Curious and ANTIQUES Call for Humane Action on Animal Cruelty
A humane society publication urges action over dehorned calves and cruel animal treatments. The piece notes a mare found lynched by barbed wire, prompts from officials and readers across Oklahoma Kansas and Virginia, and a broad response from cities like Albany and Norfolk.
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Humane Society
Canry
Oklahoma
Kansas
Norfolk
Humane Societies
Albany
N. Y
Ada
Orchestra's Own Arrangement Sparks Playing Struggles
After hearing several ensembles perform a contemporary hit with their own arrangement questions arise about whether the changes hindered fidelity to the original score. The critique notes uneven balance and several misreads during key passages.
Woman official prompts dorm stairway change at college
The personal wishes of a woman state official led to moving the stairway and an outside entrance for the new girls dormitory after working drawings were completed. Changes costing about 5000 dollars enlarged lining hall capacity from 225 to 300. Her theory: with all 300 residents eating at once, professors might hold classes there.
Ada News Receives Local Item for Tomorrow Paper
A caller asking for the Ada News personnel department says she has a local item for tomorrow's paper. The editor corrects the mix up and confirms the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Personnel Department
Ada News
Braly Addresses City Garbage Disposal Debate
Mack M Braly offered a speech at a Kiwanis club meeting on the city garbage disposal system. Fritz Hatcher challenged his points as the discussion grew heated. Hugh Norris quipped about two dogs fighting over garbage lots and two grown men sparring.
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Mack M. Braly
Iwanis Club
Fritz Hatcher
Hugh Norris
Movement to abbreviate Mr and Mrs to save space
Journalistic circles discuss a four character abbreviation for Mr and Mrs to reduce space. Estimated saving is 12 characters per page if the phrase appears 39 times on a page.
Remembered encounter linked to chain draggery during map work
Mrs Ellen Hurley recalls seeing Jeff Laird with a dragging chain near a government map line two years ago. She had previously forgotten the sight until later recollection at her beauty shop. The witness notes a distinctive memory and personality combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Hurley
Jeff Laird
Jeff
Ear Allen
Turley
Women and Cooking Stir Quiet Business Ties
A concise note on how harmonious relations with women hinge on consistent praise for her cooking, highlighting relational dynamics in a professional setting.
Spring Fever Hints Put Readers In Warm Weather Mood
A light note in the paper hints at early spring fever as readers anticipate warmer days and the coming season. The suggestive line invites optimism about seasonal changes and outdoor plans.
Canadian Bridge Tops Program of Road Building
Pontotoc county roads, hit by low budgets and levy losses, began an upturn in 1935 with a larger bridge on Highway 48 north of Ada. Federal aid aims to complete the northwest road project from west of Ada to Highway 18. County plans target passable all weather roads by 1936, aided by oil interests, Ada Chamber of Commerce, and local officials in expanding oil fields. Concrete culverts replace rotting wood and bridges, while graveling improves poor spots first.
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Pontotoc County
Canadian River
Highway 48
Ada
Highway 18
Fitts Oil Pool
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada News
Wintersmith Park
Glenwood
Byrds Mill
South Canadian River
Market Square
East Tenth Street
City Street Department
WPA
Local sportsmen raise funds for Ada hatchery drive
Pontotoc county efforts to raise 1620 for a large federal state fish hatchery near Ada show strong early support with nearly two thirds raised on day one. Ada park board contributes 1000 toward park system improvements funded from a 4000 budgeted amount.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
City Park Board
Park Board
Harry E. Morris
C. E. Danning
J. D. Willoughby
Albert Chamberlain
Frances Wintersmith
Percy Armstrong
Board of Commissioners
Died Capt J C Cates dies at age 95 in Ada
Captain J C Cates longtime Pontotoc County resident and Civil War veteran died Monday at his daughter's home in Ada at 1 am. Funeral plans set for Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Masons in attendance. He survived by two daughters and several grandchildren and lived a life of civic and religious service. The obituary notes his birth in 1840 Tennessee and his 30 plus years in Pontotoc County.
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First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Masonic Lodge
Capt. Cates
J. W. Westbrook
Ada
George Michel
Cushing
Tennessee
Veterans Organization
The
Baptist Church
Masonic Fraternity
Capt
Cates
Pontotoc County
Texas
Indian Territory
United States
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Martin van Buren
Atlantic
Ada and Pontotoc County Brightened by 1935 Oil Boom
The Fitts pool development and Jesse pool discovery propelled Ada into an oil boom in 1935. daily potential rose from 102055 barrels to 674827, with 217 Upper Simpson wells in operation. Prospects include eastward expansion and Jesse pool wildcatting near Ada.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Fitts
Jesse
Conservation Department
Simpson
Hunton
Wilcox
Jesse Pool
Centrahoma
Ada News
Ada Juniors Edge Fittstown in Pon totoc County Play
Ada junior high boys led by Bill Morrow with 16 points beat Fittstown 30 to 18 in the Pon totoc county conference opener. Foley Harkrider and Fox each scored six for Ada and Fittstown, while Alden added six for the opponents. Warren Hughey shone on defense for Ada. rematch set for next Friday in Fittstown.
