Coolidge Seeks New Attorney General As Stone Moves On
Washington Jan 6 President Coolidge for the second time in a year seeks a new attorney general. Harlan F Stone, chosen to head the Justice Department, was nominated for the Supreme Court and will not depart until Senate confirms. Names mentioned include A P Rugg Frank S Dietrich Charles B Warren and James M Beck with others proposed as possible successors. Stone launches a wide reform of DOJ staff and U S attorneys as part of a broader department reorganization.
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Coolidge
Harlan F. Stone
New York
Department of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Supreme Court
Stone
Senate
Joseph McKenna
McKinley
Japan
Special American Commission
Mexico
James M. Beck
Mr. Stone
Curtis D. Wilbur
California
Navy
Amherst
United States
Edge
New Jersey
Walter B. van Riper
van Riper
Atlanta
Sartain
Fletcher
Kelley Elected To Lead Tigers For 1925 Grid
Jack Kelly star halfback and 1924 all state college standout was voted captain of the 1925 Tigers after a banquet of the 1924 squad at the Home Dining room. Kelly, veteran of two seasons with the Tigers, will lead the team next fall as the squad celebrated with speeches and sport shots.
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Jack Kelly
Tiger Machine
Tiger
Claris Daily
Kelly
Roberts Becomes Ada's First Owner of Commercial Plane
Ada resident Wayne M. Roberts bought a commercial airplane and traveled to Holdenville with a pilot to bring it to Ada. The pilot will stay ten days to train him in flying the new aircraft.
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Roberts
Ada
Wayne M. Roberts
West Eighth Street
Texas
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Holdenville
Rural Pontotoc County schools show progress under A Floyd
Rural schools in Pontotoc county closed 1924 in better condition with 21 rural schools visited by County Superintendent A Floyd who notes alert progress. Twelve rural high schools enrolled 275 students with independent schools adding 40 to 125 total 315. An Ada meeting January 23 will review county school progress and address rural school problems.
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Pontotoc County
Veteran County
A. Floyd
Floyd
Fieyd
Latta
Lula
Vaness
Maxwell
Gailey
Center
Oakman
Colbert
Union Valley
Frisco
Fitzhugh
Hart
Laxton
Franks
Pleasant Hill
New Bethel
Ada
Allen
Stonewall
Francis
Roff
Pontotoc
Teade
Guy Woodward Names Bristow as War Scene
Okmulgee Oklahoma January 6 Guy Woodward president of the Oklahoma League of Young Democrats announced the next convention would be February 23 at Bristow The date follows a Sulphur convention held last year for February 22 but a one day postponement was needed due to February 22 falling on Sunday Woodward said Rossa Johnson of Shawnee is a candidate for the presidency and Lawton seeks the 1926 convention He wired Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi asking him to address the Bristow assembly.
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Okmulgee
Guy 4
Woodward
Oklahoma League of Young Democrats
Bristow
Rossa Johnson
Shawnee
League
Lawton
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Bristow Assembladge
Langley Leads Oklahoma Legislature on Court Overhaul
Oklahoma City January 7 lawmakers prepared to work after officers and clerks were chosen. Senator Harve Langley of Pryor proposes a reform replacing the criminal court of appeals with three courts of appeal under the supreme court. The plan aims to cut Supreme Court docket and speed up work, with future abolition of the supreme court commission. Bills on primary election law also loom.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
House of the
Oklahoma Legislature
House
Harve Langley
Pryor
Langley
Criminal Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Supreme Court Commission
Pryor Solon
Legion Day Planned in Ada to Boost Veterans Membership
Ada prepares Legion Day on Monday January 14 with a membership drive targeting 250 more veterans. A central enrollment tent at Main and Broadway will be supervised by Judge Gardner Braly and Adjutant Harold Constant, with a party planned at the Legion quarters and auxiliary involvement.
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Legion
Ada
Convention Hall
Main
Broadway
Gardner Braly
Harold Constant
Legion Auxiliary
Oratorical Contest Planned at East Central in April
Miss Bess Shayliss leads an East Central oratorical contest in April to spark interest in public speaking reading and declamation. Open to enrolled students with entry titles due by January 20 1925. Prizes include a 15 dollar gold medal for first place a 10 dollar medal for second and a 5 dollar medal for third.
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Bess Shayliss
East Central
Welch Gase Verdict Tells of Welch Trials and Jones Case
A jury returned not guilty verdicts in the Welch assault case tied to a 1921 Ada cutting spree injuring Joe McElreath. Separate trial began for W B Jones former Ada finance chief charged with embezzling $10 000, with prior city action yielding $7 500 from bond men and a $260 judgment.
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Welch
D. C
Edward Welch
Ada
Joe McElreath
W. B. Jones
Jones
Ada Fire Department Reports Record Low Losses in 1924
Ada’s fire department logged 41 calls in 1924 with total property value at risk around 683 440 for buildings and 142 300 for contents. Losses totaled 3 336, while insurance values reached 226 350, reflecting improved preparedness under Fire Chief Ed Haley and ongoing hazard inspections.
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Ada
Ed Haley
Somer Jones
Haley
Judge Rooms Poison Plot Murder in Mt Vernon
Judge J C Kern overruled motions for a new trial and sentenced Lawrence M Hight to life in Menard and Elsie Sweetin to 35 years in state prison for the murder of Wilford Sweetin. He called them to account for their roles in the poison plot and noted Sweetin’s stronger mind and Hight’s capacity to distinguish right from wrong.
