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CKAhUA STAB
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Grady County
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Items Of The
World
Mnd of tnering Redwood
Mktabe dedicated on the wrwt
it at a National Tribute Crave
raring men and eonn who have
igM fat the armed forces of the
Ited 8 la tee In World War XL
e Redwood forest la to be bought
h funds solicited throughout the
m try. The Carden Club of
erica haa already given $5000.
Redwoods now In California
.t been growing probably for
)0 years. They will serve as a
nbol of eternal aspiration. Call-
nia and Oergon once had 1400-
acres of Redwoods. Now there
only 97(400 acres.
Igurra from the University of
edo show that veterans who re-
n to colleges for study do better
k than before they entered eerv-
and their grade average above
e of civilian students. Records
the fall semester of this year
w that forty-seven veterans at
cdo made a point average of
or about midway between a B
I C grade while the student body
a whole averaged only a little
er than X point.
t a Hobby Show held in New
k this week an outstanding ex-
it was a marimba of giant six
i toned from scrap mahogany
I for repair of FT boats at the
lian i .vasion plus neatly solder-
tin ana. All this put together
i r s'rlmba makes soft melodious
ic when played by an expert
ther Interesting exhibit la a col-
ton of original copies of ser-
by Lyman Beecher famous
cher of the last century.
tie of the biggest problems of
post war period In Europe will
the repatriation of 12400400
ona who have been taken into
many by the Nazis. It has been
mated that If It were possible to
one train every hour It would
18 months to move all the
laced persons out of Germany
ady 9400 specialized workers
being concentrated on Oer-
tya border. It will take 10400
lo the Job when the war la over.
mUy areaa will be established
ertaln points In occupied Oer-
iy and displaced persona will be
ght to tiiem for Identification.
ie Hercules Powder company
cased Us production of rocket
dcr 400 per cent during 1944.
111 be substantially Increased
945. Before 1942 no American
party made rocket powder. The
lota made wen flown to the
leflelds. ' Some sticks of rocket
Jer an five feet long. They
a In nearly 50 per cent more nl-
'lycerln that other powders.
pt. John H. Perry formerly of
Haven Conn now with Pat-
Army writes hls wife that I
have a pet rabbit. He Is a fat
gny fellow who never leaves
side. He Is now stretched out
d asleep at my feet. He has
with us two weeks. We have
id about ten miles since he
-d us but he always hops right
the truck when we pull out.
name la Mac and he has the
st appetite for bread cabbage
cocoa you can Imagine."
was reported this week that
ten Switzerland Portugal Ar-
ina and possibly Erie have been
icd from the World Security
ere nee to be held in San Fran-
. Only a change of govern-
t U Is said will win for these
tries a seat In the projected
d Security League.
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is reported that 500 German
tats are now based In Norway
e the Germans are ready to
t for shelter their whole navy
rent of military collapse on the
nent. The Germans In Nor-
now refer to that : country as
Mountain Portress of Nor-
and boast that they will he
to hold It Indefinitely no mat-
what the odds against them
be even though Berlin and
of Germany Is occupied by
orees of the allies.
is reported that the Army Air
it ever Increasing superiority
the Luftwaffe Is proven by
ol figures that show that the
ces that any tingle air combat
has of completing a tour are
nearly double what they were
e winter of 1943 now 66 per
as against 36 per cent in
ien Irving Berlin wss in the
iplnes he found the natives
I singing hls tong Ood Bless
P lea" with the words "the
1 iplnes substituted for Amer-
He thought ft wasn't right to
rather country's song so wrote
or the Filipinos which would
ally their own. He conceived
ong as he listened to natives
ig as they marched toward the
lines.
