County Democratic Committee Chooses Brydia Leader At Meeting
The county Democratic committee elected Fred F. Brydia as chairman with Mrs. John Roff as vice chairman and G. W. Braly as secretary treasurer after a unanimous vote. The gathering, largely harmonious, aimed to defeat Republicans in November and included broad representation from multiple precincts.
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County Democratic Committee
Court House
Fred F. Brydia
John Roff
Roff
G. W. Braly
J. W. Denton
Brydia
Denton
Canyon Springs
Fitzhugh
Hart
Jesse
E. Wright
Vic Looney
C. O. Barton
Jessie Thompson
E. B. Gregory
Lena Pearl Nethery
Jess Emery
Paul Allen
B. C. King
Orel Busby
Francis
O. B. Rambin
C. D. Wright
West Roff
J. C. Kelso
Capitol Hill
J. W. Balthrop
Fred Bowles
Lovelady
W. M. Ross
Egypt
J. R. Floyd
E. B. Jones
Ahbos
W. B. Sanders
Daggs Price
Cass Hill
A. T. Watson
Frisco
L. T. Daniel
Pearl Patton
Knox
Ben V. Hampton
B. V. Hampton
Lanham
Oren Jones
Gussie Jones
Pickett
E. A. Cruson
T. V. B. Mullinax
East Roff
E. C. Mitchell
Ed Thomas
Stonewall
L. Rieves
Hall's Hill
W. R. Hamilton
Galey
Q. R. Bevers
J. Rh. Newby
Wilson
J. B. Faber
Conway
Henry McMeans
Cornelia Beach
Vaness
R. L. Walker
Ethel Williams
Colberg
Gordon Kelso
H. N. Clampitt
Center
J. J. Copeland
A. Cold
Franks
J. P. Rowlett
Fannie Lea
Tyrola
J. P. Bailey
Mabela Manley
Sunshine
W. H. Brents
M. E. Cantrell
Union Valley
John Sparks
Ora Boyles
Steedman
Dr. Palmer
Tom Ford
Allen
Otto Strickland
Bebee—Handsel Roper
Leora Wilfong
Seminole oil field outputs rise modestly amid looming pinch
Friday morning's gauge shows 325 761 barrels for Seminole operations with gains in Little River and Seminole but drops in Bowlegs Earlsboro and Maud district. The nearby section 16 5 8 well near Maud is to be pinched to 100 barrels daily. A Tulsa meeting issued a quarantine ultimatum until March first.
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Shawnee
Little River
Seminole
Earlsboro
Searight
New Maud
Maud
Croation Committee
Tulsa
Oil and Water Gasser Drilling Reports In Hughes County
Conservation notes record slate of oil and gas activity with a 35 million foot gasser in section 7-5-8 not spraying oil, depth 2685 feet. Water flow ends Tabor Brown offset in 2-5-6 at 3250 feet, oil shows only at 3125 feet.
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Mid-Continent Oil Company
Louisiana
Hughes County
Tom Slick
Sinclair
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co
Oklahoma City sees rise of pro administration trend in county plans
Oklahoma City reports a growing tilt toward Governor Henry S. Johnston's administration as county central committees endorse the administration and rebuke impeachment efforts. Pittsburg and Rogers counties back Johnston while Pushmataha stays neutral. local officials appoint leaders to the state central committee.
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Pittsburg
Rogers Counties
Johnston
Oklahoma City
Henry S. Johnston
Oklahoman
Four
Mother of John W. Beard Dies in Sapulpa Oklahoma
Mrs. Catherine C Beard 1842 1927 mother of Henry G Beard United States marshal died in Sapulpa after weeks of illness She was born in Illinois and lived in Oklahoma since 1889 Funeral set for 2 pm at First Methodist Sapulpa Interment in Sapulpa Survived by four sons and two daughters all but Mrs Wilson in Sapulpa at time of death
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Tulsa
Catherine C. Beard
Henry G. Beard
Sapulpa
United States
Oklahoma
First Methodist
John W. Beard
Ada
Lyman F. Beard
O. L. Beard
Madill
Lola M. Wilson
Santa Ana
Cal
Laura B. Spears
California
Wilson
Allen Road 10 Road-Projects Go Forward Soon
The Ada to Allen highway drainage and grading contract will be let early March. Good roads committee members W C Duncan and W E Harvey report surveys and cost estimates for roads to Allen Stonewall and possibly another route. The plan aims to shorten Ada to Stonewall by about four miles and Ada to Roff by five miles, with three miles cut from Ada to the McKeown bridge. Seminole and Hughes counties push north from their area to join at McKeown bridge, a key transportation link.
