Ada to reorganize public schools into junior high plan
The Ada public school system plans a 2 4 organization starting next fall with seventh and eighth grades in junior high and ninth grade linked with eighth. Four ward schools Willard Bayes Living and Jim Washington will host grades. Glenwood becomes temporary junior high as reform moves ahead with new courses in home economics and manual arts for younger students.
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Ada
Gaip
Fuui Rd
Ilun
Willard
Bayes
Living School
Jim Wastington
Glenwore
Sivel Iistiner
Ingraner
Lin
Jesele
Washington
Irving
Hayes
Adioas
Mqutdren
Floyd
A. Floyd
J. EH
Hickman
Board of Education
Another Charge May Be Filed Against Wheeler
Great Falls Montana June 27 Shadows of another investigation involving Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana and his former partner Gordon Campbell a Montana oil operator appeared here as a preliminary step toward a possible new charge. Witnesses who testified in the Wheeler and Campbell trials had been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury in Spokane Washington. Wheeler was acquitted of a charge of illegally using his influence in the Interior Department to press oil prospecting claims for Campbell. Campbell was convicted on a charge of using the mails to defraud in connection with an oil syndicate and sentenced to 24 years in Leavenworth. He is under bond pending appeal. Both Wheeler and Campbell are indicted in Washington DC for conspiracy to defraud the government in obtaining government contracts.
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Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Gordon Campbell
Wheeler
Campbel
Federal
Spokane
Wash
Interior Department
Campbell
Leaveneworth
Washington, D. C
Public schools reform urged for better student advantages
The piece urges citizen and school patron support for changes in school organization, arguing that a single aim guides the effort: better school opportunities for every child and the ultimate formation of better men and women. It calls on administration to active engage and encourage the endeavor for the city’s pupils.
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Midis
Boy Killed Over Grocery Bill in Oklahoma Incident
Bennett Gladish 19 was shot and killed after an argument with suburban grocer E G Putnam over a $1.77 bill. Gladish fled when a delivery man arrived with groceries and was shot in the back and abdomen as he ran. Putnam is jailed on shooting and faces possible murder charges. Gladish’s brother Richard is held on burglary charges.
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Oklahoma
Chtv
Bennett Gladish
E.G. Putnam
Bill
Gladish
Los Angeles
Richard Gladish
Putnam
Putian
Gladisa
Phinean
Northwest Oklahoma Wheat and Peach Crops Fall Short
June 26 Quinlan report notes Oklahoma orchardist Bil Roberts expects peaches to total under sixteen carloads, less than half of last year’s 34. crop harmed by drought, grasshoppers, and other conditions. He says large grasshoppers resist usual poison. Coffin factories report 12,009 workers employed nationwide.
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Quinlan
Oklahom
Bil Roberts
Roberts
Drouth
Mr. Roberts
Savage Women Rule Husbands on World Tour
London writer reports on Eve of the South Seas voyage with vivid observations of island life. He describes savage wives who dominate men through fear, ritual, and social custom, noting fashion shifts from skirts to masks and hair adornments across Pacific and African islands. The piece blends scandalous anecdotes with cultural commentary and travel notes referencing New Caledonia, Zanzibar, Tahiti, and broader colonial settings.
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Eilitor
Broadway
Strand
South Seas
Helior Mordaut
Elingn Mondacnt
International News Service
London
Pacific
Africa
Tulsa University president tied to shooting suspect
William Jennings Bryan Goodman alias C M Moore, held in Dallas for the killing of night watchman Charles Swinney, denies firing the fatal shot though a bullet struck Swinney from another suspect, Joe Brown. Goodman, president of the University of Tulsa, was described as a popular student leader with a strong scholastic record.
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Dallas
William J. Goodman
C. M. Moore
Fred
Charles
Swinney
Goodman
Joe Brown
Brown
Oklahoma
S. Hailey
United States
J Baley
Tulsa
William Jennings Bryan
Dalian
University of Tulan YY. M
Franklin G. Dill
Dr. But
City Woman Insures Nose for 50000 in Big Juico Deal
New York reporters note Mrs. Blanche Cavite of Oklahoma City has insured her sense of smell for 5000 dollars, paying 400 dollars for the policy. She travels with her husband on a three month Europe tour to sample perfumes and plans to judge a Paris perfume exposition.
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New York
Oklahoma City
Manhattan
Blanche Cavite
Europe
Ty Ack
Taris
Russian railroad bandits sentenced in Kharkov court
Two death sentences and twenty-one long terms were handed down by the Kharkov Court to a gang of railroad robbers known for stealing freight cars and reselling government goods. The group included a Soviet official and several employees. DNID June 29.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Shepherd Plans to Combat Move to Obtain Property
Chicago dispatch reports William Darling Shepherd, acquitted of murdering his foster son William McClintock, plans to fight for the will and estate. Prosecutors say no murder case will be pressed against Mrs Enna Nelson McClintock’s death, while relatives anticipate bitter litigation over the will and estate. The trials involved Judge Harry Olson and Prosecutor Crowe, with Mrs Julie Shepherd briefly vindicated by a no bill from a grand jury.
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Chicago
William McClintock
Enna Nelson McClintock
McClinetock
William
Darling Shepherd
McClintock
Million Devia
Miss Pope
Willian Darling Shepherd
Willian
N.mcclintock
Santa
Crowe
MeClintock
Will Tool
Enina Nelson McClintock
Iber Son
Oscar Olson
Harry Olson
Shepherd
Julie Shepherd
Olson
Attite
Oklahoma City Becomes State Capital Fifteen Years Ago
June 39 indicates Oklahoma moved its capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City about fifteen years earlier. Keyes recalled delivering the governor’s order to the secretary of state. A 1907 removal vote faced legal challenges, but a special session and later court rulings upheld the move. State offices largely shifted in January following the decision.
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Oklahoma City
Becaue
Oklahoma
Tyrony
Guthrie
Sapital
Tarl F. Keyes
Keyes
W. B. Anthony
C. N. Haskell
BI Crass
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Wren Appeal
Nolan Young Secures Post With Puriua Company in St Louis
Nolan Young son of Henry Youngs of Ada has secured a position with the Puriua company and will relocate to St Louis. He previously won a Pontotoc county wheat club scholarship four years ago and has just earned his degree at AMEM college, where he distinguished himself as a student.
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Nolan Young
Henry Youngs
Ada
Puriua Company
St. Louis
Ward
Nolan
Wheat Club
Pontotoc County
AMEM
Puckett Explains How to Keep Cool in Heat
Dr Carl Puckett Oklahoma City state health commissioner explains the body is a natural cooling system. He compares it to an automatic mechanism and offers tips: avoid overexertion, use fan, take daily baths, light exercise, eat moderately, drink plenty of cool water, rest when hot, and note that ice cream and sodas may feel cooling but raise heat. The piece also notes a marriage in Holdenville and a business move to Dallas by a Nelson-Baker representative.
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Oklah
MA City
Lute
Carl Puckett
Puckett
Wman
Ain
Butterlex-ieLaughlan
Winnie- Me-Vaughlan
Putterick
Nelson-Baker and Company
Detroit
Michigan
Dallas
Texas
Via
First Baptist Church
Myra
Leo Bell
Ada
Oly Atrencsnt
B. ¥. McLaughlan
Holdenville
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MOVE
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Julie M. Shenferd
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Wemarital
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