Clean-Up Drive Aims to Halt Weevil Spread Across Oklahoma
By Byron Norrell and Ernest E. Scholl urge coordinated fire and field actions to destroy hibernating boll weevils and pests. Officials from railroads and county agents back cooperative burning, weed removal, and crop rotation to protect cotton and cattle in Ada Pontotoc county and surrounding areas. The piece notes past gains from pest control, calls for mass farmer meetings, and cites plans for a dairy expert salary in Muskogee. Winter hits with threats to hogs and garden crops, and references improved cattle outlook and weather.
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Ernest E. Scholl
A. and
M. College
Oklahoma
State Chamber of Commerce
A. & M. College
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
State Board of Agriculture
Muskogee County
Muskogee
J. A. Whitehurst
Bolen disqualifies self in Robertson bribery case
District Judge J. W. Bolen of Ada files disqualification in the State versus J. B. A. Robertson bribery case tied to the Bank of Commerce failure at Okmulgee. He cites bias and delays special session, deferring criminal docket until February 1 to allow attendees at Walton inaugural barbecue.
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J. W. Bolen
Ada
J. B. A. Robertson
Bank of Commerce
Okmulgee
Bolen
Robertson
Ku Klux
Walton
Oklahoma City
Gold Wave Continues Rampage Over Country
Winter’s first cold wave spread from the northwest to the Atlantic coast and reaching the tip of the Pacific and southern Florida. Forecasters expect colder Atlantic states except Florida with another disturbance on the California coast. Chicago records 8 degrees above zero with rising temperatures forecast and Illinois braces for relief from the coldest spell since yesterday.
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Chicago
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Florida
Atlantic States
Florida Peninsula
California
Northwest
Plain
Middlewest
Illinois
Seven new Ada Chamber of Commerce directors chosen
The Ada Chamber of Commerce announces seven new board members M C Taylor W E Harvey T B Blake W J Coffman Charles A Zorn M C Wilson and Ed Granger following polls and ballot count. They will assume duties December 15 with first meeting December 19 to elect officers.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Waner
M. C. Taylor
W. E. Harvey
T. B. Blake
W. J. Coffman
Charles A. Zorn
M. C. Wilson
Ed Granger
Waner
Roy Givens
J. C. Deavers
M. F. Manville
War Saving Stamps Rush Tied to Ada Postal Plans
Ada post office announces a Christmas rush with an estimated 250000 in War Saving Stamps payable January 1. Officials plan to expand parcel post operations and hire three more workers to handle holiday traffic while urging saving recipients to reinvest in treasury certificates.
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Postal
Wilbur P. Lee
Ada Post Office
Lee
Treasury
Treasury Department
Ada
Streetman quiet after mob violence shocks town
In Streetman Texas a mob killed George Gay a 24 year old Black man accused of attacking a white woman after seizing him from sheriff deputies. The assailant’s mob chained him to a tree and fired more than three hundred shots. The woman survived with minor injuries from the struggle.
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Streetman
Tex
George Gay
Ada Merchants Aid Poultry Show Effort
Ada merchants plan to donate 2 to 5 dollars each to fund premiums for county poultry breeds for the annual show at month’s end. Pontotoc County Poultry Association receives 250 dollars yearly from the county. other costs rely on free will offerings. Local breeders have earned state honors at Cushings show, signaling county stock strength and urging more farmers and townspeople to raise birds.
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Ada
Pontotoc
Cushing
Lute Douge
Herrin riot murder trial opens with both sides speaking
In Marion Illinois five men face murder charges after the Herrin riots with the prosecution and defense delivering opening statements. Delos Duty said the issue is pure murder not war between capital and labor while A W Kerr promised to call Frank Farrington to testify that killings were the result of class conflict and hired gunmen.
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Marion
Till
Herrin
Delos
A. W. Kerr
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Clean-Up Week Begins Against Mexican Boll Weevil
Oklahoma opens a statewide campaign proclaimed by Governor Robertson to destroy all hibernating boll weevils as Clean-Up Week begins December 11. The article also includes corn meal recipes from the U S Department of Agriculture for puffs fritters pancakes and waffles with measurements and serving yields.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Robertson
United States Department of Agriculture
Laxton School Opens New Brick Building With Dedication
Patrons south of Ada celebrate the completion of Laxton School with dedication rites and a box supper to fund a community Christmas tree. The brick building cost about 5000 dollars, has four rooms with a two-room auditorium, and will house multiple teachers as the district expands its educational facilities.
