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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1926

Page

8

Local Notes From Thereday's Daily

Mr and Mrs B A Pratt of Stillwater formerly of this city return home after rural conference at the college. J N Nesbitt of Coalgate candidate for state senate from district Coal Atoka Bryan. Hodge and wife visit. Hodge praises Rio Grande region. reports good potato crop and no boll weevils. Winter garden planned with uncle Van B Stout of Bristow. Mrs M P Bentley Jr returns from Paris Ark. Ruth Minmier of Miami FL will visit. Mr and Mrs Jim Baze and family and W T Osborn return from a month in the Ozarks. visit E C Shaffer family.

B. A. Pratt Stillwater J. N. Nesbitt Coalgate Ada Coal Atoka Bryan Counties Hodge Mr. Hodge Rio Grande M. P. Bentley, Jr Paris Ark G. S. Minmier Ruth Minmier Miami Florida Bentley Jim Baze Jimmie W. T. Osborn Ozarks

Pioneer Angelly Returns for Masonic Meeting in Pontotoc Area

G H Angelly arrived from Boswell this morning to attend the Masonic meeting tonight and to visit relatives. He was a Pontotoc county pioneer who moved away 12 to 15 years ago, and he reports crops in his part of the state are improving.

G. H. Angelly Boswell Pontotoc County

Ada and Holdenville visitors and local moves headline Sunday

Daily notes numerous Ada residents and visitors from Holdenville Pauls Valley Bryant Bryant Oklahoma City and Texas as locals travel for business and family visits. Several residents recover from illness while others plan trips to Dallas Fort Worth St Louis and Chicago with family ties and work.

Mrs. G. H. Scott and Family Visit Drumright Couple

Mrs. G. H. Scott from Drumright and her mother Mrs. Sue Settles of Emory Texas arrived to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. M.

J. C. Rivembark Jim Waco, Texas A. W. White G. H. Scott Drumright Sue Settles Emory Texas W. M

Marshall Waiters Heads on Extended Western Trip

Marshall Waiters leaves this morning for an extended journey to Colorado Utah Montana and Wyoming. He will be accompanied by accompanying party.

Marshall Waiters Points Colorado Utah Montana Wyoming

Revival music shines as Ada boy leads Lexington service

Rev C C Morris praises Russell Bond of Ada for guiding music at a Lexington Tennessee revival declaring a bright future as an evangelistic singer and song leader. W T Osborne returns from Castle Missouri noting 447 strawberry cars harvested in Berry county with prices from 5.90 to 2.00 per crate and total income of 581195. Mr Ross Kuykendoll of Tulsa visits his mother Mrs J T Koonce for the weekend. Dennis Davis of Hastings Nebraska returns to work after a short visit with his mother. she will visit friends in Shawnee.

C. C. Morris Russell Bond Lexington Tennessee Rev. Morris Russell W. T. Osborne Castle Missouri Berry County Ross Kuykendoll Tulsa J. T. Koonce Dennis Davis Hastings Nebraska Mrs. Davis Shawnee

Oil men visit Antlers residents in county

Mrs. A. M. Wallace hosts relatives while C. L. Day of Tulsa and L. S. Garlowe of Shreveport depart after a brief visit with Harry E. Morris. All visitors are noted oil men with local county interests.

Vucesous A. M. Wallace W. B. Osborne East Thirteenth Wallace C. L. Day Tulsa L. S. Garlowe Shreveport Harry E. Morris

Miss Betty Cain Returns Home From Music School

Miss Betty Cain, who has spent the past year at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, returned to her home yesterday. Do. A. Cummins came back last night from a two weeks motor trip to points in Arkansas.

Bess Roberts Tuscon Arizona Betty Cain Chicago Conservatory of Music Do. A. Cummins Points Arkansas

A O Green To Return From Oklahoma City Tonight

A. O. Green is expected to return from Oklahoma City this evening after a business trip. The report notes the planned arrival time and local interest in his comeback.

A. O. Green Oklahoma City

Waner to re?ning after two baseball games witnessed

Ralph Waner is expected to reining where he has witnessed two baseball games. Miss Virginia Fox visits Sulphur.

Ralph Waner Oklahoma City Virginia Fox

Miss Gladys Whittet Visits Ada As Congressional Candidate

Miss Gladys Whittet, candidate for Congress from the fourth district, spoke in Ada today. The former College instructor and current representative in the legislature from Pottawatomie county has campaign activity in the area.

Gladys Whittet Ada Miss Whittet Pottawatomie County

Local farmer hails record crop condition near Ada

Smith Bailey, dwelling six miles south of Ada, reports crops thriving with a strong corn outlook for a big harvest and cotton at a promising size for this season.

Smith Bailey Ada

Holloways Return to Oklahoma City From Visit

Mr and Mrs Clyde Holloway have been visiting relatives in the city and returned yesterday to their home in Oklahoma City.

Clyde Holloway Kansas City J. C. Holloway City Oklahoma City

Santa Fe crossing to be repaired on Main Street

J H Shackleford of the Santa Fe says the Main Street crossing by the Santa Fe station will be repaired soon so vehicles will not notice a crossing. Citizens suggest other railroads might follow this lead.

J .H. Shackleford The Santa Fe Main Street

East CentralExtend Session Plans Three-Week Term

East Central college schedules a July 26 start for a three week extension session offering four semester hours. About 200 students plan to enroll amid a faculty including Davis Davis Molloy Herring Parker Nelson Wilson Barton. Courses listed span History English Education psychology Chemistry photography Spanish French Latin with a biology camp at Connersville.

