Ada Pioneer Blanks Shaped Ada Growth From 1902
ADA native R E Blanks arrived in Ada in March 1902 and helped build the town’s early economy. He launched a steam laundry, then moved into real estate, guiding major civic projects including paving Main Street and securing key water and rail developments. He helped establish the Twenty Five Thousand club and served in CCC leadership for Wintersmith Park, praising Ada’s citizenship and urging continued progress.
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R. E. Blanks
East Texas
Ada
Frisco
Sapulpa
Denison
Ada National Bank
Tom Hope
Mr. Blanks
M. E. &T. Railroad
Oklahoma
Portland
City
H. Lucas
Blanks
Main Street
Aldermauic
East Central State Teachers College
Byrd
E. A. Luess
Jonn W. Beard
Capital Hill
Dengghey
Normal Heights
Lakeside Acres
Sunrise
L. A. Braly
CCC
Wintersmith Park
Missing Shawnee auto dealer's collector returns home
G R Naylor Jr, a 34 year old collector for a Shawnee auto agency, had been missing since last Tuesday. He entered Sheriff Elza Evans's office and asked who was looking for him, saying he wandered Oklahoma and Texas by car and abandoned it in Pauls Valley. He hitchhiked to Oklahoma City and waited in a sheriff's office there before deciding to reveal his identity. He apologized for the trouble caused.
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Shawnee
Okla
G. R. Naylor, Jr
Elza Evans
Naylor
Oklahoma
Texas
Pauls Valley
Oklahoma City
Nell Traxler In Ada Jail Again
Nell Traxler wife of Pete Traxler was arrested in Ada on a Dyer Act violation with a $3009 bond. U S deputy marshal Allen Stanfield took her into custody at Verd Oklahoma and planned to move her to Muskogee, following her husband’s recent capture after a high speed chase in southeastern Oklahoma.
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Nell Teexler
Pete Traxler
Oklahama
Bolen Announces Run for Governor and Budget Plan
Hubert L. Bolen declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Oklahoma governor. He urged a constitutional amendment to let the governor submit budget requests that the legislature could trim but not expand. Bolen, active in state politics since territorial days, also called for restoring the primary system. Other Democrats announced or organized for the race, including Red Phillips, William H. Murray, W. S. Key, and Jack Walton, with observers noting Iron Jack could split Murray's support.
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Oklahoma City
Hubert L. Bolen
Oklahoma
Bolon
Bolen
Leon C
Red Phillips
Okeath
Weleetka
William H. Murray
Br. Fowjer
Mangum
W. S. Key
WPA
Weewerk
Jack Walton
Corporation Commission
Iron Jack
Murray
Byng Cagers Win Big In Care City Workouts
Byng high school girls defeated Carr City 87 to 9 with no regulars out. Byng boys won their fifth straight Little Heaver conference game 22 to 6 led by Aldridge with 45 points. Moncrief scored 20 in half, Dove Moncrief held opponents scoreless, guards Thompson and Risenhoover played well, while Cobb and J Chandler anchored inside. Mrs. Teague experimented with lineups as Byng prepares for next Saturday's opponent Boardan. Games were in Carr City's new $19,000 gymnasium praised as a swell layout.
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Byng High School
Wrlday Night
Carr City
Byng Boys
Aldridge
Moncrief
Nalf
Dove Moncrief
Thompson
Risenhoover
Cobb
J. Chandler
Wall
Teague
Moss
Vamposa
Byng
Boardan
Byng Folk
Roosevelt ends first year of second term with new problems
President Roosevelt completes his first year of his second term amid a business recession and a strengthened Supreme Court that expanded its powers. The year featured labor strikes, a court battle, and foreign tensions over Japan’s Panay incident. Roosevelt pursued court expansion, faced party splits, and saw key legislation stall while seeking to keep the federal deficit near one billion dollars. The retirement of Justice Sutherland allowed a new Roosevelt ally to join the court, shifting its balance.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
PDR
Senator Black
Dala
Black
Ku Klux Klan
House
Senate
Japan
China
Panay
Just 4Ioe Sutherland
Stanley F. Reed
Sutherland
Hope of Byng Kildare Game Vanished
Byng High School coach Mrs Bertha Teague lamented the missed chance to face Kildare Texas girls varsity, a powerhouse unbeaten since their start, with Byng’s state champion team seeking a potential matchup. Texas schedule constraints and a full calendar reportedly prevented a game that carried local fan interest across the area.
