Bank Commissioner Dennis Arrested for Insolvent Coalgate Bank
An Oklahoma state bank commissioner Fred G. Dennis was arrested at Coalgate on an information charging permitting an insolvent bank to operate. He was bound over to district court on a 12,000 bond. The county attorney of Coal county filed the charge, and the state bankers association later approved Dennis’s course with a vote of confidence. The editors urge restraint, caution in extrajudicial judgments, and respect for courts.
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Fred G. Dennis
State Bank
Oklahoma
Coalgate
Coal County
State Bankers Association
Oklahoma City
Coalgate Bank
Dennis
Holland
Tom Mooney
Cotton price disparity fuels Oklahoma inquiry
The piece notes 1919 national cotton averaging 35.6 cents with Oklahoma at 35.2, but this year national 14 cents and Oklahoma 10.5. It laments alleged discrimination, cites Wash DC and Oklahoma City departments and Stillwater college, and questions why Oklahoma farmers lose about 17 million. It mentions Harding, Root, and Bryan and laments waning production zeal.
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Oklahoma
National Department of Agriculture
Washington
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Decorating the Christmas Dinner Table Ideas
Suggestions focus on red and green deco rations on snowy linen with inexpensive paper and cardboard accents. Holly trimmed paper patterns replace traditional fabrics and paper table cloths. Paper sets with white creped napkins and doilies create formal looks for informal holiday suppers.
Bristow plans December 28 vote on pool halls
Bristow voters will decide December 28 whether to allow pool halls in the city. F. L. Oillhouse of Picher seeks two licenses and offers a $1,000 bond to ensure lawful operation.
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Bristow
F. L. Oillhouse
Picher
Henryetta Plans Armory and Convention Hall Project
Henryetta authorities pursue a $75,000 armory and convention hall project. An effort is under way to organize a heavy artillery company in the city and to construct a two story building with armory uses and a convention hall above.
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Henryetta
Bristow Waiter Shot. Suspect Faulkner Targeted
Marion Farvey, a Bristow waiter, was shot through the windpipe and jaw and seriously injured Saturday night. Jim Faulkner is accused of firing the shot after Farvey went to the restaurant to take a waitress to a picture show. Weeks earlier Faulkner drove a car that overturned, killing F. M. Hill’s daughter.
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Marion Farvey
Bristow
Jim Faulkner
Harvey
Faulkner
F. M. Hill
Oklahoma hotel men hold annual convention in Oklahoma City
Hotel men of Oklahoma held their annual convention in Oklahoma City. The principal address was delivered by Leigh A. Fuller of Denver. About 190 hotel men attended the meeting.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Leigh A. Fuller
Denver
Robbery Report in Oklahoma City Markets
Saturday a hold up targeted Court land pharmacy and Pojezny grocery in Oklahoma City. Seven customers at the grocery were robbed and about $40 taken. About $150 was taken from the pharmacy cash drawer.
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Courtland
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma high school athletes suspended for ineligible players
Five members of the Oklahoma High School Athletic Association were suspended by the board of control on Saturday for fielding students not eligible under association rules. The one year suspension applies to the Muskogee Chickasha Nash Pett and Mountain View districts.
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Oklahoma High School Athletic Association
Board of Control
Muskogee
Chickasha
Nash, Pett
Mountain View
Burglary Hits The New York Store In Hartshorne
The New York Store in Hartshorne was burglarized Saturday night with $860 of goods stolen. Thieves loaded items into an auto truck and fled, and the crime was not discovered until the next morning. Police have no leads.
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New York
Hartshorne
Contested Election Result in Pittsburg County
Thad Conn, the defeated sheriff, contests the county election results by disputing ballots in several boxes. He claims miscounted mixed tickets could reverse the vote and favor him. Sanders, the Republican winner, leads by 81 votes per official returns. A separate note states Rev. D H Aston to edit a new Tulsa church paper titled Oklahoma Methodist for the East Oklahoma Methodist Conference.
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Pittsburg
Thad Conn
Conn
W. S. Sanders
Tulsa
East Oklahoma Methodist Conference
The
Oklahoma Methodist
D. H. Aston
Okmulgee Baseball Association Elects President
Eugene R. Black elected president as the Okmulgee baseball group receives a charter and capitalization of $25,000. Stock certificates will be issued and sold to fans at ten dollars each.
