Oklahoma stock market report notes mixed cattle and hog sales
Oklahoma City cattle sale records show 1 200 head with 300 calves and several loads of heifers, varying prices for fed and slaughter heifers, cows and bulls, and weak stocker activity. Hogs average lower with No 1 and 2 weights around 18 75 to 19 25, lambs uneven. Butter and poultry prices listed for Chicago and state markets.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guymon
Hooker
Hobart
Vici
Blackwell
el Reno
Frederick
Lawton
Medford
Yukon
Alva
Clinton
Enid
Kingfisher
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Elk City
Woodward
Laverne
el Rent
Lawton Officials Debate Cache Road Highway Plan
City leaders press for citizen input on Cache Road along with state and federal highway officials. They seek continued funds and right of way considerations, while federal authorities reiterate the need for an elaborate roadway if federal money is used. Local merchants back the more extensive plan amidst ongoing court action.
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Lawton
Cache Road
Bureau of Public Roads
Ellsworth
Stubblefield
E. E. Stubblefield
Bureau of Roads District Engineer
Barr
State Highway Department
Sies
Sen
Logan
Gore Gap
U.S. 277
Fort Sill
Hell Creek Crossing
Hell Creek
Highway Department
Fort Sill Project
Sycamore Street
Williamson Rules State Board Can Accept Hinton Park Land
Oklahoma City Attorney General Mac Q Williamson rules the Planning and Resources Board may enter into contracts and accept deeds for land for Hinton State Park. The 1955 Legislature authorized spending $50,000 for land offered by the city of Hinton the Kiwanis Club there and John E Murphy a Hinton resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Attorny General
Mac Q. Williamson
Planning and Resources Board
Hinton State Park
Hinton
Kiwanis Club
John E. Murphy
Purdue study finds pests ruin grain stores in Indiana
A Purdue University study shows pests destroy three million dollars worth of stored grain each year in Indiana, highlighting significant losses to farmers and storage facilities across the state.
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Purdue University
Indiana
Grand Jury Takes Rest In Shawnee
Shawnee Oklahoma grand jurors begin an 18 day recess after running out of witnesses. They postponed activity until August 1 while bootleggers were away on vacation. The panel must decide if Sheriff Jim Harrington remains in office despite a 15 year old federal bootlegging conviction. Curtess Garrett was indicted and chased before crashing his car. he remains free on $500 bond. Two other whisky dealers were questioned.
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Shawnee
Okla
Pottawatomie County
Jim Harrington
Tecumseh
Strike Authorized by Studebaker Workers in South Bend
South Bend union locals voted 85 percent in favor of strike action against Studebaker-Packard Corp. to protest the layoff of 1,700 employees. CIO United Auto Workers officials announced the authorization on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
CIO United Auto Workers
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Welfare Costs Take Big Rise in June
The Welfare Department reported an overall rise in costs for the program in June though total payments fell by 11,823 dollars. Payments totaled 7,439,637 dollars to 117,924 cases, with only old age assistance rising by 17 percent to 94,710 recipients and payments increasing by 6,688 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
State Welfare Department
Man Fined For Speeding With Unmarked Patrol Car
William Harris Henson told City Judge Herbert L. Peterson in St. Petersburg that he borrowed the unmarked patrol car of Police Chief Tom Kilpatrick of Belle Vista Beach to hurry back before Kilpatrick began patrolling. The judge deemed the excuse acceptable but insufficient and fined Henson twenty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
William Harris Henson
Tom Kilpatrick
Belle Vista Beach
Kilpatrick
Herbert L. Peterson
Henson
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NY Central A
Ohio Oil
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Bud Stoldt
Warren Chrisman
Githen Rhoads
Jim Taliaferro
Milt Keating
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Mincey’s
C Avenue
Toyland
Williamson Rules State Board
Hinton Park
Gilbert-Woods
Lawton’s
Walgreen
Jack Brown
Farmers & Merchants Bank
PT Vel
Studebaker
Wolverton
Sheridan Rd
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