Ada Scoutmaster Cantwell Inspires Local Youths
Oscar Cantwell a Ada high school graduate and Willard teacher directs Troop 9 and plans a summer camp. He has grown the troop into the largest in Ada and coordinates weekly patrols and officers meetings with support from Gerald Fleming Max David and others. He teaches junior high boys at First Christian church and leads the Edward Bok News boys club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
Willard School
Ada
Oscar Cantwell
Mr. Cantwell
Elmore City
Garvin County
Latta
Willard
Cantwell
Pontotoc County
Gerald Fleming
Max David
Claude McMillan
Albert Russell
Luke Dodds
First Christian Church
Edward Bok
Ada Willard School
Boy Scout Council
Troop 9
The
Presbyterian Church
Newsie
Slot Machine Operators Brace for New State Law
Operators faced fines as a state law set to take effect July 29 will prevent county officers from blocking slot machines and other gambling devices. The action follows a Monday drop of fines by several operators.
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Pontotoc County
W. T. Covington
Damon McLain
A. W. Oliver
H. R. Renfro
Justice of the Peace
Sherwood W. Hill
Tooter van Buskirk
Sam Johnson
W. M. Barringer
Justice Oliver
Barringer
Ada Reports Unusually Low Fire Loss in First Half 1935
Ada's fire department logged total losses of $550 from 56 calls in the first six months of 1935. Three months had no losses, with January showing zero damage from ten calls. February had 18 calls and $100 loss. March seven runs and $250. April 11 runs and $200. June one outside-city run with non counted loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ed Haley
Ada Fire Department
Haley
J. A. Coody
Dickinson Murder Confessions Tie Four to New York Slaying
Detroit July 2 The New York attorney Howard Carter Dickinson was lured onto a ride and killed for his money after dining with his killers. Prosecutor McCrea quoted Loretta and Florence Jackson and Jean Miller as saying Ferris and companions planned the murder to steal Dickinson’s cash. Ferris reportedly admitted the killing. the women described signals and a prearranged plan to trap him.
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Detroit
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
William Lee Ferris
Duncan C. McCrea
Dickinson
Ferris
Loretta
Florence Jackson
Jean Miller
Miller
Mcrea
McCrea
Bill
Dickson
Bobbie
Florence
Jean
Right Of Way Rules Explained For Ada Motorists
City police cite frequent crashes as drivers argue over right of way. Traffic Officer Frank Shipley quotes Ordinance 496 noting north south traffic generally has priority, with Main Street as a boulevard giving it precedence. Stop signs control east west priority at intersections like East Fourteenth Street.
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Frank Shipley
Main
Ada
Shipley
East Fourteenth Street
Oklahoma implements new cigarette tax stamp design
Oklahoma City July 2. H L McCracken head of the state tax commission ordered a new cigarette tax stamp to block counterfeiting. The original three cent stamp used since March 7 was duplicated by counterfeiters and exchanged for old stamps with two color shading orange red and bright yellow. Attorney C D Cund said the commission will defend the tax law amid an injunction bid by tobacco salesman J F Anderson from Missouri over a $10 retailers fee.
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Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
Oklahoma Tax Commission
McCracken
C. D. Cund
Ben Arnold
J. F. Anderson
Joplin
Tax Commission
Missouri
Coughing Ghost Panics Watchman in Brooklyn Garage
Cornelius Reid a 34 year old Black nightwatchman at a Greenpoint coal firm reported seeing the ghost of his predecessor last night. Police and medical units were required to revive him after the haunting described as a coughing white form and phantom hand apparitions. Earlier, Oscar Wilson a Fleet Bros. Coal Co. watchman was found dead in the firm’s garage last Wednesday.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Cornelius, Reid
Greenpoint Coal Company
Oscar Wilson
Fleet Bros. Coal Co
Cornelia
Wilson
Cornelius
Hurry Plans For New COC Camps In Oklahoma
Civilian Conservation Corps speed plans to set up 29 camps in 22 Oklahoma towns as War Department awaits enrollment figures of 8 000 extra boys Major O E Beezley district commander relocated from Fort Sill announced sites including Idabel Beaver Bend Morris Waco Nowata Spavinaw Blackwell Garber Watonga Yukon Fort Reno Geary Duncan Wynnewood Purcell Hobart Clinton Sentinel Lake Altus Woodward with a possible Guthrie site awaiting approval from the War Department
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Oklahoma City
Civilian Conservation Corps
Oklahoma
War Department
O. E. Beezley
Fort Sill
Idabel
Beaver Bend
Morris
Waconer
Stigler
Pryor
No- Wata
Spavinaw
Blackwell
Garber
Watonga
Yukon
Fort Reno
Geary
Duncan
Wynnewood
Purcell
Hobart
Clinton
Sentinel
Lake Altus
Woodward
Guthrie
Oklahoma Democratic Fraternity elects officers in district meet
D. Smith of Ada was elected president and Jack Morris of Byars was elected secretary at the district meeting held in the First Baptist Church tabernacle Monday night. About 35 delegates attended. Frank Spencer of East Central Teachers College spoke, with plans announced for the State meeting at Tulsa on July 25 and good district representation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Smith
Ada
Oklahoma Democratic Fraternity
Jack Morris
Byars
First Baptist Church
Just You And Me Contingency In Port Lavaca Tale
Port Lavaca chamber of commerce president D M Buckley and a Chicago friend joke about carrying a heavy burden from optimistic statistics. They tally U S population 124000000 and pension eligible 50000000, leaving 14000000 potential workers and 13999998 unemployed before absurdly concluding only Buckley and his friend remain.
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Port Lavaca
Tex
D. M
Buckley
Chicago
You
State's Beef Cattle Notified to Farmers and Traders
Stillwater Oklahoma July 2 special report notes the states beef cattle industry is being brought to farmers in Oklahoma and to out of state livestock tradesmen in a series of cattle events and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farmer Labor Delegates Named for Chicago Meet
Oklahoma CityJuly 2 The state lists delegates for the Farmer-Labor meeting in Chicago Friday and Saturday to back a third party movement. Dr C M Shadid Elk City former state Socialist chairman will go as observer. H W Worthington Mangum represents Continental Union Seventh District. Tom Cheek president and Z H Lawter secretary will be Farmers union delegates.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Chicago
C. M. Shadid
Elk City
Socialist Party
H. W. Worthington
Mangum
Continental Union
Seventh Congressional District
Tom Cheek
Z. H. Lawter
Farmers’ Union
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BOY Scouts OF America
W. L. Blizzard
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Oklahoma Hereford Association
Corn
Blizzard
Coal County
Osage County
Stephens County
Carter County
Okmulgee County
Muskogee County
Ghost
Democrat
Texas
Farmer Labor
Ada, Oklahoma
Fitts Oil Field
Fittstown Townsite CO
Fittstown
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