September News Recall Through 1939 Highlights
Review recounts significant Ada area events by year from 1920 to 1939. Highlights include civic hearings, Klan activity, bank robberies, oil booms, hospital expansions, infrastructure builds, fairs, and public works projects. Notable names include Norman Howard, Huey Armstrong, Adam Peters, Jack Walton, Robert Kerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Duncan
Aca
Allen
Roff
Stonewall
County
Ku Klux Klan
Norman Howard
Legion —Post
Huey Armstrong
Adam Peters
Cartwright Presses Governor Over Federal Road Program
Oklahoma City Sept 9 Cartwright third district congressman charges there are too many political roads in the 1941 federal aid program rejected by the bureau of roads He says the plan fails to improve 625 miles of highways designated by the war department as of primary military importance Only two projects on 435 miles of class 2 military roads are under six percent of the 5 900 000 program both near Gov Phillips hometown of Okemah Cartwright says military highway data has been available since a 1944 meeting and dismisses any influence by Federal Works Administrator Carmody He criticizes Phillips for opposing the Red River hydro electric project and Grand River dam efforts calling Phillips a laughing stock of the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Wilburn Cartwright
Bureau of Roads
Phillips
Cartwright
War Department
Okemah
Highway Commission
American Association of State Highway Officials
Richmond
John Carmody
Grand River Dam
Oklahoma
Red River
Grand River
Oklahoma Oil Allowable Unchanged By State Commission
Oklahoma’s oil allowable for September remains 390000 barrels daily, unchanged from August and 7000 below the Bureau of Mines estimate. Producers and purchasers oppose cuts despite interstate compact recommendations. Osage Burbank unit proposes a 10 percent cut, hearing set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Bureau of Mines
Interstate Compact Commission
South Burbank
Osage County
Commission
W. F. Eaton
Oil and Gas
Osage
Burbank
R. B F. Hummer
Phillips Petroleum Company
Carol May Seek Asylum After Exile Ends in Switzerland
Carol of Romani, once king, toys with asylum options including the United States, Madeira, and South America as his Switzerland stay ends. Mme Magda Lupescu remains with him in seclusion while rain dampens plans at Lake Lugano. His special train, bullet-marked from a near assassination, waits to move him once arrangements are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lugano
Switzerland
Carol of Romani
United States
Vichy
French Riviera
Madeira
South America
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Lupescu
J F Voyles Dies. Rites Held In Stonewall
Jonathan Franklin Voyles 86 died Saturday at 6 50 p m at his home Stonewall route 2 Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m from the Frisco school house Smith Funeral Home in charge He is survived by his widow four daughters a son three stepdaughters and a stepson from Stonewall plus relatives in Illinois Ada Roff Fort Worth and Maysville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Voyles
Jonathan Franklin Voyles
Stonewall
Frisco
Smith Funeral Home
Voyles
Ethel Voyles
Myrtle Strickland
Illinois
Marlin Blackburn
Ada
Virgie Criswell
Roff
Agnes Voyles
Frank Voyles
Blanche Kinman
Grace Brown
Fort Worth
Alice Morper
Maysville
B. C. Belcher
Death of One Month Old Donald Gene Driskill
Donald Gene Driskill died at one month and nine days old Sunday at 4 30 a m in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 00 p m from the home with burial in Sunshine cemetery. Driskill Funeral Home directed. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs M C Driskill Ada a brother Ronald Dean Driskill and grandfather G A Pitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Gene Driskill
Sunshine Cemetery
Driswell Funeral Home
M. C. Driskill
Ada
Ronald Dean Driskill
G. A. Pitt
Former County Resident Jim Burris Dies in California
Jim Burris a 32 year old former Stonewall resident who had lived in Los Angeles was fatally injured. His uncle George W Burris of 1201 South Johnston said early reports indicated he was killed. His mother Mrs Marvin J Burris of Oklahoma City flew to California to bring the body back for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Burris
Stonewall
Los Angeles
Calif
George W. Burris
South Johnston
Marvin J. Burris
Oklahoma City
California
Federal Forecast Of Cotton Crop Shows Some Gain
The agriculture department projects this year's cotton crop at 12,772,000 bales based on Sept 1 conditions. Area for harvest is set at 24,406,000 acres, with abandonment at 2.6 percent. The September 1 crop condition stands at 74 percent of normal and lint yield is about 250.7 pounds per acre. Census reports show 606,291 running bales ginned before Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
FSA Loans Set for Low Cost Oklahoma Farms Next Year
Oklahoma City September report from P State Director E Lee Ozbirn states FSA loans next year will target farms valued at $1,300 to $5,000, with county limits per the farm tenant act. Approximately $2.2 million will fund 370 loans across Oklahoma, expanding to all counties to aid tenant farmers becoming owners and widen fund distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
