Ada City Briefs Highlight Notable Visits
Carver Swaffar nephew of J W Swaffar of Ada and Ada high school graduate visits from Marianma Arkansas. Mrs I K Stearns and son Jo travel from Bryson City North Carolina to Tecumseh to visit her father J B Nicholson. Mrs J H Patton of Fort Smith Arkansas visits old friends in the city. Mr and Mrs R N Armstrong from Tupelo Mississippi visit. Armstrong is president of the Farmers National Bank of Tupelo, a leading local bank.
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Thaursday’s Daily
Carver Swaffar
J. W. Swaffar
Ada
Ada High School
Marianma
Arkansas
J. H. Patton
Fort Smith
Patton
R. Ni Armstrong
Tueple
Armstrong
Farmers National Nk of
Tupelo
Henry Lovelady Reports Crops From Ahloso to Jackson County
Henry Lovelady of Ahloso returns from an overland trip to Jackson county reporting generally fine crops along the route despite some grasshopper damage in scattered areas.
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Henry Lovelady
Ahloso
Jackson County
Murphy Family Visit Highlights Six Day Auto Trip
J. G. Murphy and family from Pittsburgh are visiting J. F. Murphy and wife on East Main Street. They traveled by car in six days and reported the roughest roads were in Missouri.
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J. G. Murphy
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
J. F. Murphy
East Main Street
Mr. Murphy
Missouri
Miss Ruth Boggan Heads to Sherman for Summer Visit
Miss Ruth Boggan of Preston travels to Sherman to spend the summer with her sister Mrs Verna M Lee and Miss Jennie Lou Roger of East Fourteenth. Boggan, a 1922 graduate of the College, leaves today.
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Ruth Boggan
Preston
Verna M. Lee
Jennie Lou Roger
East Fourteenth
Sherman
Miss Boggan
The
Oakman man returns to farm after city visit
W. J. Sloan of Oakman was in the city Saturday. He moved to Francis and remained for some time but is now back on his farm near Oakman.
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W. J. Sloan
Oakman
Francis
Union Valley Man Reports Plan to Reorganize Sunday School
M. E. Moore of Union Valley visited the city on Saturday and says the community plans to advance religious life by reorganizing a Sunday School. Several denominations are represented in the effort.
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M. E. Moore
Union Valley
Crop prospects praised by Campbell near Lula
W. W. Campbell of near Lula says the county area flags best crop prospects in five years and reports a fair to good rain Friday night, heavier than the rain that fell in Ada.
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W. W. Campbell
Lula
Ada
Pleasant Hill Ada visitor notes good oat crop and timely rain
Ada visitor from Park of Pleasant Hill reports a good oat crop and adequate rainfall. He recalls a fair shower Friday night and another on Monday morning, keeping everything looking well.
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C. ¥. Park
Pleasant Hill
Pitt Sees Clear Water Hurt Shing Fishing
G A Pitt of Hickory reports Shing fishing is poor due to unusually clear water. He expects better catches after rain and urges more moisture around Hickory to improve fishing conditions.
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G. A. Pitt
Hickory
City
Local residents plan Colorado Springs and Manitou trip
Dr and Mrs W D Faust and Mrs Houston B Mount will leave early in the week for Colorado Springs and Manitou Colo The two latter will remain in the Rockies for the summer and Dr Faust will return in a few days G A Pitt of the Sunshine neighborhood reports lighter rainfall in his area and urges more rain for crop potential He spoke in the city Saturday afternoon.
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W. D. Faust
Houston B. Mount
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Colorado
Rockies
Faust
G. A. Pitt
Sunshine
Morrison couple visiting Ada after years away
Mr and Mrs W S Morrison of Green Castle Indiana are in Ada for a few days visiting friends. They lived in Ada from 1908 to 1917 and have many friends in the city. After Ada they moved to Denver Colorado then Green Castle joining A L Beck and others in the Hoosier Cement Company.
