Easter squall halts egg hunt amid garden losses and oil boom
The report notes a Easter Sunday squall that ruined fruit and garden produce and stopped the town egg hunt. It mentions a new oil well and plans to drill four or five more, with several companies from Louix Falls led by Mr. Larken and Mr. Sim Cox moving in, and local leaders hopeful the field will rebound after prior setbacks.
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Louix Falls
S. D
Larken
Sim Cox
W. H. Laughlin
Standridge
Oklahoma City
Sulphur Negroes Arrested by Local Officers Tuesday
Two Sulphur residents, a man and a girl, were arrested at Frisco station yesterday and returned to Sulphur. They face multiple charges including kidnapping and eloping with a fourteen year old girl. The man claimed he had never met the girl before boarding the train, but could not explain why the girl's clothes appeared in his suitcase.
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Frisco
Oki
Another Oil Well Brings High Hopes Near Steedman
Ada visitors report a new oil well on the Bob Ford property in the Steedman field struck at about 600 feet. Oil was seen spouting over the derrick and ground around the site, with an estimated initial output of at least fifty barrels. The well will soon be shot to test for a heavier production.
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N. F. Edwards
Edwards
Geo. Crumsey
Allen
Ada
Steedman
Bob Ford
Adam
Egypt Road Improves Under State Convict Work
Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce O N Walker reports the Egypt road bed is in excellent shape and convicts are graveling the road from Scott Hill toward the city. He urges car owners to drive out Egypt way to see the county’s road improvements and mentions a new contract may extend to other county roads.
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Chamber of Commerce
O. N. Walker
Egypt
Scott Hill
Damages Sought in Quarries Explosion Injury Suit
A $30,000 damage suit was filed in district court by Hermon Keffer, through his father Thomas Keffer, against Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. A dynamite cap explosion at Webster quarries last August injured Keffer’s ten year old son, tearing off two fingers and a thumb, injuring arms face and right eye, and leaving him permanently disabled. The petition cites poor storage of explosives and children accessing the house. Attorneys for the plaintiff are F. J. George and King & Crawford. the suit seeks damages and costs.
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Hermon Keffer
Thomas Keffer
Oklahoma Portland Cement Co
F. J. George and
King & Crawford
Webster
Keffer
Notice of bids for Ada Center bridge project in Pontotoc County
Ada Oklahoma April 6 1920 notice to open bids April 19 1920 for bridge across Big Sandy Creek Ada Center Section State Highway Mile D Section 6 plans in Pontotoc County Engineer Warren E Moore office bids due 1 pm 4 19 1920 with 5 percent certified check bond and 20 percent retention and county reserve to reject any bids
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Ada
Oklahoma
Board of County Commissioners
Pontotoc County
Big Sandy Creek
Ada Center
Mile D
Warren E. Moore
Oil Exchange
Oklahoma City
Seal
M. Garner
Woodmen Plan Special Meeting Next Tuesday Evening
At a Woodmen Camp meeting last night the group announced a special meeting for Tuesday night. The Woodmen and Woodmen Circle will host an entertainment program and provide refreshments, aiming to make the event the standout of the year in Woodmen circles with a large crowd expected.
Perjury Charge Fallout in New York Socialist Seat Fight
The national socialist party executive committee issued a statement alleging perjured testimony and a doctored record in the Albany trial that expelled five New York socialists from the assembly. They denounced the proceedings as Inquisition like and vowed continued political action to regain seats and resist alleged oligarchy at the state capital. The statement was signed by William H. Henry, George E. Roewer Jr., and James Oneal.
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New York
New York Assembly
National Executive Committee
Socialist Party
Albany
Assembly
United States
William H. Henry
George E. Roewer, Jr
James Oneal
State Department Not Advised On France Rhine Move
Officials said they had received no notice from France about plans to station troops on the east bank of the Rhine as a reprisal for German advances into the Ruhr neutral zone. The last word on troop movements came with a German note stating troops were sent to reestablish order, and the U S had offered no objection if German forces were withdrawn once normal conditions return.
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Washington
State Department
France
Rhine
Ruhr
United States
Deported Germans and Aliens Returning to England
London reports many Germans and other foreigners deported during the war have returned to the capital by working as tramp steamers crew. They face hostile receptions at hotels and shops, with examples including a German businessman denied hotel admission and a German butcher blocked from reopening after 40 years in England. The Spica voyage also faced ashore exclusion, while English audiences enjoyed a German opera revival with an all English cast.
