A Call for Moral Guiding Principles in School Life
The piece reflects on the approaching school start as a chance for growth and warns that mass education does not solve all problems. It urges careful selection of teachers to uphold moral codes, stresses parental and teacher influence, and argues for fostering obedience, respect, the golden rule, and individual initiative for citizenry and independence amid government dependency concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Mary
Wve
America
Real Statesman vs Selfish Politician Cited in Maryland Post
In political years a distinction is drawn between selfish politicians who seek personal gain and real statesmen who act for the public good. The writer endorses Senator Tydings criticism of court independence and argues for keeping three government departments independent to preserve democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eid
Tydings
Maryland
Supreme Court
Congress
WPA Building Costs Spark Call For Value For Relief Funds
A local critique argues WPA school building costs exceed contracted estimates and urges clear results for relief spending. The piece notes new inventions and reflects on Johnson grass attitudes, praising its adaptability for hay, crop, and pasture in the area.
Eli and the tragedy of untrained sons in scripture
A Sunday School lesson on Eli, a dutiful priest who fails to discipline his sons, their corruption, and the resulting national calamity. The text contrasts personal goodness with weakness, showing how lax parenting can corrupt church and state and end in ruin. The Ark’s capture and Eli’s death underscore the dangers of self expression over moral duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Samuel
Eannah
Israel
Eli—Hophni
Phinehas
Needed remedies for public fund and bond laws
A column argues for reform of sinking funds and bond laws to curb misuse by officials and investors. It calls for mandatory bond calls, serial maturities, and state-wide checks on retirement funds, noting abuses by those profiting from bonds and the evolving view of business as a public enterprise. It also notes arrests of outlaws Hamilton and Walters and predicts tense testimony from General Hugh Jolson, with speculation on oil property disputes in Mexico and lingering implications for Barbara and the Count.
Father Of Children Perished In Allen Fire Dies From Slashed Threat
A man identified as Wells, father of three of the four children who died in an Allen fire, died in Ada hospital from a throat wound suffered at home. The blaze on July 16 at an abandoned Allen hotel building killed the children trapped on the second floor. Wells, who escaped, had been living on a farm near Allen with his father and brother. Funeral services are set at the Pentecostal Holiness church in Allen with burial in the Allen cemetery.
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Allen
Cage
Ada
Wells
Ada Hospital
Seat Hospital
George H. Teague Wells
Tilden Wells
Pentecostal Holiness
Alen
Mahaffery
Buri
Allen Cemetery
Hudson Funeral Home
Carter County Grand Jury Consider Three Weeks of Action
ARDMORE Aug 24 UPI A Carter county grand jury now in its third week of investigation has returned three accusations accusing five school board members and one constable for removal from office and has reported 14 indictments to District Judge John B Ogden. Maladministration in office is charged against R G Hall and J B Edgeman two Wilson city school board members. Similar charges against Jess Knutson F O Jones and Ben Price members of Wheeler Consolidated school board cite irregularities in handling funds claims and contracts for school supplies. Immediate suspension in office is demanded and Clay Parker Wil son constable is cited for willful neglect oppression and maladministration. Those indicted in true bills have not been announced pending arrest. The grand jury continues its investigations convened by Judge Ogden as part of a 12 year old annual practice.
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Ardmore
UPI
Carter County
John B. Ogden
R. G. Hall
J. B. Edgeman
City of
Wilson
Jess Knutson
F. O. Jones
Ben Price
Wheeler Consolidated School
Clay Parker
Ogden
Court Sustains Mandamus Claim In Ada Budget
A district court sustains a mandamus action by 41 Ada residents to force the county excise board to include a levy in Ada's 1993 94 budget to pay a 1355.00 judgment against the city. The ruling targets sinking fund gaps. city plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Excise Board
County Excise Board
Ada
Tal Crawford
State Supreme Court
Lightning Adds To Weekend Toll in Oklahoma
A string of weekend tragedies raises Oklahoma’s violent death toll. Canadian County youth Larry Malone, 18, fatally injured after colliding with a car on U S Highway 66. Avery resident Jake Crown, 50, dies in an auto truck collision near Tuas Animas Colorado. Healdton resident D B Wright, 92, dies from injuries after being struck by a tar. Shales Shore? Lynn Brenstetter, 38, killed by lightning while tending hay near Laramie Wyoming. An invalid Otto Wells, 38, dies after witnessing three children perish in a fire at Fredericks ranch.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Larry Malone
Jackson Webb
Jake Crown
Avery
Okla
Tuas Animas
Colo
D. B. Wright
Healdton
Lynn Brenstetter
Shkedes
Oklo
Doe Fredericks Ranch
Laramie
Wyo
Otto Wells
Man Destroys Home Then Dies in Ada Hospital
An Allen man died in an Ada hospital after destroying his home on July 6 and slashing his abdomen in a prior attempt. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser noted the man, Wells, had previously attempted suicide by cutting himself. Separately, J M Gentry warned that all dangerous school buses would be ruled off the roads during the statewide inspection set to begin Friday.
