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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
8
A man of the Flatwoods debates his future as his son plans to join a wagon train to California. The young man hopes to mine for gold and return to buy the homestead, while the old banker delays a final decision. The scene centers on family debt, land, and ambition.
Weekly oil production in the Mid-Continent field rose by 28 323 barrels with U S totals up 21 948 barrels Oklahoma declined by 2 092 and California fell 13 000 barrels The narrative portion shifts to a rural scene with a woodsman a preacher and neighborly chatter amid farmhouses and whispers of Black Bogus and a looming confrontation.
In a moonlit Flatwoods scene Uncle Nick and Counterman discuss a mysterious sailor known as Black Bogus and his ties to Loge Belden and Sime Colin. Aunt Liza rebukes a romance with a local parson as old tensions rise over loyalty, crime, and a possible harboring plot. The exchange hints at past wrongs and the fragile fate of Sime Colin’s family.
Pontotoc County faces 1924 with cautious optimism as tax collectability rises and oil activity boosts confidence. Officials cite 20 percent of 1922 taxes unpaid and 10 percent of 1921 taxes unsettled, while many debts have been settled over the year. Residents hope for tax relief and better roads as diversified farming and oil development spur economic progress.
Oklahoma officials say 1923 saw nearly 100 million dollars more in gross crop values as cotton prices rose and wheat acres contracted. J A Whitehurst notes improvements in county debts and farm finances, while Ada fire department efficiency and rising tax receipts mark local progress amid postwar economic shifts.
Mummies and artifacts surface in Luxor as the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen is brought to light after more than three millennia. The pink granite coffin sits within a gilded outer casket adorned with cartouches. Experts expect high artistic value, rivaling Seti I pieces in London.
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