Ada Daily City Briefs Highlight Local Movements
Curtis Davis of Houston arrives in Ada to join Hensler Smith Drug. Mrs. H. L. Vernon and Dessie Butler of Allen visit Ada. Vernon to make Ada home soon. Bun Thompson bound over in $2000 bond after preliminary hearing for wife and child abandonment. Louise Webber of Tishomingo to spend weekend with Eleanor Kearns. Harry Hagar and sons return from Texas trip after weekend arrest for disturbance. Prof and Mrs W. B. Morrison return from New York. he to head new personnel department. Mrs Cecil Crooks of Weleetka leaves for Fort Worth. Cather Van Meter and wife depart for Caddo. he school superintendent. W. H. Shepherd visits from LeFlore county. family reunion marks second time in 55 years all siblings gathered. He resides in Junction, Texas, noting drought there and improving rain in Pontotoc county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Shepherd
Oakman
LeFlore
Mr. Shepherd
Junction
Texas
Pontotoc County
Former OU athlete Haskins visits Ada for business
Bus Haskins of Norman arrived in Ada yesterday for a business visit. He is a former University of Oklahoma athlete and is now connected with the Stadium Union association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Norman
Ada
O. U
Stadium Union Association
Ardmore residents stay with Ada hosts amid O. G. and E. ties
Mr. and Wiley Lowry of Ardmore reside in Ada temporarily while Mr. Lowery works with the O. G. and E. in the absence of Mrs. Aubrey Kerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
and Wiley Lowry
Ardmore
Ada
Mr. Lowery
O. G
Aubrey Kerr
Misses Nellie Henderson and Velma Jordan Return from California
Misses Nellie Henderson and Velma Jordan have returned from a visit to California. En route they stopped at Salt Lake City Denver Colorado Springs and Kansas City for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Henderson
Velma Jordan
California
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Kansas City
Girls Return From Horse Shoe Ranch Encampment
Miss Anna Ruth Wyatt Miss Hugh Lee Wyatt Miss Frances Henry of Chickasha Miss Reba Mallory and Miss Lucille Meaders have returned from a short encampment with the Rainbow group at the Horse Shoe ranch.
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Anna Ruth Wyatt
Hugh Lee Wyatt
Frances Henry of
Chickasha
Reba Mallory
Lucille Meaders
Horse Shoe Ranch
Rainbow Group
Enloe Family Expected Back From Prescott Visit
Dr and Mrs W H Enloe and their sons Walter and Perry Holmes are due to return to Ada tonight after a two month visit in Prescott Arizona. They traveled overland with H H Enloe and daughter Mrs Arthur Ray and Mr Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Enloe
Walter
Perry Holmes
Ada
Prescott
Ariz
H. H. Enloe
Arthur Ray
Mr. Ray
Mrs J B Hill Travels to Oklahoma City for Weekend
Mrs J B Hill motored to Oklahoma City yesterday to spend the weekend. She will be accompanied home by her daughter Miss Maurine Hill who has been guest of Miss Ava Saunders for the past several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Crooks
Weleetka
Earl Warr
Jack Kelley
Fort Worth
J. B. Hill
Oklahoma City
Maurine Hill
Ava Saunders
Mrs Neal Returns Home After Major Ada Hospital Operation
Mrs Joe Neal, who underwent a major operation in Ada last week, has been moved to her home at 601 Tenth Friday evening. Mrs Claude V Thompson and Miss Emily Anderson have returned from Glacier Park Montana where they attended the Pi Kappa Sigma national convention. Thompson will be sorority president next year and delegates toured Canada and other Montana sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Neal
Ada Hospital
Claude V. Thompson
Emily Anderson
Glacier Park
Mont
Pi Kappa Sigma
Thompson
Canada
Montana
Miss Myrtle Sturdivant Returns From Iowa City
Miss Myrtle Sturdivant returned from Iowa City where she has attended the University of Iowa. She received her Master of Arts degree there this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Sturdivant
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Miss Sturdivant
Local residents return from travels with varied news
Ben Mason comes home from Rochester Minnesota after treatment accompanied by his daughter. B A La Selle returns from a northwest west trip reporting dry weather and water shortages. Polk Smith and daughter Thelma Lee return from Sulphur family reunion of 104 relatives. M G Weisley and spouse resume life at 1022 E Eighth after a brief Shawnee honeymoon. Logan Wall and family visit Okmulgee and Shawnee and plan Tulsa visit. A L Fentem and City travel after summer. Mrs Well Kearns Slater returns from Boulder Colorado with primary and kindergarten specialization. Prof and Mrs Hamilton return from Arkansas vacation. he teaches at the high school. Bob Ashley pays a $10 fine for disturbing the peace before Justice Cul lins.
