Champion Steer Sets Chicago Market Record at Auction
The Chicago market fat steer sold at auction for $10 a pound, an all time prewar record, after slow bidding led by Roy Johnston. Joe Duca bought the steer Tomahawk for $11,020 based on a 1,105 pound weight, with Carl Henkel as partner. The event marks the highest preview price seen for a grand champion in Chicago shows, surpassing prior records.
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John R. Thompson, Jr
Restaur
Joe Duca
Belmand
Tow Duca
Carl A. Henkel
Basin Man
Pris Hlignest
Lae
Chicago Bhows
Aberdeen Cross Bred Exhibited At 1929 International Exposition
A cross bred Aberdeen owned by Elliott Bre Town, a junior exhibitor, participated in the 1929 International Exposition event. The entry highlighted youth involvement in agricultural exhibitions and showcased breeding stock among young competitors.
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Telephone Operators Needed At Fort Sill
Fort Sill advertises iWo vacancies for telephone operators with a salary of 1704 per year. Close of business Friday deadline. Requires six months government switchboard or one year commercial switchboard experience. Apply to Mrs La Fue Grave or Leon Garrison Civil Service Fort Sill Oklahoma.
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Seven More Divisions Are Inactivated in Postwar Shuffle
Washington reports seven additional Army divisions being inactivated as part of a postwar reorganization. Names include the Red Bull, Cyclone, and Winged Victory divisions with units from Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Minnesota, Iowa, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Formerly fought in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, these inactivations follow recent reductions of Black Panther, and several armored and infantry divisions.
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Tulsa Votes Bond For Schools And Highways
Tulsa residents approved a school bond totaling 4,100,080 with a 14 to one margin in favor. A separate issue of 9,760,000 was approved for highway improvements and school needs.
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Price Guarantees To Farmers Will Be Down in 1946
Washington December 5 Government price guarantees to be generally lower next year. H B Boyd of the agriculture department outlined a 1946 price support plan at a conference of state agricultural extension officials. Most commodities would be supported at a minimum parity, except cotton, near 96 per cent. Cotton would sit at 25 per cent. Sugar beets sugar cane flaxseed soybeans and dried beans were singled as likely to remain above parity. The lower 1946 level does not ensure lower prices for all items. Undersecretary Hutson spoke at the conference.
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Martin Washington
H. B. Boyd
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Farm production goals set for 1946 near war levels
The official notes that domestic and foreign demand require keeping prices near current levels. He states 1946 farm production targets aim for near wartime output, with an expectation that eight to ten percent of production will be exported.
Elmo C. Kuntz Is In City On Leave
Elmo C. Kuntz, 20, in Lawton on 25 day leave will report to Oklahoma City next Sunday for reassignment after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs V A Kuntz and brother Dale near Lawton. He joined the navy last December 7 trained at San Diego and served at Pearl Harbor. He took part in Navy day maneuvers in Philadelphia and wears Asiatic-Pacific, American Theater and Victory ribbons.
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Oklahoma City
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Carolyn
Linda
Lawton
V. A. Kuntz
Dale Kuntz
Navy
Elmo
San Diego
Cal
Pearl Harbor
Philadelphia
Rain Needed For Winter Pastures In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City December report says dry weather slows fall sown grains and weakens winter wheat pastures. Sub-soil moisture supports root development but pasture growth remains limited. Cattle declines noted. harvest favors dry weather with pecans moving to market while cotton crops ginned. November rainfall at 21 percent of normal. statewide precip average 42 percent of normal.
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Marset
Oklahoma
St Joseph Aspirin Packs Offered At Low Prices
Buying public is urged to choose economy sizes for value. An assortment includes a 100 tablet size at 33 cents with a free 8 tablet bonus, a pocket 12 tablet package for 10 cents, and claims of purity and broad demand guiding consumer choice.
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