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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1923

Page

3

Relief Advocate Highlights Cooperative Marketing At Oklahoma Picnic

Former A and M College president George Wilson addressed farmers laborers and business men on Oklahoma economic conditions at a farmer labor picnic. He urged cooperative marketing to counter the one crop system and cited state and national examples while stressing practical farm education at the college and county agent training to boost rural wealth and self sufficiency.

J. C. Walton George Wilson A. and M. College State Agricultural and Mechanical College Stillwater Wilson A. and M. College Aim &S Kentucky Oklahoma South Arkansas Alabama Georgia Co-Operative Wisconsin Denmark North Carolina A. C. Barrett Pauls Valley J. W. Bolen Z. H. Lanter State Farmers Union Mr. Moore

East Swept Rain Floods Richmond With Heavy Damage

Cloudbursts and electrical storms drenched Richmond on July 31 causing 7.26 inches of rain. Water up to 10 feet flooded Union station frontage and 15 feet elsewhere, damaging homes stores plants and rails. Fire crews rescued many residents over more than six hours. one man missing. Damage estimated between 250000 and 500000.

Richmond Weather Bureau Union Station

Bynum Seeks Supersedeas To Take Bank Commissioner Post

Oklahoma City July 31 Dr Ernest T Bynum asks for a writ of superseders to allow him to assume the role of state bank commissioner while Bank Commissioner Joe Strain fights removal. The district court ruled the governor lacked power to remove Strain except for incompetency malfeasance. The governor's order cited failure to cooperate with the attorney general's department. The ruling was appealed to the state supreme court by Bynum.

Oklahoma City Ernest T. Bynum Joe Strain State Supreme Court Walton Strain District Court Attorney General's Department Bynum

Hail Storm Wrecks Crops and Livestock Near Stonewall

E. L. Steed reports a Sunday night hail storm from Frisco to near Tupelo causing severe damage. The storm covered half to three quarters of a mile in width and seven to eight miles long, with J. N. McCurdy three miles south of Stonewall among the hardest hit. Forty acres of cotton and twenty acres of corn were ruined, and a hog and several chickens were killed.

E. L. Steed Frisco Tupelo J. N. McCurdy Stonewall

Betsy Jane Morrow Makes Basil Happy at Last

Basil Brooks, unsettled by city life, moves to a country boarding house in Tangled Row. A tale of Betsy Jane Morrow, her granddaughter, and a village revival lead to Basil recognizing a new life. He discovers the woman of Tangled Row is Betsy Jane Morrow, and he marries her.

Bas. Brooks Briar Betsy Jane Morrow Basil New York Betsy Jane

Oklahoma Probes Oil Firms As Sinclair Plans Start

Oklahoma Attorney General George Short attends the Chicago meeting of oil operators as refiners mull a midcontinent field shutdown to conserve supply and stabilize prices. Sinclair’s Coffeyville refinery says it will operate tomorrow despite the plan.

Oklahoma Kansas City Sinclair Oil Coffeyville Kansas Sinclair George Short J. C. Walton Oklahoma City Marland Refining Company Ponca City Walter Miller Short Chicago National Petroleum Marketer's Association Walton National Petroleum Marketers Asociation Congress Hotel

New York Papers Cut 42 000 Acres Of Timber Annually

New York newspapers require the annual cutting of forty two thousand acres of timber to supply sufficient pulp for paper production.

Newspapers New York

Tax refund halt blocks Pontotoc county repayment

The recent action by Attorney General George Short declaring the special tax refund on state property payments in 1920 invalid has halted plans to repay Pontotoc county taxpayers about 20 000. Treasurer J W Westbrook said no further information had been received and that claims already sent in for the refunds would not be disbursed this month.

George Short Pontotoc County J. W. Westbrook

News Want Ad Prompt Prompted Buy Sell Find It

Classified notice urges readers to use a news want ad to buy it sell it and locate items or services. It underscores quick results and broad reach through the newspaper classifieds.

Five Civilized Tribes Ex-Service Members Urged Hospital Aid

Supt. E Wallen of the Five Civilized Tribes appeals to members of all tribes and organizations to help locate ex service men needing hospitalization or assistance with Veterans Bureau compensation. He notes many veterans suffer war related injuries and may return home for care, urging prompt action before legal deadlines. A special office department will gather cases with Veterans Bureau officials in Muskogee Oklahoma.

Five Civilized Tribes Oklahoma Muskogee United States Veterans’ Bureau Veterans’ Bureau American Legion Red Cross Ss. E. Wallen Muskogee, Okla

Brookhart urges special session to create government marketing agency

United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart spoke at a farmers union picnic in Eldon Iowa urging a special session of Congress to establish a government marketing agency to set farm prices and prevent foreign competition. He cited Europe’s weaker purchasing power, Ruhr unrest, and farm profiteering as reasons for action.

Eldon Iowa United States Smith W. Brookhart Farmers Union Congress Europe Russia England Germany

Muskogee to Pay Last Tribute to Cameron History

The funeral for Rev. E. D. Cameron who died suddenly at his Tahlequah home will be held at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church in Muskogee with Rev. W. S. Wylie officiating. A service will follow in Okmulgee at 4 p.m. Judge James Hepburn will deliver the oration. Burial will be beside his son in Okmulgee. Cameron was the first state superintendent of public education of Oklahoma.

Muskogee E. D. Cameron Tahlequah First Baptist W. S. Wylie Okmulgee James Hepburn Okmu

Man Sentenced for 1899 Murder in Center Alabama

The jury found Jess Vicro guilty of killing neighbor John Doss in 1899 and set a 10 year prison term. He later moved to Dallas under the name Wilburn and was arrested in Gadsden last fall linked to real estate matters.

Ada to Open New Hospital with Expanded Facilities

Miss Eugenia Davis and Mrs Lucile Wales Cox depart Faust hospital to launch a modern Ada facility about September 1. The new hospital will relocate equipment, offer 25 beds, open on an open staff plan, and exclude contagious or mental cases.

Knotts Eugenia Davis Lucile Wales Cox Faust Hospital West Main Street Ada

Shoes Turned into Chemicals at Ohio Plant

A single Ohio facility processes carloads of shoes to extract chemicals used for manufacturing. The piece notes ties to military supply themes in the Far East and the Panama Canal Zone context.

Ohio Far East Panama Canal Zone

Strain Assured Hold On Office In Recess Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City on July 28 reports that the state supreme court granted a recess to September 18, preserving Joe H. Strain as banking commissioner amid an injunction appeal involving Dr. E. T. Bynum. Strain announced plans to run the office in abeyance, pursuing prosecutions related to state bank failures and liquidations.

Oklahoma City State Supreme Court Joe H. Strain William H. Zwick E. T. Bynum Strain Walton

666 Quickly Relieves Constipation and Headaches

A historical remedy claim states that 666 provides quick relief for constipation biliousness headaches colds and la grippe, suggesting broad digestive and feverish symptom relief with herbal or patent medicine background.

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