Weather cools as heat eases. fires threaten dry county
The forecast shows 98 degrees today, four degrees cooler than yesterday. Pontotoc County risks more grass fires if rain stays away, as firemen prepare to triage distressed homeowners. Two grass fires started this afternoon due to carelessness, prompting warnings and extra service delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oil Production Still Climbing Across United States
The Oil and Gas Journal reports the week ending August 24 US crude oil production rose to 2 975 435 barrels per day up 15 139 from the prior week Oklahoma fields gained about 3 940 barrels with Oklahoma City pool adding 2 000 barrels and the northern miscellaneous areas. West Texas declined by 13 624 barrels. Mid continental light oil rose 3 457 barrels while heavy oil stayed nearly steady. California Santa Fe Springs area added 5 500 barrels and the state overall gained 8 000 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
West Texas
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Mid-Continent
Santa Fe Springs
California
St. Louis-Pearsonce
Seminole
Arkansas
North Central
Texas
Texas Panhandle
East Central
Kansas
Gulf Coast
Eastern
Rock Mountain Area
Ruling On Status Of Kansas Trucks
Oklahoma City August 27 Kansas industries may move their commodities into Oklahoma markets in their own motor trucks without tax, but Kansas for hire motor trucks must pay a license tax in Oklahoma. The attorney general’s opinion by Fred P. Hansen clarifies House Bill No. 127 establishing reciprocity in motor car taxation between Kansas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Attorney General
Fred P. Hansen
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
Henry Grady's tribute to the country home and the Ark of the Covenant
The narrator recalls a Washington Capitol view and a country home scene symbolizing America's Ark of the Covenant. He praises self sufficiency, lands, and farmers while contrasting urban displays of power with rural virtue and unity. A mischievous interjection about Al Capone and social function disdain appears alongside farmer pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Grady
Washington
Kansas inspector heads to border in tag renewal clash
LP J. E. O'Brien of the Kansas registration department departs Wichita for the Oklahoma border to renew tensions over license tags. He says Oklahoma trucks on Kansas soil may need Kansas licenses. arrests would be limited to aggravated cases, with several inspectors aiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
J. E. O’brien
Kansas Automobile Registration Department
Oklahoma
Kansas
O’brien
Legge Pokes Fun at Washington Social Standing
Alexander Legge, Hoover farm board chairman, deflects society rumors about his status in Washington. He jokes that he might eat in the kitchen to avoid being seated at the head or foot of the table and recalls his past notoriety as a robber in the Wells Fargo era.
