Hutchinson Firm Wins Pontotoc County Court House Bid
Fourteen bids were opened for Pontotoc county's new court house with Clickner Construction of Hutchinson Kansas awarded the contract at 138 500 dollars. The county clerk announced the firm would start within a week to ten days and complete the building in about 200 working days. Local labor and bonding preferences were encouraged by officials and citizens committees.
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Citizens’ Committee
Pontotoc County
New Court House
Clickner Construction Company
Hutchinson
Kansas
Southwest
W. A. Peck
Commissioners and Citizens’ Committee
Pontetoc County
Leon
Committee of Citizens and Commissioners
P. A. Norris
Chamber of Commerce
L. A. Braly
Kiwanis Club
J. F. McKeel
Lions Club
Ada Weekly News Wins Honor in Classification of Papers
The Ada Weekly News earned fourth place in the National Editorial Association's weekly newspaper contest. The Geneva Signal won first, Florence Herald second, and Colorado Springs Farm News third, with honorable mentions for Cedar County News, Hudson News, and Hunterdon County Democrat. Byron Norrell led Ada's effort, praised by publisher W D Little for community service and road and courthouse bond advocacy. Norrell's work spans county farming clubs, land terracing, free fairs, and reader outreach.
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National Editorial Association
United States
Ada Weekly News
Geneva
Nebraska
Signal
Florence
Alabama
Herald
Colorado Springs
Los Angeles
Byron Norrell
Oklahoma
Norrel
Norrell
Byron
Pacific Coast
W. D. Little
Today
Bright Prospect For Tiger Squad
East Central athletic director C Raymond Cox expects a strong 1926 football team with eight veterans and six promising high school transfers joining from Ada Ardmore Henryetta and McAlester areas. The schedule includes eight games with Austin College Hendricks College and Dallas University among opponents and an Oklahoma Collegiate Conference mix.
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East Central
Tigsters
Cox
Dunlap
McAlester
Harris
Mitchell
Henryetta
Pearson
Ada High School
Lambert
Burkhart
Wright
Johnson
Neill Johnson
Haskell
Andy Dixon
Shirley Briges
Ardmore
Frank Norman
Pernell
Cunningham
Mill Creek
Oklahoma Collegiate Conference
Austin College
Hendricks College
Conway
Arkansas
Dallas University
Dallas
Traveling Shows Contributing to Funds of County
J. M. Byrd reports from Oklahoma City that the state board met and set the current year tax at half a mill down from 2.5 mills. The Ada skating rink taxes yielded about 590 dollars. Traveling carnivals and shows taxed here add roughly 400 dollars to county income. Byrd notes counties may assess traveling shows if not taxed in another county that year.
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J. M. Byrd
Oklahoma City
Ada
Byrd
Oklahoma City Board of Education finances show surplus
The 1926 audit by John W. Prigmore Co. reports a general fund surplus of 16042.65 from delinquent 1918–1925 taxes, sinking fund reduced deficit to 15220.20, and total 102939.25 receipts with 102821.14 expenditures. Maintenance rate set at 12.7 mills. average teacher salaries 100.60 for grade and 147.46 for high school.
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Board of Education
John W. Prigmore Co
Oklahoma City
Rain Deluge Strikes County Damaging Crops
Heavy rainfall from 7 p m to midnight drenched Ada and county areas with 1 60 inches reported by A E MacMillan. The downpour flooded lowlands injuring corn on Sandy bottoms while aiding moisture for potential drought relief.
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Ada
A. E. MacMillan
Government
College President Urges Students Not To Withdraw Early
East Central summer term students are urged to stay for the full term to ensure work is completed and recognized. Dr. Linscheid cites early-term teaching contracts and past unfinished work since 1911, urging appeals to school boards to allow term completion for higher efficiency.
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East
Central
Linscheid
Bartlesville Man Charged with Murder in Independence
Mrs Myrtle Rogers filed a complaint charging Everett Bible of Oklahoma with murder. A warrant was issued, and Sheriff W D McCradd was given the charge. Bible is accused of killing Faurot of Independence on July Fourth on a highway near Tyro Kan. A deputy was sent toward Oklahoma to secure his surrender.
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Bartlesville
Independence
Kan
Myrtle Rogers
Everett Bible
Oklahoma
W. D. MccCradd
Bible
Ed Dalby
Topeka
Faurot
Tyro
Ada Masons to Confer Royal Arch Degree
Ada Chapter No 20 A A M plans a special Thursday meeting in the Masonic Hall to confer the Royal Arch degree on several candidates. Local members and visiting Royal Arch Masons from adjacent counties are expected for a summer term event that showcases the chapter as a regional mecca for Masons.
