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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
4
The German voice rises against reparations terms, warning of a collapse if pressed. Allies pledge to seek the real facts before granting terms, doubting German sincerity and insisting on collecting the last mark Germany can pay to partly repair wartime damage.
Voters face a bewildering slate of candidates in the primary with many unfamiliar to residents. Ten Democrats, ten Republicans and a Socialist appear for lieutenant governor, plus six Democratic opponents to E W Hardin for state insurance commissioner. The piece notes Republicans filing numbers suggest nostalgia for the last pie slice and a crowded field across offices.
Figures from a New York organization once placed Oklahoma thirty six in education seven or eight years ago. Current evidence shows taxpayers funding more, teaching staff improving, and about 10 000 teachers and prospective teachers enrolled in six state teachers colleges this summer plus many more in the University and A and M colleges, signaling a modernizing education drive and stronger outlook.
The Ada pickle factory provides a market for farm produce, linking cucumber shipments to cash for farmers at a time of year when funds are scarce. It aims to expand operations, handle other farm products, and establish a permanent prosperity by creating a reliable local market.
Reports from across the county say farmers are using log drags and frequent cultivation to combat boll weevil with some success in early stages. With good weather a fair cotton crop is expected, and County Agent J B Hill and Hardy Dial assist farmers as they work to control the pest. Rain could boost the corn crop, and other crops are improving.
Registration books are open in Pontotoc County. All eligible voters who lack registration certificates, changed residence since the last election, or reached voting age since then must register to vote in the upcoming primary. Voting is a duty to the public and every law abiding citizen should register and vote.
The piece notes historic doctor surplus and modern shortage as schools raise entry costs. It credits hygiene education for improved public health, cites reduced need for physicians, and argues a political frame-up against R H Wilson failed to damage his gubernatorial bid. It ends urging Oklahoma to demand fair play.
In Oklahoma politics the next legislature may feature several women, with two in the last session and now a broad field of female candidates. The piece notes rising female presence, questions about governor runs, and observes shifting attitudes toward women in office amid broader public concerns and satire on political life.
A porcupine is described as a peaceable creature who minds its own business but defends itself when provoked. The piece portrays the animal as a model for human behavior, noting that troublemakers risk unpleasant consequences.
Opinion notes that withholding loans to European nations could compel army reductions due to lack of funds. Quotes on knowledge and learning emphasize humility and admit gaps in understanding as signs of real learning.
A dense list of political announcements outlining candidates for district judge and various state, county, and district offices. Names include D W Huff Arden L Bullock W H Ebey Joseph C Looney E W Hardin A S J Shaw W O Pratt F H McKeel Tom D McKeown John A Whitehurst F E Gray A Floyd A T Watson Mrs Parrie Britt Joe E Sloan Bob Duncan W B Walker A C Chaney H F Mathis J W Dean Nick Heard J B Faber John Ward A H Simpkins Pete Lasater Rit Irwin W A Peck J I Laughlin J W Westbrook Albert Chamberlain L E Franklin Ben Epperson Tal Crawford Charley Laseman I R Gilmore L D Brandon J W Higbee
A political endorsement praising W H Ebey as a longtime Ada resident, businessman, and Democrat. It highlights his service as a former House clerk, tenure in the 7th Legislature, and aid to Ada Normal School funding. The notice urges Ada voters to support Ebey as a capable, plain-spoken representative.
Sixty Episcopal church members spent a day at Horseshoe Ranch with swimming and a grand barbecue. Bill Coffman Henry Stucky and Alien Stanfield led the cooking while M F Manville praised the meal as the best barbecue he ever ate. P A Norris supplied benches and there was ample cakes ice cream and soda. The group left at six o clock.
Leonard Putman, graduate of Oklahoma A and M College, selected to fill the office of assistant county agent of Carter county. He will have headquarters at Wilson and cooperate with John W. Simpson, county agent based here.
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