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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1929

Page

4

County officials advance plans for school transportation

County superintendents met to map a unified transportation and purchasing program for high schools. J E Teague heads a committee to standardize monthly transport expense reports, with Dale Boren and Ray Stegall aiding. N C Pigg leads a committee on collective purchasing of fuel and trucks, as costs per student average about 14.25 yearly.

Supt J. E. Teague Byng Dale Boren Allen Ray Stegall Latta N. C. Pigg Stonewall Teague Stegall Pleasant Hill J. H. Beard Vaness Smith-Hughes Pontotoc County

Oklahoma City Court Affirms Short Assault Case

The criminal court of appeals upholds Henry Winkler of Washita county to a three month sentence for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after a school bus incident injuring a child. Other rulings include Doran Plaster one year, Lee Moore $50 fine for gambling, Graves reversed on possession of a still, Patterson 36 days plus $100 fine.

Oklahoma City Criminal Court of Appeals Henry Winkler Washita County Winkler May Taliferro Doran Plaster Caddo County Lee Moore Payne County Ernest P. Graves Carter County Z. G. Patterson

Mothers Serve Banquet for Fathers and Scouts

Mothers at the church organized and served a banquet for fathers and scouts with praise for the workers. Key leaders included Mesdames Lassater Emerson Harris Morris Gay Runyton Russell Busby Logsdon Seales Bryan McAnally Chadd Bedford Hopkins Horn and others. The Washington DC trip was outlined with eligibility rules and fundraising, and a strong program of future scout events was announced by W Dee Little.

Mesdames Byron Lassater J. C. Emerson L. N. Harris Harry E. Morris Casper Gay W. V. Runyton C. N. Russell Orel Busby Joe Walker W. K K. Gilstrap Claude Logsdon John Seales Joe Bryan W. J. B. McAnnally Ralph Chadd Della Bedford John Hopplins W. N. Horn Foster McSwain Ada Runyion H. D. Johnson I. L. Johnson Pensacola Washington, D. C Roy Weldy Oscar Parker Rev. H. W. Hunter Harvey Faust W. Dee Litle Pres. W. Dee Little Oklahoma City Life of Christ Ada

Seven Alaskan Volcanoes Erupt in Violent Outburst

Reports from Dutch Harbor Alaska describe seven volcanoes Katmai Avlof Mageik Magamil Akutan Chiginagak and Shisaldin along the eastern Aleutians spewing flames and dense sulfur smoke in a major eruption. Marines say the activity may reshape island coastlines though settlements are distant. The Starr crew brought word of the widespread activity and its potential impact on the region.

Dutch Harbor Alaska Aleutian Islands Alaska Peninsula Starr Katmaiavlof Mageik Magamil Akutan Chiginagak Shisaldin

Washington News Letter on Haiti Occupation and Marines

Milton Bronner argues that U S marines killed thousands of Haitians during the 1915 1934 occupation, with disputes over numbers and motives. He notes few marine deaths, mentions political figures like King Borah and Hoover, and questions the efficacy and ethics of the intervention and the Haitian leadership under American influence. He also recalls General Butler s alleged labeling of opponents and questions future policy directions.

Washington King Borah State Navy Department Haiti Rines Hoover John H. Russell Santa Borno

Injured Pilot Has Fighting Chance For Life

Clarence Page, 32, injured in an Oklahoma City plane crash that killed A. H. Romines, 38, regained consciousness and was reported in a fighting condition by hospital attendants. Page, a board member of the Oklahoma City airport, holds a transport pilot license and an army air corps reserve lieutenant's commission.

Oklahoma City Clarence Page A. H. Romines Page Romines Board of Army Air Corps Reserve

Governor Holway Visits One-Room School in Beaver County

Governor Holway and his secretary Walter Hadley unexpectedly entered District No. 41 in Beaver County and spoke with nine enrolled children at a one-room school taught by Miss Nichols. The governor praised the school as a fine example of building citizenship in a remote area.

Oklahoma City Guymon Holloway Walter Hadley Beaver County

Heavy Reward for Woman Tracks to Dallas

Dallas police were alerted by Utica New York officers to look for Mrs Beecher M Crouse wife of a Utica banker who vanished from home weeks ago Officials said she was hitchhiking toward Dallas from Nashville Arkansas and a $5000 reward was offered for her apprehension.

Dallas Tex Utica N. Y Beecher M. Crouse Nashville Ark

Clayton Gives Views On Cotton Slump Mister Clayton Testifies On Supply Demand

LP W. L. Clayton of Anderson and Company testified before a senate agriculture sub committee that cotton prices fell this year due to supply temporarily exceeding demand. He cited rapid dumping, hand to mouth shinners buying, and stock market slumps as causes with world speculators holding 4 to 5 million bales. He noted increased foreign production and replacement of American cotton by Indian cotton in Japan. He defended exchanges and linked price declines to the 1929 stock market crash.

Washington W. L. Clayton Anderson, Clayton & Company Houston Texas Senate Agriculture Heflin Alabama Clayton Gardiner H. Miller New York Cotton Exchange Japan China Germany England J. P. Henican New Orleans Cotton Exchange India Senate

Twenty seven more lawyers sworn in after bar exams

Twenty seven law students who recently passed the state bar examination were sworn in today. The ceremony welcomed new attorneys to the bar amid local legal community recognition.

Oklahoma City

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