East Central College A. Linscheid Edward Davis John Davis M. B. Molloy W. C. Herring Oscar Parker E. H. Nelson E. C. Wilson L. J. Barton Connersville

Interstate Tag War Ends for Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s Supreme Court ruled the state highway commission lacks power under current law to compel registration of interstate commercial trucks from other states. The ruling upholds a district court injunction for Interstate Grocer Co of Joplin, Missouri, shielding its drivers and trucks from arrest or tag seizures by Oklahoma authorities.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Supreme Court State Highway Commission Ottawa County District Court Interstate Grocer Company Joplin Oklahoma Highway Commission

Thousands Homeless After Deluge in Leon Juarez Mexico

A dispatch reports 1300 flood victims in the Leon Juanjuata region of Mexico. All bodies recovered as the San Diego river recedes after two weeks of torrential rains. Homes, churches, and public buildings opened for relief. lines form at improvised morgues to identify relatives. hunger and pestilence fears rise.

Nagales Ariz The Herald Today Leon Juanjuata Mexico San Diego Leon

Death toll unclear in Leon flood disaster in Mexico

Reports from Mexico City on the Leon area state the death toll may reach 100 to 400 with 15 000 to 20 000 homeless and property losses near 30 million pesos. Martial law is in effect as relief bodies operate amid ruined leather and apparel industries and a exhausted coffee supply.

Mexico City Leon Juanajuato Leon

Court ousts Tulsa County constable in maladminstration case

Tulsa District Judge A C Brewster ordered the removal of O C Logan as Tulsa district constable for maladministration and habitual drunkenness. Logan appealed to the state supreme court after suspension since April while facing charges of drunkenness while armed, incompetence, and duty failures amid testimony of fines and an assault.

Tulsa A. C. Brewster O. C. Logan Brewster Logan Supreme Court Board of County Commissioners

Rural conference ends at Ada College this afternoon

The summer rural school supervision conference closed at 4 pm in the East Central college auditorium. Attendance surpassed last year with over 300 students and county superintendents. speakers from Dr. Linscheid to Dr. Marvin S. Pittman addressed rural education needs and community ties.

East Central College Linscheid Ruar Muerman Durant McBrien Edmond Marvin S. Pittman Ypsilanti America H. H. Porter E. A. Duke Tom Smith Quapaw Luther Porterfield Seminole County B. A. Pratt M. College

District Superintendents Form New Association

County superintendents from East Central district organize a District Superintendents association during the Rural Conference at East Central State Teachers College. E R Lancaster McClain county serves as president J O Payne Okmulgee county as vice president Celestia Robinett Pottawatomie county as secretary. First quarterly meeting July 2 to discuss plans for the year and the $15.00 school amendment on the November ballot.

East Central State Teachers College East Central District E. R. Lancaster McClain County J. O. Payne Okmulgee County Celestia Robinett Pottawattomie County Linscheid

Onion harvest under way in Oklahoma crops

Oklahoma City June 30 onion harvest is starting with varying quality from good to bad. Ed C Dustin secretary of the state marketing commission says prices are unusually low with many farmers unable to cover costs. Dealers in Muskogee and Henryetta are buying for cash at about 1 a crore, while a buyer arranged ten carloads at 90 cents a crate. Rain damaged some onions and the projected 200 carloads shipped this year is cut to 100. Dustin advocates grower organization to push prices higher.

Oklahoma City Ed C. Dustin State Marketing Commission Dustin Muskogee Henryetta State Board of Agriculture Oklahoma

List of named individuals and places in Oklahoma counties

A transcription fragment lists numerous people and counties including Hart Garvin Murray Pontotoc Seminole Celestia Robinet Pottawatomie Payne Means Hughes Garrett Okmulkee Okfuskee Lancaster McClain and other names associated with regional locales. The text reads as a roster or index of residents or officials without complete context.

Tion Mason Hart Garvin Clark Murray A. L. O'Neal Coal S. G. Heflin Pontotoc L. V. Porterfield Seminole Celestia Robinet Pottawatomie J. O. Payne Okmulgee Alice Means Hughes S. E. Garrett Okfuskee E. R. Lancaster McClain

Candidates Here Saturday Seeking Support of Voters

Judge O H Searcy of Muskogee candidate for attorney general spoke in Pontotoc county at Roff Vaness Ada Stonewall and Allen. He drew good crowds and Ada meeting drew favorable comments. Searcy is district judge of Muskogee and Wagoner counties. J C Walton followed with remarks for the United States senate. Local candidates also spoke.

Roff Vaness Ada Stonewall Allen Searcy Muskogee Wagoner J. C. Walton United States Senate

Brock Freed After Leading Prison Welfare Work

Henry G. Brock, a Philadelphia banker, was pardoned by Governor Pinchot after serving about three years in the Eastern Penitentiary for second degree murder. The state board of pardons cited his manly acceptance of consequences and his extensive prison welfare work, including opening two shops at a cost of 20,000 where convicts sold over 45,000 in products.

Philadelphia Eastern Penitentiary Henry G. Brock Home of Friends Pinchot State Board of Pardons Brock

Expectant Mothers and Bull's Herbs & Iron Advertisement

A vintage pregnancy advice ad promotes Bull's Herbs & Iron to strengthen blood during pregnancy. It urges expectant mothers to ensure normal blood health to ease confinement and give the baby a healthy start, listing symptoms of weak blood and promising benefits from the product.

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