Pontotoc County Faces 74 Mill Road Levy For Year
The Pontotoc County excise board in session approved a total 74 mill levy for the year to fund county offices. Major cuts reduce the general fund by about 25 thousand dollars, with depu ty clerks positions eliminated and funds for court, free fair and widows and orphans shortened. Township levies are projected to average around 34 mills, while road and bridge construction claims of 252,845 and 158,000 were allowed.
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Wedneseas
Pontotoc County
Excise Board
County General Fund
Free Fair Fund
Feneral
Encise Board
County General Funds
Lions Club Meeting May See National Guard Talk In Vanoss
The Lions Club plans a meeting at Vanoss next Tuesday with a dinner served by Vanoss ladies at seven o clock. Major Lowrey H. Harrell, recently returned from camp, explains the National Guard’s scale and cost including an Oklahoma encampment payroll of about $195 000. The group hears on improving schoolhouse flag display and notes several members back from summer.
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Lions Club
Vanoss
National Guard
Lowrey H. Harrell
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma
Junius Ridlings
Melba McKory
L. A. Ellison
Harry Miller
Harry Morris
R. W. Simpson
Orville Snead
R. H. Couch
J. B. Sledge
L. H. Harrell
Robi. Wimbish
Canning
Iowa senate recount shows Steck leading Brookhart in all counties
Washington reports the statewide recount totals as Democrat Daniel Steck 275,598 votes and Republican Senator Smith W. Brookhart 264,470 votes after all 67 counties were re counted.
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Washington
Iowa
Daniel Steck
Smith W. Brookhart
Wealthy Daytonia Real Estate Man On Murder Charge
James Gobel a wealthy Daytonia real estate dealer is held without bail in Miami county jail after a coroner jury urged detention in the Mrs. H. B. Hunt death case. Testimony showed Gobel allegedly poisoned the woman and he reportedly confessed to an officer. It was also alleged he tried to bribe County Solicitor Robert R. Taylor Jr and Deputy Sheriff L. A. Short.
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Miami
Fla
James Gobel
Daytonia
H. B. Hunt
Gobel
Robert R. Taylor, Jr
L. A. Short
Roff defendants face sentencing after plea hearing
District Judge J W Bolen hears pleas of guilty from three Roff boys for chicken theft and delays further action to next Wednesday. He warns of ongoing theft issues and orders additional information from the youths. Earlier, other defendants received sentences including reform school terms, prison terms, fines, and suspended sentences in separate cases.
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J. W. Boley
Bolen
Smith-Cole
Granite Reformatory
Watson Shields
Jim Brown
Roy Rudd
Cecil Curry
Clarence Harbert
C. C. Honeycutt
Lee Ferris
George Parker
Knapp Tightens Housing Rules At Oklahoma A and M
President Bradford Knapp seeks Stillwater help to enforce dormitory rule and housing standards as Oklahoma A and M prepares for September registration. He urges male and female students to live only in faculty approved houses and asks businessmen to list student employment options for work study.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A
M. College
Bradford Knapp
Knapp
Union Miners Clash as Troops Tense Henryetta District
In Henryetta Oklahoma, the state troops faced tense labor unrest as miners, led by David Fowler and James Betts, pressed against the governor’s conference. Mass meetings and petitions totaling about 400 signatures urged keeping guards, warning of potential violence if troops leave.
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Oklahoma City
Henryetta
E. L. Head
Colonel Head
Herryetta
Patton
David Fowler
James Bet
District 21
Schuster
Dewar
Coalton
Whitehead Mine
Hartshorne
Trapp
John Patterson
Kali Inla
Cambria
W.H. Pruitt
Gov. Trap
Increase of Half Million Bales Reported for State
Washington August 24 an increase of 424099 bales in this year’s prospective cotton crop was announced by the department of agriculture in its semi monthly report forecasting a production of 13990000 equivalent 500 pound bales. The crop condition improved in all states except South Carolina Alabama and Arkansas with Oklahoma shown at 74 percent and a forecast of 1693000 bales.
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Washington
Iepartment of Agriculture
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ellison to lead Baptist laymen in southern states
L A Ellison cashier of the Oklahoma State Bank resigns to become secretary of the laymen's missionary organization. He plans to depart Ada around October 1 for Little Rock to establish headquarters and oversee work in the southern states west of the Mississippi after almost 18 years with the bank. He has long been active in civic and religious affairs.
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L. A. Ellison
Oklahoma State Bank
Baptist
Ada
Little Rock
Ellison
Mississippi
Archie Cooper Fined After Boxing Fight in Oklahoma City
Archie Cooper boxer paid a $10 fine and costs in police court after being charged with fighting Marie McNeil. Marie McNeil’s sister testified Cooper knocked her down during the disturbance, while Police Judge J P Estes commented that a man’s association with a woman does not justify violence.
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Oklahoma City
Archie Cooper
Marie McNeil
Marie
Arch
J. P. Estes
Final Plans for Ada Legion Delegation to Pawhuska Meet
Norman Howard post of the American Legion holds a meeting to finalize Ada delegates for the September 2 3 Oklahoma Legion convention in Pawhuska. Plans include transport by private car of H H Hudson and a Pullman sleeping car convoy. A list of delegates and alternates is to be announced, with about 50 members expected to attend and 23 delegates already forwarded to department headquarters.
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Yacsax
Norman Howard Post
American Legion
Ada
Pawhuska
Ada Legionnaires
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
H. H. Hudson
O-C-A-A
The
Post
Department
Ada Post
Ada Boxcar Society
White Announces Meadows Will Be Staff Member
Maj. Herbert H. White named prohibition enforcment administrator for the Oklahoma Texas district and selected Millard F. Meadows for three staff posts. Meadows will serve as deputy on White's staff and head the combined judicial district and the western judicial district. White starts September 1 and gave no further staff details.