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Byng
Kildare
Texas
Bertha Teague
Total Games
Tta
Texans
Tim
North Pontrec County
Oklahoma City Voters Defeat Bond Issue for Schools
Oklahoma City voters rejected a $2.75 million school bond issue that would fund 61 building and improvement projects. The measure needed 14,054 yes votes (60%) of 23,491 cast but finished with 12,920 in favor and 2,371 opposed.
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Oklahoma City
State Farmers Object to Bill in Oklahoma
North central Oklahoma farmers gathered at Blackwell today and sent a resolution to Washington opposing the Senate farm bill. They argued high overhead costs prevent parity with 1909 and 1914 and urged lawmakers to oppose a bill they say would regiment agriculture and bankrupt farmers. The statement urged Congress to start anew, using recent debate information, while noting the farm bills are before a conference committee.
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Blackwell
Jam
Oklahoma
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Preliminary For Jess Brady Held
Jess Brady bound over to district court for trial on receiving stolen property after a preliminary hearing in A W Oliver’s justice court. Brady testified as a witness in the Kuykendall burglary case and is charged with receiving a radio stolen from a base near Ada. Brady released on bond of 2000.
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Jess Brady
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Brady
Harry Kuykendall
Leona Fern Kuykendall
Leroy Patton
Ada
Wells testing Hunton in Allen area drive drilling surge
In the North Allen district rapid drilling growth continues over the past two months with observers expecting extended activity. Magnolia Petroleum wells in 26-5-7 include No. 3 Reed testing Hunton time at 2,895 feet and No. 1 Fleets and Osborn at 3,840 feet with oil in the haul. Barbara Oil reports one well completing and another starting as Vierson Oil and Westheimer Neustadt push a north river area test twins the No. 2 Factor with plans for the No. 3 Factor.
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Interast
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Reed
Hunton
Fleets
Osborn
Hale
Texas
Jefferson
Chapman
Barbara Wells
Magnolia
Vierson Oil Company
Westheimer-Neustadt
Representative Denton Defense Opens In Glasco Slaying Trial
Purcell Oklahoma January court scene centers on Austin Deaton the Pontotoc district legislator facing murder charges in the Glasco shooting Denton testifies he acted in self defense after Ted Glasco and his father charged him with a drawn knife He says he feared for his life and fired then describes the tavern visit and meetings with James Nance and Truman Deaton before the incident
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Ted
Raymond
Dealon
Raymond Glasleo
Raymond Glasco
June Tippitt
Ben F. Willams
Deaton
Ted Glasco
Williams
Denton
Purman Wilson
Francis
Pontotoc
Purcell
Glaser
Brather
Truman Deaton
McClain County
Highway Commission
James C. Nance
Trumen
Nance
Camp Jo
Deston
Allen
Truman
Glasco
Gladys
Jury Clears Deaton in Dance Hall Killing Trial
Austin R. Deaton, a legislator and part time minister, was acquitted of murder in the rural dance hall killing of Ted Glasco, a former Purcell high school football star. After 21 hours of deliberation the verdict came in a hushed courtroom with 250 spectators present. Deaton smiled relief as the verdict was read and greeted jurors. Mrs. Deaton wept at his side.
Deaton acquitted in Purcell murder case
Austin R. Deaton Purcell district court jury cleared the Ponotoc county legislator of murder charges for the October shooting of Ted Glasco at a Wayne area tavern. The verdict followed a 9:30 p.m. jury retreat after a 3:20 p.m. start and a 4:25 p.m. return. Deaton claimed self defense but faced death penalty calls from the prosecutor. Glasco’s death prompted a court case noted for its dramatic proceedings and Deaton’s emotional exit with family. Also noted is the death of former El Reno Rock Island official David Van Hecke at 75 in Minneapolis, with funeral plans to be set.
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Austin R. Deaton
Pontoton County
Purcell
Ted Glasco
Wayne
Tom Pace
Deaton
Young Glasco
Glasco
E. Smith Hester
McClain County
Furman Wilson
Pontotoc County
EL Reno
Minnesota
Minneapolis
David van Hecke
Oklahoma Division
The
Rock Island Railroad
Thorman W. Rosholt
van Hecke
Rock Island
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Harrison
Mississippi
Barkley
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hunton Inn
Allen Area
Barbara
Jim Nance
Pontotce
Ray Hammer
Gettysburg
First National Bank
P. A. Norris
G. J. Morton
S.K. Grant
F. C. Norris
J. A. Leverett
J. E. Martin
Orel Busby
R. W. Simpson
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