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Chicago
Alexander Legge
Washington
Hoover
New Farm Board
Legge
International Harvester Company
Wells Fargo
Doc Middleton
Osage Lease Bids On 1120 Acres For Mineral Prospect
Pawhuska Aug 27 The Osage tribal council weighs leasing 1120 acres of land for mineral mining after a public sale of 1920 offered acres. Bids on 1120 acres included a 640 acre tract selling for a 10 cent per acre bonus, 320 acres to A B Campbell for 1.05 per acre, and 160 acres to C R Messer for a 1 cent per acre bonus. Total receipts were 416 dollars with sale contingent on council and interior secretary approval. Prospects of gold silver lead zinc and copper motivated bidders though mineral beneath the ground is unproven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
Osage Tribal Council
A. B. Campbell
C. R. Messer
Secretary of the Interior
Young Married Man Killed by Youth in Quinton
In Quinton, Pony Young a 19 year old newlywed was killed in a fight with 14 year old Buster Harmon. Harmon stabbed Young after an exchange over a box car incident. Harmon fled but was captured nearby and held for preliminary hearing.
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Quinton
Pony Young
Buster Harmon
Fort Smith & Western Railroad
Young
Harmon
Buster
Harmony
Blocker
Here
McAlester
Pittsburg
Hague Conference Reaches Breaking Point At The Hague
At The Hague the six principal powers in the reparations conference gathered to avert a possible breakdown. British Chancellor Philip Snowden pressed for a full session with Belgian Prime Minister Henri Jaspar as delegates agreed to meet at 5 p.m. and hoped to wind up final affairs and adjourn tomorrow.
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The
Hague
the Hague
Atso
Philip Snowden
Henri Jaspar
Fairs In Full Blast This Week In Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc county week opened with Allen on Monday drawing a good crowd and indoor exhibits. Heat kept livestock away from this fair. Rofft is in progress today and each day features a different township through Saturday. The county fair resumes Wednesday next week for four days with a first class carnival promised.
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Pontotoc County
Allen
Francis
Maxwell's
Stonewall’s
Hill
Lieutenant Hinds Takes Command at Ada Flying Field
Lieutenant Paul Hinds joins Ada field as new pilot succeeding Lieut A B Duke who moved to Syracuse airport. Hinds, with Shawnee Curtis flying service ties, will run flying classes and offer flights. Cecil Deal remains contact for service. He is Kelley Field graduate and rated an excellent pilot.
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Paul Hinds
Ada Airfield
A. B. Duke
Duke
Syracuse
N. Y
Hinds
Shawnee Curtis
Ada Field
Cecil Deal
Kelley Field
Texas
Deal Appointed by State Deputy Warden
A telegram appoints P. H. Deal justice of the peace as rescue agent for the state fish and game department. Marsh Bb. Woodruff, assistant warden, made the appointment. Deal asks locals to notify him about fish in drying holes or streams so they can be moved to other streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Deal
Justice of Peace
State Fish and Game Department
Marsh Bb. Woodruff
Deal
Raid Near Ada Brick Plant Seizes 38 Bottles Home Brew
Officers raid south of the city seizing thirty eight bottles of home brew at a residence. A warrant is issued for Henry Walker a Black man believed to have kept the beer at that home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Henry Walker
City council faces harsh call over unsafe sidewalks
A harsh denunciation accuses the city council of neglect as ladies trip on sidewalks with loose nails. The item highlights urban safety concerns and demands action to repair the damaged pavements.
Auto Fatalities Show Increase in Four-Week Span
The Commerce Department reports 660 automobile accident deaths in 78 U.S. cities for the four weeks ending August 10, 1929, up from 585 in the same period in 1928. Within-city deaths are highlighted, with 532 total for four weeks in 1929 across all cities, compared to 405 in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
United States
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists top seasonal leaders through August 26. Key figures include Hornsby and Ott leading in runs and RBIs, O'Doul and Manush atop hits, Klein and Ruth with homers, and Bush and Grove sharing top pitching marks for Cubs, Giants, Athletics, and Tigers.
