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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1932
Page
5
The Vanoss Fair lists top awards across livestock and farm products. Winners include Robert Moore with a mule colt, J. L. Tilley Jersey cows, H. Smith Angora cattle, and numerous Byers and Cobb entries in cattle sheep hogs poultry and crops with firsts in many divisions at Union Valley and Owl Creek placements.
Maxwell township residents showcased a strong fair with eighty five entries. Local stock raising favored the event as Maxwell and Galeva schools shared honors, while women’s exhibits and club displays drew praise from the community.
Stonewall Fair showcases premium winners including Emory Holt two horse colt, Sceribner stallion and jack, Lee Taylor horse colt, H B Burkhart mule, Huckabee mares and mule colt, Tiner mule colt, Banes two mules, Scott jer bull jer calf jer heifer calf, Riddle holds bull and related cattle, Cager Hisaw heifer calf, Odom jer cow.
The Oklahoma Highway Department announces opening of State Highway 19 paving up to the Union Valley schoolhouse crossing north of Union Valley. The remaining six miles from Vine to the county line will open after curing. Hyde Construction of Enid built the project.
Classified ad brief highlights favorable returns from investments and shopping deals. Details unspecified due to fragmented text but implies value offers and savings opportunities for readers seeking maximum value. Countrywide ads resemble midcentury marketing emphasis on prudent spending.
Truman Harrison, Pontotoc County Attorney, states he will reduce official salary for the rest of the term. He asserts no promise to lower pay below legal salary and notes the action is voluntary for the public good, maintaining compliance with Section 6214 of the C Q O S 1931.
The U S Department of Agriculture projected a 1932 cotton crop of 11 310 000 bales for the United States based on September 1 conditions, little changed from last month s 11 306 000. Production in 1931 was 17 096 000 bales. The census bureau cited 865 252 running bales ginned to September 1 with 56 6 percent of normal condition.
County Judge Claude V Thompson and County Attorney Truman Harrison announce a voluntary 20 percent pay cut for the remainder of the term. They cite fiscal strain from low business mood and aims to help the excise board stretch reduced funds for county operations.
A roundup of Oklahoma Supreme Court decisions with multiple cases across counties. Opinions affirm, reverse, or remand on actions including foreclosures, quiet title suits, tax sale matters, and damages from auto collisions and trespass. Names and counties listed for each case reflect the mixed docket of the session.
The department of agriculture forecasts 11 310 000 bales of cotton for this year based on conditions as of September 1. Last year produced 17 096 000 bales. The September 1 condition is 56.6 percent of normal, with an indicated yield of 147.8 pounds per acre. Acreage remaining for picking on Sept 1 totals 36 611 000 acres with 1.8 percent abandonment since July 1. Virginia reports 76 006 acres at 60 percent normal with 26 000 bales produced, among other state figures.
Nathan Matlock and Bob Kytle of Allen were arrested in an investigation into counterfeit money. Matlock allegedly passed a counterfeit $10 bill at Gaar Corner and at a filling station near Pauls Valley, with $580 in counterfeit tens found. Federal Secret Service agents joined the probe, and more counterfeit money was found at Kytle’s Allen home.
Pontotoc county tax assessor Charley Floyd completed revising real estate valuations after the state equalization board ordered a 20 percent reduction. Floyd and deputy Bill Beavers refigured 80 percent basis, then struck out figures to be replaced. They await assessments on public service properties and tax levy approvals before calculating individual payments.
The county treasurer processes coupons twice yearly for school district sinking funds county funding bonds and township sinking funds. The latest batch totaled over 12000 dollars with 3602.50 on county bonds 7739 on school funds and 1000 on township funds.
Census Bureau reports total cotton ginned before September 1 reached 865,232 running bales, up from 565,753 a year ago and 1,879,919 two years ago. State figures show Alabama 34,970 Arkansas 2,742 Florida 2,669 Georgia 84,612 Louisiana 78,935 Mississippi 58,914 South Carolina 19,819 Texas 551,997 and all other states 5,895.
Frank Noe a Seminole oil man 55 and Miss Jean Selby 32 of Dallas were killed when their car left a highway near Choctaw Oklahoma. A third occupant L L Cadenhead escaped serious injury. The car rolled several times as they returned from Oklahoma City. Noe was driving at 50 to 60 mph and may have fallen asleep. Noe leaves a widow and three children.
Oklahoma City report by Carl W. Blair details multiple counterfeiting arrests. Robert W. Kytle, former Allen official, pleaded not guilty and posted 10 000 bond. Nathan Matlock, 20, Stratford, held on 5 000 bail. Mallock found with 600 counterfeit ten dollar bills. John Paul Hughes, Lawton, arrested with 100 in counterfeit bills. wife Maybelle Hughes also accused after discarding 140 in bills from their home.
Ada High School held the first assembly of the new year. Principal R. R. Stubbs praised the wholesome atmosphere and noted fewer changes as classes settle into work. Enrollment reached 590 with 125 seniors and 3185 freshmen enrolled, the largest freshman class in school history.
After a preliminary hearing before Justice S. W. Hill M R Stokes was bound over to district court on a charge of assault with intent to kill Bond set at 1000 He is accused of trying to kill Ted Bevels August 14 at Bevels home near Canadian River in Pontotoc County Stokes was wounded by a shotgun discharge but has recovered enough to testify in court
Washington Sept 13 Census Bureau reports cottonseed crushed in August totaled 151 192 tons up from 59 877 last August. On hand at mills Aug 31 were 265 372 tons up from 61 279. Crude oil produced 45 539 089 pounds up from 17 269 320. refined oil 38 273 439 pounds up from 13 301 906. cake and meal 74 271 tons up from 28 341. hulls 43 184 tons up from 16 117. linters 21 332 running bales up from 8 395.
A 16-year-old boy, Jack Beck, was shot while asleep in his Shawnee home as a bullet pierced a window screen into his left lung. Authorities suspect a stray shot from the highway with no source found. He is the son of D. G. Back.
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