Taxable Wealth of County Grows Amid Shifts in Valuations
Final figures from Tax Assessor Erwin show county wealth totaling 7,138,910 after a 3 percent state raise, up 146,099 from 1926. Ada and Allen townships led valuation gains while Chickasaw, Fitzhugh, Midland, Stonewall and others saw small declines. personal property and public service lots contribute to the total with detailed breakdowns across townships and classes.
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Pontotor
Erwin
Ada
Allen
Chickasaw
Francis
Flitzhugh
Midland
Stonewall
State corn crop outlook improves in Oklahoma report
Oklahoma crops show better prospects in September from USDA and state boards. projected corn production reaches 78.2 million bushels, up from last year’s 61.1 million and ahead of the five year average. forecast yields around 28.9 bushels per acre with 88 percent of normal condition. harvests begin across districts with strong yields in northwest to south central regions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Livy Hasing
United States Department of Agriculture
Tute Board of Agriculture
Lnenstein
Oklahoma cotton gin rates split draws protest by Childers
Oklahoma City September 9 The state corporation commission divided Oklahoma into three sections for cotton gin rates next year a move opposed by commissioner C C Childers who calls it unfair to growers He argues rates should be statewide and that uneven regional pricing will bias competition He notes lower southwest rates while eastern areas face higher charges and cites past profits by ginners as a reason to simplify pricing.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
C. C. Childers
Childers
Willu
Guilders
Ok! Iwhoma
Cotton Crop Forecast Put At 18.6 Million Bales
Washington reports the September 7 condition of the crop shows a yield projection of 149.2 pounds per acre with total production around 13,492,000 bales and a forecast of 18,602,000 309 pound bales based on abandonment and acreage figures. The 42,485,000 acres in cultivation and 40,626,000 acres expected to be picked this stage are cited, with last year’s September condition at 86 percent of normal yielding 172.8 pounds and 17,977,374 bales.
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Washington
Sears
Department of Agriculture
Doctor Wright Tells Meaning Of Oklahoma
Doctor Wright, a Choctaw surgeon and one of the first Indians with an MD, shares the story of his ancestor Allen Wright. The Choctaws, driven from Mississippi to Indian Territory, settled near Kiamichi. Allen grew up in a log cabin, attended a mission school, and pursued higher education, eventually becoming a Presbyterian minister before returning to serve his people.
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N. Wright
Pr. Wright
Allen Wright
Mississippi
New
Indian Territory
Allen
Kiamiehis
Alien
Mast
Union College
Schenectady
New York
Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma cotton harvest figures from census release
The census bureau announced that the area harvested in Oklahoma by September 1 was 3,668,000 acres with a trap condition of 1 and an equivalent 500 moved votes production indicator of 1,025,000. By September 4 this year ginned cotton reached 1,540,026 bales including round bales, versus 696,556 for 1926 and 1,886,299 for 1925 including 26,349 round bales.
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Oklahoma
Fliers Plan For Hopover Ocean Flight From Japan To Honolulu
Omura Japan Sept 12 Nd wand F Selice and William S Brock co pilot of the round the world monoplane said they firmly expected to fly from Japan to Midway Island then to Honolulu and on to San Francisco soon They hopped from Omura in their Pride of Detroit at 7 20 am but were forced back by a storm Brock and Schlee landed at Omura yesterday to replenish supplies after straying while trying to sight Tokyo from Shanghai They passed over the South China Sea safely but were blown off course by a thunder storm.
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Omura
Japan
Ndwand F. Seliice
William 8. Brock
Associated Press
Midway Island
Honolulu
Rao
Francisco
Tokyo
Nagasaki
William S. Brock
Edward FF. Sehlee
Detroit
Brock
Schlee
Shanghai
China
China Sea
Suhich
Inmate Protest Calls for Isolation of Rowdy Prisoner
Inmates at the county jail sign a petition demanding the removal of a disruptive prisoner. They claim peace and sleep have been destroyed since his entrance into their quarters and urge that he be forever rejected, though officials say legal steps must guide any ejection.
Lloyd May Smash Two Records In Debut Season
Loyd Waner of Pittsburgh’s Pirates hot on two single season records in his first major league year. Statists note he has 158 hits and 179 total bases, chasing the modern mark of 179 hits set in 1921 by Tobin of the Red Sox, while Wee Willie Keeler’s old record remains a distant target.
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Pectsuorgh
Loyd Waner
Vittsburgh
Baaball
Wrangier and Warner
Willie” Keeler
Baltimore
Personal Tan List and Choctaw Nation history
A long list details assessed personal property across Chickasaw and Midland townships for 1927 with numerous Ada and Stonewall entries, names and amounts. The article then shifts to a historical narrative about Allen Wright and the origin of the term Oklahoma, describing land cession after the Civil War, treaty talks, and Wright’s suggestion of the name meaning red people. It also includes a brief supper menu and disparate notes on incidents in St Louis, St Paul, Lemont, Bath, and Japanese film censorship.
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Chickasaw
Midland
Oklahoma
Wright
United States
Allen Wright
Washington
Ote
Jefferson
Allen ‘Wright
Mr. Wright
Dieter Righini
St. Louis
Rose Cooke
St. Paul
Mlvira Stone
Lemont
James Sawyer
Bath
England
Kinars
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Lloyd May
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Daniela
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Hughes
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Crump
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Hates
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M.F
Cummings
O. B
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Hisaw
J. F
Cobb
W. A
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J. M
Hice
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Cook
Elmer
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Haines
Sam
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Hunter
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Roy
Hays
Daniel
J. R
Hicks
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Cantrel
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American OH & Rif. Co
Cooper
H. F
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W. C
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T. L
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Hurley
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Tgampion
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Derryberry
M. H
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Carson
Igtean
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Bromiley
Ira
Brambridge
Beam
A. J
Bunley
Barton
Cantwell
Cooner
G. P
Sister Mary
Sarne
Yale
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