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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
8
Fragments indicate a note on road supplies for all employees and former Serta workers. Mentions wage or weight concerns and an election style percentage figure. No clear dates or names emerge.
Weet Muskogee delegates to the State convention will be chosen January 31. Counties may choose precinct or county conventions to send delegates. The plan calls for a forty member presidential delegation with half votes, giving Oklahoma an active role. C C Childers won the vacant central committee vice chairmanship 29 to 8 over R A Billups, a Ferris ally. Senator Owen was endorsed for the presidential nomination. Roy Stafford and J A Whitehurst addressed the committee.
New York hospitals adopt a footprint system to prevent mix ups at birth. A soldier’s wife initially denied her child, prompting fingerprinting and foot stamping on the mother’s chart. Footprints prove unique, aiding correct motherhood and reducing risk of misidentification.
A mixed Oklahoma City page fragment lists plant orders from Texas Plant Co of Dallas with 1000 per thousand pricing, land seeks in Ada and Konawa regions, farm equipment and animal ads, and a note that Jno A Fain will lead Red River land cases in Wichita Falls. Also mentions Colonel Lansing nominated for Army Engineer post from West Point.
Washington sources say the push to ratify a major treaty by next Friday appears dead as political maneuvering and parliamentary obstacles stall action. No formal plan is in place to extend the deadline or reopen discussions.
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