Oklahoma In The Making Scout Pageant Impresses Ada Crowd
The Ada pageant Oklahoma In The Making featured Amos Hayes and Indian-themed scenes. Scouts from Atoka Pontotoc Stonewall Pecan Grove plus Ada groups performed in a multiAct re enacting Indian Territory history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Hayes
Oklahoma
Jack Moore
Ada High School
Oscar Cantwell
Howard Newcomb
Rummage Battery Company
Jack Ledbetter
Freddie Hoiphemier
East Central College
Austin Kidwell
G9ers
W. H. Ebey
John Beard
Ada
Tom Phillips
J. G. Mitchell
Wick Adair
Atoka
Pontotoc
Stonewall
Pecan Grove
James Adair
Richard Black
Allen
Junior Gilmore
Indian Territory
Chateaus
Salina
George Goddard
Choteaus
Willard School
Old Union
Maine
New England
National
T. D. Bineham
Bill Edmiston
Grady Wells
Norris Athletic Field
Little Sam's
First National Bank
Land Office
General Merchandise
Roy Meek
Dennis Williams
Billie Osborne
Lewis Watson
Byng
J. N. McKeel
C. H. Russell
Jack Stockton
W. H. Murray
Sam
Jack Irwin
Jerry Folsom
Rebee
Richard Prior
Leon Thompson
Symnasium
Ada High
Wyatt Freeman
Ada Kiwanis Club
Rotary and Lion clubs thanked for pageant support
The note thanks Rotarians for selling candy and drinks and the Atla Lions for selling tickets. It says the amount cleared from the pageant is not yet announced and expresses gratitude to Scout masters Roy Meek Carl Marsh J C Emerson C H Russell James Calvert and Oscar Cantwell for their roles in the pageant’s success.
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Atla Lions
Roy Meek
Carl Marsh
J. C. Emerson
C. H. Russell
James Calvert
Oscar Cantwell
Oil Production Gains for Week
United States daily oil production rose 6 843 barrels in the week ending April 20 to 2 621 654. California's drop offset gains elsewhere while Oklahoma rose to 537 125 barrels and Texas to 1 049 675. East Texas fell 922. Kansas rose to 146 59. Rocky Mountain region up 4 790 to 103 330.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Oklahoma
Texas
East
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma City
West Texas
State of
Kansas A
North
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain Area
Obituary for Mrs Maggie Glance 70 of Stratford
Mrs Maggie Glance 70 died at her home in Stratford at 1 a m Thursday Funeral services held at the Methodist church in Stratford at 2 30 p m Thursday Burial in McGee cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge She is survived by two daughters Mrs Vada Ratcliffe and Mrs Jane Nease of Stratford and sons J W Jake and Gilbert Glance
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Maggie Glance
Stratford
McGee Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Glance
Vada Ratcliffe
Jane Nease
Stratford and Sons
J. W., Jake and
Gilbert Glance
Walter Dismukes 57 Died at Sulphur Veterans Hospital
Walter William Dismukes 57 died in the Sulphur veterans hospital Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held Thursday at the First Baptist church in Ada with Rev. George Hays. Burial at Rosedale Cemetery, American Legion provided a military funeral. Survived by mother Mrs. S. S. Dismukes Ada, sisters Mrs. C. W. Taylor Holdenville and Mrs. E. W. Pierce Pomona Cal, brothers Gaston Ada Marvin Ada Jim Los Angeles. Born in Dexter Texas. Joined U S Army 1905, served in World War I with Company E 15th Infantry and later Company E 2nd Engineers overseas in St Mihiel and Argonne Forest battles. Remained in service until 1928. Spent time in Philippine and Hawaiian islands.
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Walter William Dismukes
Veterans Hospital
Sulphur
First Baptist Circh
Ada
George Hays
Rosedale Cemetery
Norman Howard Yost
American Legion
S. Ss. Dismukes
C. W. Taylor
Holdenville
E. W. Pierce
Pomona
United States
Philippine
Hawaiian Islands
Mrs Annie B Hill Dies At 69 In Ada
Mrs Annie B Hill aged 69 wife of Judge Sherwood W Hill died Thursday at 1 50 AM at the family home on East Tenth after a lingering illness of months Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 30 PM from the First Methodist church Rev J C Curry officiating with interment in Memorial Park cemetery Her death removes a longtime Ada citizen who settled here in 1900 after marriage in Albany Georgia Described as a woman of strong Christian character and valued friendship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie B. Hill
Sherwood W. Hill
East Tenth Street
First Methodist Church
J. C. Curry
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hill
Ada
Mr. Hill
Albany
Georgia
Disputed Pleasant Hill Fight Deferred Decision
County authorities deferred a final decision on how to handle the Sunday Pleasant Hill gang fight near Ada on Highway 48. Participants include Bill Babb Earl Green Obie Smith and opponents Edward Adams Hank Brady Bob Alexander and John Brady. Hank Brady suffered neck and body cuts Edward Adams nose injury and a tooth loss from a tire tool blow. Injured men received Ada care and no complaints were filed as of today. The clash, rooted in an old quarrel, occurred after a Pleasant Hill Frisco baseball game with about 250 spectators.
