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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
4
The Pontotoc county road bond issue asks voters to approve funds for permanent road improvements and to provide county employment during cotton crop hardship. The county commissioners promise prudent spending and local labor. the editorial notes trust in their integrity and urges voters to consider whether existing conditions warrant higher spending for better roads.
The Department of Agriculture cites 14000 miles of roads built this year in the United States with more to come next spring due to lower prices and a $75000000 federal aid appropriation. Roads, likened to arteries of civilization, boost business, travel, and real estate values, and rival Europe in quality.
The piece notes William H. Murray’s drive to head a colonizing expedition to South America after leaving the Indian Territory. He eyes Bolivia then Peru as targets for American-led settlement, praising American pioneer energy to spur Peru’s resource development and rapid progress.
The Consumers' League opposes the National Woman's Party campaign for a constitutional amendment granting full gender equality. The league warns such a change could undo state labor protections, including women hours, minimum wages, and other industrial safeguards, risking reimposed disabilities. A tempered, normal solution is sought.
An Ohio husband avoids a harsher sentence after his wife calmly says she doesn’t mind the beating, prompting debate on liberty and women’s vote. Separate notes praise a British king choosing an English-war-hero son in law over royal lineage, reflecting changing views on heritage and achievement.
Ardmore bans Clara Smith from local theatres citing overexposure. The remark frames opportunities as valuable yet hidden until seized, comparing life to untapped diamonds and gold nuggets found by those who recognize them.
Conservative oil authorities said actions will continue through the coming months to test Pototoe county fields. The Nance well in section 4-4-5 near Bebee produces oil as crews press to prove the field’s considerable value this winter and next spring.
Gene Shuckare pleaded guilty to forgery and second degree burglary after an empty stomach drove him to steal a revolver and silk goods from Norman Hatcher’s Ada home. Bond set at 2000 on each count. he awaits sentencing. Virginia Sanford, arrested with him, pleaded guilty as accomplice with bond 500.
Three Ada residents Mrs. Marvin Brown Ed Runion and Joe Hensley have purchased the Sulphur Democrat and will oversee operations. They plan to relocate briefly to the Oklahoma watering place. The group brings long newspaper experience from Ada. It is also reported editor John H. Casteel may move to Florida.
Census figures show Oklahoma population up 22.4 percent from 1910 to 1920 while school age numbers rise 30.5 percent. Teachers nearly doubled from 8,000 to 15,710 with 2,419 in high schools. first grade certificates total 9,960, second/third grade 7,750. Number of one to five plus teacher schools totals 6,453, with 305 high schools fully accredited. Accredited high schools rise from about 15 in 1907 to 29 in 1912.
Richard H. Bourne 21 of Oklahoma City weds Orene May Carr 19 of Ada. Bruce Myers 24 of Ada weds Stella McKnight 18 of Ada.
A C Thompson from Fitz Hugh sold about 400 bushels of winter barley seed at 75 cents a bushel. He notes ground barley makes fine cow feed and plans to plant 28 acres next year. He will raise kafir, enlarge poultry, and enter dairy with a cream separator.
East Nashville Tennessee grocer W N Parsons touts Thedford's Black-Draught as the best liver medicine for sour stomach headache and indigestion. He says it regulates the liver cleanses bowels and is essential at home. He appeals to others to accept no imitations and to use the genuine product.
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