Inspectors Flag Weak System in Oklahoma Road Work
Oklahoma City February 18 inspectors testified before the house committee probing the state highway department citing faulty materials and poor workmanship. J A Tate Oilton and C W Zee Drumright reported rotten posts weak concrete culverts and unrolled roadbeds on Creek county projects and said contractors threatened them for reporting issues. The session also covered a preferential primary bill advanced by Joseph C Looney Wewoka as lawmakers debated reforming vote counting procedures.
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Oklahoma City
H. Cusemschmidt
Muskogee
Russell Grader Company
House of Representatives
State Highway Department
J. A. Tate
Oilton
Tate
Special House
C. W. Zee
Drumright
Ogee
Creek County
Oklahoma
State Senate
Senate
Joseph C. Looney
Wewoka
Looney
Church Youth Rally Draws Baptist Delegates
The B Y P U of Banner association including Murray Seminole Garvin and Pontotoc counties meets Friday and Saturday with about 150 visitors from area churches. Sessions review the past year set future plans and discuss youth work. A reception for delegates is planned at Dr and Mrs Sam A Mee Keel's home Saturday evening.
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Associatigu
Murray
Seminole
Garvin
Pontotocc
Association
First Baptist Church
Sam A. Mee&Keel
United States milk production exceeds twenty-three billion dollars
The United States leads in dairy output with annual milk value surpassing 23 billion dollars. Dairy farming spans multiple states and supports vast processing and distribution networks nationwide.
Oklahoma County Commissioners to Meet in Capital
More than 200 county commissioners from across the state will convene in Oklahoma City for a special session of the county commissioners association. They plan to organize against pending highway legislation that would divert gasoline and car tax funds away from counties. The group supports a bill allowing state spending only on state roads.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County Commissioners Association
Ed Butterfield
Butterfield
Pontotoc County Inter-Scholastic Meet Set at Ada College Gym
The first division basketball contest for Pontotoc County will be held at the Ada college gym Friday and Saturday February 20 and 21. Class A preliminaries start 5 PM Friday, with B and C following Saturday morning. finals Saturday afternoon. Banners awarded to boys and girls in classes A B and C. Drawing for tournament placements takes place Friday at 5 in the Ada gymnasium.
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Pontotoc County
Sis
Ada Gymnasium
Rural radio spreads delight and utility to farmers
The article praises radio as a versatile tool for rural households offering market reports, speeches by noted agricultural figures, and entertainment. It notes growing rural adoption, the radio tower’s acceptance, and benefits from education and home life improvements through broadcasts for all family members.
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Agrievlur
New Conference on Armaments Urged on Coolidge
Informal talks on an arms conference to be called by President Coolidge were under way in London with no definite results. The State Department avoided details noting no formal notes had been exchanged, while officials expect discussions to aim at broadening the Washington naval treaty to cover auxiliary craft alongside capital ships.
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Washington
Coolidge
London
State Department
Cabinet Filled Kellogg and Jardine Named for Cabinet Posts
President Coolidge selected William K. Jardine of Kansas as secretary of agriculture and Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota as secretary of state. Charles B. Warren of Michigan faced opposition as attorney general, delaying confirmation. A Senate extra session was called to address communications from the executive.
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Washington
Coolidge
Mrch
William K. Jardine
Kansas
Senate
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Charles E. Hughes
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Colidge
Kelloge
Jardine
Kansas Agricultural College
Congress
Warren
Herman Floyd Receives Honor Sweater for 1924 Tiger Team
At a 9 am college assembly Herman Floyd was awarded an honor sweater by H P Schienberg of Model Clothiers. Floyd, voted most valuable by the 1924 football squad, thanked the team and urged readiness for a victorious 1925 season, citing fighting spirit as key.
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College Auditorium
H. P. Schienberg
Model Clothiers
Herman Floyd
Schienberg
Floyd
Tiger
Time of planting affects cotton yield in Oklahoma study
In Stillwater on February 19 an Oklahoma A and M extension study reports that plowing time and seedbed prep influence cotton yields. Data from 1922 across 35 counties show December plowing yielding 624 pounds per acre, January 558, February 564, March 553, April 627, and May 25 pounds.
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Stillwater
Farm Club Boys
E. B. Shotwell
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Oklahoma
Ouster Petition Drafted Against Deaver in Ada Findings
John Rogers reports a pending ouster petition against Char lie Deaver in Oklahoma City. The audit shows a shortfall of 15 108.52 dollars and ten counts are expected. The petition, prepared under Attorney General George Short's guidance, may be filed Monday after Rogers’ Saturday discussions with Ada officials and Mayor Somer Jones.
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Charlie Deaver
Short
John Rogers
Rogers
Oklahoma City
George Short
Somer Jones
Ada
Jones
Deaver
Ada Lions Hear Patriotic Address On Washington Lincoln Birthdays
After two patriotic cornet solos by Ada High sophomore Jack Moore and his sister Violet the Ada Lions heard Robert S. Kerr urge revival of patriotism. He praised Lincoln and Washington urging study of their lives and visits to their tombs to renew civic spirit. Kerr also urged feeding the fires of freedom and warned patriotism wilting with neglect. A committee planned to confer on a community chest and future programs on wildlife protection with Marvin Hatchett as information source.
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Jack Moore
Ada High School
Violet Moore
Ada Lions
Robert S. Kerr
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Ada
Demosthenes
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Kerr
Europe
America
Harry Schienberg
Claude McLean
M. O. Matthews
Marvin Hatchett
Mother's Death in Texas Home of P. A. Norris Kin
Mrs. S. T. Norris mother of P. A. Norris and grandmother of N. R. B. Haney died Monday in Greenville Texas. Funeral held at Greenville cemetery with family from Ada in attendance. The First National Bank of Ada closed in her honor.