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Magnolia Gets
70 Feet Of Sand
In Well 33-5-6
Sand Had Good Odor And
Lota Of Kick Well Is Now
Drilling Ahead
Oil acooto wbo have area the com
takes fraas the Magnolia well aw
the CUnnlngham farm la SS-l-d
aatheaat o f Klaaefcah believe the
sawd will bmIu aw kiad af welL
Over 70 feet af mighty gaad look-
ing sand was bit la this welL The
mod waa attack at 1UN feet aad
over 70 feet of It waa lakes in the
com barreL The well la aaw drill-
ing ahead at 10459 feel. The gml-
oglata expeel to pick 1 ap a aether
ad within the neat bandied fed
This la the deepest sand aver
track in Grady county and la said
la be the first send in the Frnn-
sy Iranian series. It la this series
that carries the Wllces and nil the
ether deep predating sands.
The Magnolia wen Is drilled on
an old surface high worked out by
Clyde Becker over 25 years ago.
The Magnolia has over 5400 acres
of leases blocked around the well.
The Gulf Oil Company haa a 160
acre lease which Is an offset to the
welL The leases were blocked sev-
eral years ago by John Baker and
Harry Goss.
The sand strike has caused much
excitement In the southeast part of
the county and high prices have
been paid for royalty around the
welL If the Magnolia gets a well
at this depth it means that the en-
tire southeast part of the county
will get a deep drilling campaign.
The Gulf OU Company drilled a
11400 foot test about six -miles east
of this weU a number of years ago.
They are reported to have recently
gone back into this area and bought
back a lot of leases they released
a few yean ago.
Highway Patrol
Will Help Get
Brake Repairs
The maintenance division of the
Office of Defense Transportation
stands ready to help obtain sup-
plies needed for motor vehicle brake
repairs Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Troopers Bert Danner and O. B.
Smith of Chlckasha said yester-
day. Anticipating the discovery of an
enormous number of d e fectlve
brakes In the state-wide Inspection
program to be inaugurated April 15
the question of getting ports to
make adjustments appears to have
been answered by the QDT main-
tenance officer.
The troopers also pointed to the
QDT office as means of relief for
school directors who In many in-
stances When their botes were
found in un-afe condition by the
patrol have claim i they couldn't
get repairs made because they
couldnt get parts.
They are of the opinion that the
ODT maintenance division will
help them out of their dilemma.
Communication
J. H. Gabriel S 1C
2nd Spl Bn. USNCB
Co. B. Care P. P. O.
San Francisco Calif.
February 11 1945
Dear Star;
I will try and write you about the
paper and how thankful I am to be
getting the Star such a good pa-
per. It sure does me good to get
the paper and see all the boys that
an in the service that are from
Chlckasha. I really enjoy getting
the paper and hope I can continue
getting the paper. I feel lost If I
don't receive It. I am in the South-
west Pacific. I surely will be glad
when I can come back to the
county. I have seen lots of the
world since I have Joined Sea bees.
WeU to the Star paper Just keep
the Star coming.
J. H. Gabrell 8 1C..
. CHICK ASHA MAR1U3 '
This market report la care- 4
fully compiled and showi the
actual price paid by Chick- 9
asha business firms on 9
Thursday of this week.
-K Wheat bu. 1.46
-$ Barley bu. No 3 44 &'
& Oats bu. No. 2 48
Cotton 1540 to 1940 '
Cotton Seed ton 5240 K
Yellow Com bu. J.14
White Com bu. 149 $
Mixed Com bu. 1.12 He
Kaffld per 100 lbs. 145
B Milo Maize bu. 146.
Alfalfa ton .. $20 to 02540 19
Cream lb. ... 42
Eggs dozen 41
Hens lb. 42
Turkeys lb. ... 40
Leghorns lb. 4 OK
Guineas each -J 45
Hides lb. .11
Alffelfs Seed 1b 48 to 42
FVT. JOHNNIE MrBKE
Pvt. McBce is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. C. MrBee of Verde n.
He attended the Verden High
Bchool. He enlisted In the army
In 1943 and was sent overseas in
October 1943. He made tlie In-
vasion and was wounded In Bel-
gium. He wean the Purple Heart.
it
G. C. Kell of 823 Iowa received
word this week that hls son bgt.
