Horse Thief Association
Ada hosts the fourth annual Indian Territory Grand Lodge gathering of the Anti Horse Thief Association with nearly 500 delegates from 336 lodges. Mayor J P Wood and U S Commissioner A G Winn welcome the attendees as committees are formed for credentials resolutions grievances. A parade is planned, Judge Furman speaks, and national president J W Wall offers encouragement as the courtroom fills with delegates.
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Ada
Anti-Horse Thief Association
Ada Evening News
Indian Territory
Grand Lodge
Anti- Horse Thief Association
Five Civilized Tribes
Oklahoma
McKellop
J. P. Wood
Fred Moore
Muskogee
U. S
A. G Winn
E. C. Sullivan
W. H. Richards
W. H. Jackson
Waynetta
G. W. Francis
Claremore
A. H. Page
Big Cabin
A. Collins
Afton
S. L. Hamilton
Stigler
F. M. Ingram
Sam H. Harris
G. C. Elliott
L. T. Raines
E. L. Durmin
Furman
Henry M. Furman
J. W. Wall
Kansas
A. P. McKellop
W. H. A. Harrison
Checotah
J. W. Duncan
Tahlequah
Holdenville
J. W. Stringer
Tyrola
W. A. Ricketts
Broken Arrow
John H. French
Collinsville
James Kirkwood
Pontotoc County Stabilizes Farm Tenancy Under County Agent Plan
County agent C. H. Hailey reports progress in stabilizing farm tenancy in Pontotoc over the past five years. Census data show tenancy dropping from 66 percent to 56 percent, with farm sizes rising from 121 to 137 acres. Of 2,580 families, 848 own, 266 co own, 15 are managers, and 1,448 are tenants.
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Pontontoc County
C. H. Hailey
Pontotoc County
Hailey
Group to aid indebted farmers in debt adjustment conference
A Pontotoc County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee meeting is set for Friday November 7 at 10:00 a m in Ada Oklahoma. J C Abney said the group will help hard pressed farmers and stockmen arrange settlements with landlords and creditors to avoid year end farm moves. The committee is sponsored by the Farm Security Administration and FSA loans are available to small farmers who cannot obtain credit on reasonable terms after using the committees services.
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Pontotoc County
Farm
The
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
Delaney Test Near Ada Reaches 1300 Feet Saturday
Oil work in Pontotoc county continued with W A Delaney's test southeast of Ada reaching 1300 feet on Saturday. Intermittent rain delayed further drilling as Magnolia Petroleum plans a 2000 foot wildcat on Jo Pope farm near Olney and Coalgate, with Patsy Oil moving in.
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Pontotoc County
W. A. Delaney
Ada
Norris
City Lake
Ollie Lancaster
Patsy Oil Company
Byars
Magnolia Petroleum 7
Jo Pope
Olney
Coalgate
Caught in Traffic In Wichita Four Car Collision
John Hancock was struck by an automobile while crossing a Wichita street and was knocked into a second vehicle then a third and a fourth. He suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
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Wichita
Kas
John Hancock
Watermelon King Announces Senate Bid Opposing Josh Lee
STILLWATER October 28 Mark Long, who calls himself the watermelon king of Payne county, enters the democratic nomination race for U S senator facing incumbent Josh Lee. Long tells a street crowd he has no hard feelings and promises justice for farmers if elected. this is his second statewide bid after a Payne county commissioner run two years ago.
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Stillwater
Mark Long
Payne County
United States
Josh Lee
Long
Washington
Five Killed In B 18 Bomber Crash At Twin Sisters
A B-18A bomber from Fort Douglas crashed on Twin Sisters peaks near Hamilton Field California killing all five crew members. The aircraft departed Hamilton Field at 9 15 a m and was due in Sacramento at 9 50 a m wreckage was seen by Hamilton Field planes before the explosion and fire.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
Twin Sisters Peaks
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Gas War Signals Shift As Stalemate Emerges
Major R. G. Lewis, a former chemical warfare officer with the A E F in France, told East Central district teachers that gas would be used only if a stalemate develops on the front. He described Gases like Lewisite and updated warning signals replacing sirens with a beating iron triangle.
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R. G. Lewis
France
Fort Sill
Lewis
United States
Europe
County Indian Killed by Auto
Frank Perry aged 50 a county Indian was killed late Saturday night when struck by an automobile along the Fittstown highway half a mile south of Ada. Driver Jesse Gray said he could not see the man in time to avoid the impact and was absolved of blame. Perry died from a skull fracture while en route to the hospital.
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Tandy
Frank Perry
Ada
Fittstown
Otis Hallum
Jesse Gray
West Seventh
Gray
Haltum
Perry
Relief Of Farmers Being Considered
Relief officials from regions six and eight met in Shreveport with Carl Gibboney and state welfare directors to assess crop failures in Louisiana and Texas and plan winter relief for farmers and their families. The gathering aimed to gather farmer needs and devise a relief plan using FSA and WPA resources.
