East Central Seeks WPA Funds for Campus Improvements
East Central College president Dr. A Linscheid reports pending Works Progress Administration projects at the campus. Plans include an amphitheater, track curb, and hillside sod stabilization. Lighting system for night football is also proposed, with two thirds of the cost to be raised before season start and 500 season tickets planned.
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WPA
A. Linscheid
Ron
Oklahoma City
Works Progress
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East Central Athletic Stadium
East Central Athletic System
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Athlltic Committee
Floyd
Mickey”’ McBride
Tragic Search Reaches Summit For Brode Boy Death
William Brode 15 son of a southern family is found dead near Lindbergh Peak in Colorado after a 50 hour search. His mother and father from Memphis arrive as rescue teams lower the body 1000 feet from perilous ledges. The family plans to send the remains to Memphis.
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Associated Press
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Lindbergh Peak
William Brode
Julien Brode
Memphis
Tenn
Pinnacles
Brodes
Baker Armstrong
Houston
Texas
Armstrong
Brode
Young Democrats Meet Next Sunday in Holdenville
A meeting of county chairmen of the League of Young Democrats in the fourth district is set for Holdenville lake at 2 p m Sunday August 18 to plan the district convention on September 27 and 28. The two day program is expected to draw several thousand people including Gov E W Marland Speaker Red Phillips and several congressmen. Ponotoc county league says it will raise funds for the convention and Woody Hunt of Seminole will lead the meeting sessions.
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League of Young Democrats
Holdenville Lake
Uncle John Allen to Celebrate 111th Birthday
In Bokchito Oklahoma Aug 3 Uncle John Allen famed as a champion family man who raised 43 orphans plus his own eight children will celebrate his 111th birthday at Will Knight’s farm north of town. He travels from Davis to town daily for errands and attributes longevity to corn bread meat and strong coffee.
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Bokchito Oxkia
P— Jr
John” Allen
Oklahoma
Will Knight
John
Here
Allen
Davis
Architects named for dormitory projects at four colleges
Oklahoma City, Aug. 10. John Vaughan announces selection of architects to plan dormitories at Central State Edmond East Central Ada Southwestern Weatherford Northeastern Tahlequah. Bonds totaling 1 050 000 are authorized by the 15th legislature. Architects: Albert Joss Ada East Central Winkler and Reed Oklahoma City Central Leland Shumway Tulsa Northeastern C F Drury Oklahoma City Southwestern. Plans to be submitted for federal grants.
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Oklahoma City
LPI
John Vaughan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Central State Teachers College
Edmond
East Central
Ada
Southwestern
Weatherford
Northeastern
Tahlequah
State Board of Education
Albert Joss
Winkler and Reed
Central
Leland Shumway
Tulsa
C. F. Drury
Public Works Administration
Bank deposits rise in Oklahoma state banks
Oklahoma City Aug 10 banks in the state show deposits and discounts totaling more, rising by 1 890 285 from March 4 to June 29. The consolidated report notes the average cash reserve stayed high at 42 65 percent, though down 2 32 points from the prior call.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
The
State Banking Department
Meteor Strikes Farmer in Briggsdale Nevada? Unsure
Farmer Tom Everett reports a meteor whizzing by as he hoes beans near Briggsdale Colorado. He saw a dust cloud and found a molten egg shaped mass weighing about a half pound, which he cooled before picking up.
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Briggsdale
Colo
Tom Everett
Everett
Ada Fire Department Rodeo Sets Two Day Event
Workmen began installing chutes and preparing the Ada park arena for an August 17 18 rodeo sponsored by the Ada Fire Department. Top cowhands enter for a $500 prize. ten Brahma bulls from Fort Worth and various rodeo events will thrill fans. A calf roping contest for businessmen is planned.
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Ada Fire Department
A@a
Fort Worth
Worker Loses Arm in Oil Field Accident
W. D. Nixon, employed by Clark Cowden and Mosier drilling in Section 17-2-7 north of the Fitts pool, suffered a left arm amputation after his arm was caught in a drive chain while oiling bearings Thursday morning. He was taken to a local hospital and is reported holding his own at Duncan home.
