Letters From Our Correspondents Parish Chapel Notes
Parish Chapel and Center pickups report visiting family groups and local events. Mr Chancelor has a Texas visiting son, Gailey families welcome a baby girl, and many local residents travel between Ada Stratford and surrounding towns. A Friday literary Society discusses race and history as teachers strengthen the Center with a three-teacher staff. Community clubs thank sponsors, and preaching plans for Quinceañera week are announced.
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Mr. Chancelor
Texas
Ada
Claude Pennington
Ruth Marberry
Oscar Sinclair
Maude Owen
Bill Davis
Ben Marberry
Oscar Medlock
Arkansas
Belton Parker
Shoultz
Stratford
Susie Parker
Bebee
Center
Mother’s Club
Parish Chapel
Colbert Bros
Pro .Stringer
Chapel Folk
Insanity Report Near Norman Sanitarium
Mrs. Bishop was found insane by a doctor and will be sent to the sanitarium at Norman. J. D. Walker visited Ada today. Marlow Walker’s children have whooping cough. New Bethel school operates with 39 pupils. Mrs. Ridge and daughter Mrs. Casey of Ada visited with Mrs. Dow Walker. A light shower cooled the dust. Mr. Ruthels from Wetumka visited his daughter-in-law. Mr. Hensley and Mr. Bevels traveled to Center seeking next year’s placement. George Ervin and Walter Simmons tend to spare cattle and note high prices. Georgia Boy.
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New Bethel
Ridge
Casey
Ada
Ruthels
Wetumka
John
Mr. Hensley
Mr. Bevels
George Ervin
Walter Simmons
Walnuts Grove Egypt town notes and local events
Local items from Walnut Grove and Egypt detail visiting relatives, school enrollments, farming progress, singing conventions, revivals, and community notices. Also includes Guardian sale notice for Emmet Lee and Wilson Lee minors with sale terms and legal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Perry
Emmet Lee
Wilson Lee
Cornelius Hardy
Guardian
Holiness Meetings and Local Reports At Lightning Ridge
Rev Stringer closed a meeting at Lightning Ridge reporting 17 conventions. Other meetings ongoing at Colbert and Ada. Residents report many babies sick with illness. Frank Dosson and Ed Walker both have sick babies. Judge West of Ada visited Frank Dosson to see a ill mother. Miss Ethel Gaar and sister Bertha arrived from Center to visit home folks. John Hobbs moved to Fort Worth. Mrs Bob Bishop taken to Ada.
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Stringer
Lightning Ridge
Colbert
Ada
Frank Dosson
Ed Walker
Judge West
Ethel Gaar
Bertha
Center
Ethel
John Hobbs
Fort Worth
Tex
Bob Bishop
New currency shipped to banks in leading cities
Washington reports seventy five million dollars in emergency currency already sent to banks in the nation’s leading cities as part of the latest financial response.
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Washington
Officers Nominated in Garvin County
Pauls Valley August 6 The following county democrats have been nominated in Garvin County County judge R Wallace sheriff B R Rayban county attorney R E Bol.
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Garvin County
Wreck Toll Rises as Train and Gasoline Car Collide
In Joplin on August 6 authorities identified nineteen charred bodies among thirty eight recovered from a fatal head on collision between a passenger train and a gasoline traction car. Twenty five injured were reported, with several expected to die. Among the dead were Mrs C Leshman Mrs C L Ashland of Dewey Oklahoma and Bert Johnson of Oklahoma City.
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Joplin
C. Leshman
C. L. Ashland
Dewey
Oklahoma
Bert Johnson
Oklahoma City
Ada Citizen Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
Local Ada resident Mrs. A White testifies to relief from backache and weak kidneys after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad urges readers to ask for the Buffalo issued remedy priced at 50 cents, claiming decades of proven use and nationwide recommendation.
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Dean
Ada
Germans bar all foreigners from leaving during mobilization
Washington reports the German Embassy informed the state department that during mobilization no foreigners, not even American tourists, will be permitted to depart Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geran
State Department
Germany
Misses Jennie Roddie and Sue Chisler Visit Muskogee
Misses Jennie Roddie and Sue Chisler set out this morning for Muskogee on a visit to Mrs. Lindstrom, sister of the first named.