E. Lee Ozbirn
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Oklahoma
Ozbirn
Craig
Pushmataha
Woman Seeks Doctor Exemption to Aid Mothers at Home
Oklahoma City reports a woman asks the adjutant general to exempt a physician in eastern Oklahoma from national guard service. She cites his 45 expectant patients and argues he should stay home to help bring babies into the world. Other guardsmen argue about family duties and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
National Guard Service
Oklahoma
Adjutant General’s Office
Sam
Negro Lynching Case Reports Push Investigation in Georgia
In LaGrange Georgia officials intensified a probe into the lynching of 18 year old Austin Callaway. Police say masked white men dragged him from the jail after his Saturday arrest for alleged attempted assault on a white woman. He died after being found wounded on Liberty Hill road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
J. E. Mathews
Austin Callaway
Liberty Hill
S. J. Willis
Mathews
Trade Barriers Count Across States Reaches 301
Report cites 301 highway trade barriers observed between states, highlighting friction in interstate commerce. Authorities tally barriers on roadways, noting impact on transport efficiency and regional border controls.
Moon Estimates Cost of Roads in Oklahoma
Moon estimated the cost to convert most of Oklahoma's main highways to military roads at 30 million dollars. The plan would add 10 foot shoulders, widened structures and paving, with U S routes 69 77 81 3 62 266 64 29 and 287 involved. The report noted no definite government action to start the improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
van T. Moon
Bureau of Public Roads
Tulsa
Here
Texas
Fort Smith
Lawton
Panhandle
Maxwell Township Fair records prices for livestock and exhibits
List of entries and bids from Maxwell Township Fair noting prices paid for animals and exhibits by numerous bidders including Moss Webb Kiersey Norman and Fleming J C Stinnett W M Owens Joe Robertson and many others. Also shows farm produce and crafts with small cash amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Webb Kiersey
Norman and Fleming
J. C. Stinnett
Helen Fleming
W. M. Owens
Joe Robertson
E. E. Bristow
Jersey
E. Bristow
Earl Bristow
H. L. Norman
Mona Carmichael
O. C. DeMoss
Maxwell School
Buddy Allen
Robert Buchanan
Lois Dean Franks
Arno Hendrix
D. B. Jones
Calvin Carmichael
Bertha Newby
Lonnie Buchanan
Virgil Pennington
Milo Pennington
Alfred Pennington
Lorraine Pennington
Billie Joe Gregory
Billie Mears McDaniel
Jestin Brecheen
Ray Stone
G. W. Evans
Poland
Four Texas Ranch Family Slain In El Dorado Shootings
Four members of a West Texas ranch family were found shot to death near El Dorado. The Calcotes Henry 31 his wife Dardanella 20 their daughter Patsy Irene 2 and his mother Emma 69 were killed by a 30-30 rifle. Police tied time to Thursday night and search for a 29-year-old Mexican worker on the property. The father was killed likely by a shot through a window as he ate a watermelon. The elderly mother was hit as she moved toward the front door after hearing the shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Tex
West Texas
Henry Calcote
Dardanella
Patsy Irene
Emma Calcote
Calcote
Calcote Place
Cal
Same Chow, Too
Peters burg story of World War II era man Lang who etched his name and a skull on his mesh kit in the Argonne forest then turned in the equipment at Newport News Virginia. A CCC camp son Lan Jr in Phoenix Arizona reports the same mess kit issued to him recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
lIn
Argonne Forest
Lane Lang
Newport News
Lang
Lan Jr
CCC
Phoenix
Ariz
First 1940 cotton bale brings $51 in premiums
W. W. Wallace of Washita Farms delivered the first bale of 1940 cotton at Tishomingo and received premiums totaling $51 from local business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
W. W. Wallace
Washita Farms
Miller marks 20 years guiding Boy Scouts in Pontotoc
The Ada area celebrates two decades of Scouting leadership under Harry W. Miller since 1920. He helped found the Ada Lions club council, oversaw 43 troops and 848 Scouts across Pontotoc Coal Atoka and Johnston counties, and witnessed major milestones including two Washington trips and the naming of Camp Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Miller
Harry Miller
Miller
Pontotoc County
Ada Lions Club
Orel Busby
Scout
Chandler
Presbyterian Church
Pontotoc
Coal
Atoka
Johnston
Henry Miller
Washington
Witch Hole
Ada
Morris, Blackburn
McCain
Whitwell
Edward Bok
Drew Page
Richard Walker Simpson
Scout Council
Simpson
R. W. Simpson
Matthews Hall
M. O. Matthews
John Fitts
Movement Growth Highlighted At Scout Anniversary
The article notes yearly growth of the movement in Mount Canning and thanks contributors including Mrs. Miller for 15 years of scout camp service. It credits scoutmasters, schools, business leaders, churches, and local officials for success and salutes Miller on his 20th anniversary as a leading figure in regional scouting.
