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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
4
The article argues that U S press freedom is higher today as reporters treat newspapers as real businesses and pursue constructive community work. It notes a shift from factional, politician driven papers to enterprise funded independently, with few black sheep amid many reputable editors.
Talk of Lee Cruce entering next year’s governor race finds little response as rapid changes push early statehood figures like Haskell, Bill Murray, and Cruce into memory. Trapp remains a rare veteran still in office, while new leaders and issues take center stage in Oklahoma politics.
The state requires automobile owners to possess a certificate of ownership to be kept in the front of the car. Fines range from 5 to 50 dollars for noncompliance. Certificates issued only to those who have paid the automobile license tax, with notices to follow. The certificate costs 1 dollar and the container 50 cents, which must be broken to open. Officials say the program will raise about 750,000 dollars for the highway commission.
The text urges against removing Bradford Knapp from the presidency of the A and M college. It lauds his abilities, argues the state requires leaders of his caliber, and condemns political interference in education as wasteful and harmful to public service.
Sunday's Oklahoma article notes Pontotoc county receives 1814.95 dollars from the gasoline tax fund for June, implying over 22500 dollars annually at the same rate. The county also gets 318.63 dollars for June from the quarter-mill state levy, bringing June total to just over 2000 dollars.
A Farm and Ranch column laments waning Independence Day fervor while urging reflection on freedoms. It contrasts past revelry and modern restraint, stresses the meaning of liberty, faith in representative government, and vigilance against apathy toward public affairs. It warns against potential dominance and reaffirms duties of citizenship.
The underworld wields influence in politics as its members constantly look after self interest and always vote. In tight races, the candidate promising the most to the underworld gains support, a factor that often decides elections. The better element forgets benefits or injuries, letting politicians exploit it.
A Arizona canyon wall image suggesting humans precede apes prompts speculation that apes may have descended from humans. The debate risks becoming a three cornered controversy, but the old darkey preacher’s question of origin gives no comfort as focus shifts to future direction.
Oklahoma City correspondent notes Gov. Trapp, at 101, commands Democratic party machinery with highway and game departments and allied favors. He could field a strong challenge if needed, while Pontotoc county fair catalog promises rich premiums and potential state fair exposure.
Carter County aims to become Oklahoma's leading pecan region as a growers' alliance forms to advance grafting and budding. In the Walton era jinx, R R Stevens, once tied to Tulsa martial law days, was killed in Muskogee by a woman. If Walton runs again, new leaders would be required.
The writer notes some politicians will seize on ongoing dry spells to attack others, claiming downtrodden status while crops suffer. The piece suggests using the misfortune to criticize rivals regardless of direct connection.
An Irishman who was sometimes a thinker asked a fortune teller where he would die and then boasted he would never go there. History offers no record of what happened next. A separate note warns that crossing a railroad outside city limits without stopping costs 25 dollars if caught, implying lawbreakers pay penalties.
A trio of Japanese lovers, who faced difficulties by jumping into a volcano crater, were considerate of their families as there were no funeral expenses. Separately a Dutch giantess, 7 feet 7 inches tall, currently in the United States, seeks an American husband of near her stature, promising an imposing match.
The Ada city horse Old Dan born May 1900 in Shawnee served Ada for years. He pulled the city dump wagon from 4 to 9 am and endured burns and near burns while firefighting. Mayor Jones protected him, insisting he stay on payroll. Old Dan nears retirement, celebrated as a faithful worker.
A Maxwell, Oklahoma, 12 year old eighth grader writes to the editor about not being lonely, loving books, and reading fifteen to twenty titles in two weeks. She lives near Ada, notes Maxwell's small-town life, a modern model school with three teachers, and her dog Snowball. Also reports on Diberta peaches shipments from Choctaw county, and a farmer in Duage county yielding 38 bushels per acre from oats.
Ada residents reported thermometers in the bus district showing 112 to 120 degrees while the government observer MacMillan claimed a maximum of 102. Citizens joke about a grievance committee to Washington to retire him. The record year top readings reached almost 202 degrees with several other claims awaiting verification.
Oklahoma City judge grants a temporary injunction barring State Auditor from issuing warrants totaling 650000 for textbooks. Hearing to make the injunction permanent set for June 2. M E Durham sues for taxpayers alleging textbooks not delivered and seeks to cap spending within the 850000 appropriation for the year ending June 30 1925.
The Shawnee News urges keeping Dr Bradford Knapp as president of Oklahoma A and M College. It rebuts claims of political manipulation by state politicians and argues against politics in schools, praising Knapp’s leadership and the college’s growing prestige. The editor warns against party influence over the university.
Oklahoma City June 29 The state's legislative halls show lively post session activity with senate and house rooms hosting a nurse exam, a life size doll on the lieutenant governor’s desk, medical and bar exams, a dental exam using patients as lab equipment, and an open hearing on pardoning G E Beau former Seminole county treasurer for embezzlement held in the house chamber.
In Little Rock on June 24 two black inmates, Jack Buster and Perk Flowers, were electrocuted at the state penitentiary. Buster, four years jailed for killing Grover Payne, a Pine Bluff furniture dealer, and Flowers, convicted of murdering Ed Shirley of Magnolia, died as a juryless execution carried out by a volunteer executor who was in jail for violating prohibition laws. The conduct of the act lacked state official execution service.
Brownsville Texas June 20 A 14 year old American girl was abducted by a Mexican suspect. Robertson Cameron County Texas appeals to Secretary Kellogg for aid. The case may trigger an international complication according to officials.
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