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Pleasant Hill
Ada
Highway 48
Bill Babb
Earl Green
Obie Smith
Ter
Edward Adams
Hank Brady
Bob Alexander
John Brady
Adams
Alexander
Ada Ana
Frisco
Soil Erosion Study Underway in Pontotoc County
Ray E. Penn of the Soil Erosion Service in Stillwater visited Ada Monday to study Pontotoc county erosion needs. He met with County Agent J. B. Hill and Milton Keating to review watersheds and potential erosion projects, with no decision on proposals yet.
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Ray E. Penn
Soil Erosion Service
Department of Agriculture
Stillwater
Ada
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Milton Keating
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Public Latin School Marks Tercentenary
On April 23 in Boston the school notes three hundred years since its founding in the Por mort household kitchen, celebrating the first free public school in the western world and six relocations plus extensive growth to its current tercentenary.
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Boston
Mrs Fannie Martain Dies At Ada Home
Mrs. Fannie Martain 61 of Ada died Thursday night at 8 25 at her home 412 1 2 W Twelfth The body went to McAlester for services at 2 p m Friday Burial in Oak Hills cemetery Criswell in charge Surviving are her husband Roland a daughter Mrs J J Gardner Ada and five sons Tom and W E Martin of Ada Roland C L L and J P Martain of McAlester
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Fannie Martain
McAlester
Oak Hills Cemetery
Criswell’s
Martin
Roland Martain
J. J. Gardner
Ada
Tom
W. E. Martin
Roland C
L. L
J. P. Martain
Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Maines Funeral Held
Funeral services were held Friday morning for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maines of 691 South Francis. Burial followed in Rosedale cemetery with Criswell's in charge.
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Tommy Maines
South Francis
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell's
Death of Mrs Sallie Cochran at 85 in Fittstown area
Mrs Sallie Cochran aged 85 died Friday afternoon at 6 10 at her son's home near Fittstown. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at East Hill cemetery in Rofs with interment by Criswell's Funeral Home. She is survived by her son W C Cochran.
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Sallie Cochran
W. C. Cochran
Fittstown
East Hill Cemetery
Rofs
Criswell
Eliza Lusanda Graham Dies at 76 in Ada
Mrs. Eliza Lusanda Graham, 76, died at 9 10 a m Monday at 300 East Tenth Street Ada. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m with interment in Rosedale Cemetery Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Survived by son G G Graham and daughter Sarah H Blish both of Ada.
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Eliza Lusanda Graham
East Tenth Street
Ada
Rosedale Cemetery
Keith Funeral Chapel
G. G. Graham
Sarah H. Blish
Margaret Daniels Died in San Angelo at Age Eight
Margaret Daniels daughter of Mr and Mrs M Daniels of San Angelo Texas died Monday in San Angelo. The body will be brought to Ada and then Allen for funeral services at the Church of Christ conducted by Rev Perry Blue. Interment will be in Allen Cemetery. Surviving are her parents and several relatives in Allen. The mother formerly Miss Helen Crable of Allen.
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Margaret
Mrs Lou Hudson Rites Planned At Local Church
Mrs Lou Hudson aged 67 died Monday at 4 45 PM at her home 304 West Sixth Street Funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 PM from the Pentecostal church with Rev Chilcoat officiating Interment will be in Rosedale cemetery Criswell's Funeral Home in charge Survivors include sons C C Hudson Ada Louis and Jim Hudson a daughter Eula Hudson stepsons D E and H J Myers and stepdaughters Gertie and Rosie Myers
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Lou Hudson
West Sixth Street
Pentecostal Church
Chilcoat
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell’s
C. C. Hudson
Ada
Louis Hudson
Jim Hudson
Eula Hudson
D. E
H. J. Myers
Gertie
Rosie Myers
R. H. Reynolds Dies at 82 After Illness
R. H. Reynolds, aged 82, died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Criswell's Funeral Home. Rev. Will Jones officiated.
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R. H. Reynolds
Murder Mystery Ends in a Web of Lies and Alibis
The Blade reporter Charles Morden is found dead and criminologist Sidney Griff, with publisher Dan Bleeker, pursues the case. Esther Ordway and Alice Lorton’s identities intertwine as Boone, Cathay’s ally, confesses ambiguity. Griff unveils a father daughter motive and presses for truth amid mounting danger.
