Slayers of Five Meet Doom At Oklahoma Death Row
Jack Pope and Aaron Harvey, convicted for the Haworth farmhouse murders of Mrs. Pope, her infant, and four relatives in 1923, were executed by electric chair in McAlester after midnight. Pope died at 12:14 a.m., Harvey at 12:25 a.m., in the state penitentiary with Governor Walton’s earlier refusals delaying clemency noted.
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McAlester
Jack Pope
Aaron Harvey
State Penitentiary
Pope
M. Harvey
Hayworth
Harvey
Mrs. Pope
Townsend
Aaron
Hed) Harvey
John Pope
Haworth
McCurtain County
Tering
Tims
Trapp
Sam Watkins
Atoka County
Harry Townsend
Associated Press
Pedigreed Cottonseed Advertisement Urges Pure Seed Swap
Ada Cotton Oil Mall promotes pure Texas origin cottonseed to replace poor germination seed. Farmers can trade three and a half pounds of their common seed for one pound of pure seed at a promotion running to January 26, featuring Mebane or Lone Star brands.
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Texas
Ada Cotton Oil Mall
Ada
Ada Bank Directors Fleet Year Officers
Directors and officers elected at annual meetings for three Ada banks. First National new directors S Jackson L C Kelley F P Levallen W H Rollow W J Coffman S M Shaw J I McCauley with S Jackson as president and J I McCauley active VP. Oklahoma State Bank lists C H Rives president and Reich Stafford as VPs. Security State Bank elects H W Wells president and W M Pegg VP with Leslie Prince cashier.
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Ada
First National
S. Jackson
F. P. Levallen
W. H. Rollow
W. J. Coffman
S. M. Shaw
J. I. McCauley
J. I. McCaguley
H. P. Reich
F. J. Stafford
L. A. Ellison
H. J. Huddleston
C. V. Gowling
Orel Busby
E. H. McKendree
I. McNair
Chas. A. Zorn
W. E. Pitt
N. B. Stall
W. M. Peg
Marriage of Miss Knighten and Mr White Announced
Cards were received by friends announcing the marriage of Miss Bess Knighten to Mr Pren tiss White of Los Angeles. Knighten is a Ada High School graduate and college student with many Ada friends. White is a cashier at First National Bank of Los Angeles where they will reside.
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Ada
Bess Knighten
Prentiss White
Los Angeles
Miss. Knighten
White
First National Bank of
Marriage of Oheater and Miss Beatrice H
The marriage occurred at the Baptist parsonage Friday night with Rev. C Morris officiating. Only a few friends and family attended. The groom works as a penne in the schools at Lalu and will reside there after the ceremony.
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Oheater
Beatrice H
Baptist
C. ©. Morris
First Baptist Church
Penne
Lala
Alec
Lalu
Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Deputy Slaying Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court refused a rehearing in the case of an Oklahoma native and former deputy convicted in the death of J. Walter Casey, a deputy marshal, with the execution date to be set by Governor McMath after last July’s slaying.
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Arkansas
Ark
Diversified manure practices boost Oklahoma garden yields
The article notes specific garden manuring guidelines, advising on manure types for onions, cabbage, celery, tomatoes, peas, beans, and potatoes. It contrasts hog, poultry, and stable manures, emphasizes soil structure, and warns against over Manuring. It also includes stock market notes and a letter from President Whitehurst on cotton varieties and pests.
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H. F. Grinstead
Women's clubs hold meetings at Pickett and Owl Creek
Mrs. Duvall reports gatherings with fourteen at Pickett where seed varieties for spring were chosen and delegates elected for chicken judging demonstrations. Owl Creek met at Mrs. Murphy's home with lower attendance due to two local deaths, plans for the year outlined.
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A. & M. College
Owl Creek Club
W. W. Murphy
Mrs Golden Honored by A M College for Egg Records
Mrs J J Golden of Colbert district received compliment from A M College for keeping precise annual flock records. Eggs were logged daily on Mrs Duvall’s form. Year total 583 dozen and two eggs with four no-egg days. Golden reports about 65 hens and over $60 from chicken sales. Monthly egg counts listed.
