Weekly News marks twenty-two years of service to county readers
The Weekly News celebrates twenty-two years since its founding in the early days of the town. The paper emphasizes its rural focus and reader exchange of ideas, noting its history of absorbing competitors like the Oklahoma Statesman and the Weekly Democrat, and thanking loyal supporters for its continued operation. The editor urges diligence and patience as virtues in serving the community.
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Weekly News
Oklahoma Statesman
Weekly Democrat
News
Enterprise
Star- Democrat
Ashamed Of The Old Folks
The News prints a reader letter urging respect for aging parents who sacrificed much for their children. It condemns snobbish contempt and defends parental reverence as a sign of good breeding and right thinking.
Merchants and Planters Bank Opens in Ada Oklahoma
The reorganized Merchants and Planters National Bank resumes its role in Ada and the trade area. Credit to old stockholders and a cooperative effort by Ada’s other banks supported reopening, showcasing community unity during a crisis.
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Reorganized Merchants and Planters National Bank
Ada
Oklahoma
Co operative Marketing Shows Promise For Cotton Growers
A discussion of cooperative marketing methods across the Southwest highlights successful case studies. El Paso Valley pear growers ship Bartlett pears nationally and to Europe under a guaranteed pack. Portales potato growers sell via curing houses and share proceeds. Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association operates a 100 percent pool, selling all produced cotton and paying members equally by grade and staple. The article emphasizes the need for competent leadership to avoid past failures.
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Southwest
el Paso
America
Europe
Portales
New Mexico
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Lubbock
Texas
Oklahoma Organization
Association
The Evil Tongue and Its Cruelty Across Society
A reflective piece condemns cruel talk and gossip that spectators pull others down whenever they stumble. It compares modern speakers to ancient tyrants, arguing communities cannot silence them and must ignore their hurtful outbursts.
Liberty Bonds Boom Hailed as Tax Revision Delayed
A Republican exchange cites Harding claiming Liberty Bonds would be par within a year and argues the bond surge reflects tax law inaction. The writer notes demand for tax exempt securities stems from income tax avoidance, urging genuine tax reform while warning luck and readiness also shape outcomes.
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Harding
McKeown Plan Reemerges as Debt Payment Idea
Congress shifts toward McKeown proposal to use foreign debt payments for a new measure. Senate contemplates amending the house bill to adopt the idea, starting with interest on bonds issued by England.
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Congress
Tom D. McKeown
Senate
England
Egotist Defined as Self Praise Boaster
A concise quip notes that an egotist is a man who monopolizes time by boasting about his own greatness while others crave a turn to share their own tales. The remark underscores social frustration with self centered talk.
Political Announcements for District Judge and State Offices
Statewide and county race slate lists Wayne Wadlington Huffar Ebey Looney Ebe Hardin J Shaw F Gray Floyd Watson Parrie Britt Sloan Duncan Walker Chaney Mathis Dean Heard Faber Jay Ward Simpkins Ward Laughlin Westbrook Chamberlain Franklin Laseman Gilmore Brandon Higbee with re election notes and district designations across county offices and court clerk positions
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F. E. Gray
A. Floyd
A. T. Watson
Parrie Britt
May Festival to Host 25 High School Princesses
East Central district high schools will send at least 25 princesses to the May fete on May 2. Ada High’s delegate is Alice Gowing. Anna Louise Shaw is May Queen, to be crowned by Robin Hood figure Sam Little. Costume design is nearly complete and events begin at 5:30 PM.
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East Central
Anna Weaver Jones
The
Teachers College
Okmulgee
Beggs
Henryetta
Wetumka
Holdenville
Weleetka
Okemah
Seminole
Wewoka
Shawnee
Tecumseh
Maud
Ada
Sulphur
Davis
Purcell
Pauls Valley
Wynnewood
Coalgate
Lehigh
Calvin
Allen
Tishomingo
Ravia
Mill Creek
Ada High School
Alice Gowing
Miss Jones
Anna Louise Shaw
May
Sam Little
Robin Hood
Michigan night radio program to air in Okmulgee
Okmulgee alumni of the University of Michigan will listen by radio at Okmulgee high school on April 29 to the Michigan night program broadcast from Detroit.
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Okmulgee
University of Michigan
Okmulgee High School
Michigan
Detroit
Merchants PGE Shaw as Leader
S M Shaw elected president of the Retail Merchants Association at the annual noon meeting succeeding Ben Scheinberg who will not always be in the city. J E Harris named vice president with a board including C E Cunning L S Chilcutt C R Drummond Joe Allen M C Taylor Joe Cole J C Sparks A A Lucas H W Wacker. Dr A Linscheid addressed stressing skilled men over resources and cited Athens Florence and Constantinople as examples of nations thriving with fewer resources. The association plans great things this year including trade trips and regional cooperation. A May 5 meeting is set.