Clarence Kell was killed In action
In Germany. Set. Kell was 32 yean
old and had been reared In Chlck-
asha when he attended the public
schools. He was In the invasion on I
O Day. Hls wife Is now living In
Ban Bcmadlno California.
PFC. MARVIN SCHMIDT
Schmidt is the son of Mr. ana
Mrs. Guy R. 8chmldt of 801 South
5th Street. He to a graduate of
the Chlckasha High school. Be-
fore being Inducted into the army
In 1943 he owned a bicycle shop.
He wag sent to England and was
reported missing in action on
January 1st 1945 but was return-
ed back to dutv on January 6th.
A
Cpl. Thomas R. Blake who to an
artillery Instructor In the cadre
school at Fort Sill to spending a 15-
day furlough In Chlckasha with his
wife and daughters.
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PVT. JESSE W. GOODWIN
Jesse to the son of Mr. and Mrs
W. H. Goodwin of Cement. He to
a graduate of the Cement High
School and helped hls parents on
the farm before hls Induction In
the army. He to now somewhere
in England. Hls wife to the for-
mer Miss Virginia Green and she
and her baby are making their
home In Rush Springs with her
parents.
till
Mrs. Stella May Warren of 1817
Dakota Avenue has received word
that her son FKuiklyn John War-
ren has been missing In action In
Luxembourg since Dec. 20.
tit
Mrs. Clyde Becker of 224 South
14th street has received word that
her son Robert M. Becker has
been promoted from second to first
lieutenant. H. E. to with the 15th
AAP In Italy and to an operations
officer at headquarters.
(Continued en paga 6)
Will Set Casing At
9200 Feet In Graham
Well Near Grady Field
ink that easing waa Id be
940 feel an tba Gmhmas well In
retira 14-9-9. This well la being
drilled by sbe Henry Schaefer Oil
Campany af El Rena an iha Caak
fans Tba Star la calling It the
Graham nett far the man respan-
siblr far Marking the acreage and
gelling the test drilled is Jaha
Graham pieneer ail man af Chick-
The well Is located on struc-
ture worked out by Dr. Frederick
Clapp pioneer geologist who work-
ed out the Cement structure over
30 years ago- Clapp died suddenly
In Chlckasha a few months ago after
he had Just returned from a trip
to Persia and the middle east where
he was locating oU structures for
the Turkish government. The elec-
tric log showed over 190 feet of
sand In thla welL It was Identified
as the Medrano sand.
The strike has caused Intense
Pres. Roosevelt
Tells Congress
Of Yalta Meet
President Roosevelt speaking to
Congress Thursday morning stress-
ed the fact that the Allies will not
desist until unconditional surrender
b assured. He also said the Ger-
man nation should realize the
quicker they give up the sooner
they can re-establish themselves as
decent neighbors.
unconditional surrender does not
mean enslavement of Germany but
does mean temporary control of
Germany by the Allies each one
given a zone.
It means the end of Nazblm with
all Its barbaric laws. He said Just
and severe punishment will be meted
out to Nad leaders there will be
permanent dismantlement of the
German staff and Germany will
have to make reparation for the
damage dime. He stressed the fact
that the Allies do not want the
Germans to starve nor become de-
pendent on the rest of the world
The objective to to secure peaop
now and for the future. Germany
must not be abb to wage aggressive
warfare.
The President said the two pur-
poses of the conference were; lint
to Ming defeat to Germany with
I speed and with the smallest loss of
allied men; second to bring tost-
jing peace and security after war.
He said international peace wUl be
an agreement In which aU of us
will stand together.
Veterans Show
Will Be Here
On March 7th
Don Hall manager of the Wash-
ita Theater announces that he has
turned over the Washita theater on
March 7th to the Eighth Service
Command war troupe who will give
a show on that date. Judge L. A.
Wood of the War . Council to In
charge of the arrangement! for the
show. The show wUl pay a tribute
to the boys from Grady county
who have paid the supreme sacri-
fice and their names will be read
at the show. Tickets will be dis-
tributed by the Red Cross.