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Ada
Masonic Hall
Royal Arch
Roya Arch
Wewoka Golfers Lose to Ada Clubbers at Oak Hills
Eight Wewokan players faced an Ada squad of Atlaites on the new Oak Hills course. Ada won 19 to 3 in match points, while Givens led with an 81, firing a 38 on the back nine, a course record. Next Sunday the Wewokans meet Shawnee county club on the Shawnee links.
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Ada
Oak Hills
New
Givens
New Oak Hills
Shawnee County Club
Side Show Staged By Evangelist Linked to McPherson Case
Los Angeles July 10 The county grand jury resumes deliberations next Thursday over the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping mystery. The criminal court judge, head of the inquiry, criticised the investigation's conduct and objected to the publicity around McPherson's testimony. McPherson arrived with numerous Angelus Temple followers dressed in robes at the Hall of Justice.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Criminal Court
Choctaw Nine Narrowly Falls at Konawa
Choctaw team loses to Konawa by 8 to 4 as errors and limited pitching hamper the Choctaw nine. Stick the Indian pitcher allowed four hits while Ada’s Hensley and Caudle led with strong batting in Sunday action.
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Alvis Tunnell
Konawa
Stick
Hensley
Caudle
Ada
East Central faculty to take sabbatical leaves for advanced study
Four East Central faculty members will be absent next year on sabbatical leaves to pursue Doctor's degrees at major universities. Tilman Mackin will study for a Master's at Illinois at his own expense, while Hugh Norris Columbia New York E H Nelson Stanford Palo Alto Edward Davis Texas and W C Herring Ohio State will pursue doctoral work.
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East Central
Tilman Mackin
University of Illinois
Hugh Norris
Columbia
New York
E. H. Nelson
Leland Stanford
Palo Alto
Cal
Edward Davis
University of Texas
W. C. Herring
Ohio State
State Board of Education
A. Linscheid
Auto Occupants Escape Death In Sandy Flood Near Byng
Four passengers and the driver escaped a wall of water when a car stranded on a Byng sand bar was flooded. Miss Mary J. Kohley, a nurse from Oklahoma City, recounted the escape after sheltering at Breck hospital. The group, including two elderly men, fled the car as water filled it, reaching chest height before reaching shore. Relief entreaties to Ada failed. Kohly walked to Breck farm before receiving transport. The disabled car, driven by Clyde Murtrey, was towed to Gay Nash garage.
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Byng
Red Bull
Mary J. Kohley
Oklahoma City
Brece
Red Ball
Ada
R. B. Jones
Wewoka
Miss Hohly
Farmouse
Leo Breco
Breco Hospital
Miss Kohly
Clyde Murtrey
Gay-Nash
East Main Street to Have Kiddie Playground
The vacant 800 block property owned by J. F. McKeel is offered to Ada for a city playground. City commissioners will install swings and playthings with the Lions club planning seats. The National Guard band under Fred Schrieber will play next Thursday in the park.
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East Main Street
J. F. McKeel
Lions Club
Harry Morris
Lions Committee
National Guard Band
Fred Schrieber
New Park
East Main
Ada
Aged hermit found dead identified as George Taylor
Tulsa July 138. Positive identification of the hermit found dying in a Sand Springs shanty by the Arkansas river as George Taylor of a Missouri family was made today by B P Christy of Tulsa a schoolmate of Taylor. Christy said he knew Taylor well and was certain the body is his.
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Tulsa
Arkansas River
Sand Springs
George Taylor
Missouri
B P. Christy
Taylor
Christy
Warrant Issued for Ed Jones in Park Assault Case
A warrant from Justice Joseph Anderson for Ed Jones charges him with assault with a sharp weapon. Olen Campbell complains of head lacerations after an altercation in Glenwood park during the Fourth of July picnic. Additional witnesses may be called before a preliminary hearing. Campbell was hospitalized. charges were filed after his appearance.
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Joseph Anderson
Ed Jones
Olen Campbell
Jones
Glenwood Park
Campbell
Justice Cours
Eyd
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W. L. Scott
Underhill Con
Bailey & Burns
Campbell & Price
A. F. Stewart Co
G. P. Carr
Kreipke Con. Co
Peltier & Fitzgibbons
Clickner Con. Co
Cowen Brothers
A. E. Skouby
Ada Evening News
Tiger Squad
C. Raymond Cox
Frank McCall
Crippled Children’s
Eighth St
Klein Av
Ouhuol
Aga Euition
General Fund
Haines City
Fla
Charles Joseph Hoy
U. S. Senate
James A. Reed
Wayne B. Wheeler
Reed
Wheeler
Logal A. A. Masons
Evangelist
Lyday and
Montgomery
Mr. Hatchett
Prof. Fentem
M. Z. Thompson
A. T. Watson
W. A. Newcomb
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