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Laxton School
Ada
White
Roff
A. Floyd
Hugh Norris
Teachers College
W. L. Leach
Stonewall
Murdock
Fire wipes out three brick businesses in Stonewall
At Stonewall Oklahoma a blaze early today destroyed the J. D. Crawford grocery, Wayne Truitt meat market, and Hollingsworth restaurant on Broad way. The fire started in the restaurant about 1 AM, with losses estimated at 15000 and about half insured. Investigators suspect a faulty flue. no rebuild announcements have been issued, though immediate rebuilding is expected.
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Stonewall
Okla
Broadway
J. D. Crawford
L. D. Jeter
Wayne- Truitt
M. C. Barberousze
Hollingsworth
London tobacco imports spur huge bonded warehouses
London reports indicate tobacco imports have not risen in recent years, yet two large warehouses were built to store the weed in bond. One facility houses an incinerator nicknamed the King's pipe where tobacco deemed damaged and of low value is burned by customs officials.
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London
England
Konawa Guards Edge Normal Team In Low Scoring Tilt
Company F the Konawa national guard squad defeated East Central Tigers 22 to 19 at the armory court on North Broadway. The game featured many fouls and free throws with most players fouling out. Coach Thompson said opening night form would improve after several scrimmages planned this month.
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Company F
National Guard
Konawa
East Central Tigers
Armory Court
North Broadway
Thompson
Konawa Guards
Prince Regent Hiro Hito Seriously Ill With Measles
In Tokyo on December 13, the prince regent Hiro Hito was reported seriously ill with measles. By noon his temperature reached 40.5 degrees Celsius and his pulse was 108. The illness prompted official notices in the imperial household.
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Tokio
Hiro Hito
Trial of Smith Opens in Yuma Bank Embezzlement Case
Federal and state officials convene in Yuma for the start of Alva E. Smith's trial on multiple counts stemming from the Parker Valley Bank failure last summer and alleged misappropriation of funds. He faces an embezzlement charge of 6000 and ties to the Clarita bank collapse in Oklahoma.
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Yuma, Ariz
Alva E. Smith
Parker Valley Bank
Parker, Ariz
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Arizona
Smith
State Bank of Clarita
Parker Bank
Clarita Institution
Oklahoma City
Illinois constitution fails to pass in polis voting
Chicago December 13 with 250 of 5656 precincts reporting the vote on the constitution shows a majority against adoption. Early returns from 5406 precincts including Cook County show adoption 186508 against 882846.
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Illanois
Chicago
Illinnis
Cook County
Five Charged in Herrin Mine Killings Go to Trial
States Attorney Delos Duty outlined in opening that Otis Clark urged killing all non-union workers at the Lester strip mine after an argument with Oscar Howard. Hugh Willis of the United Mine Workers arrived during the dispute. Duty: Clark and Howard shot Superintendent McDowell after Clark hit him.
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Clark
Howard
McDowell
Strip Mine
Kerr promises alibi for five men in Herrin mine riots trial
In Marion Illinois on December 13 A A Kerr chief counsel for Illinois mine workers opened the first mine riots trial stating five defendants had no part in the riot and were elsewhere at the time. The case concerns the death of Howard Hoffman one of twenty non union men slain during the outbreak. Kerr described the killings as part of an armed guard invasion of Williamson County and a brutal act culminated in the murder of three union miners.
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Marion
Ill
Herrin
A. A. Kerr
Illinois Mine Workers
Howard Hoffman
Williamson County
New Oil Well Spud Near Ada Targets 3000 Feet Depth
Bowles and partners spudded a test well on the C. W. Stringer farm near the New Bethel school house in section 34-5-6. Drilling aims for 3,000 feet if oil is found, with plans for 3,000 to 4,000 feet depth on future wells. Dozens of new wells expected between now and spring within 10 to 12 miles of Ada as oil field activity expands.
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Bowles, Smith
C. W. Stringer
New Bethel School House
Ada
Francis
Pontotoc County
Miners Deny Rumor After Election Ballot Confusion
Administration officials of the United Mine Workers of Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas in Muskogee deny reports of defeat in yesterday's elections. They say the ballot results will not be known for days.
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Muskogee
United Mine Workers of
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
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J. J. Copeland
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ADA Merchants Aid Poultry Show
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Yuma
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