Boy Scout News from Ada Allen Camp Trip
Harry Miller recounts Ada and Allen scout groups camping on Boggy with fish fry doughnuts and buttermilk. Austin Kidwell leads dives, prize campers named Tuck and others, and Wooley hospitality praised. Plans mention future overnight camps and tent grants for Ada scouts.
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Harry Miller
Austin Kidwell
Allen
Austin
Ada
Mitchell
Jesse Sipes
W. W. Wooley
Clarence Sampson
Tuck
Chester Smith
Allen Group
Bill Huddleston
Allen Cubs
Council
Royalty on Osage oil not to be sold now
Washington August 29 Royalty oil of the Osage Indians in Oklahoma will not be sold at prevailing prices but stored until crude oil markets improve Secretary announced today. In April the Osage royalty averaged 2.11 per barrel, May 1.81, and June 1.75, a monthly drop of about 200 000 dollars.
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Washington
Oklahoma
New
Rain Uplifts Crop Prospects in Pontotoc County
Rain totaling 1.08 inches in Pontotoc County boosted crop prospects for harvest, with temperatures dropping to 56 degrees for a comfortable spell. Oklahoma City reported 0.98 inches by 10 a.m. as light showers continued, benefiting cotton kafir and pastures per state agriculture officials. Nearby towns logged varying amounts from 1.97 inches in Chickasha to around 1.25 inches in Mangum and Allus.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
State Board of Agrriculture
United States Weather Bureau
Chickasha
Mangunt
Parsis Teach Hindus Tani At Columbia University
Jal Dastur Cursetji Parry, son of Bombay Parsees high priest, is teaching Hindus tani at Columbia University.
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Jal Dastur Cursetji Parry
Bombay
India
Columbia University
Month Remains for Amendment Vote in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Aug 28 with little more than a month left before a special election on a constitutional amendment to authorize state aid for public schools. The effort promises $15 per pupil, with projected totals of $6,472,785 in state aid and a 3.87 mill state levy on a $1,671,753,001 property base. The campaign is led by the Oklahoma Education Association and Supt. Nash’s department. If approved local levies may be reduced, avoiding higher taxes.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Supt
M. A. Nash
State Department of Public Instruction
Oklahoma Education Association
Nash
Thei Cooperation
Exodus of Ada Youth Goes to Teach in District
Many young Ada residents leave the city this week to teach in East Central district schools. East Central Teachers College trained graduates, many from Ada, fill roles as teachers, superintendents, and principals across the state. Ninety percent of local grade teachers trained here still reside in Ada.
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East Central
East Central District
Ada
East Central Teachers College
Alleged driver of death car held in collision case
Rn L Barry alleged driver of the death car that struck Arch Moore and a Frisco train faces trial under a 1923 act for drunken driving. Barry, injured, was jailed on a $2,000 bond and no preliminary hearing date has been set. Subpoenas name five witnesses expected to reveal pivotal details.
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Rn. L. Barry
Arch Moore
Barry
North Broadway
Broadway
St. Louis and
San Franciso
W. W. Walker
H. J. Brown
Brown
Moore
Paul Hensley
Batson Weir
Ronald Combs
Joe Herrington
Ada
Hbe. Wells
Sherman
Wheat movement doubles on Rock Island in Oklahoma
E M Higgins division freight agent reports rock island lines in Oklahoma handled 100 percent more wheat this year. Prices ranged 75 to 85 cents a bushel. Much of the crop moved through cooperative marketing.
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Ponca City
Rock Island
Oklahoma
E. M. Higgins
Last year Alaska spent on graveled road construction
Last year 500000 dollars was expended on graveled road construction in Alaska. The report notes the funding covered roadbed graveling and related improvements across multiple rural districts.
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Alaska
Pennsylvania Leader Seeks End to Anthracite Strike
Governor Pinchot and President Coolidge backed by miners and operators met in Harrisburg to avert distress from a possible anthracite mining shutdown. Four leaders from both sides attended as plans remained guarded and plans refined amid secrecy.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Coal unions order general stoppage across mines
The article notes that union leaders have issued orders to suspend work starting September 1. The bitterness over the dispute has escalated to include all key mine staff such as engine crews, pumps operators, and maintenance workers, prompting a broad callout to halt activities.
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Biter
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Ember
Sutherland Lumber Co
Ada, Oklahoma
Patrick
C. D. Price
M. Burdick
West Main
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