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Ada
Bill Morrow
Fittstown
Pontotoc
Foley Harkrider
Fox and
Alden
Warren Hughey
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights strong value and high ROI for shoppers seeking smart investments. Emphasizes practical benefits and steady yields from prudent spending across durable goods and services.
Oil Business During 1955 Described As Paradoxical
William J. Kemnitzer analyzes petroleum industry in 1955. Domestic consumption hit a record high while stocks were at their lowest since 1926 and days of supply fell to 1920 levels. Exports reached a peak since 1950, and prices remained below overall commodity levels despite strong demand.
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Los Angeles
William J. Kemnitzer
Kemnitzer
County Sees Fewer Crimes in 1935 Prosecutions
County attorney Virgil Stanfield and assistant Hoyt Driskill report 1935 saw very few major crimes. Twenty convictions from 27 trials, 52 guilty pleas, four acquittals and three hung juries. A life term was imposed for murder, total penitentiary years amount to 356, with about 3,500 dollars in fines plus 609 county fines collected.
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Virgil Stanfield
Hoyt Driskill
Justice Court
Child Dies From Accidental Rifle Shot In Oklahoma
The body of Ora Beile Cox, four, of Coalgate, will be taken there for funeral services. She died in Oklahoma City early today from an accidental gunshot wound caused by a rifle, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cox.
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Oklahoma City
Ora Beile Cox
Coalgate
John Cox
Commissioners Compile 13 City Projects for Ada
In December 1934 the Ada board of city commissioners created a list of 13 proposed projects deemed desirable for the city and possible to pursue. The document outlines aims and potential developments considered by the commission.
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Board of City Commissioners
Ada
Marriage Licenses Set County Record in 1935
Pontot County residents obtained 571 marriage licenses in 1935, a county record, with December alone at 81. Civil suits filed totaled 571 for the year, while December yielded the highest single-month license sales ever. Mrs. Della Bedford, longtime court clerk, notes the month was likely a county milestone.
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Pontotve
Della 3Redford
Beford
Oil land case ends in favor of McKay group
District Judge Tal Crawford ruled for Z K McKay and associates in a suit by Fleeta Byrd over 32 acres of oil land, finding no fraud in the purchase and recognizing a clear legal title to the property after oil was discovered. The case involved 532 acres in Fittsfield.
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Fittsfield
Tal Crawford
Fleeta Byrd
Johnson Byrd
Z. K. McKay Et al
McKay
King Ben Purnell Death Splits Davidic Colonies
In Benton Harbor Michigan on January 3 1928 leaders of the House of David say the promised resurrection of founder King Benjamin Purnell has not occurred and immortality remains uncertain. The state dissolved the colony earlier amid immorality charges leading to a receivership and court reversals. Queen Mary Purnell now leads the City of David colony adjacent to the original site as factions expand their holdings and ventures.
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Benton Harbor
Mica
House of David
Benjamin Purnell
Ben
Purnell
Michigan
Ruth Bamford Reed
Gladys Bamford Rubel
State Supreme Court
Masy Purnell
City of David
H. T. Dewhirst
Cornia
Dewhirst
Mary Dored
Benjamin
Ada Woman Announces Marriage to Merle Hudgel
Mr and Mrs Louis George of 7 E Fifteenth announce the marriage of their daughter Ann Elizabeth to Merle Hudgel. The ceremony was December 24 in Okmulgee with Rev Samuel A J Peard officiating. Mrs Hudges grew up in Ada and taught at Hayes School for four years.
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Louis George
Ann Elizabeth
Merle Hudgel
Okmulgee
Samuel A. J. Peard
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Ada
Hudges
Hayes School
Ada High School
East
Odell Dayton Marriage Is Announced
Mrs Ina Odell announces the marriage of her daughter Leola to Charles Dayton. The ceremony was December 17 in Sulphur with Geraldine Van Hooser in attendance. Both graduates of Horace Mann high school. Dayton also from Horace Mann and works at J C Penney. They will live in Ada.
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Ina Odell
Leola
Charles Dayton
W. L. Dayton
Geraldine van Hooser
Dayton
Horace Mann
East Central State Teachers College
J. C. Penaney Company
Ada
Cairo farmer weds Coalgate woman at Baptist parsonage
Lloyd Phillips of Cairo and Miss Lorraine Samuel of Coalgate were married Sunday afternoon at 5 at the Baptist parsonage by Dr. C. C. Morris in the presence of a few friends. They will reside in Cairo.
