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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
3
The notice lists numerous registered men in Pontotoc county in order drawn in a recent lottery. Several last names and first names appear with varied spellings and some entries truncated by transmission, but many full names are readable across Ada, Stonewall, Frisco, and other locales.
The Ada post office conducted a large sales push for war savings and thrift stamps on Saturday. Total cash received reached 28,457.61 dollars, a figure slightly above the redemption value. Thrift stamps accounted for a portion as 281 stamps were sold.
Thurman Treadwell writes from 1918 battlefront to his father describing travel from Missouri through multiple states to near Philadelphia, camp conditions, and anticipation of crossing. Guy Fuller reports letters from home, gas mask drills, helmets, ration hardships, and France voyage memories with reflections on France and U. S. chow versus French food.
From C. P. Burris in a letter home he praises American backing, notes fighting trim in the army, and describes his location near Tours and Blois in France. He promises future stories, recalls daily life behind the lines, and underscores the wartime bond between home and the troops. The piece also mentions millet samples brought by Mrs. Nannie Wright of Maxwell as a local agriculture highlight.
In Chihuahua City and northern Mexico German wholesale hardware chains faced wartime measures as German consuls rose from their branches. Looting and fires during revolutions reduced branches to the parent store, while the American blacklist then blocked imports and deterred Mexican buyers from dealing with the firms.
Oklahoma City reports S. M. Barrett in Washington to discuss Smith-Hughes Act issues. The act funds half of vocational instruction in agriculture home economics and manual training, with Oklahoma schools qualifying last year. Teacher shortages hinder agriculture programs while domestic science teachers are more available. applications from additional schools aim to qualify for next year.
Mrs Kate Smith died Saturday evening at seven o'clock in the hospital at Shawnee after a long asthma struggle. Her remains were brought to Ada on Sunday. Dr Beck conducted a funeral service at the cemetery. She leaves four children and had been an Episcopal church member living a Christian life.
A May 15 report from Volgoda notes broad appeal for foreign intervention among Russia's former wealthy and middle classes, while peasants and workers gain land and property confiscations. The piece details a once rich family’s collapse under soviet control, price shocks, rationing, and police seizures like the obusk searches for surplus goods.
Eugene V. Debs four time presidential candidate was arrested in Cleveland by federal officers on a secret indictment tied to his June 16 Canton speech. The case cites ten counts under the espionage act as amended, with bail to be decided by Judge Westenhaver. Debs remained jailed overnight as prosecutors move forward.
An Ada Oklahoma advertisement for Fatms Healing Remedy promotes a bottle costing 50 cents and claims a pint yields two dollars with wound applications. It asserts flies won’t bother treated wounds and urges immediate purchase from Agnew Milling Company.
Washington July 1 Additional short line railways have applied to the commerce commission for permission to increase their rates twenty five per cent. Among them is the Fort Smith and Western.
Fragmented report from Oklahoma City notes a perilous situation with dismantling house features and smoke risks. Mention of costs around 500 to 900 dollars and references to Washington and government action imply an ongoing public hazard response.
Major Eugene M. Kerr reports Oklahoma draft reclassification moving rapidly and to be largely finished by mid month. Work is overseen by Adjutant General E. H. Gipson with draft boards in charge. Increase expected in Class 1 lists, especially from those deferred for farm work.
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