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Associated Press
Herman
Robins
Hornsby
Cubs
Ott
Giants
O'Doul
Phillies
Frederick
L. Waner
Pirates
Klein
Wilson
Cuyler
Bush
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Manush
Browns
Miller
Ruth
Yanks
Grove
Whiskey raid at Bill and Bill restaurant on West Main
A raiding squad took half a sallon of whiskey from the Bill and Bill restaurant Saturday afternoon. Debates over warrants for arrest followed the raid. Bill Walker and Bill Gordon owned the restaurant on West Main Street, but Walker said he sold his interest to Maud Asbell. All were in the restaurant at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill & Bill
Bill Walker
Bill Gordon
West Main Street
Walker
Maud Asbell
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals Releases Nine Opinions
The court handed down nine opinions affecting liquor law convictions and one major felony. Key rulings include reversing and remanding the Beckham county case of Glenn Timmons and Thelmer Thompson on a statutory charge with a female witness, who had faced a 15 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Will H. Chappell
Beckham County
Glenn Timmons
Thelmer Thompson
Father Leads Rad On Son's Still In Kentucky
In Louisville a 20 year old man was jailed after his father James Moore who had served time for moonshine led federal officers to his son's illegal still about 20 miles away. The elder Moore said he acted to teach the boy a lesson while the son blamed the father for his crime as Moorehead and Coung Moore were jailed on $2000 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
James Moore
William Arthur Moore
Moore
Eugene Morehead
Moorehead
Coung Moore
Second Damage Suit Filed After Explosion in Seminole
In Seminole on August 24 a second damage suit was filed over an explosion that wrecked Joel H. Fallin’s home on January 21. Fallin names Homer Grisso and others Gordon Brown Ira Reed Bill Dean Vernon Malloy Grand Hodge as defendants seeking 50000 dollars. The petition alleges a conspiracy to kill Fallin’s five children. none were harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Joel H. Fallin
Fallin
Homer Grisso
Gordon Brown
Ira Reed
Bill Dean
Vernon Malloy
Grand Hodge
Grisso
Tulsa Shooting Under Inquiry
Tulsa police say Jack Turner 19 was killed by a man Turner had tried to rob days earlier. Bowlin 21 shot Turner at a filling station, aiding a probe into a Tulsa bandit ring. Turner brothers Frank 18 and Edward Vaughan 21 named in linked robberies. Bowlin and Frank Turner were arrested within hours.
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Tulsa
Jack Foyle Turner
Turner
Jack Bowlin
Bowlin
Frank
Edward Vaughan
W. A. Roach
Skintook
Okla
Frank Turner
Vaughan
Jack Turner
Roach
W. L. Coffey
Deroin Murder Case Said Framed by Witnesses
In Ponca City Aug 24 authorities seek to prove Frank Deroin is framed in his wife Mary Black Derion’s death. Three more statements were secured for his Perry prelim Aug 30. Defense alleges death from auto wreck injuries and blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Frank Deroin
Mary Black Derion
A. R. Snyder
Pawnee
Deroin
Perry
Noble County
Snyder
Irene DeLano
Kaw
Charles Luppey
Pawhuska
Luppey
G. B. Sturgell
Suppey
Oklahoma City Boy Dies From Injuries After Truck Collision
Granville Keel, 12, son of Mrs. Alice Keel, died in a local hospital after being struck by a light truck in Oklahoma City. The driver Hightower Fulton of Gainesville Texas said the boy leaped from a wagon and ran into the path of the car. The boy suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries including a broken shoulder and leg.
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Oklahoma City
Granville Keel
Alice Keel
Hightower Fulton
Gainesville
Tex
Fulton
Uncle Sam Acts for Aged Stroud Couple in Aid Plan
The Fresno United Charities arranged assistance for Mr. and Mrs. John A. Davis of Allen after their daughter sought help for a crippled husband and children. The Davis family will receive a lump sum and ongoing monthly payments totaling $5,000 from a life insurance policy, with $28.62 monthly disbursed initially.