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W. S. Morrison
Green Castle
Indiana
Ada
Denver
Colorado
A. L. Beck
Hoosier Cement Company
Vivian Powers Heads to Monroe for Advertising Manager Post
From Monday's dispatch, Powers and oi departed for Monroe Louisiana where he has accepted an advertising manager role at a local paper.
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Vivian Powers
Monroe
Long Beach Family Visits Vortress Relatives
Mrs. O. P. Pegg and her children from Long Beach California arrived for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ely Vortress and other relatives and friends.
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O. P. Pegg
Long Beach
California
Ely Vortress
Cousin's Wedding Sends Miss Lyday to Muskogee
Miss Mattie Lyday leaves Tuesday for Muskogee to serve as maid of honor at her cousin's wedding on Wednesday.
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Mattie Lyday
Muskogee
Ruby pair arrives to begin active workouts for fight
Lou Cutler and Archie Cooper arrived Sunday to start workouts. Archie will rest until Thursday while Cutler travels to Tulsa on Wednesday to referee a match.
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Lou Cutler
Archie Cooper
Ruby
Archie
Cutler
Tulsa
Mrs Guy H Williams Leaves for San Francisco
Mrs. Guy H Williams departs Monday to join her husband who has been in San Francisco since February.
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Guy H. Williams
San Francisco
Calif
Mrs O W Morgan Visits from Sulphur Springs
Mrs O W Morgan of Sulphur Springs Texas visits Ada relatives and friends. A former Ada resident for years she was a well known employee at Simpson's.
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O. W. Morgan
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Couple Returns Home After Visit to Cousin
Lloyd Watson and his wife of Hickory returned home last night after visiting their cousin, Mrs. Pearl Martin.
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Lloyd Watson
Hickory
Pearl Martin
Judge Tal Crawford Returns Home After Illness
Judge Tal Crawford came back to the city Monday night after visiting his wife in Oklahoma City. He reports Mrs. Crawford is rapidly improving and will be able to come home with him soon.
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Tal Crawford
Oklahoma City
Local Social Roundup in Lightening Ridge Community
Mr and Mrs L B Barrett of Mayeville visited here late week. Ice cream supper at T R Evans Saturday night. Miss Flacke Pitts and Bonnie Deatherage of Ada visited. Singing at Johnsons Saturday night. Dollie Ables stayed with Ollie Dyer. Fay Pendleton of Knox spent Sunday with his in laws W C Dosson. Mamie Barrett of Maysville visited Saturday. Hennigan and Russell Shaw visited Ross Montgomery family. Rufus Evans and Dock Coffey visited. Wells and Kitchens hosted Sunday guests. School started Monday with teachers Lloyd Parker and Sister Creg. W E McCullar and W H Weir visited Evans. Cissel hosted Cushman Sunday. Walter Lillard and Connie Clark with Grace Brice of Ada visited Brice parents J D Brice Saturday. Arbor work planned next Monday. Stringer family regular appointment Sunday night. S C Evans hosted Inman Smith of Stroud Monday night. Lillie Wells visited Alma Dunn Saturday night.
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Lightning Ridge
L. B. Barrett
Mayeville
T. R. Evans
Flacke Pitts
Bonnie Deatherage
Ada
W. C. Dosson
Mamie Barrett
Maysville
Hennigan
Ross Montgomery
Russell Shaw
Ross
Rufus Evans
Dock Coffey
Rosedale
Mrs. Wells
Kitchens
Lloyd Parker
Sister Creg
W. E. McCullar
W. H. Weir
Cissel
Edd Cushman
Walter Lillard
Connie Clark
Grace Brice
Miss Brice
J. D. Brice
Brother Stringer
Inman Smith
Stroud
S. C. Evans
Lillie Wells
Alma Dunn
Lovelady Church Notes and Community Visits
Regular services held by Rev Tendrill with a steady stream of visitors. Families like Kaiser Massey Brandon Clark and Sanders were seen at homes and in church gatherings across Lovelady. School opened on the 14th with optimism for a successful year and nearby residents joined preaching at Lovelady and Pleasant Hill.
