Honest Bill's Homecoming Show Promotes Ada Church Drive
A letter from Honest Bill Newton reveals his Ada return tour will donate all proceeds from a closing show to the First Presbyterian church construction. He urges Ada residents to attend the large city event and notes the Wisconsin route before western states.
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Newton
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Ada News
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Superior
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Mondovi
Osseo
White Hall
Blair
Ettrick
Galesville
Bangor
Cashton
Westby
Viroqua
la Farge
Viola
Soldiers Grove
Gays Mills
Richland Center
Milaca
Bill
Swiss Tourism Falls as Exchange Rates Chase Visitors Away
Four years of high exchange spoil Swiss travel with hotels failing to pay rent and firms fearing collapse. Tourists now mainly Americans bound for Geneva to inspect the League of Nations, while British trade declines. Locals seek cheaper trips abroad as tourism languishes and cafe crowds dwindle to one customer.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Swiss Alps
League of Nations
French Alps
Cuba's sole cotton hosiery and undershirt factory idle
Cuba's only factory for manufacturing cotton hosiery and undershirts remains idle due to foreign competition, highlighting threats to domestic textile jobs and industry viability.
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Cuba
Treaty Proposal Aims Ruhr Resistance Rest, Berlin
German chancellor outlined in a Reichstag speech today the conditions for abandoning passive Ruhr resistance. He demanded full restoration of Germany’s control over the Ruhr, return of Rhineland rights under Versailles, and release of German citizens outraged or imprisoned. He did not urge evacuation of occupied areas. The reception was warm aside from communist heckling.
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Berlin
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Reichstag
Berlin Ends General Strike Communists Call Off
In Berlin the general strike was called off this morning by the communists and all transportation systems resumed operation.
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Berlin
Poincare to Reply Courteously to Curzon Note
Paris reports Premier Poincare will return to the capital to night and respond to Lord Curzon’s note on reparations in the most courteous terms. Foreign office circles expect a firm reiteration of France’s position and a clear rejection of Britain’s proposals.
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Paris
Poincare
Foreign Office
Lord Curzon
High School Enrollment Period Began This Week
Enrollment for the high school will start Wednesday morning from eight to twelve daily for five days a week until September. Offices close on Saturdays. The rebuilt building is in excellent condition. Most faculty have been chosen, and the opening preparations are complete. Prof Hill expects enrollment to rise by at least fifty students, about twelve percent, aligning with city and district growth. The outlook is for an outstanding year with a strong faculty and high enthusiasm.
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Hill
Ada Holds Memorial Meeting for Harding
Citizens of Ada gather at the McSwain Theatre to honor Warren G. Harding with brief life sketches and religious reflection. The city closed shops and offices in mourning while speakers and hymns highlighted the late president’s unity of the nation, faith, and dignity.
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Ada
McSwain Theatre
Warren G. Harding
McSwain
Fisher
America
F. G. Davis
Co. T. Barney
Harding
L. A. Ellison
Byron Norrell
Tom D. McKeown
O. Whitwell
M. F. Manville
Sam Huser
M. B. Malloy
Lb. T. Walters
Longley Fentem
C. E. Cunning
Masked bandits rob Ketchum bank. cashier killed
At First State bank in Ketchum Oklahoma Frank Bitts cashier was shot and killed by two masked robbers who entered the bank and escaped with an undetermined amount of money in a car. A posse pursues the fleeing bandits headed south from Vinita. The robbers wore dusty brown clothing and were described as one short and one long fellow.
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Ketchum
Okla
Frank Bitts
First State Bank
Vinita
Tidal Wave Toll Feared on Korean Coast
Aug 16 TOKIO reports a violent tidal wave and storm last night on Korea's west coast. Heavy loss of life is feared as several hundred boats are missing today.
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Tokio
Korea
No Change in Pontotoc Valuation Figures as Budget Talks Drag
County Assessor Nick Heard announced Pontotoc county’s assessed valuation remains at 14,757,230 for real and personal property, with public service value about 3,038,893 likely unchanged. He cited ongoing state Frisco railroad negotiations and said final budget details may take about ten days.
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Pontotoc County
Nick Heard
State Board of Equalization
Oklahoma City
Heard
Frisco Railroad
Frisco
Roumania sees price fixing worsen living costs
In Bucharest, Romania, two laws aimed at controlling food prices and curb exports worsened the cost of living. Former agriculture minister Garofila says price fixing and export discouragement have created a more severe problem than before, undermining the country’s agricultural capacity.
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Bucharest
Roumania
M. Garofila
Prohibition and Prices Pressure Romanian Wheat Exports
The former agriculture minister notes export prohibitions on food supplies curb production. Roumania, once a wheat market leader, is now a negligible exporter. Home wheat availability shrank as fixed prices lowered producer margins. New legislation to Parliament addresses the grave issue.
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Roumania
Foreigners Ordered Out Of Collinsville By Laborers
Foreigners living on Smelter Hill in Collinsville were driven from town Saturday morning by stern faced laborers. They left under threats rather than voluntary action as American workers at the Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing company watched closely.
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Collinsville
Okla
Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing Company
Smelter Clash Sparks Fresh Laborer Run-In
A local smelter again clashed with foreign laborers as guards contended with strife at the plant Friday and Saturday, driving workers from the site amid ongoing tension.
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Smelter
Glaring Headlights Banned by Ada Mayor’s Proclamation
Mayor W H Fisher denounces glaring headlights and deafening cutouts on main streets. He orders motorists to explain racing habits observed on Ada’s principal streets. Police instructed to enforce the ordinance and make streets safer by removing vision obstructions.
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W. H. Fisher
Fisher
Ada
Antwerp Crown Parade Cars Parade Streets In August
Antwerp diamond cutters plan a grand pageant through the Flemish city in August. Twenty foot long parade cars will be bedecked with Teal diamonds and the occupants will wear sumptuous attire.
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Antwerp
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