Ada Thanksgiving Visits Highlight City Briefs
Viola West teacher in Chickasha will spend Thanksgiving in Ada with her parents Mr and Mrs George W West and relatives. Miss Susanne Holman teaching in Tulsa returns to Ada for the holiday. Miss Florence Farmer of Weturna teaches in Henryetta and visits Ada. Geneva Payne and Edmond Payne visit Ada from Wapanucka. W S Holt Jr brother of Judge Holt dies in San Antonio and is buried in Sherman after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola West
Chickasha
Ada
George W. West
Miss West
East Central State Teachers College
Jesse Cox
Reges
Okla
Florence Farmer
Wetumka
Henryetta
LaVern Driskill
Miss Driskill
Miss Farmer
Geneva Payne
Edmond
Wapanucka
Miss Payne
Oklahoma University
East Central
W. S. Holt, Jr
Thomas P. Holt
D. W. Holman
San Antonio
Sher- Man
Mr. Holt
Norrells Visit Relatives as Berger Pays Larceny Fine
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Norrell of San Antonio visit brothers and sisters in the area. Arthur Berger pays a $10 fine and costs on petit larceny after a charge of burglary was reduced before Justice T. O. Cullins. alleged entry of a house and theft of various articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Norrell
San Antonio
Texas
Byron
Paul Norrell
Suran Skinner
Mr. Norrell
Southern Pacific Railroad
Arthur Berger
Berger
T. O. Cullins
Man Held on Grand Larceny Charge Over Stolen Dog
Littlejohn Long, a Black man, was free on bond this week facing grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing a dog that was not a bird dog. The case was heard before Justice of the Peace T. O. Cullins. Mrs. A F Chaney and son Foster of Oklahoma City visit Roff and Ada for Thanksgiving. the Chaneys are former Ada residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlejohn Long
Long
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
A. F. Chaney
Foster
Oklahoma City
Roff and
Ada
Chaney
Turner Family Returns Home From California
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Turner and family have come back from San Bernardino California where they had been living for some time and will reside here again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Turner
San Bernardino
Calif
Mrs C H Dunn Enters Ada Hospital for Operation
Mrs. C. H. Dunn of Pauls Valley has entered Ada hospital where she will undergo an operation and receive medical treatment during the coming fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Dunn
Pauls Valley
Ada Hospital
Dunn girl returns home after Ada tonsil operation
Miss Ethel Berta Dunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dunn of Pauls Valley, has returned home following a tonsil operation at Ada hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Berta Dunn
C. H. Dunn
Pauls Valley
Ada Hospital
Ada Folk Attend Durant Football Game This Thanksgiving
During the Thanksgiving holidays Williams and his mother traveled from Ada to Durant to attend the football game Thursday, joining other Ada residents in the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Ada Boy Scout Rally Plans And Financial Appeals
Ada Boy Scout notes detail two upcoming rallies at Pleasant Hill and Wilson school houses and urge supper donations. The article reports $118.98 needed to finish 1928 without deficit, lists donors and events, and highlights training schools, cemetery ceremonies, health merit badge talks, and a royal arch Masons and Elks supported effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
Alamo
Galveston
Ada Blue Lodge
Ada Masons
Boy Scout Council
C. C. Morris
Mr. Morris
Christ
Dr. Morris
First Christian Church
E. C. Wilson
Pecan Grove
Pleasant Hill
Bebee
Pleasant Hill School House
Henry L. Cloud
Ahloso
Owl Creek
Stonewall
Frisco
Franks
Shagam Hill
W. E. Bowers
Executive Board
W. D. Little
Harry Schienberg
Roy Weldy
Ada
East Central
Roff
Orel Busby
Rosedale
Churchill Thomas
W. F. Dean
Arthur Jones
Vestris
Royal Arch Masons
Parent-Teachers Association
M. E. Church Odd Fellows
Eastern Star
Baptist Missionary Society
Ada Elks Lodge
Allen
Francis
Boone Jones Visits Ada From Blackwell Oil Firm
Boone Jones of Cushing with Blackwell Oil and Gas company came to Ada on Friday to visit friends and handle business. A former Ada resident, he attended East Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Jones
Cushing
Blackwell Oil and Gas Company
Ada
Mr. Jones
East Central
Cantwell Heads to Elmore City After Thanksgiving Visit
