Sapulpa Faces Police Shakeup Over Rising Crime
In Sapulpa Oklahoma a rift grows between Mayor J Wade Bone and commissioners over crime and police leadership. Citizens urge removal of Chief Wisdom, a new chief named by local clubs, and the mayor promises action within a week.
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Associated Press
Sapulia
Okla
Sapulpa
J. Wade Bone
Joe Gembil
Bone
Gambit
Theresent Police Partments
Jack ‘Wisdom
Wisdom
Miyor
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Kiwanis
Inside the Statehouse: Honest Legislators and Pressures
The writer defends the honesty of most legislators after a decade of acquaintance while detailing the pressures of log rolling and state office creation. He notes the shift from county to state ownership of schools, the lure of new offices, and urges anti graft measures to curb local influence on lawmaking.
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OST
State Capitol
Chambers of Commerce
Ada City Commission Backs Late Car Parking Ban
An Ada ordinance to prohibit parking on paved streets after 11 30 p m is near final approval. Officials cite street sweeping needs and offer garages on unpaved blocks as alternatives. The measure targets vehicles left indefinitely and excludes those briefly parked for errands or trains.
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Ada
Evangelist Urges Churches to Advertise at Ada Revival
Ada evangelist Mike Cassidy urged Methodist revival attendees to advertise the church to attract outsiders. He compared church promotion to Coca-Cola’s spending and stressed using newspapers and word of mouth to boost the Kingdom of Christ. Cassidy noted printers ink propelled great evangelists and urged bringing others to the meetings.
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Mike” Cassidy
Methodist Church
Cassidy
Church
Ada
Kingdom of Christ
Church of God
Steinmetz predicts smokeless cities by electricity future
Dr Charles A Steinmetz told Bala Cynwyd neighbors that future cities will ban fires within city limits creating smokeless dustless urban life. He described an electricity driven transform in transportation and manufacturing replacing current methods and turning cities into safer spaces.
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Philadelphia
Harles A. Steinmetz
Schenectady
Ile
Steinmetz
Fewer Miners but Greater Production in Pennsylvania Coal Fields
A 1919 census review shows miners employed in Pennsylvania anthracite declined from 169000 in 1909 to 147000, yet total coal output rose by 6302000 tons. Value of coal produced jumped from 145,881,000 to 364,243,000. wages rose to 210,202,000. taxes and rents increased. total 78,566,868 tons produced across Wyoming Bernice Basin Schuylkill and Lehigh districts with detailed regional outputs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
Census Bureau
Wyoming-Bernice Basin
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Culm Bank
Wyoming-Benice Basin
Japan Population Size and Growth Note
The text states Japan has about 57 million people in a group of islands smaller than California, while its population grows at roughly 700000 annually.
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Japan
California
Armenian Capitol Taken by Soviets
Russian Soviet troops captured Erivan the Armenian capital on Thursday and Armenia declared itself a Soviet republic. The old Armenian government forces surrendered and placed themselves under Soviet administration according to a Moscow wireless dispatch. Lost Ever Sharp gold pencil engraved Mattie L Brown. Reward offered.
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Associated Press
London
Erivan
Armenia
Moscow
Eversharp
Mattie L. Brown
News Office
Oklahoma City Reports Vast One Room School Inventory
Oklahoma officials reveal 4 395 one room school buildings statewide with 3 898 for white pupils and 497 for colored. The breakdown shows 93 five room schools, 1 217 two room, 191 three room, 122 four room, and 4 354 six room structures.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Christmas Display Trends Across Local Businesses
Christmas times are seen in storefront windows as shops decorate with nuts, candies, toys for children, and ornate trees. Shoppers stroll by, planning gifts for friends and relatives, while ads promise clearer price information in the News advertising columns. The piece ends with a reflective note on rye prejudice in the land of corn and wine.
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Santa Claus
Will Clara Smith Come Back In Possible Shooting Case
A proposal asks Clara Smith to surrender to Ardmore authorities over the fatal shooting of Jake L. Hannon. Her father J C Smith travels to a Mexican town to present the plan, with lawyers promising a speedy defense if needed. The woman is allegedly concealed in a nearby Mexican village and a decision is awaited soon.
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FT. Worth
Texas
Clara Smith
Ardmore
Jake L. Hannon
J. C. Smith
Mexico
Juarez
Hamon Led Dual Life, His Nephew's Wife Tells Papers
Ruth Walker Hamon, claimed wife of Frank Louis Hamon, tells San Francisco Examiner she was married to Jake L. Hamon’s nephew for convenience to conceal a dual life. She says Frank paid Clara Barton Smith and received $100 monthly, and that Jake L. Hamon’s widow got $1,000 monthly in Chicago.
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Hamon
Associated Press
San Francisco
Ruth Walker Hamon
Frank Louis Hamon
Clara Smith
Jake L. Hamon
Republican National
Oklahoma
San Francisco Examiner
Sacramento
Calif
Frank L. Hanton
Clara Barton Smith
Weatherford
Texas
Jake L. Hannon
Chicago
Frank L. Hamnon
Smith
Hannon
Jake
Clara Hamon
Jake Hamon
Ardmore
Tucson
Clara
Examiner
Frank
El Paso Sheriff Quits Chase for Clara Smith
After sixteen days of searching for Clara Batton Smith in connection with the death of Jake L. Hannon, the scene shifted when she neared Juarez. Sheriff Ornedorff said confidents offered a reward, misread a telegram from Ardmore, and he would not continue pursuing the case.
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EL Paso
Clara Batton Smith
Jake L. Hannon
Oklahoma
Miss Smith
Juarez
Ornedorff
Garrett
Ardmore
Galveston Becomes Major Wheat Export Port
Galveston Texas shifts from cotton to exporting wheat to Europe with over 6 million bushels monthly. Four months ending Oct 31 totaled 25.706 million bushels, up from 8.803 million in 1919. Receipts around 23.5 million, rail shortages blamed for port movement. Britain leads in October imports, with Italy Belgium and France following.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Long
Europe
Grain Inspection Department
Galveston Cotton Exchange
Middle-West
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
France
Gibraltar
Follow the Crowd Up To Mabel's Room At Ada
The play Up In Mabel's Room arrives at the McSwain opera house on Thursday night as Ada's final road show of the season. It promises guaranteed laughs with a box office refund if the show fails to satisfy.
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Mabel
McSwain Opera House
Southwest
Ada
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