Popular Banker Wins Coveted Honor of Champion Fibber
H. J. Huddleston a banker and deacon wins Ada and Pontotoc county contest as top liar. Judges include Rev. R. T. Blackburn and L. A. Ellison. Leonard Crowder of Roff finishes second, Bud Gregg third. prize is a year’s Ada Evening News subscription. Huddleston’s winning tale features ventriloquism with a dog and a coon hound.
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H. J
Hack) Huddleston
Ada
Pontotoc County
C. S. Williams
Huddleston
Ada Evening News
Leonard H. Crowder
Roff
Blue Valley Farmer
Bud Gregg
Theron Wilson
Rere
Rev. R. T. Blackburn
L. A. Ellison
Ed Gwin
Ellison
Crowder
Gregg
Mt. Vernon
Texas
H. J. Huddleston
Variations in Mayonnaise Dressing and Caramel Rolls
A guide to mayonnaise variations using eggs and oil with sweet and savory add ins. Includes recipes for Caramel Rolls with biscuit dough, detailed steps for rhubarb conserve, Creole spaghetti, and layered oyster and corn dishes.
Dry forces hear church leaders defend Volstead act in Senate hearings
Flapper parents and church witnesses blasted by opponents of repeal as the Prohibition committee heard Methodist bishops and temperance leaders praise the Volstead act. Bishop McDowall said bootleggers and drinkers push for modification while Dr. Clarence True Wilson warned foreign distillers ally against enforcement. Daniel A. Poling argued the younger generation is less delinquent and urged focusing on adult role models. Frederick C. Baird, Pittsburgh prohibition patron for Western Pennsylvania, was called to respond to Samuel ins tests and Carnegie Institute concerns.
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William F. McDowall
Methodist Episcopal Church
McDowell
Methodist Board of Temperance
Clarence True Wilson
Daniel A. Poling
Getta States Christian Endeavor
Senator Reed
Republican
Pennsylvania
Frederick C. Baird
Pittsburgh
Prohibition
Western
Samuel En
Carnegie Institute
President Coolidge urges voters to defend ballot box
In a speech before the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution on April 20 in Washington he warned that citizenship is a public function and that waning ballot box usage threatens the republic. He urged organized civic effort to boost turnout and noted only about half of eligible voters cast ballots in recent elections.
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Washington
America
Coolidge
Thirty-fifth Congress
the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Concord
Lexington
Anti Flirting Committee Named By Island Barbers
In Honolulu the Japanese Barbers Association appoints a anti flirting committee with one barber from each of the 24 districts to monitor feminine shops and end tonsiorial flirtations. The group has issued a decree forbidding flirting though enforcement details are not explained.
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Honolulu
Japanese Barbers Association
City Building By W H EBE and Los Angeles booster note
A essay praises Los Angeles growth driven by citizen boosterism and sustained industry, contrasts Oklahoma development with its resources, and urges Ada to unite for city building. It cites water, factories, advertising, and mass support as keys to progress. Also mentions Sir James Barrie marriage and Queen Mary health guidance in London snippets.
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W. H. Ebe
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
New York
Chicago
America
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Newport
Oklahoma
Ada
Southwest
London
James Barrie
Nicholas Davies
Mary Beatrix
Northbourne
James
Kensington Gardens
Sir James
George
Peter Pan
David
Michael
Oxford
Barrie
Mary Rose
Maymarket
Nicholas
Women in Milan Refrain From Municipal Vote Requests
Italian women in Milan show weak turnout for municipal voting with fewer than 5 000 of 260 000 eligible registering despite extended booth hours and a nationwide feminine union push. In Berlin the debate on using maiden names persists among married women with officials offering cautious approval if business value remains, Iceland sees a nonpartisan slate of women candidates for July Upper House seats as author A S M Hutchinson marries at 47 to a 22 year old.
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Milan
National Feminine Union
Berlin
Lucy Stone
Ann Zehmhoff
Zehmhoff
A. S. M. Hutchinson
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Senate Prohibition Committee
Briet Asmundsson
Kvenrettindafelag Islands
Gueron Larusdottir
Hallador Bjarnadottir
Roalbjorg Sugaroardottir
Queen Mary
Kathleen M. Bennett
Reykjavik
Iceland
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