Oscar Cantwell leaves today for Elmore City to work in the Elmore City school system after spending Thanksgiving holidays with his parents. He is a former East Central student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Cantwell
Elmore City
Mr. Cantwell
East Central
Batterton Guest From Manila Visits Ada
Mrs. B A Batterton Jr of Manila Philippines visits Ada as house guest of Mrs J G Breco and Dr Breco at the Breco hospital. She is the former Molly Baker who attended East Central School. Mr Batterton has returned home. she will stay several weeks in the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Batterton Jr
Manila
Philippine Islands
Ada
J. G. Breco
Dr. Breco
Breco Hospital
Batterton
Molly Baker
East Central
States
Plano Woman Dies. Funeral Planned In Plano
Word came of the death of Mrs. George Jackson of Plano Texas yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs Dave Jackson and daughter will attend the funeral services in Plano today. Mrs Jackson is a sister in law to Dave Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jackson
Plano
Texas
Big
Dave Jackson
Jackson
Ada Visitor Ray Thompson Visits Pauls Valley Coach
Ray Thompson, athletic coach and teacher at Pauls Valley High School, visited Ada on Saturday. He is a graduate of East Central State Teachers College. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Dale Price and family, longtime Detroit residents, returned to the state and plan to live on the Price ranch near Lawrence, visiting Ada as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Norreli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Thompson
Pauls Valley High School
Mr. Thompson
East Central State Teachers College
Willie Dale Price
Detroit
Mich
Price Ranch
Lawrence
Ada
Paul Norreli
Ott Harrison Visits His Mother in Okemah
Okemah high school teacher Ott Harrison visits his mother Mrs Mary Harrison in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ott Harrison
Okemah High School
Mary Harrison
Mrs Davis Rodarmel and Faust head for Marlin Texas
Miss Eugenia Davis, Mrs. Claude Rodarmel and Mrs. W D Faust departed early Sunday for Marlin Texas where they will stay a fortnight or three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Davis
Claude Rodarmel
W. D. Faust
Marlin
Texas
Funeral services for Mrs W P Cole held at church
Funeral services for Mrs W P Cole who died Saturday were held Sunday at 3 p m at First Presbyterian Church with Revs C E Wilson and C C Morris in charge. Interment followed at Rosedale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Cole
First Presbyterian Church
C. E. Wilson
C. C. Morris
Rosedale Cemetery
Mrs. Bailey and Son Return to Shawnee
Mrs. R. L. Bailey and her son R. L. Jr. returned to Shawnee after a weekend in Ada visiting Mrs. Bailey’s parents Mr. and Mrs. George West and family while Mrs. Bailey continues teaching school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bailey
Shawnee
Scout Troop 3 Aims to Rally Under Leader Lloyd Tipton
Scout master Lloyd Tipton shows renewed interest in Troop 3 and its future after receiving valuable assistance to rebound from a slowdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Tipton
Dr Evans Former OU President Dies in California
Dr A Grant Evans, second president of the University of Oklahoma, died at his Santa Barbara home at age 70. He suffered apoplexy and had retired in 1911 after serving as university president since 1908, earlier leading Henry Kendall College in Muskogee and serving as a missionary and educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
A. Grant Evans
University of Oklahoma
Santa Barbara
Calif
Evans
Henry Kendall College
Muskogee
State University
Charles N. Haskell
Ada Masons Elect Officers for 1928
Ada lodge of A F and A M elected and appointed officers for the year. C E Cunning became W M with John W Smith as S W J W Witcher as J W W P Lee as treasurer F C Sims as secretary Clyde Alletag as D M Z Taompaon as J D K C Bates as S S Charles W mowe as J S Dr F R Laird as chaplain R B Faunt LeRoy as tiler installation followed the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. E. Cunning
W. M
John W. Smith
S. W
J. W. Witcher
J. W
W. P. Lee
F. C. Sims
Clyde Alletag
D. M
Z. Taompaon
K. C. Bates
S. S
Oklahoma Teachers Change Positions Yearly Says Dean