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Charles Morden
The
Blade
Dan Bleeker
Sidney Griff
Morden
Frank B. Cathay
Cathay
Mary Briggs
Griff
Alice Lorton
Esther Ordway
Alice
Bleeker
Kenneth Boone
Boone
Lo Bleeker
Kenny
Summerville
Robert Chelton
Esther
Reynolds Rites Held for Local Clergyman
Funeral services were held with interment at Memorial Park. Criswell presided over the rites. Survivors include wife Amanda Reynolds and son R. A. Reynolds of Wichita Kansas.
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Memorial Park
Criswell
Amanda Reynolds
R. A. Reynolds
Wichita
Kan
Marland and Tully clashed over Holford case at UT
Oklahoma Governor E W Marland attacked columnist Walter Winchell and Hobo Writer Jim Tully over Clyde Holford who faces the electric chair for a McAlester prison murder. Holford also faces a second murder charge after allegedly stabbing a trustee with a knife on a crutch. he awaits trial.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Jim Tully
Clyde Holford
Marland
Tully
Holford
Criminal Court
Walter Winchell
New York
Winchell
Texas executes Doyle Arnold for murder of former wife
Doyle Arnold, 28, of Callahan County, was put to death in the electric chair in Huntsville for killing his former wife Zelma Arnold on a Breckenridge street in September 193?. Convicted at Baird after a prior death sentence was reversed and a second trial ended in a hung jury. Evidence showed she was stabbed and beaten with a stone.
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Huntsville
Tex
Doyle Arnold
Callahan County
Zelma Arnold
Breckenridge
Arnold
Baird
Breckenridge Reports Divorce While Husband in Prison
A woman told Breckenridge she had secured a divorce during her husband’s prison term for auto theft, signaling a legal step amid ongoing incarceration.
Oklahoma City Markets Report Livestock Prices Updated
Oklahoma City markets show cattle steady with bulls and calves firm. Hogs hold at 8.85 top. sheep, spring lambs stronger, some lines at 9.00 to 11.50 for high grades. Volume noted: cattle 1200 head, hogs 1400, sheep 100 first session and 10,000 later in the week with varied grades across beef, lambs, and veal.
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Oklahoma City
Hogs and cattle market at Kansas City dull with slow bids
April 24 market report shows hogs 2 000 head direct very slow with bids around 8.75 for best. some sales to traders at 8.75-8.80 while 8.85 and up noted for best butcher hogs. Cattle and calves slow to weak with mixed prices. prime yearling steers 14.25, good to choice steers 9.25-14.25, 550 lb plus cattle 6.00-11.50 for lower grades. Heifers included in the weaker end of the market.
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Kansas
Kansas City
U. S
Security Bill Aims Aid for Elderly and Jobs
Washington reports outline a social security bill to aid states with old age pensions for those 65 and older, funded by a dollar-for-dollar match up to 15 dollars monthly. It also imposes payroll taxes after 65, levies unemployment taxes via state plans, allows a 90 percent employer deduction, and grants small sums to states for dependent and crippled children public health and injured workers rehabilitation.
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market Report
Chicago April 24 Poultry live steady demand shown with 1 car due and 19 trucks. Hens and under 5 lbs quoted at 19 and more than 5 lbs at 18 1 2. Leghorns 17 to 22, rock fryers 24 to 25, colored birds 23 to 24, roosters 15 16, hen turkeys 24, young toms 22, old toms 17, ducks 20 1 2 to 22 1 2, geese 14, capons 26 for 6 to 7 lb birds.
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Chicago
Chicago Dairy Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market news reports butter totals at 6 858 unsettled with creamery specials around 31 3 4 to 6e and extras to 1 4 firsts at 30 1 2 to 30 3 4. Eggs show 18 093 firm with extra firsts 293 1 2 to 24, storage packed firsts 24 3 4 to 25.
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Chicago
Potatoes mixed prices and stock levels in U S shipments
Chicago April 24 report shows varied potato stocks and prices across states. Idaho and Wisconsin round whites priced around 80-85 cents, Michigan 80, Nebraska Bliss at 2.10, Idaho russets 2.10-2.15, U S Commercial 1.75-1.80, Texas Bliss mostly 6.00 with No 1 11-2 inch minimum 5.50-7.35.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agr
U. S
Idaho
Wisconsin
U. S.S
Michigan
Nebraska Bliss
Chicago Board of Trade closed after Rozenbaum petition
The Chicago Board of Trade the world’s largest grain market closed today until tomorrow following a petition by the Rozenbaum Grain Corporation seeking reorganization under the federal act.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Rozenbaum Grain Corporation
Rosenbaum Grain petition halts business amid market doubt
Chicago April 24. The Rosenbaum Grain Corporation filed a 6 million dollar bankruptcy petition causing traders in Chicago St. Louis and Kansas City to suspend activity. Heavy Nebraska rains and uncertain market results driven by the petition led to material grain price setbacks in Minneapolis with forecasts of more rain in Kansas seen as bearish.