Included in the group are war-
wounded Yank fighting men an
army nurse recently returned from
Guadalcanal and the 30-plece
Eighth Service Command head-
quarters orchestra.
Other veterans in the show all
of whom wear the Purple Heart
for war wounds are Lieut. 'William
G. Pox Aurora 111 whose back
was broken in New Guinea while
serving with the 11th Airborne di-
vision; Lt. David Devanald Chi-
cago 94th Infantry division who
was wounded and a prisoner of the
Germans for 45 days In Brittany
France; Capt. Homer Spencer
Snyder Texas who was wounded
by machine gun fire near San Piet-
ro Italy; and Cpl. Robert L. Wright
Childress Texas who was wounded
by mortar Are while lighting with
the First Cavalry Division behind
Jap lines in New Britain.
TSgL Robert C. Peters to direct
I Ing the orchestra said to be one of
the outstanding
military service.
musical hits In
Choctaw Avenue
To Get Lights
The city council has given orders
for the Installation of 17 lights 'on
Choctaw Avenue between Second
and Seventh streets. Six lights
wUl flU in between the present
White Way lights on the south side
of the street and the others wlU be
on the north ride. The Public
Service Company will Install and
maintain the lights with a cost to
the city of $629 per year gross or
$566.10 net.
!
i this) activity in the anuUiwr-4 purl of
art at Orsdy onunfy a lease Vld lor aj
hundred dollars an acre Hit week Major Richard W. Aust the only
in section 28-5-4. The Unking of cliiUI of Ur. and Mrs. J. T. Aust.
this sand at this depth makes it i died of a heart attack somewhere In
poMlbie that the strike is in what France on February 12th. Mr.
b known as a Graben a high with-1 Aust received a letter from the war
In a low. It was on this kind of a ! department Wednesday giving him
structure that the FUta field In j the particulars. A few days ago
ftmtotoc county was struck several: a telegram was received saying
yean ago. Major Aust had died and that de-
Graham blocked the acrcatc: tails would follow. A letter was re-
around this well and tried to get ! ceived from a Captain who was
every major company to drill the
test. He finally got Henry Trigg to
drill on the structure and he went
down below 6.400 feet and quit the
hole. He then got the Henry
Schaefer Oil company id El Reno to
go back In the hole. He drilled
the well to 8460 fre$ and struck the
Medrano sand. The Schaefer Com-
pany owns over 7.000 acres of leases
around the welL John Graham and
hb associates own 1400 acres of
leases located on the structure.
WILLIE THOMAS SAID
THIS SNOW WAS COMING
Willie Thomas who lives east
of the tracks near the Expan-
sion Grain Company predicted
this snow and bad weather. It
was nearly three weeks ago that
Willie said we would have a big
raw and a kit of cold weather
the latter part of February.
How did Willie know? Well
Willie said he saw the wild
ducks going south. They came
north In the totter part of
January and hundreds of them
lighted on the lakes' In Grady
county. Then Willie says they
suddenly got an urge to go
south and thousands of them
struck out for the southland
just like they do In the full.
WeU the snow came and Willie
to a real weather prophet for
the time being.
W. M. Spoon Is
In Race For
Mayors Job
The Star to autnonxed to an-
nounce the candidacy of W. M.
Spoon for the office of mayor sub-
ject to the action of the democratic
primary. Mr. Spoon to the owner
of the Spoon clothing and cleaning
plant on north Third Street. He
was born In Arkansas and came to
Grady county with hls parents
when a small boy In 1910. He
lived on a farm east of Chlckasha
for a number of years and came
to Chlckasha and purchased the
business tip now owns about 20
years ago.
Spoon has been elected lo the
council for two terms and has
served as chairman of the council
for the last two years. He lives on
the north side of town and has al-
ways been a heavy vote getter In
that heavily democratic section.
Spoon to a successful business
man and has been for many years
a home owner and tax payer in the
city. He pledges If elected to
practice the utmost economy in the
conduct of the city's business.
