Oil Well Boring Near Stratford Delayed by Weather
Secretary C. B. Tiffin of Byars-Stratford Oil & Gas Co says machinery for drilling near Stratford is torn down and ready to load at Purcell but bad weather will delay the move. He notes strong stock sales in Stratford and Byars, with growing local interest in the home enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Tiffin
Byars-Stratford Oil & Gas Co
Stratford
Purcell
Byars
Stratford Tribune
Colbert Collected News From Sunday Gatherings
Colbert residents report visitors and social events. Rosa Treadwell visited Ada relatives. Frank Bennett and Beverly Sales spent Sunday at Egypt. Mr. and Mrs. Tabby Jones also visited Egypt. A Colbert ice cream party entertained the young folks Monday night. Local talks at Colbert school house drew cheers and approval. Ada boys defeated Colbert 9 to 1 in a recent game. Furnished room for rent listed at the Democrat office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Treadwell
Ada
Frank Bennett
Beverly Sales
Egypt
Mrs. Tabby Jones
Zasner Manley
Union Valley Items Recap Of Rain Picnic and Baseball
Rainy weekend reported with Union Valley and Frisco nines playing a 19 to 11 game. Social events included a box supper hit by a large hail storm. Local residents frequent visitors and illnesses noted include Joe Hoggett, John Hoggett, Robert Leek, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Valley
Frisco
Union
Joe
John Hoggett
Robert Leek
Myrtle Stephens
Hattie
Lula Tate
Stella Fletcher
Lon Stephens
Charley Rainey
Carl Bonds
Mrs. Fletcher
Ada
Robert Nester
R. F. Stephens
Lon
Lovelady School House
Buckner's Adnica Salve Eases Winter Ailments
A local advertisement touts Buckner's Adnica Salve as a cure for frostbite symptoms and skin irritations. It claims relief from burns boils piles cuts sores eczema and sprains with a 25 cent price at Gwin Mays & Co.
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Buckner
Adnica
Gwin, Mays & Co
Dollar store change of ownership in Stonewall
E. M. Correll and son Norman have bought the Dollar store from Katz and Rosenfield. The business has been paying and should continue to do so, with Mr. Eaton remaining as manager. The notice appears in the Stonewall News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Correll
Norman
Katz & Rosenfield
Eaton
Stonewall News
Oakman News Highlights Local Visits and Early Baseball
Oakman locals report numerous Ada Francis and Cedar Grove visitors through the week. The Oakman baseball team defeated Horner 16 to 5 on the Happy Land diamond with Hokit Epler Hunt vs Horner Henry James Corney, and a rematch is set for Saturday afternoon. The Sunday school plans a June 12 program and invites all residents to Oakman.
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Jim Lilliard
H. C. Stephens
Ada
E. H. Miller
Francis
John Wilborn
City
Wm. Carter
Charley
H. E. Garner
C. J. High
T. W. Hughes
J. W. Leach
J. W. Lilliard
R. L. Storr
M. D. Chapel
Oakman
W. F. Leach
L. W. Lynn
W. J. Sloan
Earnest Stephens
Cedar Grove
O. L. Woolverton and
Lanney
Steedman
S. E. Wingo
Burg Friay
T. A. Holeman
Oakman Vf
Oakman Boys
Hokit
Epler
Hunt
Horner
Henry
James
Corney
S. J. Smith
Grace Fenley
Ahloso
Happy Land
Pickett News Notes and Upcoming Services
Rain boosts growth as residents report social visits and local croquet play. Frank Coley rises as a top local player while Miss Lois Coley joins friends at Cruson's. Rev. Simpson holds services Sunday June 5 with prayer meeting Saturday night. Rev. Frank Pritchett to preach Tuesday June 7. S. R. Tolbert distributed picnic posters earlier in the week.
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Ada
Crusons
Mr. Conley
Lois Coley
Frank Coley
Mr. Cruson
Frank
Knox
Mr. Lims
Republican Day in Ada Plans County Convention
Ada schedules Republican day on Saturday June 25 with a county convention to form a ticket for the primary. State Republican candidates will be invited to speak in the afternoon and night at the Airdome on East Main Street. Rebecca Tolbert left Friday for Waxahachie Texas for Trinity University commencement and visiting former schoolmates.
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Ada
Airdome
East Main St
Rebecca Tolbert
Waxahachie
Texas
Trinity University
Dr King's New Life Pills Advertised by A Schingeck
A. Schingeck of 647 Elm Street Buffalo declares he will never be without Dr King’s New Life Pills again. He says they cured chronic constipation when other remedies failed and praise them as unequaled for biliousness indigestion headache chills malaria and debility.
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Banks
Dr. King
A. Schingeck
Elm Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Gwin, Mays & Co
Landmark Must Go San Antonio Structure Replaced by Modern Office
The Veramendi palace, center of Spanish Texas history and the old Governor's house, will be razed for a twentieth century office building. Only two cedar doors survive, once part of a fortress like garden and palisade.
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San Antonio
Veramendi Palace
San Antonio de Valero
Alamo
White House
Bexar
Texas
Governor’s House
Soledad Street
Plaza Des Armas
San Fernando Presidio
Ben Milam
James Bowie
Ursula Veramendi
Dogs as Draft Animals in England Little Used
The piece notes that Anglo Saxons loved dogs yet did not use them for draft work in England. It contrasts dogs used for pulling in France, Belgium, Germany, and Arctic expeditions with the domesticated dog in London drawing rooms. It observes breeds and instincts differ, asking why dogs are kept from working between shafts in England.
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France
Belgium
Germany
London Graphic
London
England
Dean For-Gott: a lapse in Worcester Dean’s manners
The article recalls Doctor Gott also known as Dean For-Gott while he presided in Worcester. His absentmindedness earned him the nickname after inviting guests to stroll the grounds and reveal a garden door as a shortcut back to their home, causing amused astonishment.
Speaking dates for Roddie and Crawford announced
Senator M. Roddie will address Stonewall citizens Saturday at 2 p m in support of his candidacy. On Monday he and J P Crawford will speak to Reece residents, Maxwell Tuesday night and Fitzhugh Wednesday night. Judge J B A Robertson of Chandler, candidate for Governor, appears Monday to Ada and Pontotoc counties.
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R M. Roddie
Stonewall
Jnc
Full blooded Jersey ball at my barn
J. W. Davis of Ada announces keeping a Jersey bull in his barn to start the season and breed stock for upcoming sales or farming use. This stands as a local livestock notice from Ada for farm improvement.
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My Barn
J. W. Davis
Ada
Joe Mand Bumper
Jack
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Jewel Johnson
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Coleman Lea
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