Six Senate candidates vie for Oklahoma seat in Labour and Klans era
Oklahoma City reports six hopefuls seek voters approval to succeed Senator Robert L. Owen. Democrats Campbell Russell and independent Jack Benson join socialist O E Enfield Republican W B Pine George Wilson and J C Walton as they plan campaigns across the state with Walton touring the Panhandle and Pine stressing economy with help from national figures, including Capper.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
United States Senate
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Campbell Russell
Corporation Commission
O. E. Enfield
J. C. Walton
W. B. Pine
George Wilson
Jack Benson
Walton
PanjHhandle
Watton
Senate
Ben Lafayette
Ku Klux Klan
Lafayette
A. C. Alexander
Republican State Committee
Pine
Alexander
Sovior
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Coolidge and Dawes
Russell
Klan
Wilson
Reconstruction League
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
la Follette
Enfield
Benson
Trapp
Ada Eyes Momentum on Federal Building Site
Ada citizens push for federal building options near Main and Broadway as civic groups urge progress. They expect Congressman McKeown to secure a site quickly with Memorial Hall hosting court sessions in the interim. The Chamber of Commerce backs swift action to attract growth and modern offices downtown.
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Ada
Memorial Hall
Tom D. McKeown
Congress
Broadway
Twelfth
Main
Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Hatcher elected Oklahoma American Legion commander
Chickasha plans a banquet at First Baptist Church August 27 to honor Jimmy Hatcher newly elected state commander. Legionnaires from across Oklahoma will attend as Hatcher, principal at Chickasha High, champions regional child welfare efforts and aims to expand the Eighth regional district.
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Chickasha
Qozia
Oklahoma Legionnaires
Hatcher
Chickasin
Grady County
Frank P. Douglas
Okemah
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Missouri
Colorado
Iowa
New Mexico
Nebraska
Independence Kansas
St. Paul
Veterans’ Organization
Oklahoma City
J. William Cordell
Oklahoma Legionnaires Prepare for Sixth Annual National Convention
Oklahoma delegates plan to send 550 to 600 members to the American Legion National Convention in St Paul September 15 to 19. Travel by rail costs about 30 dollars round trip, with many using the fare to visit the northwest and enjoy cooler weather and fishing. St Paul prepares to accommodate 65 900 to 75 000 Legionnaires during the assembly.
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Oklahoma
The
American Legion
St. Pan
Twin City
Kansas City
Minneapolis Assembly
Northwest Territory
St. Paul
Legion
Mari
Oklahoma Candidate Can File For Two Offices Rule States
Oklahoma City. The attorney general ruled a candidate may file on multiple tickets. P. B. H. Shearer of Johnston County filed for Congress on the Republican ticket in the Third district and for county attorney on the Independent ticket. The opinion confirms Shearer can run as an independent.
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Oklahoma City
P. B. H. Shearer
Johnston County
Congress
Shhearer
Building boom in Ada second quarter of 1924
Ada reports a surge in construction with new filling station office building and residence projects. August permits total a $20 400 annotated rise over last year, matching a year to date private and public builds of $70 600 since January 1 1924 including $26 500 public and $32 400 private dwellings.
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American Oil and Refining Company
Ada
Masonic Mall
Attorneys Appeal Verdict in Davis McCarty Death
Oklahoma City attorneys filed an appeal with the criminal court of appeals seeking to overturn the life sentence of Herman Davis, a former Oklahoma City patrolman, in the 1922 murder of Paul McCarty. They argued 30 procedural errors and asked that court costs be borne by the state as Davis is a pauper. Davis has been in prison since his conviction in March.
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Oklahoma City
Paul McCarty
Criminal Court of Appeals
Herman Davis
Davis
Avis
District Court of Procedure
Ku Klux Klan rally dispersed at Camp Custer
At Camp Custer near Battle Creek Michigan a detachment under General George Moseley broke up a Ku Klux Klan gathering on the southern military reserves. Thirty five celebrators were placed in the guard house and warned that further meetings will be dealt with severely. A fiery cross was reportedly displayed during the incident.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Camp Custer
George Moseley
Ku Klux Klan
Moseley
Six Acre Farm for Rent and Crop for Sale Nearby School
Four acres in cotton with a six acre farm for rent and sale of crops. Includes a good house gas and water service opposite Celbert School. Contact Frank Smith. Route 26 31.
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Celbert School
Frank Smith
Geniuses Seldom Are Child of Young Parents
A brief proverb-like note suggests that exceptionally gifted individuals rarely come from very young parents, implying parental maturity may influence intellectual development. The line reflects social expectations about upbringing and genius.
Oklahoma Crops Value Soars 62 Percent This Year
Oklahoma forecasts the total value of the 14 leading crops at 371.5 million dollars, up 62 percent from last year’s 224.0 million. Cotton leads gains, rising by 57.0 million dollars, with increased production and higher market prices cited. The figures appear in the state agricultural bulletin distributed to farmers and business men.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
John A. Whitehurst
State
Board of Agriculture
Whitehurst
Agricultural Department
Bulletin
Market Shows Break From Withdrawal of Wilson and Company
Chicago August 26 stagnation in the cattle market on the live stock exchange followed Wilson and Company pulling back from buying. Other large packers paused too but officials predicted a temporary dip and hoped Wilson would return soon. Everett C. Brown warned shippers to hold back choice cattle of 1200 pounds and up until after Labor Day.
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Chicago
Livestock Exchange
Wilson ,& Company
Wilson & Company
Everett C. Brown
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Former Shawnee Citizen Martin Fleming Drowned
Messages from Palm Beach Florida report the death of Martin Fleming, a former Shawnee banker and prominent citizen who moved to Tulsa four years ago. He was on a business and pleasure trip to the East when he drowned yesterday afternoon. Fleming was highly regarded by colleagues in banking and the furniture trade and had been living in Tulsa.
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Shawnee
Martin Fleming
Palm Beach
Fla
Flemming
Fleming
Tulsa
Obituary for Chris C Meek Dated in Hood County Texas
Chris C Meek died at the family home Wednesday afternoon at 3 30 following a two week illness. He was over 86, born in 1838 in Waverly Tennessee and moved to Texas later settling in Paluxry Hood County. He married Octavia Day at 22 and eight children survive from that union: J. K. Meek San Benito Texas Mrs J K Lane Kansas City Mrs T P Sherrill San Benito and J K Meek Nogales Arizona. After Octavia’s death he married Ella Dunn in 1875 producing six more children: R W Meek Houston Loyd Meek San Antonio and Roy Meek Ada among others. He was a long time Christian church member.
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Chris‘c. Meek
Chris C. Meek
Waverly
Dixon County
Tennessee
Texas
Paluxry
Hood County
Octavia Day
J. KR. Meek
San Benito
J. K. Laneacre
Kansas City
T. P. Sherrill
J. K. Meek
Nogales Arizona
Mr. Meek
Ella Dunn
R. W. Meek
Houston
Tex
L. Green
Minneapolis, Minn
Loyd Meek
San Antonio Tex
Roy Meek
Ada
Meek
The
Christian Church
Dots and Dashes Viewed by Mars Signal Recorders
Washington August report on a 29 hour film of radio signals from Mars by C Francis Jenkins and Dr David Todd. The 30 foot film shows a regular dot dash record and a crude face pattern. Jenkins doubts Mars connection and cites possible heterodyning interference with signals.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mars
Earth
C. Francis Jenkins
David Todd
Amherst College
Jenkins
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