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S. T. Norris
P. A. Norris
N. RB. Haney
Aver Greenville
Texas
Greenville
Norris
Frank
Phillip
Haney
Ada
First National Bank
Mr. Norris
Small Son of Kahn Seeks Large Judgment
Sidney M. C. Kahn eleven ten thousand dollar claim filed in California Supreme Court seeks 110000 in damages for the infant to sue O T Oliver for the deaths of his parents and his 18 month old sister in a night automobile crash. Guardian-at-law Louis L Gordon represents the ten day old plaintiff.
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Kahn
Vee Angeles
Cal
Sidney M. C. Kahn
Supreme Court
O. T. Oliver
Sidney C. Kahn
Louis L. Gordon
County Court Concludes Term Halting 10 Conserve Funds
The county court ended its February term after about two thirds of the criminal docket was disposed of. Four convictions were returned with fines and sentences, while four pleas of guilty were heard and 15 dismissals ordered. Jurors deliberated over the State vs J R Chandler case for over 24 hours.
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Tal Crawford
J. R. Chandler
Dixie Daley
Crawford
Stratford Man Dead After Runaway Wagon Accident
T H Watson a 64 year old Stratford delivery wagon driver died at Ada hospital after his team of mules ran away and hurled him into a pile of bricks. He remained conscious briefly, then suffered convulsions and stupor before death. Watson was delivering groceries when the accident occurred and was transported to Ada for treatment.
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T. H. Watson
Stratford
Ada
Watson
Veterans Beautify Memorial Lane With Shade Trees
Norman Howard post of the American Legion began planting rows of trees along Memorial Lane serving Rose Dale Cemetery. The veterans expect to finish soon and arrange expert planting and watering until trees mature. A city drive will follow for individual shade tree purchases along Memorial Lane.
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Memorial Lane
Rosedale Cemetery
Norman Howard
Resolution to probe Gov Trapp in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City February 18 A house resolution asks for a formal investigation into Gov M E Trapp while lieutenant governor The inquiry would cover all aspects of the reprieve given to C Bean former Seminole county treasurer Bean convicted of bond irregularities tied to Trapp impeachment charges from two years ago
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Oklahoma City
M. E. Trapp
House of Representatives
Oklahoma
Tom O’brien
Muskogee
H. R. King
Tillman County
J. W.murphy
Carter County
C. ©. Bean
Seminole County
Bean
Trapp
Livestock Declines Mark Oklahoma State Report
Oklahoma's head of livestock fell 15 percent in 1924 and total stock value dropped 2 percent, per the annual review by John A. Whitehurst of the state board of agriculture. Hog numbers reached a historic low as irregular prices and high feed costs threaten a pork shortage. spring pig crop is expected roughly 24 percent lighter.
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Oklahoma ‘City
Oklahoma
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Miner to Inherit Fruits of Labor
San Francisco, Feb 17 The story of an old desert rat who found a rich claim resurfaces as the U S circuit court of appeals rules American Smelting and Refining Co infringed a patent for a smelting process by Carson George Campbell Carson 58 says the patent will yield about 20 000 000 with help from Rudolph Spreckels and Robert Hayes San Francisco capitalists who funded the case and hired skilled counsel to win it
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San Francisco
California
George Campbell Carson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
American Smelting and Refining Company
Carson
Rudolph Spreckels
Robert Hayes
Former Examiner Of Banks Reveals Few Ardmore Deals
Roy Cooper former national bank examiner and now Security National Bank official at Muskogee testified in Ardmore that many notes at the failed State National Bank flowed to J Sylvester Mullen though he did not sign them. Mullen a Carter County land operator is serving time at Leavenworth for banking law violations. Defendants Harold Wallace J W Richardson and C T Barringer faced the case.
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Ardmore
Roy Cooper
National Bank
Security National Bank
Muskogee
State National Bank
J.sylvester Mullen Altho
Mullen
Carter County
Federal
Leavenworth
Harold Wallace
J. W. Richardson
C. T. Barringer
Father Consents to Leave Floyd Collins in Tomb
In Cave City Kentucky Floyd Collins is declared dead after being trapped in a shaft. His funeral is set for this afternoon near the shaft mouth. Lee Collins the father, after Dr William Hazlett deemed him dead four to five days. Seven friends crawled in to identify him for the coroner's jury. The father condemns further rescue attempts as futile and dangerous.
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Cave City
Floyd Collins
Lee Collins
William Hazlett
Chicago
Collins
Six Men Identify Body of Floyd Collins in Shaft Report
Six men chosen by Magistrate Turner descended the Floyd Collins rescue shaft to identify the body at the direction of Commonwealth Attorney J L Williams. The men, all natives of the locality, identified Collins after about an hour in the shaft. Authorities planned to present the report to a coroner's jury.
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Cave City
H. B. Turner
Floyd Collins
J. L. Williams
Commonwealth Attorney
Rescue work suspended at Sand Cave after long night
In Cave City Kentucky four men emerged exhausted from the Sand Cave shaft at 5 10 am stopping operations to recover Floyd Collins body. Officials said efforts would resume later today to enable amputation if feasible. Governor Fields ordered a thorough postmortem examination for signs of foul play including poison.
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H. T. Carmichael
Collins
Cave City
Sand Cave
Governor Fields
M. E. S. Posey
Two Conventions to Be Held in Ada This Year
Ada will host two major conventions: the state meeting of the Parent Teachers association on March 11 12 and 13, and a later year Students Conference religious gathering with denominational student representatives from across the state. Ada’s hospitality is praised for attracting such gatherings.
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Ada
Parent Teachers Association
American Legion Convention
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Conference On Armaments
Kansan
Secretary of Agriculture
Kellogg and
Speaker
Appeals Court
Mullens
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Ade
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