Historic Damascus Perpetual Pageantry Seen by Ada Pastor
Rev. O B Lee reports from Damascus describing The Street Called Straight Ananias and Saladin’s tomb and the Umayad Hotel rooftop view He plans Baalbeck Beirut Athens Naples and Rome on a tour and promises letters from Rome Paris and Berlin to Ada.
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Damascus
Rev
O. B. Lee
Capernaum
Umayad
Paul
Ananias
Saladin
Naaman
Syria
Elisha
Jordan
Israel
George Adam Smith
Nineveh
Babylon
Memphis
Antioch
Baghdad
Asia Minor
Abraham
Chaldea
David
Solomon
Baalbeck
Issus
Alexander the Great
Seleucus
Pompey
Holy Land
Allenby
Mohammed
Fatima
Omagad
Beirut
St. George
Athens
Naples
Rome
Bethlehem
Galilee
Holy City
Jerusalem
Paris
Berlin
Adam
Funny Men Face Serious Problems In New York Column
Phil Baker, famed comic, is highlighted as a symbol of the modern challenge for comedians. He discusses the pressure to be funny, the build up of humor, and the limits on jokes about current events, noting audiences expect laughter and the narrow channels available for humor today.
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New York
George Joss
Phil Baker
NEA
Senate
Gore hints at return to Oklahoma politics potential run
Former Senator Thomas P. Gore says he will come back from Washington after Congress adjourns but declines to commit to any campaign role. He notes strong urging from friends to run for governor, senator, or Congress, and jokes about a runoff with himself if he reenters. He may attend the sixth district League of Young Democrats convention at Medicine Park September 4.
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Oklahoma City
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Washington
Gore
Congress
League of Young Democrats
Medicine Park
Crude Oil Production Rises Across the United States
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly rise in U S crude oil output ending August 14 to a daily average of 3 710 491 barrels. State totals show varied changes with Texas and California up and Oklahoma and Louisiana down. eastern states Michigan and the Rocky Mountain region also posted increases.
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Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East
Texas
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma City
Fitts
West Texas
Central Texas
Texas Panhandle
Central
Gulf Coast
Southwest
Arkansas
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain Area
Scott Brothers Lose and Draw in Hartford Bout
World's lightweight champion Lou Ambers decisioned Howard Cowboy Scott in a 10 round non title bout in Hartford. Ambers weighed 134 pounds to Scotts 138 1 2. Jack Dempsey served as referee.
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Hartford
Conn
Lou Ambers
Howard
Cowboy” Scott
Washington, D. C
Scott
Jack Dempsey
Ada boxers hit hard on eight round draw and KOs
Buddy Scott of Ada drew Frankie Donofrio of Philadelphia in eight rounds. Norman Miller of Ada stopped Wild Bill Howell of Asheville in the third. In the main event Henry Armstrong defeated Johnny Scaballo in one round.
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Washington
Buddy” Scott
Ada
Frankie Donofrio
Philadelphia
Norman
Spike” Miller
Wild Bill Howell
Asheville
N. C
Henry Armstrong
Johnny Scaballo
Porto Rico
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News classified
Classified ad notes greater returns for amounts invested in vested instruments. Details describe terms of investment and expected yields, urging readers to inquire for options and rates available through Ada News classified department.
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Ada News
Bald Man Can Have Hair Can Buy Wig
Spokane report quotes Dr. Frank J. Clancy of Chicago stating that bald men cannot regrow hair and should consider wigs. He notes tonics won’t restore hair where none exists and admits personal baldness without illusion of a cure.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank J. Clancy
Chicago
America
American Medical Association
Board of Investigation
Turbulent voyage off Woosung aboard the President Taft
Passengers report crowded crowded cabin with holes in deck as U S Nervous Sailors guard women and children two decks below. On a 15 mile downriver leg firing is heard. Near Woosung 14 Japanese warships and later five more shelling continuously on the return to Shanghai.
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U.S. S. Augusta
S. S
Taft
Shanghai
Woosung
Hongkong
Chicken in Pot in August Will Be December Delight
Mrs Gaynor Maddox reports on seasonal kitchen plans as August chicken in pot becomes a December delicacy. The column offers practical cooking tips and timing guidance for holiday menus.