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London
England
Evening Standard
Bloomsbury
Firth
Methil
Convent Garden Opera
Penitentiary Delays in Vehicle License Tag Orders
Shawnee reports the state penitentiary lags in issuing automobilic license tags for the year, indicating a postwar production slowdown and administrative delays in issuing the required state documents.
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Shawnee
Three Little Schools Plan Consolidation Into Central Campus
An election weighs combining Lanham Vaness and Belle View into one central school building project. Proponents argue efficiency and larger first class size while opponents raise concerns about disruption and impact on local communities.
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Lanham
Destru
Kentucky Women to Vote Equal With the Men Next Election
Kentucky prepares for full women suffrage next fall as the measure approved by the legislature and the federal amendment may be upheld. The law promises about half a million women at the polls while other bills address road building taxation and reform, boxing legalization, and memorials.
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Associated Press
Frankfort
Kentucky
General Assembly
Edwin P. Morrow
Railroad Commission
Administration
Louisville
River
Raisin
Pennies Lost Value and End of Small Change Era
A nostalgic look at how pennies, once common child’s purchases, have dwindled in usefulness. The piece notes pennies buy few items now, with two or even five cent machines, nickels and small candy prices shifting. It laments the penny’s fading role and the end of the small change era.
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United States
For Sale 41 Acres Near Rollow Corner
41 acres of land for sale one mile south of Rollow corner advertised by R C Jeter at Rollow Hardware Store. contact for details via the store listing dated 11 17.
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Rollow Corner
R. C. Jeter
Rollow Hardware Store
Dodge Touring For Sale By Emanuel Overland Co
Four doors Dodge touring cars in excellent condition offered by Emanuel Overland Co located at 307 311 E Main St. Prospective buyers urged to bring a mechanic for inspection. Phone 60.
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Dodge Touring
Emanuel Overland CO
E. Main St
Strayed Mules Near Hart Advertised for Reward
One span of mules, dark blue and light bay, about 700 pounds each, old, no brands. Last seen nine miles west of Hart. Notify J. W. Dobbs Wynnewood Route 1 or Seven Shooter Store Phone. Reward offered.
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Hart
J. W. Dobbs
Wynnewood
Seven Shooter
Body of Swiss girl washed ashore in Chicago
A body believed to be Jeanne DeKay of Lucrene Switzerland washed ashore at Chicago’s municipal pier. Clothes with Swiss maker labels matched the missing girl who arrived from Switzerland last December with her brother to work at Hull House. she disappeared ten days later.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jeanne DeKay
John DeKay
Lucrene
Switzerland
Municipal Pier
Gertrude Howe Brittan
Hull House
Miss DeKay
Francis Burglars Are Bound Over To District Court
Ray Smart and Ed Harris were bound over to the district court after a preliminary hearing in Justice Anderson's court. A C Chaney represented the defendants and H F Mathes for the county. They are alleged to have broken into a box car at Francis and stolen a case of shoes. The men claim to be from Grand Rapids Michigan. Bonds were fixed at 500 dollars. failure to post bond sent them to the county jail.
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Ray Smart
Ed Harris
Justice Anderson
A. C. Chaney
H. F. Mathes
Francis
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
Ed Rozell 29 Burkburnett Texas and Eva Sales 20 Sulphur. Ed Cope 21 Ada and Cleo Hattox 18 Ada. John Weldon 21 Vaness and Ceeile Dethridge 16 Ada. Joseph Sullivan 44 Breckenridge Texas and Mrs Mattie Sullivan 42 El Paso Texas. Major Janeway 23 Henryetta and Macy Hoggatt 22 Stonewall. Alvin Collins 20 Sulphur and Lillian Wright 18 Roff.
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Ed Rozell
Burkburnett
Tex
Eva Sales
Ed Cope
Ada
Cleo Hattox
John Weldon
Vaness
Ceeile Dethridge
Joseph Sullivan
Breckenridge
Texas
Mattie Sullivan
el Paso
Major Janeway
Henryetta
Macy Hoggatt
Stonewall
Alvin Collins
Sulphur
Lillian Wright
Roff
Notice of Pontotoc Custom Gin stockholders meeting
Notice to stockholders of Pontotoc Custom Gin Company Ada Oklahoma to assemble at City Hall April 21 1920 at 10 oclock a m for annual meeting. Directors for the ensuing year will be elected dividends paid and other business as may legally come before the meeting. J B Parker secretary R Bess president. Muskogee Times Democrat. The cables assert that Havana is full of visitors. Fuull visitors.
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Pontotoc Custom Gin Company
The
Ada
Oklahoma
A. m
J. B. Parker
Sec
R. Bess
Muskogee
Democrat
Havana
Fuull
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