Ada Weekly News Highlights Women Vote Bitter Side of Jury Duty
The Ada Weekly News notes women gained the vote in Kansas amid rejoicing but reports a backlash in jury service with some women dodging officers. It also lauds Oklahoma youth for high corn yields and modern farming methods. A Love county boy harvested 115 bushels per acre while national averages run at 19. Other Oklahoma boys topped 100 bushels, signaling future leadership in expanding agricultural productivity.
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Kansas
Love County
United States
Oklahoma
Santa Claus Ties Knot in Our Stocking
The Dallas News notes that after several neglected Christmases there is a suggestion Santa may simply tie a knot in our stocking and let it go, implying continued disappointment or humor about holiday gifts.
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Santa Claus
Dallas News
Local notices and social items from Ada and Fitzhugh
The letters itemize pie supper proceeds of 15.95, prizes for prettiest girl and ugliest man, visits to Texas, telephones coming to the country, church services, property purchases, relocations, travels to Corpus Christi and Vaness, and an Ada Christmas tree program with a quilt auction and student entertainments.
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Enid Holloway
Ruff Cartwright
Isaac Morgan
Texas
B. Mays
Albert Cartwright
Cartwright
Will Meharg
Pontotoc
Elder Nettles
Center-Lanham Happenings and Local Notices
Center Lanham news notes Denton and Lanham were in Ada Wednesday. Little and family visited relatives in Sevenshooter Tuesday returning Friday. Grandmother Vaughn visits Belton Parker’s home. Elbert Townsley and Minnie Dame wed last Monday at the bride’s home. Normalites visited home over Sunday. Doc Sloan visited from Stratford. Brundridge of Ada conducts business in Center this week. Socials and dances enliven Knox area. proceeds from a Saturday box supper totaled 51.50 for painting. The socialist Comrade Thomas sells dry goods in Knox. Frost damaged north end of Henry Oliver’s foot. Pryer moves south of Fitzhugh to farm. Lee Pike and Roy Lumpkin return from Galveston. Ed Lumpkin’s grandma visits Ada after eight years. A. D. Pike’s sister from Paris Texas visits. Mr Lee Odom makes a business trip to Ada.
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Eli Morris
Denton
Ada
Stringer
Stubblefield
Nettles
Griffith
Grisham
Colbert
Center
Lanham
Denton and
Mr. Little
Vaughn
Belton Parker
Elbert Townsley
Minnie Dame
Mullinax
Doc Sloan
Stratford
John Bossa
Thomas
Knox
Henry Oliver
J. T. Pryer
Fitzhugh
Lee Pike
Roy Lumpkin
Galveston
Texas
Ed. Lumpkin
A. D. Pike
Paris
Lee Odom
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B. Yeager
Mgr
Okhoma
Searts
Cheney
Stetson
Netiletom and
Howards& Foster Fine
Cuff Bettons
Pontotoc County
Shaw’s
Haviland China
East Main Street
Harris
B. C. Bohannon
John Chilcutt
Bee Stewart
Corpus Christi
Mrs. Norvill
Vaness
Evans
D. C. Berry
Oklahoma City
Mr. Raney
Mesdames Cox and
Walpole
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Bro. Brundridge
Mrs. Rader
J. J. Copeland
Ethel Gaar
Erica McCulloh
West School House
Knox Tales
West Main Street
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