Spoon to civic minded and prides
himself upon the fact that he to
able to get along with folks. He
pledges if elected to see that there
to harmony and co-operatUm- be-
tween the mayor and the city coun-clL
Word has been received here that
First Lt. Randolph H. Ball son of
Joe Ball of Chlckasha and Mrs.
Ethel Ball of Oklahoma City has
been missing since Jan. 22 over
Saipan. He waa a navigator on a
Ray Nunnery announced . this Liberator and has been overseas
week that he was postponing his since February. 1943. He was well
form sale until March 13th. He; known here having been educated
Intended to have It next Tuesday . in the public schools later attend-
but he Is afraid it might still be! fog Kemper Military Academy in
snowing so he has decided to take 1 Missouri. He attended the Univer-
a lucky day the 13th. He will sell slty of Missouri after being grad-
87 head of cattle among them some listed from Classen High School in
extra good milk cows some register- Oklahoma City.
ed white faces and a lot of farm
machinery. Col. Otto Renshaw to
the auctioneer and the Oklahoma
National Bank will clerk the wto.
Major Aust
Dies In France
Death Came A Few Days
After He Had Landed
Wart Outstanding Soldier
Staying with Mm In Prance. He
'said that Major Aust was seeming
ly in the best of health when he
ion Mm In Ms room. He returned
to find him dead a short time later.
He had evidently died of heart
failure.
Young Aust was one of the out-
standing young business men of
i Chlckasha. He went to the Chlck-
aslia public schools and later waa
graduated from Kemper Military
Academy with the highest honors
In hls class. He . took a business
course at Oklahoma University and
graduated In 1928 came back to
Chlckasha to become Assistant Sec-
retary and Assistant Treasurer of
the Chlckasha Cotton Oil Co.
He was a second Lieutenant In
the officers reserve and went Into
the service before Pearl Harbor.
He was first sent to Ft. Benning
Georgia where he made an out-
standing record as an Instructor In
rifle fire. He was himself one of
the outstanding rifle shots of that
post. He later served at Camp
Robinson In Arkansas at Camp
Maxey at Paris Texas and spent
six months on Long Island New
York instructing In gun fire.
He was sMpped across about six
weeks ago and landed In France
about February 1st. Hit family had
received several letters from him
tmd he said he enjoyed the trip
across. He was buried In a ceme-
tery near Paris on February 13th.
He was a member of the Metho-
dist Church a member of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon at Oklahoma Uni-
versity mid a member of the Ki-
wanls dub In Chlckasha. He leaves
hls wife hls mother and father
and a daughter Eda Lane Aust by
a former marriage.
Major Aust was re-elected each
year as Assistant Secretary and
Assistant Treasurer of the Chlck-
asha Cotton Oil at the regular an
nual meeting of the stock holders.
He had planned to come back after
the war and take this position un
der hls father. Hls father to one of
the founders of the Chlckasha Cot-
ton OU Co. and has been treasurer
of that oompany for over forty
years. . . .
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NEWSY NEWS
The Fourth Flow of the Nlchlos
Bank building may soon be known
as the millionaire's floor. There
are several potential millionaires
there. John Graham stands at the
top of the list with 1400 acres of
leases around the big strike in the
Cook well south of the Cement
field. John Baker and Harry Goss
are edging Mm close with their
stuff around the Cunningham weU
southeast of Ninnekah. Tom Gann
and Louie Davis are trying to move
their offices to the fourth floor.
Clyde Turner says if you want to
keep up with the weather Just read
the weather calendar that the Ok-
lahoma National to putting out. It
read February 28 will have a big
snow and colder and It was. So
just cut your hay crop this year In
accordance with the weather chart
that Clyde to giving away.
Gewge Thomas who probably
knows more about farming than
any man In Grady county says
farmers who havent sowed their
oats needn't worry. George says
the best oats he ever saw were
planted April 1st.
Julius Burtschl has fitted up a
brooder house for hls little pigs.
He ran a light cord into the pen
and put a 60-watt lamp on the cord
under a little low box like affair.
