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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
2
Oklahoma City mayor J C Walton, Democratic governor candidate, declares his campaign on a Shawnee platform prioritizing farmers and industrial workers. He says profits taken from these groups must be eliminated by non aligned interests and denies socialism accusations while urging broad voter participation and women’s aid.
C WN Haskell first governor of Oklahoma will not address the Democratic state convention in Oklahoma City August 15 but will tour the state in September on a special train for the party. Campaign manager Paul Nesbitt said Haskell can be in the state one day in August and would spend a week in September, delaying the convention visit.
Ethel Bassinger was released from jail by District Judge J. W. Bolen after being committed for contempt for refusing to name her baby's father. She had been jailed 60 days, still remains in county jail pending a new trial while her father T. J. Bassinger faces trial on murder charges with the earlier jury deadlocked.
Sixty Oklahoma counties used the state legislature scholarship fund to help agriculture and home economics students attend the A and M college, according to reports compiled in the office of J. B Eskridge, president of the institution.
A comic-tinged recounting by Battery F of the 160th Field Artillery details Ada guardsmen’ s two week encampment at Fort Sill. They endured dust wind rain and sun while firing salutes and earning praise for drill and nerve. The piece names leaders like Capt Knoph Lieut Brown and Major Sledge and notes pay day glory and homeward return.
An alleged count reports 2117 motor cars at a Ku Klux Klan gathering held in a pasture on a ranch near here last week. The claim appears in an OCR sourced item from a local paper.
A short classified item notes a want ad service helping buyers and sellers place notices efficiently. It highlights reach across local markets and promises quick results with clear pricing and contact details.
The article stresses careful soil preparation and seed bed management for sweet clover, noting lime-rich soils and loams yield better results. Fall and spring seeding are discussed, with springs proving superior on the Experiment Station farm. It highlights seed quality and shallow sowing and mentions Leon H. Brown completing a four month service claims manual for veterans affairs.
Court records show 5 marriage licenses issued in June and 22 in July, totaling 151 since January 1. divorces started: 10 in June and 14 in July, with none filed so far this month, indicating marriages remain more prolific than divorces.
The local area observes heat but reports no current crop distress yet. Officials warn that continued drought may seriously harm growing crops if rainfall does not arrive soon.
The American Legion offers a one and one half fare for round trips to the state convention in Bartlesville on September 11 and 12. Members of the Legion or Auxiliary or dependent family members may use the reduced fare by obtaining certificates from their local post or auxiliary unit. Department headquarters will distribute certificates once received.
Maggart Post No. 26 staged a successful home talent carnival in Pawnee last week with a Japan sword fighters exhibition a boxing and a wrestling match between two Pawnee Indians and a Ford car awarded to Alfred Seevers. The Legion funded half the park improvements and the rest will aid the Legion home construction.
Oklahomans at the Legion Convention in New Orleans next October may choose from three lodging options. Hotels offer $1.50 a day without bath or $2.50 with bath, with three men per room. A Pullman car rented from home town could be slept in at about $2.00 per day, including fare. Alternatively, attendees may bring bed linens and sleep in a Tent City at roughly 25 to 50 cents per day.
The reunion brings Civil War Civil War Spanish American and World War veterans to Bridgeport August 16 17 18 19 for a gathering of veterans from multiple wars with events and ceremonies scheduled across the dates.
Approximately 10,000 acres of land in New Mexico may be taken over by World War I veterans. The land, once withdrawn under the reclamation act for reservoir sites, has been restored and will be subject to entry at the law office in Las Cruces. Prospective homesteaders are advised to write J. W. McPherson, secretary at Bridgeport, for particulars.
During a major Mangum gathering the Legion post provided over 100 volunteers to direct traffic. Sheriff and city managers praised the post for orderly crowd control and smooth operations.
The national organization department received an application for a new American Legion post charter in Kwanju Korea. Fifteen eligible members are named on the application. M L Swineheart treasurer of the Southern Presbyterian Mission in Korea leads the post organization.
The New American Legion opened its Adirondack camp for tubercular World War veterans. Service men paid 85000 dollars for the site and have spent additional thousands on equipment to aid veterans suffering from the disease.
Empire Gas and Petroleum Company geologist George Ij Morgan returns to Atla from fieldwork in the Tampico area of old Mexico. He notes salt water intrusion in large wells has reduced production to small figures. Morgan remains at Pontotoc County for three to four months and focuses on geology rather than company plans. The Lahontan dam irrigates 206 900 acres. Try a News Want Ad for results.
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