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Ada-Allen
W. C. Duncan
W. E. Harvey
Good Roads Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Highway Commission
Allen
Stonewall
Duncan
Harvey
Highway Department
Ada
Roff
McKeown Bridge
Seminole
Hughes
Wewoka
Holdenville
Two Men In Fatal Quarrel Near City
Frank Lane 30 is dead and Malcolm Sweeney jailed after a quarrel over livestock near the city. Runnels was shot four times. Sweeney faces murder charges. Both men were local cowboys, married to Bob Ford’s daughters. Funeral plans unavailable. investigation ongoing.
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Frank Lane
Malcolm Sweeney
Pototoe
Bob Ford
Runnels
Hudson & Watt Undertaking
Sweeney
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Robert E Lee Contest Sees Wide Participation Across County
The article notes strong interest and multiple school contests for the Robert E Lee event. Winners listed include Miss Johnnie Noe at New Bethel and Miss Ruby Farr at Pickett, with several runners up and participants from Owl Creek Worstell Horace Mann and Hays schools among others.
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Robert E. Lee
Lee
Lincoln
New Bethel School
Johnnie Noe
Thelma Smith
Edith Coventon
Lois Patterson
Pickett
Ruby Farr
Morgan Fowler
Mildred Philpot
Thelma Fowler
Rosalie Tate
Owl Creek
Melton Thomas
J. C. Campbell
Chas. Williams
Quincy Thomas
Worstell
Ada
Sarah Hagar
Floyd Russell
Eunice Gordon
Elmer Duncan
Elbert Hagar
Horace Mann
Claude Russell, Jr
Rakes Oil Interest Looms in Bebee Territory
The Jolly Oge well nets about 140 to 150 barrels daily and may be pumped for higher flow. B A LaSelle drills at 1,160 feet in section 28-5-5, same area as a discovery well that produced over 14 percent months ago.
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Jolly-Oge
B. A. LaSelle
Mayor Promises 50 Percent Crime Cut Since Election
Mayor Thompson claims crime fell by half since taking office, and adds his own arithmetic to the narrative.
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Thompson
Doctor links dresses to girls health decline
A physician says modern girl fashion harms health but hints recovery may be possible as habits change.
Indian Territory Oil Well Gushers Near Maud
Oklahoma City reports an oil strike on state school land in Pottawatomie county two miles from Maud. The Wilcox sand well followed a 59 barreller join at 4,280 feet after Simpson sand. depth to Wilcox reached 4,301 feet. No production gauge announced yet.
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Oklahoma City
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
Maud
Pottawatomie County
Murder charge filed against Francis city marshal
A complaint charging murder was filed in the court of H J Brown justice of the peace. A warrant was issued for W E Willingham the Francis city marshal over the fatal shooting of Charley Williamson on January 7. Williamson died after being wounded at Breco hospital nearly a week later.
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H. J. Brown
Williamson
Francis
Willingham
Talcott Williams Dies at 79 Former Columbia Journalism Leader
New York January 24 Talcott Williams a prominent newspaper figure and former head of the Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia University died today. He was 79.
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New York
Complaint Over Gas Waste In Ada Area
Citizens in Ada and surrounding county protest waste of natural gas in the Allen field. About 50,000,000 cubic feet escape daily and the corporation commission has a man inspecting the issue. Southwest Gas plans a 12 inch line from Byng to the Allen field to supply Ada industries and homes.
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Ada
County
Allen Field
Corporation Commission
Southwest Gas Company
Byng
Bogus Check Charged Man Fined in Four Cases
Washington Kanard is jailed serving sentence for four bogus check charges after a Saturday verdict. Justice H. J. Brown levied fines of 10 dollars plus costs in each case, totaling 99 dollars. The 99 days correspond to the total fine and costs.
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Washington Kanard
H. J. Brown
Bank chief to merge Pauls Valley and Maysville banks
Pauls Valley National Bank president R H Grimmett buys capital stock of First National Bank and First State Bank at Maysville and plans a merger under the First National Bank charter. Grimmett also leads the Bank of Paoli.
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Pauls Valley
R. H. Grimmett
Pauls Valley National Bank
First National Bank
First State Bank
Maysville
Grimmett
Bank of Paoli
Traveling saleswoman stories go untold by wartime shifts
The text notes that university bans on automobiles may echo broader social changes with women entering roles traditionally held by men, yet it remarks that tales of traveling saleswomen remain scarce amid this shift.
Simpson Re-elected Leader Of Oklahoma Farmers Union
John A. Simpson was re-elected president of the Oklahoma Farmers Union for the year at the end of the annual convention. L. A. Chambers of El Reno was named vice president and the board of directors was re-elected. Delegates approved a national and state legislative platform and passed numerous resolutions. Governor Johnston spoke on flood control and farm relief, urging fair treatment by Congress and critiquing the administration. The platform called for higher taxes on incomes over 10 000, opposition to the legacy tax repeal, anti laboragency acts, and support for McNary Haugen farm relief and agriculture parity with industry.