He says the little pigs hover around
the light like chickens under a
brooder.
Son Of Joe Ball
Missing In Action
Most people who marry tar money
find out they could have borrowed
If rhesp-v.
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KILLED FIVE RABBITS
WHILE DOLNG THE CHOKES
W. H- Newberry of the Meri-
dian community says he to go-
ing to hare rabbits to eat for
some little time. He went out
to the barn the other morr.lng
after the snow. He found two
pretty little cottontail perclwd
tinder hte binder. He went to
the house got hls shotgun and
before he finished his chores lie
killed three more. They were
all fat and mighty good eating.
W. H. has been carrying the
mall for a lot of hls neighbors
out that way. They have had
no mall on Route 1 for several
days so each member of the
community when he comes to
town takes aU the mail he can
carry.
Stockholders
To Get Checks
At Annual Meet
Mr. John W. Coleman vlre-prcs-Ident
of the Federal Land Bank of
Wichita Wichita Kansas will de-
liver an address at the first annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
National Farm Loan Association of
Chlckasha Monday March 5 P. A.
Moran secretary-treasurer of the
association announced today.
Invitations have been sent to all
members and borrowers in the two
county area served by the Chlck-
asha Association which Includes
Orady and McClain counties.
Btock dividend checks win be dis-
tributed to members of the asso-
ciation at the meeting. 367 associa-
tion stockholders will participate in
the dividend which amounts to $3-
51443 Moran said.
The meeting win start at 10 a.m
and during the morning session
members will hear a report of the
association's financial condition by
P. A. Moran secretary-treasurer
and a brief review of the year's
activities by Mr. M. E. Slcbcrt
president of the association.
The business session will be con-
cluded with the election of two di-
rectors who will Ml the vacancies
caused by the expired terms of E.
E. Calhoun of Ninnekah and Bryan
Ooldsby of Washington Okla.
Pioneer Barber
Dies In Texas
Word was received here Wednes-
day that O. G. Gullher one of the
pioneer barbers of' Chlckasha had
died of a sudden heart attack at
Mexla Texas. "Snooxy" as he was
known to all hls friends In Chlck-
asha had worked In practically
every barber shop In the city. He
came here in 1906 and had lived
here ever since until last Novem-
ber when he moved to Mexla to be
near Ms son Capt Donald Gull
hur who to stationed there.
He ow'ed a home south of the
city limits and had given much at-
tention to berry raising and chicken
farming during the last few years.
He was a veteran of the Spanish'
American war and took a promi-
nent part In the Spanish War Vet-
erans organisation.
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7 File For
City Offices
Wednesday was the first day for
filing day for city offices. Secretory
C. A. Hardesty of the county el-
ection board announced the fol-
lowing candidates had filed for
places on Ihe city ticket
Mayor J. J. Conrad and W. M.
Spoon.
City Clerk Ethyl Covey.
City Treasurer Mrs. John Phil-
lips. Street Commissioner John Far-
ley. Chief of Police Ernest Kell.
Alderman Ward 2 B. C. Moss.
Royalty Sells
For $200 Under
Magnolia Well
Royalty sold for $200 an acre un-
der the Magnolia well this week
In 33-5-6 to outside brokers. A deed
went on record from W. D. Cun-
ningham to Lucian Erwin for ten
acres under the well. Tlie pi tee of
this royalty was 5100 an acre.
Mary Reeder sold ten acres un-
der her 560-acre tract on offset
to the well to Lucian Erwin for
$100 an acre. Mary Reeder also
sold ten acres to Horry Ooss under
her tract an offset to tlie welL
WILL GIVE RED
CROSS BENEFIT DANCE
Doc Bryant head of the Okla-
homa Ruff Neck orchestra announ-
ces his organization will give a Red
Cross benefit dance at the Ameri-
can Legion haty next Wednesday
night. All the proceeds will go lo
the Red Cross. The Legion to do-
nating the hall and the orchestra
pill donate their talent for
dune.
