Ada to Host Red Star Highway Caravan Visit
Civic groups met at the Chamber of Commerce to plan hosting the Red Star Highway delegation. Ada will send cars to St Joseph and Fort Worth and meet the caravan north of Ada. A committee led by President Givens will coordinate arrangements with highway manager Mr. Elliott visiting Ada soon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Red Star Highway
Ada
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
Givens
Elliott
Hargis and Oxley wed in Durant in July ceremony
Hargis of Ada and Lila Oxley of Bromide married at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Durant with Rev Tyree officiating. The bride and groom are East Central State Teachers College graduates. They honeymoon in Omaha and will settle in Stonewall to lead the public school.
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Hargis-Oxley Furman C. Hargis
Ada
Lila Oxley
Bromide
Durant
Tyree
East Central State Teachers College
Omaha
Neb
Oklahoma
Stonewall
Coalgate Courier
Lead states in U S produce most of the nation’s lead
Missouri Idaho Utah and Oklahoma are identified as the top lead producing states in the United States, reflecting national mining and industrial output.
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Missouri
Idaho
Utah
Oklahoma
The
United States
Grover Gaar Dies in Roswell New Mexico Hospital
Word of Grover Gaar’s death arrived from Roswell New Mexico where he died in a hospital. The Ada native contracted tuberculosis after serving with the Ninety first Division in France. His body will likely be interred in Hugo on Sunday.
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Grover Gaar
Roswell
New Mexico
Hugo
France
Grover
Ada
Ford Merger Heads Oklahoma Club Boys
Ford Mercer of Wellston was elected president of Oklahoma boys and girls farm clubs at the state gathering in Stillwater. George Felkel of Harper county opposed him. Carl Sturdivant was named vice president and Mary Guynn secretary as districts nominated leaders.
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Stillwater
Ford Mercer
Wellston
Chicago
Oklahoma
Mercer
George Felkel
Harper County
Carl Sturdivant
Mary Guynn
Oklahoma A
M. College
Americans Spend More On Beer Than Laundry Costs
A Chicago report from the Laundry Ovents association shows per capita spending last year of four dollars and fifteen cents on near beer versus four dollars and seven cents on public laundry. It notes average Americans spent twenty seven dollars on joy riding five on jewelry and nine on perfumery and cosmetics.
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Chicago
Laundry Ovents’ Association
European disdain not yet banning dollar tourist travel
The Springfield Republican notes that despite alleged European dislike of America there is no withdrawal of American tourists or the dollar’s appeal being dropped, implying continued travel to Europe by U.S. visitors.
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America
Springfield Republican
Nevada to Use Gas For Second Capital Punishment
Two condemned men, Shanko Jakich from Ruth Nevada and Guadalupe Acosta from Elko, await execution by lethal gas at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City. Attorneys debate commutation while authorities plan an airtight gas chamber and barricaded observer platform to protect witnesses.
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Carson City
Nev
Gee Jon
Tong Mankiller
Shanko Jakich
Ruth
Nevada
Guadalupe Acostra
Elko
Acosta
Jukich
Reno
Labor Chief Aims to Expel Reds From Unions
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor announces a purge of unions from supposed communist influences. He cites a Chicago federation investigation linking eight associations to an interlocking directorate of communist leaders. All eight have Chicago HQs and operate nationwide.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago
Oklahoma “40 and 8” Plans State Reunion Promenade
Fifteen wrecking crews from as many Oklahoma voitures of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux will join for a state promenade Sept 2 in Pawhuska. Tom Gilmer, state president, invites 28 voitures to supply candidates. Duncan voiture leads a 7:30 pm parade with flares and fireworks before the ceremony. New western voitures at Chickasha Hobart Mangum Elk City Anadarko boost sectional competition. officers to be elected. R D Turner of St. Louis to attend the banquet.
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Pawhuska
Oklahoma
la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux
American Legion
Legion
Oklahoma City
Tom Gilmer
Gilmer
Duncan
Joe Foster
Chickasha
Hobart
Mangum
Elk City
Anadarko
R. D. Turner
St. Louis
Judge Hughes Well in Section 28 Shows Oil Prospect
Judge W. C. Hughes reports a strong oil showing from 666 to 692 feet in a well in section 28 4 7. Plans include drilling through a thin shale to reach the next sand estimated at 15 to 30 feet thick with oil. If formations hold, shale cemented off and both sands tested together. Novas encountered oil Sunday. The well is near last year’s drill, whose oil and gas could not be saved.