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Lloyd Phillips
Cairo
Lorraine Samuel
Coalgate
Baptist Parsonage
C. C. Morris
Couple pairs listed in Ada and surrounding areas
A dataset lists multiple couples with ages and hometowns including Ada Pickett Owl Creek Gainesville Chillicothe Fittstown Allen Vaness Stratford and Ada Route 2. Names include Freeman Gann Florence Stone Ervin York Gladys Hall Bryant McCown Ellen Jones Claude Hudspeth Rosa Norlin Vera Kehlenbach J W Mills Jr Minnie Bristow Roy Durham Leafy Shore Clyde Rushing Leatha Twyman Fred Reynolds Thelma Curlee Chester Williams Pearline Rice Ima Jean Gann Vivian Diddie Nora Frost Jack J Clark Adeline Stewart among other matching pairs.
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Freeman Gann
Pickett
Florence Stone
Ervin York
Owl Creek
Gladys Hall
Bryant McCown
Ada
Ellen Jones
Claude Hudspeth
Cushing
Rosa Norlin
Joe C. Bennett
Gainesville
Tex
Vera Mae Kehlenbach
Chillicothe
Ill
J. W. Mills Jr
Fittstown
Minnie Bristow
Roy Durham
Allen
Leafy Shore
Clyde Rushing
Stratford
Leatha Twyman
Vaness
Fred Reynolds
Thelma Curlee
Chester Williams
Pearline Rice
Everett Coley
Ima Jean Gann
Quinton Blake
Vivian Diddie
W. A. Morrison
Nora Frost
Jack J. Clark
Adeline Stewart
New Deal Spends and Lends Over Sixteen Billion on Relief
A year end review shows the New Deal spent or loaned more than 16 billion dollars for relief and recovery. Treasury data indicate about 7 billion remained unexpended, including most of the 4 billion work relief fund and nearly 2 billion for RFC.
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New Deal
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Hoover Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance
RFC
TVA
Ray Snead Hurt In Car Accident In Texas
A message from Mrs. Vee Snead Tallant of Rockwall Texas says Ray Snead of Cleburne was injured in a Tuesday night head on crash near Fort Worth in heavy fog. He suffered chest nose and shoulder injuries as six others were hurt. one of the male occupants died Friday after the collision.
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Orville Snead
Vee Snead
Tallant
Rockwall
Tex
Ray Snead
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Gasoline Pump Bowls Shot To Pieces At Local Stations
A citywide probe is underway after unknown shooters damaged gasoline bowls and globes at several filling stations on Wednesday night. Chief Raymond Rains noted possible involvement of competitors and found .22 shell fragments near a pump. Damages ranged from 10 to 290 dollars per site, with stations unable to operate until parts arrive.
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Raymond Rains
W. A
Bill
Ada
Reins
Texas
Oklahoma
Treasury deficit climbs as 1935 ends with shortfall
Washington reports the government ended 1935 half of the current fiscal year with expenditures exceeding income by 1.879 billion dollars. The deficit trails Roosevelt's full year projection of 3.282 billion. Public debt at year end 1935 stood at 30.558 billion, a record high.
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Treasury
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Involved cars demolished after collision
Orville reports his sister and brother are unable to recall the crash details. Mr and Mrs Ray Snead have visited here several times.
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Orville
Ray Snead
Lindberghs Leave Liverpool for Cardiff Wales
The Charles A Lindberghs depart Liverpool for Cardiff seeking quiet and rest with Aubrey Morgan. They travel from Adelphia hotel by car after three days in seclusion. Morgan’s former home Ty Newydd near Cardiff is being aired as if for occupancy.
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Liverpool
Charles A. Lindberghs
Cardiff
Wales
Adelphia Hotel
Jon
South Wales
Aubrey Morgan
Tutu
England
United States
American Importer
Auto dynamites wagon near Ada in highway crash
A wagon traveling along Highway 48 two miles southeast of Ada was dynamited by a car that crashed into its rear. The wagon driver Mr. McGalliard was unhurt and his team escaped injury while the wagon was wrecked. Ramsey Johnson was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
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Highway 48
Ada
McGalliard
Stonewall
Route 2
Ramsey Johnson
Court of Justice
Sherwood W. Hill
Johnson
Homer School
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Curios
J. C. Cates
East Fourteenth Street
Jack Finks
Holdenville
Shawnee
State Fish and Game Department
C. E. Sykes
Maren 1
Chamber of Commerce
North Broadway
Central State Teachers College
Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority
Mr. Hudgel
J. L. Hudgel
Selma
Ind
Stanolind Pipeline Company
AON Ingas
County Attorney's Office
Court Pecines
FAVER
MXN
Crawford
King Bea
House of David Colony
Rese
Cesta
Barnie
Odell-Dayton
Ray Safad
Chief Rains
Lindberghs
Gity
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