Ada Builds Crest of 1925 With New College Wing and Skirvin Block
Ada ends 1925 with a record year in building receipts near a half million dollars. The East Central State College adds a new classroom building and space, while the four story American building by Skirr vin interests adds office space and an elevator. The Baptist church begins a $190,000 project with the first unit ready for Sunday school use. New Rinard buildings and the W E Harvey Ford agency expand city facilities as roads and courthouse progress.
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Ada
East Central State College
East Central College
Skirvin
MacThwaite Gas Company
New Baptist Church
Broadway
Fifteenth
Rinard
Main & Rennie
W. E. Harvey
Ford
Weak School Appropriation Deemed Not Valid in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City January 2 Randydall F Cobb assistant attorney general says the 500000 weak school appropriation from the tenth legislature cannot be disbursed to districts. About 1000 rural schools may close before nine months end as state officials await action on a tax amendment.
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Oklahoma City
Randydall F. Cobb
M. A. Nash
Cobb
East Central Opens New Two Story College Building
East Central unveils a new two story classroom and library building with moved offices and relocated English and history departments. The library will open soon with linoleum floors and light fixtures, while the Y W C A room and women’s rest room gain comforts. President Lincheid forecasts record enrollment, stronger student work and a banner year in 1926 with several faculty pursuing Doctors’ degrees and the district praising the new facilities.
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East Central
A. Lincheid
Bass Furniture Company
Okla
Oma City
Ww. Cc. Aowi
Lincheid
Pontotoc County First Born Babe of 1926 Born Near Ada
Pontotoc county records reveal a 10 pound baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy J. Brown six miles east of Ada at 10 30 Friday night making him the county first born for 1926. The Browns other children are two girls aged three and two.
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Pontotoc County
Tommy J. Brown
Natal Glory
J. R. Holland
Tommy Brown
Holland
L. G. Brandon
Ada
Centrahoma
Oklahoma
Henryetta
Vera
Mildred
Mr. Brown
John
J R. Craig
John Hapgood
I. L. Cummings
Ed Lawson
Pecan Grove
Catherine Brydin
King Cotton 1a Still Wn Power in Pontotoc County
The era of King Cotton remains dominant in Pontotoc County as cotton farming drives prosperity. The 1920 crop set a high mark at 40,000 bales but fell in subsequent years due to boll weevil, pests, and early frost. The present estimate nears 27,500 bales, worth about 2.8 million dollars, aided by fertilizer trials and farming contests.
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Russia
Turkey
Cotton
Red River
Kansas Line
Missouri
Pontotoc County
Ada
Chamber of Commerce of
Agent Hill
Third Victim In Capital Tragedy From Woman's Gun
In Oklahoma City a five year old girl, Dorothy Townsley, died as the third victim of her mother's shooting spree that began yesterday. The mother Ruth Townsley is hospitalized with a breast wound but expected to recover. Two other children were injured but survived. a baby and a boy were killed. The mother states to authorities that she had to do it.
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Oklahoma City
Dorothy Townsley
Ruth Townsley
Margaret
Over Six Thousand Married Here Since Statehood
Since statehood began in 1907 up to 1926 Ada issued 6026 marriage licenses through the clerk’s office. Deputies at Roff and Allen also issued some, filling nine volumes with licenses and returns. the tenth is in progress. Licenses issued December 26 to January 1 include Bud Martin and Gladys Brumley of Ada among others.
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Ada
Roff and Allen
Bud Martin
Gladys Brumley
Alec
Wetumka
Hazel Dorman
Ernest Taylor
Leveland
Texas
Nellie Owens
Hickory
Paul R. Vogt
Bessie Carter
Ernest Keith
Francis
Mary Green
L. R. McCann
Sapulpa
Nola May Soward
R. E. Pitts
Ruth Sweet
Terry Smith
Lawrence
Venna Terrell
Stonewall Bank Gains Merger
Farmers National bank of Tupelo consolidates with First National bank of Stonewall. The new institution operates as First National Bank of Stonewall with assets near half a million dollars. Officers are C. A. Acker president R. N. Armstrong active vice president and Joy Whitlock cashier.