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Allen
Ada
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
Wells
J. M. Gentry
Rosie Davis Loser In Court Custody Battle
In Pontotoc county on Wednesday a county court session led by judge pro tem Ben Hatcher ordered Rosie Davis's five children to remain in private homes under county supervision. The custody dispute began months ago when Davis sought to regain custody of her five children.
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Pontotoc
Rosie Davis
Ben Hatcher
John Boyce McKeei
Dorm Project At Alva Is Reduced
Oklahoma City August 24. Northwestern Teachers College Alva dormitory project cut from 240000 to 220000 as state seeks PWA approval for eight more. First project rejected over revenue to repay a 54 percent REC loan. Washington decision pending. Clinton nurses home project eyed with 20000 PWA grant and 25090 state share funded from hospital purchase funds.
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Oklahoma City
Northwestern Teachers College
Alva
Fort Worth
PWA
John Duncan Forsyth
Tulsa
VFW Endorses Neutrality Policy and Navy Adequacy
The 39th National encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed the Roosevelt neutrality policy and urged maintaining an adequate navy. It also backed legislation to equalize war profits and burdens. Commander-in-Chief Scott Squyres urged continued youth activities and action against subversive forces. He presented Everett Reniker with the VFW award of 300 and a gold Boy Scout service medal.
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Columbus
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
V. F. ¥. Committee On National Defense
Scott Squyres
Oklahoma City
Squires
Everett Reniker
Joplin
Indictments Sought Against Hamilton and Welters in Dallas
Dallas District Attorney Andrew Patton said he asked immediate indictments against Floyd Hamilton and Ted Welters, noted desperadoes, as the grand jury prepares to convene to review a widening list of charges. Hamilton and Walters seek a change of venue to avoid a bum rap on eight hijacking cases. Jail officials said the pair are held incommunicado after transfer from the city jail. Hamilton receives treatment for an ankle infection from a buckshot wound. Walters plans to have a bullet removed from his left leg.
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Dallas
Andrew Patton
Floyd Hamilton
Ted Welters
West Dallas
Sherif Bill Decker
Illagis
Missouri
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Hamilton
Walters
Hollow Bush
Burns
Beating Case Suspect Jailed For Harboring Allies
Olympia August 24 Harold Schars Thurston county coroner deputy who dispatched the ambulance for badly beaten Irving Baker was jailed on a warrant charging harboring two of four men accused in the torture abduction. Schars allegedly knew of the plot by Dr. K W Berry and three accomplices and warned two others to hide when sheriff's deputy Kenney arrived. Dr Berry McAloon Smith and taxi driver James Reddick faced charges for abducting Baker aged 87 from his home and beating him over alleged relations with Berry's wife.
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Olympia
Wash
Harold Schars
Thurston County
Irving Baker
Schars
Hi Home
Marsh Wardall
Ed Willson
State Patrol
Wardall
Willson
Baker
K. W. Berry
William K. McAloon
Robert Smith
County Bond Purchases and Attorney Remarks
The report lists various county bonds including Marshall county road bonds worth 15000 with 133.33 accrued interest paid 18960.65 Leflore county funding bonds 1000 with 18.08 accrued interest paid 1070.72 Pushmataha county bonds 9266.49 with 185.53 accrued interest paid 12081.14 and a remaining value 6000 with 73.00 accrued interest paid 7058.03 County Attorney Virgil Stanfield stated Tuesday morning that the …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County
Leflore
Pushmataha County
Virgil Stanfield
Rainy School for Negro Maids to Be Sponsored
Ada P. W. club sponsors a maid training school to fill Ada's need for trained domestics. Mrs. Lillian Cooper of Tulsa, Langston College trained, will teach maidwork, homemaking, and child care. The program includes theory and hands on tasks. graduates earn a certificate of skill. A monthly committee of women employers will address issues and assist graduates in finding work through the state employment service.
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Tne
Ada
P. W. Club
Lillian Cooper
Tulsa
T Langston College
Langston
Oklahoma
Clut
Wing Cottage
Clu
Adana
Jin
Laxative Ad Claims Relief From Constipation
An unclear ad fragment promotes a plant based laxative named Black Draugh for constipation relief. It urges trying a dose at the first sign of trouble and questions its reliability and refreshing effect, though the text is garbled and hard to parse.
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