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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
2
A financial feature details how a single mail-order stockholder grew from about $25 000 to a stake of 1 500 shares by stock dividends and cash payouts between 1908 and 1917. With shares now worth around $160 each, his investment yields about $2 000 annually, illustrating vast profits for stockholders and the societal flow of investor wealth.
The Ada Weekly News acquires the Star-Democrat plant and subscription list and will be the sole weekly published. Star-Democrat subscribers with prepaid status will receive the Weekly News until their terms end. Luther Harrison joins as associate editor of the Daily. The merger earns broad local business support and strengthens advertising reach in the southwest.
Scott Ferris of Lawton announces his candidacy for the United States Senate amid strong public support across Oklahoma. A longtime congressman since statehood, Ferris is viewed as a potential House speaker if Democrats regain control. The item notes his prominence and widespread backing in Pontotoc County.
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