Legion and Auxiliary Adopt Child Emma Faye Conrad
In 1929 the Legion and Auxiliary adopted Emma Faye Conrad, a six year old at Ponca City’s Home School. The program, funded by posts statewide, supports clothing and education at an estimated 75 dollars yearly, with Emma Faye now 14 and in high school. The Home School on land donated by E. W. Marland houses over 100 children under the Crosby couple and a welfare team. A 1936 educational fund was started to save for Emma Faye’s future education, with members contributing a penny per birthday year into a bank savings plan.
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Emma Faye Conrad
Legion Home School
Ponca City
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Auxiliary
Emma Faye
Marland
E. W. Marland
Crosby
Auxiliary and Legion
Oma
Ada
Service Officer Aids Veterans at Norman Howard Post
The Norman Howard post service officer answers calls for aid to World War I veterans and families. Staff coordinate with department and state officers to secure pensions, burial allowances, headstones, and other benefits. They assisted about 1,000 bonus bond applications and support destitute families and orphans through Legion funds and relief programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Howard
Department
Legion
Soldiers Relief
Sulphur
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
D. C
Soldiers Relief Commission
National Child Welfare Fund
American Legion
Norman Howard Post
Jury Docket Turns Non Jury In District Court
Monday morning in district court the docket shifted from a planned jury civil trial to a non jury civil proceeding. The docket had been announced as two weeks of civil cases but proceedings began without a jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Crawford
Range Problems to be Discussed in Sulphur Conference
J B Hill county agent R I Pollock range supervisor and Phil McLachlan county committee chairman will attend a district conference in Sulphur in April 1921. They will study range problems and explain how the soil conservation program applies to these issues. The district includes Murray Pontotoc Johnston Marshall Love Jefferson Stephens Garvin Cleveland Carter McClain Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hill
R. I. Pollock
Phil McLachlan
Sulphur
Murray
Pontotoc
Johnston
Marshall Love
Jefferson
Stephens
Garvin
Cleveland
Carter
McClain
Oklahoma
Pottawatomie
Garden reports encouraging in Pontotoc county clubs
Mrs. Morgan reminds Pontotoc county home demonstration club members the May 14 advisory board meeting doubles as the Better Dress review. She cites nationwide reports of excellent gardens and strong harvest prospects, noting past droughts have depleted stored meats vegetables and fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Four Arrested For Possession In Ada County Raids
County officers conducted four raids near Ada on Friday seizing 571 pints of tax paid whiskey and arresting four men. The largest find was 249 pints at Elbert Herron residence. Chester Hice was captured with 120 pints at a filling station. Steve Mitchell’s tourist cabin yielded 109 pints. Earl Boone faced 93 pints at his home. All four pleaded not guilty in county court and posted $2,000 bond each.
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Ada
Elbert
Herron
Clyde Kaiser
Chester Hice
Steve Mitchell
Earl Boone
John Boyce McKeel
Three Arrested For Possession Of Moonshine
Three Phillips residents in Coal County were jailed after federal raids yielded 79 gallons of moonshine. Joe Leoni, Eric Wyatt, and Hazel Conway alias Bunch were arrested. Allen Stanfield deputy US marshal said 39 gallons were found in one raid and 40 in another. They face possession charges before U S commissioner W C Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Edwards
United States
Allen Stanfield
Stanfield
Troy Cleland
Alcohol Tax
Walter Clark
Coal County
Joe Leoni
Eric Wyatt
Hazel Conway
Bunch
Schools in Pontotoc County contemplate closures amid funding rules
Some Pontotoc County schools are closing or ready to close with most planning nine months if state funding rules on supplements aren’t changed. Vaness consolidated closed last Thursday. Latta consolidated near Ada ends Tuesday. A few rural grade schools close in April while others stay open pending state senate action on tax collection as cash assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Vaness
Latta
Ada
State Senate
Oklahoma payrolls show continued March increase
Oklahoma payrolls rose for the third straight month in March with 30 013 employees covered by the labor department report earning a total payroll of 765 322 dollars or an average of 25 49 per week across manufacturing and non manufacturing sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
William T Maddux Dies. Oklahoma Masons Mourn Leader
William T. Maddux 68 grand lecturer and custodian of the Oklahoma Masonic Grand Lodge died at his home in Oklahoma City. Funeral services tentatively set for 4 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by widow Dessie, three sons Dewey Ira and Cecil, and two daughters Susie Touchstone and Zella Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
William T. Maddux
Oklahoma Masonic Grand Lodge
Maddux
Grand Lodge
Dessie Maddux
Dewey
Ira Maddux
LeFlore
Cecil Maddux
Fort Cobb
Susie Touchstone
Zella Wade
Talihina
Armistice Story From World War Front At Verdun
War correspondent Webb Miller recalls the armistice of 1918 on the French front and his new book I Found No Peace detailing the events behind November 11. Ferguson’s scoops on the first gas attack and the St Mihiel drive defined journalism triumphs in wartime.
