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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
4
A magazine argues that real issues must mobilize the electorate and notes voting hurdles after the Civil War. The piece cites federal reapportionment delays, potential shifts of power westward, Oklahoma gubernatorial speculation, and wider concerns about political funding and subsidies as signs of a nation needing urgent political engagement.
A British remark likening a person with only ancestral prestige to a potato prompts a discussion on worth. Oklahoma press praises President Bizzell at A and M college for prioritizing qualitative over quantitative education. He argues a mind’s capacity matters more than volume of schooling or lineage.
Texas and Oklahoma look to a heated political season with Ma Ferguson nearing the end of her term and her husband pursuing the nomination. Many Texans expect a crowded field for the governorship as primary battles loom, while township and county fairs approach with improved exhibits due to recent rains and a scarce corn crop.
Wisconsin county bankers promise $1000 for each bank bandit killed while Chicago jewelers put up $2500 for dead jewel thieves. The text argues killing yeggs saves public money and avoids acquittals or pardons, noting cynics who want no friends often get what they want.
The Okemah Ledger advocates a local advertising push to promote Okfuskee county. It argues Oklahoma cannot match Florida and California in scale but can gain much with moderate spending to publicize opportunities here. It notes farmers from older states would rush to Oklahoma if they knew what they could do now and urges timely land purchases.
The piece notes farm advancement from phones, rural mail, and autos with future electric lines. It discusses Wisconsin Republicans challenging La Follette’s control, pitting a candidate against him as a real contest emerges. It recalls Gen. Butler learning from ridicule in elections.
The National Editorial Association, gaining strength and influence, selects Los Angeles as its meeting city in 1926 after recent gatherings in Oklahoma in 1924 and Richmond Virginia in 1925. Delegates toured historic sites and concluded with a visit to Washington.
A magazine writer argues parents unintentionally cheat children by neglecting manners. Early years imprint behavior, and good manners become second nature, influencing career prospects and first impressions.
Farmers prepare for the annual sorghum harvest in Pontotoc County an industry of note. Local producers boast skilled creators who last year earned state fair first prize and call for a sorghum factory and a market for ample cane.
The state highway department notes 9298 automobiles sold statewide in July, with Pontotoc County accounting for 74 and Tulsa County leading sales at 874. The remainder includes a mix of regional figures amid a broader commentary on independence and crime notes.
Ada defeats Weleetka 10 to 8 in ten innings after a late ninth inning rally tied the game at six. John Fain led Ada with four hits in six at bats while Thompson failed to advance on a hit and run. The Ada team built an early lead, Weleetka roared back with five in the sixth, and Sealiay Sealey twirler held Ada in check until the tenth.
The photo shows Umpire Slack at risk as Sealty challenges a called ball. Helm, Weleetka’s catcher, struggles to understand the pitch and often conferences with the pitcher. Fans urge Helm to wear a mask between innings to clarify his position.
In Oklahoma City the evolution and textbook repeal dispute centers on a referendum petition. Secretary of State R A Sneed rules 1 341 names invalid for missing addresses and notary details, leaving 27 950 valid names, well above the required 26 421. Kirk Fitzpatrick argues the issue of evolution will dominate if the measure passes.
A Buffalo Evening Post proverb notes the peril of quick riches as harsh proof that rapid wealth plans often end in jail or the grave within months.
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