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Shreveport
Carl Gibboney
Washington
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
A. D. Stewart
C. M. Evans
Dallas
WPA
CC. McInnis
FSA
Back-To-Land Move Forecast By Greeley In New England
Boston reports Roland B. Greeley of the National Resources Planning Board warned of a postwar back-to-the-land trend in New England. He said people will seek inexpensive rural living, not farm quality, until settled, and urged planning to guide to good land and provide additional income for city refugees.
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Boston
New England
Roland B. Greeley
National Resources Planning Board
Greeley
Wide Spread From Farmer's Share To What Buyer Pays
The agriculture department released figures showing a large spread between consumer food prices and the farmer’s receipts. Based on September prices, farmers received about 50 percent of the consumer’s bill for 58 staple foods, while processors and distributors collected about 49 percent. Meat items favored farmers, with pork averaging 25.9 cents per pound at retail and producers earning 21.1 cents, about 78 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Harris and Swimm Obtain Ada Marriage License
A civil record shows Lawrence Harris aged 24 and Frances Kay Swimm aged 23, both of Ada, received a marriage license from the court clerk’s office on Monday morning.
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Lawrence Harris
Frances Kay Swimm
Ada
Pontotoc County Youths Prep for Southeastern Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show
Pontotoc county farm youths feed calves now for the Southeastern Oklahoma Junior Livestock show at the fairgrounds in March. County Agent C. H. Hailey notes this year's entries will be bigger and better than last year as fifteen calves are in training, with stock expected to improve in cold weather and better feeding conditions.
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Pontotoc County
Southeastern Oklahoma
Fairgrounds
C. H. Hailey
Hailey
Five Army Planes Reported Missing in Fog
Five planes from a 19-plane formation en route from March Field California to McClellan Field Sacramento disappeared in fog north of March Field. Seven landed at Smith Valley Nevada, four at Stockton California, two at McClellan, with one pilot sighting a bailout near the Tehachapi mountains by the Nevada line.
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Sacramento
Cal
March Field
McClellan Field
M. P. Hart
Hart
Smith Valley
Reno
Nevada
Stockton
Army Air Base
Rice Cultivation in Oklahoma Claims Poteau Trial Field
Bob Kidd of Life in Oklahoma asserts 65 acres near Poteau are under rice cultivation. John Dennis leased the land. he harvested 15 acres last year for 65 bushels per acre. Kidd says rice fields need only damp conditions, not flooding, with a hard soil floor and fallow periods every three years offset by high yields.
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Poteau
Okla
Oklahoma
Bob Kidd
Kidd
Bands Wow Homecoming Crowd at East Central Event
Dozens of bands performed for hundreds of East Central grads and OEA visitors at Norris Field during the East Central district convention. Johree Blanton crowned queen during intermission as judges picked Weleetka for Class C and Davis for Class D in a parade judged band contest.
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East Central Grads
East Central
Oklahoma Education Association
East Central College Organization
Norris Field
Johree Blanton
Davis
Wetumka
Harle E. McCall
Weleetka
Harold Scott
E. E. Mason
St. Louis
W. R. Faifer
Tecumseh
Marshall Metz
Prairie View
H. Graham
Sasakwa
G. M. Cox
Roff
Melvin Stockton
Bob Barr
Horace Mann
Oliver Jones
Fittstown
Jimmie Calvert
Stonewall
Leonard Regan
Mountain View
Ella Carleton
Wynnewood
Austin Kidwell
Factory Laborers Working Too Hard
New York dated report from an international labor conference notes British delegate Sir Frederick Leggett argues workers are overworked. He cites 70 hour weeks in Britain and 60 hours in armament industries and calls for a 56 hour maximum for heavy labor and six day workweeks with rest.
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New York
Britain
International Labor Organization
League of Nations
Frederick Leggett
England
Sir Frederick
Air Corps Seeks Procurement Inspectors in Detroit
The Air Corps Central Procurement District at 8505 W Warren Ave Detroit invites applications for multiple procurement inspector positions in the materiel division. Salaries range from 1620 to 2900 a year with various seniority levels. Reading notes indicate reduced requirements for these posts and a tax bid remark on motor vehicle income.
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Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Air Corps Central Procurement District
W. Warren Avenue
Detroit
Michigan
Air Corps
War Department
United States
Eddie Lopez Buys City Dump With Tax Deed Investment
Santa Fe notes Eddie Lopez purchased a tax deed as an investment but found the result discouraging when inspecting the property. He had acquired the city dump, highlighting an unforeseen outcome of the deal.
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Santa FE
N. M
Eddie Lopez
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A. G. Winn
Normandie
U. S. Navy
America
Delaney
By William Ferguson
NEA Service
Wwe
1. M. Reg
U. S. Pat
Clog Ciee
Claudine Shuey
U. S. Army Air Corps
California
Regular Army
James R. Tucker
Gordon P. Sentell
Norris D. McDaniel
United States Navy
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