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United Charities
Fresno
California
Orville Sneed
Red Cross
John A. Davis
Stroud
Allen
Charles
Washington
Veterans Bureau
Hugo Woman Killed in Oklahoma Car Crash
In Durant Oklahoma Aug 27 Mrs A Bohanon 50 of Hugo was killed instantly when a light roadster overturned two or three times two miles east of here Her daughter Maudie Mae Bohanon who was driving the car and a third girl Bernice Hudson were injured slightly They were en route to meet a relative arriving from Tulsa and Mrs Bohanon is survived by her daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Durant
A. Bohanon
Here
Bohanon
Maudie Mae
Bernice Hudson
Bond Set On Assault With Intent To Kill Charge
Bob Hisaw posted a $1,000 bond Saturday afternoon before Justice of the Peace T. O. Cullins on a charge of assault with intent to kill from a Thursday night altercation with Newt Littlefield near Stonewall. Littlefield’s condition was uncertain due to a slashed throat, delaying the preliminary hearing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hisaw
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Newt Littlefield
Stonewall
Littlefield
Senator Tyson of Tennessee Dead
United States Senator Lawrence D. Tyson Democrat of Tennessee died at 68 in Manresa Manor Stafford after a relapse following a nervous breakdown. He served five years in the Senate and was a World War and Spanish American War veteran. At his death his wife and a daughter were at his bedside.
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Philadelphia
United States
Lawrence D. Tyson
Tennessee
Manresa Manor
Stafford
Here
Kenneth Gilpin
Senate
Senator Tyson
Jefferson Hospital
Knoxville
Tenn
Tyson
George F. Phelp
Francis X. Dereum
Wilson
Sill
Ypres-Lys
Somme
Firefighting Efforts Contain Octavia Forest Blaze in Leflore
Rainfall aided firefighters as the large Leflore county fire near Octavia and Hochtown highway, 10 miles north of Broken Bow, showed progress after more than a week. In McCurtain and Pushmataha counties, 16 fires were reported with five major threats. several tenant homes burned near Eagletown while new blazes northeast of Broken Bow expanded across four miles of territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Bow
Octavia
Leflore
C. O. Doster
McCurtain
Pushmataha
Eagletown
Hochatown Highway
Doster
City Teachers Assigned for September School Opening
The city schools have assigned teachers and Superintendent Hinshaw is arranging details for the opening on Monday September 9. Principals will convene Thursday at 9 o'clock to finalize plans and enrollment will start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinshaw
Treatest Returns for the Amount Invested in News Ads
The notice highlights best value in classified ads with return on investment emphasis. It pitches cost effective advertising options across pages and formats. Readers are urged to compare rates and placements for maximum reach and exposure.
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Curtis Davis
Houston
Hensler & Smith Drug
H. L. Vernon
Dessie Butler
Vernon
Bun Thompson
District Court
Louise Webber
Tishomingo
Eleanor Kearns
Harry Hagar
Harry Nance and
Welden
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
W. B. Morrison
New York City
Morrison
Columbia University
Department of
Cather van Meter
Caddo
Ben Mason
Rochester
Minn
B. A. la Selle
M. G. Weisley
Shawnee
Mr. Weisley
American National Insurgence Company of
Galveston
Logan Wall
Okmulgee
Mr. Wall
Mrs
J. B. Wall
Clarence Wall
J. B .Wall
Mrs. Wall
A. L. Fentem
Mr. Fentem
Well Kearns Slater
Boulder, Colo
University of Colorado
Herman Hamilton
Points
Hamilton
Bob Ashley
Hoss Thieves
al Capone
Osages
Ada Flying Field
Home Brew
Major League
Criminal Court
Herbert Julius Opp
Garfield County
Charlie Jenkins
Muskogee County
Ss. T. Morgan
Dewey County
R. E. Woodard
McIntosh County
M. M. Cook
Cotton County
Hubert Hamner
Seminole County
Myron Atwood
Watt Noble
Greer County
Rad
Father
Sam
Hisaw
Daytonia Beach
Fla
City Recreation Department
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Leflore CO
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