Traveling libraries boost county schools reading
Superintendent Floyd reports state library commission traveling libraries are popular in many county schools. Each set includes 35 volumes of popular books, available to pupils and parents for about 52 cents postage each way. Schools may keep the library for two months.
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Supt
Floyd
State Library Commission
Oklahoma Livestock Totals Decline Slightly in January Report
The State Board of Agriculture estimates from its correspondents show a drop in total farm livestock in Oklahoma as of January 1. About 616000 head of livestock are on farms, fewer than a year earlier, with hogs falling notably in both numbers and price.
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Oklahoma National Stock Yards Company
Co. D. Carter
State Statistician Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Simmons and Clarke expelled from the Ku Klux Klan
The Atlanta Journal reports a generally credited story that William J Simmons and Edward Y Clarke were expelled from the Klan for opposing Dr Hiram Wesley Evans regime. The report says the banishment order came from Evans supporters at the Klan palace, while Clarke and Simmons backers claim the order originated in Washington and imperial headquarters were moved to that city.
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Atlanta
The
Atlanta Journal Today
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan
Edward Young Clarke
Klan
Hiram Wesley Evans
Col. Simmons
Mr. Clarke
Washington
Imperial
Dr. Evans
Rural school inspection signals strong January turnout
County Superintendent A. Floyd reports higher attendance and growing interest at thirteen rural schools inspected last week. He calls January a banner month for rural district schooling.
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A. Floyd
Cooper quits Brown in quick ten round bout at Convention Hall
Archie Cooper defeats George Brown of Breckenridge Texas in a one sided ten round bout ending at 1 30 of the third after a series of left wallops. Rich Wheeler and Kid Young fight to a six round draw in an entertaining card with a small crowd and low door receipts.
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Archie Cooper
George Brown
Breckenridge
Texas
Brown
Coopey
Ada Battler
Cooper
Lew Cutler
Oklahoma City
Rich Wheeler
Kid Young
Wheeler
Young
News Want Ad Seeking Results
A brief want ad asks for results or data from readers or organizations. It seeks information or contact to provide latest outcomes, updates, or scores for a community news roundup. Readers are invited to submit verifiable details to help complete the record.
Brumley Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
The News announces W. H. Brumley as a candidate for County Commissioner from the first district. Brumley has lived near Ada for thirty years and previously served two terms in the same district. A longer write-up on his candidacy will follow.
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W. H. Brumley
Brumley
Pontotoc County
Ada
Cotton Final Count Trickle Near 3200 Bales
Cotton figures from the county show 2,974 bales weighed plus 607 round bales labeled shiall-bales, totaling 3,208 for the season though some gin and grower bales remain. By Jan 1, 8,110 bales had been ginned, indicating nearly 40 percent of the crop was marketed at Ada.
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Ada
County Schools See Growth in Rural High Attendance
County Superintendent A. Floyd reports more high school students in rural districts this year than eighth graders five years ago. He notes a large rise in enrollment leading to several new high schools added to the system recently.
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A. Floyd
Floyd
666 Quick Reliefs Colds and Grippe in One Dose
A terse patent medicine note promises 666 quickly relieves colds fever la grippe and biliousness. It asserts fast action, allays congestion and head discomfort with a single dose, appealing to busy readers seeking rapid relief.
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Doom
ADA Bank
Hester-Lall
Lovelady
W. M
J. L. Ross
Ed Graveger
Ross
Asent
Whitehurst
Louisiana
Arizona
California
J. A. Whitehurst
Simmons
Clarke
Klar
K.O
Kereer
Bradfi
Smrother
Denison—Sherman
Dallas
Waco
Corsicana
Farmer
Mebane
Lone Star
A. D. Mebane
Lockhart
Saunders Lone Star Seed Co
Greenville
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