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Oklahoma City
John A. Simpson
Oklahoma Farmers’ Union
Johnston
President Coolidge
Congress
Union
A Barbers Hard Headed Sales Tactic Cited
A newspaper quip notes a barber as a blunt seller of half tonic to many patrons, reflecting a sharp business mindset and willingness to push tonic sales.
Lucy Oil Well Supply to Build on Railway Ground
The Lucy Oil Well Supply company leases ground from the Oklahoma City Ada Atoka railway just south of Main Street between tracks and the rooming house. Local agent M. M. Harwell says a building and storage of oil well material will rise. work may start within 30 days. The move is seen as a first step toward attracting more suppliers urged by the chamber of commerce.
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Lucy Oil Well Supply Company
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commercce
Supply Coor
O.C.A.A
Rural Fountain Adopted by State in Oakman School Plan
The Oakman school in Pontotoc County receives state board approval for a new well house and fountain to ensure sanitary, reliable drinking water. Teachers Mrs. Davie Hyden and Mrs. G L Morelock led the project with Haskell Pruett and Virgil Hunt backing the plan, highlighting rural education health initiatives.
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Oakman
Pontotoc County
State Board of Education
Haskell Pruett
Virgil Hunt
Davie Hyden
G. L Morelock
State Department
City awards two bids for Ada water system work
The Ada city commissioners selected J Randipt Construction Co. of Jacksonville Fla and Geo M Brown of McAlester Okla for a bulk water line project totaling 336 908 1 with the aim to modernize the springs and reservoir not to exceed the cited amounts. Brown may add an overflow line option priced at 11 293 if approved. about 100 workers expected and completion in six to eight months.
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Byrds Mill Springs
J. Rand
Brown
Randolph
Brow
Mr. Randolph
M& Brown
Citizens Committee
Man
Harry Scheinberg
P.A. Norris
Wm. L. Whitaker
Claud McLean
W. D. Little
Walter Smith
Ada
Contended Ada Town Split Over Hick Town Label
The Ada debate pits city officials who tout Ada as a first class city against locals who call it a hick town. A possum incident near the court building is cited by both sides as evidence, with the sheriff storing the animal as evidence. Critics point to an old junk yard of cars around the courthouse as proof the town still resembles a rural jungle.
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Ada
Sheriff's Office
Court House
Ada Man Scalped In Auto Accident On Allen Highway
Emmett Goodrich of Meaders Oil sustained severe injuries when a steering wheel failure threw his car into a ditch on the Allen highway ten miles east of Ada. Flying glass caused a nearly complete scalp wound and he also suffered a broken hip. He was reported resting as well as could be expected at Breco hospital.
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Emmett Goodrich
Meaders Oil Company
Allen Highway
Breco Hospital
Roff Grade School Destroyed by Fire
Roff Jan 21 The grade school building in this town was totally destroyed this afternoon by a basement origin fire. Ada fire department aided but the blaze had breached the roof before arrival. Loss estimated around 45000 with about 18000 19000 insurance.
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Roff
Ada Fire Department
At & O
Major General Kenzie W Walker Retires From Army
President Coolidge approves Major General Kenzie W Walker retirement as chief of finance effective April 22. Walker served over 39 years in the U S Army.
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Washington
Kenzie W. Walker
Coolidge
Walker
One robber killed and another injured in Seminole store hold up
In Seminole a suburban grocery store raid left Fred Brown dead and Floyd Hobbs severely wounded. The shooting occurred after Hobbs and Brown entered the store where Brown looted the register while Hobbs held two guns. Gunther fired with an automatic pistol from behind a rear partition. Brown's body lay outside. Hobbs remained hospitalized with a head wound and slim odds of recovery.
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Seminole
Cc. W. Gunther
C. W. Sutton
Fred Brown
Floyd Hobbs
Seminole Oil Field
Gunther
Hobbs
Brown
Cotton Ginnings Totals Decline From Last Year
Washington census bureau reports total cotton ginnings up to January 16 at 12,501,845 running bales, including 529,661 round bales as half bales and excluding lint. down from 16,616,075 running bales, including 612,746 round bales, a year earlier.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Census ginning tops 12.5 million bales as cotton slips
In New Orleans on January 23 the census bureau reported totaling 12,502,845 bales ginned, slightly above forecasts, while the cotton market opened about two dollars per bale lower in early trading.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Lose Something Find It with a News Want Ad
A concise notice invites readers to place a want ad for items lost or found. The column offers contact options and deadlines, encouraging quick reporting to reconnect owners with their belongings. Local staff emphasize clarity and prompt responses.
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Welch
C. F. Dudley
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