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MT. Vernon, iii
J. C. Kern
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Hight
Southern Illinois
Menard
Oklahoma Bar convention urged nonpartisan judiciary reform
Oklahoma City is the site of the Oklahoma Bar association re convention where vice president Orel Busby calls for nonpartisan judicial elections from supreme court to lower courts. He also criticizes excessive laws and urges stricter bar exams to weed out dishonest lawyers.
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Courts of
Oklahoma
Orel Busby
Oklahoma Bar Association
Busby
America
Oklahoma City
Rainfall and Temperatures for 1924 From Local Records
E A MacMillan reports total rainfall in 1924 at 28.69 inches, the driest since 1917. The Weather Bureau notes 1923 as the wettest year with 56.25 inches since official records began in 1910. Monthly rainfall and yearly totals from 1911 onward are listed, highlighting extremes and comparisons.
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MacMillan
E. A. MacMillan
Weather Bureau
Confederate Vets Elect Officers at Sunday Meeting
Members of the William L. Byrd camp of Confederate veterans held a well attended Sunday afternoon meeting with 16 to 18 members present. Officers for the coming year were elected: J. C. Cates commander, W. F. McCaskle first lieutenant, Mrs. A. M. Crow second lieutenant, J. H. Brundridge chaplain, Wyatt Webb adjutant.
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William L. Byrd
Adjutant Webb
J. C. Cates
W. F. McCaskle
A. M. Crow
J. H. Brundridge
Wyatt Webb
Oklahoma Wheat Crop Valued At 59 Million In 1924
Oklahoma reports its wheat crop valued at 59 332 000 dollars for 1924 versus 33 790 000 dollars in 1923. This shows a substantial increase in farm outputs and market value for growers across the state.
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Oklahoma
Mother Earth Gets Drunk on County Whiskey
A Pontotoc county sheriff party destroyed 250 gallons of homemade corn whiskey amid a house cleaning. Officers smashed stills and dumped illicit liquor, ending raids from the prior term with empty jars and copper sold for eight cents per pound. No public invitations were issued.
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Mother Earth
Sheriff’s Office
Pontotoc County
W. B. Walker
Audit Finds Major Discrepancy in Shawnee Finances
City auditor John Rogers says the Shawnee audit will reveal about 14000 dollar shortfall in the Public Finances Department under Commissioner Charley Deaver. He plans to include two years of data to cover bond coverage and to pursue action against the bonding company to recover the shortages.
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John Rogers
Shawnee
Rogers
Department of Public Finances
Charley Deaver
Deaver
Water Department
Charlie Deaver
East Central College Opens Spring Terms With Enrollment Rise
The first semester ends January 16 and the second begins January 19 at East Central. President Linscheid reports about 90 percent completion this semester versus 60 percent last year, with 350 life certificates and 700 two year state certificates issued, up from 300 and 650. Approximately 100 more students are expected next semester, including advanced students. Preparations are under way for the East Central district basketball tournament in March and the Tech District Track and Field Meet, both expected to be larger this year.
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East Central
Linscheid
Tech
Salons Busy at Washington with Varied Problems
The piece notes hearings by the senate naval appropriations committee after examining Secretary Wilbur and other naval officials. It agrees with the house committee that the country need not be alarmed by reports the navy falls short of the 5 5 3 ratio. It also mentions Coolidge being asked about protests from foreign governments over gun elevations on U S battleships.
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Washington
Wilbur
Navy Department
Senate Naval Appropriations Committee
House Committee
Coolidge
The
Senate
Dial Withdraws Senate Speech Blaming Democrats
After party leaders harshly criticized him in the Senate Senator Dial of South Carolina withdrew from the record an address in which he blamed Democratic members of Congress for the party’s November defeat. Robinson of Arkansas and Smith of South Carolina pressed for removal as the intra party clash continued.
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Washington
Senate
Dial
South Carolina
Congress
Democratic Party
Senator Dial
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Smith
Senate aims for postal rate rise and pay hike vote
Washington on January 7 administration leaders won by one vote to sustain Coolidges postal pay increase. Now they face a new measure to raise postal rates and pay simultaneously though passage is unlikely this session. Chairman Sterling of the post office committee says he will press for action.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Sterling
Post Office Committee
Givens Reappointed Leader Of Ada Chamber Of Commerce
Joy Givens will head the Ada Chamber of Commerce for a second term in 1925 after directors elected officers. The group commended his past work and discussed plans including a budget, attracting new industries, and civic enterprise. J Byron Sledge became first vice president with William A Whitaker as second vice president. L A Ellison was chosen treasurer. Judson Treadwell serves as secretary.
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Joy Givens
Chamber of Commerce
Givens
Ada
Givehs
J. Byron Sledge
William A. Whitaker
L. A. Ellison
Judson Treadwell
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Pride at 97 years
Mrs. Elizabeth Pride died at her home 601 East Sixteenth Street on Saturday afternoon. The body will be shipped to Ardmore for burial after a funeral at C. A. Cummins chapel led by Rev. R. T. Blackburn. She is survived by two sons T. A. Pride of Houston and W. A. Pride of Ardmore, a daughter Mrs. Florence Griffith, and granddaughter Mrs. Jack Smith.
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Elizabeth Pride
East Sixteenth Street
Ardmore
C. A. Cummins Chapel
R. T. Blackburn
T. A. Pride
Houston
Texas
W. A. Pride
Florence Griffith
Jack Smith
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