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White
Meadows
Oklahoma City
Herbert H. White
Oklahoma-Texas
Millard F. Meadows
Oklahoma
Western Judicial District
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report August 26
Cattle sales total 1,800 with steers 5.00 to 6.00, heifers 7.00 to 8.00, ecanners and cutters 2.25 to 3.00, calves steady, packer top 8.00, stockers and feeders steady. Hogs 1,100 head down 15 cents, top 12.40, bulk 12.20, stockers steady.
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Oklahoma City
Robbers Loot Santa Fe Train 75 in Lethal Mail Heist
In Santa Ana California robbers shot and fatally wounded Elmer Campbell 62 express messenger then looted mail on Santa Fe train No 75 between San Diego and here. A rope ladder and broken glass showed a planned entry while six of nine pouches were found opened with letters scattered and the strong box looted.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Santa Fe
Here
San Diego
Elmer Campbell
Campbell
David L. Gilmore
Gilmore
Express
Post Office and
Express Company
Los Angeles
Oklahoma cotton crop prospects improved despite bollworm damage
A United States Department of Agriculture report by Carl H. Robinson shows Oklahoma cotton on August 16 at 74 percent of normal. Forecasts suggest a potential yield near 166.5 pounds per acre and about 1 693 000 bales, with regional differences from favorable rains to bollworm pressure influencing final output.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl H. Robinson
United States Department of Agriculture
Oil production in United States slips for week
Oil production in the United States fell for the week ending July 15, the Oil and Gas Journal reported from Tulsa. National output averaged 2,129,410 barrels per day, down 978 barrels, with Mid-Continent at 1,107,829 barrels daily up 8,654 and Oklahoma at 453,215 barrels daily up 9,300.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal of Tulsa
Mid-Continent
Oklahoma
Simpson predicts immigration to Oklahoma from north
R W Simpson tells a News reporter that migrations from Wisconsin and Michigan to Oklahoma will surge as land prices fall and milder winters attract farmers. He notes Pontotoc county land sells far cheaper, climate is favorable, and proper promotion will draw capital and practical farming methods from those regions.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
South
Oklahoma
R. W. Simpson
Pontotoc County
Simpson
California
Florida
Northland
Pontotoc
Married Saturday Okmulgee Man Dies in Missouri
J E York aged 68 husband of Mae Hall and father of Mrs Ongley Fentem of this city died in Springfield Missouri Sunday afternoon a day after his marriage to Miss Hall He suffered a stroke of apoplexy Funeral arrangements were not made but he will likely be buried in Okmulgee where he was known as a prominent financier He is survived by two sons and three daughters Mrs Fentem left for Okmulgee to join another sister
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J. E. York
Ongley Fentem
Springfield
Mae Hall
York
Okmulgee
Husband of wealthy girl claims fraud in disappearance
Tulsa August 25. Maude Lee Mudd Gordon heiress of Indian descent is alleged by Earl Gordon's attorney to have been kidnapped and driven to Coffeyville with her mother and half sister to falsify a separation letter. W L Coffey says grand jury will hear charges against Miami parties seeking control of her wealth. The U S district attorney cautions against civil action while noting possible criminal grounds if facts match.
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Tulsa
Maude Lee Mudd Gordon
Miami
Coffeyville
United States District Attorney
Gordon
Plans Underway for Paving Manvel Avenue in Chandler
City officials in Chandler are tentatively planning to pave Manvel Avenue. The move aims to improve road quality and traffic flow, with council discussions outlining funding and timeline considerations.
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Chandler
Manvel Avenue
Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas irrigation conference on flood control
Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas irrigation commissioners meet in Amarillo to study methods to store flood waters from the South Canadian river for irrigation. Notables include E. E. Blake W. G. Strong A. S. Stinner Albert Calish and A Lincoln Fellows discussing plans to spare Oklahoma from Arkansas floods and outline reservoir sites along the North Canadian and South Canadian rivers. Formal meetings begin tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Texas
South Canadian River
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Logan
E. E. Blake
W. G. Strong
Oklahoma Irrigation Drainage and Reclamation Commission
A. S. Stinner
Texas Irrigation Commissioner
Albert Calish
New Mexico Irrigation Commission
A. Lincoln Fellows
Reclamation Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Homer Wade
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Line
Raton
Oldham
Hemphill
Roger Mills
Fellows
Lawson Estate Leaves Major Share to Benevolence
The estate of Victor Freemont Lawson, editor of the Chicago Daily News, largely benefits charity. Three quarters of the estate goes to benevolent causes, with $2,555,000 of specific bequests, and the remainder split among the Chicago Congregational Missionary Society, Chicago Theological Seminary, and the YMCA, plus a $200,000 bequest to Melville E. Stone.
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Chicago
Victor Freemont Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Illinois Merchants Trust Co
Melville E. Stone
New York City
Councellor
Associated Press
Chicago Congregational Missionary Society
Chicago Theological Seminary
President Coolidge to Return to Washington Around Labor Day
Swampscott reports President Coolidge plans to leave for Washington by train near Labor Day. A specific return date remains undecided as he concludes his summer vacation.
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Swampscott
Coolidge
Washington
Pedestrian Advantage Cited in City Commentary
The New Orleans Times-Picayune notes that pedestrians have the benefit of not stepping out to get under, highlighting urban mobility humor in a brief quote.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
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