County Has
Best Season
In 17 Years
Snow Fell Six Inches
Deep On The I-evel Small
(rain Deal In Years
Grady rminty farawre bare the
bml wimi In the ground sinew
137. The recent snow and moi-t-nr
has pot the (roe nd In JteU Die
right condition for spring planting
and plowing. .Mach of the spring
oat acreage bad been sowed and
the snow win bring ft In n perfect
stand. Winter bnrlry and winter
wheat are in the best condition in
ten years. The stand ha coma
without aoy insect damage anil
there to little chance for green bug
damage now with the moisture sup-
ply in the ground.
Fall sowed alfalfa to looking good
and will make a good spring hay
crop sometMng that fall sowed
alfalfa does not always do. The old
meadows of alfalfa have sufficient
supply of moisture stored up for
at least two crops of hay with no
more ruin.
Fur tlie first time In several
years aU the fall sowed oats came
through without any whiter kilL
Pall towed oats always make tlie
best yields and we ought to liave
a bumper oat crop this spring.
Much land haa been broken lor
broom corn corn and cotton crops.
The soil to always helped by snows
like the recent one and it seems to
put something In the soil Uiat
makes lor bumper yields. So tlie
farmers of Grady county can look
forward to bumper crops this year
if we get normal rainfall from
here on.
Chamber Of
Commerce To
Meet March 27
Harry PUzei presdent of the
Chamber of Commerce announced
the annual meeting of the organi-
zation will be held March 27. Com-
mittees to have charge arc:
Program Chax. Miller Harvey
Salter and Jeff Williams.
Entertainment Miss Julia Hask-
ins. '
Arrangements and Decorations
Marsden Austin Roy Holliday and
Wade Hurt
Nominations. Harry Hammeriy
Norman Frye Joe Allen.
Election Emery Conrad Marlon
Lucas Henry Ross.
At the meeting one director will
be chosen from each of seven dif-
ferent classifications. They are
elected for two years one half
being elected each year.
Happy Birthday
Party Held At
Henry Hill Home
One of the happy birthday par-
ties of the week was held Monday
night at the Henry Hill home
northeast of Chlckasha. It was tlie
birthday of Mrs. Henry Hill and
Edd Guinn m maser of Curroil'g
Hatchery. It was a surprise for
Mrs. Hill and she was surely sur-
prised. A buffet supper was served
and dancing was Indulged In until
a late hour.
The guests of the evening were
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Guinn Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Nookes Mr. .and Mrs.
Sylvester Howard Mr. and Mrs.
Tom McKelvte Sire. Foreman and
son Bennie Mrs. Prances Allred
and Miss Paul Howard. The crowd
left singing Happy Birthday.
MOTHER OF MRS. NOAKES
DIES; AGE 83 YEARS
Mrs Katherine Ayers age 63
years died Thursday morning st
the home of her daughter Mrs.
Walter Nnakes near Amber. Mrs.
Ayers had been in falling health
for the past three years. She was
bom in Peoria Illinois and cams
to Cklahoma from Iowa 41 years
ago. She lived for a number of
years in the Norge community until
about ten years ago when she mov-
ed to. Chlckasha. Members of her
family surviving are hfij daughter
Mrs. Nonkcg nine grandchildren .
and nine great grand children and
one great great grand child Pupcr-.
al sorytees ihteh.are muter direct-
ion of thp. jrown '. Funeral Hums
will be announced later. '
it :
BURIED IN BELGIUM
W. A. Banders has received no-
tice that hls sou Billy killed in ac-
tion in December to burled In Bel-
gium. His cousin took a picture if
the grave and will send It to Mi'.
Sanders. Mrs. Banders to exiiecled
home In a few days from Ohio
where she has been visiting tho
widow of Billy. She will be accom-
panied home by Billy's widow anil
little granddaughter.
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Father may be the head of Iho
the family but mother gets a kit (
i-he headaches. .
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Kayser, J. W. The Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 44, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1945, newspaper, March 1, 1945; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1896987/m1/1/: accessed May 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.