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S. M. Shaw
Retail Merchants Association
Ben Scheinberg
J. E. Harris
W. G. Moser
C. E. Cunning
L. S. Chilcutt
C. R. Drummond
Joe Allen
M. C. Taylor
Joe Cole
J. C. Sparks
A. A
Linscheid
Association
Quiet home wedding unites Willie Cole and Floyd Alexander
Willie Cole and Floyd T. Alexander wed in a Thursday ceremony at the Cole home officiated by Rev. Morris. The bride, a local graduate and Phi Beta sorority former president, and the groom, connected with Oklahoma Portland Cement, plan a brief honeymoon and will reside at 1142 South Stockton after May 1.
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Alexander Cole
W. P. Cole
Willie
Floyd T. Alexander
Morris
Alexander
Phi Beta Sorority
I. W. Alexander
el Reno
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Masonic and Elk Lodges
Oklahoma City
South
Stockton
Foreclosures Filed in District Court and Abandonment Case
In district court actions include H. E. Randel v W L McKinley et al for foreclosure, Randerson Co. v W R Shuler et al for foreclosure, and Mark L Hill v W A Barrett et al for foreclosure. In county court yesterday W S Hardin seeks abandonment, Bud Burns faces transporting intoxicating liquor, and C D Yoakum is charged with possession of liquor.
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H. E. Randel
W. L. Mckinley
Dickerson, Reed. Randerson Company
W. R. Shuler
Mark L. Hill
W. A. Barrett
Hardin
Bud Burns
C.D. Yoakum
West Oklahoma Receives Heaviest Rain in State
Oklahoma City reports a general rainfall with the heaviest amounts in the west central region. The 28 hour total ended 7 a m today reaches 1.65 inches in Oklahoma City and 12.54 inches for the year, surpassing the 1998 record of 12.22 inches. Several towns logged over an inch, including Weatherford 2.67 and Altus 2.80 inches. A Kansas cloudburst at Kinsley flooded areas, with two drownings feared or reported.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States Weather Bureau
Harmon
Keene
Weatherford
Altus
Kingfisher
Shawnee
Mangum
Lawton
Ardmore
Stillwater
Chickasha
Marlow
Durant
Woodward
Kansas
Dodge City
Kan
Kinsley
Cooney Wagoner
Thompson Buys Hope Drug Store Assuming Direction
G. L. Thompson, a University of Oklahoma pharmacy graduate, bought the Hope-Conn drug store on East Main Street and assumed active management Wednesday. He is a son of George Thompson of Stonewall and is known in Ada and Pontotoc County. Thompson came from Shawnee where he worked with Public Drug Co. The store will offer full prescription and shelf goods, with improvements planned.
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G. L. Thompson
University of Oklahoma
Hope-Conn
East Main Street
Thompson
George Thompson
Stonewall
Ada
Pontotoc County
Shawnee
Public Drug Company
Stuffing of Ballot Box Charged to Tulsa Men
William F Hastings and Eddie Friend faced conspiracy charges for ballot box stuffing. Arrested in Dallas by investigator Bays, they were brought to Tulsa and pleaded not guilty before Justice J P Thompson, each posting bond. Hastings had run for a Democratic commissioner nomination. Friend was an election investigator.
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Tulsa
William F. Hastings
Eddie Friend
Dallas
F. J. Bays
J. P. Thompson
Hastings
Friend
Paving Townsend Avenue May Be Sought By Petition
Mayor Gary Kitchens said Townsend avenue paving is pending a petition signed by about 75 percent of property owners. The group plans to present the petition to the county commissioners soon after the new board takes its oath on May 1.
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Townsend
Townsend Avenue
Gary Kitchens
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Merchants and Planters Bank
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McKeown
Wayne Wadlington
D. W. Huffar
W. H. Ebey Joseph CC. Looney
E. W. Hardin
A. Ss. J. Shaw
Joe E. Sloan
Bob Duncan
W. B. Walker
A. C. Chaney
H. F. Mathis
J. W. Dean
Nick Heard
J. B. Faber
Jay John Ward
A. H. Simpkins
Rit Irwin
J. J. Laughlin
J. W
Jim) Westbrook
Albert Chamberlain
L. E. Franklin
Charley Laseman I, R. Gilmore
L. D. Brandon
J. W. Higbee
Pge Shaw
West Oklahoma
Hope Drug Store
M. & P. National Bank
Simpson's
Women’s Knit Union
Monarch
Impson
West Main
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