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Jennie Roddie
Sue Chisler
Muskogee
Onj
Mrs. Lindstrom
European War Spreads Bloody Times Ahead
The article reports a formal declaration of war against France and Germany declaring war on Belgium. England seeks Germanys intentions on Belgian neutrality as public opinion shifts toward war, signaling likely English involvement within a day.
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France
England
Germany
Belgium
Skirmish on Russian Border Amid Ambush Kills Russians
Berlin reports twenty five Russians killed and forty one captured in a German infantry ambush on the Russian border. The clash underscores intensified border fighting as the war progresses.
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Berlin
Austrian Army Fails River Crossing
Nish Aug 4 The Austrian army again failed to cross the Save river An Austrian brigade was trapped by Servians and cut to pieces Three hundred were killed and many wounded
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Nish
Save River
French Colony Shelled by German Cruiser
Bonn Algeria Aug 4 A German cruiser bombarded French Colony of French forces during ongoing hostilities. The attack targeted the coastal town causing damage and prompting defensive responses from local forces and observers reporting the engagement.
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Bonn
Algeria
British Vessels Held
London reports all British trading vessels ordered to remain in neutral or British ports as a precaution amid rising tensions.
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London
Naval Battle Possibility If War Declared
New York reports a probable naval battle off Sandy Hook if England declares war on Germany with three German warships, one French vessel and two British ships sighted nearby.
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New York
Sandy Hook
England
Germany
German Parliament Opens War Session in Berlin
Berlin Aug 4 The Kaiser opened a war session of the Reichstag. Dispatches show a Russian German exchange over the Austro Servian crisis with the Kaiser offering mediation services. He claimed Russia prepared for war and charged War Minister Sukhomlinov with undermining mediation by duplicity.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Russia
Germany
Kaiser
Germany Declares War on France as Frontline Battles Open
Berlin reports Germany formally declares war on France and launches a general assault near Longway. Fighting rages along the Franco German frontier with air battles underway. German bombs strike Lounsville, killing fifteen. French aviators reportedly attack German airmen.
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Berlin
France
Longway
Lounsville
Constantinople mobilizes forces in alleged precaution
Constantinople announces mobilization as a precaution to guard against Serbia. Western dispatches say the move may force Austria to redeploy against Russia, potentially altering the Eastern Front balance. German reports claim Stuttgart seized 20 million dollars in gold consigned to Russia.
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Berlin
Stuttgart
Russia
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Arrives Off Bar Harbor After Ocean Trip
The North German Lloyd treasure ship Kronprinzessin Cecilie reached Bar Harbor Maine today with 11 million dollars for English and French banks. Passengers welcomed reaching American shores as Captain Pollock weighed whether to proceed to New York or Boston and officials were pressed for voyage orders. Passengers urged to disembark while details of the voyage remained unsettled.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
New York
Germany
America
Pollock
Boston
Americans in France Relieved by Ambassadorship Cable
Ambassador Herrick cabled that the financial condition of Americans in France was relieved and that the Tennessee ship, with ten million dollars, is ready off New York for orders. The vessel's first stop is Es land, and the report notes broader European deployments awaited orders.
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Washington
Mbassador Herrick
France
Europe
New York
Mrs H J Brown Heads to Aurora for Granddaughter
Mrs H J Brown left this morning for Aurora Missouri to accompany her granddaughter home, traveling to assist family and bring the child back.
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H. J. Brown
Aurora, Mo
Local Happenings Nantucket? (incomplete)
Friday and Saturday items from Stratford Tribune list travels and visits. Lola Champlain sails to Detroit for vacation. Reuben Hargis visits relatives in Stuart. Mrs J C Jones and Pauline go to Fort Smith for weeks. W Shepherd family moves to 2nd and Oak. Prof W H Durham and family head to Holdenville for rest of vacation. Conley of Wainwright visits Pickett. daughter to Marlow. Mrs H J Conley visits Pickett. N C Conley with her. J E Thompson leaves for Ada to start new home. owns a gun at Ada. Governor Byrd ill but seen on streets. T E Cullins wins watermelons with 49-point tip. Ada residents trip to Sulphur for picnic lose money on mineral water. Names: Frank Johnson, Frank Kyser, W W Rader, another man unnamed. J T Cummings reports hail storm hitting his Center area. Mrs H H Smith returns from Dodd City. Stillwater rain noted. Mrs D P Shoffner visits Steffner. La Bruyere quote on vanity. Grace Threldkeld visits Allen. J W Shipp visits Mineola. Max Westbrook visits Sherman. Temple Westbrook to accompany.