Man arraigned on threat to do bodily harm case
A. A. Anderson was arraigned in justice court on charges of threatening bodily harm to neighbor A. M. Files with a .22 item. Bond set at $2,000 for preliminary hearing August 19. he pled not guilty. He faced a county court charge for pointing a public safety item with no bond posted.
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A. A. Anderson
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Anderson
A. M. Files
Puckett School
Fittstown Woman Injured in Car Wreck
Miss Hazel Seism of Fittstown suffered cuts and lacera tions on her left arm when her car skidded on a slippery surface and went into a ditch half a mile south of Fittstown Tuesday morning. She received emergency aid in Fittstown before being taken to Ada hospital. Rain in the county’s south part contributed to the accident.
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Hazel Seism
Fittstown
Ada
Woman Reporter Recalls Evacuation From Shanghai War
Elizabeth Lantry Harris, wife of the AP Shanghai bureau chief, recounts the first American evacuation from Shanghai aboard the tender to the President Taft. She describes planes, bombs, anti aircraft fire, and anxious refugees including many women and children.
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Faiiter
Kansas City
A.P
Morris J. Harris
China
Shanghai
Elizabeth Lantry Harris
Associated Press
Bureau
S. S
Taft
Shangail
A. P. Press
United States
Nature Speeds Fruit Ripening With Ethylene Gas
In Minnesota scientist Dr. R. B. Harvey explains ethylene speeds ripening, doubling sweetness and shortening time. Apples pears bananas and tomatoes show faster uniform ripening in sealed rooms. bananas gain weight. tomatoes ripen in six days. Gas is nonpoisonous odorless and hospital use noted. A carload of bananas can be treated for 40 cents.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Nature
R. B. Harvey
Dr. Harvey
Masked men abducted Black man slay named Gooden
In Covington Tennessee a 35 year old Black man Albert Gooden accused of slaying Marshal Chester Doyle was taken by six masked men from Sheriff Vaughan on a Memphis to Covington trip. The group forced the sheriff to stop and Gooden was dragged away and shot with more than 30 bullet holes. His body was found beneath a highway bridge twelve miles east of Covington.
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Covington
Tenn
Here
Albert Gooden
W. J. Vaughan
Memphis
Gooden
Chester Doyle
Mason, Tenn
Vaughan
Covinton
Officers Check Faulty Cars In Ada District
Fourteen men led by seven state highway patrolmen and seven Ada police officers conducted a night road check for faulty lights brakes and license plates at points where highways enter the city. Cars found needing repair were directed to fill stations and drivers warned fines may follow on a future crackdown.
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Ada City
Oklahoma
Roy Keller
Hulsey Hearing Set For Aug 20
Preliminary hearing for William Hulsey charged with a statutory offense was set for August 20 after a missing witness was located. Cordie Williams was found in a corn field south of Fittstown but did not appear voluntarily. The case is in Sherwood W. Hill justice court.
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William Hulsey
Justice Court
Sherwood W. Hill
Cordie Williams
Fittstown
Hulsey
Mailbox System Installed For Stegall Office Use
A nest of boxes has been installed in the office of Ray Stegall, county superintendent, to provide convenient mailbox access for official correspondence and document handling. The setup aims to streamline mail delivery and improve district communications.
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Pontotoc County
Court House
Stegall
Ray Stegall
Rain Minimal as Heat Wave Lifts in Ada
Clouds drifted across Ada on Tuesday with only scattered showers, though some northern areas had rain in the morning. A prior weekend rain neared Ada, but the cool spell that followed broke a two week heat wave with a high of 99 and a low of 73 degrees.
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Ada
Nichols Endorses Murray In Oklahoma Campaign
Senate leader Allen G. Nichols praised former Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray and announced he would name the next governor in unmistakable terms. Nichols said Murray would be backed in the 1938 race by opposing interests, and vowed to uphold Murray if elected. He planned to defend legislative appropriations and the $35 million road bond law he authored.
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Oklahoma City
Allen G. Nichols
Senate
Oklahoma
William H
Murray
Nichols
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