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Bruce Catton
NEA
Cincinnati
France
Webb Miller
United Press
Miller
Simon and Schuster
Mexico
South America
India
Africa
Europe
Roy W. Howard
Souilly
Verdun
Richard Harding Davis
Fred S. Ferguson
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Ferguson
America
Archie Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Oyster Bay
War Department
Archie
St. Mihiel Drive
Col
Dennis Nolan
U. S. Army
Col.Nolan
Pontotoc County Oil Boom Goes Hot With Four Wilcox Tests
Four Wilcox wells are slated to start soon in Pontotoc county near Steedman as Delaney Norris Richardson Simpson and Boettcher crews push tests in a gas oil rich area. The move follows years of shallow drilling and a notable 26 million foot gas well in 24 4 7 acidized Hunton lime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Pontotoc County
Hunton
Delaney Et al
Norris
Steedman
Delaney Oil Corp. and Clark Drilling Co
Richardson
Delaney, Lynch and Bells-Wells Oil Co
Simpson
Boettcher Oil and Gas Co
Nwne
Oklahoma
Wetley Pool Activity Surges Near Canadian River Region
In the Wetley pool area near the Canadian river, Ada groups chase oil with 14 producers in a small zone. Lynch No. 1 Doner yields 250 barrels daily, now 170 after drilling rush. No. 2 Doner tops Ford well at 2204 feet, others drill depths in 1900s feet. Francis Oil No.1 Kinney and Texhoma Fleet No.1 reach target horizons. Swan and Fee wells in progress.
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Wetley Pool
Canadian River
Ada
Lynch No
Woodford
Lynch
Cravens
Francis Oil and Gas Co
Kinney
Cromwell Sand Development Expands In Oil Field
Development of Cromwell sand spreads through the Fitts field as three wells are completed and producing and two more are to start in the next days. A well testing and assessment of output follows as operators monitor potential widespread activity.
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Fitts
Cromwell
Valley View Hospital pledges to waive interest if paid by May
C Boswell announces Ada Oklahoma pledge drive for Valley View Hospital construction The executive committee will waive 6 percent interest on unpaid pledges if paid by May 1 1936 and notes interest would accrue from July 1 if not paid The Commonwealth Fund backdrop and concern over construction progress are highlighted in the letter to contributors signed by S C Boswell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley View Hospital
Ada
C. Boswell
Boswell
Oklahoma
Commonwealth Fund
Oil production grows in Fitts field with Cromwell wells
Magnolia Petroleum completed the No. 18 Simpson well and E. H. Moore, Inc. brought in the Cromwell sand producer No. 5-A Woodruff with oil flows over 400 barrels daily. The No. 2-A Woodruff and other Cromwell tests reached depths of 2,495 feet and yielded seven barrels in one test. Crosbie plans No. 1 Burris nearby. The expansion promises jobs for about 50 workers as activity rises.
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Fitts
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Simpson
E. H. Moore, Inc
Cromwell
Woodruff
Harper
Magnolia
E. H. Moore
J. E. Crosbie, Inc
Burris
Crosbie
Fitts Field
Frank Drinnon Hurt in Oil Field Accident
Oil field worker Frank Drinnon was injured Friday afternoon near Jesse while working on a well. A machine part struck his mouth, splitting his lip and knocking out several teeth. He was brought to an Ada clinic and authorities reported his injuries not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Drinnon
Ada
Jesse
Drinnon
Architect from New York to supervise Valley View Hospital
Royal Dana representing the Commonwealth Fund of New York will arrive in Ada Tuesday morning to begin work as supervising architect for Valley View hospital. Construction has begun and will be pushed forward rapidly. Dana is expected to stay until the buildings are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Dana
Commonwealth Fund of New York
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Mr. Dana
Pedro Simpkins Raises Pay for Fifty Employees
Pedro Simpkins, head of a Fittstown based firm that produces and markets sand gravel and ready mixed concrete, announced last week a ten percent pay raise for fifty employees. The move aims to boost morale and retain skilled workers amid rising costs.
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Pedro Simpkins
Fittstown
Crow Named County NYA Supervisor
J Wilburn Crow of Ada was appointed National Youth Administration county supervisor last Saturday, succeeding D L Smith who resigned. Work begins immediately to establish an NYA center in Ada with the federal government funding up to 25 percent of material costs while local organizations provide the rest. Crow will have an office in the convention hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilburn Crow
Ada
National Youth Administration
Crow
D. L. Smith
NYA
Coneention Hall
Two Who Shot F.B.I. Agent Arraigned
In Kansas City two New York gangsters, Robert Suhay and Albert Power, pleaded innocence on murder charges as Attorney General Cummings moved to speed their trial for the killing of Federal Agent W. W. Baker in Topeka. U. S. Commissioner Broker held them without bail and U. S. Attorney Alexander said he would seek the death penalty. A marriage license was issued to Joe Bailey and Nola Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New York
Cummings
W. W. Baker
Topeka
Kan
U. S
Patrick B. Broker
Robert Suhay
Albert Power
S. S. Alexander
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Norman.Howard
Legion and Auxiliary Care For
Phillips
W. T. Maddux
Ada News
Wilcox
Texhoma No. 1 Fleet
McBride
Swan
Magnolia No
Fee
Trwilliams
Ay Wek
S. C. Boswell
Simpkins
Siect
F.B.I
Joe Bailey
Nola Watkins
Poteau
The
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Japan
China
United
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
P. A. Nof
G. J. Morton
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
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