Midland Township Fair Vanoss September 6
Grant Johnston wins a $2.00 prize for a Ducroc boar at the Midland Township Fair held in Vanoss on September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Township
Vanoss
Grant Johnston
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France
East Central
Fitzhugh Bank
Ada Hospital
Jack Walton
Fiery Cross
North Broadway
United Confederate Veterans Estate
Katy Bridge
Canadian
McKeown Bridge
Robert S. Kerr
Legion Convention
Oklahoma Department
Ada Bpw
Allen Oil Field
Bebee
Maxwell
Allen Field
Wilcox
Rebee
East Central Stadium
Canadian Bridge
New Home
City Lake
Franks
Wintersmith Park
E. H. Moore
Hunton
Fitts Field
KADA
Norris Field
Levy
News
Farmers State Bank
Byrds Mill
East Central College
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Mines Bureau
Haven In Exile
Riviera
Moon
Maxwell Township
Annabelle Farley
Virgil Hunt
Hampshire
Joe Hunt
FFA
Leon Hammond
Marion Hammond
Lois Lorain Payne
H. L. McGehee
Calvin Berger
Guernsey
J. H. Stephens
Lonzo Lamb
F. E. Hickey
Imogene Allison
Florence Brewington
W. E. Norvell
Sara Williams
Leah Alston
Billie Jean Norvell
H. L. Troutman
Theron Jones
Ray Hunt
Club
Manley E. Maddox
Lula Collins
Tommie Hunt
Shelby Rogers
J. M. McDonald
Benton McCauley
Grover Barker
Curtis Goodpasture
Darwin Cummins
Tom Phillips
Guy Walker
Emery Walker
Cecil Alston
Jack Troutman
A. C. Griffith
Gladys Wakefield
Bettie Jo Martin
Pig Club
Jack Griffith
A. M. Martin
Marjorie Ruth Tiner
Adenya Standridge
Arno Griffith
Daphna Bradley
Alvin Mattison
Henry Roundtree
Carl Solomon
Clyde Moore
J. J. Coulson
Howard Sliger
Bunny Rogers
O. S. C. Son
Raybert Solomon
J. C. Pederson
Neville Pennington
Chris Pederson
Berkshire
Calvin Rogers
Stonewall Township
Tom Henry
W. H. Zillifro
Irene Thomas
Edward Barnum
Sheep Club
Herbert Barnum
Bill Barnum
Louise J. Fox
Lynn Harbin
George Russell
Joe Daniels
Glen Bennett
Katherine Vincent
Frank Plummer
Norvell Cartwright
Patrick Stone
Ol Lung
Orville Don Hill
Bill Godly
China
Woodrow Horton
Buckingham Palace
London
Billy Wayne Scott
Katherine Hume
H. B. Darrough
Billie Ellis
Tula Heimer
Z. K. McKay
Ealf
Jewell Hokett
Ct Club
Lee Roy Riley
W. B. Hokett
Jack Maxberry
H. A. Henderson
Tomee
J. B. Boles
W. W. Murphy
Albert Russell
Claude McMillan
L. A. Grant
B. R. Stubbs
Luke Dodds
Iona Ballew Freeman
Ada High School
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