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Fridee
Naily
Farmers National Bank of Tupelo
First National Bank of Stonewall
Stonewall
C. A. Acker
R. N. Armstrong
Joy Whitlock
Acker
Stonewall Bank
Oklahoma
Armstrong
Tupelo Bank
Centrahoma
Coal County
Ada Shows Record Year for Building Permits
Ada reports a record year for building permits with nearly half a million dollars spent on new homes and business structures in the twelve months ending December 31. The East Central college and American building appear among large projects, with monthly totals highlighted by February and March spikes and a notable February Baptist church congregation filing for a $100,000 project.
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Ada
East Central College
American
Fist iBaptist Church Sunday School
W. E. Harvey Garage
Rinard
Baptist Church
Forbes Conviction for Conspiracy Upheld by Court
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conspiracy to defraud the government convictions of Colonel Charles R Forbes former head of the Veterans Bureau and John W Thompson St Louis contractor. Judge Carpen ter sentenced both to two years in prison and fined $10000 each. Both men are ill and may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
John W. Thompson
St. Louis
Veterans’ Hospitals
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
George A. Carpenter
Supreme Court
Nearly Four Thousand Auto Tags Bought in County
A. R. Sugg of the state highway commission reported that 3808 auto tag licenses have been issued this month in the county with about 4200 motor vehicles in use and over 400 yet to be licensed. He estimated roughly $40,000 in tag sales has gone to the highway department and noted deposits have come in steadily. Sugg moved his office after the grace period ended, into the apartments vacated by District Judge J. W. Bolen.
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A. R. Sugg
State Highway Commission
Sugg
State Highway Department
J. W. Bolen
Ada Radio Fans Hear Liberty Bell Ring on New Year
Ada listeners heard the Liberty Bell strike broadcast by Mrs. Kendrick wife of Philadelphia’s mayor on New Year’s Eve. Old Constant also heard the London program relayed across the Atlantic though weather limited rebroadcast to parts of America.
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Philadelphia
Tipperary
Ada
Kendrick
Harold Constant
Constant
London
Atlantic
America
Guthrey explains title certificates for auto tags and safety
Guthrey clarifies that title certificates are not kept on dashboards. The title should be stored in a safety deposit box like a deed or bill of sale. A small 5x4 inch registration card remains on the dash container and relates to annual vehicle registration.
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Dash Board of Automobiles
E. Bee Guthrey
State Highway Commission
Bennett Story
Guthrey
Oklahoma
Indiana
California
Four men charged in Osage Hills murder case
Pausing info from Pawhuska Oklahoma January 4 state and federal officers filed informations charging W K Hale Fairfax king of the Osage Hills E Ernest Burkhart M A Bloyd and Bert Lawson with murdering W E Smith husband of a wealthy Osage Indian by bombing the Smith home in March 1923 Lawson implicated in a confession and Hale Burkhart Bloyd Lawson face murder charges as state fight to bring to justice those linked to the Osage killings continues with Hale expected to be brought before County Judge L A Justus Jr.
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Pawhuska
W. K. Hale
Fairfax
Osage Hills
E. Ernest Burkhart
M. A. Bloyd
Osage County
Bert Lawson
Leavenworth
W. E. Smith
Attorney General
Oklahoma City
Hale
J. Berry King
Edwin Dabney
L. A. Justus, Jr
Justus
Burkhart
Bloyd
Lawson
Smith
Federal Penitentiary
Osage
King of the Hills
Dabney
King
Osage murder mystery tightens as officials close in
The Osage murder mystery nears a breakthrough with federal and state officials coordinating to prosecute suspects. A federal grand jury in Guthrie considers 140 witnesses while Osage County readies arrests. The case concerns murders tied to Osage fortunes worth about 2 million dollars, with no one yet brought to justice.
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Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Osage County
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Prices Move Little
Livestock market report from Oklahoma City on January 6 shows 1700 cattle trading steady with best steers 8.25 to 8.60, stockers scarce, calves steady. canners and cutters 3.00 to 3.75. Hogs at 1000 head up ten cents, best butcher weights top 12.15 with bulk around 11.90.
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Oklahoma City
Lindsay New Gas Well Producing 12 Million CF Daily
A Lindsay gas well has begun pumping at a rate of 12,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Producers report high output and steady flow, signaling strong early production as operations continue.
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Lindsay
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