Dr. Herbert Patterson of Oklahoma A and M says about half of high school faculty with more than four teachers change positions each year. Based on the Oklahoma Educational Directory, 51 percent of superintendents and principals stay in the same communities, while 49 percent move. He notes rising tenure overall from 1917 to 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Herbert Patterson
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Oklahoma Academy of Science
Patterson
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Stalled Ford Crash Leaves Farmer Injured near Roff
G W Perryman a farmer near Roff was injured when his Ford stalled on West Main Street. While inspecting the vehicle a second car crashed into the rear, leaving Perryman with a broken leg and receiving treatment at Ada hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Perryman
Perryman
Roff
Waples-Platter Grocer
West Main Street
Ada
Oklahoma Reports Large Investment in School Property
Vaughan reports Oklahoma has 6,881 school buildings valued at 62.6 million dollars. White and negro schools total 1,009 and 175 respectively, with building values over 34.9 million and 4.56 million. City rural per child values are 140.70 and 43.71 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
John S. Vaughan
Vaughan
Reeves seeks release of Ray Terrill in habeas corpus action
Oklahoma City attorney P C R Reeves filed a habeas corpus action in Pittsburg county district court seeking the release of Ray Terrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Moon Seeks Reorganization of Road Bureau
Muskogee county representative Charles Moon announced plans to overhaul the state highway department by the next legislature. He aims to take highway affairs from the control of Mrs. O. O. Hammonds, describing her as a confidential see.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles Moon
Muskogee
State Highway Department
O. O. Hammonds
Moon proposes abolishing commission over Hammonds influence
Moon urged abolishing the commission to end Mrs. Hammonds' control of the department. He called the highway system maintenance a disgrace and proposed a runoff primary system and a bill to take schools out of politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Moon
Mrs. Hammonds
Department
Hammonds
Texas
Confederate Camp Meeting Delights Attendees
The regular U C Doane meeting drew strong interest and was enjoyed by all. Judge J W Bolen and Rev Marshall Roberts spoke. Ladies served refreshments. January officers will be elected and a chicken dinner is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. C
Wurzbach election dispute prompts urgent Texas witnesses
In San Antonio three Bexar county precinct judges were ordered to produce their general election return copies within 24 hours or face consequences. Chairman Fred Lehrbach warned contempt of the House is a serious matter as the inquiry seeks to locate missing documents in the McCloskey Wurzbach contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wurzbach
McCloskey
Commissioners Court
San Antonio
Texas
Bexar County
Harry M. Wurzbach
Augustus J. McCloskey
Congressional
Fred Lehrbach
House Campaign Expenditures Committee
House of Representatives
Terrill Claing Prison Torture Charges Filed in Habeas Petition
Ray Terrill former member of the Kimes gang petitions habeas corpus alleging cruelty and torture and seeks release from the state penitentiary in McAlester Oklahoma Judge Enloe V Vernor sets December 14 for the hearing The petition claims the 1925 Pawnee county burglary conviction was invalid due to misapplied jurisdiction and alleges the crime occurred in Creek county not Pawnee county Cruelty alleged by Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. Newell
Terrill
Newell
C. R. Reeves
Oklahoma City
State
Odell Perry
Perry
Reeves
May Brothers
McAlester
Ray Terrill
Kimes
Pittsburg
Enloe V. Vernor
Criminal Court of Appeals
Pawnee County
Higher Court
Pawnee
Creek County
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Susanne Holman
Tulsa
Miss Holman
Glenn Booker
Pernell
By Williams
U.S. Pat
Harpoon Thrower
Boy Scout News
Wilson School House
Vaness
Yeager
Pickett
Fitzhugh
Rev
Cloud
Oba Robertson
Yeager School
Oba
Stanley McSwain
Budgs
Norman Howard Post
American Legion
Stanley
Stonewall Masons
Madras
British India
America
Edward A
Ted) Evans
Katherine Robb
T @willame
NEA Service
ING
Dr. Evans
O. U
California
Road Bureau
Pontotoc Coun
Onmr
IPS Ae Clothier
Terrill Claing
Bradley
Tom Sawyer
Justins
Redwings
Endicotts
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