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Eugene R. Black
Okmulgee Baseball Association
Oklahoma Central University Planned in Tulsa by Methodists
Bishop E D Mouton announces a new university to be established in Tulsa by the Oklahoma Methodist community. The Oklahoma Central University will have a total of two million dollars for buildings and endowment, with a fund-raising campaign to begin immediately. Frisco plans a major railway shop at West Tulsa to handle heavy traffic.
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Tulsa
Methodists of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Central University
E. D. Mouton
Dallas
Frisco System
West Tulsa
United States
Robbery Strikes Muskogee Milliner Mrs Lee
Mrs. W. A. Lee a Muskogee milliner was held up and robbed Saturday night by a young woman. Police investigate the motive and seek the suspect. Local headlines note ongoing search for the offender.
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Calvin Wilson
Coffeyville
Kansas
Muskogee
Arkansas Bottoms
W. A. Lee
Tulsa to Host 1921 Albert Pike Highway Meet
The Albert Pike Highway association and the White River Trails association schedule their 1921 convention in Tulsa for April 18 to 20. Cyrus S. Avery and E. Bee Guthrey announce the event with Frank A. Davis coordinating the national Associated Highways of America meeting in Tulsa. The groups promote highways from Hot Springs to Colorado Springs and Springfield to Tulsa. The convention follows a similar gathering held last year in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Tulsa
Albert Pike Highway Association
White River Trails Association
Cyrus S. Avery
E. Bee Guthrey
Frank A. Davis
Associated Highways of America
National Association
United States
Kansas City
Hot Springs
Ark
Colorado Springs
Col
Siloam Springs
Springfield
Brannson
Hollister
Eureka Springs
At Springs, Ark
Direct farm marketing could cut prices and lift farmers’
C A Barrett of Union City Georgia told a national agriculture conference in St. Louis that direct selling to consumers could cut retail prices by up to 50 percent and raise farmer profits. He proposed farmers establish a chain of retail stores to sell directly to the public, warning current pricing wastes about five billion dollars from staple crops.
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ST. Louis
C. A. Barrett
Union City
Conference of Agriculture Representatives
Oklahoma Teachers Call for Legislation on School Funding
State Superintendent R. K. H. Wilson reports a December 11 conference of over 200 educators and many boards proposing legislative steps. They urge a thorough study, revised school code by 1923, funding to sustain districts, removal of the fifteen mill cap, and support for higher education and rural schools plus the Smith Tucker bill. An aerial mail link Houston to Tampico is being explored.
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Hickman
R. H. Wilson
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
State Capitol
Russell Sage Foundation
State Teachers’ Association
See Ereto
Gust Boards of Education
Department of Education
County Unit
Rural Consolidated Schools
Department of Physical Education
Smith- Towner
United States Congress
RK. H. Wilson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
American Ace O Brien Kills Himself After Personal Crisis
Lt Pat O Brien of the Royal Flying Corps fame is found dead in a downtown hotel, a gunshot wound to the forehead near a note to his wife and family. Police report says he failed reconciliation with his wife, a film actress, and a suicide after a life of war daring with an artificial ending. The note cites a sense of cowardice and appeals to family. A separate line notes the next US Good Roads Association meeting may be in Little Rock next April.
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Los Angeles
Pat O'Brien
Royal Flying Corps
O’brien
Flying Corps
Oakland
Germany
Momence
Ilinois
United States Good Roads Association
Little Rock
Ark
Ex service men in training surge to over forty six thousand
R T Fisher announces the rehabilitation division reports a jump in ex service men entered in training during the past fiscal year from 3 606 to more than 46 800. The figures come in the board of vocational education fourth annual report to congress.
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Vnashington
R. T. Fisher
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Congress
Black-Draught touted for headache and liver trouble in Arkansas
A Cherry Village reader, Mrs. Lottie Ellis, praises Thedford's Black-Draught as a laxative and remedy for headache, torpid liver, and indigestion. She says it saves doctors' bills, clears skin, and keeps her children well. The ad endorses long use and urges readers to buy the genuine with Thedford's name.
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Cherry Village
Ark
Thedford
Lottie Ellis
Thedford’s
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