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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
4
The article argues the one cent gasoline tax should fund judicious road work. It criticizes scattered projects due to local claims and urges a definite countywide plan, with state highway cooperation, to produce lasting improvements and prevent Pontotoc from lagging.
The piece rails at prophets of doom and reform theories while noting Oklahoma praises Governor Walton for a millage tax to fund state schools. It condemns a New York Tribune article depicting Oklahoma residents as crooks and grafters, citing claimed malnutrition and oil-boom stereotypes as unfair castigation.
Burnet county Texas claims it organized the first Wilson club and supports him for another presidential nomination. Texans still view Wilson favorably though he is not deemed a 1924 probability.
A short classified call inviting readers to use the newspaper’s want ad service for quick results. The notice emphasizes simplicity and reliability in placing personal or business ads.
The fund supports worthy students by providing loans that are repaid as graduates enter the workforce. It is not charity but a revolving resource that helps students finish their education and sustain ongoing funding for others. The program can lift students at critical times and prevent them from leaving school.
The article notes smaller GOP majorities in Iowa and Michigan special elections after 1920 wins, signaling voter discontent. It cites a predicted Harding downfall, accuses agitation by professional critics over Volstead repeal, and mocks soap box socialists and tax critics as part of a national pattern.
The cost of building is climbing in most centers of the country, signaling a shift back to older dugout style structures as expenses continue to mount. The report notes widespread increases and anticipates tougher choices for construction projects nationwide.
In Stillwater Oklahoma the new United States cotton grading rules take effect August 1 and are being taught at Oklahoma A and M college. The course draws buyers, ginners, graders and bankers from across the cotton belt with over 50 percent more enrollment than last year. The program, led by Professor Glenn Briggs and George Butterworth, uses 10,000 bale samples to train graders and aims to raise farm returns by improving grade quality through production and handling methods.
Oklahoma City July 11 One woman was likely fatally injured and three others slightly hurt when a car driven by state auditor C C Childers was struck by a Guthrie interurban on Classen boulevard near Belle Isle park late Tuesday night Mrs Grace Baughman the most seriously injured is in St Anthonys hospital described as critical Childers was lightly injured and received treatment at University and St Anthonys Hospitals Others named Fleming and Mrs Stone said to be sisters of Mrs Baughman Childers wife said she did not know where her husband was after the crash which occurred about 10 o clock as the car passed a park on North Robinson avenue they stopped at Belle Isle park where a Ku Klux Klan demonstration was in progress and the crash followed after they began to return from the park the front seat occupants were Childers and Fleming while the two women rode in the back seat The driver said he did not see the other car until impact事实
George L. Miller of the 101 ranch near Ponca City plans to attend the National Editorial association meeting at Saratoga New York and extend an invitation to editors nationwide to hold their 1924 convention in Oklahoma while visiting the Southwest and touring the ranch.
Paris July 9 The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the Washington treaties relating to the Pacific. It passed a bill approving the December 12 1921 treaty among France the United States Great Britain and Japan for their island possessions and the Pacific mandates declarations. It also accepted the February 6 1921 complementary agreement defining its application to Japan. The chamber had approved the armament limitation agreement on Saturday. Both treaties now go to the senate.
Ada residents celebrated the Fourth with picnics at West Main Park addressed by Congressman Tom D. McKeown. The Ada amateur team beat Wilson at the city ball park in a ninth inning rally and Archie Cooper delivered a decisive punch to Young Clabby of St. Joseph. Fireworks faded as night fell and motorists returned home.
In Alexandria Louisiana on July 11 report states Joe Jackson Eddie Cicotte Swede Risberg and Buck Weaver banished from organized baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series are now linked to Bastrop’s recent winning streak. The story cites local baseball circles claiming the exiles have cleaned up in Morehouse parish and have impressed nearly every club faced in North Louisiana and South Arkansas.
Mrs Louise Cross reported two men posing as mechanics swapped worn tires for two new rear tires while she attended church in Oklahoma City. Bystanders said the pair appeared to act under orders from her to a local garage, prompting police involvement.
J H Shrader and J M O Neal faced murder charges connected to the slaying of Walter Floyd city marshal at Roff on June 25. Shrader was granted bail set at 3000 in habeas corpus proceedings. O Neal remains jailed without bail. Bondsmen aim to secure Shrader’s release before week end. Trial date unresolved due to no announced district court term.
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