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Clark, Cowden and Mosier
Fitts
Nixon
Duncan
Boy Will Cass Paroled After Fire Claim Near Conway
Will Cass a 12 year old Black boy spent Wednesday night in the county jail and was paroled to his mother by County Judge John B. McKeel on Thursday. He faced arson charges for setting fire to the Black school near Conway and allegedly started a grass fire to clear space for a ball diamond. McKeel noted the blaze may have been incidental. The Boley training school reported no room for more boys. Cass expressed a desire to study at Boley to become a lawyer or teacher, and said he had not eaten properly.
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John B. McKeel
Conway
McKeel
Boley
Schol
1935 U.S. cotton crop forecast with 11.8 million bales
The Agriculture Department's first 1935 cotton forecast predicts 11,798,000 five hundred‑pound bales, up from last year, with Secretary Wallace confirming adequate credit facilities for orderly marketing. The report notes government stocks around 5 million bales and a 73.6 percent August 1 crop condition, plus state by state production estimates.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wallace
Census Bureau
Hitler Destroys Free Mason Lodges Across Reich
Berlin Aug 8 The Voelkischer Beobachter reports all Free Mason lodges in Germany will close this Saturday including Saxony state lodge Dresden great lodge and the Leipzig German brethren chain after earlier dissolutions in Prussia and smaller lodges. The Nazi press frames the move as wiping out a Jewish world conspiracy and targets Jews hiding their faith while accusing Protestant churches of baptizing Jews.
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Paul Joseph Goebbels
Honor Recruit L J Brunson to Visit Here
Leighton Jay Brunson US Navy arrives August 15 to visit his mother Mrs. Tom Wood and sister Grace Brunson at 600 East Thirteenth. He enlisted March 14 and is an honor man at San Diego Naval Training Station. After August 25 he visits brother B F Brunson in Klamath Falls then sails on the Flagship Omaha to Rome as part of a two and a half year voyage.
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U. S. Navy
Tom Wood
Grace Brunson
East Thirteenth
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Naval Training Station
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Cal
Mississippi River
Uncle Sam
B. F. Brunson
Klamath Falls
Ore
Omaha
Rome
Italy
Paroles Granted For Murder Manslaughter And Embezzlement
Governor Marland issued parole today to five prisoners and one banker. Ancil Wyatt and Nellie Graham received life terms for murder from Osage and Oklahoma counties respectively. Lillian Tomkins in Tulsa county and Jettie Young in Oklahoma county got 60 and 25 years for manslaughter. R E E Stigledger of Seminole county received 25 years for embezzlement.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Marland
Ancil Wyatt
Osage County
Nellie Graham
Oklahoma County
Lillian Tomkins
Tulsa County
Jettie Young
R. E. E. Stigledger
Seminole County
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad notes promising value from investments presented to readers. Details suggest a roundup of offers, opportunities, and possible rate comparisons. Readers are urged to examine terms, potential risks, and suitability before acting.
Ringling Man Killed In Ardmore Sideswipe Crash
John D. Garrettson 35 died in an Ardmore hospital from injuries after the car he rode in sideswiped a train near Lone Grove. His mother suffered a head wound and Miss Sally Jo Colston 23, the driver, will recover. All residents of Ringling were returning home from Ardmore when the crash occurred.
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Ardmore
John D. Garrettson
Lone Grove
D. R. Garrettson
Sally Jo Colston
Ringling
Escaped prisoner Monroe Key returned to Granite Reformatory
Governor Marland ordered the return of Monroe Key from Clarendon Arkansas to the Granite reformatory. Key escaped June 20 1923 and had been a fugitive for over twelve years while serving a burglary sentence. Victor Waters Greer county attorney noted his status at Clarendon.
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Oklahoma City
Monroe Key
Clarendon
Ark
Granite Reformatory
Marland
Key
Victor Waters
Greer County
Five Pontotoc Units Headed to Fort Sill Encampment
Five Pontotoc County units of the Oklahoma National Guard left Friday and Saturday for a two week encampment at Fort Sill joining 5,000 men from 45 Oklahoma towns. Units include the 160th Field Artillery Band, Battery C, and elements from the 180th Infantry and 260th and 189th Field Artillery. They will operate with full war time equipment and receive French 75 guns for training.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma National Guard
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
160Th Field Artillery Band
160Th Field Artillery
180Th Infantry
Allen
260Th F. A
189Th F. A
Roff
160Th F. A
Fred J. Schrieber
Eugene Ford
Edwin W. Canterbury
John B. Cahill
Junius A. Ridling
Lewis C. Thomas
John A. Wauson
Mahlon F. Manville
Wilbur H. Thomas
Ada News to Run War Dispatches From Fort Sill Camp
John A. Watson, son of the 160th Field Artillery Band, will serve as war correspondent for The Ada News to report on local soldiers at the front. His first dispatch from the firing lines is expected early next week.