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Chicago
Rosenbaum Grain Corporation
St. Louis
Kansas City
Nebraska
Rosenbaum
Minneapolis
Kansas
Cotton futures hold narrow range on light news
New York April 24 futures prices stayed in a tight band with near month selling and some liquidation early. Losses were recovered as the day progressed and by the final hour the range stood flat to 6 points higher.
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New York
Spot Cotton Steady in New Orleans Trading Session
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with unchanged quotations. Sales reached 420 bales as low middling stood at 11.23 cents, middling 11.88, and good middling 12.33. Receipts totaled 808 with stock at 525,602.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures steady with small gains and losses
U S cotton futures closed steady with slight moves ranging from 1 point gains to 3 points declines. May contracts traded around 11.85 to 11.53 while later months showed varied activity in a mixed session across the market in New York and New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Local oil group forms American Petroleum Institute chapter
A Friday night meeting organized a local American Petroleum Institute chapter with W. A. Delaney Jr. elected president and over 40 members joining. Officers include Ira Dugan and J. H. McClure as vice presidents and Roy S. McKeown as secretary treasurer.
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American Petroleum Institute
W. A. Delaney, Jr
Ira E. Dugan
J. H. “Jack” McClure
Roy S. McKeown
C. J. Hagerling
Milton Keating
Ada Chamber of Commerce
I. E. Dugan
Yandell Lain
C. D. Buffet
Lloyd Wirick
E. F. Stevens
J. H. McClure
Delaney
Dugan
A. F
Hagerling
National
Atoka
Pushmataha
Fitte
Pentotoc
Board plans monthly meeting schedule for officers and committees
The board of directors with officers and the chairman of committees will meet at least once each month, addressing social and serious matters as part of governance.
Heaviest Rain In Three Years At Blackwell
The report notes 3.42 inches of rain in Blackwell, the heaviest since 1932, flooding streets briefly. Billings saw strong winds that unroofed buildings and damaged a telephone office, while a farmer near Billings was slightly injured by a slammed barn door. Enid, Ponca City, and Newkirk had heavy rain. Ada experienced overnight showers with lightning. dust storms occurred at Boise City and Woodward.
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Blackwell
Billings
Here
Enid
Ponca City
Newkirk
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Ada
Panhandle
Boise City
Woodward
Ada’s new ward school under construction in Irving
First steps show the 18–classroom ward building rising at Fifth and Oak. Cowen Construction of Shawnee has staked the outline and built offices. The old school remains in use until fall. Bond funds cover 42000 and a Public Works Administration grant adds 16400.
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Ada
New Ward
Irving
Fifth and
Oak
Cowen Construction Company of
Shawnee
Irving Camerus
Oak Avenue
Public Works Administration
New Gusher in Western Kansas
Hartman and Blair's No. 1 Roebuck well near Gorham in Russell County spouted and was estimated to yield 2000 to 5000 barrels per day. It strikes Topeka lime at 2790 feet, a first for the state, with about three million cubic feet of gas accompanying the oil. The well sits in section 2 township 14 range 15, west of Sullivan pool and Gorham pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Kans
Kansas
Hartman and Blair
Gorham
Topeka
Russel County
Sullivan Pool
Gorham Pool
Roebuck
Nowata to Secure Soil Erosion Camp
The United States soil erosion service requests Nowata chamber of commerce submit sites for a soil erosion camp to house hundreds of men for the Double Creek watershed erosion project. The 42 sections south of Nowata are included with a tentative $285000 allocation. Final approval hinges on landowners signing petitions. the project would be the largest tentatively approved in northeastern Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowata
United States Soil Erosion Service
Greatest Returns for the Amount Invested
A concise classifieds item noting strong value and high returns on investment for readers seeking smart spending. It emphasizes practical budgeting and lasting benefits for households and small businesses.
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BOY Scouts OF America
Mrs
Walter W. Dismukes
Anna B. Hill
Maines
Margaret Daniels
Weanseron Nenocanei
IV Gyge Otten
Mr. Frank B. Cathay
Cliff
Police Headquarters
Blanche Malone
Mmarland
Washington
W. A. Delaney Jr
Ivan Solnikoff
Carter Oil Company
Mr. Tice
C. D. Buffett
Stanolind Company
Hubert Bales
R. W. Simpson
Boone Jones
Jack Barcklow
Beverly Edwards
John Fitts
L. M. Diffendaffer
Bud Johnson
M. A. Wright
Carter Company
State
New Gusher
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