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Tendrill
Marvin Kaiser
Hannah Massey
Bertha Brandon
Amos Brandon
John Massey
Franks
Guy Clerk
J. R. Pendergrass
Lois Robison
Orphia Kaiser
Effie
Lucy
Allen McNinch
Mae Carmacheal
Lavaughn Oliver
Luther Saylors
Ahloso
Lovelady
Eulas Brannon
Ruel Summers
Conway
John Sanders
Pleasant Hill
Homer
Injured Oklahoman Clinging to Life After Scaffold Crash
A. E. Muir formerly of Coalgate Oklahoma remained alive Thursday after a scaffold collapse inside a 90 foot high tank. Fellow workman J. S. Landers of Cleburne was killed in the incident near Fort Worth Texas on Wednesday. Muir is not expected to recover.
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FT. Worth
Texas
A. E. Muir
Coalgate
Okla
J. S. Landers
Cleburne
Muir
Black Gold Wins Chicago Derby After Derby Triumph
Black Gold, the Kentucky Derby winner, staged a dramatic comeback by winning the first Chicago derby over a mile and a quarter at Hawthorne. The crowd of 35 000 cheered as Black Gold crossed the wire six lengths ahead.
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Chicago
Black Gold
Hawthorne
All Day Singing Draws Largest Maxwell Crowd On Record
Dr. S L Burns from Maxwell reports Maxwell Sunday all day singing drew the largest crowd on record. The event featured a first class singing program and a plentiful noon dinner.
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S. L. Burns
Maxwell
Mrs Tal Crawford Improving at Wesley Hospital
Mrs. Tal Crawford wife of Judge Tal Crawford is reported to be improving rapidly at Wesley hospital in Oklahoma City.
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Tal Crawford
Wesley Hospital
Oklahoma City
Couple Sets Out on Extended Auto Tour for Stillwater and More
Jim Burris and his wife departed today for an extended auto tour visiting Stillwater McAlester and other state points.
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Jim Burris
Stillwater McAlester
Thresher to Operate Near Alva in Oklahoma
J. E. Henry of Fitzhugh left this afternoon for northwestern Oklahoma and will send his thresher to the vicinity of Alva to operate there.
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J. E. Henry
Fitzhugh
Oklahoma
Alva
Mrs Houston Mount Leaves for Colorado Vacation
Mrs. Houston B Mount and her infant traveled today via the Santa Fe to Colorado Springs and Manitour Colorado for a short vacation with plans to enjoy regional sights and relaxed time away from home.
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W. D. Faust
Houston B. Mount
Baby
Santa Fe
Colorado Springs
Manitour
Colorado
Gospel teams boost Laxton community efforts, crops steady
W B Rucker of Laxton reports the community greatly benefits from gospel teams visiting the area. He says crops are in good condition overall, with seven upland acres needing rain.
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W. B. Rucker
Laxton
Mrs Britt Runs For Pontotoc County School Post
The statement by Mrs Parrie Britt urges Pontotoc County voters to consider her candidacy for County Superintendent of Schools. She cites thirty years in the Ada area, a track record as Oakman school superintendent, and commitment to rural schools while detailing family history and patriotism.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
East Tenth Street
State Teachers College
Oakman
Parrie Britt
Politica
East Central State Teachers College
Indian Territory
Texas
Kidd- Key College
Sherman
M. C. Click
Oklahoma
Stars and Stripes
Camp Pike
Pontotec
Aol
Errs
Totel
Cotton consumption June totals 350277 lint and 39583 linters
The Census Bureau reports June cotton use at 350277 bales of lint and 39583 bales of linters, down from May’s 413648 lint and 42481 linters and from June 1923’s 542026 lint and 48944 linters.
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Washington
Indian Is Arrested for Passing Worthless Checks
Emerson Billy, an Indian living at Hickory, was arrested last night on charges in connection with passing worthless checks totaling $88. Billy was fined in Justice Anderson's court today and settled accounts with parties who had actions against him.
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Emerson Billy
Hickory
Billy
Justice Anderson
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