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W. C. Hughes
Novas
Death Watch Beetle May Yield Power Alcohol
The death watch beetle, long a menace to historic English buildings, may influence future power development. Imperial College scientists report the beetle’s body hosts a yeast-like organism that converts wood cellulose into sugar, potentially enabling economic alcohol production. Further tests are needed to assess commercial value. Women are employed as sailors on ships from ports in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
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London
England
Maxwell Lefroy
Imperial College of Science
Lefroy
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Blights on Investigation In Oklahoma Oil Case
Charges against W. C. Geers and aides reveal a ring of drilling work turned over to conservation agents. Rules from 1917 require plugging with notice to neighbors and filing records. Reports allege agents Gouy Amis plotted to plug wells and fund-raise, centering on Centrahoma and Bronx Oil connections.
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Oklahoma City
W. C
Rube) Geers
J. E. Amis
J. J. Gouy
Oil and Gas Conservation Department
S. L
Corporation Commission
Commission
Conservation Department
Amis
Gouy
Geers
Blackwell
Tulsa
Wash E. Hudson
George F. Short
Boone Hite
Bronx Oil Co
State Banks Show Gain in Deposits in Oklahoma
Oklahoma state banks report a three month rise in deposits ending June 30 marked by an increase of about 4.225 million over April 1 figures. Bonds and warrants rose 750 thousand while discounts and bills payable advanced near 1 million. Total resources climbed roughly 6 million, signaling the banks’ strongest health since 1920. Farmers are described as more prosperous this year. The commissioner notes unprecedented growth in the period.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
O. B. Motherhead
Motherhead
Mothersead
Eastern Oklahoma Could Support Self Through Agriculture
Tulsa reports Eastern Oklahoma could sustain itself through farming if oil output ceased. Dairy and agricultural specialist J Robert Wiley cites state trips and recent farm demonstrations at Stillwater as signs of growing agricultural potential. He notes Glen Briggs left Oklahoma A and M to farm independently and has developed a cotton strain gaining popularity in the state.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
J. Robert Wiley
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Wiley
Stillwall
Glen Briggs
Oklahoma A
M. College
Briggs
Hearing Probes Salvage Claims for Plugged Wells
The commission examines Amis and Geer’s salvage receipts for plugged wells amid questions over the actual plugging of the Billings well. Ned Looney pressed Amis on the well’s status as testimony hints at a fifth owner in the Bronx Oil Co. while prior names were omitted. Disclosures may widen as investigation proceeds.
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Amis
Geers
Ned Looney
Geer
Commission
Capitol
Goug
Bronx Oil Co
Short
Prison label referendum gains sufficient signatures
Oklahoma City August 8 R A Sneed secretary of State said signatures on the prison label referendum petition are sufficient to refer it to a vote. He sustained challenges to signatures by opponents and found 34970 of 36541 names valid with about 75 percent attacked.
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Oklahoma City
R. A. Sneed
Sneed
Revival Baptisms Highlight Local Baptist Church Event
The Baptist revival concluded Sunday night with 14 baptisms and several members joining by letter. Many area residents and visitors were noted including Homer Coftdor from Roff, the Span family from Cushing, and Alberta Bickel visiting with relatives in Missouri.
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the Baptists
Homer Coftdor
Roff
Freeman Span
Cushing
Ardmore
A. F. Bickel
Alberta
St. Jo
Ben King
Cula
Fay
Overland
Oklahoma City
Pauline Giveng
Ada
Geneva Heathman
Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority
C. Collins
Charles
Altus
Pennington
C. H Thacker
Lamber
Syble
Cora
Irene Thacker
Imogene Russell
Marguerite Givens
Norene Heathman
Ruby Lambert
Norlene
Lois Davis
B. Y. P. U. Assembly
Falls Creek
G. H. Hattenbach
Thelma
Memphis
Texas
Rofs
C. C. Cooper
San Antonio
Burel Heathman
T. H. Smith
Ft. Worth
J. Ross Richardson
Houston
H. D. Richardson
W. W. Williams
Galveston
Ed Johnston
Venora
Oklahome City
Dismukes Acquitted In District Court
Gaston Dismukes was acquitted in district court of shooting Cecil Curry. The incident occurred months ago while Dismukes served as a city police officer. No other trials were ready that morning. one case was scheduled for the afternoon.
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Gaston Dismukes
District Court
Cecil Curry
Dismukes
Pussyfoot Johnson forecasts England going dry
Prohibition advocate Pussyfoot Johnson says England will eventually go dry and emphasizes noncoercive propaganda. He has campaigned for five years and plans a trip from London to Latvia and Estonia to promote prohibition.
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England
London
Pussyfoot” Johnson
W. E. Johnson
Johnson
Latvia
Esthenia
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Spark
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Model DE Luxe
Ada’s Style Center
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Resulta
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Nelly Don
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