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Fort Sill
John A. Watson
160Th Field Artillery Band
Ada News
Rising Interest in East Central College for Next Year
East Central College officials report keen interest from prospective students for the coming school year. Enrollment begins Saturday September 7 with classes starting the following week amid housing shortages due to city growth and oil industry workers.
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East Central College
East Central State Teachers College
Prewett Appeals Reckless Driving Fine in Ada
J. H. Prewett, driver for the White Top taxi, was fined $10 and costs in city police court for reckless driving after a July 23 collision at Sixth street and Hickory avenue. He gave notice of appeal to county court, signaling a potential fight over right of way on Ada streets. No injuries were reported and Prewett denied fault, asserting he was not speeding. He has remained free on appearance bond since the accident.
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White Top Taxi Company
Ada
Prewett
Whitey Wilburn
Sixth Street
Hickory Avenue
Liberty
Whitaker-Watson Nuptials Announced
Mr and Mrs M J Watson of Atwood announce the marriage of their daughter Clara to William L Whitaker of this city. The wedding was on Sunday August 4 in Ada. Mrs Whitaker is a graduate of East Central State Teachers College and has taught at Frances Junior High. Mr Whitaker is the son of Mr and Mrs W L Whitaker of Stockton and a University of Oklahoma mechanical engineering graduate. They will live in Ada after a wedding trip to Minnesota and other northern states.
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Atwood
Clara
Whiliam L. Whitaker
Ada
Whitaker
East Central State Teachers College
Frances
W. L. Whitaker
Stockton
Mechanical Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Minnesota
Marriage Of Ada Girl Announced
Mr and Mrs G C Harris announce the marriage of their daughter Juanita to Mr Trebor Strain of Wapanucka. The ceremony took place July 25 in Pauls Valley with Mrs Elvin Nease in attendance. Juanita graduated Horace Mann high school and East Central State Teachers college. Trebor attended Murray State school at Tishomingo and East Central State Teachers College. He is with Magnolia Oil company. They will reside at 223 N Turner.
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Juanita
Trebor Strain
Wapanucka
Pauls Valley
Elvin Nease
Horace Mann High School
East Central State Teachers College
Strain
Murray State School
Tishomingo
Magnolia Oil Company
N. Turner
Martins Return From Hawaii Visit Ada Native
Charles T. Martin, a nine year veteran of the U S Army Air corps and Ada native, and his wife Mrs. Martin are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C H Martin in Stonewall after three years in Hawaii. They plan to reside in San Antonio, Texas.
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Charles T. Martin
Hawaiian Islands
Ada Couple Wed Here Wednesday
Ada couple Ada E A Holpkemier of 801 East Fifteenth wed Madelynn Lung daughter of Mr and Mrs Lung of 301 West Sixteenth on Wednesday August 7 at 8 30 in the home of the bride’s parents Justice of Peace Sherwood Hill officiated Relatives and friends attended The bride wore a light blue crepe suit with navy accessories She is a Ada high school student Hoipkemier works for Bishop Oil The couple will reside at 230 East Seventeenth.
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E. A. Holpkemier
E. Fifteenth
Madelynn Lung
Bishop Oil Company
E. Seventeenth
State Fair Bans Gambling For Upcoming Event
Oklahoma City Aug 9 Ralph T Hemphill manager of the State Fair association announced no gambling will be allowed at this year’s fair running September 21 to 8 The wheel games caused all the trouble last year he said Those fellows forgot prizes and played for money.
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Oklahoma City
Ralph T. Hemphill
State Fair Association
July Automobile Output Rises to New High Since 1930
United States and Canada production excluding Ford reached 256,200 cars and trucks in July, the highest for the month since 1930, up 32 percent from July last year per a preliminary estimate by the automobile manufacturers association.
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United States
Canada
Ford
Automobile Manufacturers Association
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