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W. Sheperd
Mannsville
2Nd and
Oak Streets
W. H. Durham
Holdenville
Stuart
Pickett
Marlow
H. J. Conley
N. C. Conley
J. E. Thompson
Ada
Thompson
Stratford Tribune
W. L. Byrd
T. E. Cullins
Frank Johnson
Frank Kyser
W. W. Rader
J. T. Cummings
Center
H. H. Smith
Wil Moss
Dodd City
Texas
Ada Citizens Reach For Summer Travel Plans
Monday notices show Mrs. I Harris and children leaving for South Haven Michigan via Chicago for the summer. Others traveling include O S Cowherd from Steedman noting slim crop prospects, Andy Jones through Ada from Seminole county, Prof T B Liners returning home from Sulphur to Konawa, and Rev W J Shipmanee conducting a Dolberg meeting. Sam Hill family visiting East Tennessee. Virgil Hale and daughter Geraldine visiting Fort Worth relatives. Mrs Annie L Ingram staying a month in Whiteboro and Fort Worth. Dr C A Thomas plans to resume veterinary work soon after a barn fire. I R Gilmore reports hail damage to crops. Zona Cummings returns to Sasakwa. Cc O Bills en route Winnsboro Texas to Castle Oklahoma for business. Ivy McMillan and sons visit Harrison Arkansas. Howard Parker, supreme court reporter, visits Ada to vote. Elmo Ellis returns from Stillwater.
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Zona Cummings
Sasakwa
Cc. O. Bills
Winnsboro
Tex
Castle
Okla
Ivy McMillan and Sons
Claude and
Ralph
Harrison
Arkansas
Local residents plan visits and reunions across towns
Thursday to day travel notes include T E Vaughan and wife visiting Hale Missouri. Emma Van Meter and grandson Cather travel to Illinois Bend Texas for a few days and cemetery event. Vera McMillan attends Centrama to orient for school term. J F Pyeatt and F P Brewster visiting Douthitt family ahead of August 20 reunion. R W Simpson heads to New York for stock purchase. F G Burnett, Hercules Oil president, plans to move to Ada soon as a traveling representative.
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T. E. Vaughan
Hale
Emma van Meter
Cather
Illinois Bend
Tex
Vera McMillan
Centrahoma
J. F. Pyeatt
Frederick
F. P. Brewster
Craig, Mo
H. A. Douthitt
West 12Th Street
Douthitt
R. W. Simpson
New York
F. G. Burnett
McKinney, Tex
Hercules Oil Corporation
Ada
Oil Drilling Advances Reported at MacThwaite and Egypt Wells
Oil news notes the MacThwaite No. 2 well is being rimmed to drill the second sand where a stronger flow is believed. The Egypt well, halted for several days, is near resuming operations. Gladys Belle nearby is progressing, now about 600 feet deep.
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MacThwaite
Egypt
Gladys Belle
Protracted meeting planned as hot dry spell continues
The weather remains hot and dry with no rain yet and expectations of a big rain soon. Local preachers Mr Koten and Mr Kin Alexander are noted, with visits from Mr John Richardson and Dr Wallace moving away. Families including the Cheathams and Hendersons are seen visiting, and several residents plan moves or illness updates.
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Koten
Kin Alexander
Mena
Ark
John Richardson
Sallisaw
Okla
Horses at Auction in Ada Oklahoma
One carload of Texas mares and one and two year old fillies to be sold to the highest bidder. Auction Tuesday August 18 at 10 o’clock a.m. at Farmers Wagon yard Stockton and 12th Streets Ada Oklahoma. John King & Co.
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Texas
Farmers Wagon Yard
Stockton
12Th Sts
Ada
Okla
John King & Co
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Myers Boys
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J. H. Griffith
Guy Walker
Purcell
J. F. Agee
C. Granmer
Durant
Philip
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Brother Early
Bro. Early
Tate
State of Oklahoma
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Turkey
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the Normal
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J. C. Jones
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D. P. Shoffner
Steffner, Ark
Walter Goyne
Grace Threldkeld
Allen
J. W. Shipp
Mineola
Max Westbrook
Sherman
W. J. Shipmanee
Dolberg
Sam Hill
East
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Virgil Hale
Geraldine
Annie L. Ingram
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C. A. Thomas
I. R. Gilmore
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Supreme Court
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